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[Atadema - TTC1]

kick is too strong

A very good mix, I like the jazzy atmosphere the piano creates. Also the 8bit tunes here and there add a special to the song.

The kick/bass drum sounds a little bit weird, though. At first I thought those where static sounds. ^^
Maybe a little bit less bass in the kick would sound better.

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[Virtuous]

Good song

A very epic sounding song. Maybe even too epic, my speakers crackled all the time during this song. Yes, I have shitty speakers, but maybe the song is a tad bit too loud, because on other songs here in the AP I don't have this problem.

This aside, the song sounds truly amazing. I especially like the drums here. They create a very nice backing track for the other instruments. They also sound very militaristic, which fits very well to the melodies. They too sound like a "marching song", or a "present the army" song.

I didn't like the "pre outro" at 4:16, though. It sounds a bit strange there and the beginning of the last part is a bit abrupt as well.
But overall the song is very nice.

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DJ-Chilvan responds:

Thanx for the review! I'm glad you enjoyed the song! Yes, it is a pretty epic song, it turned out a lot more epic than I thought it would =). I did have mixed feelings about the pre-outro too but IMO it turned out pretty well; i try to make my endings as epic as possible=P.
BTW, this songs sounds extra amazing for me because I finally completed all of my personal victories (see my response to Zouk's review)
Thanks again!

[Countless Stars]

Good song with nice fade out

This is a great song. I like the slow and careful build up you have here, this makes this song very interesting for the listener.
Also, the melodies are very nice, they get stuck in your head very quickly and they create a very warm but somehow also an almost melancholic atmosphere.

I'm not so sure about the brass(?) we can hear at around the middle of the song, but the drums sound very nice.

However, I also like the very slow fade out. I think it works really well in this song. Normally I don't like fade outs as they are overdone, but here it works very well.

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Sawdust responds:

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it.

[first time blues]

Effect on lead is too much

A very nice track. Maybe the effect you have on the lead guitar is a tad bit too much (a little less "blues guitar effect" would sound better here, imo) but what you play sure sounds awesome.

I also like the backing track. It sounds like typical blues stuff, but at the same time it also sounds very original, heh. Anyway, I like the result of your experiment very much. :)

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mistermurfi responds:

thank you kindly yeah the effect on the lead may be a bit too strong was just messing around with the tone and thought it sounded bluesy so made a blues track

[The End of Our Journey]

Sounds more like town music

Yeah, the music you constantly can hear when walking around in towns. It just has those nice and calm atmosphere that almost all RPG towns have (except of course, when they are being attacked. Which seems to happen a lot in role playing games ^^).

"End of our journey" somehow sounds like "music that can be heard while the credits are rolling" to me. And for that the song would be simply misplaced. For the credits I would expect something more powerful.

Anyway, the song is very nice, but I think it could be spiced up a little with some more powerful melodies in it.

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[[MC Crispy] - Fast Pace Game]

Bad sound quality

The sound quality of this entry is very bad, the backing track can be hardly heard. Also there are statics all over the place when you rap.

The technique seems to be very good. Especially in the beginning your rapping sounds very natural, but later on in the song it seems as if there are some pauses where you have to catch some breath where there shouldn't be pauses (for example at 1:36), but maybe that's just me.

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chrisG755 responds:

yeah true, i really do need to work on breathing. thanks 4 the review

[The Bad Rasta Farmer]

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A good song. The melodies create a very nice atmosphere (yeah, I don't smoke pot, but your song makes me want to, lol) and the background beats are very driving.

I also like the vocal samples you put in every now and then. They provide that "rasta feel" you promise in the title. :D

Only thing is that this song gets a bit dull towards the end, maybe you should try to change the beat around even more.

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DeejayDeeZ responds:

Haha, your review put a smile on my face.

Thank you for reviewing, and changing the beat towards the end is not a bad idea.

- Deejay DeeZ

[Chasing the Rain Complete]

Nice, but kinda repititve

The intro sounds very much as if this is going to be an 8-bit piece, but only until the other melody sets in at around 6 seconds into the song. The intro sounds very nice and I like the transition you chose with those drum beats.

The kick after that sounds good as well and it fits very nice to the main melody. I think you could have added something more to this part, though. It gets a bit repititve after a while.

Again a nice transition with those beats. I like how you change the melody here completly and yet it fits very well to the part before. This also keeps the song from getting too repititve, so this change is very welcome.

Overall the song is ver nice, but even though you have a change in melody in it, it still gets a bit repititve towards the end. Maybe you should have tried to change the beat around a bit.

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[-PdG- Darkness]

Short but very nice

Wow, if you can do this in only 2 hours how good are your songs if you spent some more time on them? :)

This is a very good loop. The main melody is very nice and creates a very suspenseful atmosphere (I don't know if "suspensful" is the right word here... it's an atomsphere just like before big sport events. You are a little nervous, adrenaline rushes through your body and you are happy that you can take part in said event). The background music is good as well, the two melodies complement each other in a very nice way. The main melody has a very high tune and creates this happy/"suspenseful" atmosphere, while the background melody is somewhat deeper and it sounds a lot calmer.

Too bad the loop is so short, though.

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Prodigal responds:

I did this in two hours thanks to the quick flash of inspiration that came from nowhere.
The image that description gave me had me thinking for a couple of good minutes, I like it!

This loop is hopefully going to turn into a full fledged song. I'll be sure to post a link on the Review Club so that you can see it!

THanks for the review :D