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[Let's Dance [Collab - Hel]

Great!

So, you want me to say what you made and what Helth made.
I think you made the melody (since it's a remix of one of your songs :P)
Also, i didn't check the original (yet).
I think that you created the intro and the melody after that.
At 00:53 Helth takes over. That effect at 01:21 is definatly his :P
The arp is from you, i think. The voices are from Helth. Well, not really from Helth of course, but he put them in there.
After the silence in the song, the piano is made by Helth and the rest by you.
The filtered part is from you too, i guess.
Oh, the panning at 04:18 is Helth's work too.
Hmm, i think i'm completely wrong with most things xD
Oh yeah, now i should review the song too..
The intro was pretty nice and then it jumps straight in the melody. I like that :-)
After the intro, things get more soft (Helth's work :P) and that part is really nice. Everything is mixed very well.
Then the voice comes and after that the melody again.
After that the song fades away and slowly builds up again. The arps that come in after that are really well, and oh, there's the melody again too :D
I love the melody!
The really filtered part is awesome too and the kick is really nice in that. Yeah, there comes the melody again! La-la- lalalalala- La-la.
Ah man, it's so annoying to talk to someone on MSN and reviewing a song at the same time xD
Well, i think i'll stop reviewing now. There's only 1 thing left to say now:
Awesome job, keep up the great work and i hope i had some things right about what you or Helth made :P
10/10
5/5
MH16

syphonmax responds:

erm....Well you did get a lot completely wrong, but you did get two things right, meaning u didn't get it completely wrong and not fairly right.....Sooooooo 3 points to you Mr well done XD

3 is the highest who can beat that, come on have a go =D

But hey no one can guess everything right

And thanks dude

[Hominid [Box-Killa]]

Sounds pretty badass

Cool melodies man! :D
I like the role of the bass in this song, i mean, it's obviously there, but it doesn't distract you from the song. It's like how a bass should be.
Also, what drum VST did you use for this? It sounds awesome!
I really liked the acid sounding sounds.
What i didn't like though, is the sound at 01:01. It doesn't really fit in the song.
And sometimes the song is clipping slightly. For example at 01:16
The filtered intro is awesome!

Overall:
This song has a few flaws, but it's still worth a ten. Great job!
10/10
5/5
MH16

Box-Killa responds:

hmm... Funny that, i didnt really here any clipping at 1:16, probably cuz i make all my songs with headphones on. Or maybe it was the bass was too low or something. I dno. OR MAYBE ITS YOU!! lol jks. Yeah i didnt use vst for drums lol, actually used just some samples i found on the web, and took lots of different pieces from lots of different drum kits. i think i have about 5 diffrent crashes lol. and the open hat is a different kit to the closed hat lol. I think the bass drum might have needed a lil more power but meh. Yeah acid sounds are awesom. Thanks for the review man, :D ill check out some of ure shiz maybe laterz kk :D

oh and about that oceany thing, yeah i needed that gap to fill, and i love that oceany sound, maybe it didnt suit the song enough. Well i dont know what to replace it with so yeah :D

[[V] - Rise]

Lol, forget to write a review earlier :P

I already listened to this before, but i forgot to write a review :P
Anyway, review.
I love the dirty sounding intro and those violins(?) that come in are a really nice addition. Also, i love the soft piano melody in the background.
Also, the title is really well chosen and it adds to the song.
Hmm, maybe the transistion at 01:41 could be a bit smoother, because the progression in the drums is a bit sudden there. It goes from pretty calm drums to pretty fast drums. I don't mean that it's bad the way it is now, i'm just saying that maybe it would sound nicer if the drums build a bit more towards that fast drumming section. Ah man, i use so many words just to make myself clear xD
Besides the thing i said, the drums kick ass, like always in your songs.
Well, the next thing i'm not really satisfied about is the ending. I mean, it just fades out. I personally hate it when that happens.
So overall this song is really good (like most of your work), but maybe it could be a bit better. The song is still worth a ten, even without adjusting the things i said.
10/10
5/5
MH16

Marks-a-lot responds:

hahaha yea the fade out is pretty bad on my part, I apologize for that. I agree with you about the transition into the faster part too. I was debating on just getting rid of the faster part then I decided to keep it but I was to lazy to make a good fill or bridge. Thanks for the review

[Kw- Severed The 2nd]

Nice loop you've got here

Haha, i don't really like House, but i do like this song. So you've made a song that breaches through genre preferences and that's actually a pretty hard thing to do :P
Anyway, i don't hear any flaws in it or something. Hmm, maybe the kick could be a bit heavier, but if this will be used in a flash than i wouldn't do that. It would only distract from the game/movie :P
Keep up the good work!
10/10
5/5
MH16

nightsurfermusic responds:

Thanks man! The kick sounds pretty heavy to me, i can see a game where you have to avoid something caused by the kick. Ah well, thanks for reviewing!

