[LAU] Fwd: Re: My 'works in progress' made with linux

after typing this up i realised it may come across as being harsh in parts. that definitely isn't my intention.

just listened to the first few so far, just a few comments.. the piano sounds are really atmospheric, and really draw you in. the 'bass drum' detracts from this a bit slightly though, sounds too artificial and lifeless, as well as a tad noisy. if the track were more 'rough and nasty' it might work, but i think it needs something more subtle or organic. the 'guitar' in arise sounds great, needs to have the bottom end tightened up a fair bit, but apart from that, the track sounds brilliant. could really turn into something great.resurrection needs a more realistic and less distorted guitar(ish) sound though, and the drums might need some variation when the pad sounds drop out more. not a huge fan of blurry, sorry. just a taste thing though. happy stars sounds nice, but i think the pad sounds needs to warm up a bit (less top end, more low mids) to blend better with the other synth. heavenly sounds awesome :) love the drum loop (might be my thom yorke fan-ness though) :) melancholic paranoid sounds really good, needs a bit more work with the mixing, but thats about it. beatronica sadness sounds great through headphones. might be a bit stark on speakers, but i'm only guessing. i like the changeover in fish, very effective. not sure what i think of oriental, but the 'bass drum' again seems out of place a bit. i think it is just too flat (dynamics wise) a sample or recording. rainbow drops would make a great build up to something. i like 'shall we dance on the post-rock floor'. if it were me i'd make it even 'darker' and more muffled, but thats a taste thing again, sounds great how it is. the intro in tribal and the rythm is brilliant. you should use the djembe in more of the songs, i think the contrast between that and the electronic instruments is really effective. didn't like the second version of it as much - a bit too processed. the flange/phase on the djembe is interesting though. walk along with my soul sounds great. i'd make the breath more noise a tad more subtle and not change the volume levels of the voices so much, but i think this might be my favourite. bon voyage doesn't seem to meld the djembe and the electronics as well as tribal and the rythm, but the voices/djembe sound great. the electronics fit better once the voices start actually, it's only the start that doesn't seem to fit quite right to me anyway. i think the drums in sea call are trying to figure out if they want to be more defined or more distorted. maybe trying to blend a clean/crisp drum sound with that sound more distorted might give more of that distortion sound but still retain definition (its quite a common technique in electronic music especially to blend a number of drum samples at once) in the snow is interesting. definitely needs something else with it though, but certainly shows promise the intro to what have we done? is nice and atmospheric again. reminds me of a black and white french film :) i think the 'choir' sounds need to be changed to a much more organic sound (i know that's probably a logistics thing though :) i didn't think i liked the bird sounds at first, but i changed my mind - especially when the drum sound kicks in. this french film sure looks interesting now... actually i'd love to hear this with the choir sound replaced by just one girl's voice (doing the same thing) that isn't quite perfect.. that would be really unsettling. oh, it seems i got to the end of them, and i was only going to comment on the first few :)