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[Fusion Ex - Polaritus]

Earthbound

Not real sure why but the tune makes me think of Earthbound actually. Just in a very heavily remixed version kind of way. The piano/synth notes make me think of the two cutscene parts where it tells you what all you have done on your quest so far. The piano notes make me think of the boss battles and the dubstep wobble wah notes kind of make me think Paper Mario for some strange reason.

While the whole beat plays it kind of just sounds very interesting and neat to listen to which is pretty nice anyways. I think the whole beat playing would make a really cool boss battle tune for two bosses that had fused together and become an even bigger boss trying to take you out. This is a pretty cool piece anyways.

Overall, cool boss beat I suppose.

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DjKaz responds:

I dont think I have ever heard of earthbound before, but I might check it out now. Thank you for your review!

[SR - Sou]

Somber bliss of Boundness

I have no honest idea why but this tune heavily makes me think of Earthbound's Moonside which was far beyond bizarre. As a dubstep tune it sounds a lot more different from almost anything else I have heard so far as well. I guess this would be considered a really light ambient/dubstep mixed tune right? If it is then that seems to be cool to me. Kind of makes me remember weird things from my past which is also cool I suppose.

The very long ambient string notes sound really nice here and they also feel quite relaxing as well. The drums have a really light rhythm to them as if trying to calm down the user and make them relaxed while the shorter and quicker ambient synth notes kind of take it up a notch and make you feel rushed at the same time too. No bass here I see, that or it is just very lightly going on in the background and I can not tell that it is there.

I hope this comes close to winning in that contest as well. This is a very nice beat, I think this one turned out well. Good work here.

Overall, light nostalgic bliss.

SineRider responds:

I actually just recently got into earthbound myself. I wouldn't say this was directly inspired by that, but the music has been floating around in my head ever since I played it.

Yeah this isn't a straight up dubstep tune. Well it's more inspired by the old dubstep sound and mixed with ambiance and maybe some post-rock. I've heard people call this genre Post-dubstep. Look it up for some more music like this.

Well there is bass, just not a wobble bass. Straight up sub-bass ;)

Thanks for the review :)

[SMW - Victory Over Koopa Kids]

Nice memory

Was actually playing Super Mario World the other day and that tune always brings back memories, some good while others are bad. I remember how much fun the game used to be and still is. Always fun to see someone take the game and make a piece of art or a new game out of it which is always fascinating to watch and play.

The drums are very nostalgic. The heavy trumpet sounding instrument sounds very good yet light here. Acting as a bass line I see. The flute and trumpet sounds work together to make you know you are part of the way there to saving Peach once again... When the beat flows together it makes a nice little tune. Would love to see this used in a Mario flash game or flash.

Overall, great cover. Good times, good times.

Ironclover responds:

Thank you very much, I hope to see it used too! I played that Today as well. I just love the music and had to remake some of my favorite stuff :) Thanks for the review!

[Generic Crappy Dance Song]

Very generic

I can see how this is generic since it starts out with that same drum beat as always in almost any dance song. Then you added in a light xylophone playing. Lastly you take it up a notch by lastly adding in bass and a synth line to make this song whole and complete. It sounds cool I guess.

Overall, generic and nothing more. :-(

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EricFreeman responds:

My two "Generic Crappy <blank> Song" were experiments. I made songs just like I normally do and instead of leaving it at that, I said they were crappy and generic. Thus I noticed the review scores were much lower, but the normal score was normal.

From now on I will say my music is a work of art in the author comments and watch my review scores skyrocket :P

[Everything-[Hard Rock]]

Sounds good

The only thing this song is lacking is some kind of vocals and I thought of some while hearing this. Will have to write them down or I may just forget them which would be bad as well. This song just sounds great and makes you want to headbang a little bit as well.

The guitar sounds incredibly amazing here and I like how it turned out. The bass line is simple yet relaxing as well. The drums are very nice and they please my ears too so good work. The synth sounds kind of spacey and then when the guitar riff comes back in later it kind of makes me think of the Foo Fighters. Awesome.

Overall, awesome and rocking beat. Could also work as a boss tune.

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Kayoszx responds:

Thanks! :D

[<EagleGuard> Electro Allegro]

Kitties

For no obvious reason at all this song kind of makes me think of kitties dancing to some super cool tune or something close to it. Aside from that I see this as a really great tune. Kind of sounds like background music that would be used in a 90s anime of some sort actually which is actually pretty cool now that I think about that.

The xylophone sounding synth sounds great. The bass sounds extremely deep here though and I have no idea if that was intentional or not. The xylophone kind of makes me think of a circus at one point. I like how soft and chilled out the electronic drums sound here.

Overall, very soft and dancy.

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EagleGuard responds:

Kitties dancing to my music? Interesting idea =p

I made the bass sound that deep on purpose. Thought it'd be a good idea to actually spend a bit more time on EQ'ing than I usually do.

Thanks for the review!

[[Kieda] Reflection]

Awesome

This turned out to be one wicked beat and I enjoyed every last moment of it as well. The way the beat goes and flows feels really good and for some reason makes me think of strawberries and cream as well.

The main synth with the fast note play sounds soothing and nice whenever the second one and a piano come in and calm down the beat even further. The bass line is very sweet here and feels great. The drum line finishes this sweetly and nice done dance beat.

Overall, great dance beat.

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Kieda responds:

Okay, thanks.

I find it quite ironic tho that I was actually looking for a lot more critic feedback, as I want to get better from this, but what I got was 2 people telling my song is awesome. Well at least these give me motivation to continue (:

Thanks again :D
(at least I know what is good in this!)