by

Joern MulLock
(MulLock)

Expresses a strong south american/latin kind of feel to it, which I think was your purpose(?) Very different style to other entries. I like those syncopated congo(?) drums. Nice chords, which suit the style. Lacks some texture and activity/energy in the song. Maybe needs more of a buildup, or a thicker and richer sound of intruments(?) A little too repetitive, could have a bit more variation. I think probably better samples could improve the overall appeal of this song.

I don't like the way you bring in the percussion, in the first couple of tracks it just put me off of the song. You change the song a bit too slowly in my opinion.... try not repeating every pattern couplet twice. Just because you're allowed to go over 4 minutes doesn't mean you're obligated to. The way you switch some of your percussion from hard left to hard right gets annoying. I like the ending.

It was too repetitive; it could have fit within the four minutes without losing much of anything. In fact, I believe that if you chopped about a minute and a half off the song, it'd improve it immensly....The beat had me bopping around for awhile, but after listening to a few patterns beyond the 10th order, I was about ready to show, "Come on, change already!" In short, the song should have moved from section to section more quickly, perhaps cutting off a third of each part. It should also have either changed the percussion from time to time, or at least dropped it, so that it doesn't become rave-ish in how it affects us; I enjoyed the beat, but it has to change or vary quite a bit, or it becomes stagnant.

The intro doesn't jump out and hit you. The tune is quite laid back. I feel the author could have spent more time on panning at the beginning. A lot of extreme panning was used and envelopes for channels 7-10 I didn't think were nescessary. The rhodes piano chords are too loud and drown out the rhythm and bass. The bass could have been more interesting, and the chords don't seem to fit well with the bass. As a dance tune, the drums could have been a little better, with a little more power. The vibraphone sound doesn't fit well as a lead, especially when notes are cut. The vibraphone sounds better when not widely panned such as in sequence 50-54.

WEll, nice choice of samples. but some of the loops just started to really piss me off. try to change the volume sometime or introduce new loops and make the old quieter or dead. it can get really monotonous. and I've heard those damned piano-type samples too often. not that bad though. altogether pretty good I must admit.

I was waiting for the intro to end when I realized that the actual song was playing. This song is way too repetitive for its length. The piano comes in about halfway through, but the song definately falters. Needs some contrast.