Track critique invitation - Voynich - Alocrom

[Andrew Robinson]

I like this a lot, you've got a lot of very nice changes in there, and
of course a lot of beautiful synth sounds.

Composition-wise, it's spot on. The intro takes a while to get to the
bit where the track really kicks off at 1:19 though, perhaps take out
16 bars of intro, and extend the really beautiful bit around the 3:00
mark by 16 bars?

Mix wise, it's sounding great if a busy at times. If it was me, I'd be
tempted back off the bass a few db on the first line we hear from the
point where the toms start, to help make a bit more room later on in
the track, and maybe have more highs on the arp line around 4:20,
which is a bit quiet for my taste.

As for the 80s feel... the synths are perfect, but the drums don't
really shout "80s" to me, 80s drums were all about bombast, gated
reverb, the 808, and making the best of short crunchy samples. I
suggest doing an A/B listening test against some Sisters of Mercy
tracks ("colours" or "jihad" from the sisterhood album), and not being
afraid of clichés!

- Andy_R

On 20 September 2011 12:31, Chris Strellis
<Chris.Strellis at crystalvision.tv> wrote:
> Gents,
>
> I've been invited (well I forced myself upon them to be honest!) to
> submit another track for the follow up compilation album of this:
>
> http://www.groove.nl/cd/3/33644.html
>
> This time the 20 or so artists create one track that adheres to one of
> four decades from the 70s to now of classic electronic music. The decade
> I've chosen is 80s - no surprises there!
>
> Here's an early mix:
>
> http://www.voynich.co.uk/mp3/Voynich_Alocrom_V0.9_mastered.mp3
>
> http://goo.gl/Zs0w7 Short link.
>
> I'd appreciate if you could give a listen on your monitors and see any
> howlers in EQ/volume balancing, what's annoying or boring or too
> repetitive etc. This is still an early mix and things can easily be
> altered. Obviously this track may not really be to your taste but
> checking that I haven't over bassed or over brightened anything to the
> point of pain would be useful ;)
>
> There's JX-8p, Juno 60, PPG, Emulator II, DX7, Fairlight and Oberheim DX
> :D
>
> I've got a few weeks before I have to submit. I'm not sure how 1981-1990
> it sounds like now but heh ho!
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Chris
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