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  1. So I wanted to go for a Swedish-y, synth metal vibe and howl about mental health. I also decided to try singing in my natural baritone (which I've always hated because it reminds me of being a big loser in the school chamber choir and all the vocalists I like sing in higher ranges).

    The whole thing is in 5/8 which is just awful to play in for 4+ minutes lemme tell ya. I also, for some reason, added a sample from the old PC game, MDK. It's so calamitous it had to go in? Thoughts welcome x

  2. 2 hours ago, Souperion said:

    I like the almost anxious atmosphere of this piece. Even the high-octane segment feels more like rising tension than any manner of resolution. Could work as cut-scene music, easily. Well done here.

    The whole soundtrack for this is just phenomenal. I think the Mega Drive (Genesis for markets outside Australia?) BGM is the absolute best.

    I kinda feel like a fraud when the source material so good.

  3. On 7/26/2020 at 2:13 PM, dgrove said:

    I don't think vocals work with this song at all, or at least I can't imagine it. There's far too much going on, and I feel the vocals would be competing with the rest of the song. If you desire vocals, you need to back off on some of the excitement coming from the synth(s) and allow something a little closer to a proper verse/chorus arrangement. So unless you plan to rework some of it, I agree with the first part of what Blue Metal Machine said: don't force it.

    Back off on some EXCITEMENT? My good human, I don't like the sound of that at all!

  4. 20 hours ago, Souperion said:

    Wow. This piece really demands a listener's attention, or maybe I was just close to a stupor when I clicked on it. It pulses, it blasts at times, this opus is alive. Could fit a lot of sci-fi action scenes. I might have to go play Mass Effect with this playing. Nice work, thanks for sharing this one!

    Thank you for checking it out! So rad. Also, love the Mass Effect pickup - am a huge fan of Jack Wall's work on the first and second games. He messaged me back once. I cried. That's it.

  5. Just spent mega time agonising over my latest excursion into ~synthcore~. Happy with but DOES IT NEED VOCALS? I've picked a bunch of melody lines in my head but this genre (whatever it is) doesn't often seem to actually have vocals in it? I guess 'cos it's so naturally busy/layered:

    And if I ever have to perform these drums live I will scream. My calves hurt, I think I broke my big toe and the 10/8 section is a nightmare. What was I thinking

  6. This is sick! Love me some cyberpunk vibes.

    Needs leveling but I'm sure you already know that.

    As a fiend for drum production, the only think I'd think about reimagining is your beats. Very robotic, especially the hi-hat. The beat that hits at 0:18 also does not quite support the music, and if you're gonna have an 'off' beat like that there's a really good compositional opportunity to hit a sick pick-up with a straight 4/4 at around 0:50. It'd totally charge. Same at 2:17. Just floor it. There's some forward momentum missing in some key spots that IMO would add mad oomph.

    2:31 I'd be switching to a china cymbal and absolute groove to see this out.

  7. Heyas. So I've been putting this one together for a while now, and the whole quarantine sitch pushed me to finally finish it up. I'm so stoked on it! Yea self-isolation! Benign like a bomb.

    Compositionally, this is an interesting one for me. I don't often stretch technically a lot with this kind of stuff, but I don't know, this felt like it called for a little more oomph and chutzpah than usual. The outro, especially, ended up with a real Meshuggah flavour through it (and with some polyrhythms on top, just to be a complete ass). Incidentally I don't ever want to have to perform the drums for that section it drove me absolutely insane how do those guys do that every night w o w .

    Anyways, please do enjoy and commentary is totally welcome x

  8. 48 minutes ago, Souperion said:

    You're very welcome. Music is a powerful means of expression, and in a way, we make ourselves vulnerable in sharing it because it effectively displays a part of us and our experience. So thanks for sharing Destroyed By Polariods.

    I hear that. I barely sing at all because for me it's maybe the only time I feel vulnerable. Ick!

    If I may repay the favour for you at some point and check out your jams, please let me know.

  9. 32 minutes ago, Souperion said:

    Impressive and evocative. Chilling at the whisper section (if there isn't a musical term for those, there should be.) You convey (well) a bitter intensity with an electric spark. I love the journey of this piece, it bears a painful semblance to a hard emotional progression. My condolences for that emotional baggage, wishing you the best on moving on from that. But it seems that sorrow can beget great art. Your piece imposes strong feeling on the listener, and I'd go so far to suggest a cathartic experience as well. Good work here.

    Absolutely blown away by this response. Thank you so much for this and your sensitivity to a stranger, friend. Have a really good New Years!

  10. So yours true just went through a breakup. Rough, right? Yes, but also:

    This is how I tend to process things like that (artistically). Honestly, I feel like this is the best thing I've done musically all year (and I do a lot of stuff, some of it of questionable quality). I'd love some ears on it and some feedback.

    Do be gentle-ish and please bear in mind that I do everything on my own (write, perform, record, mix, master), so yes, those are my vocals and I am in no way a professional singer or anything like that. I am, however, always interested in bettering myself so please, let me know what you think and thank you for listening if you do.

     

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