Score: 8

"Captures the heart of the melody"

submission: Avril 14TH Ambient Mix

date: July 19, 2007

This remix in many ways, with its intricate echoes and long notes, captures the spirit of April 14th better than the original.

And while that's saying a lot, I would've wished that the remix had gone farther in its originality, adding a new form and melodic structure.

I guess there's not too much to say, other than that the instruments and the sounds of the instruments are 100% perfect, but that the form and the melody don't go beyond their copied form.

But in spite of these drawbacks, I will certainly listen to this piece in the future, great work!

Score: 2

"Not very much added to the original"

submission: Switched On

date: July 19, 2007

This song, in my honest opinion, doesn't contribute much to the original song.

The original song isn't reorganized or restructured, and all that has been done is a beat has been moved on top of the existing song. While the beat is of quality, it makes little sense in the context of the overall piece, and quite frankly it only composes a small part of it.

While this song is technically a remix, it doesn't really seem to go the extra step that truly differentiates a remix from an original piece.

I apologize for being so negative in the review, and I am looking forward to seeing your future pursuits in music.

Score: 9

"Truely Exceptional, Would make AFX proud"

submission: Mercury_Zed

date: July 19, 2007

The drums do need some work like the other reviewers have said, and that's why I docked the score down to a 9.

But really this song is quite exceptional, certainly one of the best songs I've heard on the Audio Portal.

The melody is catchy, and the contrast between the harsh bassline and the melody reflects Aphex Twin's style.

Perhaps along with the drums, this songs biggest problem is the form. If you look at AFX songs like Vordhosbn or Fenix Funk, the melody itself transforms through the song as new melodies are brought in. Here the introduction of new meldoies is a tad bit akward, although the melodies themselves are fantastic and complement each other.

For improvement, all I can say is look at Fenix Funk 5's first minute, and see how the first thrashing beat is replaced by a rough turning sound, and a light synth sound appears in the top octaves, gradually harmonizing with itself as it expands, and the turning sound dies down and completes, not just by quieting itself, but by turning more slowly, and more roughly, as the melody reaches its apex and begins to move through itself rapidly. At that point the main melody wears itself out and ends. The second melody than introduces itself.

There's definitly a great piece here, and it foreshadows a lot of potential.

Score: 10

"One of the better songs on NG"

submission: Toccata Per Rollins

date: July 18, 2007

Certainly very good, but something felt a little bit off about it. A lot of times it felt like there were themes being explored that just sort of dead-ended. For example, at 57 seconds in a few notes were brought in on the high scale, and this is perhaps the best part of the song. But the shift doesn't really go anywhere. It offers an intriguing change in the melody, but just returning back to the main theme doesn't seem to do the song justice.

Also the form seemed to be somewhat lacking. A nice change would have been some imitative counterpoint and a more diverse range of harmonies. Also a long term shift in the structure of the theme would have been nice.

But alas I'm not a music student, so I can't really give a perfect expression of my ideas, but the piece is fantastic nonetheless.

Great Job.

Score: 10

"Great"

submission: .Aspirations.

date: February 14, 2006

PWNAGE. This makes The Economist look like Time Magazine (LOL!!!) (no kidding, Time stinks)

Score: 10

"Pure Genius, Flawless"

submission: .Into The White.

date: February 11, 2006

This track is so very close to flawless. There is nothing wrong with it. This is definitly competitive with even Psybot or some of the platinum artists. I think this deserves some praise and attention.

Score: 10

"Destined for greatness"

submission: .In the Blue.

date: February 5, 2006

Good, not quite up to the standards of A New Hope, but really, this puts Adam Philips to shame. NightShift, not the good ones with the shirtless deer man and the yellow thing and the littlefoot. Thats like the best thing ever made.

But in conclusion this is very good.

Score: 10

"OMG THIS IS AWESOME!!"

submission: .A New Hope.

date: January 27, 2006

Its good. I like it. The melody is harmonius and the beats are symetrical or something. I know nothing about music. But it doesn't take a genius to know how good this is!