mrwolf14
London is drowning and I live by the river
Munich, Germany
Joined : 7th Oct 2012 - 13 years ago
Last Online : 26th Feb 2024 - 2 years ago
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mrwolf14 has posted 543 comments on other peoples tracks.
on We Invade The Night by StaticNomad
I am probably too late to win the "best review" contest, but I suppose I can live with it: free ##### is always interesting but here we lack an important piece of information. Free ##### with whom?
Anyhow, the title immediately sends me to the 80s, don't know why. The song starts dark and intriguing. Well done (Cure is a name that comes to my mind, but they have never done anything so "structured", just the overall atmosphere reminds a bit of some 90s works of this band).
As soon as your guitars enters the scene we move into a more "band" context. Liked: very good clean sound and interesting riffs you are playing.
Overall the song moves well: the "almost 11 minutes" run fast and it is not boring at all.
One of your best songs? maybe.
Anyhow, this is for sure a fav.
Thanks.
Ciao, Domenico
"Free ##### with whom?"
I give you ##### vouchers and you can choose who you have ##### with. You just have to get them to accept my voucher. Don't worry, they will when they see it's a Nomad voucher.
Title of this used to be one I still kind of prefer - We Invade The Night. I changed it because it's slightly awkward to say ("-ade the") but I might change it back.
I don't listen to The Cure but I respect their music.
3:36 you hear the new Reggae EZX kit enter. It's a good drum kit and it's then used throughout the rest of the track.
"One of your best songs?"
Definitely my best cinematic, jazzy track with lots of piano. Sounds very different from many of my other tracks so I'm really pleased about that.
Thanks again for still being a good reviewer!
on kaufen ohne Geld - buy without money by joecramer
I wish you good luck: buying with no money is not an easy thing... you must be able to run very quick :-)
Interesting concept for this song: the main riff is really "obsessive" ... it would be interesting to hear it developed further with more drums/synths. Looking forward to hearing this song growing!
Ciao, Domenico
PS: "Gis" is an example of a German chord. Nobody outside the German country will understand that this is a G# :-)
PPS: do you know about Rafael Fellmer? http://www.raphaelfellmer.de/
...but given the song title I assume Yes ;-)
Thanks for your comment.
:) ok ok. Now i understand what you did mean. But believe me, i am realy not good into this stuff at all. There are also this Ges and Des things..... i think it depends on the side where you come from? And i heard that a Gis should be an Aes but is in fact a Ess wow ..... and then this B or H ... come on :)
I wonder if there are loopers around who could deal with this kind of music :) but if not, then i think i have to doit by myself :() ...... i have millions of things in my head but i cant play real good drums and guitar.
I will post newer versions
stay tuned
joe
on i can close my eyes and see by domr30
The voice adds a nice touch.
Good work as usual: liked the track.
Ciao, Domenico
on The Funk by Mosaic
Good song. Very good work on the flute.
It flows nicely and adds a "70s" touch to the song which I like a lot (don't ask me why, but whenever I think to "funk" my minds automatically goes back to the 70s...)
"Bass-Drum" locking issue: probably yes... the loops don't match perfectly.
One interesting comment (close to what MrUrbanShokker mentioned in point 4): I just returned from a jam-sess with my "drummer of choice" and I was commenting with him on a funky riff which we played for almost 10 minutes.
I told him: "to make a cool funk riff, I think of a riff and then I start removing notes until I let the bare-bones of the riff stand out"
So yes: specially from a bass point of view, funk is "removing the un-necessary" and let the riff shine in its beauty! :-)
Thanks again for sharing the song with us: beside my "un-needed" comments the song is good.
Looking forward to hearing a new version which will be "perfect" :-)
Ciao, Domenico
Mate thank you for a great in-depth review of this one, listening back to it again just now, agree the bass not meshing well (or could be better) with the beat, plus couple of other elements could combine better, will look at this one again in the near future, but not just yet, if going back to it too soon will stuff track up, something I don't want to do, which I seem to do lately :(
Killed hundreds of decent tracks trying to make them better, so now learn to give some breathing space before going back to look at them, again many thanks friend, so much appreciated...Peace n Respect...Mos...
on Funky Funky Fannie by ScottB55
Good bass riff.
Guitars are really on spot: probably they are the main-actor here.
Impeccable drum work, as usual ... may I add ;-)
Ciao, Domenico
Cheers,
Scott
on The Truth - Featuring Patricia Edwards by Musicante
Really nothing else can be said here.
