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Title: New June Day
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Artist: Likuid
Genre: Electronica: Ambient
Reviewed by: roncli on May 05, 2008 (All reviews by roncli)

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1Overall Description
Overall, a moderately inspiring pop-ish tune that relies on the piano to drive the song. But with the low quality of the instruments used along with an arrangement that leans on an unemotive piano far too much, this song just does not work out well. The score is more of a 2 to 2.5, but doesn't quite do enough to hit the average score in my mind.
 
2Creativity Description
Average creativity. There was an idea put forth, and the artist did their best to make that creativity convey the emotion set forth. However, what turned out was an average, run of the mill pop-like song that goes nowhere and could have had a lot more done with it.
 
3Artistic License Description
Surprisingly, despite the sample quality and lacking arrangement, the emotion comes through rather well. You can tell that this song was made with a purpose, and that the artist put a lot of work into making this song have a certain feeling. In that respect, the artist succeeded here. The artist could have gone a bit further by making the piano a little more emotive and giving it some help, but overall it's not bad.
 
4Arrangement Description
The song relies heavily on the piano to carry it through, and with the way the piano is played it just can't carry that kind of weight. After a while, the song just seems like the piano is trying its best to bring the song alive, but there's not enough else going on for it to succeed alone. A lot more instrumentation would have helped this song out a lot. The percussion really drives this piece along a crescendo throughout, and is a redeeming quality of the arrangement.
 
5Sound Quality Description
The sound quality in this one is particularly off. The piano, is not only poorly sampled, it is used with the same velocity everytime it's played, a common mistake when sequencing piano (one that I am often guilty of myself!). The hi hats are barely audible, while the kick pumps throughout the song, so more volume mixing would help things as well, making for a mix that's more clear.
 
6Does it work as a piece of music Description
The song certainly works as a piece of music, as you can hear a good amount of energy and emotion that has gone into it. No complaints there.
 
Comments
May 05 2008 6:15 pm
by Likuid
You have said a lot of TRUTHS. Thanks!