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12th Sep 2010 04:49 - 14 years ago
Description : Makes You Wonder - BreakBeat - Ez Icarus - Flying Too High

FOR DJ USE ONLY

Soft Strings intro, double speed break drum, big bassline and classic film samples, break flute with call and answer bassline breaks

This is a test track, constructive criticism welcomed

Comments (14)

If you have time take a listen and give EzIcarus some feedback.

limobus
limobus 26th Nov 2010 22:11 - 14 years ago
Wow, lovin the fast drums and synth with the flute and strings, what a great combo! 10/10
clinthammerMUSIC
clinthammerMUSIC 10th Nov 2010 23:19 - 14 years ago
Yes yes. This is a crazy ride. really diggin the plucks in there. and the change at 0:50 is thick and nice. Diggin the flute chops as well. Thick Breaks bass. all around sweet tune. Fav'd

Cheers!
Spivkurl
Spivkurl 5th Nov 2010 19:06 - 14 years ago
Love the sound of the bass on this track, when it came in I was like "WHOA!" Awesome beats! Great flow, especially on those flute parts! This song could definitely be extended with good results. Very well done!
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thanks SKurl, looking forward to your mix's. This will be released in all its glory on BBP Recordings soon.
haven
haven 27th Oct 2010 05:33 - 14 years ago
this is really nice work - I actually never really knew what breakbeat is - i am assuming it has a lot to do with the tempo and beat style - is this related to "glitch"? - sorry I just dont really know my electronic genres very well - its got nice intensity - love the flute!
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thank you Heaven. Breaks are all about the drum pattern and the other instruments too, Drum n Bass, Swing and Funk are all breaks driven.
smr
smr 20th Oct 2010 08:14 - 14 years ago
nice strings!
1:00 is woooaaaah :)
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thanks SMR, Final version will be uploaded soon.
donmega
donmega 5th Oct 2010 22:51 - 14 years ago
not into break but u have a mad talent
great track!!!! im impressed
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thanks :-)
officialDJD
officialDJD 25th Sep 2010 02:39 - 14 years ago
NICE! this is your best track out of the four you made, though every single track has got me listening over and over again! you rock!
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thank you officialDJD, Really glad you like it.
clinthammerMUSIC
clinthammerMUSIC 24th Sep 2010 05:47 - 14 years ago
This is really good. Awesome progression. I like the pluck synth that leads into the change. The drums sound nice and thick...The mastering is tight and robust. And the bass synth you have workin in there is nice.

Sweet tune!
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thank You Clinthammer. Your review means a lot, you have some great tunes.
bobbybooth
bobbybooth 19th Sep 2010 00:01 - 14 years ago
wonderfuls strings on the intro. That breakdown is crazy, love that dirty bass with that flute - really cool. This is a great track.
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thanks BobbyBooth, glad you liked it.
alividlife
alividlife 15th Sep 2010 01:11 - 14 years ago
AWESOME
:)

I know to trust your opinion now!

Yea, I will just say as a producer to another producer, I feel that this is still in the skeleton stage... Yet you have a really strong and quirky/fun skeleton to build on!
I really enjoyed the sounds you chose and agree with all the other reviewers. Some thoughts that immediately popped in my head was most definitely the flute and then delay on that... I just love a wind instrument with delay on it. But that's a personal aesthetic.

Another thought on my mind, was perhaps moving some semitones around so you got more musical movement out of the piece?.. There's always those trusted 5ths and 7ths that work sooo well in electronic music.

I will definitely keep my eye out for this, and I am going to listen to some more of your work!
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thank you for some great advice alividlife, you know your cookies. I really appreciate your reviews.
ResistanceIsFutile
ResistanceIsFutile 12th Sep 2010 19:33 - 14 years ago
The movie samples are cool and always a good way to spice up a track. Breakbeat and DnB can be hard to pull off I find but you sound like you know what you're about.
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thank You very much ResistanceIsFutile. I need to blend the movie samples to the track to make it a little more smooth, I think I am going to add some analogue feedback to give that vinyl feel to it.
BrokenScythe
BrokenScythe 12th Sep 2010 19:24 - 14 years ago
I dig this, nice a laidback in a way at first. Then it gets interesting :)
I really dig where it went, and that little flute touch is a major thing, really floats along with the pounding pulse. The samples are really good touches.
Nice track, I enjoyed it. The finish was a bit off to me is really all.
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thank You BrokenScythe fantastic feedback and much appreciated, I will review the end and see what can be done, its a little short and there is plenty of room for manoeuvre from the intro. A remastered version will appear in a few weeks, please come back to have a listen.
douf
douf 12th Sep 2010 15:07 - 14 years ago
nice cuts, i really like the flow, but. you know this loops on 1:37, that keeps repeating throughout the track? you need to add more variations to it right now its in the foreground and very repetitive i think
great work
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Spot on Douf, great advice and I totally agree. I will take a look at it when I am in the studio next.
c_man
c_man 12th Sep 2010 06:39 - 14 years ago
I like what you did here. tight production.
EzIcarus
EzIcarus replied Unknown
Thank You C_Man, Its a work in progress so any advice is much appreciated.

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