Score: 9

"CnB + generic FL samples and plugins..."

submission: {Stay With Me} (FL Core)

date: June 12, 2008

=Pretty damn good.

Although, it did leave me begging for more. I wish you'd been able to spend more than a few hours on it, because it was really good when it picked up, and you definitely made the standard FL stuff work pretty well for ya.

Still though, it will make judging this contest a bit harder.

Good work.

5/5 9/10 -Echoz

Score: 10

"Wrong genre, ya nub. =P"

submission: -Control: Damage-

date: June 5, 2008

Very well done, but shouldn't this be in industrial or Dnb? It isn't just DnB, but it is too well defined to just be dumped into techno. =P

Regardless... crazy complex stuff here!! I'd hate to even think what my computer would do if I tried to make something like this! However, this is very high quality.. and is definitely some of the best battle music I've ever heard.

Starting from the ambient-esque industrial intro, all the way through the heavy breakbeats, this screams industrial. Like some kinda robot death squad in a factory battling ninjas or something crazy like that. It reminds me a lot of ParagonX9's older stuff, and that is definitely a good thing.

Keep up the good work!

5/5, 10/10 -Echoz

Score: 10

"I'm in ur house, enjoyin your tunage. =D"

submission: [GF]sitwocRM[GF]

date: May 27, 2008

I'd definitely say you are one of my favorite artists on here.

And you are way too under-recognized. Very professional sound here.. it's clean, EQ'd right.. it just sounds too damn good.

Let's see.. starting at the intro.. that synth line that you have.. it's simple.. but so catchy. The vocals are really clean (where'd you get that pella?) and the variance in percussion.. that's just delicious. I never get tired of it.. it just keeps drawing you in. And then the side-chain effect you have going with the bass starting around 1:40 or whenever.. it gives it just the right energy. When it finally comes down.. it mixes out just as well it came in. Let's just say you did everything right with this, and that is very refreshing.

Much a pleasure to listen to.

Stop by my music and take a listen sometime if ya wouldn't mind too, I always appreciate good input.

5/5 10/10 -Echoz

Score: 9

"It flows nice, but it could use a bit more zazz."

submission: Synser

date: April 6, 2008

(First off... couldn't resist the use of the word zazz after watching as much Metalocalypse as I have)

Lots of good stuff here. It does flow really well. I don't feel the battle though. It's too chill for that. If you are looking for that battle feel.. it would help to break off the 4/4 steady beat you have going there and go for something with a bit more energy like a Dnb beat or something with a bit of glitch.

On that note, I do love the break and build that starts at 1:18. Now, if other parts were more aggressive, that would work really well.

As a song, I like this. It would work really well for level background music or something along the lines of that. It doesn't have that boss-battle type epic feel though that you seem to be going for though. Really though, there isn't too much I can complain about in this piece other than that.

Good work. 5/5, 9/10

-Echoz

PS. The answer to your question is simple. You can't rick roll a god. (I still have yet to be struck by lightning incredibly... although I have had a few close calls)

Score: 10

"You aren't dead!!"

submission: Feel the Trance on Your Skin

date: April 3, 2008

Where ya been man?.. it's like ya fell off the face of the Earth.

Really like the lil break with the percussion at 1:30 as I'm sitting here listening and typing. Lots of melodic material going on, pretty crazy.

I do like the build you have going. It's chill and complex at the same time.

5'd and whatnot, good to see ya back again.

-Echoz

Score: 10

"Awesomness indeed."

submission: Solus- She

date: March 8, 2008

I'm almost tempted to attempt a low choral vocal over this, but sadly.. I haven't the slightest idea where my mic is. =[

Regardless though, excellent piece you have here. It has a nice build, with a touch of sadness. Maybe the aftermath of an epic battle or something.

The samples you use sound pretty good. The tuba gets iffy in the more extreme lows.. but for the most part sounds alright. I have trouble picking out problems with the other samples.
The percussion is very well layered. It really captures the mood of the piece well.

Anywho, beautiful piece here.

5/5 10/10 -Echoz

Score: 9

"Demented"

submission: Man In the Smoking Mirror

date: February 5, 2008

The combination of that Dnbish bass with the breakbeat and piano and whatnot is really cool. The song kinda reminds me of the music in the movie "Halloween".

Definitely would be really badass as a theme for a horror movie.

I would have liked a little more with the ending though. Just ending with the reverse cymbal didn't seem like enough to justify the piece.

Overall though, excellent work here. I love experimenting with stuff like this, and it is really interesting what all you have going on in here.

I can't wait to hear more of these "Colour of Music" tracks you are working on, from the sound of this song, I expect them to be great.

5/5, 9/10 -Echoz

Score: 10

"What a shame ='["

submission: paragon & chron hvns above me

date: February 2, 2008

We really do need to drag Paragon out of his hole.

Even if just to finish this, because it is teh good.

...I never realized how many submissions you had.. O_o until just now.

Wow. Anyway, good stuff.. one of many great tracks floating around that were never finished sadly.

Fived. -Echoz

Score: 10

"Holy shizz man!!!"

submission: Fantasia No. 1 (Demo)

date: February 1, 2008

You did this with free VSTs!?!?

Wow, you need to point me in the direction of these.

I really like the melodic material here. Damn... it's been looping... and I didn't even notice. Well, anyway.. the string part you have here is great.

As for other instrumentation.. I know there are some great free french horn soundfonts that would sound nice here, as for woodwinds.. flute... hell maybe even a shakuhachi.. actually, if you could find a good sounding soundfont of a shakuhachi, that would sound great here.

Anyway, 5/5 10/10 and such.

-Echoz

Score: 10

"Minus the crash..."

submission: Evil-Dog - High Speed Crash

date: January 29, 2008

I'd say this song would sound great at 145mph!

I just don't feel like dying yet. =P

Probably not gonna listen to it in my car, but maybe playing Burnout or something, lol.

Great stuff here!