StaticNomad

Did you write this yourself? It's pretty funny. Yes, "and youre also not related to me" is great.

This is actually quite touching and charming and I can really see it being used in a movie. Could be playing whilst a character is shown doing stuff and thinking about how he's going to ask a girl to the prom.

Good, strange work.

Genre: hip hop prom invite (not likely to appear as an option on Looperman anytime soon)

There's a good melody in your voice and it's very laid back, doesn't sound like there's a negative attitude, which is something that appeals to me. That woo-oo reverbed synth in the background is cool. This is very minimalist but a perfect backing and bed for you to say your stuff over.

It doesn't really need much added. I love long things (like at least 5 times as long as this) but I'm quite happy with it being this length as it all works perfectly.

You make it sound really easy to do, actually.

Brilliant stuff. I shall try to say more later.

I'm sure this is very popular as it's got such a classic feel from that brass and guitar.

Great soundtrack music, also pretty damn good on a dancefloor.

Very accomplished stuff and I'm struggling to find anything to criticise (and I always like to offer constructive criticism). No, haven't got anything...

This is not a comment on your track but a reply to this: "What I love about this site besides the critical comments which believe me help my overall production values, is the influences that drive each musician. Ozric Tentacles, Mon Dieu! Brilliant sounds I have never heard before. So the sharing of ideas and influences help musicians like us evolve into something better, and for that I am truly grateful. Thanks for the comments".

I guess you must have checked out my track Circular Motion and seen that I mentioned the Ozric Tentacles. And then you went and checked them out and loved them. Well done - they are an incredible band and I'd say the greatest space rock band ever. But they've been around for 30 years and have a lot of material. Unfortunately, in the last 15 or so years they have just been retreading their old stuff and not progressing at all and are now a bit boring. It's sad that I have to say that about one of my favourite bands ever but it's really what I think.

Please check out their stuff from the late 80s to late 90s as it's absolutely incredible. They do 'trance' in a much more musical way than almost all trance producers I've ever heard. Here are some albums you should definitely get: Pungent Effulgent, Erpland (those two are probably the best), Strangeitude, Jurassic Shift, Arborescence and Become The Other. But there's also great stuff from the 80s that were cassette-only at the time but can now be got as collections. Happy listening as it will be a hell of a deep trip!

One thing to fix is what I see as a common problem with lots of stuff on Looperman (and I'm definitely guilty of it too): It's all too loud. Have a look at the waveform to see what I mean.

You probably need to turn it down and leave some headroom as I think that will give it a better overall sound.

Yeah, shame about the quality but you can probably apply some tools to brighten it up, n'est-ce pas? I'm guessing you took this from an old DAT tape or ZIP drive or something.

This isn't the kind of stuff I'm especially into though I do love loads of the sounds, especially that 303 synth arriving around 1:30. I think that delicate little lead part that repeats so many times probably repeats too often. It's good and interesting, just too repetitive for me.

It's good stuff for a dancefloor but too repetitive and samey for me to really enjoy at home (like a lot of music in this genre). In some ways, that's not even a criticism - they're different environments and I accept that.

Yes, I know what you mean about not panning your basses. I try to do it but then things just seem unbalanced so I tend to do it just for a effect for a short period in the song.

If you go to about 1:16 of my track on this site called Circular Motion, you'll hear a pair of synth basses playing the same thing with each panned about halfway to each side.

I find that balances things out though just one bass on one side tends to be a bit odd.

Anyway, back to your track, which has a cool vibe to it (and the panned bass seems to be fine). I love the filtered, twinkling percussive stuff starting on about 2:35.

This sounds like it should probably be a vocal song. I mean that it sounds as though it could just have a vocal stuck on top and you wouldn't have to remove much that's going on.

I'm not surprised to hear you refer to Digging In The Dirt. That is a spectacularly amazing piece of msuic. Brilliant vocals but it would be so cool just as an instrumental. And I also know the Avalon album and can see why you mention it. Good work.

Dreamy is almost always good for me. Lots of expected genre sounds here but they're used to great effect. I like the key changes too.

I did have an idea for on about 1:29 how that little part should go really massive, probably using a big reverb, though maybe it's difficult to write exactly what I mean. While this is cool and dreamy I think there's definitely the opportunity to make some sections bigger and more powerful.

Otherwise it's definitely good work for the trance genre though I would have preferred to have heard a definite ending rather than just fade out.

I don't get it. The mix sounds decent and the composition is good. Are you hoping that someone will do a much better job with the mix?

I feel I can hear everything pretty clearly so please tell me what you think is wrong with it.

Some cool bits if guitar you have here. Have you done anything to them (ie FX) or where they like this when you got them. Very creative and trippy playing. The bass and drums are decent and sit nicely but maybe those drums need to change a bit more. The reverse cymbals are good but perhaps repeated too often so lose their cool effect after a while.

Try to find some other drum loops that will provide a real change (or subtle, your choice) and that should help better define the different sections. I think the backing is just too samey for this length of track. People would be fine with it if they were out at a club or stoned but I think you have an opportunity here to make something that could be really cool to listen to at home when you're not high.

So: more variation from the backing elements to create more clearly defined sections (a bit like verses and choruses). That's what I want to hear...

This is indeed good within about two seconds, maybe one. Nice dark vibe but not too evil or hectic or depressing. It's certainly got some balls.

The top level Arabic stuff is pretty cool and the other parts sit well underneath though maybe the drums get a bit lost. Perhaps just need to rebalance the levels to bring them out when you're piling more stuff on top.

Maybe the drums could change a bit more after a couple of minutes, though as a trippy dancefloor track, them being steady for 2-3 mins isn't a problem.

