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[-=LJC=- Blitz]

rghfgh

a more conventional dance track to begin with, once it breaks into the fast beat it really starts to tick. shame u didnt build it into something more substantial because that beat has a really nice grain and movement to its sound. storming
im happy enough just with that little blast :) reaktor kicking ass again? hehe
cracking

LJCoffee responds:

Yep - Reaktor5.

This is still one of my favorites. I know it was short but it had to be..

So here's the visual - the beginning is a little sad a little worn down - then the first percussion is introduced as small taste of a pseudo-militaristic/industrial war machine steam powered kind of thing...

The of course out of nowhere the manic drums and everything gets hectic for just a bit - and then we're left again with the sad aftermath and confusion of what the fuck just happened...

Which is why it's named Blitz - as in London...

I have a Flash Animation in mind to go with it but it'll take me a thousand years to finish - I just don't have the time...

[-=LJC=- Vocode Reaktion]

mash

very cool glitchy track and my favorite ive heard so far. sounds like some reaktor mashup. the tone over the percussion sounds nice and the little touches of 'notes' make it roll so nicely. very funky indd and definately my sort of thing. this one is getting a good high rating. impressive to say the least. go go reaktor :)

LJCoffee responds:

Again, that's exactly what it was - a Reaktor mashup. I was messing around for .. a while - I don't know - I dumped it all out, cut it all up and whats left are what I thought were the more interesting parts.

I do so love to just screw around with Reaktor for hours...

[Calling Card]

short

i really liked the string trickles throughout this track. maintains a warm and dark atmosphere. its a weird comparison to have in a track. shame its so short :) (like this review)

LJCoffee responds:

As will be the response :D

It's more of a code than it is a song - just a few bits of information about myself.

[Acoustic_Chill]

slurgh

i disagree with some of the other reviews. i dont think this needs a vocal. its a really nice instrumental and the changes between each section works very nice. having said that, i guess it would benefit some sort of 'solo' to take the place of a vocal. even so, very nice track indd

LJCoffee responds:

Ahhh... yeah... well - actually it's my least favorite to be honest - there is less of "me" in that track than any other. People do seem to like it though.

waitaminutenow...

Less of "me" in this song...
people like this more than the rest...

Hmmmmmm - I wonder...

:D

[conformity is (my middle name)]

bias is a wonderful thing

this is a scary tune. some nice little edits on the vocals. think its a delay. i like the crazy dahlek style vocals before the chorus. the bassline is a bit quirky but it suits the style of the track. this must be that 'urbane ghetto sound' ive heard so much about.

snoballandthmonyshot responds:

urban ghetto, thats right, recognize, i invented that shit, shenley reprazent. your surposed to give me good reviews u dry swine. should have gone summin like 'omfg, this is possibly the best track i've ever heard, production was spot on, really full sound throughout. excellent variation throughout the track, really kept me interested. the b-line is kicking, had me dancing around like an absolute kunt,
i'm gonna go and uninstal all my music software as i could never hope to be as good as u, 5/5' :P
cheers wags
;ped

[Remission_Warder]

tabletable

quite a chuckley bright intro. reminds me of a nursey rhyme. then, haha, a tabla. nice contrast. the big breakbeat ties it all up very well. altho it could perhaps do with a strong musical element to bring drift around over the top of the percussion to give it a setting and a home. still, excellent stuff.

LJCoffee responds:

Yeah a little something extra added might help bring it together a bit more. Maybe I'll do something with it - I have so many versions of this on my drive...

[There's some Soup in my Fly]

onemanband

nice jam track. interesting and foreign noises, the guitar sounds funky as hell. sounds like a one man band with a drum machine stuck inside a low pass filter on the tube....woootwooot nice one

LJCoffee responds:

Thanks - Lots of strecthing and pulling here - alot of relatively average samples that I processed to hell and back.

[experimental - 3/4 HH]

hihi

broody ambience to this track. the trickles on the string part work really nice and stands out on this track. i guess its ripe for a vocal. other than that it makes for a nice loop :)

LJCoffee responds:

Broody... nice adjective for this.

Yeah a longer version with some vocals would be very cool... I think someone had compared this to some of Bjork's work... I'm not sure that I'd want her to do the vox though :)

[Despair in F minor]

blarg

interesting to hear a live sequenced track. not often u hear that. the chord changes are diverse and dark. the drums that come in part way through complete this nicely.

LJCoffee responds:

Yeah - which is half the reason why the tempo is so much lower.. Just really tough do anything live.. for me at least - maybe because I suck in so many differnt ways heh. There's much more to it as well but not for this response - I'll just say that it was cathartic in a way - I had alot going on at the time.

[Gentle Rage]

low fye

nice plain synth melody line during the intro. the background ambience contrasts it nicely. ooooo crunchy as hell drums coming in now. juicey distortion, that snare sounds like its struggling :)
really broken and distorted, works very nicely with the ambient background wash.

LJCoffee responds:

This is another one of my favorites - and this too has an animation planned - it involves a killer space robot and lots of explosions.

Many have commented that the distortion was a bit over the top but I like it - I don't think that I pushed anything too far... I may be wrong though.