Score: 8
"I was kinda disappointed by the samey choruses but"
date: April 1, 2008
I love the mix of instruments here.
The bongo-type drums are a great base and when guitars come in, it sounds sorta spanish-y.
I really wasn't expecting the electronic pulsing beats, but they sounded cool and I love the rolls that come after. Clapping was a nice touch.
The long droning noises after the 2nd bout of pulses sound kinda like African music somehow. Makes me think of a jungle.
I have 2 complaints:
1 - after 1:30ish, it all feels like it could use a bit of freshness. I think it could have worked well if you'd altered the dirty guitars as well as some other bits, instead of keeping the instrumental 'chorus' exactly the same each of the 3 times.
2 - the end. The bleep is great. But why the 1s of noise before the end of the track? It doesn't loop well onto its start and it'd just sound slightly irritating when it precedes a diffferent tune.
I was kinda disappointed by the samey choruses but loved the vibe and the refreshing mix of stuff.
Please follow this line of experimentation further.
_Review Request Club_
April 2, 2008
Author's Response:
thanks for a in depth review- you review request club are excellent at writing constructive reviews:)
i agree with you on the point of samey choruses now that you mention it- that one riff feels like its relied on too much.
if your interested, i have a song posted here called snorker-ace which is on the same style line as this, but i think it has more varyation than this one