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My entry for ngaic layer 5.

JAZZSTEP and a happy track!

Débonnaire de bonne heure!


Hey thanks for the front page O_o


All my music is available on bandcamp, support appreciated:

https://daru925.bandcamp.com/

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Some amazing mixture of jazz sounds here from piano and all sorts of stuff love the fast keys on piano though and the speed tempo is nice

~X~

Daru925 responds:

Glad you like it, thanks for commenting. It's a bit experimental but turned out ok^^

This is rad, sounds like something I'd find on Ninja Tune! Great work!

Daru925 responds:

Maybe one day you will find it there ahahah^^ If only...
When i researched the "jazzstep" genre for the contest, since i didn't know exactly what it was about; of course the great amon tobin came up.
Thank you for the kind words!

Really great vibe going on here. I love the combination of genres, and how the filtered drums drive the track forward. The other elements are also well executed and fitting.
One small thing I noticed it that some of the high percussion in the beginning sounds very dry to me, like there is (almost?) no reverb on them, which made them stick out a little too much for my taste.
Also, I feel like this song would deserve some more development, but of course the deadline doesn't always allow for that.

** A NGAIC REVIEW **

o/ :)

COMPLIMENTS:

- Love the arpeggios (and the trumpet sounds!); this song edges the line between Jazzstep and Electro-Swing, and the odd buzzing brass with the Lounge-feel woodwinds and DnB works very well together!

- Reminds me of something Duke Ellington would do if he was still around... :)

- Got that SkullGirls / Cuphead vibe... Half-expecting Big Band to come outta nowhere and kick all our asses while this plays! xD

CRITIQUE:

- It was hard to hear some of the Upright Bass working in the background. Could've maybe turned up the volume on that a little bit, so that it pokes out of the mix a bit more (currently, it's even hard to hear it during the softer moments of the song when it's just the drums and winds workin' the vibe.)

- I've really got no other complaints. This song is mixed very well, and there's subtle, natural dynamics going on throughout--enough where you never feel tired of listening to it or it's repetitive. :D I don't know if you humanized your realistic instrument synths, but from the sounds of it, you have done. So props for that as well!

Good luck with the remaining layers! :3 I look forward to hearing more from you!

Daru925 responds:

Thanks for -once again- taking the time to write a very detailled review^^
Really appreciated and glad you liked the music :)

You're right about double bass, it could be more upfront, i think i need to hear more songs featuring it to get a good idea of its natural power.
Cowboy beebop ost seems like a good start^^

See you next layer o/ I think we're gonna start seeing really weird genres pop out^^

This is so cool! I wouldn't expect DnB drums to work so well with jazz but you pulled it off really nicely. I love how the track ends just like the beginning, making it super loopable. Listened to this quite a few times already and it never gets tiring. Good job! :)

Daru925 responds:

Thank you!

Credits & Info

Listens
2,774
Faves:
13
Votes
27
Score
4.74 / 5.00

Uploaded
Apr 18, 2023
7:09 PM EDT
Genre
Jazz
File Info
Song
3.9 MB
1 min 42 sec
Hardware
  • Keystation Mini 32
Software
  • The Giant
  • Live 11
Misc. Kit
  • Sennheiser - HD 25 1 II
  • samplemodeling - brass
  • diamond jazz trio (freebie)
  • LPD8

Licensing Terms

Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.