Your mixing sounds fantastic. Sparse tracks always sound empty when I try to do them.
The change to industrial drums at the halfway point was a little jarring. I really liked the detuned thing that came afterward, although it changes notes a bit too often for my tastes; It sort of jumps around a lot when it's introduced. I like the way it's used toward the end of the song.
Hey, I just realized I never responded to your kind review! Thanks! I definitely do like to mix unexpected genres. I think it can take people by surprise initially, but I like the texture it creates. Thanks for your feedback on that!
I searched long & hard to find the right rain sounds, so I appreciate your comment on that too! Looking forward to checking out some of your tracks...
Yeah, not what I wanted for the ending. It was my first attempt at playing with sound mixing, before I even owned the software, and I had no idea how to get the effect I wanted at the end. Thanks for the listen.
Intro is strong; I like the cymbal that keeps beat. Phasers are pretty solid, but it is a bit slow to start. I'm guessing it will pick up soon.
Build with the cymbal ring into a drop fits well, although the sound seems a bit emptier than I expected it to. Once the tempo doubles up the first time, I'm getting ready to go, but the sound still seems a bit slower than I expect.
It continues building nicely through the faster drum pattern expositions. The cymbal that's used before you go into the next section is great for adding to a build. The changed drums at ~1:50 work pretty well, and the volume of the background noises fits.
The high pitched sample at 2:45ish is great, it has me ready to take off with the song. I like the changes to the background noise; i'm not sure if it's a filter or a melody change, but it sounds good.
The slow down at 3:15 is a bit abrupt. It could use a large noise with a lot of reverb or something similar to bring it down more evenly. Unless you're opening up a DJ to bring in their own sounds by playing on the cross fader, the song might need something else to carry through this section.
At 4:30, the beeping type sound is a good way to bring it back; I like it.
I've been waiting for the drums to really take off. At around 5:00, it's still a bit less drum and bass-y than I expected. It might be my setup, but I'm still noticing the bass is somewhat empty.
The song kind of drags toward the end. I think it needs something else to tie it together for it to really feel complete to me.
Thanks for sharing. I hope this "this is what I was thinking while listening to your track" was useful. If not, ignore the parts that suck and take the parts that don't. Thanks for sharing.
Very useful, actually. I went back and fixed up most of what you have said here, but I've also been slack in updating the track. Waiting for that upload to finish is always a killer for me. :p
I did manage to upload a new track though, which also took your review into consideration. If you have time, I'd love for you to give that one a listen so I could get some more criticism from you. :D
The swells where the synth strings come in work really well. I'd like to hear very faint background strings (or something) to fill some of the emptiness that pops up on occasion. It would do a lot to thicken the sound (if, in fact, you want it thickened).
The vocal samples are right on. The goofy voice that comes in halfway through is downright perfect. I love it. Instant smile on my face.
This should play in the starting area of a Nintendo adventure game, possibly during the opening credits/scenes. Running around the woods, no enemies, right before that central bad guy pops out.
That ending part sounds like you've walk into the fountain of faeries or the beautiful love interest comes by.
[What follows is my off-the-cuff-as-I-listen response to your track. Take what works and feel free to ignore whatever doesn't.]
Interesting ambiance. I like the plucky strings.
Echoes on that metalaphone thing work very well. I like the drums that come in at ~0:55. I have a good groove going.
The cut the drums swell then BOOOoooooom is good, but the drum entrance doesn't pick me up and throw me back into the song like I'd like it to. That drop might need some more work.
I love the swells that come in ~1:50. It drops into the slow stuff really well. There's a lot of something going on. The background white noise is a surprisingly good addition.
Not sure what to make of that running bassline at 2:45. It kind of comes in out of nowhere. The lead you bring in after fits with the part well, but it seems slightly out of place with the rest of the track.
Big wind swell at 3:25 is interesting. There's a bit more empty space at the end of it that I'm not a fan of, but I like the "back to the intro" sound. Those drums are still a great pick. I'm sad they stopped, but the ambiance sounds good for an ending. Their entrance back in at 4:40 is perfect.
