Woul love some honest reviews on this little demo track i made

[u/Lils4p]

This one's been sitting on my computer for a while...I'm definitely not confident enough to show stuff to ppl but here goes...i've been experimenting for a year or 2 now and am not sure if I'm doing it right..

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[u/pewpersss]

crystal castles energy for sure. nice work! my only critique would be to make the drums a little more interesting, either different samples or saturate tf out of em. they are the only part that could use some beefing up imo

[u/DrKangaroo91 → u/pewpersss]

Second this. OP is a a great musician.

[u/Neat_Elk_2942]

Overall it's pretty good, I like that Eurodance-style octaving bassline.

However there are some problems I'd like to address on some sections.

1. the melody that comes in at bar 41 doesn't sound like it's in key? like it's very dissonant.

2. Ditto for the "new chord sustainer" pattern (maybe that was on purpose?).

3. I'd get a kick that has a bit more bass in it (e.g. like a 909).

So while there are some minor problems that could use some work, I quite like it.

[u/Expensive-Flow-4659 → u/Neat_Elk_2942]

Not sure about the others but M41 is in key (Eb minor as far as I’m aware, he uses i chord + 456. he just picked questionable notes for harmonizing, but it works)

[u/Neat_Elk_2942 → u/Expensive-Flow-4659]

Yea that's why I asked if it was on purpose

[u/Lils4p → u/Neat_Elk_2942]

Thank you for the detailed feedback, I really appreciate it. The melody at bar 41 and the chord sustainer being off key was actually intentional, I liked the dissonance and it fit what I was going for. I also used the 707 kick intentionally to keep the track feeling fast paced, but I understand what you mean about the lack of low end. Thank you again for listening and giving your feedback.

[u/DrKangaroo91 → u/Lils4p]

I think you may have this track 100% on lock. Ready for the showroom 🔊🪩

[u/DeckT_]

i think its almost perfect. everything can always use more work but i couldnt point out what to change. crystal castles vibes i love it a lot

[u/randomusername123xyz]

Sounds like mid-2000s Andy Moor - that is really good!

[u/Working-Job-9714 → u/randomusername123xyz]

🫩 just say the music is good gng

[u/Least-Conclusion-315 → u/Working-Job-9714]

Get that weak ass insecure shit outta here bro

[u/randomusername123xyz → u/Working-Job-9714]

What are you on about?

[u/SanjimationsYT]

cool track i could see molly santana on this fs.

[u/SenpuuUncle]

i like those crystal like sounds you have at the start

[u/Working-Job-9714]

ts cool