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[SN | Beautiful Arrhythmia | SN]

Great work!

really like the glitching work you've done- got to your youtube page and saw this link- PM me on soundcloud, myspace, facebook, twitter, here, lastfm, or youtube- dj oxygen take care my friend- i really hope to talk to you about your music- great work, great videos tooo =)

-Matt soundcloud /djoxygen myspace /djoxygenmusic youtube/djoxygen

SessileNomad responds:

kk il pm you

[-Brand New Day-]

emotions

its got a nice steady feel to it, do you record on an upright ?? i've always wondered how that works recording a live piano or w/e- the flute is cool in there and the.. bongos? are nice for a moving rhythm- the build is nice, very similar to my stuff- overall i'd say this is pretty good

ChrisisD responds:

Indeed it is a live recorded upright, a beautiful Yamaha! Well its reather simple really, i did it with 3 mics: 2 mics next to the strings (I did strip the piano from most of its cover) and one mic on the bottom near the pedals. Glad you like it and thanks for the review!
Greets, Chris

[-Sonar-]

blaa

didn't know what to call the summary- i listened to this earlier, but don't remember it-- i like it, i think its different than your classical stuff and like the ambience (i'm not an ambience freak, just respect good sounding stuff) i think you did a good job w/ this but i'm not listening w/ my studio phones so its hard to pick out specifics- i like the picatto stuff (think its called that?) and the synths are grooved well w/ it- like the combo you used here, sounds cool for a game. good piano, nice n clear-too short though (the song) overall nice

-DJOXYGEN-

ChrisisD responds:

First of all an apology , I totally overlooked your review. Thanks for that ;-) I always like a review that actually says something about the song. It's been a while since I wrote this song. It was an experiment I was working on. I tried to tell a story through the music (which in fact I try with all my songs, but with this one even more). Oh and about the strings: it's called Pizzicato.
Thanks again!
Cheers, Chris

[What comes around]

nice vibe

how long did this take?- read your commetns, if this was done in under an hour, MAD PROPS lol. i think everything is self explanatory here, no one really needs to give a review or advice- i think its just for fun (i think)

-DJOXYGEN

Nermio responds:

That's right, just for fun ^^

didn't clock the time thouh :S but really, it didn't take long at all
Thanks!

["Trance 3" Final]

trance = review

are you professional? i'm not sure if i'd put you in that category, however your song leans viciously to that notion. like the setup and think with a little more work this song could go to clubs. i love the feel of this song, very trancey and very tight. the effects are fair and the changes added into it are really cool- i think it needs just a little more tweaking so there is a clear change throughout the song. i can tell the difference, but i'm not sure everyone can- i think most dance music listeners who aren't hardcore about electronic music would say its average. i think its a 6 on the "cool trance songs that haven't made it big" scale lol.

-DJOXYGEN-

montehawks responds:

Nope, I'm definitely not professional... I'm a 17 year old senior in high school lol.. and this is literally like my 4th or 5th techno song ever made... like my 10th song ever made overall, using FL Studio 9.

And about your review, I'm not even exactly sure on how to enhance this song even more... My older versions are also on my profile... I just don't get how I could possibly add any more 'coolness' to this song. Could you please Private Message me with details on what I could do? Thanks so much, Monte.

[HR 465]

oooooo!

interesting , this song caught my ear for a sec and made me listen closer!-- cool intro you got, the sound that comes in after it is kinda corny, but that's my preference- its decent but i think its lacking alot and should have a few more days spent on it. like the ambience and tinkle/ rushing drums sound thing you got towards the end-- the gregorian chant or choir or w/e is really cool

-DJOXY-

TheBackupCrew responds:

Yup. I'm not too good yet, and i'm not supplied with good samples.
And i'm terrible at melodies.
thanks
whydidyougiveitafive~Butterfly NM. XIV

[Rising of the Fallen One]

its a personal thing

i, personally, think its HIGHLY unprofessional to release unfinished work for review to the public crowd. - i like the idea you got going on here, but the drums and tempo bother me- too slow, and not a good feel. i like the ambient stuff and dark melody/ sounds you got- lol was that a sample from god of war???? (the vengeaful spartan) -- anyway good luck to you and hit me up when you've finished the track

-DJOXY-

iori22 responds:

Whether its unprofessional or not, I don't care. I submit it to see if people like what I have so far. There's no point in going with what sounds like crap. And no, it was not a sample from anything. Everything in my songs is original work.

[-Dawn-]

now you caught my eye

a trance song! i can't pass up an opportunity to comment! let's see here, it starts out decent, like the drums, consistent w/ trance more or less- synths are still a little out of date for my taste, but its still cool - fairly good, i like the feel you got going on here- the melody isn't too boring, but not in your face amazing either. the break (or what i call a break) is ok but i think its too "gamey" and not musical enough. i like your setup you got w/ all the sounds it sounds cool and makes you wanna jump to it haha. good work on this, you got skill

-DJOXY-

ChrisisD responds:

I must say, I really like your review! They really help!! This was just some nostalgia in me, I wanted to make some sort of early 90's trance song, therefore all the old synths and sounds. Maybe a little cliche, but hey its yet another experiment. I tried to make something more up to date, but it failed misserably. I'm just not the right person to make trance songs, although I'm having alot of fun just trying! And for the break in this song, I don't really know what I was doing so don't blame me for that :P
Cheers! Chris

[Small World]

good, but not recognizeable

beautiful intro- off the first half second i knew this was gonna be interesting!- LOVE the darkness - makes for a GREAT game or movie song. very curious what your setup is, it sounds oldschool (for me, @ 20 yrs i'm talking about about 99-03) WOAH- love that sound that just came in @ 1:25 ish- dude that sounds like a really harsh version of a sound kyau&albert used in one of their stuff. its not bad, but idk if i'd call it ambient- if you stuck with the beginning theme, that'd be ambient but idk, just my opinion.

-DJOXY

ChrisisD responds:

Yeah I guess thats just the oldskool musician in me, I'm 20 as well, but i'm really a pianist, though i do like to experiment, and as you can see this was an experiment, a rather succesfull one in my opinion. Although like the guy below you said, the drums are a little bit too much! Thnx for the review!
Greets, Chris

[The Building]

returning the favor

i'm interested in your setup, i'll be sending you a message about it- it comes across as if you use an oldschool regular piano for your effects (just got into the song - your score went from a 6 to an 8 just after all the stuff kicked in) i like the song overall, just a few flaws. the instruments or samples or w/e u use are lacking color. there are parts where the sound just cuts off and should've been extended into a reverb fade out. i love the feel of the track, its very professional and emotional sounding- love the combo you got going on here! i'm glad you put in the crash filler in the middle (think its a crash) it really added to the flavor of the track- and the DRUMS- WOW! PERFECT!!! love this song just cuz of that added in- i think it should be longer w/ the drums like maybe a 2 min extension because it breaks down WAY too abruptly for my taste, however i'm very conventional w/ my breakdowns. i like how u used oldschool sounds, i'll ask about those in the message. overall you did a good job and can't wait to here more new stuff!

-DJOXY-

ChrisisD responds:

First of all, thanks for the extensive review! I noticed that indeed there are some flaws here and there, one of them being the xylophone just dieing without reverb :P I made this in about 30 minutes and it was good as I made it, but somehow during the rendering to Wav and later on to MP3 somethings changed a little, specialy the reverb just died on me. This song is going to be used in a band of mine and we're going to make it alot longer. About the ending, I guess thats just a thing of personal taste. Thanks again! Cheers