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Title: Ammon
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Artist: tct1501
Genre: Electronica: Acid
Reviewed by: skyline on September 28, 2007 (All reviews by skyline)

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1Overall Description
Not the most outstanding electronica piece out there but by far not the worst. Definitely worth a listen - you may enjoy this!
 
2Creativity Description
This piece follows a pretty standard beat with standard progression and standard instrument selection. The song is a touch repetitive in parts but that is exactly what it was designed to be. The melody side of things keeps switching things up even though it's dischordant in spots. However like stated previously, nothing screams out incredibly creative to me so I shall rate this section average, or 3 stars.
 
3Artistic License Description
The samples work well for what it is. The instrument/synth selection in itself flows. Nothing is particularly "pushed" in the piece, though.
 
4Arrangement Description
As stated previously, on the whole the piece works well. The arrangement itself works fantastically and the samples chosen are definitely appropriate. Everything is timed right but again, it is discordant in spots. Likely intended discordance which always has its place.
 
5Sound Quality Description
Certain things really hold it back - one thing being mixing. There are not nearly enough highs to bring out any kind of instrumental contrast - most of it sounds very muddled. There also could be a lot more stereo manipulation to really fill things out - that alone would make this piece a lot better.
 
6Does it work as a piece of music Description
 
Comments
Oct 03 2007 4:00 pm
by skyline

Yes, finding the sweet spot for mixing is very tough - it's totally understandable. Thank you for being a real musician/artist and not flipping out about "I deserve 5 stars!!" like some others I've encountered. I appreciate it. :)



Oct 03 2007 10:10 am
by tct1501

You are right about mixing. I never done anything concerning postprocessing with my music, so I might want to learn myself that. As for the discordant parts: I cannot hear them on my equipment (both headphone amplif. + headphone and my audio installation). However, when I listened to this song on equipment that wasnt mine, I heard discordance and other stuff that wasnt intended to be, like the muddled sound you speak about. In contrast, the music on my system is pretty lucid. Logical, since the song was written with that what i hear. But perhaps I want to write multi-audio-system-compatible music b/c this isnt the first time I hear people say this. Im glad you liked the song and shall take suggestions for future music. I definitely dont take the review as a dig. Its good to hear some feedback from one who scrutinizes your music. Its a guide to make one's music better. So, thanks for reviewing!