Night Light Fury

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Night Light Fury

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Originally made as a test before, only now its complete... and 200% more inspirational!

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Lyrics:

(Verse 1)

Red lights, running in the night

Heart pumpin’, I need to improvise

Flyin' by, feeling the world pass by

Burnin’ out, we’ll see who reigns supreme

Gotta keep my sanity clear

This is getting overwhelming

Can’t take this any longer

I’ve lost control

(Chorus)

Hot hot fire, burning my tires

Speeding through, and reaching higher

Chasing dreams, fueled by desire

On this road, we’re the fighters

(Verse 2)

Headlights, flashing through the dark

Engines running, ignites like a spark

Pushin’ limits, every single turn

Feel the heat, and let the passion burn

Gotta keep my mind in the game

This intensity, it’s all the same

Can’t back down, must seize the win

Through the night, the wheels will spin

(Chorus)

Hot hot fire, burning my tires

Speeding through, and reaching higher

Chasing dreams, fueled by desire

On this road, we’re the fighters

(Bridge)

Disco lights, we’re in the zone

Feel the beat, it’s in our bones

Such a surge, we touch the sky

This time, we will succeed

(Chorus x2)

Hot hot fire, burning my tires

Speeding through, and reaching higher

Chasing dreams, fueled by desire

On this road, we’re the fighters

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Based on @Aliff850's "Discosuche" - Yastrigamushicc – Discosuche

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Vmxplousion

2024-09-05 15:52:22

nice track, I think it has some stuff that could be improved tho, for starters, it sounds like its around what, 142 bpm? eurobeat (at least the one I know of) usually sits around 155bpm, so in comparison it feels "slower" to other eurobeat tracks, which I see as a minus, given usually those tracks are meant to give a sense of speed

did you make the vocals with AI or just extremely bitcrushed someone's vocals? They need to be a bit louder imho, especially in the verses.

the guitar at 2:01 is extremely flat! distort it, compress it, add delay and reverb! it completely stops the flow of the track.

also, as a personal opinion, I think you should have a moment in which the bass isn't playing, to either add tension or to have a breathing moment. As it is arranged right now it doesn't feel like it's structured properly as a song, but maybe that was what you were going for?

Kirtide responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate you taking the time to listen and share your thoughts.

While I get where you're coming from with the BPM, this track was meant to deviate from some of the usual Eurobeat conventions. I was going for more of a "bootleg" feel, and slowing it down a bit was more-or-less part of embracing the imperfections. I actually started working on this track about 3-4 years ago and only recently re-opened the project and thought, "Huh, yeah, I should finish this". Even early on, it had that “wannabe Eurobeat” vibe, and I leaned into it intentionally, so the rough edges and deviations are part of its charm. Also, if you give "Eurobeat BPM" a quick Google... heh...

Regarding the vocals, it's not AI, but just my voice heavily modulated with Kerovee. I also added effects to give it a more stylised, almost “voice coming through a phone” sound. The low volume was intentional to mask imperfections and keep that surreal, fantastical vibe. If it were louder, it'd likely overpower the track, which wasn’t my goal.

The guitar solo was a last-minute addition, and while I get your point about it being flat, I wanted a raw, simple sound (and yes, there is reverb plus a few other things). As for the bass, I did experiment with taking it out for a "breathing" moment, but it didn't work for the flow I was going for. I wanted to maintain that driving energy throughout the track, even if it's unconventional.

Again, thanks for the critique! It's great to hear different perspectives, and I'll keep it in mind moving forward. At the same time, I'm sticking with some of these rough edges because they’re part of the vibe I was aiming for.