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January 14th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Needs much more variety
Interesting dull kick to start along with claps and some weird keys. However, the intro is taking way too long. Finally, some bass jumped in after 32 seconds.
This techno song is way too long in developing. 8 bars of the same staff is really enough before the listener becomes bored.
Ok, we are 02:30 into this 06:37 long composition and it’s pretty much the same as it was the first 20 seconds. The same can be said after 04:30 and at the end as well…
I give credit for productuon – everything is well mixed. The kick is very nice, but the bass is average, and the keys are unmemorable.
Working on variety is very important, as techno songs usually have no lyrics, and it’s very easy to get bored. You’ve got virtually the same stuff for more than 6.5 minutes, and it needs to change. Cheers!
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:06 am
Slow. Draggy. Repetitive. Nothing happening. Great mix and master job. Good ideas in this song but it needs alot more to keep it gogin for this long…wow 6:37…yikes!
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:14 am
I danced and danced and danced and um…danced. I worked it…and got my groove on etc… 310 in da hizzzooo!!!! anyways kinda reminds me of herbie hancock minus the guy in the bed jerkin it. I was waiting for the sin-sonic drum roll…c’mon where is it? ((((beeew beeeeww beeew beeew beeew))) Thats all i ask for…
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:16 am
I like the steady build up.
Kind of sounds like a punch to the floor. I like th zig zag lasers and zaps. Pretty Industrial sounding.
I like it.
January 27th, 2008 at 5:07 am
Cool little ditty
nice little track, needs a bit of work, nothing that really jumps out at me yet.
Maybe some kind of melody, some fills a breakdown, some extra effects etc, just to keep tghe track driving and giving it a direction, not sure what type of sound you’re heading for, it sounds minimal but needs more thought if it is. Maybe like house, but needs more happening
Lost somewhere in between.
Like the bassline, mind you that’s all that’s kinda happening, but it does work well. Mix is in and sounds ok, but with little elements that’s not a huge task
Have a think about expanding this track, good potential.
January 30th, 2008 at 11:46 am
A very long intro, that doesnt really take me anywhere. The track is pleasant enough, but there is’nt enough going on. This is just down to taste I guess.
Good mix and well balanced sounds.
January 31st, 2008 at 5:37 am
interesting beat intro, broken and unalarming. nice little groove, this is an inventive minimal esque tune. very mellow with sounds that reminfd me of legos and kindergarden. it’s like a conversation beat, someone is real serious and maybe the audience isn’t listening? the story of the starving artist, maybe some franz kafka inspirationa????
February 1st, 2008 at 8:18 pm
I cant really put my finger on it
You asked for what you sounded like, I cant really think of many artists that sound like you.
Pretty aggressive bass line keeps the song pressin’ on. overall though, this song lacks melody.
the balance is well done, but I am already bored of this song 2:30 in.
February 3rd, 2008 at 6:19 am
not much goin on in this song. i like the bass. it kind reminds me of a couple old 80′s songs. one that comes to mind is Boris Blank & Dieter Meier’s hit song “Oh Yeah”, from the closing credits of ferris bueller’s day off and a bunch of other movies.
February 5th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Boring groove
Like the simple heavy bass/clap intro, background ambience takes away from the energy, progression is way too slow, song never seems to get going, sounds like 80′s movie background music.
February 9th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
This track is very very basic, there’s no real structure that engages the listener, the bass sounds out too.
February 11th, 2008 at 4:25 am
De Zeis 2 cents
it’s a good try but it seems to miss some verve. Theres to much intermezzos with nothing else playing then the percussion. The percussion is good but to carry an entire track with it dont work. I think it misses some synths or more change in melody.
Good stuff but needs some work.
February 13th, 2008 at 6:58 am
Yellowish tones
This one has some nice elements. The deep bass synth provides the main theme of the track. For the most part it is well played. The only thing is that sometimes the notes are played so close together that this particular synth gives it an odd sound. Not a big detractor , but it is noticeable.
There are some nice atmospheric tones that help the balance of the track. The slight break at the halfway point keeps the track from becoming too monotonous, but almost 7 minutes may be a bit too long for this track without some more sonic diversity. The song reminds me a bit of some Kraftwerk tracks and also some of Yello’s stuff from the late 80′s. Overall, I liked it but the length of the track is an issue.
February 14th, 2008 at 5:34 am
I hate to be a nay sayer here.
I found this song to be a little bit monotonous. It lacks direction and real feeling. I hate to be down on artists but this song just didn’t go anywhere. You could rev it up a little with some vocals or give it a kick by adding some catchy drum hits or something. I’ll give you credit for trying.
February 16th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
this is original stuff..the bassline reminds you of the old nintendo games but thats ok because beats are dark and that creates a bizzare feel for the listener. you need to watch out for the breaks though…make it sound a little more dramatic by adding some stabbing effects and cut out some length because it goes on and on. i have never heard anything like this before though…i praise you for being daring and trying out something new…and also, the production is excellent..you can do so much more with this song man.
March 3rd, 2008 at 7:27 am
Sounds empty and raw besides some originality
I liked the intro.
I never heard a metronome in a beat of this genre before as weird as it sounds.
The clap sound is a bit raw.
For a 6 and a half minutes song, i may say it gets very boring over time. It sounds empty mostly and lacks not of bass but of background sound. Because this song does not sound like music but like a simple beat. Lots of original sounds but it sounds like an experiment to me.
Plus the ending lacks something, it ends abruptly and i don’t know if i even thought that was one.
I have no idea how you sound like sincerely. I just don’t listen to that kind of music usually.
Keep it up though!
[]^_^[]
March 17th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Nice but a little hollow
Really nice piece. Catchy bass line and little inflections of sound here and there. At some points the sounds really hollow…make some mid range synth? Seems to be highs and lows but never anything to fill the speakers up.
April 26th, 2008 at 5:57 am
Fresh
Although I do not like to many Techno songs that are slow this one seems to work. I like the steady walking beat. It is a totally chilled out beat. You can really bob you head and relax to this music. I said the music sounded like M.C Hammer. I do not know too many Techno People. Good work, I am an independant film maker and would be able to use this music in a scene.
April 26th, 2008 at 6:00 am
Strange
I think the intro is a bit boring and long. It takes a lot of time before something happens.