RE: New song - Elektroniqa - Dilemma
2005/05/19 12:35:56
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The sounds are absolutely fantastic. The sonic choices and quality of the sounds are top-notch, really fine. Very well done. Your stuff, from a production standpoint, sounds like what I wish my stuff sounded like - very high quality. That repetative electo-bassline thing [0:28] is fantastic, and so clear.
In terms of production value and sound choices, you're there. Can't really get much better, 'cept maybe 5.1 encoding or similar. Really impressive.
Now, if you're just making your stuff for yourself, then the song is fine. But, if you want me to review it as if you were submitting it for commercial release, then this is what I'd say:
Where the song doesn't hold up - commercially - is WHEN the sounds come in, their ordering within the song. Repeatedly, I'd get excited, the base was there, it sounded excellent, and then you'd bring in the right element ... at the wrong time. Or kill an element when it should have kept going. In fact, up to 1:05, you completely had me - commercially viable for sure - I was very impressed. Then you lost me.
Most commercial songs, I've noted, are a series of recurring crescendos. The problem with Dilemma is that the crescendos never quite happen. They could, the elements are there to make them happen, but they don't quite come in in the right order. They all sounded great, but they weren't where they were supposed to be.
Things seemed to somewhat randomly drift in and out for no apparent reason. There was no overlying structure to the element inclusion/exclusion order, that I could gather - which is a must for most commercial music. However, all the elements sounded excellent. The sound quality itself is professional grade, easily commercially viable. I gotta say, pretty darned close. My 2 cents.
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