A review. From me. Yes, it's true! :O
Let's just jump into this..
First of all, good intro.
The soft beat.. STOP and then you just get thrown into the song (or track, whatever you wanna call it :p)
This sounds cool. The kick is a bit odd, but it fits. Drums are nice.
It creates an atmosphere that i can easily place in a videogame, where you can explore some kind of futuristic city.
One thing about the high-hats though. From 00:06 to 00:30 there seems to be no dynamics in it. This could be intentional, but it does bug me (only slightly), because i don't think there's any drummer who would play like this. A down stroke is followed by an up stroke and the up stroke is much softer. So instead of.. TSH TSH TSH TSH it goes.. TSH tsh TSH tsh
But it's just a tiny tiny thing. After the 30 second mark there's a different sequence on the high hats so it doesn't apply anymore.
I like that pad (or strings) in the background. Just the right amount of attack.
I'm not too fond of those crashes (or is it a ride?) on the 30 second mark and they return at other points in the song too. It's too.. attention grabbing in my opinion.
The sounds you used fit well together.
Also, someone below me that they didn't like that effect on 00:46.
Well.. i do like it! It's just a sort of.. attention grabber. In a good way. It kind of re-introduces you to the song for about 4 songs and then it continues.
(now some maintenance guy is fixing our central heating system and making a lot of noise doing so. I can't really pay attention to the track this way. Go away maintenance guy.
yay, he's done!)
I really like those bells you used.
Cool transition at 01:04. Nice subtle bass.
I think this is my favourite part of the song, starting at 01:21. Or maybe 01:58 is my favourite.. i dunno :O The guitar at 01:58 just sounds so nice!
And the melody on the guitar at 01:30 is really cool too and i like how it gets taken over by that synth at 01:50.
From the 2 minute mark the song is a bit calmer. But those melodies.. i like them.
And it's kinda funny, i recognize that background synth that comes in at 02:51 :p
I used it in one of my own tracks too http://goo.gl/LHtw5
I like the end. It feels like you're leaving the city and you see it fading away the more you separate yourself from it.
So, this review was all over the place. Hope it's somewhat helpful ^_^
Some more points:
- Like MockOff said, maybe you could play with the dynamics a bit more
- Sounds fit together
- Nice guitar!
- Some minor points on the drums, but i like them overall. The panning is cool.
- Enough changes in the song to keep me interested and wondering where it's headed.
- Flows well, good transitions.
- Art that inspired you and this track go good together.
So yep. This was it :O