Score: 10

"FINISH IT!"

submission: Forward (WIP)

date: September 18, 2008

This has gotta' be the best I've heard from you. You really have progressed since I started listening to you dude. Everything about this song is absolutely perfect. So abstract and unique. It actually reminds me of 80's electro a little, lol.

I dunno' how you pulled this amazing song out of your ass but seriously, it's nothing to be knocked. The melodies are relaxing and smooth as is the bass and drums. GOD, I WANT MOAR NAOW!!!!!

If you feel like sending me a longer version on msn, I won't say no :3

Score: 8

"Nice"

submission: Electro Girl - Nexium

date: September 18, 2008

Intro hooked me right away. The melodies in this song are awesome, I'll give you that but this song defienetly needs some suring up in the production and composition area.

Okay, your synths and lead need to be fixed badly. Your lead is too trebley and a touch too over-powering and the synth that comes in at 0:11 needs to be faded in or something because it comes on too strong. I really do love the opening synth though. Sounds awesome. I quite like the bell at the end too.

Your bass can be heard at the intro but after 0:53, it's barely even there. Really, you need to turn your mix down because I know that if you tried increasing your bass, it would distort the rest of the song. Anyways, the lack of bass is making the background of the song sound empty so just turn your mix down and make the bass phatter (Increase the low-bass and it would sound good if the damn lead wasn't so trebley but, more distortion too).

Your drums are ok. Your kick is punchy and hard and boy, does it fit the style of this track. Your clap isn't high enough in my opinion. I want to be able to really be able to hear it. As for your hats, need to decrease the treble because it's making the lead sound worse.

As for your melodies. They're untouchable. I really love them. One thing though, 2:50 is really out of harmony.

Anyways, that's about it. One more thing, the FX at 0:15 is ear peircing. Please, get rid' of it. Great song :)

Score: 10

"You're gonna' be big"

submission: [a.]Blue Sunshine

date: September 12, 2008

This song is crazy man. You already had a strong grip on me as soon as the song started. If you would have used a better clap and maybe worked on the mastering and added some reeverb here and there, this song would be 2x as incredible.

Okay, you're all good in the lead and synths department. There are a few that need some work though (Eg. the synth at 0:39). The lead at 2:23 is awesome but it sounds like you have a multiband compressor or a soundgoodizier or something like that over it. Whatever it be, it sounds compressed and it's really now powerful enough (Also, the pad behind the lead at 2:23 would sound really sick if you dropped it chord, I think anyway).

You drums are the letdown to me. The only thing I like is the snare rolls. You kick over-powers at 2:48 and the clap is too short. If you used something that has a longer tail on it, it would work alot better and fit the sound of the song.
I like your hats but I don't think your hat-line is powerful enough but it's good. I'd add a couple percs to it but it's not really needed at all.

Your bass is okay but I think if you increased the low-bass and treble (after you've fixed the kick) it will really stand out and become more powerful. I know in songs like this, you need a hard, powerful bass that can really be heard and it doesn't really come across for me.

As for the composition. It's perfect. You've really caught a grip of the pro' sound everyone looks for and I applaud you on that. Anyways, great song, keep up the great work.

Score: 0

"This Melody Isn't Yours."

submission: [W&D] the power of the mind

date: September 6, 2008

This melody is from Headhunterz - Power Of The Mind.

Score: 10

"I hope this makes sense.."

submission: (WF1)/Tell Astral Feelings

date: August 18, 2008

Now, I have never reviewed a classical song. As much as I do enjoy the genre, I know absolutely nothing about it so think of this as a classical review coming from the mind of a trancer.

Now, there isn't much I can critique 'cause you mentioned it was unmastered so the best quality isn't expected (Not just yet anyway :P). I like the mood this song creates. Uplifting and melodic. Gives me the thought of someone trying to overcome great struggle in their life. So in the melody sense, it's great.

Uhm, I'm not sure what else to write in fear of sounding like an idiot so, great song, lol. Best of luck to your future stuff.

Score: 10

"Someone's Gotten Better!"

submission: Crisis (Pt. 3) (OM)

date: August 16, 2008

Well! Thanks to IE Freezing. I lost my whole review that I was writing for this song. THANK YOU IE7! I'd done like 2 paragraphs aswell and you know how lazy I am so, that's alot of typing for me. When you sent me this on msn, I nearly choked because of how incredibly good it was. And you said "You probably won't like Crisis Prt. 3". HA! YOU FOOL! How wrong you were.

