Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:40 pm
lookit me, i'm doing reviews!
reviews done on second listen.
tmk - this song feels like it's all in the upper registers, for some reason. these vox are very nice. smooth. "body" doesn't fit rhythmically. nice, i like it a lot. the main problem would be my perceived lack of a bottom end.
paco - nice guitar stuff later on there (ebow?). the chorus is good. in general i like all the parts but i feel like there's something missing.
eidolon - hmm, too much sliding between notes for my tastes on the vox. not sure if i know the gist of these lyrics. pretty good tho.
flvxxvm - that was a fun guitar intro. this reminds me of something like little axe, maybe. dirty, effected blues. definitely ends too many lines with the word "now". the segue from solo back to verse guitar/bass sounded good!
jr - vocal needs more presence, like compression or some such. it's buried, like you're afraid to let us hear it. guitar change aroun 1:30 is fun. that vocal is definitely indistinct, had to look at the words to tell what the demon voice was saying.
ephedream - teach you to write lyrics without knowing what a word means
i totally don't like the directness of the lyrics. "tools and implements"? yuk. music is good but i don't really want to listen to it.
swil - this is nice. the problem with instrumental tracks at sf, as you probably know, is that there's really no way to know if it was written for the fight. does this song say "convalescence"? dunno. nice downtempo tho.
wes - this song totally overuses the little guitar arpeggio. it's cute 'n all, but it comes in too often. the "ahh ahh ahh" section is nice, with the instrumental interplay 'n that.
booty - great. why "booty chesterfield"? i like the repeated guitar riff a lot. nice increase in energy there. the album is "dongfight", eh? subliminal messages?
caravanray - this is a lot of fun. woulda been good for jb's children song comp a while back since that was even for sick kids. the keyboard riff there is very catchy.
melvin - "are you still choking, or convalescing"? does that make sense? pretty nice sound. it doesn't seem much like new ground, though. still, toe tappin n all that.
damien - not sure about these sounds - it's like the speakers are popping. a bewildering array of interesting sounds, but in the end it doesn't stick with me.
steve durand - ouch! great horns as usual. i guess your character hasn't learned anything in this story. fun tho. enjoyable. vox are sometimes a little shaky.
blt - i think maybe we can hear too much of the room in the vox? not sure where "effervescence" comes into it. it feels pasted in just so something rhymes. the bass is good stuff there.
masterhyde - yesterday when i heard this i didn't like it much in the beginning, but i really enjoyed it by the end. nice rap, nice flow, good instrumentation. is this one of the artists that uses music somebody else made? i think not fading the last chorus would be a better choice.
disciples - what's going on? too much beer means that the instruments aren't together? too much breathing coming through in the vox recording. i can't get into this.
cranial - what's these odd piggy noises? they don't seem to fit. the vocals also don't have enough energy to match the music. Very monotonous. "They have no stars on hearts"? What? Stop saying that over and over, it's getting annoying. There's like 4 minutes of the same thing, yarg.
worms - This is nice, particularly the extended "ba ba ba" outro. It doesn't really leave a big impression, but I like it while I'm listening.
steve hand puppet - this reminds me of the talented max eider - have you heard him? the sound in this is a little thin. actually sounds like a demo rather than a produced song. i guess we're not really voting on production, but i'd really like to hear a full version of this. "best friends with the ceiling" is a great line. also i like your bandname.
spinlock - vocal cadences are way stilted and awkward. the chorus isn't as much but still.
zoosn - why are the vocals panned so hard to one side then the other? that's very distracting on headphones. you can pan them, but not this much. this is another one where the vocals have no energy compared to the music.
atonal - i played synth on this one, after wages asked for help on the board. i like it, although i'd prefer if the guitar in the verses wasn't quite that choppy. am working on re-mixing it. this was an enjoyable collab & am looking forward to future ones. the bassline really is nice too, blt.
jimt - nice sound! very evocative of the classic folk recordings in style. and in topic. this is good!
ross - not sure if i like the vocal tone, but i really like the guitar rhythm. you know, another person singing a little higher the same words in additon to yours might sound really good, a la simon & garfunkel or something. great organ! good song with a lot of potential.
mceric - emo rap! heh. the parts where you're singing (chorus) sound like you're trying to hard to sound a particular way. english patient reference is good. you know, i might suggest seeking a collaborator for the chorus parts - a different voice would do this well. the raps are pretty good tho some bits are awkward.
klownhole - heh the beginning made me think of the simpsons for some reason. good sludgy stuff. the vocals might be too clean. the end gets kinda silly, but that's probably not bad.
favorites: tmk, paco, swil (no vote), booty, caravan ray, melvin, masterhyde, steve hp, atonal, jimt
my vote - think i'm gonna vote for booty.
