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[Torn Apart!]

Dude.

This is pure excellence. The sound you attained with those synths is incredible. That opening organ sound is so powerful. Is there electric guitar in there somewhere? It almost feels like it. And great job making it not too repetitive, that's one of the keys to making a good song in house music. Great work, I'm going to check out your other stuff.

Ockeroid responds:

Thanks !!

No guitars, just some very distorted low organ & synth notes :)

[KKS - Glitch de Chocobo]

woah.

The sound you used at the break at 53 seconds was awesome. Was that a sample you found or a synth? Cuz if it was a synth, I must know what VST you used. O.O lol. This sounds awesome. I... admit, I don't know what that chocobo song is you were talkin bout.... But it's still a fun intro. haha. Great work, as usual. I'll try and get a good song of my own up soon. If I ever bother to actually write it.

KKSlider60 responds:

The Chocobo theme is from Final Fantasy, the whole series almost. The glitches that break just before the transitions are made by a preset instrument called "Glitch Generator". I can't make glitches myself yet, but it's pretty cinematic. I've added a bit of distortion, some panning, and there you have it.
Thanks Rob, was a pretty funny tune :D
KKS

[KKS - The Eye of Dawn]

very cool.

like the others below have said, it's very relaxing, but at the same time there's this underlying suspense that keeps my attention. There's also a lot in this that reminds me a lot of Pink Floyd, very psychodelic. haha. The percussion was also very well done, fitting to the piece and not overbearing. It all just blends so well together. Great work.

KKSlider60 responds:

I know it's sometimes quite spontaneous to find similarities between Pink Floyd and psychedelic, spacey music. :D And when it happens, it is a very good thing indeed.
Thank you bro ^^
KKS

[Ironwoods - Skyward]

It was good.

Then I heard the breakdown at around 2:45, and it became awesome. This has a great sound to it, and even though the chord progressions are really nothing special, the build after the break is really well done. The reason I took one start off is because the top synth doesn't fit the chord at 4:04, and every other time it's on that chord. It's just a matter of changing the notes. Other than that, great work.

Ir0nwoods responds:

Yeah, the chords were one of the reasons i took so long to finish haha. Thank you for your review :)

[4One Surrealism -remix-]

daaaaaang

this is seriously awesome. I didn't really think it would be, until that synth kicks in at about 10 seconds. Sounded awesome, and then when the drums start, it just goes full on fantastic. And it's not even halfway done yet. This would be perfect for a film score, it has tension, dynamic movement, and an almost nostalgic feel to it. I think with a little more mastering and equalizing, this would be just perfect. Great work.

keosni391 responds:

Wow thanks mate :D

[span centipede - will]

cool. and awesome.

At first I didn't feel like reviewing it, but then as I kept listening, it just got catchier. haha. Very cool chord progression. The unique sound of the guitar and the percussion go very well together. The only thing missing now is some upbeaat lyrics. Great work.

kenecchi responds:

Thanks for listening, and thanks for the review!

[KKS - Dreamful Stargazing]

I wanna sleep to this.

And have a dream like Autumn-Collapse's visual. haha Very good work, as always. I wish I could attain that beautiful ambience you have such a natural ability for. The guitar and strings in this one sound so crisp and clean. great work.

KKSlider60 responds:

Thanks Rob, I'm trying to focus on your loops but somehow I think of other tunes and I end up making completely different tracks D:
KKS

[Jakobe- Techno Trance]

awesome.

the glitching is just awesome. All the synths work very well together. However, i felt there was still too much ambience in it to be a change to techno, just an opinion though. Other than that, this is a very interesting song, well written. good work.

JakobePaulobe responds:

Thanks for the review, I appreciate the feedback. Yeah I guess with it starting off as ambient, it was a little hard to make it into a techno/trance kind of song.

[Tenebrae]

hmmm.....

For some strange reason this reminded me of an old N64 game... can't remember what it was called. I really liked the feel of it, up until the beat came in. It wasn't that it ruined the ambient feel, it's just that there's too much kick. Use it a little less, sometimes it's the silence after the sound that has meaning, not the sound itself. And turn it down just a bit as well, to let the other percussion bits come through a bit more, and it would be golden. All in all, good ambient piece. good work.

PhobyAk responds:

I really appreciate your input and advice. I would be curious to know which game you're refering to.

I will probably do what you said and make it sound better, thx again!