Eino Keskitalo

I've only read the lyrics so far (listening to SoS right now), but I think they are great! By the time I got to the quoted part, I couldn't keep a laugh bursting out. Through my nose. That hurt. I can just see the poor protagonist and the dragon.. I love it how you humorously depict a struggle that's both internal and external. It's tongue in cheek, but it's also very real, I can relate to that. I enjoyed just reading the lyrics, so I have great expectations about hearing the song itself! --Eino

Just finished listening to disc one, and I genuinely liked portions of it. :> Congrats on getting the project out of the door! I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of the discs. --Eino

We just did. --Eino

Oh, I'm glad then. There should be plenty of time for me to finish. --Eino

re: intro. The timing of the piano is a little off. I double-checked, and curiously it sounds fine on laptop speakers, but quite offensive on headphones. It's a nitpick, yes, but it's also the first thing one hears when pressing play. It wasn't the greatest first impression. That out of the way, let me reiterate that this is one fiiiiiiine track. --Eino

Started working on a drum track.. :> Beautiful source! --Eino

Yeah, the piano slurs the intro pretty badly. But thankfully, it's just a few seconds. What follows is tight. Plenty good. I like the alternation between busier, lead-filled sections and more mellow, laid-back ones. This doesn't quite blow through the roof for me (yet, more listens might open it up more), but it's near, and it's very enjoyable, and it's making me groove.. --Eino

Well, thanks to that controversy, I got to hear this tune. Is good. --Eino

This piece kicks ass. --Eino

I'll just quickly add/agree that the theme works very well in this genre/adaptation. Nice work! --Eino

Yeah, this is definitely extremely funky. Some good listening. Hmmm.. Frankly, it feels like the track takes a while to get going, it should slam you in the face with some brass riff or something right at the start. It's like a collection of parts between some extremely effective, catchy riff-part.. but that section, the a-section that goes through the roof is not yet there. I also definitely expected the "better" sounds to kick in at 00:13 already. Between that and 00:41 could be lifted and put around the track to serve as lo-fi breaks. Good stuff but not golden yet. Great sounds! --Eino

As a short demo, a simple arrangement for two tracks of guitar, this works. It has a consistent mood. I quite like the two final parts, the first with the different lead, and then the picking. The tone of the rhythm guitar is rather bassy/muddy. Need to leave room for the bass. --Eino

No need to be so apologetic! This is a straightforward coop request which are wonderful to see. I hope somebody takes this on, it's a quirky, tasty piece of an arrangement! --Eino

I think this sounds nice. The sound is expansive from the original. The mood is very good. I watched the video and I can imagine how it felt getting to that part the first time. --Eino

Congrats to Showroom Dummy, as a SC2 fan I enjoyed your piece very much. Thanks for the feedback too everyone who voted! --Eino

Basically, a bassline is played by a bass instrument (or synth) in the low register, and it ties the rhythm and the harmonies/melodies together, serving as a base of sorts. That's a good idea. Also, get software where you can save your work! --Eino

Terrific stuff! --Eino

What a cool source. I haven't played this game, but as a kid I saw it played, and it was impressive. I remember some boss fight especially, it might have been the final boss. I love what you have going, very nice, dirty sound, good groove! --Eino

Sounding good.. I like the mallet percussion very much. --Eino

There's no bass line, so that should be your next project. --Eino

The sound works surprisingly well. Sometimes the lofi way works the best. Very pleasant track overall. --Eino

Quick comments. Very nice, promising stuff. Quickly comparing to the source, the section that starts 1:23 is mainly original (clearly based on source of course), right? I liked that part, the way you used the source. I also liked the combination of sounds in the intro, although it might be too sparse as it is. --Eino

Sounding good. 00:42-00:45 sounds off tonally, especially 00:44. 00:42 is interesting, but then it goes to 00:44 and sounds just wrong (to me at least). The sweeping chord(?) behind the non-changing riff is off. (Ten points for terminology for me.) --Eino

Unlike, it seems, everyone else, I'm not enjoying this, and it's the aimlessness that's tripping me. I think something in the arrangement should pin this down. The drums sound really weak, and I think it's rather the arrangement than the sound. At spots like 1:34-1:35 and 3:08-3:09 and 3:12 I'm just.. what?! Is this a scratched CD? At the same time, it's sounds quite beautiful, calm and serene.. the understated synths sounds great with the harp. There are a lot of good rhythmic ideas too, but it just tries way too hard and does not hold together. --Eino

Great! Anticipating! Great anticipating! Greatly anticipating greatness! etc! --Eino