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Beau-T-ful

Very much enjoy the drumwork, and I love the bass. The entrance to this thing was epic as crap, man! Dude, you have some sick DNB talent, man; I'd have to say your Shaman series is probably one of my favorite things ever on NG, and this song just proves that you're expanding yourknow-how that much more man. You're one of those artists I aspire to model myself after in musical style. Good job, man, and looking much forward to your next track!
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Dude, badass

Hey, I've been lookin for a tune like this for a little while, because I suddenly started producing a song that's on the same order as this one (mixed a little bit with the style of Pendulum's "Plastic World"...and a lick I heard off of the original halo). I needed something to compare it to, because songs like this are rare to come by, with that dark night-time feel to them. Your kick drum is sick, and I love the ambiance of the whole thing; it just begs to be played in a midnight club lol. Great job man; thank you for the listen!
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Just...unbelieveable...wow...no words can describe

Dude, your song has just topped it off. Tonight was a night of huge -- and I mean HUGE -- musical inspiration. And this song is just...phenomenal. There's so much to love here. I really really REALLY love all the licks you threw in there; it reminded me a lot of something from In Flames. But then you threw in this beautiful jazz portion at 1:05. Dude...jesus fucking christ. The sound is just so crisp and wonderful. I wish that some day, I can produce stuff as good as this. But for now, just listening to this stuff is just mesmerizing and will have to do. I just love this. I can't get over that fact; usually I critique the hell outta songs on this site, but dude...I don't think I can find anything to say other than the fact that I just want to listen. That's it. You made me lose my words in my mouth...And I'm crying inside because I would do anything in the world to produce something this beautiful, but I have no way of doing so. Good job man; this song has inspired me in ways you wouldn't believe.
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Favorite Audio of All Time

Dude, I loved this game!!!

This was sooo badass dude! I remember this game so clearly; this was like the best game back in the day. Smithy always pissed me off cuz I could NEVER beat him... then again I was only in first grade when I played this game and had no idea what an RPG was (although somehow I linked it with Duke Nukem 3D cuz of the RPG launcher...weird!). Dude, I don't even know what to say. This remix is really, really awesome. The mix is great, nothing overpowers, and it's intense. It's practically flawless. Makes me happy! Good job man, keep it up! And Happy Halloween! =)
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Nice synths...very much halloween

Hip-hop ain't necessarily my style, but that doesn't mean I can't like it. This is the type of hip-hop that more people need to emulate. The synths were flavorful and rich, which is something I can always appreciate. What I really like is that the song didn't get old at all; you kept me intrigued the whole time. The only complaint I have is that the mix could be slightly fuller, but as it stands it's better than most stuff on NG. Nice job man; this is something I'd listen to for Halloween for sure!
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CKC2009 responds:

haha thanks man

okay, creepy dude

Dude, you got me at the laughing little kids. Jesus christ, that always seems to give off this certain motif that scares the hell outta anyone. The music sounds like a vault, and it makes for good ambient background music my friend (hence the genre, I suppose lol). The only thing that seemed a little offbeat was the flute, with its timbre, but hey man, you still got my 5; this is good, creepy stuff. =)
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roensb responds:

the "flute" is actually a whistle but its hard to tell due to it being kinda buried. I did want it off beat to create a sense of uneasiness to it (as well as the fact that the whistle part was improvised on a midi piano so my sense of time personally may have been a little to off beat). Thank you for the review though, its nice to hear that you listened to all of the parts :)

inspirational

caught my ear big time, my friend. if you ever do read this, know that it inspired me.

beautful

this is gorgeous, words really can't describe it. it has so much sound to it, and all of the sounds are extra rich. this is probably one of my new favs on NG, bar none. the production level is extremely good on this, and the vocals and everything in the background reminds me of something i'd hear in a clothing store at a mall. i really like how it has elements from ambient music mixed with dubstep. really nice man; keep it up!
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thecokebitch responds:

Cheers for the awesome review man!
I was hoping for some criticism though ha, because personally i dont really like this song...

But, in making this, ive further developed and approached a sound that i do like =D

So in saying that, i've got a couple of up n comin's that will be submitted in the near future, and i'd like to see what you of them... Keep an eye out =P

NG needs more inspiration like this!

Let me start by saying that this song has elements not typical of the usual DnB song out here. It actually flows really well; IMO, the more varied the song gets, the better it is because you experiment with the voices more -- you SAY more, in other words. While DnB is dance music and should have that back groove that's easy to relate to, there's no reason it should drag on for 3 minutes the exact same the whole time! It needs flavor, and I believe that you do it pretty well in this song. =)

The few complaints I have are, obviously, the fact that you labeled this song as "Chaoz." I'm sure PX9 would appreciate, but it diminishes from your own unique qualities as an artist. Dude, you should take this and totally make your own series with it; you get more attention that way, and people don't mix you up with "another guy who remixed PX9's songs badly," because that's not what you did and that's not what you intend to do. You're a unique artist with your own qualities, so make that apparent!

Second, there's no denying it: There is way too much reverb in places. What I like to do is put reverb and compression on my snares, but take it completely off of the bass drum; this makes the bass drum stick out more over the melody, and it also helps to layer a soft acoustic drum punch to the underlying bass-ness of the bass drum along with a bass boost (check out some of the songs in my "Peril" series if you wanna hear what I mean).

Last, the overall loudness of everything takes away from the atmosphere of the song. Everything is situated at forte, when the drums need to be at mezzo-forte (albeit past 1:23 they get a little bit too punchy and treble for my tastes), and the overlying synths need to correspond with this volume. I guess what I'm trying to say, in a nutshell, is that there's a lotta clipping that you could get rid of with limiters and compression; there's a lot going on, which isn't a bad thing, but it builds up to this sort of constant white noise in the background that shouldn't be there. Just take down the volumes a bit (especially on the hats in the second half of the song), add some compression, and you'll be set.

I'll tell you some stuff that I love: Although it's very similar to PX9 in melody and I know that it's supposed to be that way, it catches my ear in a different, darker manner. It kinda reminds me of Dragonball Z at points, especially the beginning.

Oh yeah -- That clapping thing you add at 1:23-ish really caught my ear. I was like "whoa, haven't heard anything that percussively interesting in a DnB song evah!" Good stuff, bro; that's where you added your own unique flavor, which is why you should continue to market your own originality, ya know?

Solid stuff though man, I'll have to say. =)

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YouriX responds:

Woow this is a nice review man! Now i feel all squishy and warm inside. All i wanted to do is make something i thaught would sound cool. And according to your review i succeded on that. And yeah im really going to do something about my mixing thou!

Thanks alot for the review man!

hey there, fellow a'capella man!

I'm gonna say it right now: This song inspired me to put my high school a'capella group Final Cut out here. I like this arrangement, although the only complaints I have are the blending issues with the various voice parts (it lacks that vocal "shine" in the overtones at points) and the fact that it's hello loud. Still, this is really awesome. You have a damn good soloist voice though, for sure.

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