Score: 5

"dark"

submission: old blue

date: September 18, 2009

wonderful intro, ambient noise, your voice, so subversive, with retrospective on the track d9, rings massively, very alien though not alienating. that synth about 2 mins in, FUNKY, christ funky. I've gotta say...somethings lost...me and thee, many others, nay countless others...we've hit this wall, you're doing music by numbers here mate. do not get take it as if im implying your resting on laurels, it is infact the complete opposite that i make that comment, it seems here you're trying to meet an 'expected' audience. it's nigh on universal to our tribe.

The tune itself, awesome, it ticks the boxes, i feel like a twat to say it but u would expect me to say it, it's bland, it doesnt appeal, you are capable of far more infinitely better music. I hope ur doing as im doing, retospectively going through works. as far as i can go, nothing grips, I DO get IMagery, your playing is great, production is great. It feels lifeless though, christ i cant believe im being this harsh on you. maybe its because i have high expectations of you, i dunno, i just feel deflated after listening for the 8th time. fuck......sorry 5/10

Score: 7

"innit"

submission: CD - Sound of the Guns

date: September 18, 2009

opening guitar too compressed, reminds me massively of early idlewild, hope that aint a slight but it is. I know, coming from me especially, your dirty rhtyhm...it's too dirty, in that it dominates the track. But by joe, what a track. and ur on drums u say. fuck me. its missing a touch of subtlety, you need more licks earlier. the vocalist is briliant. your drums are exquisite (sp?). now this isnt 10/10 for a few arbitrary reasons, the middle 8 redeems alot of the minor faults, i just feel there could be more space afforded for each musician to express himself, it's 7/10 compared to it's genre 10/10 on here.

Score: 10

"oooooooooooooooooooookay"

submission: Crystalline Disbelief

date: September 18, 2009

as you may have noticed im going backwards here, for fucks sake, jesus christ on a bike, fuck me quick and call me susan! as if u play the old joanna mate, your melody is fantastic as is the support. The bridge and refrain stand out for their starkness in this piece, you have a wonderful touch and timing to your playing style which allows for you to be exceptionally expressive. I can't do this, and could never hope to, it just shows me up to be the pathetic musician that i am, and i aint asking for pity. YOU are a musician, im just a chancer mate who gets lucy from time to time. You need to focus on your piano work there is no doubt about that, share it, let us critique it. I don't care for your age, you are an exceptional talent, always were, more so now. straight 10.

Score: 9

"oooooooooooooooooooooo"

submission: The Colours of Carnaval

date: September 18, 2009

super furry animals! You thieving fucktard lol. Yes it's a massive lend but hey ive nicked a million and one tunes from other bands, the track fails to jump in my mind but its 3am and im on red wine. It's awesome though, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, how did u get ur acoustic lead THAT clean, christ. me and thee need to collab mate, we would make something truly wonderous. critically i can't fault it, the sound quality IS professinal, not semi, it is purchasable. instantly catchy, melody jumps out. A slight lack of development holds me back from givng you a perfect score, but it's Hart Attack for the modern kids lol. Hit me up on my personal email, pitbulljones@hotmail.co.uk, i haven't been inspired for months you may have just sparked something.

Score: 8

"wellllllllllllllllllll"

submission: Rose-Coloured Hindsight

date: February 12, 2009

very clear guitar, on the right and a nice rhytmn guitar in the left, we need some overall verb on the track tho and a little treatment on mixxing, your lower mid is packing far too much weight on my speakers, clogging up a lot of the delicate high and woodwind. Much, much potential. The drums, i can see where the compression has come from now, too marked though, it pulls the whole track down into the more balanced mix, use some lighter settings, needs a gentle compress not a hgeavy one. Reminds me a lot of an SFA tune. thats a good thing, great stuff, tho not a love tune if you gt me drift, awesome though, has all the right elements, just needs mastering better.

Score: 10

"awwwwwwwww"

submission: The Night is Young

date: February 12, 2009

how nice to hear you again matey, ive just clicked the tune haha, tis boyzone, you say it best when you say nothing at all hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

Awesome finger play though, i'm VVVVVVVVVVVV there somewhere you're ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ somewhere when it comes to guitar play, who are the lil vocal sounds from? they add a touch of elegance to the already tranquil soundset. I see someone is getting his vsts as well, good to know. There is some slight errors noticeably only and only because of the reverb setting, they exacerbate the slight picking errors making something which would be inaudible into an audible 'twang'. It's wonderful and all it needs is a full vocal over it to make it truly stand out. peace and hugs

pitters

Score: 8

"nice"

submission: Canon 4 the Seventh Sun (2:23)

date: November 1, 2008

very warm recording, u using analogue gear by any chance, sounds like it. Or you have some good mastering plugins. the track comes across as a jam tape, not much in the way of development but some good ideas and key changes. Work on the track and expand it, there is somethin in this if you give the guitar more space between notes, always nice to hear something new from you. Keep it real.

PBJ

Score: 9

"Long time no speak"

submission: somewhat, a loom

date: November 1, 2008

hello old friend, got tinternet back now, all is good in the world. thought id peruse a track to see what the hell ur making these days. it seems you're still making brilliant tunes.

i always use your tunes as a yardstick for where i am production wise, it seems you've made leaps and bounds again.

Fantastic tune mate, tho i prefer the last section for its very dark, moody edge. Your sax is brilliant. A few gripes with the main section, for some bizarre reason it doesn't have any warmth in it. The drums are quality tho. A bit of harmony and prose would really lift the track to a another level. it layers well, and the contrast between the synths and more traditional instruments is a good example of a musician who knows his shit.

Keep this up and expand the B section of the track there is huge potential from what i can gather.

9/10 and the 5 as per

PBJ

Score: 10

"eh up mush"

submission: -=LJC=- Propagation(MAC8)

date: June 8, 2008

thought id bob by and see whats the track. Just my luck i wander on to a little gem of a track. This track has a wonderfully sinister vibe to it, dark, broody and moody yet it retains some euphoric elements, mainly the chordal synth that goes up in semitones. the kick is really good, has a slightly driven edge to it. the snare is a tad week in comparison though, need something closer, hard, with a bit of verb, but thats a personal decision. How do you get that vocal as well, sounds like a child flanged to the max and metalised.

those bongo sounds filling the bg are ace, its a nice touch that adds alot to the track. The bassy synth is dirty as sin, it makes me want to wash haha. Really suits the mood.

Overall for what is essentially a quite simple arrangement it works astonishingly well, I have had the track on loop now for a good 30 mins, it would fit well into a moive or game due to it's looping if abstract nature. The production is flawless too, excellently mixed, the only gripe as ive mentioned is that snare. So to summarise, an awesome tune, nice to hear something new from you and keep the shizzle on me jizzle with the whizzle and the bizzle innit.

10/10

5/5

peace and hugs

pbj

Score: 10

"howdy man"

submission: Crystalline II (2:40)

date: May 12, 2008

just noticed this popped up, how's things fella?

tune is really mellow, the guitars are exceptionally warm, the melody skips along nicely, some nice airy vocals would work a treat on this. I think the mix may be a little dullish for some reason or another in toneality, like a really old analogue tape, but there is that much sought after warmth. Overall then a quality tune that is chilling to say the least. I hope you start resubmitting some tracks mate as i love your music.

pitters