Eino Keskitalo

This one deserves a bump. It's one hell of an album I've been enjoying for quite some time. It's made my work days much more enjoyable. I haven't gotten around to checking out your earlier releases, but will do so soon! --Eino

Whaddaya mean "no registration required", you do have to register.. to Facebook. I JUST WASTED 4 SECONDS OF MY LIFE! Really cool earrings though. --Eino

The headphones last time have to have been really shitty, because I can hear the bass just good with these shitty headphones. I can hear it's really subtle in the sense that it's just there to provide the bass end.. it works, since it leaves room for the rest of the mix. I play bass so I'm just a fan of big bass guitar.. I still feel the comment I made way back, that the bass could pick up during the outro stands. And maybe during the guitar solo a bit, too. I know the feeling.. If you're not up for re-recording now, you can use that feedback to improve in the future. Frankly, listening to the piece now, the somewhat weak starts don't really bother me. Getting them better will improve the impression you give, it's like a small thing that's worth working on at this point, but the singing here is in a pretty good level already. One more thing that I thought this time around was the beginning.. it could have some sort of ambience, the whole thing starts really dry (and contributes to the "sudden" feeling I commented last time). Some sort of reverbated sound effect thing starting the whole thing with the melody/bass coming (quickly) in might help with this. Overall I keep enjoying this mix quite a bit! edit: One thing that you have in the vocals is that they do start out a little mellower and grow from there --- this is a *very* good thing and I'm certainly not criticising that! It's a thing that gives a good emotional weight and musical development to the singing and lyrics. This way outweights what technical shortcomings I can hear there. Good stuff, don't take me wrong! --Eino

That's great news. I enjoy Shnab's album, and am also interested in checking out the soundsets once they're released! --Eino

Good stuff indeed. The Jewel Master title track that DjMokram linked has a melody in the beginning that reminds me of Castlevania. Also, I'm reminded of Zeliard soundtrack.. Shining Force 2's soundtrack is one of my favourites, and Landstalker, though I've played that way less, is great too. I appreciate you guys posting about this stuff, it's new to me. --Eino

Like psychowolf, I too thought "beautiful!" :] The one with Genesis sound input/controls is my favourite, probably. --Eino

Very well arranged, and cool to see a non-metal/rock mix from sggod89! --Eino

I did enjoy SubtletyMachine, and your ReMixes, so I'll probably be checking this out later. --Eino

Much improved if I recall correctly. Vocals much better. crits: Not sure if it's the headphones, but I can't seem to hear any bass (guitar) in the mix. Beginning, when things come in, there's lack of definition. The very start, it just seem to fade in very suddenly. I think it'd be better if it started with a bit of silence and you could hear the first note. Similarly, guitars and vocals coming in 00:16-00:17, especially the vocal entrance sounds kind of rushed. It's important to start with clarity and confidence, especially since the vocals do sound clear and confident mostly otherwise! The beginning of the 1:08 verse with rockier vocals is a little off-tune, and again makes for a sloppy start for an otherwise all right singing. The first high screamed "memories consumed" is also slightly off, though I don't actually mind that bit, for me it just adds a little of the appropriate emotion to it. I wasn't sold on a portion of the guitar solo, 02:57-03:05, it feels a little off-time, off-tune, exposed/dry. The previous bit and the end were fine. Could be played tighter, the sound could perhaps be a little beefier, or the mixing in that spot could support it a little more. 03:22 - the vocal again has a weak start, while by the end it sounds very good with the end of the scream. NO PUSSYFOOTING! When I sing, I have trouble with starts of song, starts of verses etc. I try to feel like I'm already "inside" the song and already singing, even if I'm actually not. That helps for me. Not sure if that makes sense.. When recording, you can even figure out a "lead in" that you start singing before the part actually starts to get your voice ready, and then cut it off after recording. Not sure though if any real singer or producer - me being neither - would recommend such a technique! 04:04 - I'd suggest putting the falsetto vocals to the background and bringing the lead guitar to the front at this point, to change things up a bit. We've already been hit with several volleys of vocals in succession. Let's hear that getaaarrrr. The fade-out is a bit fast or sudden. Big list of crits, but this is a great arrangement with really effective lyrics.. it deserves a bit of more polish on the execution side, to be awesome. The treatment of the source is both natural and unexpected! --Eino

Hey, this is awesome I don't think I've heard Poutatorvi before, but I've heard the name of the band.. so, cool that you're doing vgm arrangements, that definitely gets me interested. Very enjoyable, tight version. One crit: the guitar chord choice at 0:55 sounds wrong. The chord itself would fit if the melody was adapted to it, but together they clash. Later on the same part doesn't sound offensive, but the guitar seems more muted in the mix in those places. Although the arrangement probably too direct a cover to get posted on OCR (don't know if you had submitting in mind, or just posted it here to be enjoyed), it has nice touches, great little bits from every instrument and changes in the energy all over the place, and keeps interest all the way through. Good stuff! --Eino

Close, nice! Thanks for the feedback, all! I think two things about my track: the leads are a little noodly, and I should a bit more effort to creating/emphasizing melodic hooks. Probably more so, I could afford to stretch the structure a bit more. The changes come quite quickly - the track is only under three minutes long, with the intro already taking a good part of the track. I could use a bit more of the source to fill things up when I make the track longer. I'll certainly keep working on this one! --Eino

Tahnks bundeslang, I didn't need the extension but I appreciate the gesture. Already voted! edit: Didn't realize that the vox clips in OneUp's mix come from the game! --Eino

I have a track, but can only submit very close to the deadline.. hopefully I'll make it in time. --Eino

I heard some previews/stuff on Youtube, and enjoyed them, so I got this. Haven't had the chance to listen to it yet though. Like I've said previously, you've released an amazing amount of stuff lately. Don't burn yourself out! I hope you'll be better soon! --Eino

Double-posting, since Songs for the Cure '10 and '11 just got added. And I haven't even made it through the rest of them yet! --Eino

Our 1.5 year old 1-person judge panel is helping me with the feedback today, and gives this a smile, an applause, and a DANCE --Eino

Bumping this 'coz the music's good and people should get it. --Eino

Cool, looking forward to the release! --Eino

Went and got the rest, after some technical trouble with the payment the GMB guys sorted out helpfully, friendly and promptly. Can't say the same about every online vendor, unfortunately! Overall, awesome - soooo much music to go through now. --Eino

One of my many favourites from EOBLOR. The ebb and flow of the creepy, gritty build-ups is very enjoyable - I especially like the first half. Extremely fitting to the scene in the game. The extended bonus tracks from CotMM on the album are also quite excellent to listen to. --Eino

Excitements! Tracklist colouring shows three open tracks, but the tally on top says zero. --Eino

As usual, I'm enjoying the OSTs. Very, very nice bundle. I've played a portion of Limbo on a friend's XBox and I really liked it, it's quite simple (which is not a minus) and it's got a great atmosphere. --Eino

Cheaping it out with €1 for now, but I figure there's 10 more days to pay more if I'm able to. Sigh. Any one of those five albums I'm getting now is worth more. --Eino

Got it! Every new Shnabubula release is a joy, and there have been so many lately. Maybe, somehow, a bit more challenging than the couple of previous (non-arrangement) Shnabubula albums. Each album has definitely been different. --Eino