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First thing I notice right off the bat is the incredibly thin piano. It sounds almost too drowned in fx and reverb for its own good I guess that might be intentional but I think you went overboard. And if it's just a weak sample problem, I'd recommend looking into that as well. Past that though, this is a lot more enjoyable. The vocals are mixed in pretty nicely but I think they could use a bit of filtering so it fits in better with the electronic soundscape. The beat/synth work is pretty tight, although sometimes it drowns out the vocals and makes them unintelligible from a lyrical standpoint. Not that they don't sound cool even if you can't understand the lyrics, but if you're going for making them understandable I'd take that into consideration. Conversely, I think the final "dreams" vocal clip is too loud and the piano outro is too quiet, so check your levels around there. You've got some nice arrangement chops and your girlfriend has a great singing voice for this style

Just a quick update, Children of the Monkey Machine has dropped his tracks, but joining the project now is Matt Drouin! Welcome! I've gotten a few confirmations from artists who are indeed working on their tracks, and heard a really wonderful D&B WIP from Sole Signal for Rocket Run! Hope to hear lots of stuff flowing in soon, 'cause the deadline is in 2 weeks! If you need an extension, contact me sooner rather than later! Also, the first project track to get submitted to the panel got accepted today Grats to GSlicer and The Scarborough Joker for getting "Water Warped" past the judges!

Your production seems very polished, and this is a neat groove. I'd have liked to hear you rely a bit less on the same sounds for the whole song (although the delayed synths were pretty cool!) and mix it up a bit more, but for what it's worth it's an enjoyable listen You've clearly got the chops to make some fantastic remixes, you've already proven that with your posted mix. Do more stuff like this, but take the arrangement up a notch and try not to rely on the same loops so much, and you'll be golden!

I was gonna hold off and leave a long, insightful piece of feedback on this mix because I thought it had potential and was worth working on (plus you used a wonderful source tune!) but I'm thinking Liz and Sir Snooze really nailed it completely. The ambiance is relatively well done, but your synths are pretty generic and don't complement each other or the soundscape you've crafted with the pads. I also somewhat agree with the comment on the drums. They seem like they're a bit too loud and harshly mixed for this kind of song - I'm not saying you need to stick with the feel of the original, but given the rest of the sounds you used I think the drums need to be brought down a bit in order to mesh well with everything else. Basically, Liz covered it all very adeptly and in more words than I could have used You'd be right to listen to her advice as well as some of what Sir Snooze added, as well. You've got an interesting expansion on the original but it's got some issues and sound choices that need to be ironed out. Good luck!

Hey, this is pretty cool But yeah, really short as well. The organ sounds wonderful and the writing for it is equally enjoyable. The lick from :09-:14 is really slick! I feel like the piano isn't packing as much punch as it should be, it kinda pales in comparison to the strength of the organ. The notes themselves could use a bit of sustain too, I think. If this is finished, fair enough. But I'd love to hear this expanded a bit and the production polished, I think it might stand a chance against the OCR panel with a bit of work

This is badass.

Try to keep all posts about this WIP to one thread in the future instead of making multiple ones. Thanks I'll give you some more feedback once you expand this and polish it, but you really need to pan your bass center. It's really hard to listen to this song and give you substantial critiques when the bass is so distracting

Well, in his defense, I have gotten a handful of island/reggae-themed WIPs so far I forgot to mention this earlier, welcome TenchuX to the project, he'll be doing an ethnic/electronic fusion for Cranky's Dojo. He's only showed me a short WIP but it's pretty solid-sounding so far

Kill the dissenter!

Tough shit!

I find it really hard to believe that you all weren't able to implement a MIDI rip feature with 90% of the site funds. It can't be that hard

THIS PROJECT IS CANCELED! I, for one, welcome our new Remixinator overlords.

Wow, this is a really unique concept, way to step outside of the box Sub this now!

The Vagrance brings up a pretty good point, when you're going to go gritty with a song you need to break it up so it doesn't wear on the listener. A lot of the effects you've got going are really cool, and I'm especially loving the drumwork. But it's too relentless for my tastes. Very cool processing, effects, and some brilliant percussion though. Do something different with the arrangement a few times to chunk up the song and you've got yourself a remix that could definitely pass through the panel. Keep at it!

Alright, I've been talking this one over with halc and I think I like where you're going with this for sure. The smooth chord progression is really the most gripping part of the song for me. Such a good sample and such jazzy execution However, I think the rest of the mix falls short a little bit. The first lead synth you used seems like an odd choice for such a smooth song, I'd experiment with some other sounds if you're not dead set on that one. The other sounds aren't too bad, but all of the leads seem marred by some minor, but noticeable timing issues. Especially in the intro, your lead doesn't always seem to match up with the timing of the chords, and coupled with the long gaps between every one of your notes, it just sounds awkward at times. I'd recommend throwing in more legato/sustained notes or even using some creative pitch bending to give the leads (especially during the solos) some more personality. You want your melodies to flow to keep the whole song sounding smooth The soloing is really pretty creative and well-executed (aside from the aforementioned issues) but it's all lumped together in the center of the song. If you'd be willing to take the time, I think chunking it up and interspersing the solo sections with source material would greatly improve the arrangement. The drums, too, seem like a bit of a weak point in the piece. They feel relatively static throughout the whole song and don't change up much to match the mood, and I think you could easily incorporate some more intricate drum writing to heighten the energy of your remix at the appropriate times. All things considered though, this sounds good Keep working on this, you've got some great potential here!

Well, it sounds really close to the original. It's a nice slight sound upgrade but it feels so similar in arrangement and style to the source that it's hard to really comment on it as a remix. Personalize this a bit!

This is really weird, haha. Great source tune, and some good instrumental choices. I'm not feeling all of the drum sounds that you used - I don't know enough about drums to give you the exact names, so maybe someone can help me out? Some of them just break the otherwise-cohesive soundscape that you've got going on. The glitch effects don't necessarily seem as tight as they could be, again maybe someone with more experience can expand on what I'm getting at here :\ Cool mood, great concept, and nice sounds though Hope to hear this one moving along nicely, it's got a tons of potential!

Some interesting production effects going on here, I agree that the high end of the drums are getting washed out because you've got so much going on in the lower ranges. But since you said that doesn't come until later in your production process, I won't talk to much about that. I really like a lot of the arrangement ideas you've got here, the chillout section toward the middle is cool but I do think it stretches out too long and the transition back into the heavier section seems so abrupt considering how long that section went on. Do something to make your buildup a little bit more climactic, probably by extending the length a bit and doing some cool stuff with the drums. I'm not totally enamored by the bass writing, but I suppose it's not bad. I think you could do something more melodic with the bassline to really make the song more engaging. Great melodies/countermelodies and a pretty nice solo at the end though, I think this has got potential to pass the OCR panel once you smooth things out a bit on both the production/arrangement side. Nice work

Good work Finish this one off and you'll have something real special on your hands, I think!