Dennel

Diggin The Music

Tucson, United States

Joined : 3rd May 2008 - 17 years ago

Last Online : 8th May 2025 - 9 months ago

Dennel comments on tracks

Dennel has posted 362 comments on other peoples tracks.

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Dennel 6th Apr 2017 03:12 - 8 years ago

on WE CRUNK IN THIS TOWN by EUGOD3000

Hey EUGOD3000, I like the title of your track, and I see you have your basic concept down. I wanna hear your finished product when it's done.
Tight Track thus far man, keep it coming

Peace

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Dennel 6th Apr 2017 02:45 - 8 years ago

on Diaries by MGproduct

Hey MG, very nice groove you've got going there, is that you on the synth's? Very nice mellody line, the dubstep drum track kick in at 1:20 was a nice touch as well as the loud synth's at 2:20. Enjoyed this very much, great job.

D

Dennel 7th Sep 2016 21:46 - 9 years ago

on The game crazy by Ernestking78

Hey EK, instant fav this is what I'm talkin' 'bout! I luv tracks like this that turn the focus on the real subject matter and ain't afraid to say it like it is! I have an unfinished track based on the continuous and daily assassinations of our young brothers, sisters and babies "entitled Hands Up Don't Shoot!", if I can somehow get the track finished up we may have to do a colab. Great job on this I am impressed.

Peace

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Dennel 7th Sep 2016 20:46 - 9 years ago

on Have A Good Time by Musicante

Wow as always a extremely well produced, well preformed, great production all around! All the musicians are on top of it and cooking. As always that's why I love hearing real musicians jam together because you always get something special! The mix between Funk, Rock, and Jazz (jazz fusion) is also always a favorite of mine. From one musician to another, Excellent!

Instant Fav peace

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Musicante replied 7th Sep 2016 - 9 years ago

Thanks so much, Dennel. We all appreciate your kind words towards our efforts. It's always nice to hear such words from a fellow musician.

Ciao,
M.

Dennel 7th Sep 2016 20:29 - 9 years ago

on Edge Of Tomorrow Feat BabyGee by NateJMusic

Very nice production all the elements work well on this tune,
BabyGee's vocal track works well on this tune. Great Job

Peace

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NateJMusic replied 7th Sep 2016 - 9 years ago

Thank you. If you interested I added the main melody to the loop's library. Check it out!!!

http://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/99508/edge-of-tomorrow-melody-by-natejmusic-free-128bpm-dance-synth-loop

Dennel 1st Sep 2016 22:42 - 9 years ago

on Shady Matrix by Darknives

Hey DK very interesting track, like the opening and the change
ups / breaks towards the end of the tune. Very creative and nice groove great job,

D

Darknives replied 2nd Sep 2016 - 9 years ago

Thanks man.

Dennel 27th Aug 2016 22:22 - 9 years ago

on thousent devils Feat shamoozy by MrThaChicken

Wow this is great! The last time I reviewed one of your tracks I was giving you constructive criticism on it. What a difference, for some reason I picture myself in some dance club in France jammin' to this (lol). Has a "Electro / House"
feel to it. Only thing I would suggest is adding some strings for added depth so as to not make the tune sound too repetitive. Other than that, great job!

All The Best

D

MrThaChicken replied 27th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

ill seee what i can do with the strings

thx for your comment

Dennel 27th Aug 2016 22:06 - 9 years ago

on Back from the profundity of Hell by topvega

Wow how did I miss this jam? Straight ahead classic Rock & Roll, luv it! Great job in putting together this tune. From one bassist to another that was a really nice groove and great guitar work as well as killer drums. A solid production all around, a instant fav for sure.

Great Job!

D

topvega replied 28th Sep 2016 - 9 years ago

I guess the same way I missed your very kind comment on this. Lol. Thanks for all the kind words. I have been feeling more confident Bass wise. Always have been a Guitarist. Just wish I could get the singing thing down.

tv

Dennel 26th Aug 2016 21:31 - 9 years ago

on Nemesis by srob1234

Hey there this a great concept for a Hip Hop track. Minor2go's string loop really did add character to the tune. Would love to hear this with some vocals, great job keep up the good work.

