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| Beatdown By The Beat by Stebbo | 2 months ago |
| Another compelling alternative pop song with genuine expressiveness. It seems like you pull these out so effortlessly, but there's real sophistication here. Every element of it shows off your very fine musical instincts. Really strong work. | |
| Try Walking in My Shoes (DM Cover) by Garni | 2 months ago |
| Well, our version is at a noticeably faster tempo, much more full-on rock than the original's slinky groove, more guitar based than synth-based, with almost totally different guitar effects and riffs. I think I used only one guitar riff from the original (slightly modified), and all the rest are brand new. If you listen to the two side by side (in fact I encourage everyone to do so), I think you'll find that the interpretation is pretty different. |
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| Awe Full Truth (w/Char) by lunatrick | 2 months ago |
| For some reason, this reminds me of some solo Martin Gore thing. Kind of a spooky, mournful vibe right down through the heart of the song. I think it's a good arrangement. Spare and atmospheric. It never overwhelms the central focus of the song, the singing. Good work again. | |
| Got 2 Minutes? by Tudio | 3 months ago |
| Nice dirty bass | |
| A Dream Mvmnt 1 - Concert Band Suite by tunit557 | 3 months ago |
| The Garritan orchestral sounds are great, aren't they? Well, if you are really 15 years I have to give you a lot of credit for this piece. You have a lot going for you and over time you'll only get better. Keep it up, keep listening to good music from good composers, think deeply about what you hear and what you want to hear, pick up tips along the way, continue to study, and enjoy the journey. | |
| Myself and I by Stebbo | 3 months ago |
| Some sophisticated elements to the arrangement, like the changes in texture and intensity. More good instincts on display. | |
| Incidental Peril by RoboScott | 3 months ago |
| This would be excellent in a futuristic shoot-em-up monsters 'n' zombies kind of video game. | |
| Pogo by macoco | 3 months ago |
| Definitely not death metal, and there ain't nothin' wrong with that. Put some nice pop vocals on it and you've got yourself a real hit. I like it! | |
| one more chance by that80sboy | 3 months ago |
| Good airy Summer pop, a la U.K. early '80s singles. You might want to bring more low and mid range into the mix to fill out the sound spectrum. Just a thought. | |
| Hellhounds by Marino_Experiment | 3 months ago |
| It's got a bit of an Alice in Chains vibe, which is great by me as I really like some Alice in Chains. Nice and heavy and dirty. Sick guitar sounds. | |
| StripT (SchubaMix) by Garni | 3 months ago |
| I'll just say that if anyone likes our cover version, I encourage you to go out and buy the original. It's on Depeche Mode's "Black Celebration" album, which is a very fine album indeed. Some real classics on there. | |
| Misery Smile by herrsolera | 3 months ago |
| It's long, but shows off a lot of assembled talent. Some sync issues with the vocals in the first section. Sweet guitar solos, very fluid and ringing. The guitars in the last section are huge, just the way I like 'em. | |
| Sarata by mccello | 3 months ago |
| Very sophisticated and evocative. This is pro-level film score work, to be sure. | |
| Eternal Moment by lunatrick | 3 months ago |
| Nice understated crooning. I like how you ended on an dominant 7th chord, too. | |
| Transylvania (Iced Earth Cover) by Volothamp | 3 months ago |
| Ripping cover. I like it a lot. | |
| City of Pyramids by Agrippa93 | 3 months ago |
| Really sinister vocals. It blends concordant and discordant elements, sometimes simultaneously. Interesting mixing choices, e.g., the dirty stuff tends to be down in the mix and the cleaner elements to the fore. A strong effort. | |
| Sleepyhead by Rusticalia | 3 months ago |
| Nice picking. The lyrics and your delivery of the words have genuine poignancy. It's romantic on one hand, but has a certain melancholy to it that reminds me of Nick Drake. | |
| I'll Get Her Back (Beatles Pastiche) by Beatle128 | 3 months ago |
| Very smart and well done, as usual. | |
| What Happens Next? by jamesjrn | 3 months ago |
| You're right, it could go in any number of directions from there. Not sure where, but could be something huge and epic. Sounds like it could be building up to explode into a darker direction. | |
| Rocker by jalanix | 3 months ago |
| Fun, energetic guitar playing. | |
| Violently Blue by morkjt | 3 months ago |
| Nice work. A good variety of moods and textures, very well played. | |