Your ending is great until that last second. I'd prefer you to drop the volume at the end of that chirp thing and put it through a delay with some reverb so it fades out before getting to that high note.
Great track; I really enjoyed listening to it. Thanks for posting.
The cut to piano at ~0:50 is a bit abrupt; I feel like some very light reverby echoes from the previous voices might carry it a bit. The piano is beautiful, and that running flute... great.
At ~2:10, I think the strings you're bringing in take it in a different direction than I was expecting. I was hoping for really loud booming timpani to come in two/four measures before doing that 1-5-1 thing they do.
My imagining cuts it to some sort of wailing guitar fusion piece, but just about anything high energy would work. High strings, a huge brass part, or something with a lot of umph. Also, cymbal crashes.
Sweet track. I hope you make it longer eventually.
Thank you for listening to my track. You've got great ideas for it's improvement - one's I haven't even considered - well done. I wish I had more time to augment it. You see, working on a new track fires me up with enthusiasim, motivation, and the fun of creation. Working on an old track is like "do I hafta ?" like bring home work from my profession.
I like the groove at the start. It cuts down to empty a bit early. Instead of a full measure of silencing the background, maybe cut it out? It dropped me from the mood.
I like the guy saying "beep" or whatever he's doing. Great sound. Good choice of samples on the "all systems go."
Drums seem a bit loud at the drop at ~1:01. Might just be me.
The groove stays pretty solid through the intro to the new string voice thing that dances around up top. Vox samples are still spot on. What are they from? They're great!
I like the bass new drums at 2:19, although I sort of expected it to take off from there a bit more.
The last minute fades nicely, although it sort of dumps at the very end.
Very solid track. Hope my "what I'm thinking as I listened" was useful. Anything that wasn't, feel free to ignore.
Song of the frog... nice. That mouth-harp (is that what that is?) fits amazingly well. It feels like I'm stumbling lost through the jungle only to come upon a crazy rave.
I keep imagining people in feathers carrying some guy in a beige adventurer's outfit and an Indiana Jones hat tied to a tree, being carried by four locals in full tribal attire; painted faces and feathers every where. As I duck behind a tree, they continue their dance, eventually passing from my sight. I scale the try, coming out above the jungle canopy, suddenly to be greeted by the smell of sulfur and a smoking mountaintop in the distance the natives were marching.
If this had some hoots and hollers thrown in, it'd make the illusion complete.
Yes, there are two bamboo jew's harps in this one (on three tracks) and really that was the inspiration for this piece. Something swampy and primal about that bamboo instrument's sound (pics - http://www.looperman.com/users/detail/247253&pid=3225). I'm glad you had some visualizations behind this one, as I read that as a good sign. I usually compose/create my music through my own visual imaginings and if the audience experiences it as well then I must be doing something right. I really like your description of stumbling into a crazy rave. Welcome to MiddleMarch, where Frog has wicked and slightly dangerous dance parties! Thanks for the fav - this is a huge compliment!
Thanks for the fav on this! This is such a strange piece and I more and more feel like I tuned the creative radio just right to pull this one from the aether. Donnie_Vyros' bass loops in conjunction with loopytunes reggae drum beat (the other drum loop isn't so evident) really make it all possible. I guess I got lucky and the saffron was fresh and the best possible when I gathered the ingredients. Cheers.
Bass hits have a nice sound, give a nice vibe. I like the hats beat pattern.
It feels kind of draggy at 1:02 or so, felt like it should have already started taking off.
I like the drop a bit further in. It fits the mood. The rising synth that walks in the background could be mixed up on the 4th/8th/16th to do a different pattern.
~2:15 fades out a bit too fast for my liking. Maybe some reverb?
I like the lead at 2:40. Good sound, almost discordant, not sure why it feels that way, but I like it.
3:11 where you cut the lead in and out could use some more attention. Good idea, but the implementation needs some tuning. Reverb? Echo? Delay? When it cuts out, the song feels empty. It needs a sound there or some echoes of sounds or a low buzz put on the track. Instead of drawing me in, it sort of makes me tune out. Probably not the effect you were going for.
