DonnieVyros

It sounds fine out of my speakers now. I was really diggin the vox on this. Kinda like something the Cure would do. I also enjoyed the slow Piano treatment. Very NIN-like. Nicely done. Later on!

Play 2 now...
I agree, the bass on this rawks. I'm diggin the way they interact with the drums at the beginning. Giving it that classic dance edge. Gritty and basic, ya know. Perfect for 4-steppin it out! Listening to a track like this would be so great for choreographing a dance to (somethin else I've been kinda getting into recently). Nice one mate. Later on!

Nice come back track mate. Course, I'm gonna say that I think it could be a bit longer (haha, when don't I say that?) and maybe just a little darker (or not, up to you really). I'm really diggin the use of vibes or tube bells that ya used on here (dunno which they are). Cool deal. Later on!

The vocals on this are slightly Sting-like (I'm thinkin his early 90s sound). Though musically this is reminding me more of a mix between UB40 and Huey Lewis & the News.

Now for something random...
I know they might be more electo-centric, but I'm thinkin that you might enjoy some of the music by Dub Pistols. They've got a couple of tracks on their album Point Blank that are sorta similar.

Anyways, I think this is one of those times that ya rated yourself too harshly (as we artists tend to do alot with our own works). It might've been a rush job, but it certainly doesn't sound like one mate. And I think that's where it counts.

Oh, and something else that's random...
For albums I base my stuff on the calendar (aimin for 1 track a month, if I come close to 12 I'm happy). Time also factors in too, slightly. I always try to shoot for around an hour. As long as it hits close it's good. Just some food for thought.

Back on track, about the track now. Sounded decent to me. Thanks for sharing. Later on!

Nice vox and amp effects on the guitar mate. Did you record this in sections? It kinda has that sound, ya know? Ya might wanna bump up the levels on your vox parts just a tad if ya go n rework this. And I just got to thinking, if ya added some horns on this it'd make for a great Jazz song. Later on!

Awesome track mate. Interesting name BTW. I dunno what it is, but I was hummin along to this like the last half of the first play. Kinda remindin me of Gigi D'Agostino's Fly With You (I think that's the name, atleast). I might haveta see if I can't write something for this, okay? Def sav'd & fav'd. Thanks for sharing. Later on!

Haha, yer soundin all secretarial there mate. Here's a file extension you'll need for the proper update request form. Initial here, here, and here. Sign here and stamp here and here. I'll go ahead and send this off and in about 2 weeks you'll get additional confirmation forms to do in order to get the offical form.

Hahahaha, gaaw!

So what part of the storm would this be from? The momentary lull between downpours? I like the mellowness of it and that one synth line ya used mixed with the spaced out drum treatment gives it a nice spacy (like a huge field) sorta feel to it. The minimal treatment allows it to either stand on its own perfectly or gives other artists the chance to go crazy with it in mix sessions. Later on!

Yeah, I totally here the retro & asian quality to this. In fact, there were parts of it when I was listening the first time that were remindin me of the soundtrack for Ghostbusters II and various NES & arcade games of the day.

And good lord, Cassette tapes, whatever happened to those, ay? Actually, I'm just kiddin. They still sell 'em at places like Office Max & Wal-mart (I think Wal still does). Course, they also still use the heck out of those micro-cassettes for those non-digital recorders.

As for redoing thing, I hear ya. I've got those urges every now and then with a few of my tracks. And as for this one, there's a small part of it that sounds like the audio was overly compressed (like it was part of the tape that was messin up when it was playing/recording). Okies, couldn't find it on the 3rd go round, but there were sections that seemed dodgy (prolly having to do with the drums or something).

Though for a dated song this is amazingly fresh. Thanks for sharing mate. Later on!

A remix of who with the what whats?
Haha.
Can't say I've ever heard of the guy. Course, I've kinda fallen behind on my CD store surfin ventures lately. I don't blame the economy I just blame a mix of financial scrutiny mixed with that previously mentioned laziness thing.

Anyways, I'm lovin the synth's interaction with the cymbal rides on that one part. This is the kinda stuff that I'd love to hear the lyricist of DJ Scooter screamin to (haha, you like that lil 'rave newbie' stab I threw in just there).
Okies, since this is just a snippet I'm on play 2 now and am thinkin that ya might wanna work on the levels of the female voc-sam ya got on this (sounds a bit too crisp currently I'm thinkin). And is the dood sayin... On the beach, beach, beach. Or is it beats, beats, beats? Just thought that was somethin ya might think to be funny. Decent mix mate. Later on!