Thanks to you all for delivering such beautiful track.
Ciao, Domenico
Ciao,
M.
on Haunted Sunshine by Evisma
I liked this song. Very good.
Couple of critiques:
- not so fond of the "muted" notes played in the intro, would like them to sound differently (more fx maybe?)
minor thing, they are not very loud in the mix
- the intro (up to 0:55) is lacking some "deep freqs"; the bass in this section is a bit thin (maybe this is exactly what you wanted to get)
...and now some "highlights":
- "wha" riff at ~1:27 it's pure genius. Short but I loved it!
- the "main riff" (e.g. at 0:55) is a killer one! Liked it a looooot!
- layered bass "arpeggio" (e.g. at 1:04) is a typical MrEvan trade mark. I already told you a 1,000 times. I like your way of playing and your sound.
- very pleasant guitar work...and the guitar is always clean yet the result is a rock song!
Liked this song. Very good.
Ciao, Domenico
"- not so fond of the "muted" notes played in the intro, would like them to sound differently (more fx maybe?)
minor thing, they are not very loud in the mix"
Are they a bit clunky sounding? I don't think there is a single effect on them so I can see what you mean. I'll mess with them a bit, and bring them forward more.
"- the intro (up to 0:55) is lacking some "deep freqs"; the bass in this section is a bit thin (maybe this is exactly what you wanted to get)"
I believe that I still have the "scratch" bass track in there. It was meant to be built around, then replaced, but I see now that I forgot and got used to the sound. Thank you for hearing that, I intended to replace it,... and now I will.
"the guitar is always clean yet the result is a rock song"
I can't get any distortion that I like. Everything sounds cheap and tinny or buzzy or like a synth. I need meaty chunkiness, and I get skinny zingy sounds. I'll need some tube preamping, at least that's my plan!
Take care.
Evan
on My03 - Midiman007 - Stereophonic Sounds 80 and 90 by midiman007
This synth-bass is simply too good: with such groovy synth bass lines who is going to need real bass players anymore?
Me Sad :-)
As already pointed out by MrMatt: the solo is really "perfect". Professional guitar sound, this solo is the "icing on the cake" on an already very good song.
It would be interesting to hear somebody adding a vocal part to this.
Kudos to you and My03: you are a "dream team"!
Ciao, Domenico
My03 really out did himself on this one. He is such a talented musician. This is no offence to anyone here.
Talk care and I hope all is well with you and your family.
on Outside - A Ride IntoThe Unknown by joecramer
Nice little gem: of course I had immediately to think at Kraftwerk... and that's not because you are German. It really makes me think to the kind of sound experiments they were doing.
And I agree to the comment of MrCentralsDev: I found it more of an "inside" trip than a space odissey. ;-)
Beside the jokes, for me this type of music stimulates more of an "inner trip".
Very good one!
Ciao, Domenico
Love & Peace & Pfannkuchen
...or should I say Eierkuchen? :-))
PS: Cis and Dis... would have been a cool title!
By the way, I am playing with some colleagues at work and these German chords are always driving me crazy... the difference between a H and a A is not so evident for a poor italian guy :-)
Often or better say mostly, i realy dont know in what chords i am playing or working. And it could be that this track is Am7 or anything else, cause i dont know it. I just played around on dis and cis and friends of them :)
Nice to know that you enjoyed your -inner trip-
And thanks for your Kraftwerk in older times comparison, thats realy friendly.
Here we say - Love & Peace & Eierkuchen
but Love & Peace & Pfannkuchen is also nice :)
stay tuned
joe
btw, what is a german chord???? I never heard about "national" chords :)
on A Soldiers Discovery by BradoSanz
Liked. Your Farsetto works pretty well.
Just wish it was longer... I've read the comments and I know that school's killing you... but school is more important at the moment! so you are doing right here as well :-)
Ciao, Domenico
on Say Goodnight by Smpulse
Nice track indeed.
I like the vocal part.
Ciao, Domenico
on Late Night by OceanOfSound
Interesting track. Nice guitar solo.
The clean guitar sound is a bit "thin" but I like what you played.
The rhythm section builds a nice background for your gtr.
Ciao, Domenico
on Atlantic drifts by Danke
Very good track, as usual from you...I was expecting nothing less when I clicked here :-)
The change at 1:02 is so "80s" I had to love it!
The sax at the end has already received its share of compliments, so just write down "+1"
Ciao, Domenico
Always makes my day or night :-), when I see your avatar...
Appreciate your kind words as always!