Ending is sudden. Not sure if that's on purpose or not.
/typed as I listened. Take what you want and leave the rest.
I agree that the synth loops could be made a little fuller. Unfortunately, I'm a producer, not an engineer. I am taking some classes so that I can learn more about how to manipulate soundwaves and get the best sound out of my material. I do appreciate the honest critique.
Simple synth, but very catchy... vox seem a little too forward, are clipping a bit on my setup. I think they might work better after like 8 bars of the drums instead of before the drum heavy part comes in?
I like the synth that plays in the background around 1:30 and onwards. Vox still seem a bit too loud here.
Drop at 2:05 is strange, but it works pretty well. The bumpin bass really carries this song.
Tempo mixup at 2:30 is great.
Vocals seem much better toward the end. Not sure why they sounded bad for me at the beginning.
/typed as listened, ignore anything that's not useful, your mileage may vary
yeh, im listening back to the track haven't heard it 4 ages, and yes u are right about the vox at the start, cheers 4 the great breakdown of the track, glad to see peps do actually listen with a critical ear as i think its how u move on as u cant always see stuff in ure own tracks but can pull them straight out of someone elses mix so ta bud
I really like the echo/delay thing you have going on on the harmonica bit. It created a very interesting sound, and I got excited to see where it was going.
The rest of the track after that sort of lost me. I couldn't hear anything that really kept it together for me. I would have liked to hear a sort of funky beat, or maybe an acid techno type thump, or something to drive the rhythm. As it sits now, I can't sit down and listen to it without putting some effort into keeping with it. I feel like I could really get into a song that had this as more of a backdrop to some sort of progressive lead.
/all simply my opinion, YMMV [your mileage may vary], feel free to disregard
EDIT: I always feel like honest feedback is the most useful. I try not to pull the punches, but I only review things I really like/would like to hear improved/would potentially benefit from hearing my opinion. Hope I helped :-D
I admire your opinion- no need to disregard..i was shooting for a blues/funky riff... don't get the ymvv??..i wanted something different that would grab with the harmonica then kept you going....any how... thanks for the input.. have to accept the good with the bad right????
Wow... this track goes everywhere. I really enjoyed the big brass sound that comes in halfway through.
The strings that are played around the ~3:00 mark and then cut out leave the track feeling very empty. It might work better to cut the drums only build, or add a quiet swell in the background or something. Right now it seems too hollow.
I love the way the synth comes back in. I love the driving sound over the quiet strings. That build is very well executed. It's a shame the track just sort of ends there.
At the beginning, you might want to try dropping the synth channels another 3-4db. They're still too forward for my tastes. YMMV.
The meandering piano along with the delay is very catchy. It's somber, but not really sad. This was a very relaxing track to listen to.
The white noise channel needs some animation or something. It just sort of buzzed at me the whole time. I don't think it adds a terrible amount to the song the way it is right now, or at least not as much as it could (IMO, YMMV).
Thanks JHomes, appreciate this proper review. Also, thanks for pointing out that 'white noice' issue, I never noticed until you just pointed that out. Dont think Im gonna redo this track but when Im making more chilled out beats, I'll keep the 'white noice' thing in mind. Thanks again.
Great choice on voices. The glockenspiel thing at the beginning helps the song carry forward nicely.
I like the huge variation in sounds, but it does remove a bit of song cohesion. The track just goes everywhere. If you want it to be more together (which you may not, I don't know), you can try pulling a melody from the beginning and dropping musical references to it later in the song.
Oh, also... make sure your loops are allowed for this sort of thing. The site owner's been cracking down on illicit sampling lately.
many thanks for the tec, i appreciate all comments and am learning at every turn. although some of the meandering was intentional as it was a day of dreaming- but i agree a more together sound is amiable( did produce it for me originally)- im certainly not a cohesive thinker..loops are legal
The first lead voice that comes in feels a bit synthetic and too... robotic? Not as much feeling to it as it could have, IMO.
