M.Environ / Merlin (merlinmusic_-_menviron.xm)

Posted by IceFront on Sat 27th Jul 2002, rated 9 / 10.

This is one of these tracks that you can listen for hours, hyptnotized, captive in the music as one can be. It starts with some broken synth chords, that builds the dark and dramatic atmosphere. Soon enough the beat kicks in, starting with a rythmic hihat line. As expected in this type of music, theres one main theme that remains throught the whole song with differnt solo parts. The theme is very beautifull, and the solo parts are great too, both in music and preformance. I specially liked the piano part in patterns 4>5>16>6. The beat line is rather simple with some nice breakbeats sections, yet i think its the most proper line for this song. The track ends in a clear and strong way, acompanied by an echo fadeout. Very much recommended, even if you're not intrested in that kind of music. All the samples are 8 bit, however they sound great together, furthermore the artist did made a beter sounding instruments. The whole piece has a very profound sound, cant say though its due to the panning techniques, which doenst make much of a difference. A better sound dispersal could make the trick. Very advanced tracking skills are shown in these patterns, starting with absolute volume control, and great use of sound effects. An excellent piece of work, good job Merlin.