Score: 7

"Neat"

submission: Silence (Flying)

date: January 26, 2007

What an interesting song...

I thought the beginning was really great in setting the mood right away. The piano melody that came in started great, but then I felt it became too random, it dropped out of key a lot and the feeling was too chaotic.

Hmm, really that piano seems to bleed the song of it's power. The drums, the background, everything else is just so damn perfect, then you have this piano here doing what appears to be nothing constructive.

The sounds are crisp, clean, and there were some voices in there, it sounded damn scary, I couldn't make it out. I did make out "The end", and that spread a nice chill to my spine. Interesting effect.

I love this song, but I hate that piano! In any case, keep up the good fight! I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime. Keep them coming BDE.

Score: 9

"Take care Twisted."

submission: Farewell My Friends

date: January 24, 2007

Such a sullen, subtle piece. I can hear all sorts of emotions and voices in this piece. There is a sadness of course, there can never be a farewell without hues of sorrow flowing from it's core.

However there is also a dream like feel to the piece. I get the image of somebody sitting on a sandy beach, on an island, just gazing up at the stars.

The beach sound is excellent to it's cause here. It really gives off that feeling of lonelyness, that extra edge of sorrow to push the song forward.

When that flute comes in it was quite interesting. I wonder what this song would have been like if you added more reverb. It would have sounded lonelier, it would have sounded more distant. Like something you can never touch, but is always there.

I was a little disappointed you didn't do more with that harp you had at the beginning. I felt that harp held a HUGE amount of power for this piece, it DEMANDED you knew how it felt, and with the seashore it was a great piece to the puzzle.

In any case, I am always saddened to see a fellow artist leave, but such is the world that we live in. I wish for you the best for whatever you may do from here on. Keep up the fighting spirit! I won't say goodbye, because I do not believe in saying thus. By saying goodbye it entails we may never meet again, and i'm fairly sure this is not true. So I guess, i'll see you later ;).

Score: 9

"Damn impressive!"

submission: Mass Destruction

date: January 24, 2007

I felt this song had a lot of power in it! I really enjoyed the sound effects you had going on in the background, and those strange hi hats sounds which border on the feel of a siren of course fueled your whole image.

I really liked the melodies you had going on here! The strings, the piano, everything worked DAMN well in my opinion! I'd say that the song borders on classical more so then trance.

The strings, were just divine. I really liked how you worked them. I can't believe this song got such a low score.

You've mixed in a good deal of synths as well as real instruments, which is a feat I can respect for it is something I can't do yet so mad respect points to you.

Here comes the sirens and glitched up saw synths! The song gets more and more frantic. I was expecting some kind of big explosion at the end, it kinda trailed off, but it was still damn impressive.

In any case, great work, 5 from me! I'd like you to check out some of my work sometime! Keep up the good fight, and keep them coming preffertobedead!

Score: 9

"Impressive"

submission: i2 - Angression

date: January 24, 2007

The second that flute melody came in, I thought the song was becoming truly intense. Then you bring in that oboe and the songs core alters. It changes from it's peaceful state into something a tad sadder, and you introduce that piano very well!

The song is TOO SHORT! XO!!!
WHWWWHYYY11!1!?

You're really onto something here, I think this song could become truly something powerful! If you're using Fruity Studio's, I would like to try and finish this song, with your permission of course. There is just so much I see to this.

In any case, this song really clicked with me. It reminds me so much of my earlier style, and I miss that style so...

5/5 from me i2, keep up the great work!

Score: 8

"Neat"

submission: i2 - Eternal Injustice

date: January 24, 2007

I thought it was pretty damn entertaining! I also felt it was missing some "umph!" if you know what I mean. The kicks could have been made more brutal, the percussional could have been more diverse, more pushing. I feel that this song could really take on a whole new feel. It's slightly repetetive which is why I suggested more punishing percussional aspects as it would have then made an excellent DnB track!