Peace

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Dennel 26th Aug 2016 21:22 - 9 years ago

on Blade by AviatOfficial

Hey great track, nice mixing and a really big soundscape. It sounds like a track that could be easily used in a Si Fi Movie. Great job

Best Regards

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AviatOfficial replied 29th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

Thanks for listening my track.
Glad you liked it :)

Well I really hope that this track gets included in some type of film, short film or anything. It would be really awesome!

Regards.

Dennel 26th Aug 2016 20:58 - 9 years ago

on Treeferlove - WOOD GRAIN by milesatdenver

Hey Miles great track, I would agree with Amaranthion on the mixing aspect to give it a cleaner sound. Outside of that it's a really good track. I liked this a lot, keep it up

Peace

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Dennel 25th Aug 2016 22:08 - 9 years ago

on In The City by Theshlin

I like the concept musically of the track although it sounds like the track isn't mastered or the mix isn't clear. I like the energy and flow.

Good Job

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Theshlin replied 25th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

haha thanks man ,yeah it actually isn't as I'm still working on the project

Dennel 25th Aug 2016 21:54 - 9 years ago

on Wobbin - Therapy - Unofficial preview by Wobbin

Hey Amaranthion very nice track, the mixing is superb and it's a great all around production. I like that keykeyboard texture
after the first break. Congrats on great track

All The Best

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Wobbin replied 25th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

Thanks!

Take care

Dennel 25th Aug 2016 21:41 - 9 years ago

on Dare - Instrumental - Vocal Ready by BradoSanz

Hey Brado another great track, like your mixing on this tune and and a all around great production

Cheers

D

BradoSanz replied 26th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

Thanks Dennel, I appreciate the kind words.

Brado

Dennel 16th Aug 2016 00:41 - 9 years ago

on Its Not Worth It by BradoSanz

Hey Brado excellent job, would make a great PSA. Your vocals are great, the three part harmony and layered vocals are clean and powerful. It sounds like "power pop" all around a great production. Great Job instant fav

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BradoSanz replied 17th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

Thanks Dennel. Keep up the good music, friend!

Brado

Dennel 8th Aug 2016 22:10 - 9 years ago

on Midnights Travel Original Mix by MisterBloodworth

MAN THIS TRACK IS TIGHT!! Love it, from the electronica opening to the hard hitting drum and sub bass @ 1:10 and on to
that 808 hi hat fills. Wow, very nice job a instant fav for sure.

Peace

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MisterBloodworth replied 11th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

Much thanks brother! I tried to put several elements together and the outcome was very nice. I'm super excited to hear what the other's are gonna put together.

~GO

Dennel 5th Aug 2016 00:57 - 9 years ago

on Finding You Feat Chris Scott VIP by 7venth12

Hey 7th12, great track very nice production. Chris's vocal's adds magic to the song, great job

Peace

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7venth12 replied 6th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

Thank you, I'm happy you enjoyed :)

Dennel 5th Aug 2016 00:34 - 9 years ago

on My Crown - Prod by Gnasty by Gnasty

Hey whut up Gnasty, nice track man. Yeah that piano is loud in the track. Not sure what you're using to record with, but usually lowering the master track volume and or adjusting the individual track volumes may help. Other than that, tight track! Would like to hear some vocals to complete it,

Peace

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Gnasty replied 5th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

thanks, I'll try messing with the volumes a bit, i may have to put a(n) HP/LP filter(s) on because i think there might be just too much noise in general as well. Thanks for the feedback, I am hoping to get some lyrics from someone on the site!

Gnasty

Dennel 4th Aug 2016 23:56 - 9 years ago

on Funktastic by eshar

eshar wow it is so great to hear that you are still doing your thing after all these years. I guess I have been looong overdue for checking out one of your tracks. Love the funk oozing all over this track. Great job and once again glad to hear you're still at it.

Peace

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eshar replied 5th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

Hey D,
Thanks for taking the time to listen. Yep still doing my thing lol.

