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[Bossfight - Sonder]

BY SOCKS THIS IS THE BEST THING YOU'VE MADE BY MILES AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!

Okay, so I can get straight to praising this song, here's all of the criticisms I have:
- The beginning's a bit slow
- The drop sounds a little empty

That is it. Those are the only problems with this absolute EARGASM!

The beginning instantly sets the mood and every sound is suited perfectly to the song! The filtered drums really nail that distant feel and the arpeggio gives it a hint of optimism, I don't really like the guitar, but it doesn't ruin it. The little sine pluck that plays then is just perfect, it's so simple, but SO satisfying! I can tell from hearing that you went the full length to master it perfectly, EQ-ing, filters with automation; perhaps even a touch of light distortion... It's just perfect.

Then the drop, OH GOD THE DROP! Every single goddamn note is perfect, the synth perfectly balances the intensity and action of the drop and the initial peace and mood of the song, and all the sound effects in the background take attention to detail to the next level! When complex dubstep sounds are just in the background to give a small effect for the finishing touches, you know you've got a song you worked so damn hard on!

The drums here are spot on, as usually. Blasts and bashes, that leave only a subtle lasting effect for just the right amount of time! Filters, reverb, delay, EQs, all perfected and used to create a beautiful paracosm in the way our minds put images to this beautiful piece!

Score: 99/100 This is now drawn with Highscore as my favourite song of all time!

[Bossfight - Elevatia]

Ok, this is pretty damn good, and clearly you were trying something new. I have to say, while I still LOVE this song, I don't really like this detuned style. It's handled pretty well, but personally I'd prefer something more controlled and coherent. I love chaotic, dubstep's my favourite genre, I just feel that with the way you make music; it's better to have a basic idea that you make exciting and energetic, than to have both the idea and the way you make it crazy and chaotic. Still pretty damn awesome, drums better than ever, (and they were already AMAZING) and chords that really BLAST out!

[Final Boss [Veigar Remix]]

Wow, das' preddy damn dank!

The instrumentation at the beginning is a bit lacking, but what's there combines very well. The beginning drones on a bit, but it's not too bad. The vocals are integrated pretty well and show an impressive amount of variety, so wherever it's from is a good choice of source, for some reason I thought it was Invader Zim at first! XD

Then the drop, you definitely got hard hitting down, it'd sound fitting at a rave or something with all the energy and artificialness; for lack of a better word, to it. You got some nice, but simple frequency sliding, although I think they hold for a little too long. You also got some sweet speaking and wobbling bass that you can clearly tell, is very well made, and quite fast too! My only complaint with this drop is it's a bit generic, but you did generic well, so I'm not docking points for that.

I will dock points for a few things that bugged me though... The main problems I had that prevented this from being a 5-star were: 1. The 2nd half is virtually identical 2. Bad ending 3. It does what it does well, but it doesn't have much variety... Those 3 things combined added up to only -0.5 stars in my eyes, so don't worry about it ;)
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Great job. I gotta say, since you offered to collab with me, I thought you'd also be kinda a noob. This clearly shows you're way ahead of me, which makes me even more grateful for the offer! =D Still, don't worry, I'm starting to catch up. I recently tried some things in harmour which kinda sound kinda like Xtrullor, and I'll be experimenting with these sounds soon, hopefully these techniques will make me a better dubstep maker and one worthy of collabing with you. =)

GobSmacked responds:

aww thx man. Really appreciate every review and opinion :D

[Green Space]

This is pretty good, but simple. It doesn't try to do much, but it achieves what it tries to do perfectly! I like it, only problem is the drop gets very loud very suddenly, still great! I'm definitely using this one in GD! =) In fact this is perfectly what I was looking for, a simple but effective, video-game-like song!

Bentendo64 responds:

Thanks! I tried to make a calm, yet electronic feel to it. Glad you liked it! :)

[{Squarion} - Misty Area]

Pretty good, just think the dubstep sounds are a bit one-note, still high quality...

[building stomp (wip)]

Wow! This is so much better! Here everything has momentum and power and the sounds are a little more original, The only problem is the higher synths either need to be lower, or have their high ends quietened a little. I know that the fact they're high is the point, but y'know, it's just a little unpleasant...

[isprogstepevenpossible?]

Pretty damn dank for a first dubstep song, most fall pretty hard at the first hurdle of dubstep. This is pretty good, it's just a bit plain and has a little too much detune at times, still pretty sweet.

Squarion responds:

lol thanks

[Titan]

Straight away you establish the mood quite well, and I love that uplifter, it's structured and effective. I think it has a little too much release in the times it is re-used, It's nice, but the high frequencies get kinda annoying when sustained for so long. As well as that it almost starts to sound a little detuned as it fades out, not sure what causes this, but it is annoying...

Then the electric guitar comes in, awkward thing is I really don't like electric guitars, but I can't lower your score just because I don't like them. So it may be a little difficult to review this since the electric guitar is your lead... What I will count towards your score is I'd say it's a little harsh on the ears, turn down the distortion (if you're using it) a bit, or maybe just do some softening with a Parametric equaliser or something... I wouldn't mind it being harsh so much, if it wasn't for the fact that it's the lead instrument, if it's going to be played for so long you can't make it the lead...

Then for quite a bit we just get that electric guitar playing with some percussion for a bit too long to me, just a small problem. Then I noticed another problem, the percussion itself. The patterns aren't bad, but the sounds themselves are. Sorry if you didn't have access to any other percussion sounds, but I do have to make this a criticism. With a name like "Titan" I expect a pretty slow drum loop with a lotta momentum, which is what you did, good on you. Problem is that something that's supposed to be slow and powerful needs deep, hard hitting snares. Here we have light, high pitched snares that don't really leave much of an impact. Even just adding some reverb can make a world of difference, if done well.

The general mood's pretty good, the base sounds are slow, but the backing and additions are fast. This really nails the mood of something big and powerful, just like the title suggests, "Titan". Another nice detail is the base sounds are also lower, once again giving the mood of something big, but the additions are high-pitched adding a bit of a mythological feel to it.

I quite like 2:08 though, here the "momentum" of the track really shows, although there is less sound. Everything comes and goes suddenly, which usually would be a bad thing, but here it really puts an emphasis on the silence; which in turn, emphasises the "impact" when the volume returns in a fashion almost like call & response... I also noticed sometimes sounds were subtly "sidechained" back in, which really shows attention to detail in your volume management, and attention to detail is probably the most effective thing you can have over all other composers in music.

Finally, a little nitpick, the end is silent for too long before ending. Just a little problem, but silence in music is used as a prompt for the audience to take a moment to reflect on what they just heard, which is why people have it at the end of their songs. They keep it short though, so you don't get bored. It's not a massive problem, but it's kinda annoying when I'm listening to it on loop... =/

If this was more personal, for the electric guitar I'd dock half a star, but it isn't so I give it 75/100.

MysteriousPresence responds:

Your reviews are out of this world ! *_*
I honestly thought the guitar sounded great, but I didn't use distortion. But I did something with the EQ though, that's maybe what made it sound like that ! Thanks for pointing that out ! =3
Well in fact, I did the drums like this because I wanted to leave a complete silence after each snare ! So I couldn't put any reverb ! ^^
"I also noticed sometimes sounds were subtly "sidechained" back in, which really shows attention to detail in your volume management" : aww you noticed that... <3 You're talking about 0:55 and 2:37 aren't you ? I love those moments too ! X)
Yeah I actually don't like this ending, I think I should have stopped it brutally ! =3
Thank you kindly for the ultra-detailed review and for the great score ! <3