-bill
reviews done on second listen.
tmk - this song feels like it's all in the upper registers, for some reason. these vox are very nice. smooth. "body" doesn't fit rhythmically. nice, i like it a lot. the main problem would be my perceived lack of a bottom end.
paco - nice guitar stuff later on there (ebow?). the chorus is good. in general i like all the parts but i feel like there's something missing.
eidolon - hmm, too much sliding between notes for my tastes on the vox. not sure if i know the gist of these lyrics. pretty good tho.
flvxxvm - that was a fun guitar intro. this reminds me of something like little axe, maybe. dirty, effected blues. definitely ends too many lines with the word "now". the segue from solo back to verse guitar/bass sounded good!
jr - vocal needs more presence, like compression or some such. it's buried, like you're afraid to let us hear it. guitar change aroun 1:30 is fun. that vocal is definitely indistinct, had to look at the words to tell what the demon voice was saying.
ephedream - teach you to write lyrics without knowing what a word means

swil - this is nice. the problem with instrumental tracks at sf, as you probably know, is that there's really no way to know if it was written for the fight. does this song say "convalescence"? dunno. nice downtempo tho.
wes - this song totally overuses the little guitar arpeggio. it's cute 'n all, but it comes in too often. the "ahh ahh ahh" section is nice, with the instrumental interplay 'n that.
booty - great. why "booty chesterfield"? i like the repeated guitar riff a lot. nice increase in energy there. the album is "dongfight", eh? subliminal messages?
caravanray - this is a lot of fun. woulda been good for jb's children song comp a while back since that was even for sick kids. the keyboard riff there is very catchy.
melvin - "are you still choking, or convalescing"? does that make sense? pretty nice sound. it doesn't seem much like new ground, though. still, toe tappin n all that.
damien - not sure about these sounds - it's like the speakers are popping. a bewildering array of interesting sounds, but in the end it doesn't stick with me.
steve durand - ouch! great horns as usual. i guess your character hasn't learned anything in this story. fun tho. enjoyable. vox are sometimes a little shaky.
blt - i think maybe we can hear too much of the room in the vox? not sure where "effervescence" comes into it. it feels pasted in just so something rhymes. the bass is good stuff there.
masterhyde - yesterday when i heard this i didn't like it much in the beginning, but i really enjoyed it by the end. nice rap, nice flow, good instrumentation. is this one of the artists that uses music somebody else made? i think not fading the last chorus would be a better choice.
disciples - what's going on? too much beer means that the instruments aren't together? too much breathing coming through in the vox recording. i can't get into this.
cranial - what's these odd piggy noises? they don't seem to fit. the vocals also don't have enough energy to match the music. Very monotonous. "They have no stars on hearts"? What? Stop saying that over and over, it's getting annoying. There's like 4 minutes of the same thing, yarg.
worms - This is nice, particularly the extended "ba ba ba" outro. It doesn't really leave a big impression, but I like it while I'm listening.
steve hand puppet - this reminds me of the talented max eider - have you heard him? the sound in this is a little thin. actually sounds like a demo rather than a produced song. i guess we're not really voting on production, but i'd really like to hear a full version of this. "best friends with the ceiling" is a great line. also i like your bandname.
spinlock - vocal cadences are way stilted and awkward. the chorus isn't as much but still.
zoosn - why are the vocals panned so hard to one side then the other? that's very distracting on headphones. you can pan them, but not this much. this is another one where the vocals have no energy compared to the music.
atonal - i played synth on this one, after wages asked for help on the board. i like it, although i'd prefer if the guitar in the verses wasn't quite that choppy. am working on re-mixing it. this was an enjoyable collab & am looking forward to future ones. the bassline really is nice too, blt.
jimt - nice sound! very evocative of the classic folk recordings in style. and in topic. this is good!
ross - not sure if i like the vocal tone, but i really like the guitar rhythm. you know, another person singing a little higher the same words in additon to yours might sound really good, a la simon & garfunkel or something. great organ! good song with a lot of potential.
mceric - emo rap! heh. the parts where you're singing (chorus) sound like you're trying to hard to sound a particular way. english patient reference is good. you know, i might suggest seeking a collaborator for the chorus parts - a different voice would do this well. the raps are pretty good tho some bits are awkward.
klownhole - heh the beginning made me think of the simpsons for some reason. good sludgy stuff. the vocals might be too clean. the end gets kinda silly, but that's probably not bad.
favorites: tmk, paco, swil (no vote), booty, caravan ray, melvin, masterhyde, steve hp, atonal, jimt
my vote - think i'm gonna vote for booty.
-bill