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[{ReF} Mind of innocence]

Haha...

We both made a five-minute ambient track within a few days... but I like yours so much better. I love the ambience... very smooth and relaxing. In contrast to Brawler D's review, I didn't think the mind was getting more corrupt. The pads and that tinkling percussion I hear just keep a young, pure feeling... so sweet! Makes me want to hug the music. :)

Very nice job on the percussion, it reminds me a little bit of SBB's older stuff. There were echoey snares near the beginning that really stood out to me as being cool.

Oh, and I just got to the end. I think it might be better to set the listen down gently with a longer, fading ending than stopping it all of a sudden. I really got in the mood and it seemed to end a little to quickly. Other than that, no complaints. I'll give you a ten just because I feel like it. Keep on keeping on!

-Lamp

ReFreezed responds:

Yay, thanks! Hmm, now when I'm listening I actually agree that a fading ending would be better. Maybe I'll change that later. Merry Christmas!

[-=)The Dawn(=-]

Haha!

I don't know if the reviewer below me was labeling the himself or the song... but the sheer dumbness of his review made me laugh.

Anyways, very nice piece here! I like the dark, soft feeling it has. A song usually gives me a picture, but here I'm so focused on the music itself that there's just a blank in my head. And that's not a bad thing at all. I really like the part around 1:35 or so where you have the... dang, I don't know what that effect is called. Not a glissando... oh well. The part where the notes are played in broken chords very quickly. If that makes sense.

Altogether, a very nice piece! I'm planning on listening to most of your songs, and reviewing a few as I go, so look out for those! Keep up the good work!

-Lamp

MJTTOMB responds:

Glad you liked it, this is one of my more successful songs. really good to have a new fan, i'll be sure to work on trying to get you that sheet music.

[Coldplay-Clocks (intro remix)]

Let me see.

Well, I can't remember everything about the original, so I'm not sure if you made anything up or just stuck to the original. Nice start, though. This is the second time all month I've heard FL Keys and it didn't bug the heck out of me, but I'd recommend using different piano samples anyway. Soundfonts, maybe?

Otherwise, I think you could turn the bass down and fix some clipping issues (think those are coming from the piano...) Drums are fine, nice job there. Are you planning on finishing this, or are you going to leave it as the intro alone? I'd recommend making it longer, but that's up to you. Otherwise, keep up the nice work!

-Lamp

Kl1054 responds:

i'm just gonna stick to the intro cuz the rest of the song's melody is different and harder to make...lol

[Freestyle Piano]

Very nice

This is extremely nice. I think some of the best songs here are impromptu piano pieces. This one is a new favorite of mine, now. You play so well, and there's a lot of emotion here. It's one of those songs where I just want to lie back and listen for twenty minutes.

There's nothing to critique here, just keep up the awesome playing!

-Lamp

shadow6nothing9 responds:

Thanks for the review. Im glad you think that

[{ReF} Redemption]

Nice and chill

Sounds like a song they'd play for a movie trailer... Very nice music here! The piano sounds great, mind letting me know where this is from? (Sorry for asking for something else...) The piano is spread out, which I like. Covers a lot of atmosphere. I like the laid-back percussions here. The pitch-sliding on the synth sounded very nice, I need to make a song using a song that uses that. I like the ending where everything fades away... That's about all I have to say. Nice work here! I'm adding it to my favorites, by the way. :)

-Lamp

ReFreezed responds:

Yay! Thanks for a nice review!

[{ReF} Cliffs of doom]

I love this song!

I poked my self in the eye several times while listening to this song. On accident, of course.

This is awesome! I love the synths here, the one around 2:35 really stands out when it gets that really watery sound. I'm listening on speakers, but I can still hear the panning and other effects you used. Really nice. I thought the percussions sounded great here, where are you getting these samples? I must know this! :) Hmm... nice job on the piano, the whole song suddenly takes on a calmer, reminiscing feeling when it plays. Only place I didn't think the title fit, actually. Very nice job here, it might be my favorite of your songs yet!

Keep up the awesome work!

-Lamp

ReFreezed responds:

Wow, thanks a lot!

(I'll PM you about the samples)

[Rig - 2 AM]

Yes!

This is the type of music I like to listen to in the middle of the night while I'm writing my stories. My stories are extremely long, so when I'm writing a scene it's nice to have music long enough to cover it entirely. This song and "Monastery" are pretty much the only songs I have that work well enough. You make great ambience!

My only complaint is that it seemed to end suddenly. Of course, after nine and a half minutes of soundscape, any silence is going to be sudden. I just didn't feel like it resolved itself well enough. Although the opening it loops to does a nice job with that... I just liked the way you ended Monastery with a lead up to a final chord... maybe I'm just being too picky.

Anyway, I love the song. Very nice sound, I might try this myself sometime. :)

Keep up the good work!

-Lamp

Rig responds:

Yeah, I know what you mean. I kinda liked the unresolved ending feel, though.
Thanks for the review! It's great to hear that my music helps people :3

[{ReF} When nobody is watching]

Sounds interesting

It's like Halloween meets beach meets techno. And odd mix, but whatever. :) Nice job here, I like these sounds. They blend in quite well, surprisingly. It's quite smooth, nice transitions and mini-crescendos. I think miscellaneous is the way go for now, because I have no heck of an idea where this should go. :)

Anyway, keep up the good work and I hope to see these percussions again!

-Lamp

ReFreezed responds:

Thanks! And more there will be.

Fire the engines! 3... 2... 1... and off we go!
*making whoosh sounds*

[aCeta - Epthra Ihpsum]

I Love...

That progression... I love it. Somehow reminds me of a Bosa track, or maybe something from... well, I don't know. It just rocks my world. Never said that about a chord progression before.

Anyway, very nice track you have here. It might have been off a random impulse, but it's great. It makes me want to just sit here and listen all night, bobbing my head to the beat. Nice instruments, percussion sounds nice. I like the drums fills you put in somewhere in the first third (too lazy to check... actually, I just heard it again at 5:02). I think the melody is nice, the harmony fits it well. Bass is nice, but I couldn't really hear it unless I tried. It sort of fits the song that way, though.

Overall, this is a fantastic track. Nothing stands out as being bad, and it sounds very nice. Keep up the awesome work!

-Lamp

Juresic responds:

Freakin Sweet. I enjoy reviews like this. Thank you.

There are still things I want to add. Maybe I will, maybe I wont, WHO KNOWS! =D

[{ReF} Liebest. (X-mas remix)]

AHHH!

Well, I didn't recognize anything in this, so I assume I haven't heard the original. Very nice instrumentation here, I like the starting synth best. It's very... odd. But still nice. The percussion was nice here, gratz. Around :11 where the sleigh bells came in sounded very holiday-style. And perhaps the best thing in there? The hohoho! It adds a fresh slice of awesome to your McAwesome Burger*. My only suggestion is that it be longer! I like chill parts, and this song could have used a few bars of calmness. Then a heroic launch back into the awesome-ferno. Great job here, I think this monster you've become can stay for another song. :)

-Lamp

*(c) SolusLunes. Crap, now I have to pay him for using that phrase.

ReFreezed responds:

:D

I'm glad you like the percussion. I found some new sounds that I'm not afraid to use. So expect more nice percussion in my future songs. :)

Hmm, I already made it about twice as long just by copy/pasting. I didn't want it to be too repetitive. Didn't know what else to add either.

The song wasn't actually intended to be holiday-ish, but the tambourine sounded quite like sleigh bells, so I added the hohoho and there you go.

Thanks a lot for your review! And I guess the monster will continue for a bit longer after all. :)