Okies, I see what Bigd was saying. Man, that's an easy fix. Just gotta slide your beats over just a tad and you'll be golden, holmes! I'm also diggin the retro-electro bassline ya got goin on here. Kinda like this is a smooth mix of Reggaeton and Freestyle.
Keep 'em comin mate. Later on!

Now I know whatchu mean when ya said that you were a percussion junkie on my thing. This is def just as perc heavy as the last one I listened to. It's kinda interesting because its like I can almost imagine you during a mix session (playing with live controllers and what not).
I'll admit that its nice to meet someone with similar tastes in their style of music, ya know? Though at the mo' our stuff is just a touch apart (kinda like yer the lows and I'm the highs).
Oh, and I just had a wicked idea for this!
You know the bits where they're kinda isolated and all that (like a bunch of mini-bridges). I was thinkin that it'd be killer if ya threw in some vocal samples from some old TV show or something (was orig gonna say 'war movie' or 'sci-fi flick', but those're kinda played out, and then I thought- wouldn't it be cool to hear lil snippets from "I Dream of Jeanie" or something). Either that or lace in some kind of secondary track into the mix (you could follow the retro trend and add some Acid rock track from the late 60s or soundin like its from back then), that or old skool pop or something.
And I'm spent... Later on!

I'm thinkin that this has some retro Electro qualities to it. Circa 1989-91, give or take. The Drums on this have kind of a M.A.R.R.S. vibe to 'em. And the voc-sams ya used kinda have that cheesy 1990 dance-pop flavor to 'em (just think of Dee'Lite here). If ya ever mess with this again, ya might wanna tweek the vox stuff just a bit, because comin out my speakers their mix sounds a little hot (ie, too pronounced). Overall, this is a pretty sweet composition. Later on!

Whoa! Dude. I am totally reminded of that one track that was in the movie Blade right now (Blood Pumpin or somethin like that, can't remember now it's been so long).
And it's changed (sad face). Haha, not really. The transition was pretty decent. Though its another shorty (real sad face).
I wish this was longer, man. I'm thinkin it could easily hit the 5 or 6 min mark and still retain its freshness. Man, you've got to finish this one mate. Later on!

Okies mate, just figured I'd letcha know.

Since yer using the same screen name as your stage name, you don't need to include it in the title of the song too. Kinda redundant, ya know? Just figured I'd share that with ya.

As for the track, Play 2= The track starts off kinda basic and I really didn't have any idea about where it was gonna go. I really dig the way it progressed (specially past the voc-sam of 'bass', though I'm not normally a big fan of vocal stabs and such).
Anyways, you said this is currently unfinished? I could discuss music ideas with ya all day, but I might have a quicker solution here (even as much as I hate doing it)...
Check out my song Lightswitch Rave 2 on here. Kinda has a similar vibe, maybe. And it might give you some ideas.
Oh, and another good track to check out is...
GameboiX- 1 Hour work (or something like that). Another one with a similar vibe to this. I think you'll dig that one too.

Also, would you mind if I used this maybe (prolly a remixed version) in my Lightswitch megamix? I'd shoot you a copy of the remix to use however ya wanted afterwards. Thanks for sharing. Later on!

Hey mate,
The synth treatment where I am now (@around 3:20) really does the name justice. So do the Guitar stuff ya had too.
Normally when I see that name I think of a bunch of angry Bess, but in this case it could be a number of things.
A Bird's Eye view of a ground battle.
A bunch of people running to escape a tidal wave.
And the length is really fitting for D&B...

Okies, play two= The drums at first kinda remind me of retro synth pop type of stuff. And the way you've got the synth and the percs interacting is choice.
Though again, I'd love to hear the Bass accentuated more (possibly even solo'd,).

To everyone else- yall really should listen to this with a subwoofer to do it any justice!

Thanks for sharing. Later on!

Play 2= Just let it roll through the first time reg. Kinda like giving it the once over before I'd say anything.

Okies, so here we go... I too am diggin the drum treatment on this and the synths on this are nice n gritty. Though I'm thinkin the bass needs to be pumped up a bit coz they kinda take a backseat to the other two (unless that's what you were goin for, if so, nevamind).
Did ya have anyone or anything in mind when ya made this? Just curious is all.
Anyways, this one would be interesting to see how it would flow if it were placed in a mix session. There's a few things the DJ could play off of. Later on!