| The Slumbering Suburbs by theseedsofautumn | 3 months ago |
| Yeah, I can see you've been influenced by David Sylvian. This is a really spacious track. Lots of three-dimensionality in the sound field. You must have good equipment. | |
| give her back the riverbed by sonsofhypnos | 3 months ago |
| EVIL, man, just EVIL. But in a cool way. | |
| Possessed by EvilFactman | 3 months ago |
| Yeah, spooky is the word. | |
| classical magic piano by retep911 | 3 months ago |
| Welcome to iComps. As for this song, it's attractive, to be sure. In terms of constructive criticism, just a few points. First, check your sound meters. It sounds like they must be going all the way into the red during the loud sections. The sound is getting distorted and fuzzed out. Also, I'm curious if there were any parts you played or was it assembled just from loops? It says only loops, but I just wanted to make sure that was correct. | |
| I'm Falling -3rd version ( work in Progress) by DonovanFraser | 3 months ago |
| I think the song has a lot going for it. Modern and classic rock elements to it. Sounds like there's some real talent behind it. Production-wise, I'd turn down the snare a bit so it isn't quite so dominant, and maybe turn up the mid-range some. The mix is very bright to my ears, so it has shimmer, but not quite as much body as it could. | |
| Go For Gold (Olympic Spirit) by NorthPoint | 3 months ago |
| 'Twas fun, to be sure. Glad we could pull it off in such a short time. Each of us really pitched in and added something cool to make it work. | |
| Everytime by k6 | 3 months ago |
| Tasty! | |
| All Gathered by musika | 3 months ago |
| I like the leading tone in the vocal melody (if we assume this is in C# minor, the B#). A very expressive note in this context. | |
| Tell Me Jon (Updated Vocals) by musika | 3 months ago |
| I have no idea what this song is really about...but it does have its undeniable charms. It says you didn't use loops. Is that your guitar playing? How about the drums? Sounds like drum programming.... |
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| It's Alright by Danny2006 | 3 months ago |
| I feel a little bit of soothing Jerry Garcia guitar there. A nice, peaceful feeling runs through this one. | |
| As They Stand on the World's Stage (contest submission) by sirjon1989 | 3 months ago |
| Some nice harmonies toward the end. Maybe you could list the instruments you used in this piece. I can guess by listening to it, but I'd be interested to know what the orchestration really is. |
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| You May Want To by 21stCenturyExpress | 3 months ago |
| True story? That's pretty harsh, losing the dog, too. In any case, you still have music. Which part was your playing and which parts were loops? |
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| Stuck in the Middle by TJS | 3 months ago |
| Sounds like you've got a good basic sound to work with. I'm curious to know what is your actual playing and what are loops. Also, the initial piano melody made me think immediately of Steve Perry's vocal melody in the final section of Journey's "Faithfully," although the chord progression takes it to a different place. | |
| Theme from 'The Simpsons' by soulima | 3 months ago |
| Delightfully wacky and faithful. |
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| Symplico by Seejay | 3 months ago |
| I like the guitar sound. Reminds me of some classic pop strumming. The instruments are a bit out of sync some of the time. Also, you might want to lift the main vocal line into a higher register to bring it out of the instrumental texture, like you do when the faster vocal part starts. | |
| Tormented Souls by howardjackson | 3 months ago |
| I don't really hear any ugly harmonies. It's very....minimalistic, I suppose you could say. The chord changes are nice, but there are a lot of long stretches of little development and alternating between neighbor tones. You might want to introduce some melodic material in the right hand, some leaps of intervals to give it shape. | |
| Rusted Tractor on Route 2 (final) by Rusticalia | 3 months ago |
| There's a fragility and vulnerability to the vocals that recalls Nick Drake, circa the "Pink Moon" album. Anyone else know what I mean? | |
| In Reverse by cronic_fortune | 3 months ago |
| I think you have a good song here. If I may offer some constructive advice, the mix is a bit hot and the edges start to muffle. The mastering could do with a bit more clarity and sense of space, too. I would also avoid the pitch correction software, particularly in the exposed sections as it draws too much attention to itself and distracts from the feel and the words. But the bottom line is that you are showing good songwriting skills with this and I'll look forward to more from you. | |
| Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want by CHFeatherstone | 3 months ago |
| I did a couple covers of this one years ago.... This one sounds pretty heartfelt. Yeah, the organ can come down a tad for more balance. |
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| Utopia II by vegetal | 3 months ago |
| Very good production all around | |
| Strange Day by Luttor_Grosvernoff | 3 months ago |
| Tasty guitar boogie. Lots o' attitude. | |
| Too Soon by Bryan_Thomas | 3 months ago |
| Very minimalistic and atmospheric. | |
| The Sleeping Dragon Awakens (Olympics) by Garni | 3 months ago |
| Beautiful, clean sound, idiomatic instruments and style. Pretty sophisticated. | |
| I Just Want Your Soul by Smileygeezer | 3 months ago |
| Some nice things going on here. It would be cool if you found a really good metal vocalist who could belt it out an octave higher. | |
| Orange And Purple Sunsets (Beatles Pastiche) by Beatle128 | 3 months ago |
| I'm also hearing a little Ian Anderson. Deliberately derivative, but well crafted psychedelic pop in its own right. Good work again! | |
| Meshing II by vegetal | 3 months ago |
| Yeah, sounds genuinely clubby. This will get their heart rates up. | |
| Audio Meltdown by thesickboy | 3 months ago |
| Wow, the meters are really in the red on this one. Sounds like there are some interesting melody/counter-melody/harmony elements going on here, looped in a very obsessive way...creates a feeling of schizophrenia, which is artistically a (completely valid) trip. I tend to like your style anyway. It is very loud, though...I think if you lowered the levels a bit, you would still get the point across without making folks reach for their volume knobs. |
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| Please Push No More (Gary Numan Cover Version) by GaryHunter | 3 months ago |
| This has a kind of lonely, letting-go feel to it that I like. | |
| Me I Disconnect From You (Gary Numan Cover Version) by GaryHunter | 3 months ago |
| I really dig this. I'm big on '80s music, new wave, techno, etc--provided there's an actual song there--as with this one. The vocals are just a hair low in the mix maybe. Minor thing, though. I'm glad people are keeping this kind of sound alive. | |
| Confession by Marino_Experiment | 3 months ago |
| Really fine fingerpicking work. | |
| Containing Disabled Matter by bonsushi | 3 months ago |
| Interesting ideas here. Still lots you can do with it. I would like to hear more layering of melody, counter-melody, and harmony. Pretty much you have one melodic idea at a time, repeating, set against the drums. I think especially if you repeat a melodic riff, you want to bring in another riff against it to provide contrast and cast the first riff in a new light. For example, as you repeat a riff, put in a bass part underneath it, and maybe a slower-moving counter-melody to fill out the sound. The ending is a big surprise, and almost a non-sequitur. Maybe try to connect that thematically with the rest of the song. |
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| Innocence by Stebbo | 3 months ago |
| A very good pop song. Has an encouraging, positive feel to it. I like it! | |
| Peach Blossom Hole (Beatles Pastiche) by Beatle128 | 3 months ago |
| It also sounds like it could be an XTC song from Oranges & Lemons or one of their Dukes of Stratosphear ditties--and I mean that as a compliment. Your voice and songwriting has an element of Andy Partridge about it. | |
| Pachelbel's Canon (Canon in D Major) by soulima | 4 months ago |
| Soulima, I'm sure you already know this, but just a point of interest for anyone curious about musical terminology. For being the most famous "canon" in classical music, it's really not a canon but a passacaglia. A canon is a melody that is sung or played in rounds that harmonizes with itself. For example, I sing "row, row, row your boat..." and then at that point you start singing "row, row, row your boat..." as I continue on to the next part of the melody ("gently down the stream"  , then the next guy starts singing "row, row, row your boat..." while you sing "gently down the stream" and I sing "merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily," then another person starts, "row, row, row your boat..." In the end, we're harmonizing with each other, and you can just repeat it until the cows come home. That's a canon.A passacaglia is a series of variations over a repeated bass line, which is what is happening in this piece. Maybe there's some other reason he called it a canon? Just being cheeky? |
