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Title: Virus -The Infection
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Artist: zaphoid
Genre: Electronica: Progressive
Reviewed by: grip on August 13, 2007 (All reviews by grip)

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1Overall Description
I'll start by admitting that i'm no expert with progressive or anthemic trance - I mostly listen to psytrance when it comes to trance, but I'll try and write a decent review nevertheless. The description of the song is spot on: trippy, yet melodic trance. The melodies the artist has crafted are very nice and moody, offering a slight deviation from the anthemic norm - no cheezyness in here ;) The tune is quite long, but has enough variation to keep the listener interested till the end.
 
2Creativity Description
I really liked that offbeat breaksy variation in the snare line that is introduced around 6:20. The melodic instruments are all pretty standard stuff heard in (prog) trance music, but they work well in this one. But perhaps some variation in the theme would've added this more groove after the breakdown where the aforementioned offbeat was introduced - tho in the dancefloor it wouldn't really matter, and that is where this tune probably works best, imo.
 
3Artistic LicenseDescription
I never know what to write here, so no score here as those questions are answered in other sections..
 
4Arrangement Description
No complaints here about anything - the song flows from one place to another, retaining it's main theme but offering slight variations every now and then in the rhythmic and melodic aspects and everything drops when it's supposed to.
 
5Sound Quality Description
Sounds crisp and phat, no complaints or suggestions here either. I've personally always found it hardest to mix the kick and bass line in 4/4 -oriented dance music really hard without losing the punch on either one, but in here that is also achieved. Good work!
 
6Does it work as a piece of music Description
Definitely. A worthy representative of it's genre. But after the breakdown at 6:20 i feel that the tune could've used some more variation in the melodic department - but that is just a matter of opinion, and it works well without that twist too.
 
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