Friday 22 March 2019

Decades Playlist Reviews

D'ANGELO'S TRACK: D'angelo's piece starts with a nice sample from James Brown's song 'The Boss' which has been heavily modified by EQ adjustments where he has cut out low frequencies. This and the use of a bit crusher has given the sample a sweet lofi sound. For his drums he has used modern sounding trap drums which gives the track some edge. For his bass he has done the same using a heavy sub bass along with backing bells and vocals which complete the mix of the sample and the rest of the song

KRISHNA'S TRACK: Kush's track starts off with a sample from Teardrop, which seams untouched from effects giving it a nice clear sound. He then kicks off the real mood of his track with some bouncy trap drums which gives the song a groove to follow. The effects used in rhythm with the drums are also great features to the song. He has also placed his own in-key melodies in for parts of the song where the sample slows down and does not take up that much space in the mix.

JACOB'S TRACK: The Base melodies a nice high pitch sound which build up some easy tension along with the chords that go with it. This all creates a nice video-game like sound but the song overall doesn't progress as no other sounds/instruments are brought in over the track and a sense of not knowing where the track is going is created. The drums he brings in fit nice with bouncy mood of the sound but aren't loud enough and no bass/808 is brought in to support the kick drum which seems too quiet. I would recommend EQ adjustments to the drum kit

JOSH'S TRACK: Josh's track builds up very nicely with lots of elements coming in over time. These are spread out well and the build up arrangement gives the song a great structures. The sounds brought in let the listener catch the tune's vibe for just the right time until the snappy drums are introduced. The sounds itself give off an electronic dynamic as the scales used portray happy and joyful emotions. He has created many different sounds with complicated not placements which all seem to be in the right places as the sense of space in the track feels perfectly balanced

MAX'S TRACK: Unlike Josh's track, everything is brought in straight away after one bar of sound effects. The track features deep trap drums with it's hi-hats creatively panning left and right along with a very clean sounding 808. The melody features a catchy rhythm created from bird sounds which overlays compressed vocals with the same notes

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