I like the vocal sample with the delay/reverb, although I think I might like it more if it was either a bit more clear or a bit less. It's in an awkward range of understanding right now.
I like the rodes-ish piano that comes in.
The guitar drop is a great idea, and it comes back into the song very smoothly. The drop into it feels very sudden. Maybe a low pass filter or something on the drums followed by a sudden snare or bass hit on the down beat that kinda reverbs out for a measure before bringing that in? Something to that effect would do a lot for the coherency of that section.
Again with the Rhodes, I like it... and again with the two bars of guitar for the finish, very nice. The abrupt change into the guitar works better for me when I've heard it once in the song already.
... and that finishes the first listen of the song. Thank you for posting it, and I hope you enjoyed my stream of consciousness I wrote as I listened. Take everything with a grain of salt, as I am no professional, just a guy who liked listening to your track.
EDIT: Second listen through... ignore the part about the stiffness of the first lead, unless you want to record yourself playing it. Also, the intro makes me think of Samurai Champloo's music. Wonderful anime if you enjoy chillout music and stylized sword fights set in an anachronistic Edo period Japan. Guitar drop seems a bit more natural now that I'm expecting it, although I would like something echo-y going on.
Minor issue (possibly just me, YMMV), the delay on the vocals where the singer says something about "shining every day" or "smile on my face" that echoes a third time might sound better if it only goes once.
EDIT: Effing incredible. I like it more with each listening. Hell, I don't even know if you changed anything.
yes bro, lol, funnY u say that cos i just fixed that the other day, i know wot u meant, it kinda overlapped the Commencing Vocals didnt it, well, ive Done that now Plus a few other things so stay posted and i think itll be uploaded next week
Commented on The Long Way Out - Exclusive by IBoBeatz
You hit up one of my tracks so I thought I should return the favor. I tend to start listening and typing, so pardon the lack of grammar and/or tact.
Great start. Pulsing sound is driving.
The random ringing at ~1:00 is not to my tastes.
Choir at 1:20 fits well with the sound, and the xylophone glock thing sounds on key now.
Strings lead at 1:45 is a little too detuned to me. Piano sounds great still.
The pizzicato strings that walk sound great throughout.
2:25 ahhs are good.
Break down at 2:42 with the guitar is brilliant. I hope it comes back nice. Yep, it does.
Beat change up at 3:00 is well done, but those strings still bug me a bit.
3:25 violin sample fits much better.
3:39 where it's just beat and synth is kinda meh. Timpani roll comes in nicely
Beeps at 3:50 are great.
Piano-y out is well done. Synth beeps continue, nice. Not sure how you're gonna end this. I'm hoping for a big sound.
4:40 piano does not disappoint. That would be a killer "oh yeah, I'm still beat matching that track" in a mix.
[Hope you liked it. Take what you like, leave the rest. Thanks for posting this. Your control of the sound is awesome.]
Commented on Cosas Oscuras (Tunnel Vision Mix) by Anomelie
A bit too much rumble at the beginning, at least on my setup. Otherwise, it's perfect.
Stay out of those emotional sewers if you can; they make life really crappy. Best of luck to you, health/emotion-wise.
Commented on Bottled Up by Anomelie
Your mixing sounds fantastic. Sparse tracks always sound empty when I try to do them.
The change to industrial drums at the halfway point was a little jarring. I really liked the detuned thing that came afterward, although it changes notes a bit too often for my tastes; It sort of jumps around a lot when it's introduced. I like the way it's used toward the end of the song.
The rain out ending is great.
Commented on She Came From Cairo on Wings, Full of Blood &Light by Anomelie
The drum entry caught me way off guard. I was listening to the first ten seconds, getting the groove, and had no idea it was coming.
Vox samples are nice. Where are they from?
Commented on Frog is Already Elsewhere by Anomelie
I really enjoyed listening to this piece. The woodwind samples give a great sound; the random vocals (your mother?) sounds great.
