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[Moodshift]

That’s a pretty cool bass line. Good clean tone and sits well enough in the mix. I definitely feel like I’m about to enter into some dark moody shit with this intro.

I do hear that e-piano chord conflicting with something every four measures. Could be the brass, or it could just be perceptive. If it’s intentional, I don’t think it’s really doing you any favors in the mix.

Other than that, a solid intro for your EP. Are you planning on putting the rest of it in the Audio Portal?

Goatchrist responds:

Thanks for taking the time to review! I didn't hear it clashing the last times I listened to it, but will have to go back to my studio monitors to check this out.

The whole EP is here ;-) Moodshift/The Individualist/Witch.../We Stare/A Wall.... - that is the correct listening order. HQ and downloads are available via my profile links.

[Mirage]

This was a nice little track to make lunch to. Structurally and mix-wise, it seemed a little minimalist, which is fine if that’s what you were going for. I can’t help but feel though that a calming track like this would feel even more atmospheric if there were more instruments incorporated. Maybe some warmer pads to follow along with the arpeggios?

Whatever the case, you definitely belong in the scouted section, and I hope other scouted artists that hear this will agree with me. Looking forward to listening to more of your works over there!

MaxAntonov responds:

Thank you for your feedback!

[Show Me Your War Face!]

You son of a bitch!

djt820 responds:

DYLAN!!

[Scenic Ride]

The glitchy arp at the end was killing me! Nice chill track with a legit wallpaper to go with! :)

Noisysundae responds:

Ah, thanks man. I thought the end was too off-beat. :P

[Born Again]

Stellar! Have you thought of getting some vocal talent? The guitar lead sounds like it would translate very well onto vocals.

larrynachos responds:

Last year I was working on a full metal album "Endgame", which was supposed to feature vocals, but all of the vocalists I brought on board fell through, so the project was cancelled.

[Dark Loop]

Getting back into the groove? Looking forward to hearing full tracks soon, Neko!

NekoMika responds:

Thanks Lee~

[[HadenTheCreeper] -Planet Dubstep-]

Not a bad spacey dubstep track! Watch out for all that fuzz, though. It sounds like your track is clipping a lot. That will happen when it goes over the 0 db limit. I also wasn't a big fan of the second highpass you did, but that's okay! It needs a lot of polishing, but I think this is actually a pretty solid one!

MrCreeperGeometryDas responds:

Thanks for the tips! (Really clippy at 1:05)

[A Lonely Christmas]

Absolutely blown away by this, man! Seems like a bit of a change of pace for you, but I suppose inspiration does that to most anyone. You're rocking the octaves and reverse notes really well in this. I'm calm as a motherfucker right now!

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Ooh, nice to hear from you! It has been a while :3

Yeah, I try to differ what I do now and then for sure! Inspiration is the motivation that keeps me going xD
I'm really glad to hear that you've enjoyed the listen! Thank you :D

[my girl (with lyrics)]

Clean guitar! I'm already being brought in! It may just be that I really, really, really like delay also. It sounds like you got some good rhythm going, but I can hear a little bit of distorted clipping going on in the sides that fuzzes up the mix a little bit. If you can control the EQ of tracks, look into that. Of course, it also helps to make sure that they aren't too loud, as that is usually the common cause to clipping.

I like those harmonics! But I think that they are little too dry for the whole track. Maybe you can toss in a little subtle reverb and delay to help it fit in with the rhythm? I think it would also be worth experimenting with chorus as well for something like this.

Vocal chops are solid, dude! Of all the instruments I critique, vocals are definitely the hardest for me, but I don't have any problem saying that your voice fits in well with what I think you're going for.

Not related to the rating, but if you ever know a guy who can whip up a drum beat and bassline for you, I think you could really take something like this to the next level. If you're cool with just the acoustic guitar, then that's fine as well. I know what these kind of songs are meant for.

dillonj067 responds:

Thanks for the feed back! And I'll try and mess with the eqs and stuff I'm still pretty new at recording so I'm tryin 2 learn as much as I can. Glad u liked it with what I got so far! And I got a bass I could use but cuz how loud sum of the notes are in this song I thought the bass would make my speakers rattle a bit (if that makes sense ) ty again I'll Def try and mess with it sum 2 make it sound as good as possible