Hmm, interesting intro mate. Those FX sound so familiar (shrugs). Anyways, if it were me behind the station I'd add some effects to the first kick loops to give a kinda blended fade-in kinda feel, ya know. I'm thinkin that the bass is dead on with this. And the synths kinda remind me of space klaxons for some odd reason or another. Decent length too, though if ya ever rework this ya might wanna throw some variation into it somewhere (say, starting around the 3-3:30 mark). Later on!

WB buddy. I take it you've been praticing/studying House a bit on yer down time? From what I hear here it sure sounds like you're making a beautiful transition from Garage to House.
Way to not hold back on them chords mate. Kinda like trading finger treatments and single key stabs for that. I also like the way ya break it up- having long constants and short periodic out bursts. Sorta keeps people guessing which way its gonna go next, ya know?
Daft Punk would be proud!
Haha, later on mate!

PS. any headway on messin with those 'Whooplash' samples I sent ya?

(play 2)
I like the way the vox change up on this between the chick soundin one to the guy one. The bass on this is pretty nice too. Though I'd encourage more scratchin or scratch FX on this (or maybe a scracth solo part somewhere). Other than that this is a pretty solid arrangement. Later on!

Wait a tic... Wasn't this for the Synergy comp? Sounds vaguely familiar.
Haha, well, that's cool. I wonder whatever happened with that?

Anyways, I had an idea for it. How would ya feel if I used this in a special "DV Synergy revisit megamix"? I'd use this track along with others to do a session including most of the tracks submitted for it. It'd have a track list and be free for download.
I think I could def work my magic on this one. Coz it's such a nice mix. Later on!

This is like some off-the-wall 80's new-age synth-pop track. The vocals kinda reminded me the most of that. Kinda like a mix between the singers of Devo and New Order. The synth treatment of this is like something we'd prolly be likely to hear at some fancy art gallery that doubles as a lounge. Sorta like the evolution of those hipster coffee jazz bars of the 50's. Cheers!

Yeah, I'm gonna shamelessly promote my own track while I listen to yours...
Pfft!

Anyways, nice in-and-out of the drums on that one part. And I'd actually like to hear a version of this track with just the bass synths. Not that I'm knockin the drums, it's just that I could see that stuff being used in another way. Kinda like give it a more Electro vibe, ya know?
And what in the world with the squirrels was that lady sayin in the voc-sam ya got on this, haha? Interesting mix mate. Later on!

So which came first the chicken or the egg?
Or the Guitar work or the other aspects of the track?

Anyways, pretty interesting treatment mate. I'm thinkin if it were in my hands I'd add some quick rolling Pans (on key with the snare or everyother kick). And some primary lead/guitar isolation. Possibly some slightly Distorted Phase to 'em. Oh, and some cross fades between some of the sections. Though where it stands now is pretty bangin. Later on!

Sup Fin,
I absolutely love the retro treatment ya gave this. It kinda reminds me of those old Reebok Double-Dutch commercials (atleast, I think it was Reebok).

And you aint gotta say here, but I'm curious as to what kind of effects ya added to my vox?

Anyways, the drums are nice n 2 or 4-steppin fresh. And the bass pumps cleanly enough to where I could see breakers doin UFOs, arm walks, & flairs with precision.

On a serious note about the rap side, have you seen any of the new Futurama movies? One in particular comes to mind.
Bender's Big Score. Kwanzaa bot's part (voiced by Coolio) is what I was thinkin. Here's a link to a vid of it on YouTube...
This Trinity's Going To War
If you were to go that route...

Anyways, very nicely done mate. Thanks for sharing. Later on!

Haha, I think I got it mate!

At first I was still in mic-mode so I was tryin to think of stuff I could add to this, but then my buddy Splish popped into my head (coz he's done a few game tracks) and then I had this really cool idea of where I could go with this.

Make it be like a 8bit versus remix.

Coney- Megaman Vs DV- ???

There are a couple of tracks that're pingin around my head now. Just gotta figure out which'd be the best to go with. Anyways, collab mode off, haha.

As for this track, the voc-sam on this is nutty. Kinda remindin me of that Poppin my Collar song from a few years ago. The drums on this just reminded me of somethin (I'll tell ya bout it when I respond to yer other email), but they're nice!
The only thinkin that'd give this track more bite is some throbbing bass thrown in here and there, ya know? The kind that goes- bow bobba bow bow- bowbow- bowbow (or somethin like that). Other than that, cool stuff mang. Later on!