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[~SW~ Alone]

Melancholic

HEar me out on this.

The track made me feel small, it's big, it's grand, but along with the story, it also made me feel bigger. It's odd, really, having a track that can bring out such completely different feelings in a person, I absolutely adore it.

The composition is quite nice, it's the execution that's my only problem. It's not completely refined in the way that it just sounds a bit off in places, and the piano feels like it's taking a bit too much space. It does sound a tad off-key at times, but nothing too remarkable.

I'm really interested in the whole story-telling factor. It's something I remember hearing/reading in a track I reviewed a couple months back, and it often works out so well and adds something completely new to the track, like another dimension of sorts.

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[The Corridors of Time]

Latin feel

I'm going to have to give you points for originality here. THough I've never heard the original, just the fact that you added some latin/pacific/oriental influences to a video game track is something I've never heard done before.

At first, with the xylophone sounds (or is it clocks?) with the slight echo made me think of a forest scene from an old-school RPG, but the addition of drums and vocal samples, as well as the guitar, made this a proper song IMO. Even though the vocals could do with some tiny amounts of work, they sounded ever so slightly off key at certain pints, it really adds to the track and it's really nice use of vocals.

THe guitars would normally not fit, but they really did work out greatly on this piece. The melody does get a tad repetitive, I'm not sure if you should've changed them up a bit or just leave them as is.

I'm not fond of the fade-out, always a cheaper method of stopping a track. It deserves a full ending to it, with work put into it.

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Twone responds:

Thanks for the review! To answer some things:
The vocals sounding off key is no thanks to my voice, that was the best take I could possibly do, although it's not perfect. I didn't want to change the melody at all either, since it's a cover. And since the original doesn't have a set end (on the soundtrack it fades out as well), I figured it would be out of place to end it any other way. Thanks again for your input! :)

[Stargenx - Monolith]

Well composed

Seems like someone's going around 0-bombing classical pieces, I don't get why, especially the ones that display talent from the composer.

To me it sounds like you went for a quite epic piece, and I'd say you pretty much succeded, though I'd like to hear more from the rhythmics and the bass section to make it more grand. The strings and flutes/oboes/ clarinetts sounded absolutely amazing. The melody is really flowing well and emphasizes that grand, epic feel of the track.

I'd love to hear you try out some dynamics, even in these shorter songs, dynamics can completely alter the sound and overall feel, and if used right, it can make this piece truly epic.

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Stargenx responds:

Thanks for the review! I am working on dynamics, don't worry. ;) I'm sure you'll find that coming submissions are much better.

[REDSiN's Fucked]

No doubt

Of course you're fucked, dude. IMO that's what makes you stick out. Controversial lyrics always hit the spot with a lot of people, and piss others off. I'm really not sure if I like how much you play on controversy, but you do it well, I suppose.

Great beat, sick lyrics with a good flow to it. It feels like you're pushing it a bit on this one, with the vocals. Trying just a bit too hard to sound hardcore, and dirty with your voice.

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[[Assios] - Electron]

Damn

Awesome track you got there. Has a lot of whomp to it, which I'd call a necessity to any house track.

Sweet beat to the track. Constantly thudding bass with a nice sample is always nice, and the general rhythimcs of the track are really awesome. The light synth is pretty cool, but it can get somewhat repetitive, even though you highten the pitch quite a bit at around 2.30.

Ending is really well done, but it drags on a bit, starts at about 3.20 and lasts the full 20 seconds to the end.

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Assios responds:

Thanks, glad you liked it! :)

[Frustration -]

Sweet

This is an awesome jam. I can put this on repeat for an hour or two, easily.

Always nice to hear someone mess around with something new. It's varied, but never random, the synths are awesome, the melodic line is really damn good, the rhythmics could do with just a bit more variation, but the track is really cool either way.

InvisibleObserver responds:

Thanks sweetums! Your words fuel my self esteem.

[{RD2011} Mecha Marauder]

Badass

Really neat dubstep, keeping the NG dubstep genre fresh.

I really like your wobbles, they're really awesome and sound somewhat different from the regular wobbles used. I also love the variation to the track in general, in particular the bassline, which so many people seem to neglect.

You could do something more out of the drops and the rhythmics, but that's about all I can complain on. I really like the melody.

[~|| JustTheWayYouAre Retro RMX]

Good version

Pretty good cover version, yeah, I'd rather call it a cover than a remix.

I'm not a big fan of the original, and I'm not really a big fan of this. You did put all the components together very well, and you can clearly hear which song it is. It's a bit dull at times, considering how grand the original sounds at times, this sounds a bit measly compared to it. Then again, it does feel a lot more relaxed throughout, compared to the original.

The drums are a bit dull, I feel you could've done something more with those. The guitar samples aren't the best, they're a bit cheesy, but I guess they sorta fit the retro part of the track.

[Suddenly, Sentience [RD2011]]

Messy

Really neat to hear some alternative dubstep for once. You easily get tired of all the same shit on the portal.

Anyway, it's pretty neat. You've got some seriously dropped ambient synths backing up in the back, not talking about the bass, but the floating backing sounds. The composition itself is a bit messy, IMO, and the track feels a bit random at times. The drops are pretty cool, and I like your wobbles. Not sure if this is a loop, though, as it ends with a fade-out, which I'm no fan of. Just seems like a cheap way to finish off a track.