[Flare [SMD]]

Nice!

The intro with the crowd is really good and sets the mood for the song. Then the melody comes in and it sounds so uplifting and.. nice! :D
Then you feel that it's building up to something and step by step the music gets a little calmer. Then the calm part comes in. That sounds pretty nice, but it's a bit repetitive. You could've added a little more variation there.
After the calm part it goes back to the nice melody lines again. Hmm, maybe you can turn that high bell sound thingy a little up in the mix. I think it would sound better :-)
Conclusion:
This is a very nice song and with a few adjustments it can go from a very good song to a great song.
Keep up the good work!
9/10
5/5
MH16

SmdSkata responds:

Thanks for your comments. It seems everyone loves the crowd. I really did aim for the song to start off quite jump to intense then drop to the bridge. I also do agree with the middle part being super repetitive. I'm thinking about releasing an extended version with more movements in it. Belive it or not, the bell was originally loud as could be in the mix but I lowered it on the final render. Thanks!

[Dying in my Arms - Full]

Amazing job

Like i said before, you guys did a great job putting this together.
I love the chords, the drums and i LOVE the piano :-)
Also, the fade out around 02:10 and the fade in after that worked perfectly.
Great job, great song and here, have a great score too ;-)
10/10
5/5
MH16

Benesh responds:

Thanks again :D

[gustav suicide]

Could've been much better

The song could've been so much better, if you improved the sound quality.
I don't really like the intro, that synth is way too heavy and distorted. Also, i doesn't really fit with the song. It looks like you've made the song and added an intro later.
After the intro it sounds pretty nice, but the sounds that come in are way too overpowering :(
When that kick comes in things get way worse. I almost can't hear the song because of the clipping, distortion and loads of bass.
Aside from the sound quality, the song is pretty nice. But it's lacking a melody. I mean, there's just an arp playing the entire time. The song is very repetitive.
Conclusion:
It's not a bad song, but you really have to work on it to make it good. Start with using compressors and filters and such. And if you can't figure it out, go to the Audio Forums or just look for tutorials on the internet.
Rating:
7/10
4/5
MH16

[Thunder Day]

Haha, nice title :P

The title is pretty cool, because i'm Dutch too ^^
Anyway, review.
I though the drums were pretty cool and the piano is nice too. Maybe you could've add more instruments to make the song sound more full and create a richer sound. For example, a saxophone would sound really nice in this piece ^^
Overall:
9/10
5/5
MH16

ChrisisD responds:

Thanks ^^ the problem is... my samples are a little limited... really hard to find good ones. specially for sax and trumpets and sortlike. i'll see what I can do with what I have ^^ I use Reason 4, not so keen on getting a new program... (i dont like FL :P)
cya!

[-:YRX:-ChaozPhantasy RMX]

Cool ^^

It's pretty cool, but it's a bit repetitive. Also that last note is really weird xD
Anyway, good job on the song ^^
9/10
5/5
MH16

YouriX responds:

Yeah i tried my best to avoide it being repetitive by using a lot of diffrint drums patterns. :P

But wich last note was wierd o.O ?:00 :P
Thanks for the comment

[{B.A.B.} La Guerra De Los Díos]

Awesomeness!

I think this is one of my favourite songs you made.
It's completely in your own style (yes, you have an own style) and i love it! I really really REALLY love it!
I know reviews are meant to point out some bad things too, but with some songs that's just impossible for me. And this IS one of those songs!
I love the horns and the fast strings. Everything is just so.. so.. perfect!
I also love how you used dynamics.
Well, i could probably go on for a while about how much i love this song, but i think this review will turn more into a rant than a review :P
Great job!
10/10
5/5
Fav
MH16

blackattackbitch responds:

My own style....might have to change that. Not that I don't like having a unique style, but I gotta avoid the trap of all my music sounding the same, you know?

I'm glad you liked this song, I really am, and I don't care what kind of review you give, as long as I know that someone out there enjoyed it then it's all good ;-)

I think the biggest relief for me personally was the fact that the things I chose to emphasize in this piece didn't fall flat. I was worried about that happening.

And I just realized that I forgot to add you to my RSS feeds, so imma do it now =p