Elaine

Dennel 30th Jun 2016 21:49 - 9 years ago

on Billion Feat T-Law - Anytime by BillionaireExclusive

Ok you were asking for honest assessment and feedback. Let me start out by saying that you have the basics of what can be a truly wonderful R&B song, but you're still missing some elements that can make this a great song. I would have probably produced this track a little differently; since this is a "Love Song", my emphasis would surely have been on having a very solid and well defined vocal performance. Not to say what you did was bad, but could have been much better.

I assume that you were the lead male vocalist on the track? You have a nice laid back "Keith Sweat" sounding vocal style (which is not a bad thing at all), you need to take better advantage of stretching you vocal range so that your singing doesn't sound so one dimensional. In other words sing to make the listener believe what you're sing is real. I like the delay used on your vocal, but obviously the Autotune was a big no, no. It distracts from your vocal performance, I kinda get what you were trying to do with it, but in the end it doesn't work.

On a love tune you should be able to carry the song with your vocal prowess not gimmicks; I also like the "Hook" of the song but it seems the female vocalist part was a little low in the mix. What I would have done was strengthen the hook by adding a secondary backing vocals singing the synth melody (since it's a pretty melody and runs perfect with what is being sung in relation to the hook).

Your basic music tracks are nice and you do have a nice concept, but I would beef it up a little. For me I like a "big lush" sound, so I would have added more strings for atmosphere and had more vocal interplay between you and the female vocalist. Sing the first verse, the hook, the second verse, the hook, improvise, repeat the first verse, the hook to the end of the song.

What I would suggest you do is listen to Keith Sweat's "Make It Last forever". As I stated before, although Keith has a laid back vocal style he does stretch his vocals and sings with emotion to make you feel what he is trying to convey. And since that is a duet with a female vocalist, they make you feel that song. Which is essentially what you have to do. If you do not sing the song with "conviction and emotion" your listening audience will not take you seriously.

Now please do not take my "critique" of your track as a put down, because that is not what I am doing. I am only giving my honest assessment of the song and what could make it better. You have the basics of what could be a great song, R&B music is a emotion driven music, so add some emotion. Other than what I have suggested, it is a good track. Keep up the good work,

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BillionaireExclusive replied 30th Jun 2016 - 9 years ago

Hey Thank You So Much For The Very Detailed Critiquing. I Actually Was Planning On Making The Song Thicker((Yes I'm The Male Vocals)) But Never Found The Time Since I Actually Recorded T-Law's Verse Last Minute After Trial & Error With Other Artists. And The Beat Construction Will Be Modified Soon For An Official Version. But I Really Appreciate Your Comment. I'll Be sure To Implement Everything You Said In Future Songs.

Dennel 30th Jun 2016 20:24 - 9 years ago

on Windrunner by mudhoen

Hey mudhoen very nice track, a tune befitting summer for sure. Luv the groove and that you didn't over do the effects on the tune. Only thing I had wished, was that you had done a slow fade out on the groove at the end. Other than that, very nice track and a fav for sure. Great job!

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mudhoen replied 1st Jul 2016 - 9 years ago

You are definetly right. In teh summer this track is way better than in cold winter. I faded the pad out at the end. Maybe I should have dobe teh same with the groove. Will take a look at it! Thanks for the comment!

Dennel 30th Jun 2016 20:13 - 9 years ago

on Roll Them Bones by topvega

Hey Tv great tune, I enjoyed your straight ahead Rock n' Roll approach to the track. And a nice steady groove to match; the only the thing you didn't do for a track this long (besides the guitar riff changes), is that you didn't incorporate in changes in the song or breaks to break up the monotony of the main groove / hook. But other than that I thought the tune was "Rock Solid".

Well Done

D

topvega replied 5th Aug 2016 - 9 years ago

Thanks D. Yeah it can definitely use a change or 2, maybe even a Bridge. Thanks for taking the time to give it a listen and for the feedback.

tv

Dennel 23rd Jun 2016 01:52 - 9 years ago

on Voltage feat Maddie by mudhoen

Nice tune and production, Maddie's vocal parts works well for this track. The delay on her vocals was nice, my only critique would be that her vocal track sounded a little muddied (not the clearest). I was using headphones when I listened to the track. Other than that it's a awesome tune and a fav. Great Job!

