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[Super Demo Fighter 2 Turbo Tournament Edition Deluxe]

The name threw me, I was expecting something different. This has mid 90's retro style Chilli Pepper's guitar sounds, circa "Tearjerker". Nice and clear and decent sounding reverb on the guitar. I like the wandering guitar/bass riff, which could be backed up with a deeper bass sound to flesh out and drive the track along more. I would like to hear more compression and thump on that kick drum and a bit more 'edge' to the track generally speaking. Some saturation to beef it up perhaps, a little more meat on dem bones. The horn/soft brass riff is really nice. Would like to hear more variation in the drums. I prefer my sounds a little rougher round the edges. Comes down to personal taste. Definitely something to work with overall though.

pitbulljones responds:

Yes kb,

Everything you say is bang on. There's something here but I need to really work at it. There's a lot i'm considering, I need vox, better guitar, additional drive, chorus. i'm going to sit this week and go again.

[GD Orbital - Faraway World (Original Mix)]

Production-wise, it sounds good. It's a horrible piece of music though. So very pastiche and uninventive. It hurts my ears to listen to such bland stuff. Im sorry, but I have to be honest. It's the most trivial piece of trance crap that I've ever heard. The 'outro' has some inventiveness, but please, kill that preset piano sound asap. It's so generic, please try harder.

[GTB feat. Haneul(하늘) - Distance [EXCLUSIVE TEASER]]

Ok, so, i'll forgive the bad digital piano sounds, the cheesy vocals and the general vibe of this track, in the want to hear 'something more'

Dj-Gonzo responds:

This is a raw non-mastered version of the final song, we know it sounds cheesy at the moment, but we are working on it, don't worry. Thanks for your critizism, we'll try our best to make it sound the best we can.

>GTB

[Important Moment]

game of thrones demo...it's bad (imo). The trumpet sounds so very bad. Strings, ok, but the persistent drums are just annoying, yet very relevant for the regurgitative soundtrack stuff. Im sorry if I appear to be harsh, but you obviously have skill. Why waste it on such shit...

Kassich responds:

Thanks for taking the time to listen! I'll do my best to keep improving as I write!

[Pitbulljones- Shine On]

I really like the effects on the guitars, the beat and general vibe of this makes me think of early radiohead crossed with snowpatrol (but with a little more meat on its bones;) As an instrumental piece it's involving and the evolution of the sounds creates a good dynamic to the overall piece. i do think it's missing a singer though, something to elevate it to a higher level.

pitbulljones responds:

haha, yea it has got a bit of the snow patrol about it, I will take early radiohead comparisons and run with that though haha. I would love to get vocals on this but do not have a singer to hand. I could send some stems over and you could have a bash though :)

[Pitbulljones- Thinking Back]

Definitely a cinematic vibe to this. I dig the beats, but I think I'd llike to hear it without them also. It could be a very calming ambient piece. I find the little synth string part (panned to the right) that comes in around 1:52 a little off-kilter. Like one of the the notes in the riff doesn't quite work with the chords of the piece. It clashes a little, but only a little. It's quite a 'stargazing' piece this. I could definitely image watching the stars late at night with this washing over me.

pitbulljones responds:

Thanks KB for the review mate! I could certainly try something without the beats and see how it sounds. I'll have to agree on the stringy note thing, that is the weakest part of the track, it's a middle section or it's own sake to break up the track...I'm glad you got that cinematic vibe though. I do try to aim for some sort of atmosphere. Many thanks again.