MC6 Round 1 Results - Bitch Without Heart

 
"Bitch Without Heart"
(m6i-bwh.zip)

by

David Behemoth
(Behemoth)


This song competed in the intermediate division of Music Contest 6, where it ranked in block 2.

Judge: Korte ,Jouni

No major flaws in this song, it was maybe just a little bit too ordinary. The song could have been a little shorter, it started repeating itself. The guitar solo was quite nice. Panning was maybe a little bit overly used in some places (it got annoying while listening with headphones). Sample quality was quite ok, but as I am not a big fan of looped drums, they dropped a couple of points from the overall score. Btw, nothing to do with the score, but the composer put the volumes of the channels to zero at the end of song but didn't remember to raise them back at the start so after the song starts playing again, there is no sound :(.

Judge: Fok ,Bernard

I noticed you use 3 channels of drums to produce one distinct drum set, which I thought worked very well. Throughout the song, the leads had alot of variation, using different instruments like the electric guitar-like instrument (which I liked alot), the more mellow lead instrument, and the vibe-like synth. All leads used the "echo" offset very effectively to produce a thicker richer sound. Also, you use two different basses which added variation to the song. All the leads played very expressive melodies (instruments 2,14,16). Personally, a bit too repetitive with the same progression throughout the whole song. It would have been nice to see a transition or modulation. Overall, a well put together song and I found it getting catchier every time I listen to it.

Judge: Jagdmann ,Dirk

A nice e-piano funky introduction, which soon turn out to be more electronic style. This song has a good grove a real "mod-style" lead sound. The song could be placed inside a demo or a game. The sounds somehow remind me of Purple Motion style (this was not meant to be a bad thing, as I like purple motions music). A minus point this song gets as it stays for the same style or idea throughout the 4 minutes. It could have needed some variety in the middle part to make it more interesting for the audience. After the first two minutes the hearer has heard al there was to note about this song.

Judge: Johnsson ,Hasse

There's a nice groove in this song,with smooth breaks here and there. The volumelevels are well-controlled and the echoes work like they should.In order 13 there's a cool change,with the removal of the background melody,leaving the lead,bass and drums.Simple and effective. The usage of looped drums lowers the score. I am aware of the fact that they have a special sound/mood,but since this is a tracking contest i feel the drums should've been made from scratch.Otherwise the samples are good,especially #13. I'm not really missing any effects here. I would just have liked to see a little bit more variation in the main melody but that's a minor problem,really.

Judge: Svanholm ,Jakob

i like the organpiano riff a lot. the beat works well, but the squarelead melody has its flaws. actually no melodies in the tune is something that would stick to my mind. the rhythm, basslines and background rez effects are good. overall a decent piece of music.

Judge: Bowen ,Jayson

This is a pretty good song overall.. that acid riff gets annoying after awhile though..but for the most part there's enough diversity to give it good form.. smooth trasitions.. Got kinda wild on the panning but doesn't hurt the song too much..

Judge: Youkhana ,Kevin

This song was very well done for a beginer but as marking the song from a beginners point of view, it was not bad but it lacked flow and sample quality.