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Post by Castro on May 31, 2006 9:29:59 GMT -5
ok. you'll think i'm a prick for doing this but i've made another myspace profile. why? one for electronica. another one for guitarry stuff. and a few other reasons. i can always delete if i want to. basically all i'm asking is that you give a listen to the two tunes i've put up and tell me what genres you think they would fit into, because when it comes to genres i dont really have much of a clue. so some assistance in this regard would be appreciated. some feedback would be an added bonus but i'm not really fussed to be honest. www.myspace.com/simoncastrothere it is. enjoy.
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Post by Rubberneck on May 31, 2006 11:14:36 GMT -5
both songs are pretty low-key and ambient. if i had to categorize it, i might lean towards dream pop. i will offer some criticism later, but for now it is lunch time and i'll need a few more listens to form some kind of final opinion.
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Post by Castro on Jun 4, 2006 15:18:49 GMT -5
i will offer some criticism later, but for now it is lunch time and i'll need a few more listens to form some kind of final opinion. empty promises eh? you shall be dealt with accordingly....hence: I SHALL SMITE THEE DOWN
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Post by Rubberneck on Jun 4, 2006 16:11:52 GMT -5
haha...i completely deserve that. the promises are not empty, but i have not headphones on me when i go onto campus, and i dare not try to load it on my dial up at home. tomorrow or the day that follows i will bring in my headphones and give it an intensive listening again with in-depth comments. after all, i owe it to you for your timely comments on my music: hence, i exalt thee.
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Post by soniktruth on Jun 4, 2006 20:42:58 GMT -5
when my internet is back up, i'll give
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Post by Castro on Jun 5, 2006 6:07:13 GMT -5
well i'd have to return thine favour sorry i'm just an impatient bastard
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Post by Evycakes on Jun 5, 2006 14:04:46 GMT -5
i like it ... i like the mellowness of it OMG no i dont like it .... i love it!!! do you have more ... that are similar? erm im not a good classifier lol you know that .. bu ti like them! .. so they are inmy .. i like them category
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Post by Castro on Jun 6, 2006 12:29:56 GMT -5
heh thanks evy. i do have more in my head but i havent recorded them yet. i'm just sort of after some critisicm so i can improve what i'm doing before i commit to recording, because i'm not all that confident about it.
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Post by Evycakes on Jun 6, 2006 12:45:13 GMT -5
i like it .. i think you should keep it coming young man
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Post by Castro on Jun 6, 2006 13:25:14 GMT -5
haha why thankyou
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Post by Rubberneck on Jun 6, 2006 14:54:49 GMT -5
ok, i finally bring my critiques to the board...
first and foremost, these would sound cool with break-beatish live drums...something like Make Yourself era Incubus.
secondly, i assume it is a whammy bar that you are using to dip the notes out of tune...it can sound cool, but don't use it so frequently, as it starts to sound expected and gets irritating. it is good to be abstract with your music, but don't take the abstract out of...being...abstract.
to add to that, you have some cool melodies in these pieces, and perpetually bending the notes forces the listener to have to work to hear the melodies, so let them be heard. use the pitch bending to accent a certain passage.
the songs are short, which is perfectly fine. however, if you don't plan on playing these songs live...atleast note for note, i would layer tones and tones of tracks on top of eachother...but that is just my preference and completley detracts from the minimalistic sound of the songs.
over all it sounds really good and i hope you continue to develope these ideas. the tone sounds ten times better on the recording and i can hear the improvement in your playing sense the last recordings. keep it up, young man.
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Post by soniktruth on Jun 6, 2006 15:12:36 GMT -5
I'LL LISTEN BY THIS WEEKEND, GETTING MY INTERNET BACK UP, I'M SO EXCITED!!!
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Post by soniktruth on Jun 6, 2006 15:12:55 GMT -5
BY THE WAY, YOU'RE A PRICK
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Post by Castro on Jun 6, 2006 15:21:33 GMT -5
thats some top critisicm there rubberneck. i thank you! i'll stop my torrent of smitings and i'll exhalt you some first and foremost, these would sound cool with break-beatish live drums...something like Make Yourself era Incubus. what do you mean break-beatish? i'm just generally confused by that bit the tone sounds ten times better on the recording and i can hear the improvement in your playing sense the last recordings. keep it up, young man. erm.. which recordings? that website i made like ages ago?
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Post by Castro on Jun 6, 2006 15:22:05 GMT -5
BY THE WAY, YOU'RE A PRICK hahaha thanks for reasurring me of that one para
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Post by Rubberneck on Jun 8, 2006 12:29:07 GMT -5
it must have been the website from ages ago, because i specifically remember listening to some of your material...i think. maybe it is just all in my head.
now that i have put my criticism out, i will go ahead and say that i can only critique you from a listener's standpoint, and i hope that you don't let the audience's expectation change your music too much. if you are really feeling the music you are playing, by all means listen to comments and concerns of the music nazis, but keep it to your liking.
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Post by Castro on Jun 8, 2006 12:37:13 GMT -5
it must have been the website from ages ago, because i specifically remember listening to some of your material...i think. maybe it is just all in my head. now that i have put my criticism out, i will go ahead and say that i can only critique you from a listener's standpoint, and i hope that you don't let the audience's expectation change your music too much. if you are really feeling the music you are playing, by all means listen to comments and concerns of the music nazis, but keep it to your liking. yeah i wasnt too proud of the songs that i posted on that website. i value your comments rubberneck since i'm unsure what i'm doing, so i need any sort of feedback so i can get an idea how its going, what i should be doing etc. really i need a fresh pair of ears because i dont know if i like the music i'm making or not, which is a sign that its mediocre. so dont worry about being too critical, after all, i did rip your IDM song into shreds, so feel free to do the same to mine. but yeah, i will bear in mind that a lot of its down to personal preferences so what did you mean by break-beatish drums? you've got me interested here
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Post by Bradley on Jun 13, 2006 8:31:46 GMT -5
untitled is the better one.
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