Ye man, you've captured the feel of instruments nicely. Only thing I'd say specific about the composition itself is to give the Saz more melodies and have it do more. Saz is where it's at when it comes to Turkish music. Not sure if you used a synth for that or recorded / sampled a real one? Either way, nice job :)

Love it. The whole feel is awesome. I like the instruments, and the chant. It kinda sounds like something from the Battlefield 2 (original for pc) soundtrack.

Unlike zigzag, I like the guitar. The ambient/distorted feel is like that used in "Dunkelheit", and other songs from the early days of black metal.

Hey Rahmemhotep

I see that you are very interested with Turkish culture. I'm wondering whether you actually are Turkish, which might have made it easier to create that style of music. But either way, the instruments sound very true to traditional style. I'd say that up to 1:10 it is very serene and nice.

After that, distorted guitar is added, which I did not like that much. It seems like the proportions/levels are incorrect, or that the EQ is wrong, or something that makes it jarring to listen to. The way you put the Turkish voices in was good too, though.

This is very emotional and has a certain angsty vibe to it, probably indicative of the subject matter you are addressing. I thought that from 2:45 onwards, with the distorted riff, it was a rough patch for me. I think you might need to up your skill on mixing/mastering a bit for you to fulfill the intent of what you are trying to bring.

Overall, this is an emotional story-based song about war, unity, dissonance, and revolt. It is quite harsh and has a distorted vibe to it, which I think could be improved.

Thanks for letting me listen:
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Beauty: 5.5/10
Skill: 6.5/10
Intent: 8/10
Dynamics: 7.5/10
X-Factor: 7.5/10
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Overall: 35/50 (70%) [B-]

Pretty incredible. It tells a convincing story with more than just the lyrics (which I, and most others here can't understand) which is an accomplishment in itself. But combine with the translation, and we see something come to life that is bigger than the sum of its parts.

I almost can't actively listen to this because I start envisioning some kind of movie with oil fields, and men in thobes and tagiyahs and foreign military and soon the piece is over and I'm left wondering what happens next.

Not a part of this I didn't like!

This piece reminds me of System of a Down. Mind you, since they are Armenian, there is a little cultural influence from around that area of the world, I suppose.

A lovely blend of pace, with the various instruments. I may not be the world's biggest fan of the "metal" guitars over the top of the track, as it just seemed to detract from the qualities presented by the rest of the instruments and indeed the vocals altogether.

The piece is bossed by the Baglama saz and the way that the vocals blend nicely with that really sets the tone, leaving the bass and electric guitar to bring the piece a little modern twist. Perhaps a little light percussion could be encouraged into the piece, giving some other dynamic to the track, supporting the piece as a whole?

This is the sort of thing that contests are made for - something unusual, that can leap out of the website, for the viewing public and also the judging panel. I hope it does / did well.

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