-= Prairie Tale =- (prairie.it)

Posted by Azo (Jesse Worley) on Thu 11th Feb 1999, rated 7 / 10.

This track has some really cool changes, both progressively, and structurally. The intro is a kick ass adventure into the stereo capabilities of your system, and a nice rhythm that appears, at first listen, to be hard techno. However, the track breaks into a nice flowing pattern, with an exceptional melody, and a countermelody that's one of the strongest I've heard in a while. The song breaks out nicely, into a short remission, where the percussion takes a solo, and then shares space with a piano. This section is quite nice, but the percussion is a little too heavy. There's some 16th notes in the percussion that don't fit as well, due to the high pitch of the,. After the "intermission" section, the track continues the percussion line, but brings the rest of the instruments in. This is a wonderful climax, and really gets the listener into the groove of the track. The bass is a bit heavy, however, considering its pitch. Late in the track, there's also a short chord progression change that absolutely makes the tune. The ending is nice, and has a nice classical element to it. Overall, a really nice track that's really easy to find yourself moving to. The artist made good use of new patterns, and did not dwell on anything for too long. That's exceptional, considering the limited scope of the chords presented early in the track. The artist made a complex track from a simple progression. Two thumbs up. The panning is AWESOME, especially in the opening phrases. The syncopation starts well, but lacks as the song moves on. Little is lost, however, as the tune almost seems to switch styles with the lack of syncopation. The mix could use a little work, with the bass coming out a little too heavy late in the track, and the percussion being a bit high pitched in the mid sections of the track. There's some really cool slides, mostly created by the exceptional flute melody, butalso done well in the bass of the track. Again, I stress that the progression change late in the track is awesome, and is ultimately the high point of the track.