Great entries all. Even though we’re using the form above, should we still announce who we’re voting for?
Here’s some comments on the tracks:
@ali I wish I could comment but I can’t get sound out of this track, no matter what I do or where I try. The other tracks are working fine. Weird. NEVER MIND THAT (I opened in another browser and it’s working). Very cool track, i like the bouncy disjointed feel of this. Wonderfully executed.
@adrigax Very fresh vibe with some hip-hop flavor. Really dig the combination of sounds and your composition. Very enjoyable. Love the noise stuff at the end.
@dimi3 Great DnB, no surprise, but always a joy to hear your tracks. Great use of the radio samples too, very moving, emotionally, IMO. Really takes it to the next level.
@ronic It’s amazing to hear what you (and everyone else) are doing with these common beats we have to work with. I love that sweeping synth sound you got, and the stabs, for that matter. This is very well constructed and a joy to listen to.
@blabux I love this. The sweeping synths against the the more bubbly ones is very catchy and delicious. Use of the supplied beats is great too.
@plasticdub I like how ambiguous the opening of this is. Very mysterious. One has no idea where it is going to go. It has an almost modular synth vibe to it. Very cool. Calls to my mind some of the experimental electronic music I heard from the 70s. Extremely original. Nice work.
@DOZr This is an epic track. Though it becomes a kind of DnB thrill ride, the opening is HUGE, and makes Glasgow sound like it’s the center of the universe. And I think the DnB work here is incredible, especially your dark stabs. I don’t know how you guys can do this on the OP-1 but I’m so impressed.
@yoof Wow, so polished and radio friendly. Amazing. Anyone calling the OP-1 a toy or mere “sketch” synth needs to listen to this track. I’m completely blown away. If you need more ego boosting, I’ll go there, but know that I hold this track in the highest regard already and can’t sing it’s praises loud enough. Wow.
@vehka Very cool vibe on this. The radio sample use especially raises the already high quality on your entry. You made the Funky drummer beat more original than a lot of the other entries, which I really appreciate. It’s hard to take something so familiar and make it sound new, yet you have. Kudos.
@beefinator Really diggin’ the glitchy trip hop vibe of this, especially that it has a kind of “clean” but lo-fi sound. The composition is great. A kind of collision of the Art of Noise with New Order, to my ears, played on a boom box with excellent fidelity. Great stuff.
@Mixrasta First, your picture reminds me of my days in Berlin (God I miss it). I really dig your track too, especially because we both used String synth and got sounds that are nothing like each other,
. Your composition and arrangement are spot on too. Great stuff, total joy to hear.
@xjx The quiet opening is so cool, very fresh, and the simple melody that comes in before the beats really did it for me. The work with the beats is effective too. Just a really enjoyable track all around. New sounds and unexpected turns, so much gentle fun.
@sparky Those clicks at the beginning are infectious and slightly spooky to my ears. I love what you’ve done with the synths, perfect composition and arrangement that just hits all the right spots. The bit crushed stuff about halfway through was a nice surprise, and I think the whole thing goes from good to great at about that point. I love the direction it takes from there to the end. Really cool.
@sosa That’s some really cool dark stuff you have going there, which is brilliantly contrasted with the radio presenter’s more upbeat optimism. The emotional contrast really highlights the strengths in the work and calls attention to itself. Very cool stuff.
@Aahz Amazing minimalist composition which manages to be compelling despite its sparseness. The radio samples totally remind me of Darth Vader, but spookier. Great use of the supplied beats too. Really dug this.
@lymtronics Always a joy to listen to your tracks. If I had to assign a description of this it would be Glitch-hop meets Kraftwerk and I totally dig it. It’s a good thing you’re not eligible for voting this time or my decision would be impossible to make. Great work.
