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Title: Vis-ual
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Artist: De Vis
Genre: Electronica: Dance
Reviewed by: Spectra on October 25, 2007 (All reviews by Spectra)

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1Overall Description
Wow...this is starting to push 5...works on the levels of energy, soul, and variation/last-ability and doesn't sound incomplete at all. That and it has everything great about De-Vis's past tunes, but instead of one catchy lead/melody/motive, there are several.
Again this is a huge improvement over De-Vis's past tracks...some of the highlights include the ATB-ish breakbeat and layered bass-lines, smooth echoed bell melodies at 0:25, the rising snare rolls at 1:50, and the massively moody melody 3:05 (a bit of Paul Van Dyk trance influence here?!)...very nice indeed.
 
2Creativity Description
This one flies because it combines the best elements of both house and trance...the beat is slow and steady not rushed and frantic but the above features as mention in the Overall section, such as that wonderfully trance-like bell melody that starts from the intro keep it startlingly fresh sounding. My only gripe here is, although the melodies are very well layered and moody, one mood persists for the entire track where a few moods would make the track much more re-listen-able/long lasting.
 
3Artistic License Description
The combination of old school house sensibility (feel the 9PM Till I Come-like roll on that bassline!) and new school trance edges like the bell melodies and the second main melody starting at about 3:40 (and the original style snare builds) makes a new style feel. Very good!
 
4Arrangement Description
Again this is starting to feel very strong...this time I can't complain about missing layers or such as this song sounds very full, the only main problem left is the use of one main mood that doesn't vary much at all through the whole song with no distinct mood changes for the outro/chorus...verses. Put in 3 "sub-moods" to your song and you'll be talking 5 stars. :-)
 
5Sound Quality Description
Sounds like something that could be on an ATB CD, a bit cheezy in some parts, yes, but in the same addictive way that made ATB a classic.
 
6Does it work as a piece of music Description
Despite a bit of arrangement/progression stale-ness this track sounds very full and high-energy and has just enough depth to keep it from sounding too cheezy/sugar-pop-ish. Again, even if this song didn't quite make it for you I urge you to keep listening to this artist, because he's getting a good deal better with every track he produces. :-)
 
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