[djpretzel]

Does get progressively better as it goes along, don't get fooled by the intro - djp




i have a song to submit. its a big beat remix of the Stage 1 song from streets of rage.


my remixer name is tefnek, my email is tefnek@sectionz.com

[Protricity]

Bitchin style. How can I not say

YES?

well, lets see.

Nothing wrong.

Wow, this fucking rules!

GOOD JORB

[Malcos]

Yeah, this got groove. Intro was misleading though, although perhaps for good effect, so the main mix would seem even better?

Anyway

YES

[DarkeSword]

Whoa nice beats. Wish they'd change up once in a while though. Oh wait there it goes!

Groovy, yeah. Percussion's kinda repetitive, but the other cool stuff makes up for it.

YES

[Vig]

someone forgot to tell you guys; this mix is boring! there's not a melody to speak of, barely any harmony, and very little change over an exausting five minutes. it's carried by its beat and occasional breaks and samples.

i dont know what you folks are on, but this was 5 minutes of loud, empty, boring, boringness.

NO

[danny B]

OK, so we've got lo-fi breaks connecting sparse progressions and melodic statements. What are you guys going nuts over? I can't recognize the original save for a few major taglines, and it seems like someone is using fruity loops and alternating between 3 drumloops while throwing in different synth patterns every few measures.

Don't get me wrong, there's a lot to like. The wah guitar is sick, bass is generally kickin', and synth programming is pretty good. However, this song consists of strewn-about ideas that need arrangement and a much more concise presentation. this is a 3:30 song in a 5:00 song's body. Slim er' down, she ain't gettin' no lovin' from me just yet.

NO

-D

[GrayLightning]

Excellent drum programming. Very repetitive though. I don't feel that grooves make a mix though. I can recognize the themes, but this feels simplistic outside the actual drum elements.

I agree with vigilante and daniel. But to me the question is is it a good arrangement and is it technically passable?

Good arrangement of the material which to me is the most impressive part of the mix. At times it's a pretty mediocre composition in terms of elements. Electronica has never had too high standards in that aspect though. Pulled off well enough to be passable.

YES



OMG! OC ONLY POSTS ELECTRONICA! LOAL!

[Vig]

Originally Posted by GrayLightning

I agree with vigilante and daniel. But to me the question is is it a good arrangement and is it technically passable?

But that isnt the question at all. Just because the sequencing isnt bad and it isnt the same as the spc doesnt mean we should post it. just because there's nothing techincally wrong with the song doesnt make it a good song.

At times it's a pretty mediocre composition in terms of elements. Electronica has never had too high standards in that aspect though. Pulled off well enough to be passable.

That's ridiculous. "theres been a lot of crappy techno on OCR in the past, and this doesnt make my ears bleed, so lets post it."

Standards are rising!

This is an uneventful and boring piece of music. I cant see why anyone would want to listen past the 2 minute mark.


WORST. JUDGES. DECISION. EVER!

[Digital Coma]

I agree with Mr. B and Mr. T; this really isn't that impressive. It's repetitious, strung out, progressively layered, and a bit boring. Nothing is going on here besides percussion, which is good. But there's no real arrangement save a few motifs thrown in here and there. I do like the sound of the breaks and the synths and the general groove, but looking at it from a composition standpoint as we do to everything else, I wouldn't have passed this.

NO

[Protricity]

Frankly, I dont agree with the logic in any of the no votes. This is a style, and these are how these songs sound.

Anyway, not sure why this vote hasn't ended. We reached 4 yesses, and theres no tie. Rules are rules, so GG HF NO RUSH.

If anyone would like to bring up a veto-able point about this song other than "I dont really like it", or "I think its kinda boring", we can then debate it until we reach a resolution. To my knowledge, this song has no submission violations, plenty of arrangement, and at least 4 judges like it, so end of thread.