This makes me shaky about even auditioning for the deathmatch haha. This is fantastic structurally, musically, and mix-wise. There's a lot of common stuff in here that's hard to make not sound cheesy, but you definitely pulled it off. Really nice!
Reviews for "~Echo~ Eternity (WIP)"
Piano synths aren't usually my thing, but you made fantastic use of it, and I love your bass. Beautiful track, and fantastic chord progression. Those arps laid in there superbly, and side-chaining was perfect. Thank you.
Gorgeous, positive music. Snare at around 3:45 could have been given a bit more life, but it didn't stick out, so no complaint. Keep at it!
Very VERY well done. This reminds me of the trance song I did (THOUGH MUCH BETTER) I love the gated sidechain efect leading into the first drop. I WAS LITERALLY like HOLY SHIAT. I love the vibe all the way the throughout. Love the super delay. Love the super reverb, it fits for this song. Love the chord progression, a true masterpiece. And masterfully mixed. Good luck in the NGADM Comp my fellow compettitor!
The piano on this is AMAZING. Best of luck to you in the NGADM competition!
I know you aren't a part of my competition anymore, but I remember I really liked your piece from last year (My World), so I decided to check this out anyway. This is excellent. I love the dreamy quality and the progression. I can tell that you carefully considered the volume/filter automations, and I loved the minimalistic drop at 1:20 and how you transitioned out of it back into a more atmospheric style. I thought the mixing, overall, was very good. It's long, but it also has a flowing, even drone-like quality that makes both its title and its length seem rather fitting. At the same time, I think you could've done a lot more with sections like 2:15 - 3:30, during which there isn't a lot of variation. Still, the progression and mood of this piece are almost unbeatable. You have a good sense of rhythm, harmony, and structuring. There's A LOT of reverb in there, but I think it was fitting for your purposes here. I thought the ending was a little melodramatic and perhaps rushed. I would've appreciated a more serene conclusion more, I think. Still, overall I like this piece a lot. Best of luck in the NGADM, my friend. ;)
aliaspharow responds:
Thank you so much for your Extended review TaintedLogic :) I really appreciate everything you had to say. I think you are right about the breakdown, I could of added more in there but i chose not too because I honestly couldn't think of anything that built on the chord structure of the song and didn't sound out of place. I probably will try again after reading this review as it has been about a week since I've worked on this. Also I have to agree with you about the ending. I was more intent in fitting the bass pattern of 5:50 than ending the song in a awe... Most often i finish the track with a pattern that was in the beggining or transitioning into the breakdown section and in this track i chose the latter... although it does leave more to be desired. Hopefull I will be able to change that as well.
Again thank you so much for your constructive criticism and your encouraging remarks :)
If you liked My World then I think you would really like my new track "Leap of Faith" that i just released