Land of flying clouds (2)
Nice, better than previous clouds(1). Still, some issues with the drums/tempo. You are trying to make them fit to your playing. So, I geuss your playing is ever so slightly off meter, hence the beat not fitting/synching very well.
00:13 ( starts there )
Perhaps put the snare on 3, and not 2 and 4, add slight delay, reverb and push the drums back, so the actual piano becomes the main focus.
awesome track I/O,
real magic starts at 02:37
5/5
Thank you Tokolos, I had in mind the idea of working in new instruments / drum lines later into the song to build on the general frame of it while being different without being non-cohesive. I think the IDM drums and rolling bass were big successes in that regard. :)
1st Audio Submission to Newgrounds.../
Pretty awesome, I have to agree with oddo, you could add some more instruments, esp. after the 1:20 mark. Guitar would work great for the chorus.
Even just simple one-strum notes at the start of each bar.
I 'm noticing some clicks/pops every now and again, you might have to check that out. Could be the kick?
With some more variation on the drums you'll have a great demo here. Try to humanize the toms/kit fills a bit more. With a limited pallette you can always let the drums be more expresive. Use more than one cymbal for crashes/
Good song!
5/5
Thank you! yeah i noticed the pops after uploading, i thought it was just my speakers. I'll keep all this in mind for future submissions.
Glow/Grow
Beautiful. Update info with the lyrics plox.
I could listen to this the whole day. Another awesome track from you.
5/5
Thanks Tokolos. I'll put up the lyrics right now.
Also I completely forgot to send you the new version of Decide XD. I'll do that also
Time Goes By
Easily one of your best ambient pieces so far.
Sublime and catchy ... great work AA!
5/5
Time Passes By
Good work on the drums. It's not often you get to hear tempo changes, and you really made it very effective. If you ever work on this more, or extend it, a good way to reinforce that super subtly cool melody would be to use long drawn out brass notes, this can be soprano sax or clarinet etc. And then every bar reinforce it with harmonies until climax, then back to the break down.
I really enjoyed this piece. I personally don't think you need to work for weeks on something, that the amount of time/work spent somehow translates to a better piece. When I enjoy a song, I never think to myself: a lot of work went into that. hehe
Basically, the beat and the melody here has a clear intent and grabs my interest immediatly. I supppose the bass can be more defined, but that's not the end of the world. The only instrument here that I don't like is the pan flute, but that's just personal taste/preference.
"the daily routine ends and the song slows down as one gets to bed, sleeps, and wakes up to find his routine starting all over again."
- going 'round in broken circles...
Anyways, great track. Let me know if you ever update it.
5/5
Wow, thanks for the lengthy review!
"Good work on the drums."
Thanks. I'm pretty decent when it comes to drums actually, just bad at everything else :P.
"It's not often you get to hear tempo changes, and you really made it very effective."
Yeah, I definitely agree that tempo changes are pretty awesome if done correctly. I only added this tempo change to make it fit with the theme of time that this song has though :3.
"If you ever work on this more, or extend it, a good way to reinforce that super subtly cool melody would be to use long drawn out brass notes, this can be soprano sax or clarinet etc. And then every bar reinforce it with harmonies until climax, then back to the break down."
Excellent idea, if I revisit this song, I'm *definitely* considering this.
"I really enjoyed this piece. I personally don't think you need to work for weeks on something, that the amount of time/work spent somehow translates to a better piece. When I enjoy a song, I never think to myself: a lot of work went into that. hehe"
Lol xD. Although I'm actually pretty surprised you liked this, it's probably one of my worst recent submissions :P. Maybe I should take a few hours to finish a song more often, lol.
"Basically, the beat and the melody here has a clear intent and grabs my interest immediatly. I supppose the bass can be more defined, but that's not the end of the world. The only instrument here that I don't like is the pan flute, but that's just personal taste/preference."
Hm, I personally really like the sound of a pan flute. To each his own I suppose. The bass can definitely be more defined, you're not the first to mention it.
""the daily routine ends and the song slows down as one gets to bed, sleeps, and wakes up to find his routine starting all over again."
- going 'round in broken circles..."
:D
"Anyways, great track. Let me know if you ever update it.
5/5"
Sure thing. Thanks a lot for the long review!
Fair Row
Kor-Rune, your work is so expressive and always put's me in a good mood, esp. this great track. Would have liked a little bass solo or something after 03:00,
good work / original track.
5/5
Thanks a bunch! I'm glad you like it!
There's a bass diddly in the outro, but I agree. This song needs a cooler bassline and a solo or something.
Thanks for reviewing!
Firecracker Brawl
/ cool, quite busy. I don't really mind the plucking stuff, but I loathe fl slayer/
(just my personal pet hate) but you used it pretty well I must say, esp towards the end.
I think if you let all the instruments come in more gradually, you could have a great loop here. That way it can even be a bit longer.
I like the drums, and the background distorted/reverby leads are great.
All in all , a good loop.
5/5
8/10
Thanks! I agree it's a tad busy. I feel like at around 0:38, when the pluck and the slayer are playing together, I could have separated those parts so that the song could have a bit more closure and feel for the slayer solo, then the pluck solo, then have them playing at the end together. Drums are probably my favorite part, I'm glad you like them too :D
Theme 3
Yeah, this is great. So far, I think this the best of the orchestral themes, dark and brooding. It works exactly as you described. I was hoping you would go a little bit darker, and you didnt dissapoint. This has elements from the other themes but for me, this piece is more focussed in it's intent / the "dante's inferno" influence is there, but it holds it own.
A most deserved 10
5/5
I completely agree. It's darker, more brooding, and just has a totally different tone. If you have not heard any of the soundtrack to Dante's Inferno I definitely recommend you checking it out somewhere online. It's phenomenal, and even my piece here pales in comparison.
That being said, I do really like this piece a lot. Probably my best written to date. Nice to see so many people are enjoying it. :-)
Thanks for the review.
-Gravey-
Restless Flow
Wonderfull song, like ripples in time. Or rather, a sense of timelessness.
the 5/4 time sig is just great.
Like one previous reviewer mentioned, this slots perfectly into the genre of "ambient", so in that sense, it's tailor made.
Good Work Mr.Slider
5/5
Thanks Tokolos, I'm really glad you liked it ^^
We ambient artists are a few but good, I guess XD
Have a special, nice day,
KKS
South Africa
Joined on 12/23/08
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