Reviews written by grip
 | Misery II Reviewed: May 07, 2008 Artist: BlastDoors This song has a definite feeling of despair in it, which reminds me of VNV Nation melody-wise. The first breakdown is really awesome and fits the mood well, kudos for the in-your-face reverb-delay in that :) After that I would've wished for some more in-your-faciness though, since as it is, the lat | Read full review |
 | complications Reviewed: May 06, 2008 Artist: orkabot There's definitely an ominous and a looming presence of evil -type of mood in this tune. The tune is minimalistic in it's use of elements, which is definitely good in this type of music imo -less is more. This sounds very soundtrackish to my ears, and even though I'm not a big fan of this type of | Read full review |
 | Troll (extended) Reviewed: April 24, 2008 Artist: dj Alces A pumping techno piece here. Nothing too extraordinary, but nothing wrong either, except for some sound quality issues. | Read full review |
 | Stylust - Sex On The Beach Reviewed: August 23, 2007 Artist: Stylust Liquid funk, oh yes :) This tune has all the elements one could hope to expect from such a tune - sparkling drums and percussion, a smooth bassline, filtersweeped chords and the like. The melodies, however, are not very original sounding and the song is way too repetitive in it's theme to rise abov | Read full review |
 | datre por Reviewed: August 21, 2007 Artist: xylyx Hmm. The concept of using only one synth plugin to make all the sounds for a track is a nice one, but has it's limitations soundwise, as good sounding drums are really hard to synthesize, at least with only one synth. In this track the drums aren't in the main role though, so that doesn't matter | Read full review |
 | Doom - Episode 1, last level remake Reviewed: August 18, 2007 Artist: spinethrasher This is a drifting song, ehich instills a feeling of hopelessness and "giving up". A very well done soundtrack tune, in general, that is. I can't really point out in which level you hear the original (it's been over 10 years since I played the Doom series) but this has the original vibe. Very good | Read full review |
 | Virus -The Infection Reviewed: August 13, 2007 Artist: zaphoid I'll start by admitting that i'm no expert with progressive or anthemic trance - I mostly listen to psytrance when it comes to trance, but I'll try and write a decent review nevertheless. The description of the song is spot on: trippy, yet melodic trance. The melodies the artist has crafted are v | Read full review |
 | Cosmic Dream Reviewed: July 26, 2007 Artist: ST Arts I'll have to start by saying that I'm not a big fan of spacesynth music, and haven't listened it so much, so that probably will affect my judgement. This tune has a quite funky bassline, vocoders, spacy synths and solid song structure, and despite the quite clichey name (no pun intended) it sound | Read full review |
| Ladybug Reviewed: July 26, 2007 Artist: Louigi Verona Ah, this reminds me of old Amiga action games :) Nice cheery lead melody, positive vibes all around and clear production. I could imagine this being used in a shoot'em up or a scroller game, perhaps as an end theme. I don't normally listen to a lot of music like this, but this sure works for me. T | Read full review |
 | Shadow (Tiny Emerald City) Reviewed: July 16, 2007 Artist: orkabot This tune has a menacing edge to it - eerie piano chords, subtle windlike effects and a nice female voice combined with breaks that syncopate to keep this rhythmically interesting. However - and this is just my opinion - I feel that it lacks that something to make it really stand out. Perhaps some v | Read full review |
 | Fast Breaks Reviewed: July 13, 2007 Artist: yello73 Overall this tune is really creative and progressive, it has lots of elements ranging from ambient to trip-hop to dnb to even jazz, which all blend well together. It takes skill to put those elements together without them sounding messy or disconnected from each other, and in this tune it works. | Read full review |
 | chandrasekhar limit Reviewed: July 13, 2007 Artist: dj io Nice floating, a bit eerie dnb. The melody has a nice orientalish vibe to it, the bell lead on the background gives a nice sidegroove to the glassy lead instrument - the melody is also the strong part in this. However, I feel that the drumline doesn't really work with the other quite serene element | Read full review |
 | Pennywise Reviewed: July 11, 2007 Artist: thecanary Starts off with creepy, pitchbending synths and a slightly different beat from the dnb norm. When the bass comes around, starts rocking but I feel that It's missing something - perhaps some deviation with the drums, esp. the kick. The second breakdown introduces the creepy synths again, which sound | Read full review |
