(Funky Electro) Darkest Hour - &ND Oblique Mix

Anthrosand · Joined: Apr 26, 2004 Posts: 13 Location: UK

Hi everyone

Would appreciate if you could spend 5mins of your time to give me feedback on a Bitstream Dream remix I've done for a comp.

www.obliqueism.com/remix

Ive tried to keep this in a kind of kruder/dorfmeister "type" remix (you know the sort of tune that would fit nicely on an advertisement) with a nice aura, punchy bassline and some tweaking with samples over the top.

I aimed to make the listener feel like they want more - works for me but I'll soon see if it does for any1 else.

Cheers
&ND

NB: Apologies if this is not good newbie etiquate!

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:25 pm Post subject:

THis sounds solid.. good! Is this a remix of your own track?
I think this one stays interesting until the end. Commercials are often way shorter.. but I think several sections are just poerfect for various commercials. Very Happy

mosc · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 7:15 am Post subject:

Pleasant enough, but not very interesting. Maybe this is what you want.

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 7:18 am Post subject:

Well.. I think it is interesting.. but not interesting the way Mozart is or Pergolesi. However, I think this one suits the purpose.. but it is too long for commercials. I reckon you could make 15 different tunes for commercials out of this track.

astroid power-up! · Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 334 G2 patch files: 15

nice production. easy to get lost in that sound. The wah guitar sounds a little overtly cheesy/detective movie to me, but the other sounds are spot on...
really like the very small bubbly sounds

nice minimalist feel with the vocals. god the production is good! really well done.

cool with the trumpet. you really stretch your samples to thier limit. i think the development is great!

good aesthetics!

Anthrosand · Joined: Apr 26, 2004 Posts: 13 Location: UK

BIG Thanks for the Comments Very Happy

mosc · Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 3:16 pm Post subject:

seraph

Anthrosand · Joined: Apr 26, 2004 Posts: 13 Location: UK

No problem Seraph - plug away - access to independent music is what this site is all about!!

Good sounds by the way

Anthrosand · Joined: Apr 26, 2004 Posts: 13 Location: UK

Didnt even make make the top 10 in the comp so perhaps you were right Mosc!!

mosc · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:07 am Post subject:

You know, competitions are not great for the arts, IMHO. Do what you want for the joy of doing it. Don't be attached to other people liking it. A lot of music I didn't like at first I like now. Even this piece, I liked much more the second time through.

egw · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 10:05 am Post subject:

comp - is that competition or compilation?

I don't think music or art should be competitive.
It's all about self expression, and competition detracts from that.

Anthrosand · Joined: Apr 26, 2004 Posts: 13 Location: UK

Dovdimus Prime · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:14 am Post subject: Track review

Hey mate

Whereabouts in the UK are you from then?

Had a good listen to your tune. It's got good atmosphere and that and the production sounds tight to me so nice one. However, overall I find the track pretty boring. Not a whole lot is happening. It sounds to me like some beat is going to come in at some point and it just doesn't happen - which leads me to get a little bit frustrated. It does make me feel like I want more but not in a good way.

Sorry for the crits but no sense in offering them if you're not going to be honest.

Cheers

Dovder