Score: 6
"Varying electro-tempo could work for music-stomp"
date: June 22, 2008
Simple but effective melody. My main beef is that you just don't play with it enough - you could have really introduced more layers, forced it into the bg whilst something new takes stage for a moment, generally played with it to make it more engaging.
At 0:55, it sounds like it wants more than just a couple of notes in the melody switching - maybe a beat switch too?
The cool bit around 1:30-1:46 could do more to keep the tempo going. Maybe quiet but rapid beats, rising in volume, then doubling in BPM before everything kicks in again. Its a cliche'd technique, but it does work.
2:22 similarly sounds like too much of a 'stop' and doesn't really feel natural - more like you've fallen over whilst running than you stopping for a moment to look at something before carrying on. Hope you know what I mean.
I liked the various filters/instruments you used for the main melody - the one at 0:55ish sounded cool.
Similarly, the qualities of the piano, snare/cymbal, drums and electronic tones all work well together.
I just hoped for a tad more variation mainly and/or a better 'maintenance of energy'.
