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Title: A Bridged Divide
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Artist: slammy
Genre: Rock/Pop: Ballad/Easy Listening
Reviewed by: Spectra on October 05, 2007 (All reviews by Spectra)

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1Overall Description
Very subtle, romantic, minimalistic, evolving piece of music that becomes increasingly energetic and has soul throughout.
Loads of catchy but subdued melodies...the first part seems a bit ambient hip-hop with some slow rolling congas, the second (starting around 2:50) seems reggae meets demo-style, the next around 4:00 pure ambient with lightened trance-type leads, by about 5:30 it's back to reggae/demo-style, at 9:00 it starts to sound Pink Floyd-esque with some dissonance, around 11:00 (dare I admit) just sounds a bit like musak, 14:30 sounds a bit Celine Dion-ish, then it progresses into more energetic pop with some demostyle thrown in the lead and a cool guitar solo tops it off. On the downside, it has a sleepy feeling in some parts...the plus is it has about it much mood and melody variation as The Who's soundtrack for the "Pinball Wizard" (I forget the exact name) rock opera...definitely impressive.
 
2Creativity Description
On the plus side, everything sounds very genuine and emotional this one truly creates its own deep mood. The negative side is it's simple to the point it starts to sound musak-ish and a bit too similar to the genre's/artists/and tonal styles I referenced in the last section.
Rather than combine the creativity in a few parts with tons of melodic layers (think Astral Projection's ambient pieces) this one spreads it out in the form of variation and what you get is longer but has less punch. It's a different approach but I'd say it's neutral and neither works for or against it as a track.
 
3Artistic License Description
However the fact all the genre/artist/influences are nestled into one solid track, and given "background" flavors of genuine original emotion on top of this, this track has an original mix feel in the same way a world-class DJs can mix songs in such a way relative to each other to give them new perspective and even meaning. This is something Slammy can do that virtually no other musicians can.
 
4Arrangement Description
Yes it's very simple but the softness in the synth sweep backgrounds, fluffiness of the drums, and smoothness yet innocent emotions of the demo-style synths give this tune a very sincere feeling as opposed to the "look at me" most songs try to get. It's a completely different approach and this song gives me a much higher appreciation for slammy then I'd had previously.
 
5Sound Quality Description
Simple but crystal clear and simplicity is not a problem as it leads to the sense of openness and innocence that defines this piece.
 
6Does it work as a piece of music Description
It does have a bit of a sleepy feeling as something to listen to but the way different musical styles and emotions are fused are purely brilliant.
 
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