crucethus

I like how the rhythm and the bass mimic a locamotive. Great sounds, sax equates to the horn, you even make it sound like a steam locomotive. The subtle placement of guitar is awesome as well. The bass line is right out of the seventies (Quiet Sun) . Awesome creative use of minimalism to represent a visual idea using sound, brilliant my friend.
Cru

Moving along nicely! I like the intrinsics of the arrangement as it goes along.
Keep at it, this is nice.
Cru

Yo Gramo

This is awesome. I love the minimalism but it directs the listener to the voice and the music is just a background. Which is what you would be aiming for in a remix contest like this. 3 thumbs up (might be one too many?) Great work
Cru

I think you have created a disturbing new genre called Fairy-Tale metal.(FTM) (conte de fée Métal). Nicely done; the bells are disturbingly relevant for what you are doing here. I agree with Danke and Phat Katz in that I want to hear a more distorted guitar. But this is a really creative work you have made my friend, explore this one!
Cru

Wow, I love hearing the future........ and I feel I just have heard it. hats off to yah for this one. I have no words except F..K Yeah!
Cru

What I like about it: Great R & B music well composed, awesome spoken word delivery, reminds me of a cross between Robbie Robertson and Grace Jones.
what I would like to see worked on:. I think for the chorus you are using a vocal harmonizer, I had one back in the day, I stopped using it years ago except for the reverb as it sounds too weird in the mix. I would love to hear you do your own harmonies line by line with the main melody being a little more out in the mix as you have a great voice. Allen V's guitar is very good. This is one that if you work at it would be an incredible song my dear.
Cru

First of all, gorgeous dynamics and mixing in this one. It feels to me as if you have been expanding on D&B since it fell out of the popular trends of the late nineties early 2000's but you have kept plodding along adding new technology and sounds to push it's evolution. Bravo I enjoyed this listen.
Cru

Nice work. Has cool edges of hip hop and blues, and then that seventies synth solo was perfect. I love how the arrangement builds on itself. This is sublime. (BTW guitar work was spectacular)
Cru

Love the opening dissonance after what sounds like you stomping a frog. how did I miss this one? The wubba wubba with the maniacal spoken word is also effective as well. Love the synth choices on this one as it chomps down on your soul as you listen to it. Very Square wave oriented. But the beats get the head swayin. Or more like the grave digger would be timing his diggings to this beat. I am picturing a tongue in cheek video you could produce with famous monsters of the big screen over the years dancing out bling style. You know the bass progression reminds me of this recent Grace Jones diddy..(Yes I said Grace Jones!) called Corporate Cannibal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgMn2OJmx3w
and the dubstep remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Kodlt-Tg8
would be more relative to what you are doing here my friend.
great job
Cru

Ahh such a sweet sweet collage of sounds. Where in Africa are you. I hear the Senegalese stringed instruments. North African beats.The voice of the Wolof, The ghosts of Tomboctu as the Tuareg cross the Sahara, the Fulani, the Morrocan traders. The secret Mauritanians moving there slaves. I hear it all in this song.
cru

Musically the song is awesome. (Neil young like). Mixing wise it could use a slightly different touch. The guitars are well panned, but I think there could be a bit more stereo seperation or widening. I agree with static about the kick. (maybe eq the kick by lowering the mid range) I think with the vocals I would double them with a bit of chorus for strength. But as a song this song is beautiful.
Cru

could be a fun tune (not beat) to jam too. Key of A major, nice 7th chord usage. Needs a bit more diversity but otherwise a nice start for a 15 year old.
Cru

I wouldn't want to remix this one as I don't think I could improve on it, it's that well done!
Cru

I like the bass line. The strings sound a bit midi (fake) to me. As an arrangement it's brilliant, especially in it's progression and the staccato drums. Would be interesting if you replaced the strings with an oboe. BTW the plucked low strings sound fine. the bass solo at 2:40 is sweet. I love that its in minor, I was jammin a solo on my keys to this in the studio.
Well Done
cru

Definitely not house, and more towards trap music. For what it is you have mixed it well and it would be nice on the modern dance floor.
cru

There is some great depth in this tune. I feel and hear Depeche Mode, New Order, OMD , in this approach to a tune. I love the percussion and the merging of disco and technology and the constant reminder of a clock. Arpeggios are spot on. This has more in common with Tresor techno than Detroit techno but is it's own unique animal in it's own right.
5:52 brings on a new sense of urgency that's enjoyable to listen too. C minor is a nice key to compose in.
great work and nice sub bass drop at the end.
Cru

I must preface this to acknowledge your musical aptitudes. Brilliant mix, great use of 3 outstanding vocalists on this site.
Im laughing to myself listening to this though. So this is where pop music has degenerated too, no more lyrics, just vocal grunts and ooohs and ahhs...lol You have captured the ethos of popular music perfectly with what you did. and though you may not see the irony you fantastically have created what in pop is amazing to young listeners now!
Bravo...or Oooh to the ahhh!
Cru
y

Musically it's a nice modern hymn. good sound and mixing no complaints from the production standpoint.
Lyrically I challenge you this as you so eloquently stated to Static Nomad "I understand that there are many different viewpoints in this world and I'm just sharing mine"
Fair enough. Lyrically I would just question an Omniscient and omnipresent god who created "everything" would take away evil and unjustness when that very God created all of that in the first place. Seems a bit weird logically from a lyrical standpoint? But these are the questions that keep me up at night ;-)
Cru

Hey Alex.
Sublimely awesome this track is.
Ferry Terry is such a talented musician with his loops and you have mixed his guitar work in masterfully. the keyboards are so soft and subtle but perfect as you showcase the awesome guitar work. It almost sounds like a live recording.
Awesome work my friend
Steve

I played the first line and I immediately thought of Ultravox!, and then I read your description...wow...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp_2ClC4eME
and a the album mix..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5EEqpkgES4
Back when John Foxx was the Lead singer. Even a little Hiroshima mon amour like as well. Most people don't know this version of Ultravox!, they only know the Ultravox Midge Ure years. But you also captured those years as well by a melodic homage too Reap the Wild Wind. very cool and love this composition.
so I will keep listening and shut up now. great job
Cru

Very Nice work. The 2 step analogue beat reminded me of "steppin out" by Joe Jackson. The pads are much deeper than a retro video game. Good Work
Cru

I think based on the intro that this would also work well with a Dub reggae beat as the synth sounds like a steel drum. Nice work though, I enjoyed!
Cru