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Ha, you were right. The atmosphere on this, especially when it begins, is a lot like the track of mine you reviewed. Although here it sounds much, much, much better because it seems to evolve, there's a lot more going on with it and....well it just is better.

Honestly, I love everything going on in this track except for the drums. Personal preferences and all, but I think a clean, minimal beat pattern would work much better for the atmosphere you've created than the vaguely industrial techno drums you've currently gone with. As it stands, the drums are neither here nor there...they're not weak/steady enough to just melt into the background while you lose yourself in the atmosphere and they're not powerful enough to get you dancing either. As a result it just seems to distract from the cold eeriness of the pads and fx, which to me is the strength of this track.

To give you an idea of what I mean, check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e96BIvd98YY

The beat there is simply acting as a steady, solid base while you lose yourself in everything around it [it's a short clip of a 8 and a half minute song and honestly works much better over the whole running time, but you get the idea]. You could dance to it, if you were so inclined, but you could also just get lost in it. Or you could do both. Of course at the end of the day, taste is subjective and what I like/want from a song, you may not and vice versa.

I've rambled on far too long so I should just end this by saying I do actually like this track overall. Keep up the good work.

Yeah, you've got that psychedelic downtempo/chillout vibe down perfectly. This is just blissful and takes me back quite a few years where I'd listen to stuff like this while smoking pot. Your manipulations and use of vocals + the bassline deserves special mention. Well done.

Sheeeit, I was kind of skeptical during the intro, which despite being perfectly composed wasn't my cup of tea, but once that bassline enters this is just perfect. Got a psychedelic dub/lounge vibe to it that reminds me of this artist named Ott that I used to listen to years ago. Excellent arrangement and progression too.

A minor caveat though - really not feeling the flute. This is purely subjective and apologies if I'm being too harsh, but it takes what is a sophisticated composition into standard "world music" territory. Other than that, I loved this.

This is really catchy sh*t. Great production both in the technical and musical sense. Sounds a lot like 90's era Dre. Keep up the good work.

The intro is amazing. Love the panned (and phased?) drum sounds and the pads are just gorgeous. One tiny bit of advice would be to add some reverb to those drums at the start..just a hint here or there because it sounds a bit dry until the pads really come in. The rest is just a lovely journey...I was a little apprehensive when I saw you've named it "extended vocal mix" thinking I'd hear you singing about love or sunsets or unicorns or whatever (nothing personal, I've just heard far too many electronic songs ruined by trite lyrics and weak singing), but you've used your voice more as an additional instrument and it works really, really well here.Can't really say much about the mastering because I'm listening to this on headphones, but it sounds fine to me.

Really good stuff, this. Love the whole vibe of this track...extremely soothing without ever being boring. Well done.

Love your soundscapes. I generally tend to find most darker ambient songs oppressive, but it's the complete opposite case here. I feel like I'm being swallowed by the drone, but by my own will. Extremely immersive music. This would work wonders with visuals in a live context.

5 seconds in and I f*cking love this. The drums and percussion are amazing...I can't resist a funky groove created out of elements that in no way would be considered "funky" in isolation. Also, the synths and pads are perfect. And the bit from 2:15 - 3:00 mark...that is...wow, I'm listening to the track while writing this, and I'm kind of in awe of how amazing it is...it sounds heartbreakingly sad and the broken beats just accentuate that feeling...honestly these words are doing a disservice to your song, so I shall stop by saying that this is probably the best song I've ever heard on Looperman, and it is certainly the one that's had the most visceral impact on me.

Faved [like that was in doubt]

PS - Could I by any chance please get a 320 of this? I'll give you a donut in return.

Lovely stuff. Your work on the guitar is as usual amazing, and I especially love that high pitch crystalline synth sound peppered throughout....really ties the song together. Great arrangement and progression as well. Sounds extremely "natural", in that I didn't really even notice it until I heard this a second time.

This is absolutely lovely. "Soothing" is another word that comes to mind. I've heard three of your tracks now, and I really like your sound.

I don't normally do this, but I felt an honest connection to this song, so I might as well - I think you may like one of my tracks called "Imperfect" that's sort of similar to this one, but much quieter if that's possible.

The best rock song I've heard on this site. To be fair, I haven't heard that many, but this is really, really good. The bassline, the atmosphere, the vocals - all excellent. Just love the mood of this.

Firstly, sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what it's like to lose a father, but I hope you're doing well.

Secondly, this is great. I love the beat, the samples, and I just generally love hip-hop that sounds like this....you know, soulful retro-futurism or whatever you wanna call it. My only one criticism would be that this is too long [that's what she said?] and ends up sounding repetitive. My suggestion would be to bring the chopped up bit around 4:25 to somewhere around the middle so the ears don't get totally used to the main melody, before bringing it back again. Other than that though, this is excellent work and I genuinely enjoyed this.

Firstly, I'm not a big fan of metal. I don't "hate it", but I don't really listen to it either and have never felt the urge to. Secondly, I'm an even lesser fan of people mixing genres like dubstep and dnb with metal [it's done way more with dubstep of course]. Thirdly, I liked this.

