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[pow (fuck yeah)]

I really like this piece

because of it's orignality. I think keeping the guitars acoustic is a nice touch to the song and it brings a really nice feeling with the riff of yours. Only thing I'm wondering is did you use a metronome @ 1:20 and forth? I feel like the song speeds up the tempo just abit. May just be my blind ears that tricks me but I keep on listening and it seems like it's still there. Maybe it's just an artistic touch too...

Well done anyhow, I really like this type of music.

Doumaaa responds:

Nope.. I didn't use a metronome, so it's not your blind ears ;). This is one of those songs I just make in like half an hour, they come out of nowhere. I feel a sudden urge to record something so I do. I usually use a metronome on songs, which I put more effort into, but there hasn't been too many of those so far..

Thanks for the positive review!

[By Name and Nature]

Pretty,

The sounds and chords in this really brings out a nostalgic. I kinda cried, just a little tho.

I love the percussion in this song but it feels abit off when it's looped, maybe just me but they are annoying me. I fucking LOVE this intro, GOD it's good, I love everytime this loops around again lol. Also, some point outs on the mixing, the sounds crash together relatively good when you got the 1:00 part and forth, I just wished you would lift forward the chords abit better because it's because of them that made me do this review. There is no part where I get tired of repetition wich is reliefing. Your work here has been very good.

I just dissapprove with the ending, everything just stops abruptly, I dislike :/

5/5
9/10

Let me add: The three tone melody throughout the song really helps create a good feeling. I love this intro.

Did I mention I love your intro? Oh I did.

Sorry
(I LOVE YOUR INTRO)

[Moonflare]

The development

It has been a while since the beginning of 2011 and I must admit, you have develpoed alot since the beginning of this year. The structure in this song may not be optimized for a wide audience, however the song as a whole feels so well made. You have nailed the vital parts of making something out of the ordinary, something new and yet not boring to listen to. Good work on the art of making interesting music.

The beginning is sort of soft. Some ambient but yet melodic instruments progressing upwards in a spiral. The small distorted riff feels well placed and really fits in. I got nothing to say on the main riff that approaces afterwards other than great job. The kick is really brutal but in a good way, it's not cutting off any other aspect of the song. The difference between the "cute" bass and the more "bassy" bass is particularly good, you can really feel both of them without having to sacrifice any other vital aspects of the song as a whole.

Sidechaining part, excellent. Only complaint I have is the kick being abit too agressive during it. The good side is that even tho the kick is agressive, it does not cut anything else, impressive work right there.

I really have this thing for delay on melodies (^-^) ....

I do approve the "launching" sounds coming in at around 05:20. This helps bringing a neat feeling that there's something going on and the song has yet to prove it's worth. With the low-fi bass fighting the hi-fi bass afterwards and the song proceeds to walk straight into their face with sidechaining and distorted strings. This is in my opinion the best part of the song and it just gets better as the fake start breaks into a nice little pause whilst loading up for an epic ending.

Did you nail that ending?

Yes, fine sir. I believe you did.

Congratulations on making a great song and mixing it to the limits.

[Processed Sonar]

Woah!

This reminds me of 1080, the N64 snowboarding game. Whilst racing the ghost of yourself down a snowy mountain and the challenge just gets alot harder moving along. The song itself starts off nicely and man is that bass fat! Progressive throughout, I like the length of the different parts, makes the song feel more alive and whole.
When it kicks off the song sounds moar fat, resulting in a great deal of semen all over my screen. The background melody is very nice and I wish you could've continued in a more repeative pattern in order for this to be really trancy :)

All in all it is a very nice composion, great deal of mixing has been done, there's really nothing drowning and nothing cutting through by breaking the speakers. Only reason for a 9 are the parts when some sounds sorta drown into eachother, check 3:40 and forth. It is nice and pulsing but it just feels wrapped together without much mixing thought, the music itself is still kicking ass but just so you know.

4:30 and forth is approved area, this is the part where it's almost impossible to fail and you excelled the expectations of the globe by making this into a madfat trance anthem.

Well made song, awesome tunes and great job! 5/5!

[Tetris Steroids (Techno Remix)]

Awesome

LOL This is freakin awesome man! I adore your ability to treat sound as it should be treated! GJ

TristanLuigi responds:

Thanks :D
I just realized I didn't make the electric guitar as audible as I planned, but it sounds better that way. Who knew?

[Dire Dire Docks Orchestra]

In memoriam

This would be pure awesomeness if it wasn't a kind of remix of the worst map in Mario64.
Other than that it's hardcore.
Although more to the end of the song it is some strange drums that takes over kinda, I thought this, by the name it has, would be an orchestral song. Anyhow, pretty nice anyways.

[Reckon]

Nice

Cool sound, pretty slow but good intro. Nice trance song overall.

Hardcore.