 | Elementary Particles Reviewed: July 11, 2007 Artist: yello73 This tune is an interesting combination of differing elements - sweeping synths, distorted guitars and am occasional really funky bassline. The jazzy piano melody at around 2:50 takes the song really forward, quite unexpectedly so, but then it suddenly enda with a fast fadeout, which is a shame, for | Read full review |
 | Dark and Smooth Reviewed: July 10, 2007 Artist: thekhin I like the groove in this tune which the bassline and synths create, and around 1:53, when the tune really starts after the breakdown, it really starts grooving. The melodies are quite simple, but it doesn't matter here since they are executed harmoniously and sound good. The ride sample gives this | Read full review |
 | En Paz Reviewed: July 10, 2007 Artist: Likuid I have to be frank, I don't like this kind of music generally - but since you requested I review this, here goes.. The main melody seriously need more variation, the four chords you use just aren't enough. The breakdown at around 1:25 changes it a bit, but doesn't have enough elements on it's ow | Read full review |
 | A Bridged Divide Reviewed: July 09, 2007 Artist: slammy the stereo synths are kinda creepy,in a god way :) very mellow feeling this instilss for me - i have to admit that i'm quite drunk so that will prolly affect my judgement. I like the progression in this song, the intro has just the right about elements to keep it interesting. But the main melody wi | Read full review |
| Escape Yourself Reviewed: July 09, 2007 Artist: Dj Kujata Starst off with nice sweeping synths and a mellow guitar melody, from which the guitar evolves to bossanova -influenced riff. The elements work well together - the guitar gives a nice contrast to the synth. Drum sequencing is a refreshing deviation from the usual heard in this genre. But the song en | Read full review |
| The Devil ( Remix ) Reviewed: July 08, 2007 Artist: Mad Alien The intro is way too long for the elements it contains. The lead sounds are nice, but quite standard stuff, and imo they don't morph enough to produce that hypnotic goa feeling. The hihat line could have more syncopation, perhaps another open hh sample as well. There are some interesting growling e | Read full review |
| Pussy In A Shellshock Reviewed: July 08, 2007 Artist: Mad Alien This has all the classic goa elements - weird speech samples, pulsating synths and a slightly oriental inspired lead melody. The kick could be a bit sharper, and the open hh sample doesn't have enough punch imo - two elements that are quite important in goa trance. The melody is nice enough, but co | Read full review |
 | Peaceful Life Reviewed: July 08, 2007 Artist: Tricky Very cheery theme which sounds a bit corny to my ear - but i have a slight hangover so it probably affects my judgement.. The bassline and lead melody need more variation to keep this interesting, as well as other elements (fx, some other leads, more drum tracks etc.) But since this was produced usi | Read full review |
| Perpetuus Reviewed: July 07, 2007 Artist: Psy-T This was way too long for the elements it had. Overall production was ok, and the song structuring was solid. | Read full review |
 | Thinking (The CanarY's Drum 'n' Bass Revamp) Reviewed: July 06, 2007 Artist: thecanary Nice one :) The different breakbeat sequences work well together, and the vocals sound good too - maybe they could be a bit more clear and loud? The flute thingy in the background sounds a bit detached from the other elements. Also, feels like the song ends really abruptly - perhaps it could have re | Read full review |
| Euphoria Reviewed: July 06, 2007 Artist: Spectral the Projection A clear-sounding mix, the different elements don't interfere with each other. The lead melody could've used a little bit more variation melody -and soundwise. The intro was very good, somehow i expected the song to grow more.. Technically very good. This style of music isn't my preferred genre th | Read full review |
 | The Chapel Reviewed: July 06, 2007 Artist: thecanary Techstep :) The drums need compressing, and the bass seriously needs more punch in the mix. But since this is done in It w/out modern tools, it is understandable that the sound differs _quite_ a bit from modern dnb. Perhaps some melodic elements would've give this more of an edge. The drum samples | Read full review |
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