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[[P] - Laboratory (Dubstep)]

I didn't need a shower

so I know it wasn't dirty enough. Getting the bass to mildly concuss my head is something this song could have used.

Everything about this song was extremely well-executed, but it felt like you didn't have much to say, musically. A bit too ambient to be energetic and a bit too dirty to be relaxing.

Overall it was a fun song, but it needs work to really grab the audience.

Excellent job on the synth work, though. The sweeps were pretty much amazing.

8/10
4/5

Pezmobile responds:

Thanks. I'm glad you like the sweeps but honestly that was the simplest part of the song. I just had some complications with the limiter but i think its good now

[UK-HardStep]

It kept almost being awesome.

But it was a bit on the boring side. There was no real breakdown.

Another thing that turned me off slightly was what I considered overuse of the voice clip starting at 1:30.

It was a fun song though. Have you tried slowing it down to maybe 160bpm? I think that might make a world of difference, because some of the melodic stuff you do gets a little lost in the rushed feeling of the song.

haxory responds:

Hey man, thanks :)
You may verry well be pretty correct, I'll tweak it some.

[KurdStep (RAC4 Dubstep)]

This displays what dubstep can do.

This is the kind of song that gets created when someone has something to say.

Dubstep is too often just about the wobble and sounding as dirty as possible, and (no offense) that's what your and other peoples' songs do often, but this one shows beauty and contrast, which is what I enjoyed.

Aydin-Jewelz123 responds:

Ye I totally agree! Glad you enjoyed it!

[Reflections >Dubstep<]

Real music in electronica is hard to find.

This is, without a doubt, one of very few real artistic statements that I've heard on this site. I was highly disappointed when the song started to fade out. I'm curious if you had more melodic ideas you wanted to explore, because it seemed like you probably just ran out of time/capacity.

Excellent song. Cheers.

mr-jazzman responds:

Ugh I'm sure if I had more time I would have! =P Yeah, I made this for a contest about a month ago, and the goal was to make a great song in 2 weeks time. Unfortunately, I had to finish it up, so it needed an ending point. I'm sorry if I disappointed you with my fade out lol! =( I honestly had nowhere else to take the song at the time; as you can tell, it packs a great amount of punch throughout the song! I guess too that I was afraid that if the song was too long, people wouldn't listen to/enjoy the whole thing. As a songwriter, I try to captivate both the patient and impatient audiences, so my songs usually have about 5 to 6 motifs in them. Then again, maybe the outtro wasn't a good way to end it. =P Of course, this is all perspective, eh? All I can tell you is I definitely needed an ending point, and I felt that's where it should have ended, given the song in a more general scheme. Thanks for your short but extremely thoughtful review man, it's rare that I ever get a review like this that actually makes me reconsider what I made in my song (lol I've listened to this song twice through just writing the response! =P)...In fact, I beleive you're actually the first one to do it. Sure I get advice, praise, etc., all the time, but I thank you so much for your inquisitive stance! =)

And btw, I WISH I could edit my Author's Notes, but alas, the song has too many DLs now and I can't. =( Oh well. I still think it was worth it though. ;)

Thanks again man!

[Once Was Never Enough For You]

Intense and haunting.

I could feel the anger seeping through my speakers.

I assume you're aware of the minute of silence at the end, but I thought I'd mention it.

This was a pretty amazing song, man. Mucho props.

genesispariah responds:

Wow, thank you!