MC6 Round 1 Results - Broken Dream

 
"Broken Dream"
(m6i-brok.zip)

by

Jan Phairo
(Phairo)


This song competed in the intermediate division of Music Contest 6, where it ranked in block 5.

Judge: Fok ,Bernard

Intro moves into the main body very smoothly. Nice Offset "echo" effect with leads. Well-balanced channels, volume and panning wise. A typically well-structured form of music.

Judge: Jagdmann ,Dirk

This song appears to be a slow one. But the drum track really goes wild and does not really fit into the slow mood of the rest. The tune sounds somewhat detuned, perhaps because the difference between the original sampling rate of the intruments and the rate at which they are used in the song differs too much. This song lacks a real highlight. It is repeating the usual string, drum, bass and lead sound for 4 minutes. There is no real change in harmony or style throughout the song. The beginning of the song is well done, but it stays in this way for the rest of the 4 minutes. The most disturbing thing is the overloaded drum track, which perhaps fits well for a tough rock song, but not for this more ballad style type of music.

Judge: Mcnab ,Scott

Reasonable tune with a good rolling bass line throughout. Timing transition was effective however the abundant key changes where unnecessary. There are a lot of good ideas here however they should perhaps be broken out into 3 or 4 different songs and more fully explored. Some of the samples need to be cleaner and you should watch the volume to prevent getting a cluttered sound. A lot of potential.

Judge: Jonsson ,Agust

:/ I'm sure this could have been more of a tune than it ended up being. There were times in the intro part that reminded me heavily of bits of some tracks from the amiga days but I can't put my fingers on which ones... As for the track itself, I kept thinking that it hung too much in the air, especially in the middle section, I don't think me and the drumtrack got along. Too many "empty" bits. Quite annoying really. And it often felt like the track was about to go and do something cool and then it didn't. *sigh* Frustrating experience IMO. Fairly good samples though I think the guitar is a bit too cheesy for my nerves today :)

Judge: Youkhana ,Kevin

Nice tune I thought the only problem with the song was the samples were not chosen properly, but then again that is my personal opnion. Some samples were chosen properly but others werent. The song would throw in unwanted samples. The high-light of the song was it was differnet and the idea was there if good samples were used a higher score would be achieved. As I will always say keep on Tracking!

Judge: Collins ,Chris

Very good song. The bass has a cool rythm, and the beat is nice, but the bass drums are a little bit too loud. The strings and the electric guitar really work well together, and the artist does a pretty good job of making the guitar sound like a real one. The song basically guitar solos until the end which is very cool sounding. The song could have changed a little bit more, but it does a very good job at what it is.