Listened to the whole thing a couple times. Walked away and came back a couple times to make sure I was listening with fresh ears in order to solidify my position.
GOOD:
- It's a full song that builds up from a haunting 1:16 min intro to a full driving song, then begins it's decent around 2:20, rides the bottom at 2:35, then jumps back up at 2:50 till it shifts to a new vocal at 4:38 serving as an outro distinct from the previous segments. Point being, there is a lot of "meat" on the track as opposed to being 5:11 of repetition. You do a great job of taking the listener on a journey as opposed to simply constructing a 5:11 "vibe".
- Distinct mood ...the track literally sounds like midnight driving on the highway or something.
- Very danceable `
- The intro is long enough for a DJ to mix in, while interesting enough to enjoy at home or in car.(I've heard long boring intros that serve no purpose but as a DJ tool ignoring home listeners)
- You do a good job of using all your tools(audio effects, beat kit, etc) in a complementary manner.(It's easy to over do it with effects) The track does this by using the echos, accents, "stingers", etc to either transition between or define a specific section of the song as opposed to lumping a gang of different sounds on top of each other leading to 5:11 of clashing sounds
"BAD":
- The one exception to #5 above would be that I'm still conflicted as hell about that male vocalists lyrics in relation to the vocal transformations ...(and that's taking into account genre conventions)
Personal thoughts:
- I'd be interested in hearing a cut with the transformations toned down a bit on the male vocalist ....or with him using his voice simply as an instrument(Example: 3:17-3:51 and 0:00-1:00) without additional lyrics.
- The female vocalist at the end was perfect. It might have had the same transformations on it but her voice hits perfect.
- Track reminds me of playing midnight club on PS2 ...and that's a good thing
NOTE:
In relation to the male vocalist, I'm hesitant to commit to the idea of it falling under the "BAD" section because I can definitely see someone riding with that style. It's just that for me once he starts the lyrics with the effects still popping
(Example 1:16 - 1:47) my personal confliction creeps in.
Damn, it's been a min since I gave feed back on someones work
I should pump these out more
(sometimes it's just good/hard to simply get constructive feedback on your work ...that before even talking about purchasing it)