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Hi a-rest,

First of all, since you seem to dominate the pop-genre on this website, I decided to check all your tracks! Your songs definately have 'something', they feel like the records I grew up with, such as simon and garfunkel, jethro tull, etc etc. In short, they take me back. However, I have two major arguments for awarding you this relatively low score:

1. I feel like, the pop genre should be for modern music. There probably is no indie rock genre, but maybe one should be created. This really isn't pop music and to be honest, I don't understand why no-one else seems to have a problem with that...

2. The quality of your recordings is pretty bad in most of your songs. I mean, the instruments sound good, warm and intimate, but there is a huge amount of hiss and crackle in them. Have you considered building a studio of some sort to get better sound quality?

Lastly, I don't know how you get so many votes? Do you have any suggestions? Everytime I upload a track I get like 20 votes if I'm lucky...

Addendum:
You didn't respond to my review, but my track got downvoted (with exactly one vote) from 4.2 to 3.6 or something. Must have been someone with a voting power of around, oh I don't know, SEVEN!? Voting a ZERO! Im sorry, but I don't think my track was THAT bad. Feels more like you are systematically blocking other artists from getting in the top 10.

Don't you know that when you do that, your top10 position doesn't mean anything anymore? Don't you realize that you are basically admitting that your songs are crap? (actually I don't think they're crap, but they're certainly not top10 pop material)

a-rest responds:

as i have told you in private, you blame the wrong people.
you wish a positive reaction?
hereĀ“s one for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bmhjf 0rKe8&feature=related

what can i say

this is one bangin track my friend, I especially like that I can turn up the volume without sounds rippingg my eardrums, but if I play the song a low volume it still has enough punch to keep everything interesting. That, in my eyes, is a major accomplishment.

I would like to hear some kind of edit with a vocal line in it... but perhaps that's a little too commercially viable for your taste?

Mans0n responds:

not at all! if i can find some good vocals that go with the song i will gladly do it!
and thanks for the awesome review!

aaaaaaaaawwwww yeah

shit, negro! you make me wanna get ma freak on, keep it up!

didn't like ALL of the variations you put in there, but still.... 5/5 9/10

boom selecta

nice to hear some properly mixed vocals for once, voice reminds me a bit of immortal technique

keep it up

bigup yaself beanie man

awesome

Skullbeatz responds:

thanks man !

well

perhaps it's time for a decent microphone?

and if I may be so bold, I'd try:
a nice beat and bassline with a program like cubase...
maybe a more volume in your voice
a little less staccato piano playing

right now it feels a bit like a sketch for a real song, but not a bad sketch at all ;)

cool sound

sounds quite cool! but I need a whole lot more variations!

overall opinion

Hi a-rest,

First of all, since you seem to dominate the pop-genre on this website, I decided to check all your tracks! Your songs definately have 'something', they feel like the records I grew up with, such as simon and garfunkel, jethro tull, etc etc. In short, they take me back. However, I have two major arguments for awarding you this relatively low score:

1. I feel like, the pop genre should be for modern music. There probably is no indie rock genre, but maybe one should be created. I have to honest, this really isn't pop music and to be honest, I don't understand why no-one else seems to have a problem with that...

2. The quality of your recordings is pretty bad in all of your songs. I mean, the instruments sound good, warm and intimate, but there a huge amount of hiss and crackle in them. Have you considered building a studio of some sort to get better sound quality?

Lastly, I don't know how you get so many votes? Do you have any suggestions? Everytime I upload a track I get like 20 votes if I'm lucky...

hmm

I think it's very nice. Cool lyrics, very mature sound. It's just not pop to my ears! I mean, isn't pop short for popular? I can't imagine this song becoming a hit song, or being played on a major radio station... song is good, but not in this genre.

well..

Although I think the mixing isn't optimal, I really like the energy! Nice! 4/5 - 8/10

(downloaded it too btw)

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