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Title: Descend
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Artist: thecanary
Genre: Electronica: Trance
Reviewed by: Space Walk on October 19, 2007 (All reviews by Space Walk)

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1Overall Description
I'm not a Drum & Bass fan, nor understand that type of music entirely or clearly. This music is also labeled as Trance so from a trance point of view this trance track is too fast to dance to, move to, or even enjoy.

I love speed in trance but this is like riding on a horse at the speed of a spaceship. The bass if full-on and almost shaking my MP3 player which I loved. The kick system is a killer as well, I loved the snare and the main drum is also heavy and deep.

The theme doesn't offer much and is like any average trance, but something is there that sounds special and attractive in the set of strings. It's almost like through all this speed the whole music is moving fast but the pads stay still. The strings talk to the listener, I think the only thing that causes the tune to stay fresh is due to the strings. It's a good thing that the melodic part also follows the strings.

Maybe you should consider a mix of your own tune, somewhat set back the volumes for the drums, give the music is much less speed, add a few break section with the strings which gives the music an "emotional" state.
 
2Creativity Description
Even if I didn't like the velocity of this tune, it's still a damn original piece, just because of that high speed.

The thing is what do you as the musician and creator like, one high speed tune that is dull but original because of the speed? or a tune that is nothing original but interesting to listen to in less speed? the choice is yours...

There's a positive point that I should mention... because of the high speed, the music never sounds repetitive even if you listen to it repeatedly. This fact makes the tune pretty unique.
 
3Arrangement Description
Almost directly after start the music goes into the sixth gear, and starts to take off at a high speed (how many times did I write that?). With a solid structure and some clever inputs of string set and huge drums works this music is surly worth of the download.

I like to hear this tune in my car at a high volume, and see if I get home in one piece. As for the arrangements I have not much to say everything is proper, transitions are harmonic, the panning is in my taste, and as a listener I can't point out any flaws except that the arrangements have been done in light speed.
 
4Sound Quality Description
Great use of instruments... Great quality instruments, crystal clear samples. Very well tuned. I like to think a lots of time has been spent tuning samples and choosing instruments that both sound great and have a top notch quality.
 
5Does it work as a piece of music Description
 
Comments
Oct 20 2007 7:38 pm
by Space Walk
Drum 'n' bass is supposed to be fast; it might not be your passion, but it is mine. Thanks anyway show details... drum & bass maybe suppose to be fast, this is as you yourself have put it a mixture of drum n bass and trance, trance is NOT suppose to be this fast.