Score: 6

"Well made but needs another layer. Rhymes?"

submission: .:Failure of the Heart WIP:.

date: April 1, 2008

To me, this sounds like it should be the backing track for some rapping.

Specially at the start - the simple piano and soft beats really need something extra.

You really start layering on the beats at 0:32 though and there's a few cool sounds like drillsnstuff. The violins that come in after 1:00 work well and really help give the tun a crescendo.

The end is a bit slow but yet nicely paced.

However, I'm just thinking how cooler it would be with some dope lyrics on it.

I'd try and fit of some rhymes fitting the theme if you're willing to let me have a bash.

Otherwise, good luck with whatever you do with it.

Everything feels well placed and I liked the stereo effects etc. but it's all sounding a tad empty.

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Score: 7

"Great vibe. I'm thankful I got to hear it."

submission: Cm JazzlyJam

date: April 1, 2008

3 layers again - piano melody, piano chords and a drum set.

Seems like you only have a few patterns going on with the drums, but they're put together in a pretty complex way. It sounded more like someone jamming along than a computer loop...

The piano parts all work well together and with the beats.

Towards the end, the bg chords started getting a bit repetitive and coming to the fore. There were a few points where it kinda felt like you were losing your way and it's simplistic enough that I'll probably be deleting this.

However, it has a great vibe and I'm thankful I got to hear it.

Score: 7

"Nice vibe but piano felt stilted."

submission: 32 Changes

date: April 1, 2008

Quite different to your normal stuff.

I hear 3 instruments - the piano, the guitar and some sort of tinks that pop in at 13s 22s 33s 57s and 1:16.

The guitar lends it a lovely vibe and sounds really smooth.

I felt the piano could have used a little sustain. It feels a bit stilted as is. Though the chords used sound good and I liked the part around 1:10.

Overall, it was a lovely vibe but I just felt the whole thing lacked fluidity. I think more legato piano and maybe even an added instrument (non-lyrical vocals or strings) would help it really shine.

Score: 7

"Epic"

submission: Solus- She

date: April 1, 2008

Why is it called 'She'?

Anyways, this is a pretty epic instrumental piece. Really makes me think of massive armies of swordsmen, hundreds - even thousands - slain and a few survivors reminiscing or passing on the story.

Sounds kinda like the music you might get in an old RPG whilst someone's talking about all the battles that have led to this one final ultimate encounter.

I loved the start - simple but effective keyboard melody. I liked the way you played with the drums, bells and... violins? (Sorry, I'm not the best at telling...)

After the energetic crescendo, it was a creepy vibe with the soft melody and bells.

The 2nd half begins with what sounds like some slow violins - makes it sound more peaceful for a moment.

Sorry for the boring review technique - I'm unsure how to analyse a symphonic arrangement like this.

I do feel it is lacking maybe another layer. I wouldn't suggest lyrics at all - that'd take away too much from the instruments you have. However, maybe a choral arrangement could work?

And maybe punctuate some moments even more than you do? I like the changing 'pace' brought on by your selective use of instruments and judicious drums. Maybe go even wilder at the peaks of crescendos.

This is a great piece. I wouldn't want to listen to it when relaxing, but it'd be a good thing to maybe wake up to or play when beginning a big project. It's kinda energising.

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Score: 6

"Good song, but I'm growing less enthused by it."

submission: Bearded Gentlemen from Texas

date: March 31, 2008

I did really love this the first time I hear it, but having just heard it for the 3rd time (over the course of a week), I find myself growing weary of it.

The intro is great and I loved what sounded like a little bit of speedy improvised fingerwork.

Throughout the song, I felt the drums were a bit too repetitive.

The whole thing kinda seemed a bit flat after the 1 minute mark. If you'd had more energy in the drums and some more variations generally, I'd have probably preferred it.

The lyrics were kinda funny. I liked the use of stereo effects for the guitars.

It's a good song with some great elements, but I just felt the whole thing failed to live up to the promise held by the guitarwork in the intro.

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Score: 2

"droningly/repetitive"

submission: Wicked Spiral

date: March 31, 2008

The vocal samples are cool. I enjoyed the laughs.

Throughout this tune though, the melodic loop was really drilling into my brain - though you changed up the beats and added some background stuff at points, it just felt like there was never enough variation or stuff going on to elevate it above a dull experience.

Often, when you switched the beat it was only to return to an earlier one. You had an alternative melody and what sounded like a few instrument (or effect) changes. Really though, it just seemed to drone on and on and by the end I was just glad it was over.

You've got some decent loops and sounds, but need to work on variety and progression.

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Score: 4

"Too repetitive and overpowering a melody."

submission: The Street Life {sample}

date: March 31, 2008

I like what you have here, but it's too repetitive.

The piano has a nice vibe, but it's way too repeptitive and dull.

The drums are great and I noticed a few minor variations, but it's the piano that's really in the foreground.

I liked the way you killed the harder beats/melody before the sample and seems like you're technically skilled with the software. (Far more than I, anyway.)

I just feel like the repetitive melody makes it all really boring to listen to.

Btw, the full tune was cool, but I reckon the melody remains too simple, repetitive and overpowering.

Score: 6

"epetitive and static but cool sounds later on."

submission: Speedy Bass (Dubstep)

date: March 31, 2008

A kinda spooky vibe.

The tempo of the start seems at odds with what follows.

I liked the occasional notes you drop in every bar or two around the 1 min. mark. In fact, I liked a lot of the sounds that followed.

It does generally feel repetitive and slow to move. The vibe and the sounds you have are cool though. Specially for the 4th minute.

I think if you'd skipped the first minute or two or sped up the progression a bit, it would have been a stronger tune.

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Score: 9

"I'm seriously looking forward to hearing more fr"

submission: Three Little Words by Id of Oz

date: March 31, 2008

Probably the best song I've heard on the AP.

So much about this song rocks. The beats are great - cool syncopation and variation.

The starting intro really has a sorta 'creepy circus theatre show' vibe.

The lyrics are great and I love your different voices. The robotic section works well and the whole thing makes me chuckle.

At the start, I felt the lyrics were a tad cliche, but I love the story and the way it turns out. You've got cool sections that mirror parts from before and a great variety of ways you deliver the words.

I'm seriously looking forward to hearing more from you.

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Score: 8

"Funky, enjoyable and a keeper. But disappoints."

submission: Red Sunday

date: March 31, 2008

The beat that arrives at 0:45 is a bit harsh for my liking. Or at least it is until the other instruments come in.

All the instruments work really well. The drum loop is great - specially the tempo of the faster beats of the starting loop.

I was kinda disappointed by the lack of cool progressions after 1:25ish - the harder beat sounded great, but was kinda 'obvious'. I was hoping it'd escelate a bit further.

The ending is kinda cool and it is interesting to hear a tune that's almost 100% buildup, but it was a tad disappointing.

Still, a definite keeper.

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