... wow, that last part sounds more awkward than I thought it would.
Commented on Maybe Today You Can Live by Verge
Typed as I listen.
Intro is strong; I like the cymbal that keeps beat. Phasers are pretty solid, but it is a bit slow to start. I'm guessing it will pick up soon.
Build with the cymbal ring into a drop fits well, although the sound seems a bit emptier than I expected it to. Once the tempo doubles up the first time, I'm getting ready to go, but the sound still seems a bit slower than I expect.
It continues building nicely through the faster drum pattern expositions. The cymbal that's used before you go into the next section is great for adding to a build. The changed drums at ~1:50 work pretty well, and the volume of the background noises fits.
The high pitched sample at 2:45ish is great, it has me ready to take off with the song. I like the changes to the background noise; i'm not sure if it's a filter or a melody change, but it sounds good.
The slow down at 3:15 is a bit abrupt. It could use a large noise with a lot of reverb or something similar to bring it down more evenly. Unless you're opening up a DJ to bring in their own sounds by playing on the cross fader, the song might need something else to carry through this section.
At 4:30, the beeping type sound is a good way to bring it back; I like it.
I've been waiting for the drums to really take off. At around 5:00, it's still a bit less drum and bass-y than I expected. It might be my setup, but I'm still noticing the bass is somewhat empty.
The song kind of drags toward the end. I think it needs something else to tie it together for it to really feel complete to me.
Thanks for sharing. I hope this "this is what I was thinking while listening to your track" was useful. If not, ignore the parts that suck and take the parts that don't. Thanks for sharing.
Commented on School Bully by SLAPJOHNSON
I got nothing to add but that I loved it. Great song.
Commented on Neva Look Back..Back jan2010 hyPerspacE draft by victormusic01x
Slick groove. You just have to bounce to it.
The swells where the synth strings come in work really well. I'd like to hear very faint background strings (or something) to fill some of the emptiness that pops up on occasion. It would do a lot to thicken the sound (if, in fact, you want it thickened).
The vocal samples are right on. The goofy voice that comes in halfway through is downright perfect. I love it. Instant smile on my face.
Great track. Thanks for sharing it.
Commented on Yodas Pagoda by jfw
This should play in the starting area of a Nintendo adventure game, possibly during the opening credits/scenes. Running around the woods, no enemies, right before that central bad guy pops out.
That ending part sounds like you've walk into the fountain of faeries or the beautiful love interest comes by.
Interesting track. Thanks for sharing it.
Commented on Jellyfish Sees Her Reflection by MCLift
[What follows is my off-the-cuff-as-I-listen response to your track. Take what works and feel free to ignore whatever doesn't.]
Interesting ambiance. I like the plucky strings.
Echoes on that metalaphone thing work very well. I like the drums that come in at ~0:55. I have a good groove going.
The cut the drums swell then BOOOoooooom is good, but the drum entrance doesn't pick me up and throw me back into the song like I'd like it to. That drop might need some more work.
I love the swells that come in ~1:50. It drops into the slow stuff really well. There's a lot of something going on. The background white noise is a surprisingly good addition.
Not sure what to make of that running bassline at 2:45. It kind of comes in out of nowhere. The lead you bring in after fits with the part well, but it seems slightly out of place with the rest of the track.
Big wind swell at 3:25 is interesting. There's a bit more empty space at the end of it that I'm not a fan of, but I like the "back to the intro" sound. Those drums are still a great pick. I'm sad they stopped, but the ambiance sounds good for an ending. Their entrance back in at 4:40 is perfect.
Your ending is great until that last second. I'd prefer you to drop the volume at the end of that chirp thing and put it through a delay with some reverb so it fades out before getting to that high note.
Great track; I really enjoyed listening to it. Thanks for posting.
Commented on Lament for the Bees by bcway
The cut to piano at ~0:50 is a bit abrupt; I feel like some very light reverby echoes from the previous voices might carry it a bit. The piano is beautiful, and that running flute... great.
