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[Untitled Piano II]

England 1920

It certainly started off somewhat slow, but until the middle I could really appreciate this track for it was.

I personally think there is some flaws in this track...the improv in the intro seems a bit sloppy. But once the high pitched notes hit every sounds very nice. Varying dynamics and levels of wide reverb sound awesome in here. Great creativity, as the amount of reverb decays as the song progresses. I really love the meat of the song, sounds like one huge delay effect bouncing off two giant, dark walls, in the middle of a once barren desert, under an evil, dark night sky. and you can still pick up some very attractive high pitched melodies. It almost sounds like a pad. (it almost sounds like there's also a clarinet and flute at some points)..

Now the latter half of the track....I too appreciate listening to the beauty of rain. If it ever rained where I live I would sleep like a baby every night. so I listened to it three times now, and noticed the variations(or atleast the ones my mind invoked). I still would say it could use some more stuff over the top to make it interesting add diversity, such as light thunder crackles, maybe an animal sound, some feedback or a atmospheric synth, something exactly like what you have at the end of the track. More ambience wouldn't hurt IMO.

as always, pleasure listening to your music.

Gillenium responds:

Thanks for the in-depth review! As for the critiques, the track is what it is. I recorded rain earlier in the week, and I wanted improv to go with it, so I played that. That's basically it. The intro is sloppy, because it was completely improvised. When I finally hit a nice melody, I was quite surprised, haha. I kept it rolling for as long as I could. I played it back one time and improv'd the reverb fx, and that was it. I did hope for thunder when I was recording the rain, but unfortunately, it didn't happen. I did get a nice effect when the wind swept more rain in. You can hear that near the end. The track isn't so much about a song, but the processes going on. You can hear how I find the melody, you can hear how the rain changes, and like you said - you can imagine what the song sounds like when the reverb is overwhelming. What's in your mind is usually better than what you're precieving anyway. I don't expect people to treat this like a best-effort Gillenium track, so I'm glad you didn't!

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sounds great!

i'm not going to leave the long detailed review like I did last time-but this version sounds a bit clearer. Still love this track man I putting it in my top 4 favorites for now!!! just wish it could be finished because i love this....

snoballandthmonyshot responds:

...well i got the day off tomorrow so i'm gonna try and do a new version of this. gonna be hard to recreate, prolly gonna sound quite different. gonna try and keep the main structure and instrumental ideas tho.
wish me luck
;ped

[==(Celestial Swamp Life)=]

Ladies and Gentleman we have a winner

IMO, this a near perfect ambient track.

I love the synths and sounds used in here. The muffled sub synth sounds like a bubbly, dark sludge swamp...the feedback reminds me of fading eletric box...The other sounds are great over it. The big phasers are sweet. Not so much of a melodic track, but the blend of notes and sounds creates a sick as hell atmospheric feeling. Love the murky drums to compliment the environment, and sick as hell EQ settings and FX. The little taps that are panned add some nice creepiness, and I like how they mold into the higher percs once the main drums hit around 1:30ish...

I thought the buildup was perfect to lead right into the meat of the track. I just wish it could be 1 min longer, as it got started around 1:30 and ended 1 min later. it does feel just a tad unfinished to me. I would love to play a futuristic FPS shooter were you shoot aliens while listening to this!

great stuff, I know its early in the competition but you would get my vote at this point if users were allowed.

[Winter Aura (Loop)]

Straight out of a Sonic game

Sounds happy and victorious and of course has a winterish feel. the drums could be raised a notch to be at par with the synths.

Nice loop. add one more note in the end to lead back into the loop-it would make a smoother transition. I would appreciate this more if it was bit longer to incoporate more ideas. Such as adding jingle bells and a major-feeling piano melody or something to make it sound more winterish. an arpped bassline or eurogate type of thing would be a perfect fit for this trance.

keep up the good work and dont get lost in the snow.

Kid2Will responds:

Thanks for the review!

[==(Climbing The Glacier)=]

Glacialization

Once again, nice buildup in the intro. I love slowly progressing pads to lead into the intro. and the soft ethnic percussion hits(in the intro I think the conga/bongos were a tad too quiet-i know you like using subtle drums from the sound of some of your tracks but these were too inaudible). I love the wobbly synths(reminds me of penguins! :D) and the muffled, echoed, distant tone-sounds like a huge open ocean in the middle of nowhere.

the glitchy(for lack of a better word) are truly kickass and i love the feel of them in here. the abstract bassline melody is a terrific idea..shaker works wonders with the drumbeat.

the track never truly kicked in really-but it adds some uniqueness-just like a glacier-through the ice caps melting-to the sexually active penguins of Antartica.

the synth around 3:35 is a sweet addition too...i like the basic ending. some more feedback fading pads kinda like around 3:30 would be a nice append in here as well. lovely track SBB. diverse combination of ideas = win

[==(Island Shores at Night]

Sex on the beach

Appropriate ambience to lead into the actual ambient piece...the carribean-ethnic percussion is pretty chill in there too. you should have made the intro a bit longer in my opinion. But overall it kicks in well once you start the drums and percussion again. I love those bits playing on with the drumset(which are well mastered and I can feel the dynamics). Kickass job on the large, pleasant sounding pads. The piano melodies sound like something out of a Disney movie. The bassline is nice and simple like it should be. Pan Flutes are perfect to give a tribal, island feel.

