don't really like the tinny synths - the reason problem as pointed out above
percussion - cut everything off before 0:30. that's unnecessary and those patterns are trite. i like what you are doing after 0:30 - very UR
i think all the percs need to swing more and they need more variation and play. very slight changes in level, timing, timbre, reverb, etc
it feels very 'safe' to me, which is at odds with the instruments you are sampling and the historical legacy that they have. it's too predictable and controlled IMO
the call and answer arrangement is a little annoying to me because it just seems like a back and forth that doesn't go anywhere. too 'songy' of an arrangement overall, despite its apparent sonic differences
listen to
the suburban knight - infra red spectrum
http://www.emusic.com/samples/m3u/song/10997119/14922010.m3u
listen to the textural use of percussion and the ever present groove
the percussion you have added at the end should carry through more of the track. it's too grooveless at the beginning. you can carry them all the way through and just change how long they are sustained, etc
Jun-24-2008 22:36
tortoise
Live Addict
Registered: May 2003
Location: Okinawa, JP/Osan, ROK/ Denver, CO / Pittsburgh,PA
well im not a big know it all about music production but i am a (beadroom) DJ and i like this one. i might play it out this weekend at my first gig. ill let you know how the crowd likes it though people might not be paying attenition becouse i am the last dj at a Dnb show at 8 am. i really do like it.
heard it... it gets really loopy... i guess thats the general thing your after, sounds are interesting and give that trancey feel, but the kick needs more kickness in it, i dont really like those 808 kicks...
You could turn it into a reasonable track using only 4:41 - 4:48 and your acid line...
If your going back in time with the sounds..it'll have to stand out a bit more than that...
Jun-25-2008 18:27
G-Con
aka Greg Nicot
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: England
I like the feel of this. Sounds a little empty though I know thats what you are going for.
Do some of the percs need widening?
Love the deep acid sound that comes in. Very cool.
At this point, I'm feeling that the percs are lacking the necessary groove to give the track the rhythm it needs. The patterns of the percs sound a little basic like I can clearly hear how you've programmed them when in a tune like this, I shouldn't be able to at all.
However I do like the overall feel of the track and the loopiness is fine with me, it works.
Needs work but excellent potential. And very different to a lot of the stuff on here so well done at that side as well.
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