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| Drunken Sailor Sea Chantey response [brass & bass & bagpipes &] by davidsmith99 | 4 months ago |
| This is very cinematic, evoking a variety of possible images and scenarios, all involving ships or rowboats or the like, plus some giggles thrown in. | |
| You Can Have It by shwtmrocks | 4 months ago |
| I like the fact that you've thrown in a pre-chorus. It serves a nice launching pad for the chorus. | |
| The Fix Is In by shwtmrocks | 4 months ago |
| Has almost an Aerosmith feel to it, like with the call-and-response between the voice and guitar in the verses, although with a totally different production than they would have used. This is another one where the music is totally different from what I expected from the lyrics. The lyrics work well, though. |
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| Best Daughter of Truth by shwtmrocks | 4 months ago |
| I read the lyrics first, then listened to the song. Totally different than I had anticipated. I'd want to edit the lyrics (not for political reasons, but just to strengthen and improve them), but the music had a really strong flow. Like a good mid-to-late '80s song that kind of sweeps you up and carries you along. Some good musical instincts there. What part is loops and what parts did you play or program? |
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| Holiday in Cambodia (Dead Kennedys Cover) by CaptSandwich | 4 months ago |
| Such a delightfully subversive song. Interesting to hear it in this reggae/dub interpretation. The lyrics come through very well. Hopefully this will encourage people to go out and buy the record of the original. |
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| Miserere nobis (1996) by schubertiad | 4 months ago |
| The problem with using piano for vocal music is the lack of sustain. Even with the pedal on, piano notes decay and you lose the lines. It's good for picking out individual notes, though. | |
| How Insane by thesickboy | 4 months ago |
| This one is going to sound great with a full band treatment. If it's produced right, it could be powerful. | |
| She moved through the fair (Irish trad.) by ckrohm | 5 months ago |
| That's one wet reverb! | |
| Sunset Goddess by Dadio | 5 months ago |
| If feels like a real song. As for suggestions, I agree with MickD's suggestion to tighten up the instrumental intro. Also, the bass drum has a bit too much high-end brightness, giving it a click sound. Lyrically, the only thing that strikes me as being potentially worth rewriting is "I'm your sacrificial sacrifice." It's redundant, of course, and could work as a deliberately ironic, tongue-in-cheek statement. But your song sounds sincere to me, so it sticks out a bit. How about "I'm your secret sacrifice," or "I'm your unseen sacrifice," or "I'm your undesired sacrifice"? You still get the same kind of alliteration, but without the redundancy or irony. Just a thought. Keep working at it and it'll all come together. |
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| StripT (CharlyMix) by Garni | 5 months ago |
| I love this DM song. Good synths. The mix is a little hot and the vocals seem slightly ahead of the beat, though. Hey, if you want to collab on another DM song, I can add vocals and guitars if you want to do the synths. |
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| Half Way To The Stars by Smileygeezer | 5 months ago |
| Nice groove. I can imagine vocals to this one. | |
| The Beast That Swallows Its Young by Kresling | 5 months ago |
| Jeez....hope this hasn't happened to you. Nightmare situation, entertaining song. | |
| Fires in Glendale by Kresling | 5 months ago |
| Fires in Glendale...ah, nostalgia. I was in college in LA during the Rodney King riots and torchings. LA is no stranger to crisis, natural or human-made. Thanks for giving uke its due, helping to rescue it from its cliches. I have the same idea--approach it as any other valid instrument for songwriting, that it doesn't have to be stuck in the same old stylistic rut. |
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| Seventeen by Kresling | 5 months ago |
| A very fine song. Good use of technology to serve the song. |
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| Hot-House Rag by georgeptingley | 5 months ago |
| Another piece well played, with charm in abundance. | |
| Rondo for Strings, Percussion & Piano in F-sharp major – Allegro energico con brio by MatthewSchwartz | 5 months ago |
