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Overseas. The Music Compo Review.
Well, although i feel too implied in the compo to make a review,
i'm gonna talk about every theme that competed (except those mine,
of course).
I have to say that everything i say is just my own opinion and
nobody should get offended/happy for what i say because it's just
what i think. I know i'm not God to judge, and i might be wrong
at a lot of things i say. :)
So, Here are the entries, in hard disk order of appearence: =)
- Uctumi
CARAJO EXTREMISTA by Acidbrain.
It starts nice, but the sound gets too crowded in the middle,
The drums are maybe too simple, though they're appropiate for the
style. The sirene (or whatever) in the background sounds too high,
it would be nice if it was lower, afortunately it has nearly the
same tunning as the guitar =). There are some crazy guitars at
0:40 which would have been good taken off...
Has kewl sound effects. You get more acquainted to it the more times
you listen to...
CRYSTALIZED (beta) by Breakthru of ART.
I think this was one of the best tunes in the compo. It's sad,
and i like that, full of inspiration. Drums are very good and work
is noticed upon them. Great chord progression, though strings are
a bit diffuse, and the main melody is diffuse also; i think the lead
or the organ could be a little bit more emphazised. There's a strong
change at 1:16, TOO strong, and a string which is uppermost that
change makes a loss of harmony. The guitars that enter at 1:48 are
great, but they could fit the organ and drums a little bit more. The
progression change at 2:14 is also AWESOME, but there are some
tunning problems and i would have wanted some lead. The ending is
perfect.
All in all, it's a good tune. Wanna listen to the final version
soon, Breakthru!
OVERDRIVEN by Breakthru of ART.
Swinging tune, gets too simple and too weird and sound gets very
crowded in the middle, specially when strings appear. I like the part
which starts at 2:40 with the square bass and the strings with
that melody and the chord at 3:00 following it.
UNDER ANOTHER SKY by Breakthru of ART.
Good tune, though i think Crystalized is far superior.
Kinda progressive one; with interesting part at 1:18. The sample
quality could have been a bit higher. It get's dark at 1:40 and
i like that too. :) Still diffuse and maybe a bit sound-crowded
too. This is solved a lot with better sample quality.
DESIRE FOR FRIENDS by Delirium.
Another Sad one =), The startin guitar/chords are great.
About
the bass i have to say, it could have not followed mellody that much,
it's often better to mantain a higher contrast between the melody
and it, though that thing is well done _at some parts_. I know how
hard it is to make a nice bass that fits the melody. :) Drums are
very well. I think chord progression during the tune is not harmonic,
i can't follow it, it seems a bit nonsense. And, finally, take good
care of finetunning your samples Delirium!
"DEEPER LOVE" by Dr. Saygon.
GOOD CHORDS for a dance tune! The bass is great. The drums
could
have been improved a bit. The tune as a whole is monotonous, made
use of the same base over and over again; and that usually causes
bad impression on the listener. The voice sample is repeated once
and once again, i didn't like that. The tunning is good and all
instruments fit fine as a melody.
"TO COME TO LIGHT" by Dr. Saygon.
The way it starts is good. Progression is not right, and
it's very
noticed all along the tune. The idea for the melody is great, but the
way chords follow one to the other is not well, really. The leads
completes the disaster.
"PERFECT WORLD" by Dr. Saygon.
I feel like the idea is there, but again the making up
ends up
bad, i think the chords, the progression are too randomic and don't
fit the lead well. The bass sounds randomic too.
START ME UP by Maxwell and Axel of the imago project.
I don't know/remember the original tune. But all in all
this is a
nice module to GET, kewl acid base and well done guitars. It's maybe
a little repetitive, but well done. The funky organ at 1:42 is well
tracked and fits perfect. This one doesn't seem to be a cooperation,
it has good cohercion in the whole tune. Sample quality leaves a bit
to desire. The sad chords/melody at the end are out of place, but
they are ok since it's a demo's soundtrack. Though, they're noticeable
well tracked and it seems he who did it took good care of making the
feel of someone actually "playing" the organ. I like that.
MACHINE by Deserve.
This could be supposed to be one of those arabian tunes
or
something. =) To be sincere, i don't like it, it's pure nonsense
to me. If there's something i'd like to rescue, it's maybe the drums.
But so so...
OPPOSITE by Delirium.
The beginning is respectable, the drums are good;
the chords are good! But there's no cohercion in the whole song;
it seems it's a lot of things put along toghether. I like the
guitar part, but it doesn't fit the strings which were put with
it in 1:35.
PRISCILLA by CSM
This one is very monotonous; and then there comes a part
in
the middle where it changes, the idea is good, but lacks some
bass, appart from the acid leads which are overused. Lacks some
strings, and drums lack some interesting hihat.
Simphony Overseas by Garlick.
This one is good!, but repeats too much the same chord
progression.
I don't like the chord at 00:08-00:09. I think this one, with a little
more work, would have sounded like a real Symphonic tune and would
have got more points. The change at 1:46 makes it more interesting.
2:42 and on is quite feelingful! Lacked better and more defined
drums.
Well, that's all folks, hope i didn't forget any tune. I don't
want to make no offense, but i have to say that i feel like there's
a
lot to improve in all productions, (there's always a lot to improve!)
including mines, of course.
Hope this review helps somebody into his/her progress, or maybe
at least make him/her feel that his/her tune was listened to; that
it
didn't go by unnoticed.
cheers. Uctumi.