Score: 5

"very 8-bit....."

submission: Example I - Dream

date: November 29, 2003

very slow, kind of casio-y. Is this layered? There's definitly some good runs here.

Score: 4

"needs accompaniment...."

submission: Example II - A Hero Found

date: November 29, 2003

Just guitar... no layering at all....
You have MIDI and a keyboard, right? It's pretty easy to layer MIDI with key board drums. However, I could *do* something with this, given the proper encouragement and a longer sample.

Score: 10

"good shit, man.."

submission: Defector [full]

date: October 5, 2003

This is quite a bit like the Down Shock stuff, only downshock has much more guitars and is a little less techno. Also, there is a serious anti-machine age nihilistic thing going on in the lyrics in downshock.

Score: 8

"oh, how it grabs the ASS!"

submission: Iron Fist

date: October 5, 2003

This is EXACTLY what I want! bass, snare and synth, and god intended tcchno to be. Just add one more layer of treble, man, preferably voice.

Score: 8

"nice runs...."

submission: Future Pleasure

date: October 5, 2003

Good synth work here, man. As always, I exhort you to plumb the depths of your sound with extra layers. I'm getting the feeling you only use two tracks?

Score: 6

"a little electronic to be in "jazz""

submission: Inspiration

date: October 5, 2003

As a guy who plays jazz, this is missing a few key elements. First, you need a swinging ride. Second, you need a nice "knock" sound. You got the bass, but you also need some horn synth to really fill out the genre.

Score: 7

"MMMmm.... Low end YUMMY....."

submission: The Marathon Man

date: October 5, 2003

This still needs a backbone, though. A straight pulse bass is your friend, and stutter snare rolls add new depth to your builds.

Score: 7

"not enough layers...."

submission: 3RD Degree Vision

date: October 5, 2003

Your missing a LOT of low end here.... Remember, traditional drum sounds are traditions because they work. Badass rhythms, but don't forget your roots, man.

Score: 7

"ooh, a nice long one"

submission: The Baron Wastelands [spooky!]

date: October 5, 2003

build is a little slow... footsteps of an alien creature in the distance... quiet, a little TOO quiet.... now alien voices are heard along with footsteps......

argh, I had to turn my speakers up all the way, but this IS quite pictruresque.

Score: 8

"nice trip track!!!"

submission: Temporal Vortex

date: October 5, 2003

Man, that is some trip shit. Add a couple of spontaneous lighting strikes with this loop (a kicked reverb coil works nicely), and you've got something that'll make a judge trip his shit.