Awright, listenin' time!
Brandon Strader - I thought this was going to be pretty chill when I heard the opening, but the guitars corrected my error quickly enough. You've got a slow, chuggy groove going on that wouldn't be too out of the ordinary if it weren't for the lead saxaphone coming over the top. It's an experiment for sure, but I think it's a mostly successful one- when you tone it down into clean guitars and vox it sounds really really nice. Production is a little harsh on this and really midrange heavy, and when everything comes in together it gets a bit muddy having vox + sax + guitars fighting for the same frequency space. The synth at the end is nice, but was it used anywhere else in the song? It could have been a good way to tie the end to the rest.
Tuberz McGee - Starts off with a really cool soundscape, but the transition into Planet Wisp felt a little rough. The song gets noisy as it goes on, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. It feels intentionally harsh and I like that.
urdailywater - This is nice and chill- I love this kind of ambient electronic thing you've got going on. It's relaxing to listen to, has slick production, and gives a really cool atmosphere to the songs that I wouldn't have expected.
Chernabogue - This is funky as hell and I'm sad you don't have any competition Even if you did, I'm pretty sure I would have voted for you- this is awesome. Great blending of the sources here.
KingTiger - I have a soft spot for vocal mixes and this one is pretty awesome. It feels a little unpolished, but its still a really enjoyable mix and you have some really solid ideas. I liked it overall, nice work.
SirJordanius - I have no idea what I'm listening to o_o Pretty funky overall, the mixing could use a little work but I'm happy to hear real bass. Weird, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Syllix - The organs in the beginning remind me of Chrono Trigger, but we soon launch into launch base zone. I think my main complaint here is that although you stay accurate to the Genesis soundscape, you do so almost too much, to the point where it sounds like I'm listening to something on an actual console. Still a funky arrangement, I dig it.
Dk Mokram - Not sure I'm feeling the voice clips here. The whole thing feels a little ADD and I'm not quite sure where it's going. You also use the drop to voice clip thing a LOT. Production is a bit muddy, although the synth choices seem pretty good. I like each individual section, but they never seem to come together into a cohesive song.
ladyWildfire - Four on the floor with an arp synth groove is always a way to get my attention. You've got a really great sense of momentum here right from the start, and the arrangement reminds me a little bit of Sonic Spinball, which is a good thing. 1:20 loses a bit of that momentum, unfortunately, but you seem to get back on track around 1:50, and you get to dance-in-your-chair leves at 2:30ish. The highs are pretty harsh in your hats, I'd definitely watch for that in the future. Overall a really enjoyable track with a few distractions here and there.
Enigami - Sorry about the crash, man, it happens to the best of us Not much to say here, unfortunately you can tell it was last minute.
Gario - Very nice bitcrushed drums. The arrangement doesn't really break a whole lot of new ground, but with Sky Sanctuary I'm not sure it even needs to. Lovely synthscape through the whole thing.
halc - Funky halc chiptuneish synths abound! Nothing too much to say here, I like it but it didn't stand out to me very much. Not sure why, just didn't grab my attention. Can't really point out anything wrong with it, though. Sorry
Arceace - Loving that synth bass- you've got a nice house-ish groove going on with a soundscape that sounds like a modern Genesis. Very nice production, very danceable. Not much else to say here, I like it.
Good job everyone, some awesome songs this week!
