Score: 7

"Good Try"

submission: Metal Gear Awesome 2.5

date: April 27, 2008

Fairly humorous, definitely random. I laughed out loud. And bonus points for using a pendulum song.

Score: 1

"needs improvement"

submission: Doo Dee Doo (ZMIX)

date: June 3, 2008

let me start off by saying that the first 12 seconds of this track were amazing. the heavy bass was perfectly fuzzed and sampled to give it an earthy, gritty feel.

Then it was all downhill.

The first part sounded like something that a Japanese Kids show would chew up and the vomited up due to being beaten with a bat. The melodies were crisscrossed and confused, and they conflicted with each other.
Then, the attempt at a more ambient feel failed because it was too sparse and non-linear, it didn't hold together, and all the while the same a-melodic bass line was droning in the background.
The computer noises were then just thrown in out of the blue, and they were harsh and grating on the ears. Then it was layered with an equally confused bass line that had no relationship to the melody, if it can be called that.
The beat during this section was just as scattered as the rest of the piece, and it was obnoxious and tinny, like it was made by hitting an empty soup can. then at 2:07, a new melody comes in, shrill and spiteful, that has no relationship to the rest of the piece. Then at 2:22 it is compounded by another terrible melody. mercifully, it cuts out about 13 seconds later, and all we're left with is the annoying beat and bass, and then just the bass.
The feeling of relief after taking a painful dump is experienced when the song finally ends. Overall, a piece that needs serious work.

Score: 9

"Sweet Song"

submission: What We Are

date: April 29, 2008

Great Song, good use of the vocal samples, not boring, not overbnearing, but definitely creepy. I could see this being used in some good animations or games. My one complaint is that it meanders a little melodically. This doesn't detract from the piece though, and i'm definitely going to download this STAT.

Score: 9

"Exemplar"

submission: Infected Mainframes

date: April 26, 2008

Great song, very tasteful use of the vocal sample. Not over used, but used enough to give the song a great atmosphere. Really gives a good feeling of what DnB should sound like. Congratulations, please keep giving us great tunes!