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mudhoen replied 23rd Jun 2016 - 9 years ago

Her vocals are very good indeed. I received the vocals not in the best quality. I really had to boost the sound to fit it into the mix. With headphones you can hear that. But her singing really made up for that. Thanks for the comment.

Dennel 23rd Jun 2016 01:22 - 9 years ago

on Black lambs of Deling city by traz75

Nice track, like the reggae guitar loop. Also like the guitar solo loop throughout the tune. I can hear many other genres / influences in the tune. Great Job,

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traz75 replied 23rd Jun 2016 - 9 years ago

Thank you!
My tracks is always mixed from loops from a lot of different genres (except a few exceptional one). This way the result is a lot more interesting and (what is a lot more important to me) personal - at least usually. :)

Make something from loops of the same genre only is a bit too simple work to me - something that anybody can made it mostly, even a child too. If anybody can made it, then why should to deal with it? :)
So rather to concentrate to make some really "smooth" things, i do some "weird" things mostly. This way my tracks sounds sometimes (?) a bit (?:D) lame maybe, but always personal. :)

Regards, traz

Dennel 6th Jun 2016 23:20 - 9 years ago

on Nuance Is Futile by StaticNomad

Yeah, yeah, yeaaaaaaaah! (slams face into a table of white powder while throwing up the rock symbol...not really lol!) An Instant Fav! Could you be the world's first Rock & Roll Cellist? This track was a very creative effort and major kick ass! I was laughing my ass off that you were pulling off those "Metal Riffs" on cello. I could just picture you doing the "Head Banger" routine while playing cello lol!

At about 2:14 the "keys" come in, but the way you played it I almost mistaked it for "A Bass Harmonic", very nice. And those drum kits you chose...umm, umm, Super Kick Ass!! It gave the tune that constant, relentless, pounding-groove-forging-on! Man this track works on so many levels, innovatively and sonically. In other words "This Track Be Tha Shiz-nit!"

Big D Outtro! (Drops mic on stage, gets into Elvis pose, points hands to the left, exits stage left.)

Peace.

StaticNomad replied 7th Jun 2016 - 9 years ago

Yo, Dennel.

Great to hear you really liked this one. I've become more of a fan of it since finishing it and find quite a few sections and melodies quite memorable and catchy.

"Could you be the world's first Rock & Roll Cellist?"

No, definitely not. I don't know much about the world of the cello (ie outside classical music) but there are definitely people who can really play (unlike me) who are rocking it up a lot. The metal group Apocalyptica have been around for years and they play cellos hard and heavy. I've even seen them live. There's also a female cellist called Wendy Guo who specialises in live metal cello and a whole bunch of rocking cellists I guess I don't yet know about.

From my experiments in cello playing in the three months that I've been playing, I have concluded that you could pretty much entirely replace a guitarist in a rock/metal band with a cello player. I'm interested to see if anyone has done just that. Yes, there are certain guitar techniques that I guess you can't do on cello (tapping, tremolo arm, strumming, slide etc) but bowing really adds an extra dimension to the sound. Basically, just whack that cello through some fat distortion (as in this track) and you can seriously rock it up.

Look out for a new track from me in the next few days with a whole load of interesting rocking cello in it. It's not metal but it's not supposed to be. Instead there's hip hop, saxophone and big piano basslines plus loads of cello, which is meant to do everything the guitar would normally do.

Anyway, yes there are keys in this track - Fender Rhodes. I don't think there are any cello harmonics but there is a load of pizzicato playing (ie cello played with fingers, like a double bass) entering at different points in the first half.

If you want to hear some cello harmonics, check out this cellout track from a few weeks ago. Drums are mostly hip hop:

http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/176476

"constant, relentless, pounding-groove"

Yes, that relentless groove is for one simple reason: every heavy section has the same dance drum loop sitting underneath the other hard metal/rock kits. it provides some real low end and makes this also a dance track. There are various other drum loops as well but I think that particular one is there pretty much all the time during the heavy sections.

"this track works on so many levels, innovatively and sonically"

Thanks. That's what I go for with every track I make. It has to be very interesting otherwise I'm not interested in making it. I have to merge genres and try out new sounds in every new piece.

Thanks again.

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