Other then that, your production levels are good, the sound is crisp and clear, and I know you've been doing a good deal of Hip Hop which may have been the cause as to why the song is a tad repetitive, as i find hip hop tracks need to be repetitive to allow somebody to rap to it.

In any case, sweet stuff i2! Keep up the good work!

Score: 9

"Neat"

submission: Echoz- Sleep

date: January 24, 2007

You're making much better use of that Delay Llama then I could hope to ;P.

In any case the song as you said sounds like it's some kind of dream, ethereal thing, which I guess with a title called dreams, is a good thing! I thought there was like... some kind of whale sounds somewhere in the background at some point. I didn't have any clue what to make of it XD. But it was pretty impressive.

If only there was a way to make the pitch of that Delay Llama change at your whim, thats where it's true strength really lies. I've heard some demo's and let me tell you, it has some SERIOUS power, but it's hard to tap. I don't think Fruity Studio's can alternate it's pitch, it IS a rather old VST.

Anyways, the song was pretty clean, looped well, and just an entertaining listen overall. I liked your harp like instrument, it really set the mood right, with plenty of pads and background sounds to furthar emphasize this feeling. Good stuff Echoz, good stuff indeed.

Score: 9

"Interesting"

submission: Richard

date: January 22, 2007

This should definitely should have been in Techno, it's such an interesting mix. You've got some glitching going on and that was pretty neat. I felt the song sounded a tad empty until those synths came in sometime halfway, the melody work there was rather enjoyable.

Then you broke into hardcore glitchness!

Definately an interesting track, i'm surprised nobody else has reviewed it! In any case, excellent stuff, keep up the good work! I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime.

Score: 9

"Impressive"

submission: †A Fabricated Walk of Life†

date: January 22, 2007

An interesting story, I am a little surprised to hear only feelings of peace, joy, and overall pleasantness. For my friend you are forgetting, not everybody could look at life with a smile.

In any case I know you are using Fruity Loops, so i'm going to tell you where you can find some excellent soundfonts.

www.sf2midi.com

That place has some EXCELLENT soundfonts. One of the best strings soundfonts is called squidfont. Trust me, it's brilliant!

Once you download the soundfonts simply place them into the fruity loops folder (create a folder if you'd like), and when you enter fruity loops you should be able to find that folder (you might have to restart Fruity), and you can use all the soundfonts.

Back to the song, I like what you did with what you had. I know this song is mostly supposed to be you learning the system, but still you have managed to bring about a pretty neat piece.

In any case, don't give up! Keep up the good fight! I hear some excellent potential in you,I can't wait to hear you once we pump you up with some good samples ;).

Score: 9

"Impressive"

submission: *+-Kings Throne-+* (Theme #1)

date: January 22, 2007

I can tell right away that you do practice violin, because you can make the instrument sing so pure, so clean, you know how to make it speak!

The song is so short, but from what it's there it really does speak a lot. You've conveyed the image of a royal chamber rather well, it makes me think of nobility.

The spiccato cello sounds pretty neat, definately adds to the piece by offering a low end sound. I would have liked to hear it play a bigger role, perhaps another melody along with the violin.

In any case the piece was well done. Keep up the good fight and keep them coming quickshot!

Score: 9

"Interesting"

submission: Apology

date: January 22, 2007

what an interesting image I get from this piece. I don't get a sad core, or at least not a pure sad core. As if the person who is apologyzing is doing so with tears of frustration, or subconcious anger. As if they have to do it, but do not fully believe in it.

The lower end notes WERE a tad loud, and as mentioned before hand there was some minor clipping, but not that bad in my opinion.

The repetitive melody at the beginning serves to induce a form of trance like state to the listener, and is also appropriate for these kind of songs.

I wonder what the song would have been like if you had added another melody on top of all this on a higher octave. Sad fragile feelings in my opinion are very well portrayed by the high end of the piano.

In any case, good stuff! Keep up the good fight and keep them coming Karco, you have composed this well.