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Title: Chase In The Forgotten City
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Artist: dopevox
Genre: Electronica: Ambient
Reviewed by: Spectra on October 15, 2007 (All reviews by Spectra)

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1Overall Description
Subtle is the name of the game in this massively evolving ambient track which seemlessly flows through an endless array of chords and moods...if a little "sleepily".
 
2Creativity Description
From the way some of the chords use filters to fade from darkness to light to the echoing drum-cymbals (I don't know exactly how you made that instrument/effect) this one actually goes a bit beyond what I can explain.
What I will say though is that (for example 4:30's light chord mood vs. 4:31's very dark one) is this song gives the idea a song must be an obvious face with an obvious mood and intention to be catchy a very firm teaching...it quite successfully breaks that rule.
 
3Artistic License Description
Taking from #2...wow. This is right up there near Space Walk's tunes for tonal and emotional creativity and sense of open-mindedness.
 
4Arrangement Description
Simple but careful filtering and intonation of the strings enables them to reach the "overtone" mood of several different instruments. Clever, to say the least. The flip side is the level of energy in this tune is mild due partly to this minimalism, and it will likely make some people sleepy or even think "elevator music" even if they like the tune's mood otherwise.
 
5Sound Quality Description
Again very simple but very strategic...the strings, bass-kick, and echoing cymbal/snare seem to just shift through each other like water.
 
6Does it work as a piece of music Description
It may seem very sleepy to some...but this in many ways redefines the kind of possibilities capable with mood and tonality and how they can enhance just one main melodic instrument (the strings) beyond the bounds of mood many people could obtain with an entire orchestra. Truely mind-opening material.
 
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