I'd have to agree with the feeling of hearing Toto by Africa. The combination of instruments that you've used in this piece blend very well with each other, after all, anything can mix with anything as long as it's done correctly. There's nothing really too overpowering: "lead" instruments are loud enough without pulling too much from the whole song, the surrounding ambiance from the strings and nylon guitar especially add to mix and give the song it's sound, and the drums stand out on their own level without drowning anything out.
The piece in general is a real soft but powerful melody that really gives you the feeling of being in the plains, a relaxing sound that I haven't experimented with in so long. It's hard to say what someone could consider as"best", so many different reasons and factors can come into play. I can agree with you, stating this is one of your best songs, if not the best, because of the feeling and story-like properties it gives off. All in all a real nice track from you.
"I'd have to agree with the feeling of hearing Toto by Africa."
I've never heard of it before actually. I heard it when TheKeyboardGuy mentioned it and it does have a similar feel, it's true lol.
"The combination of instruments that you've used in this piece blend very well with each other, after all, anything can mix with anything as long as it's done correctly."
I very much agree with that. I used to think that only certain instruments match with each other, so if I planned on making a rock song, then you can be certain that I'd refrain from adding any other instruments which aren't in the standard rock genre. Now you see me adding saxophones to techno songs, rhythm/plucked guitars in soundtrack songs and trumpets to rock songs :P. Glad I got out of that mentality.
"There's nothing really too overpowering: "lead" instruments are loud enough without pulling too much from the whole song, the surrounding ambiance from the strings and nylon guitar especially add to mix and give the song it's sound, and the drums stand out on their own level without drowning anything out."
Glad to hear that, especially because after hearing this song on my new (read: better) speakers, I thought the congas and kick drum were too bassey, rough and loud. Unfortunately I can't fix anything in this song though because as luck has it, I lost the project file when my computer died...
"The piece in general is a real soft but powerful melody that really gives you the feeling of being in the plains, a relaxing sound that I haven't experimented with in so long."
That's exactly what we were going for!
"It's hard to say what someone could consider as"best", so many different reasons and factors can come into play. I can agree with you, stating this is one of your best songs, if not the best, because of the feeling and story-like properties it gives off."
Personally I'm mostly proud of the blend of the instruments. This is the only song of mine so far which makes use of a steel (rhythm) guitar and it probably has my most original instrumentation. That and I got my ego boosted by a lot of my friends hearing the song and liking it :P.
"All in all a real nice track from you."
Thanks man. I really appreciate the detailed review!
Yea, I can hear the Africaness style, but the Epicness stood out by far!! x]
the drums are amazing but the the violin part is probably the best part! its right there at the back of your mind, really pretty and awesome!! 5/5 and i'll be voting everyday because im going to be listening to it everyday!!
yup, it's New Wave [of awesomeness in epic proportions] great music!
You made my day. I really needed to listen to this kind of music, I need to calm down alot, not think too much sometimes it would be good for me to just feel, listen, see. This song is great, in my ears it can´t be better :)
Seems like the guy who made the request missed out on a lot, because this song is great.
The combination of instruments works really well, the mixing is great. The rhythm is energetic, but the melodies are calm. A nice contrast that gives it a very adventurous feel.
There are many details in this song and I'm going to study them. One day I want to make a song like this =D
I'm pleased that you like the track. Pretty surprised you think the mixing is great though because when we made it we didn't know how to mix if our lives depended on it :P.
But anyhow thanks again for the supportive feedback!
I can listen to this while I sleep! I wonder where my dreams will lead me when exposed to this atmosphere (does music even have an effect on dreams?). Hmm, for some reason reminds me of the times when I was younger and my sis and I used to play with this Yamaha Keyboard our dad got us, thanks for this man. :3
Thanks for the review! Personally I can't seem to fall asleep easily with any type of music in the background, but everyone's different I guess. I'm sure music affects your dreams though - everything does so I don't think music is an exception.
