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Title: Their Minds..?
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Artist: Zan
Genre: Electronica: Trip Hop/Acid Jazz
Reviewed by: Ceekayed on February 12, 2008 (All reviews by Ceekayed)

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1Overall Description
Takabakatakabakatrrrakabakatakbakatakatrrr. That's the best way to describe the overall feeling of this song. Or just call it repetitive hardcore with some horror'ish elements. The sounds used are very raw (read: lovely) but rather weak, while there's very little going on melodically - I love the ideas behind this piece, but I can't help it that I hear Mindless Self Indulgence kind of vocals on top of this song - it'd add sooo much. The song also screams for a better production. More about that later.
 
2Creativity Description
Repetitive? Hell yes. Unoriginal? In a way - melodically this song offers nothing new, and even the "distort the fuck out of everything" theme has been used countless times before. But what I find creative is that people still do it. It may be a bad excuse for 4 stars, but well, the percussion line is so tasty that I can't help it.
 
3Arrangement Description
There's not much to say here; the song has only a few different "parts" and even those don't differ alot from each others. The main melody line (with the strings) is nice, and so is the fx wankery at 2 minutes. That's my favourite part, actually. All the transitions are very straightforward: a few breaks here or there might do good. And one thing the song really left me missing was a proper climax: A real in-your-face part where everything goes nuts and slaps you in the face with a slice of lemon wrapped around a relatively large brick.
 
4Sound Quality Description
As a distortion lover I love the sounds used in here. However, the "cheapness" and weakness of the sounds used may appeal to some, but it doesn't quite do the trick for me. I'd really love to hear this piece with some more punch. Clipping the crap out of the overall mix might go a long way already. Oh, and the strings also scream for distortion. They sound way too clean, and again, cheap on top of the other elements.
 
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