This made me cream so hard I filled up two cups worth.
Reviews for "I Feel"
InvisibleObserver responds:
CHEWBACCA.
Edit: Bet your "cups" were thimbles for midget hobbit women with malnutrition issues prenatal like.
This is an NGADM Round 2 review.
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Well, whether you had a small amount of time or not, it doesn't sound like it. This is a long track with plenty of detail and development, and just like a lot of the time with your music, this has a uniqueness that is hard to digest after the first few listens but eventually the track really grows on you. Right, I want to say first that I think this has one of the best intros of the NGADM. Having all your sound effects and percussive sounds playing in such a bare section with very melodic elements in play allows the listener to appreciate them more, and damn are they good. And then at 0:58 you introduce a huge pad that has the same widening effect that the strings in your previous track had. Excellent intro, excellent progression from then on.
Of course your excellent sounds aren't only showcased in the intro. Your whole song is jam-packed with a very colourful and wide array of fantastic soundscapes, pads, glitch effects, instruments, and percussion. You've also got this excellent talkbox bass thing which I love to bits. Your production is much better this time round. Great, well-balanced mix that's pretty full-up but never cramped, and you've got very interesting use of reverb. Your composition is fine; while you definitely focus more on your sounds, textures and atmospheres, you've got a decent hook on the piano that brings the melodic structure of the track together through your repetition of it at the end. Transitions are excellent (apart from one I'll mention in the next section), especially the one at 2:22 which does a great job of introducing the "main" melody, so to speak. Great ending to top it all off.
Two nitpicks and a larger issue. Starting with the nitpicks, I think the clap at the beginning has too much high end, which kind of ruins your amazingintro, because we've got a wonderful, warm, deep atmosphere that keeps on getting interrupted by that harsh clap. It fits in a lot better once you introduce the other percussive elements, but for the intro I think you shouldn't have had such a contrasting element. And the 3:19 transition... I've listened to it like 5 times and I still don't get it haha. I think it should be more subtle and sensible. Lastly, the track loses its ability to maintain interest in the later sections of the track. In your intro you're able to keep the listener interested by introducing loads of new elements, but from 3:18 it sounds like we've already heard it all before, and while there are quite a few new elements in that section, none really succeed in taking the track to a new direction to stop it from getting boring.
Despite that, this is another excellent track from you. I genuinely can't wait to hear what you make next!
Score: 8.6/10
InvisibleObserver responds:
Clap - Roger that. Thats an easy fix, I can just drop a quick filter cut on it or lower its velocity and it should put it in place.
3:19 - I didn't have time to do up a fancier effectual reversy/sweepy/filter glitchout. I thought it was still within the rhythms of the song, though abrupt. I guess it sounds worse to fresh ears. I was at the point of a 10 hour sit down session where I was pretty numb to things.
Songs repetition - Ultimately just not enough time to really fluff it out. I need more similar patterns with new additions/changes and basically a different outro thats not a straight up repeat. I think some repitition is healthy - listening to this track once and the repetition probably welcome. Judging it and listening 3-4 times will make the rep stand out.
Maybe I'm just defending my musical baby. :P
Thank you for the wealthy review Step.
well it seems people dont get downtempo its not suppose or rather prefers not to build-up to something epic or grand. (that what i think and is highly subjective)
i love the strings and piano parts. the whole piece gives very dark yet melancholic atmosphere. it reminds me of those depressing incandescent lights, not sure why it just does.
anyways overall its lovely descent downtempo and good luck in round 2
InvisibleObserver responds:
Some people don't like pop, some don't like jazz. Dust under the rug really.
While I'm not sure how I feel about the super mundane visage you get from this, intriguing that it is quite specific.
Thanks for the comment, luck to you too in R2.
Nearly whole song felt like an introduction to a song rather than a complete song. I was waiting for something exciting to happen, and it didn't. I lost full interest in your song 3/4's in.
The mixing, panning effects, and instruments were good.
InvisibleObserver responds:
Too bad to hear this wasn't your cup of tea!
I really love this song! Most of It could be used as a movie or game soundtrack. It could really fit into something that is going slow and then slowly picks up the pace. I just don't really like the part where it sounds like a voice comes in.
InvisibleObserver responds:
Please elaborate as to why you dislike said instrument/section in a horrifyingly descriptive pm to me! I appreciate your opinion and words!