My body is ready for a new era of Xtrullor.
Reviews for "Xtrullor - Jnana"
Basses From Reaktor 6?
Xtrullor responds:
Resynthesized Massive/Razor/Serum basses on Harmor.
You are correct when you say "epic". This is amazing! Now let me just download this on Geometry Dash... Oh? Failed to fetch song info? HOW INSULTING.
What a coincidence, I was involved in a discussion regarding what Brahmajnana is (another term for Jnana). :P
I'm glad that you removed that overpowering bass that somewhat took away the true intentions of the song, smart move. This song has that nice meditation feel along with the dubstep. Very atmospheric.
The beginning has a really nice ambient feeling, it felt really soothing. The vocals there fit really well into the intro. Starting at 00:28, I don't know why, but that drum just didn't fit in that well with the verse. Maybe it's because of my preference. For the buildup, the ending of the buildup (before the silence before the drop) could have been a tiny bit louder just so it can get those nice sforzandos you implement like in Event Horizon, that part kinda cut the flow, but only very minutely.
Nothing to comment towards the 1st and 3rd drop, the bass drops are your forte that you never fail to execute. Nicely done. Regurgitating the fact that you decreased the subbass, it was good that you maintained the intensity of the drop while keeping that calmness, as well. The buildup towards that 2nd drop with the vocals is just pure genius. I guess it makes up for that first build up. xD
For that dialogue in the ending, it just didn't seem right at all with the song. Personally, I think a minute touch of soft background music would have done the trick. Also, as many have intimated, it was a bit too long. Perhaps when you make these dialogues, condense the dialogues into main ideas so it does not fade away the impact. I gotta point out, though, that dialogue made a lot of sense as it was parallel with the theme of this song.
My final thoughts:
The main focus of the song isn't the intensity, but the atmosphere and meaning. And you already taking this in will really help you make your songs with understanding and, if necessary, some meaning into it too. Yes, you are right, the 2nd era of Xtrullor has begun indeed. I love how you took a risk in implementing not only vocals, but also dialogues as well. As this is your first time doing that, it's not bad at all. Good luck on your future songs if your ever put this implementation. For your future songs, it would be cool if you stay away from the similar instruments and structure that you use, the powerful oddity Corrosive worked out really well because of using different instruments and had a very different structure. With your new experimentation with this song, You did really well. 4.5 stars. =D
My rating just kept going up