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Title: Mountains Filename: a0d_mtns.xm |
Posted Fri 30th Oct 1998
Rated 5 / 10 |
| Simple bassline really does better then a moving bassline, the leads synths go quite well with the song. Not bad really. Still a remote sense of discord, if he just tuned his instruments. This songs suffers from tremors towards the end, they really sound very good, and the ending is weak. Really not bad otherwise, I liked it. | |
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Title: Moure and Moure Filename: a0d_more.xm |
Posted Fri 30th Oct 1998
Rated 5 / 10 |
| The bass sounds really evil, I liked it. It has some atmosphere, but as a dance son it goes over really well. The vibes seemed like a bad idea though. No technical problems, really nice as a dance song. The vibes seemed really out of tune. | |
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Title: Cosmic Gate Filename: a0d_gate.xm |
Posted Fri 30th Oct 1998
Rated 6 / 10 |
| At the beginning there is filter overload, too much. A little ways into the song the bassline gets really annoying. The filter sweeps are cool, and it really doesn't sound so bad once you pass the beginning. The repetitive nature of this track keeps it from being too good. AirODay really doesn't put much plot in his songs, since they usually lack a climax and conclusion. | |
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Title: Carpal's Tunnel Filename: a0d_crpl.xm |
Posted Fri 30th Oct 1998
Rated 6 / 10 |
| I haven't been nice to AirODay so far, but this songs is heads and tails above what I've heard, the car sounds are cool, but the bass and first lead go SO well together, I feel like I'm 007. AirODay mentioned that this song won him the most negative feedback, which really baffles me being that this song is not bad at all. A very good effort on his part. | |
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Title: The Colored Rings Filename: a0d_colr.xm |
Posted Fri 30th Oct 1998
Rated 4 / 10 |
| Once again I feel in AirODay songs that he doesn't really tune his instruments, and his piano leads overdo it a bit. This is a very nice song otherwise, even though the bassline is weak and doesn't seem to fit the song. Technically fit to be Industrial, but it lacks due to the fact that it doesn't go very far as a song, it just kinda goes, then ends. | |
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Title: @Another Night@-96 Filename: a-night.xm |
Posted Fri 30th Oct 1998
Rated 5 / 10 |
| The blend in this song is very good, musical and easy to listen to. It seems to lack a chosen climax, and teh conclusion isn't exactly par here, otherwise very pleasing. Technically sound in the rock department, but the samples are pretty sad given that it is an XM. | |
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Title: A Jam No. 3 Filename: A-JAM3.MOD |
Posted Fri 30th Oct 1998
Rated 5 / 10 |
| Bonehead does a good job of using old samples in this song, old only because they are out-dated. But as dated as this song is, it really comes across nicely as heavy metal, yet it seems kinda boring and repetitive without any vocals. It just seems to lack something, a focus maybe. Hey, techincally this song adheres perfectly to its genre, Metal. The bass and guitar really give it that anger and music mixture, otherwise the drums sound kind of weak, and the crash really could be louder. | |
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Title: Autumn Depressions Filename: a-depres.xm |
Posted Fri 30th Oct 1998
Rated 7 / 10 |
| It doesn't get anymore dream than this, Aberration apparently knew what he wanted out of this song. It blends well, sounds great. A simple piano lead with a dance backdrop. It's what dream is all about. Technically fit in most aspects, like I just said, it is dream. The only thing that harms this is that it sounds just like every other dream song out there. The song is beautiful but it falls short on excellence due to the common nature of the song. | |
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Title: Thoughts and Aspirations Filename: a.s3m |
Posted Fri 30th Oct 1998
Rated 3 / 10 |
| .That sample at the beginning and end, I'm not sure what it was supposed to be but it was very nice. The guitar lead was terrible, I couldn't tell if it was tuned correctly and it clashes terribly with the guitar. About half-way through the song it started to turn into something else...what?. .Short, yet managed to be slightly repetitive, technicaly not a masterpiece, in fact it was kind of messy. | |
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Title: # WAH-WAH # Filename: lamanie.s3m |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 8 / 10 |
| Burn, baby, burn; disco inferno! Evokes memories of bad 70's spy shows. Not the most original of musical ideas, but undeniably cool. Plus, it loops seamlessly. Very nicely done! Despite one or two samples that could be better, I saw no major problems. Kudos to Victor for actually doing this during his free time! | |
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Title: laid and flushed Filename: LaidAndFlushed.mod |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 7 / 10 |
| Hm... how you say, "awesome"? While technically not the most original thing I've ever heard, this is certainly awesome enough to merit a great rating, and has some pretty innovative stuff in it. Wonderfully done; my only complaint musically is its length. It should be at least twice as long, in my opinion. At 1:21, it barely has time to introduce a riff, much less make it catchy. Fantastic! Only low-quality samples keep it from attaining excellent. Bravo! | |
