MC6 Round 1 Results - Epistaxis

 
"Epistaxis"
(m6v-epis.zip)

by

Jon Argh
(Argh)


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

Judge: Fredricks ,Fred

This was the most technically sound piece I've yet listened to. The samples were good, the panning well done, the nna's well thought out and everything was in order. The song itself can use a lot of work in the originality department. If there was a melody line, I didn't hear it. The vocal samples were way too quiet, I couldn't make out what was being said and after listening to the individual samples, I believe they should have been brought out more to hear. The chord progression was rather droll and probably could have been fleshed a bit more. Technically very good, but left me wanting a more human touch.

Judge: Brink ,Ola

This song starts off pretty good, but then it goes almost nowhere and ends up being a quite regular scene tune. Thereīs very little to speak of, but little that are there are quite beautiful, but used too much without variation a mixed a bit too low. The beat is good and rather pleasant, but then there isnīt much else and thats too bad. The sample quialty is good, and the same goes for the technique. Not very original, but with some work and more ideas it could improve a lot.

Judge: Weinstein ,Jacob

Well mixed song that fits together nicely. Certainly makes you wanna groove to it. One thing I really would've liked is if instead of ending where it ends, the tracker had kept the groove going and played around with it some more; perhaps shifted the song a bit. This could have easily been a nice slow 10 minute rave tune.

Judge: Price ,Phil

This song introduces a very cool beat, sound, and mood... but after I while I crave something a little different, and the song keeps giving me more of the same. The author may notice every single change that is being made, because they have heard it so many times, but it just sounds pretty similar to me. I guess it's not just adding an insturment or dropping the beat or anything like that, but it's a *mood change* I crave most of all, and the song doesn't do it. On a more positive note, however, I like how the voice samples add to the song about halfway through, that is pretty cool. The "wind" sound effect was well used. And I think the stereo usage is great. Overall this is a very good song technically, but artistically it could have used a good mood shift or two.

Judge: Brown ,Yannis

Nice backing music, but it sounds like it's missing something. Even though the tune does have variation in the sequencing, the whole tune sounds the same all the way through. Alternating between 2 minor chords it gets a bit on the nerves after a while. There needs to be something which takes the focus away from the repeating rhythm. The tune sounds like it's building up to something but never gets there. The panning is good although surround is a little over used. There needs to be some variation in the rhythm otherwise it becomes boring. The distortion effect used in the tune drains it of it's power quite a bit I believe. The author seems to have found a groove and gotten stuck in it. Commands are used well to achieve the final sound. Drum loops have had sample offsets used to spice them up a little. Overall, an easy listening song, but one which sends you to sleep after listening for a while.

Judge: Rohrbach ,KarstenW

this is really a nice one - the vocal samples could be better