At ~2:10, I think the strings you're bringing in take it in a different direction than I was expecting. I was hoping for really loud booming timpani to come in two/four measures before doing that 1-5-1 thing they do.
My imagining cuts it to some sort of wailing guitar fusion piece, but just about anything high energy would work. High strings, a huge brass part, or something with a lot of umph. Also, cymbal crashes.
Sweet track. I hope you make it longer eventually.
Commented on Broken Dub by DanGuidance
[Reviewed as I listened]
I like the groove at the start. It cuts down to empty a bit early. Instead of a full measure of silencing the background, maybe cut it out? It dropped me from the mood.
I like the guy saying "beep" or whatever he's doing. Great sound. Good choice of samples on the "all systems go."
Drums seem a bit loud at the drop at ~1:01. Might just be me.
The groove stays pretty solid through the intro to the new string voice thing that dances around up top. Vox samples are still spot on. What are they from? They're great!
I like the bass new drums at 2:19, although I sort of expected it to take off from there a bit more.
The last minute fades nicely, although it sort of dumps at the very end.
Very solid track. Hope my "what I'm thinking as I listened" was useful. Anything that wasn't, feel free to ignore.
Commented on Cantus Ranocchio by n0mad23
Song of the frog... nice. That mouth-harp (is that what that is?) fits amazingly well. It feels like I'm stumbling lost through the jungle only to come upon a crazy rave.
I keep imagining people in feathers carrying some guy in a beige adventurer's outfit and an Indiana Jones hat tied to a tree, being carried by four locals in full tribal attire; painted faces and feathers every where. As I duck behind a tree, they continue their dance, eventually passing from my sight. I scale the try, coming out above the jungle canopy, suddenly to be greeted by the smell of sulfur and a smoking mountaintop in the distance the natives were marching.
If this had some hoots and hollers thrown in, it'd make the illusion complete.
Commented on Dancing in the Dreamtime by n0mad23
I was rocking out to this for a solid 4 minutes before I realized it was playing. Solid groove.
Also, the high pads at ~5:00 are awesome.
Commented on All I Neeed by ReignMD
Bass hits have a nice sound, give a nice vibe. I like the hats beat pattern.
It feels kind of draggy at 1:02 or so, felt like it should have already started taking off.
I like the drop a bit further in. It fits the mood. The rising synth that walks in the background could be mixed up on the 4th/8th/16th to do a different pattern.
~2:15 fades out a bit too fast for my liking. Maybe some reverb?
I like the lead at 2:40. Good sound, almost discordant, not sure why it feels that way, but I like it.
3:11 where you cut the lead in and out could use some more attention. Good idea, but the implementation needs some tuning. Reverb? Echo? Delay? When it cuts out, the song feels empty. It needs a sound there or some echoes of sounds or a low buzz put on the track. Instead of drawing me in, it sort of makes me tune out. Probably not the effect you were going for.
Ending is sudden. Not sure if that's on purpose or not.
/typed as I listened. Take what you want and leave the rest.
Commented on tell me you love me by bones2008
I love the drum intro. Great sound.
Simple synth, but very catchy... vox seem a little too forward, are clipping a bit on my setup. I think they might work better after like 8 bars of the drums instead of before the drum heavy part comes in?
I like the synth that plays in the background around 1:30 and onwards. Vox still seem a bit too loud here.
Drop at 2:05 is strange, but it works pretty well. The bumpin bass really carries this song.
Tempo mixup at 2:30 is great.
Vocals seem much better toward the end. Not sure why they sounded bad for me at the beginning.
/typed as listened, ignore anything that's not useful, your mileage may vary
Commented on The Funky Butkiss by Rockym778
I really like the echo/delay thing you have going on on the harmonica bit. It created a very interesting sound, and I got excited to see where it was going.
The rest of the track after that sort of lost me. I couldn't hear anything that really kept it together for me. I would have liked to hear a sort of funky beat, or maybe an acid techno type thump, or something to drive the rhythm. As it sits now, I can't sit down and listen to it without putting some effort into keeping with it. I feel like I could really get into a song that had this as more of a backdrop to some sort of progressive lead.
