I love the beats and mood, as well as minimalism at the beginning. It makes the song really climactic. I love the vocal samples, pads and guitar riffs. I love how you re-filter the vocals (or however you did it) at 2:51 so that it sounds very electronically manipulated. The sound effect at 3:33 is interesting, and there was even a really cool melody at 3:49! :D One complaint I have is that I think the vocals were a bit too loud, especially given that they are sort of just gibberish. For example, I think you should've brought out that melody at 2:36 a little more so that it was more up-front in the mix with the vocals. Otherwise, though, it's a really fun and feel-good track. The piano is also a really nice touch toward the end. Keep up the great work, Waterflame! :D I'll always be a fan! ^^
Reviews for "-Thumper-"
Thank you! And thank you for the constructive criticism, I agree with your points and will remember it for next time :)
It's great that you're turning back to your old styles! Personally, I'd have enjoyed it if you continued your path of experimentation with new styles or went back to crunchy techno stuff. This sounds great!
I think it drags on a bit, though. The intro could definitely have been a bit shorter, and there was lots of repetition in the song. For the first half, it also sounded a bit empty. After about ~2:30ish, more synths came in and made it sound a lot more awesome. I think the second half is pretty much perfect. :D
The fact that you used gibberish voices probably shows more skill than just sampling a phrase, since you were able to pick apart the sounds of syllables from a bunch of different speech tracks, analyze them, and mash the ones that fit best into a single track. :) Good work on this one! (Although it was a bit long :P )
Thank you! Yeah I agree, I also think most of the intro could be removed to be honest.
I will continue both doing my old styles and my new experiments!
And thank you! I really appreciate that you liked the vocals. I have worked a lot with cutting up vocals and i find that It is not really important to me that it sounds like a logical sentence. If it means sacrificing the flow of the song. Its better to use it as a instrument.