'Astrid' by MickRip (MR_STRID.XM)

Posted by m0d on Fri 27th Apr 2007, rated 9 / 10.

A decently tracked piece of piano ballad. Care has been taken to make it sound like it's being played rather than triggered. Clever use of tempo adjustments and note offsets are what makes the intro to the fully accompanied midsection of guitars (with overdrive feedback too), bass and drums seem so flawless and natural. This is a quality piece of tracking, and worthwhile a download. Do note that this appeared on the archive in 1997, composed in 1996. So it's OLD!

Posted by TMA Placeholder Account on Tue 13th Jul 1999, rated 8 / 10.

Another great song from Mick Rippon. This song is cool, because it starts out with amazing piano-play, which sound very "real", with some chorus in, making it sound cool. It then start to be a very Soft Rock tune, which are very good. But it is kinda dull and boring... that´s the only problem. But, otherwise, it rocks! Or soft-rocks, at least! Samples are as usual, perfect. Everything blended together nicely. Especially the piano, which has chorus also, so it sounds like some kind of echo. Very cool. But, boring.