One suggestion is that, while the drums are cool when they return after the breakdown at 4:35, they don't come back in perhaps as hard as they should. I think the reason might be because you've kept the synths at the same level as before during that drumless section. Try turning them down a bit during it(gentle fade down) and then boosting the volume when those drums come back in as it'll be more of a blast.

Yes, I think Liam Howlett would be pretty happy with this one though maybe he'd hate it or be jealous of it. Who knows?

Wow, just goes to show you never know what sort of interesting stuff is lurking on this site. I think this is one of the most interesting things I've heard on here.

Great bass loop and you've done it real justice. Lovely tight, chilled, slightly jazzy drums that sit beautifully. Then when that fat beat and excellent, simple guitar comes in, it takes off but it's still sort of chilled out.

This reminds me quite a bit of some of the stuff that I make. You don't mind mixing up heavu and chilled and it's got a cool, moody vibe but it's not at all depressing and there's quite a bit of beauty.

My only complaint is that it's not longer. You could definitely develop the heavier section. Actually, this track would be suitable for going in any number of directions. Either drum 'n' bass or metal, or both, are the first things I'm thinking of. You could add some more hip hop in too.

Any chance of you doing an extended version?

Great vibe on this one though I really disagree that it's trip-hop in the way that I know the genre. I guess there's a little bit of a hip hop vibe and it's a bit of trip but I suppose the genre name doesn't really matter.

The way you do those drums with the delay on them makes it a bit closer to something like big beat. I would have preferred a bit more variation from the drums as I think they get a bit too repetitive. Maybe different programming/loop or just different treatment of those same drums.

The vocals are good. So, who is JJ Weekz?

That intro is maybe a bit too long for home listening but it's just the right sort of length for a club track. Gets people into the groove before the synths and bass come in.

This is fun and funky stuff that would be very popular on all sorts of club dancefloors. Maybe some other synth parts would help to add some variety (maybe some ambient pads too).

No problem, Steve, and I do empathise with trying to get tracks to sound great when you have a family to attend to. I don't and so can spend lots of time obsessing over minor details and endlessly polishing.

Make sure you check out that Hyperspeed Prodigy track from their debut album as it's a rave classic. And good luck with making the most of this track. I don't think you sharing this sample with Hyperspeed will be a problem.

But I very nearly never use any samples at all (there are just a few in my music in 14 years of making numerous tracks) because then I don't have to worry about wondering if someone else has already used it. Or, even worse, finding out that they have and maybe much more effectively.

This is about the 3rd track of yours I've listened to and commented on. This is instantly some cool stuff (and I'm no pure metalhead)with definitely a good tone, as the previous reviewer said.

I just wish your stuff had some vocals or some other elements (synths, bagpipes, whatever) and changes though as just the guitar and drum stuff is not enough for a whole composition.

A good piece of work with a lot of decent guitar playing. Drums could be better but actually they work rather well. Using some hypersampled software such as BFD or Superior Drummer would help with the drums as you can program them up from scratch. The end of this is a bit abrupt.

Quite a sophisticated track, actually and certainly good fun. Love that very first synth movement.

I recognise that high pitched NASA sample from the Prodgy's debut album (on the intro of the track Hyperspeed - have a listen if you haven't heard it).

This builds and gets better all the time. I particularly like the lead synths on about 1:43.

I thought the end could have been better as it's a bit abrupt. Maybe the track is also a bit too short (but I would say that as I love long stuff that really justifies its length).

This is really good and I'm not a big fan of dubstep. The genre is powerful but a lot of it annoys me.

But this track is well produced. That piano part is a bit different, I'm not sure yet that it works though it's definitely not a problem.

I like the build to 1:30 and then the drumless break and return to the intro at the midway point of the track.

Thanks for the offer, Ookami, but I have so much music and so many tracks and albums to finish off and master. I do very much want to work more with others on new stuff but I prefer to do it by getting together with them in the same room (unless I already knew them and then it could be done over the internet). But good luck with this and I'm sure you can make it even more interesting and perhaps two versions eventually. Maybe work on it more and then contact me again to see if I'm interested...

Great start to what could be a really good piece. I would suggest adding some other instruments though I am aware that people do make pieces like this (and of this length) with just one. I'd also suggest doing one drumless version (as above) and one very much with drums. The one with drums doesn't just have to all be, say, progressive house. Perhaps make the drums move through hip hop, house, d'n'b and so on. That could be a really interesting approach. So, make the changes in drums the progression rather than anything else. Just a few ideas if I was working on it...

Certainly good work for a couple of hours. Sometimes I do a lot of great stuff in a couple of hours, sometimes hardly anything. But I rarely make a whole track like this in such a short time.

Really good touch on the piano there. Reminds me of some of the stuff off Orbital's excellent Snivilisation album. Check that out if you don't already know it. I say work harder on this and you could have a really good track.

Vary the drums more, for a start, as that snare/clap gets a bit repetitive. Maybe just have a few different snares or apply different effects on the one snare/clap to provide variety.

This is well made and pretty damn catchy. Some nice use of pads add to the strong melodic content. I'm sure this would be popular on all sorts of dancefloors. What sort of reaction do you get when you play it out live?

Yes - good work. Definitely have something here - as the other reviewer said. Nice warm bassline that really sits and holds eveeything tight.

Good vocals. Whose are they?

Those drums could do with takingooff after about 1 min - maybe moving to ride/crash cymbal.

Should be a longer track!

Well I'm surprised I'm the first to have anything to say about this (and take the time to actually write it). I think it's pretty decent and a strong starting point for a song. Even just as an instrumental it's pretty efffective sundtrack music. Nice bits of guitar, drum feel and tasteful fills, piano, guitar and other synth work. COuld be really good with the right sonwriter and singer (maybe the same person). Hope you get someone good to do the vocals.