Score: 8

"Nice, but not nice, you know?"

submission: Sin_ister

date: November 2, 2009

I'm really thinkin' Crank 3 with this tune. It doesn't have a really clearly defined opening though, not that it matters as a soundtrack item. I think that it's just cool to have a good intro, for the feel of completeness that it brings. Same goes for ending, fade out is nice, and the audio sample was interesting, but overall I feel that it hurt what could have been a monumental piece of work.

The sample of a guy screaming was a bit of a poor choice, or maybe it just dragged too much, but it seemed slightly comical. I don't have much to offer in the form of suggesting an alternative, but hey.

Overall, it's got a really good feel, puts me in a very unique mindset, and when I'm it, it's really good.

Nice work, man.

Also, I just realized that this is a really old submission. Oh well. It doesn't seem dated in the slightest, and it's sad that it was so overlooked.

Score: 9

"Ah."

submission: .pie and other things.

date: June 27, 2009

I have the utmost respect for the funkiness of this tune.

The only thing I feel could have been improved would be the speed at which you end it. I think that the ending lags too much, and I would have cut it off at 3:27, perhaps also turning the pitch of the very last note up a bit and increasing it's length with slight reverb. The reason I say this is that the song has quite a bit of energy, but the ending is so long that it drains it all out. Cutting it down would prevent that energy loss, and still provide an adequate sense of closure. These are just my opinions, I really don't know much about music, but try it out if you've got time.

:D

Score: 9

"What!?"

submission: Silent Tears [Orch]

date: April 2, 2009

NO ENDING!?
This piece is superb, and you leave it hanging like that? Where's the closure, man? Tie up those loose ends! :D

The soul packed into this song is incredible. It really brings me back . . .
:'I

Score: 10

"How do I explain this . . . ?"

submission: Ants in a Better Place

date: October 16, 2008

I'm the most stoic person I know, and even I found this to be emotionally charging. It is at once relaxing, uplifting, and horribly lonely. The composition is so beautiful it's almost eerie. It's like I could quietly drift off to death.

But then something happens.

Everything suddenly drains out of the song. All feeling just dies at 2:29, and what remains is so devoid of any emotion that it's almost sad, but not quite. It's empty. It's as though, as I were preparing to leave this world, and was headed to this "better place" that I awoke instead to find nothing but a cold darkness swallowing my soul. It's quite disturbing.

So all in all, I'd have to say that you've composed quite a masterpiece, even better than Blue Gel. It makes quite the statement regarding death and our expectations of it, and offers a rather depressing view of the outcome, in my opinion.

Either that, or you just made a weak-as-shit ending.

Or maybe I've misinterpreted it. That's possible, too, but damn. This is a fucking powerful song.

Score: 9

"The Chicken tastes just right."

submission: Hank's Return

date: September 27, 2008

Hearing a DnB rendition of the chicken dance was oddly enjoyable, and it's a wonder that it didn't destroy the unity of this track. The whole song is very energetic, and zany. I think the clapping took too much of my attention away from the other, more interesting sounds, but that's got a lot to do with individual taste and you can't please everyone.

I see you have this set to loop. That's cool, but since this will be spending a lot of time in lot's of people's iPods it will be sounding like a rather abrupt ending. I think that songs longer than 1.5 minutes are better off with definitive endings, but again, a matter of personal taste.

All in all, I'm really impressed with the song.

Score: 10

"A-fucking-MAZING!"

submission: Holy Pirate Crusaders

date: August 31, 2008

With a playcount of over 100, I figured it was time to come drop a review.

Your instrument choices are genius, and the resulting creation is like nothing I've ever heard. I've never heard so much speed combined with so much enthusiasm. It's like . . . an enthusigasm! This style that you have pumps out more energy than a small star. It's really amazing.

Energy aside, there's also great variety in this track. I'm not just referring to your intro either, not that it doesn't set the stage quite beautifully, but all through the song, the tempo, mood, and feeling of the song change constantly, all the while without becoming disjointed. The simultaneous diversity and unity are a wonder to behold.

I'm so glad that you got out of your goth thing. But I wonder where you will go from here . . . and how much longer you will remain a pirate . . .

Score: 9

"Hmmm . . ."

submission: Don't Tell jokes In Base 13

date: August 5, 2008

A very different Juleye indeed.

The sound seems better suited to a video game than your other works. An aquatic video game, perhaps. It carries the usual mood though, even though you replaced feedback with . . . a warped steel drum? as the prevalent instrument.

I have to say I like where you're taking things.

Score: 9

"Zany"

submission: Apples OST

date: May 29, 2008

Your use of the majestic kazoo was quite charming. I rarely see it used well, but it worked just fine here. It's nice to see an artist make their own music for their flashes. Great job all-around.

I was the first person to vote on this, btw.

Score: 9

"On the horizon . . ."

submission: Beardy Battle (half beard)

date: April 29, 2008

. . . there be a full length version?!?!?

Score: 10

"Wow."

submission: FFXII Rabanastre A capella

date: April 29, 2008

That is the weirdest fucking thing I have ever heard, EVER.