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Title: Tear in the wind Filename: lacrima.xm |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 4 / 10 |
| While technically not bad musically, there is a lot left to be desired in terms of the song being creative, original, and even aesthetically pleasing. Decent if you can ignore the long stretches of nothing but a monotonous beat, the less-than-thrilling climax, and the dog-ugly samples this guy uses. Makes use of some pretty god-awful samples; this mostly ruins what potential the song had otherwise (although that was in short supply as well, I'm afraid). The 4.0 rating may have been a bit generous, but I like to award attempts at creativity, even those as weak as this one. | |
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Title: -= Labyrinth =- Filename: labyrint.it |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 8 / 10 |
| Extremely original, very creative. A few weird sequences and progressions, but definitely a worthwhile listen; some pretty innovative techniques are used. Very well tracked; all that kept it from "excellent" were a few samples that didn't sound right in a few key places. Besides that, bravo! | |
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Title: "Be My Lover" Remix! Filename: labouche.s3m |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 5 / 10 |
| Not a bad listen, but as remixes go, this could have sounded a lot better. Keeping in mind that this is a remix, I was expecting to see some really cool, original twists here and there, or maybe some new sample. I guess not. There is little in this to warrant its download over that of the original mp3. Some of the samples are of poor quality, and there could have been a lot more offered in this MOD. All told, however, it was tracked pretty well, and there were no glaring problems with it. | |
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Title: Ranger Song - by Nightbeat Filename: nb-rangr.s3m |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 9 / 10 |
| For a slow song, this had a lot of rhythm to it. The melody was good and was complemented by acoustic guitars and strings. There was very little reptition. All in all Ranger Song was an excellent peice. The only big problem in this song was that the flute sample was rather poor. Other than that it, it was put together quite well. | |
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Title: Fuel Injection Filename: n55-fuel.xm |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 6 / 10 |
| Fuel Injection started with a few notes that sounded off-beat until the drums kicked in. After that, it was good, high-speed techno. After about eight minutes, however, this got rather old and repetitive. There was a good amount of variation on the main theme, but not enough to stay interesting for 8 minutes. Like I said, the beginning sounded off-beat and was hard to follow until the drums began. The drum loops were used efficiently and the quality of tracking was generally good. | |
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Title: FABLE Trancemix (Nightbeat) Filename: n-fable2.s3m |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 7 / 10 |
| The piano lead's tune repeated quite a bit and became old after a while. It was a good melody nonetheless. The drums and acid samples were a good addition. And although it repeated more than it should have, Fable was a good and overall relaxing trance song. There was one sample loop on the strings that sounded rather bad, but otherwise this song was put together well. | |
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Title: <-Northrope-> Filename: N4.S3M |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 5 / 10 |
| Northrope's main problem was its main theme; it must have repeated itself a hundred times throughout the song. The melody wasn't that good, either. THe drums were done well and added a lot to the song, though. At some times the song sped up or slowed down without warning, creating a rather unpleasant effect. Some channels that had notes in them were muted. | |
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Title: -=ANTHEM=- (c)Nightbeat'96 Filename: n-anthem.s3m |
Posted Thu 29th Oct 1998
Rated 8 / 10 |
| Although somewhat repetitive, Anthem was an above average techno/trance song. The main theme was elaborated on very well. The strings complemented the melody, creating a song that, while perhaps a bit lacking in the melody department, was pleasant and relaxing to listen to. There were no notable tracking errors. The samples were well-chosen and used appropriately. Sample loops were noticeably smooth. | |
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Title: DoTNW Filename: s-dotnw.xm |
Posted Sat 24th Oct 1998
Rated 6 / 10 |
| The song is well done, and the music is a very soft background style. The samples are rather good, but not soft enough to hide a certain sway to it. The samples are common and don't have the soft lightness of soothing the ear. The "solo" sounds like a bee buzzing. Perhaps it should be somewhere near that, but it is a little too strange for my taste. | |
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Title: d-d-fty.xm Filename: d-d-fty.xm |
Posted Sat 24th Oct 1998
Rated 7 / 10 |
| Relatively plain but nice piano to start, great build-up into bass and drums. Nice happy melody throughout, a little repetitive. Nice ending fits the song well! Samples generally fit together well except for one strange sounding synth that plays in the middle of the song. It's melody is kinda neat though. Very good use of piano in this song. | |
Title: Progressive Express
Filename: a0d_prog.xm
Rated 6 / 10