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Title: Nihilism [Final - feat. clones]
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Artist: Din
Genre: Electronica: Ambient
Reviewed by: visceral on July 19, 2008 (All reviews by visceral)

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1Overall Description
This track captures the essence of nihilism very well. The crunchy bass synth seems ready to drag us down to unknown depths, while the somewhat tribal drums make the ride enjoyable. The guitar provided by clones blends seamlessly with Din's underlying audio despair. I enjoyed the track immensely, but it is not without its flaws. It is somewhat repetitive, although as Din has stated nihilism isn't exactly the most dynamic concept in the world.
 
2Creativity Description
While the core of the song is creative, it does tend to drag on. There are a few movements within the song that have a more epic or ethereal tone to them, but they are too few and not quite sufficient to break the monotony. The guitar, while somewhat simplistic, does blend very well with the tone that Din had already established. Overall the song suffers from a lack of progression, leaving us in much the same place where it picks us up.

The place where this song really shines would definitely have to be the percussion, with complex interwoven drumbeats that have a very tribal feel to them at times. The rising and falling beats are what pull this track along.
 
3Arrangement Description
While limited, the composition does flow smoothly from one movement to the next. There are no transitions that sound unnatural, just as there are no samples or instruments drowning anything else out. The song is simply well put together.
 
4Sound Quality Description
Din shows his impeccable mastering skills once again with a very professional mix. The production quality is excellent, with perfect balance between the various elements. All of the instruments coexist quite well, and each has a studio level of quality to it. The guitar unfortunately does sound like it was recorded on a computer, but considering the tone and style of the piece it does work.
 
5Does it work as a piece of music Description
Despite the feeling of going nowhere (or perhaps because of it), this song does work very well. It resonates as essentially entropic industrial music, while at the same time incorporating a few less negative sections. The rising pads and ethereally wailing guitar do a good job of dispelling the gloom, only to have the next movement drag us right back into the abyss with its droning bassline and pounding drums.
 
Comments
Jul 19 2008 8:17 pm
by visceral
Oh, you're just saying that.



Jul 19 2008 8:08 pm
by Din
You started it :P