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[Locust Hive (shortened ending)]

Feeling the locust

It actually sounds kind of like a swarm of locust and creepy at the same time. Almost as if there were backmasking going on at the same time. Also the locust sound kind of takes away from the main beat sadly so I can't truly give you the best of reviews on this either.

I hear some slight backmasking, locust which sound like static and some drums. This has to be one of the weirdest pieces I have seen so far. The only truly good part where I could get the idea of how the song was going was at the end where the locust/static sound got cut off before the end.

Overall, kind of weird.

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P.S. Reminds me of Silent Hill.

SoulSecure responds:

Well what the "locust" sound is, is actually me playing two harmonized tracks of sanshin. I got it to sound like that my putting a fuck load of Gverb on it and reversing it. Now it sounds like some bowed instruments.

About the beat and the sanshin: Since this is an experimental/noise piece, I really started out with the sanshin because, originally, it was going to be the main riff for an oriental song called Lotus Fuck that I never finished (lol), so the "drums" were adlibbed into it and put on repeat. When you say that the parts are clashing you probably mean that they are off beat from each other, this was done on purpose because I like doing things off beat and off tempo as an artistic expression (in fact, I don't think any of the songs on that album go to a specified beat besides what I thought sounded nice and frequency measures).

I don't remember what backmasking is right now but I'll get back to that some other time. EDIT: Oh yeah duh, I remember know. Yeah there's backmasking on the sanshin parts and saz part.

The "drums": The percussion part of this song is a really cool in that I didn't use a percussion instrument. I took my baglama saz, tuned the whole thing to D and rapped on and struck it with my fingers and bottom half of my palm, that way when the instrument is struck, the strings resonate sympathetically and give it a unique character. I also used a lot of Gverb on this to give it that really different timbre. You only hear it for a little while toward the end but, in the original version, my D tuned saz is played, solo until the end of the song.

Influences: Well, it's a good thing that it sounds like Silent Hill since it's going in a Silent Hill fan game! When I made the song I was thinking of Silent Hill (which is one of my general influences), Turok 2 (with the Mantids and their Hive level being a factor in imagery) and Gears of War.

When I upload the original, I'll PM you.

[_Paradox_]

Great work

I found this to be rather cool and I can see it being used as a song for a stage where you must escape something horrible from happening. The music is actually quite chill and I like the keytar that was playing, it was pretty sweet.

The overall beat though is quite good and enjoyable though. The bass and drums provide the backbone and make this song get a lift off of the ground as it rockets to being dark and sinister. The synths and keytar just happen to complete the song and make it even better.

Overall, you did an amazing job on this song, good luck in the future.

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Birdinator99 responds:

Wow, thanks very much! I didn't expect to get feedback this good on this song :D

[Stargenx - Green]

Pretty

This song sounded pretty nice actually. It has a nice build up but I am slightly disappointed that nothing ever happened to make people excited after the build up. Had you made a effort to make it awesome as it built up then this could have been far more better as well.

The flute and piano just work together to put together a very nice beat though. The piano softly and kindly starts to work up and then the flute joins in and makes it happy. However the only other sad part here is that at the end you didn't add a flute or anything sadly.

Overall, it tells a nice story but it seems lacking in climax and ending. Nicew work though.

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Stargenx responds:

Thanks for the review.

[I Conquer The Land Once Again]

Very nice

Wow this has a great retro feel to it actually. Kind of reminds me of a SNES game called TOYS where you were locked in a factory for the night with random things to do without getting killed in the process.

The bass and drums flow smoothly together as they produce the beat. The synth and long notes are also good as well. I enjoy as the beat comes together that it all flows as one into one greater than usual retro beat.

Kind of makes you think a lot of old video games that some people might still play today. Good games, most of the newer games are good but can never capture the feel of the old games which is some old games help inspire some bands and everything of today.

Excellent work.

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[NGHH'11 - QSik vs TehSlapHappy]

TSH the whole way

You have some nice rhymes and combacks but TehSlapHappy could top them all day long until you made up some random word that makes no sense. Notice how the difference between you and him is that he is louder and spits them our rapidly. You on the other hand sound a bit silenter and I can hear a pop hear and there as well.

The backbeat is a very good though. The little sounds that play are good and this tune actually sounds good the full nine yards as well.

As for the rap battle itself. TehSlapHappy has you beat. Good luck in future battles.

QSik responds:

Random word that makes no sense? Lol thanks for your vote!
-QSik

[Eric Freeman - In Diana Jones]

Awesome

Wow, this is actually a pretty awesome piece and I enjoyed it the moment it started to play right off the bat. The tempo is also in good measure.

The synths play a very good time and rhythm at the same time which pleases me a lot to hear them that way.

The retro sounds kind of make me think of xylophones and Super Mario at the same time which is an odd combination right?

The drum and bass are exceptional along with the many other sounds I hear in this fresh beat.

I kind of get a feel of being in an ice palace sitting at a chair. Suddenly someone tries to stab at me. I get out of the way in time. The battle commences and kicks and punches along with special attacks go flying.

Excellent work.

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EricFreeman responds:

Haha, that's not exactly the imagery I was going for with this song, but it's definitely an interesting take :)

Thanks for the review! <3

[Pump It UP! - SG<3]

Nice

Although the start kind of made me sad as it was very low in sound and then it just builds up to being an amazing piece of work that makes you wish to get up and clap and dance to this. I could also jump to this because it is pretty happy as well.

I can also see someone just doing some weird yet simple dance moves to this beat as well.

The synths and bass are actually quite nice and they provide the main beat and make it pretty great. The vocals are silly yet amazing as well. Did they come from Dance Dance Revolution or something else as I hear a crows cheering at how awesome this piece is.

The drums and vocals, along with the cheering crowd make this a very good and upbeat dance song to enjoy actually.

I have to say that overall you did an excellent job. Great piece of work. Looking forward to more!!!

SKILLZmakeKILLZ responds:

lol thanksss im glad you like it, your opinion means alot to me :)

[Hardcore NG (WIP)]

Pretty classy basic

I have to say the bass sounds the same as the one from your other one actually. The sudden sample drums and constant cymbal kind of make it better. However this song is not really to impressive aside from the change in the way the bass is done throughout the song as the beat marches on and forward.

However I do admit if the bass was turned down a notch I could enjoy the bass a whole lot more here. It is not perfect though.

Overall, change the bass and make it interesting.

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Dj-GST responds:

Thanks for the 7.

[The Blue Zoo]

Weird

Well I have to say this is a great song. However the vocals that you added make it feel weird to me. Then again the whole tune makes me feel kind of weird as if I could see memories I would much rather forget all over again for a lot of reasons or none at all.

The drums and synth make this really good as well so cool work there I suppose. The way the voice and bass come together give it the eerie effect to me as if you this house song was mostly meant to weird people out of their minds rather than enjoy it.

Overall, despite it being a bit creepy to me it still sounds good to me.

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DXsamurai responds:

thanks for the review sorry for weirding you out