quest for maturity (mature.xm)

Posted by IceFront on Sun 30th Jun 2002, rated 8 / 10.

This is a short and beautiful piece of music and defently one of the best short intros i heared so far - 1:16 minutes. It starts with some decending notes made by some sort of a glass bell? anyway, it puts the listenner in the mood which is hard to describe. For me, it reminded falling snow, a very pleasent atmosphere. On top of it, the artist put a nice and soft beat which fits very well in the environment, not being aggresive yet doesnt goes unnoticed. The next new layer is the low and soft string, bringing some mystory to the song. The next pattern is beautiful ( pattern #4) because it introduces us a very lovely solo acomplished by a brass-string. Patterns 7 and 8 brings a new sensation to the atmosphere, i cant really say what you will see in your imagination but i pictured drops of rain. I dont know why the artist named it the way he did, i think its totally a nature song, describing falling snow and soft rain, but i cant drop him points for that. In the next patterns the theme repeats itself with a few changes until it ends in a fadeout, which seems to me the best possible way to end this song since rain doesnt just stop suddenly but gradualy disappears. The main thing i didnt like about this track is its length, its just such a good song and its a shame the artist decided to end it so quickly. Still, a very good intro. Highly recommended. The technical side is very good, you cant even notice until you check that the samples are 8 bit quality. I was amazed, they sound realy good together, nice job there. The artist used the Fxx speed effect in every row of the song, giving it a kind of jazzy rythm. Also, many channles were used , 32 to be exact, for the best possible voice. The artist used 4 channles for the lead melody alone and 14 channles for the glass bell, creating a good echoing effect. Also, a well used vibrato effect to the leading brass-string adds more meaning to its part. Very good volume control, no sample stands out too much or too little. My only complain is the fact there is no panning involved whatsoever. This is just a crime, i cant imagine how good it would sound with at least some basic panning techniques. Never the less, its very unique piece, just one of a kind i'm sure. Download away.