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[Huldra]

oh my. This might be the 5th or 6th song I put lyrics to, if my ADHD don't pull on me to wildly. Your CC By 4.0 means that's fine, right?

I can hear a sad love song pouring out my throat, loving someone that only wants to play games, but the games are fun, so I don't mind too much. It hurts, but it's fun too. Been there lmao.

Buoy responds:

Of course, feel free!

[{dj-N} ILY2]

Welcome to 2021. This was a song I'm happy I could hear.

The first 25 seconds are incredible, but the buildup to the 40 second felt like you were about to go crazy with it. I feel like that's probably my fault for being let down, since when I think happy hardcore, my first thought is {Run Away} by DaGrahamCracka, which I now realize is a high bar to have set. The song does do a good job of continuing and escalating from there though doesn't feel like the song overstays its welcome or gets too repetitive. The 49-52 and 1:55-2:02 second marks hits hard as fuck. 1:49 to the end is really where I feel the song shines brightest to me, making for a strong 3rd act and an amusing finale. My only negative remarks would be that, based on both the beginning and the end of the song, and your prior work, the section that was 1:04 - 1:54 were much softer than they could have been, but that's of course just one man's opinion. Should that have been the intent, then of course your vision was realized and that's all one can hope for. I hope that wasn't too much. Have a wonderful day.

dj-Nate responds:

Hey thanks for the great review!

[Abaddon's Desert]

This was really cool, wish it had been longer though, was really vibing.

[Sinful Bloak / Predator (Snippet)]

This was definitely worth clicking the youtube link for. An incredible experience. You managed to invoke sounds like the Doom OST, Godsmack, Nirvana, I felt a bit of Manson too. I had to go back and listen to it over to make sure I wasn't just tripping, cause that was a musical journey for sure. I absolutely love the vocal effects in 1:45-2:07 to pieces. That transition at 3:33 is sick nasty too. I really love this. It's just oozing personality. Thanks for sharing.

ORI-TAGGART responds:

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the song. There will be more where that comes from soon so look forward to that!

[Drown in peach juice]

I'm really glad I gave this a listen. I've listened to it a few times. I like the song in pieces, but I don't feel they all fit together.

From 0:01-1:07 you have a solid intro that grooves real well.
Then from 1:07-2:07 things get strange. It feels like something you'd hear in a horror game, still building ambience before a major jump scare, or important spooky plot point.
The song shifts gears again at 2:08 and holds onto this new tone til closing that reminds me of something I've heard in Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze. Really good sound there.

I think all of these sections would be completely solid if they weren't so distinct from one another. The first and third sections fit pretty well together, but the center section feels to me like it breaks the song's cohesion. I think a simple solution would be starting the guitar in that middle section and build it up softly to where it ends up, instead of just rocking hard out of nowhere.

Nothing in here sounds wholy unpleasant, it's just the strange juxtaposition that that middle section leaves by breaking up something that would sound better without it. I'm ultimately glad I stopped and gave it a listen to start my day.

ORI-TAGGART responds:

Glad you enjoyed the track! I see what you mean by the middle section breaking the pace. I was trying to experiment a bit with song structure and just have some fun in general.

Thank you again for the constructive criticism and I hope you had a nice day!

- Ori

[The Fever is Growing]

Maybe it's just me but this is rough to hear in 2020. Hope you folks that see this in 2021 are doing better haha

[(Z-Style)-138]

Amazing

Truly.

Z-style responds:

thanks man :) i didnt even see this comment :O

[Mother F*cker (Dubstep)]

You don't even know...

...just how happy you've made me right now... I don't want to tell you in full, but I wish I was a leet hacker that could rate it 1k/10. I grew up playing games like Duke Nukem 3D and Doom, so to hear this brings back memorys.

[(Z-Style)-THE CAVE]

Dude, that's fuckin amazing

You've gotten really good at this man.

Very catchy, almost eargasmic. You'll be on that level one day though. I can tell.

Z-style responds:

thanks man its goo to hear that im gettin better lol :) means alot :)