Wow, this song is Awesome and Beautiful at the same time!
Reviews for "the song of the sea"
johnfn responds:
Awesome... AND beautiful! What a combination :D
Dude, are you making a sea-themed EP or something? XD Anyway, this is really chill. I love the atmosphere and mood. I thought the clap at :49 had WAY too much reverb for a piece this mellow, though. It's really easy to space out when I listen to this, but that's a good thing! ;) I loved the LFO effect (is that an LFO effect?) at 1:59. Your melodies are hypnotic, and the structure is very well-done. It just perfectly channels my emotions away from cold, dreary New England. I loved how you got glitch-y around 3:00. That said, some of the instruments sounded a little high-pitched and harsh at times, and this is especially noticeable at 3:05. The ending is dreamy and brilliant, though. Overall, this is another fantastic piece of music. You should seriously consider charging people money for this. I would pay! :)
johnfn responds:
LOL I don't know. Last month I was really obsessed with snow and wrote like 5 snow related songs. (Most were improvs that didn't see the light of day.) I just have these weird obsessions sometimes.
Yeah the reverb on that clap doesn't really fit in until later.
"It's really easy to space out when I listen to this" Yeah I've been trying to de-busy my pieces and have more space and less things happening. I think it gives this piece a really chill feel.
I kinda agree that 3:05 is harsh, but argh I also kinda think that it works. Like I dunno how I'd get that emotion out without a similar sounding synth. Time to do more sound design exploration I guess.
> album
I have thoughts about this. SECRET THOUGHTS. (Not really.) But I usually keep my project ideas close until I finish them - or at least start them - because I've found that talking about my ideas makes me less likely to actually finishing them. So it could be a while before I start talking about it. It might end up being something you don't expect though.
i can really tell effort was put into this song, the mastering is great, and the structure as well. Simple yet effective and delightful.
ps. i like your theory on anti-buildups i might try it sometime.
johnfn responds:
thanks! send me a link if you ever end up using the same idea :)
I feel like you incorporate an ambient tone mixed with a chipstep feel quite swimmingly. You remind me of a C418 ft. deadmau5 song only a little bit crushed. 4.5 stars! :)
Always nice
Well I have to say you always bring some good depth to the portal and this one here is a big plus on quality so awsome job, I have to say is that i was pleased with what you came up with keep that kind of style up, Hope you make more like this one.
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