The reason the third point contradicts the first two, well especially the second, is because this is an example of how it SHOULD be done. When I say I'm not a fan of people mixing dubstep/dnb with metal, I don't mean I'm against the "concept" of it. That would just be silly and close minded. What I am against is the mostly horrific execution, because 99% of these mash-ups take the worst, most base aspects of both genres and just throw them in a blender with no sense of how they fit together....something which you, thankfully, have not done, and this is why I liked this.

As far as specifics go - the drums are insane, the riffs are all over the place in a good way [ie it never comes close to becoming monotonous] and sound great, and the mastering sounds fine to these ears. The only thing I missed was a sub to hold up the DNB end of a dnb-metal combination, but then I can't imagine if there was any room for that...or my headphones just didn't pick it up.

Love the dreamy pads and the deep bass to go along with it. The vocals are nice as well, but I'd suggest thinking about passing them through a low pass filter [just a tiny bit] because parts of it sound a bit too sharp to my ears [or that may be because I haven't slept in two days].

Overall, you need to work on the mastering some more because there's a lot of crackling and clipping in certain places in the latter half of the song. Also I think the kick hits a bit too hard when isolated at the beginning and towards the end. Mastering issues aside, I thought this was an enjoyable listen and was very well composed in that all the elements fit together seemlessly. Keep up the good work.

Did I hear the lyrics "I'm all out of rap" correctly? Because that would be awesome. Okay, I'm further into the song and this is hilarious. The deep voice [did you just lower the pitch?] sounds excellent. If I could I'd use that effect on my own voice in my daily life. My only advice would be what Fayz said - bring the vocals up front a bit more. The beat is more than competent, but it's the vocals that make this song.

Nice old school, funky house jam. Love the bass, and the percussion in particular. I'd advise you to change the genre name though - "house" or even "deep house" would be more appropriate. I usually don't care about genres, but this is as far from D'n'B as possible without being pop or ambient.

Nice and mellow, this one. Love the strings as well as the bassline. Also that single hit of a harp was lovely and I wish you'd used it again towards the second half. The only thing I'd think about changing is maybe replacing the 808 kicks (if I'm correct) with just standard kicks, because it seems to be drowning out most of the other sounds and there's no punch to them. Or perhaps that's just a mastering issue. Anyway apart from that, I really like the composition of this song and the instruments you've used. Keep it up.

Well I've never used any hardware, but from the sound of this getting a korg emx-1 groovebox wouldn't be a bad idea [when I can afford one]. There's really so much going on here in terms of sound design, I'm struggling to pinpoint what exactly I like about this tune...the little stabs of acid, the crystal like synths, the various sounds I can't quite describe - all excellent. What really helps though is having a great groove to hold it all together and you have that with the drums and bass on this one. Well done.

At 0:33 - Holy f*ck. That synthline is amazing. I love the crunchiness of all the instruments. Feels like it's all going to crumble into pieces at any moment, with the glitched vocals and the keys adding a sense of paranoia. Well done.

Holy sh*t, this is good. I love when it settles into a groove [sort of] around 40 seconds in with the lovely synth coming in. It especially works well juxtaposed with the harsh sonics that you begin with. By the way, the ghostly bit of percussion you begin with...you've just reversed a sample right? Whatever it is, it's awesome and got me hooked to the track right away.

This is just a great mixture of idm melodies and glitch drums and percussion, and probably the best glitch song I've heard on this site. Well done.

I absolutely love that phased floating pad. Really beautiful. I also love the vocals and the way you've used them. The switchup around 1:40 just takes this song up 5 levels, and it was already pretty close to the top floor.

Okay my immediate affection for this tune has reduced me to using terrible metaphors so I'm gonna stop and just say that this is very, very good. Keep it up.

Love the intro. Great atmosphere setting. The drums are kind of soft but I'm assuming that's intentional in that you wanted this to be more of an atmospheric, minimal'ish d'n'b tune. Loveee that subbass. I just wish the drums hit a tiny bit harder there because that sub is really powerful. But yeah, this is really good stuff, and I actually wish it was a bit longer.

Love the sound and composition of the strings. The drums have a nice groove to them, but yeah the strings carry this tune. This would definitely sound great with some verses on top. Keep up the good work.

Really soothing pads to start off, and I love the flute. I was actually expecting something different when I read the description and realized what you were sampling, but this was a pleasant surprise nonetheless. That speech was an instant classic, but more than anything it was hilarious and entertaining. What you've done is add a certain poignancy to it, which if one were to focus only on the content of his speech and not the presentation, completely makes sense. I was hoping for the song to continue after that final drop with the "Rent is too damn high" sample returning, but I suppose it's better to leave the listener wanting more rather than the opposite.

Overall, nicely done.

The guitars on this are absolutely lovely. You also probably have the best male voice I've heard on this site. Really well done.

Love the vintage feel of this tune with the strings [which, as everyone's already said, is amazing] + the vinyl crackle and the chimes. The beat's great as well. Well done.