Greet you, Danke
on Garden by EtherBlu
Short track, right at the point.
I liked everything: from the nice intro sounds to the soft rhythm introduced by the percussion.
The marimba and harpsichord really make me think of two puppies jumping around and playing together.
And the lead guitar adds a touch of "live feeling" to it.
Very well done!
Ciao, Domenico
Thank you so much for the lovely comment. The whole idea was to portray their cuteness and innocence. Hope i was able to pull of at least 50% of that...
Thanks again!
-EB
on Sing To Me by ScottB55
Great track.
There is not so much to say about this: very professional, all the elements (guitar, voice, drums) are simply "perfect".
Very well done!
Ciao, Domenico
PS: I did not mention explicitly the bass, it is also very good, a bit "understated" but that's exactly what the track needs. So it is perfect as well :-)
My sincerest apologies for missing a reply to your comment. Not sure what happened, but I'm sorry.
Thanks so much for your kind words. So glad you like it and took time to comment, even if I'm slow with my reply back.
Cheers,
Scott
on Stealth Matriculation Vocal Mix by Spivkurl
Good track using a "weird" sound.
I totally second the request from Wayne: this song needs your vocals!
Ciao, Domenico
on Benjizo and Shatner 80 bars by benjizo
Very convincing rap flow: I couldn't follow all the lyrics (my english is not good enough... I will need to listen to this several times to get the message) but I enjoyed the song.
Well mixed and produced as well.
So, definitely a good track.
Ciao, Domenico
on Emperor Tritone by StaticNomad
It worked. I liked (almost) every single bit of this weird track.
The first minutes are really "cool": a nice bluesy/jazzy riff going on. Nice drums. Bass a bit "understated" but it works fine.
Fine guitar solo between 1:50 and 2:45.
Then things get "weirder": not a big fan of this synth-horn sound. But it works well here.
We have to wait almost 4 minutes to get the metal-guitarist; but it is well known that metallers are lazy people and they are always late at appointments. So just fine.
Big question: is the heavy part maintaining the spirit of the initial part? is it still the same song or you kind of cheated and "abutted" together two different songs to accomplish your metal-jazz task?
Only the gods can answer.
Me, as a humble human being, not chosen by any god, I can see some "common traits" between the different sections. Of course they are "feeble" but still the thing works as a whole. So well done.
Of course, ca va sans dire, my favorite spot is the fine bass work starting at 6:41. I think this is the most convincing part of the bluesy/jazzy thing.
The stop is also working fine.
Nice chords with weird effect coming after the stop.
Some vocal-like effects: haunting.
good work on the keys for the closing part.
Overall, I enjoyed the song, a lot.
I have to listen it some more times, but I believe this is going to become my favorite one.
In the end we have more jazz than metal.
And it's OK so (at least for me).
Ciao, Domenico
Yes, first few minutes, once the groove kicks in are a laidback, cool swinging stuff that I find very inspirational to play instruments to. My favourite thing about all the clean/undistorted guitar in the track is that it's a single 11 minute take that I then chopped up and moved around a great deal to get what I wanted. There was no need to add any other clean guitar parts as everything required was in those 11 mins.
Understated bass is the synth bass that gets much more powerful in the heavier parts. Very little bass guitar in the heavy sections - just one synth bass sound plus a few bass guitar fills at certain points.
I love that synth horn sound and it really said "pure wailing evil" to me so inspired the freaky, heavy vibe.
"is the heavy part maintaining the spirit of the initial part?"
I like to think it is. The track title is a reference to the tritone (or flattened fifth) note that has a very dark and evil sound, especially when played like this. You can hear it in many parts of the track, including the first Rhodes chord. There's an emphasis on it in the heavy sections too.
"Only the gods can answer."
And me.
I certainly didn't come up with the heavy stuff as a separate track and then stuck it inbetween the cool, swinging jazz sections. No: the metal drums are also almost all swung grooves, just like the jazzier, quieter drum kits. And it's the same synth bass sound heavy and quiet and the wailing strings can be heard both heavy and quiet. It's really all one track so I hope it doesn't sound like something heavy and unrelated in the middle. Once I get properly heavy, I do go off into various different riffs that sound quite unconnected to the rolling jazz. But that's just me exploring more and more riffs.
Bass at 6:41. When working on that, I thought of you and that you would like it. It's funkier than everything else so that's probably why it stands out to you.
