One Hour Compo - Round 913 (OHC913)
Votes (1)
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In a Funk
DDRKirby(ISQ) -
Come find Me
Meistr -
idk
exubeat
I joined so voting time!
TheVideoGamer - This is another one of my dance beats, but this time with a mild positive feeling. Not necessarily uplifting, but full of major chords. The beats are very syncopated with mild swing, just for funkiness, and the chords go through various modulations and changes to keep it less happy, and more weird and mellow. I also through in some intense 303 sections for a bit of juiciness, and some 90's rave stabs to bring out the oldschool in the track. It's kind of a mix of oldschool and new school techno, but more warmer and less mechanical. I kind of like it, it's something different. Oh well, glad you liked it!
Arcana - Arcana be first for a change. Honestly for 15 minutes this is really cool. It's kind of a lo-fi modular type beat, with some cool arps, and basslines going on. And it's better than being only 10 seconds, at least you actually gave us something of a piece. It does need a lot of work don't get me wrong, the drums are quite quiet, and it doesn't go anywhere, but it was very cool. Good job!
UnknownPseudoartist - Glad to at least see you submit, even if 2 seconds is virtually nothing to review lol. Sounds cool, but as with everyone, insanely hard to vote on, due to the lack of actual substance. Good job though!
DarkShadow - Intense Sawtooths, but then again this has always been a DarkShadow staple. The arps are quite chaotic this week, almost Crazy Bus level, but with a nice groove going on. The glitchiness is through the roof this week. Not my favourite from you personally, it gets quite loud towards the end, but i dig it a lot. Good Job!
Nukage - The guitar tones this week are sick, lots of killer chugging going on. Your vocal work is insanely good too, but then again when has it not. The idea is amazing, as is the lyrics, but i do feel the whole track feels unintentionally overdistorted. For more of an acoustic vibe, the track just feels way overblown, and would possibly benefit from toning down a tad. The ideas themselves are awesome though, so it's just merely the mixing aspect. Despite that, i found there was more to like than dislike, so i will give you this one. Well done!
Exubeat - Some very mellow piano, which is not something i hear from you often, as your beats are more intense and dark, but this one has a bit of soul to it. I love the beat, it's very nicely mixed, as is the bassline, the vocals however seem to be a sporadic, but they do add something to the overall atmosphere. This is really beautiful, i dig it a lot, so good i placed it third, amazing work!
Yamalbat - Love me a solo piano piece, especially one full of melodies as nice as this. The only thing i will say, is that it sounds very dry and mechanical for me personally, if you want to make it more realistic, i would add some velocity changes and reverb to keep it more human. Melodies though are really nice, this is beautiful. Lots of potential, good job!
Darg0000 - Lots of tempo switch ups here, it's kind of wild. Some parts are faster, some parts are slower, and they're both combined to make something very trippy. The brass melodies give off a secret agent vibe, very sneaky. It's hard to describe what exactly you are going for, it's sort of Frank Zappa inspired in a way, how there's a normal undercurrent in the mist of all the chaos. I don't know, i found it cool. There was more to like than dislike it was sick. Well done!
Meistr - Very nice dark piano, this one is very cinematic, with some beautiful articulations on the strings and piano. The arrangement is great too, there's light and shade parts, it keeps on speeding up and slowing down how an orchestra might usually do. It's super cinematic and dynamic, and the melodies are just wonderful. This is just amazing stuff, i love it, so amazing i placed it on the 2nd spot, incredible work!
A2Z - Always a fan of the FM sound, very DX7 coded. I really like the humanising feel on the drums very natural. The track is kind of interesting, because it's got like a DnB outline even though it's probably not DnB. The arps are fast but not too chaotic. The lead and strings were a bit loud and dense for my liking, i would have mixed it a bit more, but the melodies were strong i like it. Lots of potential, good job!
DDRKirby(ISQ) - Airy synths here, very atmospheric. Been doing a lot of DnB lately, but i'm not complaining it's one of your specialities. The track is super oldschool compared to the modern DnB you might do, it's got a classic sub bass, and some very vintage breaks, yet despite the oldschool it doesn't feel outdated, and combined with the airy pads, it really feels like i'm in space. There is just so many great sections here, combined with some killer mixing, it's lovely. Awesome stuff man, in fact so awesome i placed it on the top spot, incredible work!
DarkMystery727 - This is a very cold beat, almost ice cold. The melodies are catchy, otherworldly, i'd say even horror coded. Wasn't expecting these kinds of drums to be fair. DnB is not something i would have expected for this kind of melody, but i really like it. Technically it's more like Breakbeat with a double time loop on top, it's a weird take on Breakbeat but i like it a lot. The only thing that could elevate it is a bassline, the current one is super quiet, and it fades out quite abruptly, however the track is fire. Lovely stuff man, well done!
Top 3 - DDRKirby(ISQ), Meistr, Exubeat.
Awesome - Nukage, Exubeat, Darg0000, Meistr, DDRKirby(ISQ), DarkMystery727.
Needs Work - Arcana, UnknownPseudoartist, DarkShadow, Yamalbat, A2Z.