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[Hybrid Rainbow (DEMO)]

Wow, a real song!

This makes a real change from the usual electronica on the audio portal.
It is a shame that the recording quality is poor. Sorry, but it really is!
It certainly should inspire you to spend a day in the studio or at least buy a cheap and cheerful condenser mic.
Your voice deserves better. The guitar though, sounds better.
The recording quality being lo-fi kinda suits it, like an old folk song on scratchy vinyl!
I look forward to hearing more of your stuff, better recording will be a big bonus but make sure it never sounds too produced because it would lose a lot of its charm. Something like Adam Green would be my aim if I were you.
So, well done!

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Ryanson responds:

Dunno if it's too late to ask -- PM me who Adam Green is?

[Jubilante]

Either brilliant or rubbish, I can't decide!

There's a handful of games that this tune would really fit in perfectly. I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it's been created with them in mind!
Most of my head is telling me it's an awful piece of crap and I should turn it off, but I think that's just because I've heard so many awful tunes with the same set of sounds. You can certainly make a catchy melody and I reckon this one's gonna be in my head for the rest of the day. Everything is in is really punchy and clear but next time use some nice instruments and samples.
So, it would be perfect in a retro game with a bit of irony, but anywhere else would be a crime- I mean seriously, what would you do if you heard this in a club? Surely you'd be heading for the nearest exit!

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thatbennyguy responds:

Thanks MakingFunGames. It's very cheesy, I know. Just experimenting. (I usually make really experimental songs, so this is different for me :P) Thanks for reviewing!

[Stargenx - Greensleeves]

Repetitive and simple

Sorry, I like the idea of re-mixing the classics and all, but this really doesn't do much.
It's just the same bit over and over again with a couple of layers playing the same thing to build it. Greensleeves is longer than just one bar, unless it's a ringtone!
If you'd written some extra bits or something it might be more impressive, like a funky bassline. As it is it's very flat.
As I said though, It does mainly sound like a ringtone from 1987 and there's not enough added to detract from that.
So, to try and be constructive- if you're covering something, add more to it to make it original and if you're going with something well known like this, play all of it and not just a repeated chorus.

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Stargenx responds:

The song itself isn't long, as you said, but then again the original has words. I'm no singer. I'm sorry you didn't like it. :(

[Random Exercise In Comple]

Hardly just "basic loop practice"!

Wow, I really like it. You've managed to make something really mellow which is a real achievement at that tempo!
The synthlines are just lovely, and you've kept the drums simple enough for you to be able to focus on the melody.
The hats almost get a bit much but then the whole thing breaks down completely and it works really well apart from that one bit where the bass drum just donks all over it.

Good work.

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BAZmotherfucker responds:

Why thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. :]

[cmb - bmf.2187 (rave meltdown)]

Not bad, but gets old quickly

It's OK, I like the sense of urgency.
I wasn't keen on the intro and I also felt it didn't really go anywhere.
I really liked the breakdown at 2-40. It seemed like the tune might get more interesting from there but it didn't really.
By the end of the tune I was bored to be honest.
Kinda reminded me of old Prodigy b-sides and stuff like "Wishdokta- Evil surrounds us". Maybe some decent samples would give it more personalilty...

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cheesemonkeybill responds:

rawr

[The ultimate roamer - TTC CHG]

Uncomfortable to listen too, in a good way

Well done. It's a really original and hard to categorise tune. Definitely one to file under miscellaneous.
You've done well to take some nice bits of music and combine them with some dischord to create something genuinely un-nerving.
As I said, it's not comfortable to listen to, especially more than once. I guess that's the idea, so well done.
If that wasn't your intention however, then it's rubbish!

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Calamaistr responds:

its rubbish!

no just kidding, but what im wondering about is why everyone in the RRC is reviewing the ultimate roamer first and havent reviewed 'carry around fate' yet while i post these album tracks in a set order, when i checked the topic it showed initial like meant so i dont understand.

(yea this has nothing to do with your review but i did want to make a note ;l )

thanks for the review!
-cal.

[Hell's Corridors]

Quite good, well produced

It's a nice moody tune but I don't think there's enough going on to warrant it being so long.
I would use this in a game, but if it was supposed to be Hell, then I'd add some whispering ghosts or something just to make it spooky rather than just moody.
Some kind of fire burning loop would also work.
I do really like the wobbly bass sound- if it tied in to something visual it would be well effective.
It is really nicely produced though- everything is well balanced with no clipping or anything.

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mikkim responds:

Except there is no fire or ghosts in this image of hell, but thanks!

[Anal Violator]

Great tune, spot on for moodiness

Nice moody dubstep, I love it. Like the breakdown halfway in.
It's just a great rolling bass orgasm.
My only criticism (sorry) is that the samples are pretty average- for a tune called Anal Violator it's a bit tame.
I'd have put some screaming in there!
Maybe the hi-hats are a bit loud too.....
Sorry to be negative- Hope you appreciate that the criticisms are minor- check the score to see how much I liked it!
Oh, and I would definitely use it in a game!

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superuberinsaneausm responds:

thanks!!,i title my songs to attract attention so alot of times they dont make anysense at all pm me if you wanna use it in a game.

[B.T.P.D Remixed]

Well composed but not brilliantly produced

There's a good slamming trance tune in there but it's hard to appreciate it with some of those sounds over the top. I think there's a fair bit of clipping going on. If you could clean up the samples or just use better ones it would sound loads better.
Personally I'd like a breakbeat too but then I guess it wouldn't be trance!
It's a good tune though and I did let it play a couple of times before I stopped it...

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Phyortek responds:

thanks for the review :-)
A great one at that too

["Desert Journey"]

Quite nice and useful for a game

First of all I like the drums, orchestral style with a bit of eastern flavour. I don't think the piece was composed to sound necessarily eastern or western (or even Northern!). I guess it was composed to create atmosphere and it does. Definitely the soundtrackto a journey I reckon, for some reason I'm thinking of climbing a mountain, slowly!
Well done, a useful piece for games, especially an RPG I reckon.

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BrokenDeck responds:

Yeah, I didn't want to go for any specific area of the world that has desert. It might even be the desert on another world ala Stargate-style right?

Thank for your time man!

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