| You might want to add a bit more reverb to the strings to give them more three-dimensionality. The bongos are a bit of a surprise, given the Irish jig feel of the piece--perhaps a bodhran? Not sure where you can buy bodhran samples or loops, though... | |
| Voices(Cassenova Mix) by Jovana | 5 months ago |
| Trippy...must be why it's considered trip hop. I wonder how you were able to fiddle the knobs like that in GB. It sounds like various filters are fading in and out. |
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| Nashville Acid - Instrumental by Mick_Reeves | 5 months ago |
| Some surprises there, but I was entertained the whole time. |
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| Raindreaming by Stonemaxwell | 5 months ago |
| Welcome to iComps, and keep it up. |
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| Los Pollitos by mlpbadarak | 5 months ago |
| I can see why it would be a popular one for choirs to do. Very idiomatic choral and piano writing. | |
| Tickled to Death (1899) by georgeptingley | 5 months ago |
| Another enjoyable snapshot from a little-known page of music history. I'm glad you post these. | |
| Crucifixus by dirigent | 5 months ago |
| I always love to hear these. Maybe we can collaborate again on something choral? | |
| Sirens Forever Crying Rough Demo by itsthe1manshow | 5 months ago |
| Pretty decent for one month. Definitely keep it up. The song has a nice feel to it. The vocals sound like you give a darn, which is always good (and not always the case with folks who post). The lyrics sound good, but I like to read along. Can you post those? So what's your musical/artistic background? Most people don't write songs like this after one month, so there must be more to your story. |
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| Never Gonna be Enough by justinoshi | 5 months ago |
| Nice guitar sound and riffing again. You have a talent for songwriting and writing guitar hooks. Cool drum part, too. Could you bring that up in the mix? The bass line, too. That will help fill in the sound. Again, I'd like to hear more passion and dynamics in the vocals, but good job of harmonizing. Would you mind posting the lyrics, too? I always like to read along as I hear a song. |
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| Say You're Sorry by justinoshi | 5 months ago |
| Nice guitar sound and riffing. I wish I heard a little more passion in the vocals. Also, there are a couple of spots in the guitar part where it just cuts off as a new section starts. Maybe that's deliberate, but you might want to do it as a fast fade or something instead. Generally speaking, it's a good idea to hide the "seams" in music so that changes aren't jarring. Just an idea. I'll listen to more of your songs. |
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| Messed up / Make You Want To Stay by thesickboy | 5 months ago |
| I can hear an acoustic opening and then at some point huge crunchy guitars and drums come thundering in, like a train coming head on that just knocks you down and pulls you in its wake. I would let it go on for a couple instrumental verses at the end, building in intensity until it collapses in a heap. | |
| Waiting (For the Call) by cronic_fortune | 5 months ago |
| You could move the vocals a little bit back in the mix and bring up the drums. I feel like there are interesting musical things happening in the background, but they're really low in the mix compared to the vocals, so it's hard to tell. It's just a matter of balance. | |
| Walking Wounded by stevel | 5 months ago |
| I like the '80s keyboard sounds. It's very understated. I kind of wish there were a final downbeat at the end of the song with a bass drum/cymbal hit, just to give it that feeling of closure. Ending suddenly on the upbeat creates an aural surprise that perhaps takes away from the mellow vibe. |
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| Let it Flow by tadk | 5 months ago |
| Nice soundscape | |
| ItsMyLife (cover) by eagle_1 | 5 months ago |
| It's a classic song, no doubt, from one of my favorite eras. | |
| oil tanked strings by neurologist | 5 months ago |
| An attractive composition with a nice chamber sound. The title makes it sound like it's going to be something bombastic, but it's actually quite lovely and gentle. Your blurb doesn't really reveal much about the composition. Is there anything more you'd like to add? I'm a fan of liner notes, and would like to hear more about the piece. | |
| Piano cursory by bitum86 | 5 months ago |
