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[He's a Pirate (Small loop)]

Not bad...

Kinda simple, and a little small, but a good song to remix. I think some notes at the end weren't right, but everything else was fine. If you're continuing this, I'd suggest a rock remix. There aren't many of rock. But if you're planning hardstyle, this'd be fine ^^. Needs some good drums to it, but still, pretty cool and a good start :].
7/10
4/5

[Inner Collapse]

Too cool!

Very good song. I liked the sweep at the beginning, and all the synths were really well done. I especially liked that synth that sounds a little like an electric guitar which first came in at 0:13, and the main synth was really cool too. Some louder or stronger percussion might give the collapse feeling in it, but the song itself already fits with the name almost perfectly anyway. The ending was quite good too. I guess I can't find any flaws in this. Here comes another 5/5 :).
10/10
5/5
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ErikMcClure responds:

... you know, that's actually a really, really good idea. I think I may re-create this song and actually try to make it match the name a bit more.

*runs off with inspiration*

Oh, and thanks for the review :P

[~BH~ Sapphire [Redux]]

You must be sick of all my reviews by now... :(

I heard this song way over fifty times in a row whilst doing my programming assignment, and I still didn't get tired of it. I honestly don't know how you make this awesomeness. I loved that piano at the beginning, and the piano at at 0:52 was just unbeatable. The drum beat was really good, and so were all of the synths. This fits perfectly with the name, and is catchy till the end. I noticed loads of effects in the song too, and they were all amazing. I especially enjoyed the part at 1:47. The ending was pretty good too. In other words, the song was amazing, and way better than the original. It sounds so slow after hearing this. Good job XD.
10/10
5/5
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ErikMcClure responds:

Yeah I can't listen to the original now :P

Thanks 8D

And no your reviews are the only one's I've gotten in about 2 weeks.

[The Lie]

Really good song!

I enjoyed this piece quite a lot. The intro was really good, and the percussion was varied a lot and fit very well throughout the song, and the piano had some awesome notes to it. The other instruments were quite wierd, though. For example that guitar(?) that comes in at 0:26 was a little hard to follow and strange. The tempo change was very good though, but I expected it to get a little faster and end the way it started, with those catchy piano notes. When the choir came in at 1:48, it seemed to come out of nowhere since as far as I could hear, there weren't any other choirs in any other parts of the song and it felt out of place. The ending was pretty cool though, and in general the song is very catchy, plus it's your first song with Reason, so I'm really impressed. Keep up the good work!
9/10
5/5

AdventureBiscuit responds:

Thank you kindly :D

The hard to follow guitar at 0:26 is due to bad mixing of the drums, i think. They're just a bit too loud there, and they kinda drown out the guitar. I may fix that at some point.

The choir does come out of nowhere, but I felt that it fitted due to the slow end where everything kinda rings out. Maybe next time I could ease in the choir.

Thanks for a good, in-depth review :)

[Time Warped]

This is so awesome

Crash Bandicoot was and probably is one of my favourite games on the PS2, and this song made me want to go and play it again, and I played it so much that I kept getting hallucinations of Wumpa Fruit on the walls :P. Anyway, onto the song.
Very cool song, you and F-777 make a good team. The ending was very good, and the instruments chosen couldn't have been any better. I loved it when the guitar came it at 0:54, it was very catchy. This song was covered in effects, and although usually they end up bugging me, these effects fit in very well. The variety in this song was awesome, and so were the drums. The only thing which kind of bugged me a little was the ending. The piano seemed to come out of nowhere since I didn't really hear any other piano parts in the song. You should end it with a reverse cymbal right after 2:15 and a guitar along with a snare or something. You know, just to end it with a bang :P. Anyway, in all I really loved the song. Very catchy, very varied, very awesome. Keep up the great work!
10/10
5/5
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Foxpaw responds:

Thanks! As for the ending...blame F-777, lol. Seriously, I didn't want to end it like that, either(but I consented, obviously). I think that he was bored of it.

[Percussion Flow]

Not bad

I barely heard anything at the start of the song. That bass needs to be a little louder in my opinion. The drums were quite well done, just a little hard to follow. From what I'm hearing, the bass isn't that bad. The drums are overpowering the bass quite a lot, though, so you can't really hear that bass much. Try and make it better, since it's a great start. Good job on it in all.
7/10
4/5

LostDZ responds:

that's just the kind of reviews I need.

