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- The_Agency
me and my partner just finished our latest song, "Faithful Allies"
It's kind of a nu skool / psy breaks track. I'd love to hear anyones feedback.
- The_Agency0
bump...
seriously...any comments/critz would be much appreciated.
thanks
- keyl0
the kick could use more bass.
it needs a good mastering (try ozone).
maybe it's too compressed or filtered. i suppose it's a pre-done loop.
it's badly sequenced in my opinion. too commercial.
you could use less complete different chapters and just sequence it from A to B in 3.30 min.
i completely lost interest in it at the 4th minute.
cheers,
Nic.
- sexypixel0
I liked it. Agree that it needs more umph!
Reminds me of BT's style. Gets nice and dark after about 5 minutes.twisted breaks
- sexypixel0
the break that comes in at 6.20 should stay for longer, its the song at its peak.
- The_Agency0
Keyl:
"maybe it's too compressed or filtered. i suppose it's a pre-done loop. "
your supposition is wrong. All of it is completely hand-crafted. You may have a point aboput it being shorter, but dog...what's up with just completely bashing our hard work? Not one cool thing to say? Not even "Nice try"?
I can handle critisism and shit, but when you come at me like that...it's quite insulting.
Will you explain to me "Too commercial"? I don't understand
Sexypixel:
thanks for the comments man. I really appreciate it and will keep those in mind.
Thanks for your time.
- 4cY0
nice! i am a sucker for nuskool breaks..
not very fond of the monk-choir and the intro tho...
but beats are tight! keep up.
- 4cY0
oh yeah, and i think after 4 minutes it is really better...
- The_Agency0
Thanks 4cY.
In fact I agree with you. By the time we had gotten to 4 minutes we had really learned alot...improved our skills quite a bit. Not sure quite what to do...maybe just shorten up the first few minutes a bit.
- keyl0
I'm saying my opinion as a composer. take it or not.
you can't say i'm wrong about the sequencing, and that beat has no power mate.
you're not far from having a good product, it's clean, but it still sounds too amateur to me.
it needs a spirit. it lacks agressivity, conviction. it sounds a bit like those royalty free music you can find on cd.
why prodigy had so much success? it had a spirit. an identity.
first, redo the sequencing. you can make 3 different tracks out of that whole thing. that will make sens and a nice ep. work a bit on the filters, twist it a little bit, screw it up a little bit more.
but don't get me wrong, this isn't bad product, it's just almost great. if all you wanna hear is "waw gr8 m8, u iz teh rox!", you found the wrong person i guess.
- The_Agency0
Nah..it ain't like that man. I've just learned that when you're giving someone crtisim...the best way to go about it is to say what (if anything) you DID like about the song....then go into what you would have done differently.
I honestly do appreciate you taking the time to listen...but, if you actually wanted me to take to heart what you had to say..go back and look at what you said. If you had recieved a response like that, would you feel anything but offended? It just felt like all you wanted to do was bash me, which I have no respect for.
Would you mind if I checked out some tracks of yours?
- rasko40
I think keyl has some good points, there are some nice things happening in there but the track doesn't seem to flow and it kind of stops and starts with little build. And yes you could get three tracks out of that, if you jump along the timeline it could be a different track you're listening to.
And lose the monks, they're a bit 90's.
I'm not being negative here I think it has potential but it needs work.
- keyl0
i admit that i came to you with those critics a bit too strong.
i'm used to review people's stuff in electronic music that's why i don't take time anymore for the asskissing part.
then don't even listen to me and keep going like that.
maybe one day you'll see it or a label will tell it to you and you'll believe them because they're a label.
doesn't matter to me.
i'm retired anyway.
good luck in the future.
- The_Agency0
i don't need any ass-kissing. I asked for honest feedback.
it's just common respect for my hard work is what I'm asking for.
anyways... i'll think about that stuff.
thanks
- brooke0
I'm no musician, but the song kept my interest throughout. I wouldn't change anything.
- keyl0
hours of hard work and sweat have nothing to do with quality, unfortunately.
- The_Agency0
thanks alot brooke.
if not hard work, dedication, passion etc...then what = quality? is quality pleasing everyone? even jaded musicians?
- crapmeister0
I don't like those monkssounds,
and the overall feel is if u guys wanted too put too much into this one song, I think I would like it more if it was a bit more minimalistic.But hey what do I know about music?
- Bio0
dig it when shit kicks up about 3.26 tight rythms in there. might be a bit rough on levels. nice midtones but then REALLY LOUD beat. not fond of that particular loud metallic drum sound, but i guess that is personal preference.
i could definitly see it being played in a club.
diggin it. you might like listening to some Telefon Tel Aviv. could help inspire you if you like this style. =)