Reviews for =Reclaiming the Wastes=

[alternativesolution]

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Me likey.
Me LOVEY!
And me not understand the kind of bombing this received <=o

Anyhow, I like the kind of messy feel this has, yet the sort of organized chaos it creates.
Sigh..I guess I could say I'm not in my usual mood for reviewing so I won't be able to tell you all I want just now.

I can really see this in any type of animation. This actually reminds me of background music for this one TV show..

I heard some guiros, I think..the whole song has this foreign feel to it, especially around 1:15, when the song made a quick turn around...the melody with that particular instrument had that kind of effect. Foreign, dreadful stuff, and a kind of frightening introduction to a new place.
And the bass! AH! I love it >:D It's so badass with the beat following it in a good and fitting rhythm for the song. Argh, I hope I'm making sense.
The ending...at first I wasn't sure of it, but now, I really see how it fits. I do think it was very good.
As for the song's story, it is very fitting and I thought it served its purpose to the fullest. I like reading an outline for a song I'm listening to. It gives me a more accurate image. And it's very well written.
The variety of instruments you used and the floating, half-distinguishable melodies really incorporate some great ideas for Flash stuff.
It's really good, basically :P

Hades responds:

Woah, now that's a massive review indeed! ;D

As for the guiros, that's my guess, too, but I've found the sound in an exotic-percussion collection so I can't be 100% certain of what it is. :P
That part at 1:15 I'm actually really proud of, as I'm generally not as good at making complex rythmic patterns sound decent, and I believe that the cello really made it feel very exotic and powerful.
The story itself wasn't much of a problem, as it is basically my interpretation of a world used in a post-apocalyptic game. But I dare say that this is the maximum of my writing abilities. XD

Anyway, I'm really glad you liked it so much, and as always, thanks for the review. ;D

[Erkie]

I'd fist fight an anaconda naked to this music.

Very jungle percussion but it mixes well in contrast with the bass. (Not that I hate themed instruments, I'm a heavy beat mixer).

Then as the sitar-like string work breaks out and the drums change, it has kind of an American in an Arabic themed land feel.

The echo work feels a bit excessive only in the sense that gives me Starcraft flashbacks/electronic composers in the 90s vibe, and it washes out the presence of the other rhythm based elements.

But the rhythm changes at 1:14 and the guitar stabs at 2:27 change up the atmosphere, chase/urgency and unveiling something evil prospectively, are good mood changers.

Hades responds:

Haha, I must admit I really chuckled at the image from the title. XD

The 'American in an Arabic land' feel that you mentioned, actually is exactly the one I was aiming for with this song, because the general idea was representing a person that is facing a completely new world that is a lot more dangerous than he thought it would be. I didn't really feel that the echo was over-the-top, because the story I used as a basis for the song included the world being devastated by nuclear war, so I wanted to give the deeper instruments that dark, menacing touch.

Thanks a lot for your input, I found your comment most helpful!