Thanks a lot

[Zeviron - High Flyer]

Wow, long song =\

OK, since this song is one of the longest I've ever reviewed, I'll write as I'm hearing...
Alright, I'm hearing a good intro. Expecting a buildup any time soon...
Yeah, ok, it's getting better. I like the piano, it started the song very well. The snare or clap, or whatever it was, was well varied and well done.
I'm at 0:51. Catchy tune and good bass. Expected it to be faster, and with some high piano notes, but fits the name anyway. Kicks are coming in. Now the percussion's getting better. Very good buildup.
I'm at 1:42. It's starting to get a little repetitive...
Now I'm at 2:34. The tune changed a little. I've noticed the reverse cymbals you're using. Good job on them. Anyway, I'm hearing a solo. Notes are almost exactly the same as the previous ones though... A bass is coming in, I like it. A very good buildup is starting. The tune is loudest at 3:25. The tune is getting quite repetitive. Still a good tune, just repetitive.
I'm at around 4:40, still repeating :\.
OK, it ended at 5:07. Very good ending.
To summarize it, I liked the intro a lot, and the buildups were very professionally done. Percussion was done really well too. It's just really repetitive, and I can only hear to main melodies in the song: The intro, the melody at 0:51 and the solo which wasn't that different from the main tune. Transitions were very well done and so was the ending, so the only problem in my opinion is the repetition, but if I had to judge the individual melodes, this would get a 10/10.
Overall, good job on it, it's a cool song. Wished it didn't repeat much, but in general a good song. Terribly sorry for the long review...
8/10
5/5, since this got 0-bombed :\.

Zeviron responds:

Wow, that's the longest review that I've had aha.
I agree it was quite repetetive, but I've minorly changed that since reading your review, and also changed up soe of the padding synths and strings.

And also for saying that my build ups sound profensionally done, It's really a huge compliment for anything of mine to be called professional seeing as though I've only bee producing for around 8 months and only realy gotten a full grasp on them program...so thank you for that :D

And thank you aswell for helping out with the zero-bombing :D
It's a really big help when anybody does that.

Well thanks alot for your review, I enjoyed reading it aha, and for your support :)

[Lost in the Storm]

Against your better judgement?

You went against your better judgement? Thank goodness...
This song is one of my favourite ambient-ish songs I've ever heard. I loved the sound effect at the beginning, and the way the wind sound effect fit with the song. The very soft percussion was perfect for this song, and all the instruments were awesome. It was a little high pitched, but the sound effects gave it that 'Lost in the Storm' feel. The ending was very good too, and I liked the part at 1:51 where the strings came in. That part was amazing. Another win!
10/10
5/5
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ErikMcClure responds:

As evidenced by its 3.45 score, this song was unlikely to be appreciated by the NG community. I submitted it to several other websites who were much more able to enjoy it.

[Blue Oasis]

Something's wrong. This wasn't in the top 5 :S...

Oh wow, this is amazing. Such a catchy tune, and the synths are too good to be true. Liked the piano at the beginning. Did you make that with Sytrus too? I also liked 0:54 onwards, and the buildup for it to get more energetic was very professionally done. Drums were very good as well, and built up very well too. The ending was pretty cool too. I suggest adding some sound effects of gentle waves in the background or something to give out the image of an oasis. Still, the song rocks altogether. I guess looking through your old songs really payed off. Keep up the awesome work! I still wonder why you never got a top 5 before...
10/10
5/5
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ErikMcClure responds:

Still no top 5 :C I don't have enough fanboys to whore my songs out :P The piano was FL keys, like in all my old songs.

[One Chaoz]

Chaotic, catchy and cool - what could be better?

That's one really catchy melody. Drums are fantastic, and although it's slightly repetitive, I didn't get tired of it. All the instruments were awesome and the different melodies fit in extremely well with each other. The ending was almost perfect. The fact that it ended with a cymbal was quite strange. Try and end it with a kick or that drum hit you did at 2:20. Apart from that, it's a really good ending. Even the beginning started the song very nicely. There's nothing else to say apart from that when it comes to dance songs, you're not AN expert, you're THE expert. Can't wait to hear more songs like this, keep up the great work!
10/10
5/5
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