One thing you could have done better in my humble opinion is close out the piano melody with a chord or a more striking finish-since it was the 'main' or lead instrument in the track(atleast thats what it felt like to me) and then proceed with the flute and bells fading out....the note that you left on kinda leaves me hanging and feels unresolved...some seagull and airplane FX would also be kickass in here!

Very happy and relaxing!

[==(Horizon)==]

Open the box...

Go watch the flash "Apples and Tangerines" if you haven't...it just kinda reminded of the flash in a way.

nice opening with the soft string pads and the "falling star" effects and then expanding into a more complex idea, likin the arpped synths and the panned effects. The drums are are at appropriate volumes and I'm liking the beat and work with the hi-hats. The piano melodies are superb, have a really nice pace and feeling gliding across the song.

I like the rhythm flow on the synth in the interlude, and the tom hits to lead back into the main sequence. I love the lower keys added in on the piano to add more of a punch. (the piano tone is a perfect fit in here).

one thing you could use on the second half of your track to make it more powerful is include a bassline(or make the lower frequencies a tad louder), and include a more active drumbeat with more open hi hats and louder snares. just a thought! anyways, this a pretty kickass, laid back piece to listen! thanks again for another marvelous work!

[(::Goodbye::)]

Neat Soundscape with a wide range of emotions

This progresses in a unique way. With the chord/voice(great blend of ranges) progression you presented, there is a mulltiple range of emotions in here. It ranges from a hopeful happiness, and shining happiness, uneasiness, and a tranquil sadness IMO. The pad you also included was a good selection, it helps visualize the music more and uses great, shimmering FX. It was pretty easy to listen to and I didn't have any urges to fast forward through sections. To give any inspiration here you could try using different FX and amounts of reverb/flanger effects throughout, maybe add some subtle hand percussion, a sliding synth....But it sounds very nice right now. Great work!

my condolences.

FatKidWitAJetPak responds:

Hey thanks. And it sounds just like a FX Pad, but it is actually made with violins! I composed this witha synthesizer so technically it is FX.

[Armymenis12- Relax]

very chill

Good hip hop combined with some eletronica parts. Sounds really nice together. Really smooth, happy melodies that flow together. I love that harp arpeggio. The synth strings are perfectly placed, and the synths are real nice as well. This is definetly relaxing. The wind synth around 1:05 slides right through the ears. Love the interlude with the light keys, and you hit right back into the main chorus. The bassline perfectly complements the track. This isn't too cluttered and leaves room for laying down vocals.

The drums are pretty nice too-suitable beat and nice use of the eletronic kick and toms. You could've made the hand percussion in the interlude a bit louder. The intro also ended abruptly, you should have added one more note onto the apreggio or just let it flow right into the main thing. You could reduce repetiveness(certainly not a big deal here) by making the hi-hats slower now and then and mixing up the snare on the latter half of the track. Otherwise, great clarity and smooth audio clip!

[Distant Visions]

Ambient classical inspired tracks are good

for the soul...even some eletronica sounding stuff in here, very nice blend of genres.

Definetly interesting start...fuzz adds some character, like two lost archaeologists are lost in a cold mountain...perfect amount of reverb on the lead instrument. that combined with the melody creates another unique, euphoric feel which is always produced so well in your tracks. The violin well complements it melody sounds natureish. I like those background mountain bells in the background, what exactly are those, I've been looking for this type of sound for ages. The instrument that sounds like sound going through a huge pipe or tunnel adds some eeriness...a panning effect would be perfect on this(do you already have one or am I just imaging it?)

the beat is decent like someone slowly climbing up a mountain. Ethnic percussion like log drums, taiko drums, and tablas(which I am a total sucker for) would be nice in here too. I also think you could have removed the fuzzing once you get passed the intro although its not really noticeable once I listen to the track for a second time. maybe end it with a lo-fi sound of a monster growl or somethin similar...

Great clarity, great melodies, overall another great production indeed.

Twistedtechnology responds:

UUmmmmm i cant tell exactly what mountain bell thingies ur talking about, its been a while since i made this XD. I would totally put ething percussion in my ambient pieces........but i really dont have any samples for ethnic instruments (;____;)

I could have removed the fuzz....but in all honesty...i was too lazy to make and edit an automation clip in the playlist to kill the volume for it. And like you said, if you listen to the track over again, you tend not to notice it too much after the intro.

Glad you liked it!!! thanks for your reviews man, I threw a few more back your way as well XD