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Well made, chill, yet gritty.

Mala and Coki would love this.

Call it personal preference, but the upper frequency of the wobble from 0:00-1:00 isn't vibing with me right. Just keep the bass part of it and it'll be pristine.

The return wobble (which seems to have some formant elements in it), however, could use some more bass, or some more backbone at the very least.

4/5. Keep making dubstep.

Not bad in the least bit. Very Skream-esque.

However, the very first thing that I need to note is the lack of volume in the percussion. I personally believe that although filth is largely synth-based, the percussion does need to lead the synth, not hide behind it. If filth was an army, the synths would be the common soldiers while the percussion is the high-ranked officer, leading the charge.

Improve this above all else and expand on it.

4/5. Keep uploading music.

Psychedelic-Mind responds:

thankyou dude im very new to producing dubstep

Very nice...

...especially for a track with heavy chiptune influences.

Pardon me for sounding like a dick, but would you mind if I remixed this?

yeajimmiboi responds:

Course not mate I'd be honoured :D

One complaint.

Do you recognize the dirty wobble that answers to your formant wobble? You seem to have mixed out too much lower frequency from it. Is this because of the kick/bass combination clashing with the wobble? Tell me what program you use, and I might be able to give some advice.

mr-jazzman responds:

Yes, I am finally aware of it. I have a feeling that it's because I tried to revisit the old project and try some techniques that have been working recently for me...unfortunately, mixing new with old doesn't work so well. I'm gonna have to take a look at this more in depth. I have a feeling that either the stereo/compression/EQing did it in for me...or maybe even a mix of both. =\ We'll see.

Sick, perverted wobble...

...but it needs more. Consider adding some melodic lines in the mid-upper frequencies.

4/5. Sometimes filth needs to be pretty.

Breed responds:

I agree, I was going for a really grim and dark piece. Designing eerie higher end sounds actually takes a lot more finness. I am working on it though. Thanks for the review bud!

Cheers!

Almost perfect....

...but please do a better job of aligning the vocals. I'm assuming that they're supposed to be non-linear, but it still doesn't feel right.

4/5. Just work on the vocals and I'll definitely give this a download. Even consider making them linear.

DrumBug responds:

Thanks dude... they are meant to be none linear, but they might need a little bit of tweeking here and there.
thanks for listening mate.

Ah, yes.

This is the funk/neo-disco I told you about in a previous review. +1 to the setlist, my friend.

5/5.

durn responds:

Ya goddamned music snob, I knew you'd like this one. ;) Glad to hear this one sat well on your palette. :) Thanks for the review and the plays. :) If you want to download a higher quality version, go to my bandcamp page.

http://durn.bandcamp.com

Not the greatest song in the world...

...but damned close.

The composition is there, no doubt about it. But it still needs some work. Start off by picking some better percussion, notably the kick drum. Maybe it's just my preference for instruments, but the kick needs to be more trancy or club-like.

4/5. Please drop me a line if you make any updates. Hell, drop me a line, anyway. I'd love to talk about this song. ^w^

No offense to him...

...but ignore CigarJacketMan. Auto-tune can be used aesthetically, not as a way to cover up for lack of singing ability, which he doesn't seem to understand (among many others that think this way).

Anyway, interesting take on the song. Still, I don't think electro was the proper genre. Try happy hardcore/bouncy techno out and see what happens. It leaves much more room for heavy instrumentation and, if done properly, can be anthemic. Listen to the likes of Scott Brown, Hixxy, and Brisk and Ham for the vibe that I'm looking for. If you like it, go for it and send me a message when out. If not, keep making music anyway.

4/5

AMP responds:

I was originally going to make this song my normal Dance/Hard Dance type song but I wanted to try to do something different,

Thank you for your intelligent review :D

Meh...

...Too amelodic for me to enjoy it fully. Perhaps a remix or a mash-up with another track? Preferably the former.

4/5 This isn't bad at any rate. It just needs more, IMO.

Yeah. I'm an EDM nerd surrounded by rock and country music. Don't ask how it happened. I'm slow to produce tracks as it is, and college isn't helping. So if you enjoy my work, please be patient.

Age 32, Male

Student (Music Ed)

Texas State

Round Rock, Texas

Joined on 9/1/08

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