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[ISTW: Viva Machina - RD2011]

Sick

I'm not sure how to review this. I think it's basically perfect as is. One of the best Industrial pieces I've heard on NG.

The thudding bass, the drums in general, are awesome. Really brings the heavy out. Loving the buzzed synths you used. It's varied, it loops perfectly, and it keeps my head bobbing throughout.

Downloaded.

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I-Saved-The-World responds:

Wow! This review means a lot to me :)

I'll keep on practicing, maybe one day ill be battling for that #1 spot :O

-ISTW

[J@Ks Zoom Guitar Jam 3]

Nice and cool

A bit more of a relaxed piece, when compared to the others I've reviewed thus far. Not a bad thing at all.

I'd like to hear this with a better audio quality, and I know I've said this about the other parts of the jam session as well, but some of these parts really need to be put into context with a full song.

I'm enjoying the diversity in what you've uploaded as well. Blues, experimenting with the amp, and this I feel ismore of a relaxed funky piece.

gamejunkie responds:

Thank you for your great review.

Cheers gamejunkie.

[J@Ks Zoom Guitar Jam 4]

Damn

Really got some Hendrix vibes from this jam. That or Morello. Really digging it.

With skills like this, you should without a doubt be in a band. This would be an awesome intro to a killer piece. Would love to hear what kind of song would follow such an intro.

gamejunkie responds:

Thanks again. Some better stuff to follow. Full length songs included. The testing is over, so more good stuff coming soon.

Cheers gamejunkie.

[J@Ks Zoom Guitar Jam 5]

Real cool solo piece

Got some really badass parts in this. Loving the solo.

Like the intro, it sounds like the intro to a song, but suddenly jumps into sixth gear and a face-melter of a solo. Some really awesome hammer-ons and pull-offs, and an amazing flow to the entire solo.

Audio quality is not the best, and I'm thinking that drags this down a bit. Getting some noise on the heavier and louder notes.

Cheers
KAG

gamejunkie responds:

Thanks very much. Audio glitches will be sorted, we were just testing new equipment. I'm assuming from what I can hear, the recording level was just a touch too high, so should be an easy fix hopefully. Thanks for the review.

Cheers gamejunkie.

[J@Ks Zoom Guitar Jam 6]

Smooth

A very smooth, fluent and pretty big jam.

Love the bluesy feel throughout this jam. Not exactly one of the most popular genres on NG, so don't be expecting too much of a response from the community.

I like this, it's refreshing, and even though the audio quality isn't the best, it has some charm over it, the lo-fi feel of it. It feels very large, not sure how to describe it.

Anyway, a real cool jam. You should try getting a proper little band together, or at least a bass and vocals to jam along with.

Cheers
KAG

gamejunkie responds:

Thanks again. Rest assured quality will be fixed. Have plans afoot for some 'Band Jams' stuff coming soonish, big hopefully here. But nothing solid just muso's jamming. Some promising vocal prospects waiting in the wings. As for the Bluesy feel in this one, we were just trying to mix things up a bit. Show some variety. Thanks for another great review. Much appreciated.

Cheers gamejunkie.

[Eternal Escape]

A bit shallow

It's not a bad track, it has good rhythmics, nice progression, but it feels somewhat shallow at times and it doesn't have the best composition.

By shallow I mean that there's lack of something backing it up. There's the synth, the piano, some bass and the rhythmics. Some sound effects to go in the back, an ambient synth that flows with the beats, it would do wonders for it. When the piano comes in, it sounds a bit off key as well. The silence at the end you really need to cut off.

Cheers
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ErlendHL responds:

Thanks for the review! I don't know how to make my songs less shallow, honestly :/
I don't think the piano is off key but thanks anyway!

[~SW~ Thorns of a Rose Boss]

Quite the epic piece

In the proper definition of the word epic, that is.

I can hear that a lot of work went into this. The composition is quite amazing, and I can't really find anything I don't like.

The piano intro was amazing and really gave me shivers. Really set the entire scene for the boss battle and the song to come. I love the piano reverbs throughout the song as well, they really fill in a void that would've been really bugging me if they were not there.

The rhythmics are pretty cool, but I'm not too sure if you should have such a loud kick in a boss battle. Tunes like that are more often ominous, and I feel it just take a bit over from the bass MIDI tones.

The strings are also quite amazing, just stunning. I can imagine a really hectic boss battle going on here.

Not too sure about the guitar. Mainly because I don't like the sound of it, way to electric and metallic to fit into the song very well. I'm guessing you used the built in. Well, I know, from the description.

The outro and ending is very good, but again the kick kind of kills it a bit for me, it's just a bit too loud IMO.

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SkyeWint responds:

Thankies! The guitar is slightly off, I admit, but I do enjoy the riffs that it plays.

I may lower the kick a bit in the parts without a soloing instrument and reupload it.

The piano was a real hard part to get right. I had to equalize it several times before it didn't take over the whole thing, I played it on a different set of speakers once and it was pretty much all that could be heard. Which, well, sucked.

Anyway, thanks again for the review. ^_^

[Law of Disorder 2]

Well composed

Not a bad track. I see where the title comes from.

My main issue is that it sounds a bit shallow. There is quite a lot going on, but in a track like this, it's always nice to have something thick to back it up, like synths playing in the back, throughout the track, ambient noises, something like that. I loved the melody of the synths, it's very intricate, feels all over the place and progresses throughout the song.

The drums aren't bad, the rhythms and beats you cooked up were pretty good, but the samples you've used are not the best. Especially the snare sounds fairly bad.

The track seems to drag out juuust a tad as well. At least the beginning is really slow. I love the sound the synths have at around 3.30. Feels like Daft Punk for a moment there :P

Really liked the outro and ending, just right ending to the track.

ErlendHL responds:

Thank you for the review! You're a great reviewer! :D I will keep your feedback in mind next time I make a song =)
I will try to find better samples (free...), and maybe experiment with having something "deep" beneath everything else.
Btw. norwegian WOOH!

[Before Mydnite 3 - F-777]

Damn

Dat intro! :B

But really, I loved the intro, shit got me hooked from the start to end of the track. Loving it.

The beat in the back, the drum samples, amazing, and the dynamics you used with them are pretty good. Synths you picked out are great, and I love the inclusion of the piano.

Track never gets boring, always something going on, and it never gets repetitive. Just all-round fun, dude!

F-777 responds:

Thanks so much man!!!