For a House song...
...This is very original. House is so common nowadays that it's very hard to invent something original to put in a house song, but you achieved this very well. So yeah, this is a really awesome track. I think you're one of my favourite House artists, since although I find House really boring, you really spice it up and make it sound interesting and original, so great job with that :D.
The melodies are well done. I really liked the harpsichord (?) melody that you incorporated to the song, since it really gave a unique, 'medieval' touch to this. I wish I saw more of that harpsichord throughout the song, since it only played twice and played the same melody. You seem really good at making harpsichord melodies so I think that if you add a few more harpsichord melodies I'm sure it'll make the song really interesting. I really liked the hits you added to the song such as at 1:37, 1:41 and 2:03. They were very mighty, were a really nice touch and were fun to listen to. That bass had good melodies too, and fit in with the song very well ^^. In all, the melodies are just wow.
The instruments also sound really amazing. That harpsichord was surprisingly pretty good quality, and sounded really nice, and the hits, as I said above, were extremely powerful and sounded really unique. Distortion FTW xD. I liked the high plucks at the beginning, it made the intro a bit more interesting. The bass was really deep and powerful, plus it wasn't that generic which just adds to the fact that this song is so original and well-done. I liked your effects such as the sweeps you incorporated in the song, since they really added a lot to some of the transitions. Yeah I don't think there really is anything wrong with the instruments over here. Production is also superb, and I liked the sidechaining you did over here even though I usually despise the use of a lot of sidechaining since it completely drowns songs out. The sidechaining over here sounds fine ^^.
The transitions are all perfect, except the one at 1:52-ish which I don't really like. The song is all powerful with those hits, and then the square wave randomly plays one high note and the song goes silent before continuing again :S. I think it was a pretty weird way to transit from one part to another, although it could be just me. Other than that, smooth transitions. Instruments were introduced very well, and the buildup you did at the beginning and throughout other parts of the song was cool too. Excellent job with the transitions/buildups :D.
The song has a unique structure; another thing which is unique in this song. I liked the structure, since it wasn't the usual house structure: buildup, synth breakdown, buildup again, the song continues playing, a few breaks, build down, end calmly or with some sweep/percussion hit. You changed around the structure a little which sounds great. The variety is also very good. Even though you didn't have many melodies with that harpsichord, the song never got repetitive at all. You seriously never do anything wrong, do you? Intro was slightly bland, but you introduced new elements to it so quickly that it hardly matters. Ending was also REALLY good, since it had such a powerful ending with a powerful hit. Structure/variety and intro/outro are both wins for me.
The drums are great. Your kick isn't weak, but isn't loud or powerful enough to start becoming penetrating and annoying, and your use of cymbals was good. The only thing I didn't like about your drums would be that clap, like the other reviewers said. I'll have to agree with Haggard about adding that snare drum instead. The clap sounds so dry and plain, and I really didn't like the sound of it. Still, overall, the drums were excellent, and were just the right volume. Good job.
To summarize, this is an amazing song, which I really enjoyed, and this is coming from someone who VERY rarely listens to house. Heh, I remember reviewing another song of yours, even that rocked. A few more songs like this and I'm fav-ing you, for sure. Keep it up!
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