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"High Voltage" REZZ Inspired

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When I first started getting into the dark synth genre I told myself what could be darker than electronic music. Then I asked myself what's darker than electronic music...And Then! I had an idea!


Recently I've been getting into a lot of electronic dance music and listening to a lot of dubstep as well. In the past couple of months I challenged myself to create something new, something you don't hear everyday. We always hear this really happy and emotional music on the radio and it gets annoying because the industry prides itself more upon chord progression rather than how it makes someone feel. Music is supposed to be freedom to express yourself. So anyways I started listening to a lot of REZZ and for those of you who know, you know :D REZZ makes a lot of spacy techno music which in turns is labeled as electronic downtempo or more commonly EDM. What spoke to me was her heavy basslines that didn't just make me head bang but also made me enjoy the energy it gave off. So I decided to go with that concept.


When I started making the song it was a whirlwind of stuff. I was stuck in between parts 2:17 and 3:11. making that crispy wobble was a tough challenge because I wanted to compress the sound on the high bands to give off a lower raspy sound almost like a blown speaker which I immediately thought about Skrillex. I'll explain it all in my upcoming Insider Post.


The soundtrack was meant to be dark but also give you a sort of chill but also bouncy mood. Essentially this project was random at the time and I only really started working on it after I finished finalizing "Underwater Bitz". The song hits hard in my opinion but I'll let you guys decide what you think.


Personally I see this as an improvement since my work back 3 years ago.


I hope you guys enjoy this release and don't forget to check me out on Spotify and Apple Music. The Music Video comes out later tomorrow.


-Teckmo-X

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Teckmo-X responds:

Right!!!

Really liking the intro, bassline is excellent.

I was talking with someone about the origins of dubstep a few days ago and what you have here is actually really similar to the OG stuff.

Around 1:00-1:20 the bass starts to crackle a little bit but it almost sounds intentional but tbh at this point in the song I would prefer if it wasn't so compressed, it just sounds a little messy to me.

I can see why Ditchy didn't make such a long critique at first (holy crap the update though) and that's cause you really have something great here, produced pretty well.

On a whole I think you could do with playing around with some stereoization and soundspace tweaking. It's alright but I think you could take it to a new level with some of the instruments/generators.

Everything else I could say is stylistic, a few of the instruments I really like, but some I'm not so much into. It's definitely spacey sounding and you are going to the roots of dubstep with an anger against popular media and I think you really nailed it!

Teckmo-X responds:

This is a review and much clearer. I appreciate your time to write one for me and will write one for you as a token of my gratitude. Now I can also understand Ditchy's review and perspective on my piece too! :)

Really liked this - had that Futuristic Synthy atmosphere, a lot of variety in the melodies and the progression was done well.

My only personal 'criticism' (more taste really) is that it could have been spicier with some hard kicks/percussion and sidechaining after the drops (e.g. @ 1:22).

Edit* Artist requested deeper review:

0:00 - 0:54 - Nice plucky intro that nicely transitioned into a mellow Egyption sounding melody.

0:55 - 1:21 - This sounded like it could have been a big build, the bass was lackluster but did the trick.. If you had faded it out as the Riser FX kicked in it may have made more of an impact in the next section.

1:22 - 2:16 - After the drop, again, It didnt feel like a solid transition from the previous drop. Some impact effects or even a light crash, I feel, would have made it more 'epic'. The Kick is pretty minimal and the clap is generic (more reverb may help). I really like the BAM sounding vocal, definitely adds to the song a dark futuristic feel. Although I do like this song, this section was my least favourite.

2:18 - 3:11 - Nice and cyberpunk like. Really liked the crunchy synth that panned from left to right. This synth riser that sounded like an electronic cat going 'No No No No' at 2.48 was a nice touch. The drums again, didnt add much, for me anyway. I guess a kick and a clap just doesn't do much for me - but understand that for a minimal song, that may be all you need (although from the description it wasnt aiming for that)

3:12 - 4.06 - Went very abrupt into the break down from the previous section.. a riser with elements fading out would have worked really well when transitioning into this melodic element.

4.07 - 5:00 - I like how you went hard with the buzzing synth, it worked well to emphasize a sort of climax chorus. The percussion could have added more elements (even some softer open hats, or a closed hat to the kick) to really push/enhance the final climatic section.

5:02 onwards - Nice outro. Beeps really added to the previous mentioned futuristic feel. The section doesn't really need an improvement as it does the trick with leading the listener out.

*Disclaimer - I am not a professional critique and only really make music myself as escapism/hobby (If you find that it needed much more in depth technical analysis). Again, apologies for the previous shorter review.

Great job, 4.5/5

I like this song. You did a good joob. :) I like how the beat builds up at some parts. I love your music.

Teckmo-X responds:

Thank you so much! I'm glad you loved it! I felt pretty good about this one too! :)

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4.18 / 5.00

Uploaded
Apr 1, 2021
2:57 PM EDT
Genre
Dubstep
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5 min 43 sec

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