Can't believe...
...that you can make this stuff with a Game Boy.
Dude.
Cool.
Reviews for "Placebos (8-bit)"
midimachine responds:
As far as chip music goes it's not really very novel, but the thing I find amazing is how capable such a supposedly limited piece of hardware is. The "limitations" (i.e. 4 sound channels) really force you to write songs efficiently!
great, but...
This song is 98% awesome! The sound, the chord progressions, the buildup, the little details, sometimes just in the background, simply wonderful stuff! Finest 8-bit epicness!
Now here comes the part where I lack the terminology to exactly describe what is wrong with it. It would be hard for me to write about it in german, even more so in english: well, sometimes your lead melodies are just off. At about 17 seconds into the song the chords go in C major, while that lower lead stays in minor (by playing D#). There are more examples for events like that on the entire song
Now, I'm not sure this is wanted or not. The build up and the excellent and unique choice of chords let me think that you would hear out something like this. But it made the song a little less enjoyable for me. sorry . "just" 9/10 :D
midimachine responds:
Got your PM before I read this and it's all good :) I tried changing the D# to D and F# and both sounded surprisingly bad and really altered the mood and dynamic of that part of the melody for worse. I think the tone I got from leaving the D# in keeps the mood way more coherent. Sometimes when you use modulate a chord progression like that, excessive consonance within that chord feels like dissonance when compared to the rest of the song... But not always!
Anyway all I'm saying is that I left it like that intentionally and I'm pretty happy with it! But now the 2 part harmony at the end of that section over the C major chord at the end of that section is bugging me. I've listened to this song way too much to trust my own opinion, though :V
Thanks for the review!