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Title: Stylust - Sex On The Beach
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Artist: Stylust
Genre: Electronica: Drum & Bass
Reviewed by: grip on August 23, 2007 (All reviews by grip)

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1Overall Description
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 above average imo. Some more tweaks in the melodic and rhythmic section, and perhaps a larger breakdown around 1:55 could've made it more interesting
 
2Creativity Description
This is the part that drops the score a lot for me - having listened to loads of liquid tunes, eg. High Contrast, J Magic and Gil Felix etc., this doesn't really add anything new to the genre. Though one doesn't always have to be overly experimental and creative when composing, some variations sample -and/or melodywise would've lifted this tune far higher than it floats now.
 
3Arrangement Description
This tune doesn't exactly follow the basic formula of dnb music (intro, beginning, breakdown, chorus, beginning theme again, breakdown, chorus, outro -or the like) but flows well in it's own accord. The length is good for the elements this tune contains, however the outro could've been done differently than just fading the volume out - but that's really a matter of taste.
 
4Sound Quality Description
The overall sound is pretty good, but I missed some punch in the kick's low end, and also some more emphasis on the high-end spectrum, say around 8000-14000 hz. Could be the mp3 and the fact that I listened this through my headphones instead of my usual setup, though :o
 
5Does it work as a piece of music Description
Yes, but imo it needs some more variation in the aforementioned sections to make it truly interesting and unique. There is nothing wrong in the elements though, and for someone with a less "trained" ear for liquid funk music this'll probably sound very different.
 
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