| I can see what you mean, soulima. It's pretty, though. I get a lot of flashes of light and color, like a prism swaying in the breeze on a warm afternoon. I like it, but then I'm a big fan of extended harmonic languages, especially when it has a sense of space and airiness like this. I can see this as one in a set of several piano miniatures. I would like to hear that. |
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| Lift Me Up by garshar | 5 months ago |
| Hey, not a bad song. Pretty good, in fact. I like the lyrics and the roominess of the production. I'm sure you've heard this before, but you sound like you could be Bono's younger brother or son. |
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| WhileYouSeeAChance by eagle_1 | 5 months ago |
| Pretty good job. I've loved that song for years. Arc of a Diver is a great album and a bit of an inspiration to me, as Winwood played all the instruments. I've never had a band to work with, so Arc of a Diver showed that as long as you have a multitrack recorder, all it takes is one person to make a great record. I like it better than his later albums, too. |
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| O Padre Nostro by dirigent | 6 months ago |
| Great work. Definitely professional. I would MUCH rather listen to this than any of his operas, by the way. He should have done more of this kinda thing, he obviously had an ear for it. Who needs wailing divas and histrionic tenors when you can have this kind of sound? I know the words are Italian, but musicically, it sounds very German, actually. But you have quite a choir to work with. Makes me wonder if I've written anything suitable for 100 singers...... |
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| Drive by schubertiad | 6 months ago |
| Thanks so much for the kind comment, Narananda. And feenixx, that's the nicest thing I've heard in quite a while. Thank you. And yes, please feel free to share it with the people who don't think of GarageBand as a serious musician's tool. The kinds of options it gives people is way beyond anything the Beatles or the Stones or anybody had back in the day, and yet those folks made incredible records. If I had fancier software and equipment and everything, I'd probably use it (especially a new microphone!), but better equipment doesn't necessarily equal better music. To me, it all comes down to the quality of the songs and having the curiosity to see what you can accomplish with what you have. That's what a lot of people here do, and it's great. |
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| Doc Brown's Cakewalk: Kansas City Rag (1899) by georgeptingley | 6 months ago |
| Charming and genteel. Makes me feel nostaligic for a simpler time, summer barbecues, swimming in a river, walks in the country. | |
| Expander 3 by ShadowofNine | 6 months ago |
| Reminds me of Tangerine Dream in a way, but more updated and danceable. Geez...I haven't listened to Tangerine Dream in years. | |
| Watch Them Die by TheUnheard | 6 months ago |
| If I were that drummer, my shins would be killing me from that double bass action. Cool track. |
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| Pulse by Solarfoxxx | 6 months ago |
| I can kinda see the race car idea. Or at least driving fast on empty freeways through tunnels in the city at night. |
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| you dance like phony people by mediocresunrise | 6 months ago |
| Nice abstract production. Overlaying rhythms and moving around beat centers. | |
| Grave Digger by martyrprojekt | 6 months ago |
| I like it. Nice 'n' evil. This kind of stuff is always fun to play on guitar. You plug in, turn up, and slash. Makes you feel like a destroyer of worlds. I like the tight drum sounds, too. |
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| Sit Down Swing (w/ Kassia) by lunatrick | 6 months ago |
| Kind of nice, loping, swaying song. Lots of atmosphere. | |
| Sovay (w/ Rebsie Fairholm) by lunatrick | 6 months ago |
| Wow, that's tricky to follow instrumentally. It doesn't really have a time signature, but it almost sounds like it has a devilishly complicated key signature, the way the accents come at irregular time intervals. I think you did a fine job with it. Your instruments sound very real, too. |
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| Time Long Past by dirigent | 6 months ago |
| "Time Long Past" is the fourth piece in a set of four I wrote called "Remembrances." Hear Andreas' recording of all four pieces of this set here: http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=77819 |
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