Grandmaster Flash (reviewme.xm)

Posted by m0d on Tue 9th Dec 2008, rated 8 / 10.

An excellent take on the Terminator Theme, nicely orchestrated and developed into a mellow synthpop routine - simple, but effective. To me the timpani-type-ceremonial drum is distorted just a little too much.

Posted by DJ Bourg on Thu 30th May 2002, rated 7 / 10.

Seems the artist wanted to get reviewed, if you judge by the filename :P. Well I am there, so let the reviewing go! Apparently this is supposed to be a remix, cause the author tells in this mod that "everybody has done it". The intro sounds nice to my ears, espiacelly with that orchestral strings that used to use U96 (the one that made "Das Boot", a 1992's dance-orchestral song). But otherwise, after the beggining, the melody is still the same during the few seocnds left of the song. Some melodic effects have been used, but still they are too soft or not used in a good way, anyway they are not adding any psecial taste to the song. It's just quite plain samples IMO. The author didn't use lot of effects, at ear: and when I opended this tune into my tracker I've noticed the same thing: some panning effects have been used on some instruments, but else I don't hear the pan that much cause they are hearable only when the sample starts, after that becomes mono. The drum sample have been once settled too loud so we can hear offset (or distortion) which is annoying after some time. The song is pretty short, though I can't really say I would like to hear it more. So I come to my usual overall final word: the song may be catchable for some time, but I wouldn't keep it very long time on my computer. My suggestion, for the authors, if they can see this review, would be to do a remix, more faster. This kind of strings would go well in an orchestral-dance/trance song, if you want my advice. Good work anyway!! -- DJ Bourg