rory st john - hibakusha [dark broken beats]

[stjohn]

heres something different to what ive usually been making. kinda exium style. the kick isnt really clear... but i kinda wantd like that...just im not sure if it worked or not. i have to do a few more edits and atmospherics...but i want to get the main guts down first

all comments appreciated!!

http://www.chrome-metronome.net/hibakusha.mp3

[gavinj3]

nice one rory, listening on headphones but really quality stuff here, makes me want to go make some visuals ;-) third time to listen to it now and not getting bored at all, at first i thought u could seperate it into two different tunes again but on second listen everything follows and fits in a nice pattern. love the first notes that come in at round 1;35 , sets the mood nicely , but think you could bring in the pads after the break at 2;05 a bit quicker (on the first beat) and as it loses a bit of its energy (could argue the opposite to that though either?)../ round 4.10 it gets a bit distorted, on purpose?? id make it even more angry right there to stress it more, and have a bit of a 'climax'. all rolls nicely, good stuff, lookin forward to the live set, see ya in the sun.

[BloodStar]

quite interesting. i was not too much into it in the beginning but liking it when some more sounds are. i am digging some of those lead sounds, but i have to say that i am little lost in there as the track goes.
production part of thing is not bad, maybe i would try to turn down compression on the kick little bit to make some more space for the rest of the sounds,; but i am on the hadphones so maybe its ok.; cheers

[dirty_bass]

great percussion in this. really nice.

Nice workout in general really, very tribal, without the cliche of Ethnic Percussion CD - Bongos and Congas 1.

I think the mix is too wet overall.
Too much delay and reverb makes the tune too busy, so the lovely rhythms loose their funk and swing.
Dry it up a lot more and this would be a serious drum workout.

Again I`d say there`s an imbalance between the top end and the bottom, it`s a trait of digital music, but I`d see if you could address this balance a little more effectively.

Good stuff.
Inspiring.

[Mindful]

good shit Rory
realy in to the groove, percs, and overall vibe of this.
Aggreed with Steve regarding how wet the production is.
realy cool track

[holotropik]

This would make a great track!!
very different
wonky....funky....percussive
top stuff. love it.

concur with the other chaps about sound quality
something washes it out
and it loses its impact...sounds washed out and fluffy.

[holotropik]

the change at about 4:49
goes for too long and throws you off
maybe intro it some other way...??

[lau]

All has been said.... Fix the mix and you'll have a really dope track!!!