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RE: SML Feedback Contest Round 4 | A DSound Community Initiative

in #smlchallenge7 years ago (edited)

I enjoyed listening to this. It did cut in quite abruptly for me - that will definitely jump start the tune. Since it's a longer piece I might have eased in, for the sake of the listener's endurance...(maybe I'm just a wimp!)

I liked the grandfather clock motif, and the main melody had a nice retro Thomas Dolby vibe, very percussive keyboards. The way you changed up that melody worked well towards sustaining the composition. And the mixing work overall was quite professional, I can tell that you have a great deal of dj experience.

Lots of interesting layers going on. At around 2:35 I noticed you filled up the beat for a bar as a buildup to the break rather than the usual sweeping thing a lot of dj's do - and I like that. Gives the piece a very angular feel, like jumping up at a 90 degree angle, rather than 45. My "ease in" comment could be taken in this context, like maybe a quiet bar or two before a quick jump...

And of course there were layers behind those angles that rose and fell smoothly, providing a nice juxtaposition with the geometric foreground.

After a couple of listens I've found that it it keeps growing on me. That's a good sign.