://Hive Syndicate- From Alley to Rooftop. 101 Nights.

Rush More! · 03-25-2007, 09:37 PM

Hello All.
I've got some middle-eastern themed breakbeats for you
First up is From Alley to rooftop- a downtempo piece that manages to convey a feeling of tension.

Second is 101 Nights. This is a much quicker piece, though, to be honest, it is quite a bit older than From alley to rooftop. I came back to the idea of 101 nights after leaving it for several months, so its actually not such a new piece. I still like it though.

Comments and Criticisms welcomed.

Thanks

jihnsius · 03-27-2007, 02:31 PM

A bit too much reverb on the sitar.
The bass doesn't sound right, I don't like how it pans, and it sounds way too deep.
The break kicks ass, but it doesn't seem to sound right, like something's wrong with the EQing, or maybe it's too loud.

Next song
The bass melody's second (or third) to last note in the bar sounds off. Too much reverb on the sitar again. This song ended terribly. Everything else sounded nice.

Other than the listed things, great production.

Keep it up, stranger.

**helix eternal** · 03-29-2007, 08:30 PM

from alley to rooftop -
the second sound (not quite sure what it is supposed to be) sounds really odd/hollow I don't quite know how to describe it
I also think you should build up into the strings or the drums (one or the other) instead of bringing them both in at the same time like you did.
You choice of percussion in this track I'm not very fond of anyway. I think it could be better with either different samples or perhaps just less percussion in general. The beat is good, but the song doesn't really need to have a beat, in my opinion, or perhaps a softer/more natural feel to the percussion.

101 nights -
the drums in the middle section do not fit at all, they sound really out of place, they come back around 1:20 again, really not feeling them
the rest is pretty good though, I like how the synths "talk" to each other

x0_000 · 04-05-2007, 08:11 AM

101 Nights is awesome! Other than the jungle drum set that kicks in during the middle, it reminds me of a classic Sega Sonic game background music, haha. Great stuff!