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[Old School Battle]

Really Good :) And Really Short >:(

You really nail the essence of old school video game music right on the head with this stuff. Everything is so clean and clear and well put together it makes me wish my NES still worked! XP Once again, the only criticism I have with this is the length! I would really love to see this made longer, you must! Its got a boat-loads of potential. You put together some pretty solid old video game type music from what I've seen, man. Keep up the good work!

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aod3 responds:

Thank you! I was quite tired at the time so i cut it short.

I should make some more of 8-bit hmm

[Galaga Main Theme]

SHORT!!

Certainly a great arcade-sounding video game-type piece. I liked it for what it was, but it was far too short to give a proper critique! I've never heard this song before, is it from a video game? (I only guess that as it sounds like video game music.) :P Anyway, it was much too short. But the 8 seconds there were sounded very good! XP -Good work

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aod3 responds:

Yeah it's actually the opening theme for the arcade classic Galaga.

When you started the game with one or two players this little song played. :D

Thanks RRC :P

[Example I - Dream]

Cool

Very nice, the rhythm was very well done in this song. It was a very nice listen, if only it were longer! XP The only criticism I have on this is that I think the ending could have been a little better. The one note being held at the end of the song kind of seemed like you didn't know how to end it, or something. (Which is something that I always have issues with when I write songs.) XP
Overall, I really enjoyed it, you should work on this some more! Make it longer and add some more to it, its got potential!

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Adam-Beilgard responds:

This did have an abrupt ending, I agree. Originally meant as a larger piece, I cut it short so I could feature it as an example in the AP (hence the title). I like the sound of potential - hopefully someone hears something they like and commission a work. I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the review!

[Improvisation Number One]

Different For Sure

As far as criticism goes, I thought it was kind of rough, for a lack of a better word. It seemed to lack rhythm throughout most of the song which made it kind of hard to listen to. Though I did like it more toward the end of the song. The large space in the beginning would be a good spot for a quiet fade-in or something.
It was certainly very original. What genre of music would this be under? Jazz was the only thing I could think of, but you say its Japanese in your comments. (Is "Togaku" an instrument, or a kind of music..?) Anyway, I do enjoy listening to music that is outside my "norm", though, so it was a fun listen! Good job!

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Adam-Beilgard responds:

Togaku is "high court music" from Japan. What we think of when we picture Haydn working for the Esterhazy family was happening in Japan about 1000 years earlier. It is arhythmic since its purpose is to set a mood (though it would have been more than background music back then). It's always good to explore outside your comfort zone - I encourage you to listen to this again sometime, the imagery becomes clearer about the fourth time around.

Thanks for reviewing!

[Whales, Whales, Whales]

Not Bad

Pretty good, I liked it. The sound quality seemed to be a little low, but it had a nice groove to it nonetheless. The overdriven guitar part was definitely the best part of this song; it was certainly nice to hear a little guitar in a requested audio submission! Overall it was a pretty good, face paced tune, good job.

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MusicIsBliss responds:

haha, the saddest part is where this song i was trying to aim for the best quality possible. i think one of the last eq-ing things i did cut off something vital, making the choir synth sound weird, but oh well, thanks

[x5470]

Cool

Nice, this is one of the few songs I've reviewed so far that has a really nice drum beat. The lead also worked really well with the percussion making it an all around tight tune. I liked the simplicity of this one. It seems like a lot of these industrial/techno type of songs have a lot of stuff going on all at the same time and it was a nice change of pace to hear something a little less "thick" with big volume swell type things and other effects.
Really, another great song MadCow, I enjoy listening to your stuff. :)

MadCow responds:

yeh. i mainly make the music for myself, and then upload the most mainstream sounding ones that i think people other than myself could enjoy. the songs i linked are prolly my "best" songs although i like all my stuff.

[Electromagnetic Goldfish]

Quality Stuff

This is a song I can really get into, the rhythm is so infectious! I'm really at a loss for anything to add as far as improvement goes. The rhythm of this song just gets in your head and forces you to tap the beat. This was a great listen, nice job.
Oh, and how did you come up with the name "Electromagnetic Goldfish" ? Just curious. :P

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MadCow responds:

lmao thanks. I dunno, it sounded kinda aquatic to me and I wanted to give it an original name, and figured electromagnetic goldfish was pretty swell.

thanks for the review

[Extradimensional]

Unique

That was pretty cool, and certainly different, that's for sure. I liked the effects in this song, it had a very "spacey" sound which was cool. And that rhythm effect hitting on every half note gave the song a real pulse and tied it together nicely. It certainly isn't what I would call a relaxing listen, but it is very original and very well done. Nice job.

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MadCow responds:

I'd say this is one of my most unique sounding songs. It's different from anything I'd ever heard or made before, and I really liked it. Perhaps I should try to make more stuff like it.

Thanks for the review.

[Carbon Baby (part 1)]

Strong

It has a very strong proud feel. The beginning almost reminded me of something you'd find in a Zelda soundtrack, which is freaking awesome. Then the middle kind of reminded me of Metroid! Which is also awesome! XP This is a really powerful tune, though. Really cool, great work.

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WritersBlock responds:

I wonder what the rest of the song will remind you of? lol
That's great! Thank you.
Thanks for the review. =D