Dark Encounters (darkenc.xm)

Posted by Beyond on Mon 13th Nov 2017, rated 8 / 10.

Nice melodies, good structure

Posted by i7 on Thu 20th Dec 2007, rated 8 / 10.

Another cool synthpop tune from these guys. Starting off with the LizardKing basses (as usual) they make a real cool bass line. Then theres the real memorable synth lead and counter melody making an awesome song.

Posted by TMA Placeholder Account on Tue 27th Jul 1999, rated 8 / 10.

The intro grabs you right away with a cool bass ditty to start along with some good drums. The chords fit in nicely right away. The artist wastes no time getting to the melody at 0:23 with a string type instrument which sounds good. Additional chords come in with some countermelodies that sound great. More melody changes at 0:55, keeps the song fresh and the listener anticipating the next part. The drum solo before 1:37 is a little plain but I like the bass solo that comes in right away. 2:06 very nice soothing instrument comes in the background and the melody played by the strings is nice. Good score on technical merit. All the samples are good and fit together nicely. The drums are a little ordinary, you can't really notice them but that doesn't particularly mean they are bad. Just means the artist could have expanded a bit more with them. Great musical variation in this piece. Good volume control on the samples, you can hear what everything is doing and it sounds really good as all the melodies and countermelodies play at the same time. The length of this song is pretty good. Not too much repetition and you would like to listen to this one multiple times. The ending is ok, a fade out with the chords which is appropriate.