Now, your melody work in this song is.. alright. I like the first part. It has energy just like Crisis Prt. 2. I especially love the feeling it has about it. I invisioned a state of paranoia and crisis (Go figure) so you definently nailed the the songs mood and the perspective it was supposed to give. The synth that starts up at 0:41 seems a little loud to me though but hell, it's nothing to worry about considering the masterpeice this song is. Now, the second part. I like it up untill the pluck synth comes in at 3:50. Now, I dunno' what it is about this synth that bugs me but, it just does. It might be that the song went from this super-cool, dark sounding place to a happier, airier kinda' place. I'm not exactly sure but yea'. One part I really do like is where you brought the supersaw in. I've always loved my supersaws and when I heard that, I nearly feel off my chair. On a side-note. 3:12 to 3:39 reminded me of Carl B - Chasing Leaves. You didn't happen to get any ideas from that song, did you?

Drums, drums, drums. Your kick wasn't too hard, nor too soft and it's good considering that kick in Crisis Prt. 2 was way too hard and it didn't fit the song imo'. The clap though. Sounds like you have high mids on it. Whatever it is, when combined with the kick, it sounds like a click almost and it's not gelling for me. Your hats are powerful up untill 4:34 for me. I think they could use just a wee' boost around this part of the song. I like the loop that comes in at 2:17. Much like the part I was talking about in Oversea where you had those mono sounding drums playing over the piano.

This song is easily compareable to alot of pro' progressive trance songs and it's probably better than 90% anyway. Your mixing has gotten alot better than when I started listening to you but there are still those minor glitches. Atleast in my view.

This is one hell of a great song and you should be very, very proud of what you have done here. Good work.

Score: 7

"Not bad"

submission: -DxR- Blind side -demo-

date: August 16, 2008

Lol, who so short? :(. Okay, let's get to it.

First off, your melody is good but, it doesn't grab my attention. It's hardly something that people will be humming and it won't be something that will make someone listen to the song more than once. If I were you, I'd work on making that melody alot more epic and memorable so when someone hears it, all they can say is "Wow". The glistle saw in the background is out of time to me and screws up the whole song to me. Please, get rid of it.

I like your bass but there are parts where it just desn't work for me. Like 0:16. It just sounds jumbled. I'd turn it downaswell and up the low bass freq'. From what I'm hearing in my head, it would sound alot better.

As for the drums. The kick isn't bad. Nice and hard. Clap needs to be louder and the hihat needs EQing' aswell as treble reduction. The snare at the start would sound mad with a little pitch automation just on the last bar aswell. You crashes have a bit too much treble aswell.

I like the composition but there are parts where the song doesn't have enough power. For instance, the break into the verse at 0:15. It's not powerful enough to match the anticipation that the build up gave and it really lets the listener down.

Well, that's it for me. Hopefully this will help the final product and I wish you the best of luck for it.

Score: 10

"Very original"

submission: [DjBjra] Ascension Main Theme

date: August 16, 2008

Love the sliding synth you used and the harmony it has with the background pads. This is another one of those songs where you can feel the emotion and the mood of the artist and to me, songs that can make you feel a certain emotion, are always the songs that diserve attention. To be honest, I think there is room for improvement. I'm imagining hip-hop drums playing over this and tbh', I think it would sound amazing. Something like Yun's drum sound. Anyway, great song.

Score: 9

"LMAO!"

submission: Star_Crossed_Demo

date: August 14, 2008

ENVY SAID WE'D NEVER FIND HIS GIRLFRIEND! LOLOLOL. I'D KNOW THAT LEAD AND KICK ANYWHERE!

As for the song. It's good but really reminds me of Envy's remix or BOUNC3's 'Jam'. The interlude before the main verse is exactly the same too. You can tell that it wasn't just him making this song though. Parts like 0:30 to 0:36 really are different from his usual style. I like the composition and creativity alot, there are parts that just make you bob your head. Great demo and I hope to hear the full thing soon.

Score: 8

"Not bad"

submission: One More Night (Hardcore Mix)

date: August 9, 2008

I like the composition, changes and whatnot but it sounds over-compressed. There are some parts where the vocals don't mix with the background very well too. If I were you, I'd do something about that compresson and maybe, do some more work, EQing the vocals so they go into the mix a little better. Overall, great song though. 5/8.