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Title: Monotone Darkness
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Artist: Daniel Somma
Genre: Electronica: Industrial
Reviewed by: orkabot on April 28, 2008 (All reviews by orkabot)

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1Overall Description
Dark feel. Edgy. Good droning industrial ambient-ish track. I like it for it's "undefinability". Daniel has done a good job here. Definitely worth a listen. Picture a heap of flashing multi-cloloured strobe lights with a bunch of cool "Matrix" kids dancing to it with their sunglasses on in the dark .
 
2Creativity Description
One must first understand that this categorized as "Experimental". So coming at it from that perspective I think this is pretty creative. Many of the samples/instruments have familiar sounds to them, yet at the same time Daniel has maintained a "personal" feel to these elements.
 
3Artistic License Description
It sounds like something you would hear on a late Sunday night at a club. You know...where they play songs like this along side some KMFDM and some old-school Nine Inch Nails (circa 1992-94). It would fit in well with these other sounds...but I don't feel it has reached a point where it would stand out from the others.
 
4Arrangement Description
I think this is where a little more diversity would have pushed this song over that threshold of good into the world of REALLY good. I find myself encountering the same issue EVERYTIME I write a song. I always have to keep asking myself "What more could I pack in there" or " how can i make this next phrase sound similar, yet unique". i.e. variations on a theme.
 
5Sound Quality Description
nothing wrong here. all sounds good. good lows that stand out but don't drown out.
 
6Does it work as a piece of music Description
Yes. Continuous flow. It sounds like a "complete thought".
 
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