/all simply my opinion, YMMV [your mileage may vary], feel free to disregard
EDIT: I always feel like honest feedback is the most useful. I try not to pull the punches, but I only review things I really like/would like to hear improved/would potentially benefit from hearing my opinion. Hope I helped :-D
Commented on People of Ages by StenDarker
Wow... this track goes everywhere. I really enjoyed the big brass sound that comes in halfway through.
The strings that are played around the ~3:00 mark and then cut out leave the track feeling very empty. It might work better to cut the drums only build, or add a quiet swell in the background or something. Right now it seems too hollow.
I love the way the synth comes back in. I love the driving sound over the quiet strings. That build is very well executed. It's a shame the track just sort of ends there.
At the beginning, you might want to try dropping the synth channels another 3-4db. They're still too forward for my tastes. YMMV.
Commented on Naked Oct 10 2009 remix by victormusic01x
Oh man, I tried a 10 minute song too. Not the easiest thing to do...
This is ballin for only an hour. That drop in the middle ~1:40 where everything cuts is fantastic.
Commented on Freshcomplex by JDOT2006
The meandering piano along with the delay is very catchy. It's somber, but not really sad. This was a very relaxing track to listen to.
The white noise channel needs some animation or something. It just sort of buzzed at me the whole time. I don't think it adds a terrible amount to the song the way it is right now, or at least not as much as it could (IMO, YMMV).
Commented on rainydaze by johnthebhoys
Great choice on voices. The glockenspiel thing at the beginning helps the song carry forward nicely.
I like the huge variation in sounds, but it does remove a bit of song cohesion. The track just goes everywhere. If you want it to be more together (which you may not, I don't know), you can try pulling a melody from the beginning and dropping musical references to it later in the song.
Oh, also... make sure your loops are allowed for this sort of thing. The site owner's been cracking down on illicit sampling lately.
Commented on westway flow by johnthebhoys
It took me on a little journey. I was going to type a review while I listened to the song, but I got really pulled into listening.
I thoroughly enjoyed this track. Thanks for posting.
Commented on something in the air by smallpaul
The drums work well with the song in the intro.
The first lead voice that comes in feels a bit synthetic and too... robotic? Not as much feeling to it as it could have, IMO.
I like the vocal sample with the delay/reverb, although I think I might like it more if it was either a bit more clear or a bit less. It's in an awkward range of understanding right now.
I like the rodes-ish piano that comes in.
The guitar drop is a great idea, and it comes back into the song very smoothly. The drop into it feels very sudden. Maybe a low pass filter or something on the drums followed by a sudden snare or bass hit on the down beat that kinda reverbs out for a measure before bringing that in? Something to that effect would do a lot for the coherency of that section.
Again with the Rhodes, I like it... and again with the two bars of guitar for the finish, very nice. The abrupt change into the guitar works better for me when I've heard it once in the song already.
... and that finishes the first listen of the song. Thank you for posting it, and I hope you enjoyed my stream of consciousness I wrote as I listened. Take everything with a grain of salt, as I am no professional, just a guy who liked listening to your track.
EDIT: Second listen through... ignore the part about the stiffness of the first lead, unless you want to record yourself playing it. Also, the intro makes me think of Samurai Champloo's music. Wonderful anime if you enjoy chillout music and stylized sword fights set in an anachronistic Edo period Japan. Guitar drop seems a bit more natural now that I'm expecting it, although I would like something echo-y going on.
Commented on 'No Regrets' by DuBzReCoRdInGsTuDiO
I really enjoyed listening to this.
Minor issue (possibly just me, YMMV), the delay on the vocals where the singer says something about "shining every day" or "smile on my face" that echoes a third time might sound better if it only goes once.
EDIT: Effing incredible. I like it more with each listening. Hell, I don't even know if you changed anything.
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The way you move from section to section is... inspiring. It makes me want to write some trance again. This song really flows.
If you lengthen it a bit (or, you know, a lot) it could be a great club piece. Very nicely done.