7:31-8:19 is the return to the big emphasis on the tritone. So, that section is me doing metal in a chilled, jazzy way and with no guitar. I thought of adding it but it didn't seem necessary. Rhodes is nicely distorted there. And there's some groovy bass guitar underneath. See also 3:04 for distorted Rhodes.
Yes, more jazz than metal. That's because I'm better at playing chillout cool groove stuff than metal. And also rapid metal riffs don't take very long. Cool chillout groove playing lasts longer so that's why it has a longer running time in the track.
Thanks for your thoughts and glad you liked most of my jazetal (jazz metal).
on Short electronic dance track by matthewluke
I like the idea for this song: simple chords progression with two nice synth-lead sounds.
I also like the way you "faded-out" the first synth line.
Good.
I am no big expert of electronic and dance music (I am not an expert of any music genre probably), but I still believe that you should improve the sound of your kick-drum: I like the idea of a "bare song" with not too many elements, but then the few elements that you use must be "perfect" (or as close to perfection as we can).
Liked.
Ciao, Domenico
on Black is you by superultramegaok
I hope you will find some singer to help you with this track.
Ciao, Domenico
I hope to find some singer to help me out on this, also to develop the track furthermore.
There is a story behind this song and the title, and would be good to use that as structure for the lyrics
A presto
on Bang Bang Ft Yr Mom --Mini Mix-- by SHWAK
One little remark: the song is too short.
I would expect an average woman to need a little longer than 1:44 to go like that.
on Discotechnique by crucethus
Great song!
This song has really a "clash" taste: the synth lines could find place on Sandinista.
Only problem: the solo is too god (2:27): clash never had anything similar.
The bass line really seems to come out of the fingers of Paul Simonon (only exception the change around 3:20)
Nice work on the synths (3:33): guitarish and intriguing.
Also the final organ solo is a nice touch: mixed very low to not distract the listener from the main song.
The end is a bit "quick".
Great song. Really great.
I am looking my contacts to see if I have the phone number of Joe Strummer: he would love to sing on this one :-)
Ciao, Domenico
One of my favourite tunes that embodies the spirit of this sound actually is from your home country by one of it's biggest stars ever. This tune from 1972 is before disco and drips with irony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_7iMHugXM&;html5=1
I love the simplicity , the ironic anger of the nonsensical usage of English (Anglocentric voices prevelant in many euro-tunes at the time). and the subtle instrumentation throughout.
Always a pleasure
Steve
on Days Of Glory by Billydragon1
This is a beautiful song, rich of energy and positiveness.
Life is really too short for us to indulge in any "negative" thought. We owe it to the ones we love and we will always love, regardless if they are with us or not.
God bless you.
Domenico
Well said, like a man of vision and I do concur with you.
The world would be such an awesome place without negativity.
A wise man once said 'That we will never live long enough to make all the mistakes we need to make, so we must learn not only from ours but also from others mistakes."
Live long and prosper my brother. - Mr.Dragon
on My Newest Creation - Fight Another Day by BradoSanz
This is a "perfect" track.
First of all: it's well played. Damn good!
The band works well and the playing is tight and "convincing".
The sounds are all very good: I cannot point out any weak point. Maybe you could do "more" on the drums (with a live kit) but they are already convincing. Very convincing.
Outstanding delivery of the singers: you and your brother have good intonation and interesting voices. Liked.
Ciao, Domenico
on Midnight Blue by AneemA
Cool track. I like the harp part and the sax melody works very nicely with it.
I would maybe use a different sound for the melody: it is very hard to get a convincing sax out of a VST, and on the other hand is quite easy to get impressive synth sounds with them.
Regarding the "messy part".
Nothing terribly wrong with your track.
My only thought is that your harp line is "approx" on 90bpm while most likely the drum loop is "exactly" at 90bpm.
I don't know how familiar you are with midi editing, but the main idea is to bring the midi part on the exact tempo. As Epic suggested (he warned me I shouldn't call him MrEpic) quantization is one possible approach. Personally I am not a big fan of this method, because if not applied properly is easy to make the part sound too "machine-like". Everything you need to do is to go in the "piano roll" editor (not sure which DAW are you using but most programs offer such feature) and select/move all the notes "bar for bar" so that the first note of the bar is exactly on the 1.beat.
Not so clear I know... but trial and error is what you need!
Ciao, Domenico
DISCLAIMER: I can't call myself an "expert" and all my recommendations should be taken for what they are... just ideas! Feel free to experiment and contradict what I have suggested! I am the first one to not-follow my own advises!
Btw, what is DAW?