Score: 8

"on the right path"

submission: Oro - Mysterious Calling

date: February 16, 2007

Okay, you've got some very good ideas in here, and the harmonizations work very well in the main part of the song with the combination of the piano and the strings and voice. But one thing is, the female voice is way too loud at the start of the segment, its a real blast.
The bird sounds are a nice touch, but the 'arctic wind'..well, it makes it sound a littl bit rough :) other than that, its a good try. Maybe a bit more reverb on the piano, string and voices, then they'll blend in a bit more.
Well, keep going man, you're on the right track!

Score: 9

"mellow yello"

submission: Karco -- Lost in Time --

date: February 15, 2007

I'd be inclined to call it chilled house or techno. It reminds me of the band Leftfield, with those cool arps and repetitive synth mini sweeps. Really nice progression, the pads help the track float along nicely! Good co-ordination between all the high frequency parts you have going on.
The thing that bugs me a little bit is the double timed snare. It feels a little bit overenergetic for a mellow ambientish track such as this. i feel the 2 and the 4 is where the snare belongs.
Ooops, forgot to mention, that gurgling almost acid fx at the transition is a good choice.
Good mellow bell melody. Almost sounds a little bit sinister against the backdrop of the pads which flutter a little bit against the major key as the song progresses. Thats pretty cool, i almost didn't realise it happened, it was so gradual!
Well, a solid track man, a fine effort!

Score: 8

"nice track"

submission: The Standard Song

date: February 15, 2007

lets see..nice synth pattern, a nice build with the drumfill and the fx sweep into the track. Yep, marches boldly forward.
The melody in the second half is a nice touch, it does feel a little bit out of time though.
Nice low bass sweep. Yeah, the track is lacking bass a bit in my opinion
And a nice conclusion.

Well, its a nice little track. But its not usually smart to admit to using presets! Also, perhaps there's a little bit too much snare in the drumloop. Just my opinion.

Score: 9

"much potential"

submission: Destined to Live

date: February 15, 2007

Cool fluttery sound to kick the track off. Like some kind of trance butterfly or something :)
Nice synth brass down low setting the scene.
Nice timing to bring in the bass and the filtered arp, good bringing up up of the arp in the mix.
Wow, this is some build, I wonder where its going! Oh, the track finished :P It felt like you were going to drop in the complete drum kit and launch into a full on trance track. Well, maybe next time :)
Sounding very polished man, but it didn't reach to where I felt that it was going!

Score: 8

"pipe dreams"

submission: Blak Trash [M_B_M REMIX]

date: February 15, 2007

You've got some cool noises in there. Alien bugs crawling through pipes to capture people to feed to the queen, thats the kind of vibe I get.
Maybe consider adding some glitchy beats and turning it into a dull on abstract electronica track? That would be cool.
Good originality. But dont hold back. Pile more stuff in there. I can imagine more eerie drones and random, dischordant spikes really suiting this track.

Score: 8

"eat those dots"

submission: Phoozle - Magic Saws

date: February 15, 2007

Hey, I want that cool Pacman sound! hehe...it adds a comical dimension to the track.
The beats are solid, and the one you bring in after the trance lead is funky fresh.
Nice chords here, nice grainy kind of quality to them when they hit the lower notes.
Man, I think there was a lot of potential to expand with that chord sequence. If you bring back the intial melody, and chuck in some extra blips and bleeps and stuff I'd be rocking out for hours.
It seemed to finish, just when it was getting ready to unleash pure video game joy.
Also, dont forget the bassline.
Well, keep going man. This is solid stuff.

Score: 8

"funkahontas"

submission: Awah

date: February 15, 2007

Well, after hearing all the funky wah-wah guitars in this track, the name makes a world of sense, hehe.
Cruisey, cool bassline and the funk loop is classic. The open hi hat at the end of every bar completes the groove nicely.
I enjoy the interactions of the guitars a lot. One thing missing in my opinion, is such instrument keeping the chord progression going. I mean everything is playing in key, but I just miss the organ or keyboard keeping the chords flowing. Good crashes to keep the interest up, maybe some snare fills or something to go with it? Woah, the ending is a bit sharp!
I defintely like a bit of funk, this kept me entertained. Nice one!

Score: 7

"envelopy"

submission: Evolved Sounds

date: February 15, 2007

Bit of an old-school electro feel with this one, with the phat double kick patterns at the start of the track. The snare seems a little bit quiet.
The track follows a lot of twists and turns, its hard to keep track. The rhythm does establish some good consistency which is always a good thing for techno.
Well, what was the experiment? I'm guessing you increased the length of the decay of the synths volume envelope as the track progressed.
Well, keep going. You're on the right track with your percussion, and there's a couple of cool melodic ideas in there. Just bring a little bit more order to the track and work on making a couple of cool, simple riffs instead of a huge solo!

Score: 7

"hectic!"

submission: Ow?

date: February 15, 2007

Hey, make d@b if you want to. I can see that you want to create a high energy, active track, but the downside is that its easy for things to overlap too much and sound incoherent.
For a start, the inital bass sequence is clipping, and the progression is quite strange.
The bubbly bass that follows is much more stable and could last for a tracks duration. it clashes a bit with the initial bass.
Nice effort to make some original drums, but you'll want to do some research about the two-step drum pattern. Four snares in a bar is a little bit hectic man. And the kick is lost in the mix, I dont know how many you've got in there.
So, in summary, this one needs a lot of work. But dont be as pessimistic as your song description says.

Score: 8

"for a movie?"

submission: Hymnal of the Hive [DEMO]

date: February 15, 2007

Sounds quite cinematic G9! The phat saws work well at achieving at epic but mysterious feeling, and the piano is simple but carries with the chord progression well, as does the female choir section.
There was however, a bit off fuzz in the recording when the saws left? Might want to have a second look at the mixer because my ears think they hear a bit of clipping.