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[sermon beat 14]

Daaaaamn. As far as RTJ goes, you got the drum programming and choice of drum sounds down PAT. Sounds just like 'em.

For the rest, I wouldn't know how you'd approximate that apocalyptic El-P vibe. He has oodles of synths, which results in really sharp, colorful sounds that contrast with each other in really cool ways. Here, the beat was kinda stripped down to a minimalistic 'what can I do with this vocal sample' which is cool. You got quite a bit of mileage out of it. I'd maybe add some more stuff in there. Crazy melodies and whatnot. Loud high pitched g-funk synth whines, distorted bass, maybe some adlibs or one-off samples or something, idk...

But yeah, great work with this track man!

xxxZigZagxxx responds:

Thanks phospho ^_^ sorry i didn't reply soon enough. needs some melodies sure, and extra bits :)

thanks bro

[sermon beat 36]

0:28 sounds nice, love the keys, it's a really nice chord progression too

wish the drums had a bit more oomph

there's a reversed hat in the drum pattern which sounds kinda weird. not sure why

ends kinda abruptly. Is this a sketch that you're gonna flesh out later?

xxxZigZagxxx responds:

Thanks phosphorus. This is something I just created randomly. It is a bit weird and sketchy and I don't think I'll return to it anytime soon. Not to say I might not return to it later. :)

[Nightwaves]

That bass has that Innervisions Stevie Wonder quality going on, sounds dope.

Vocals sound great too. Wish they were just a tad louder, since the mix is kinda busy.

Dig the drums.

Groooovy track, man!

[-GM- Adrift]

I dug the singing. It fit in really well.

Liked the verse a lot. Liked the mix of long and short phrases to mix it up. Lots of cool vowel sounds.

Like a storybook made into a rap song or something.

Beat was dope. That snare really popped. Cool shit mayne!

B-RadGfromOV responds:

:D!

[Downwordz]

This is sooooo flylo oh my gawd.

That stuttery guitar chop is dope.

Bassline makes my nuts hard.

Kinda wish the snare was a little beefier

Those female vocals are killer

Groovy shit

BOULLIE responds:

Aaw you really think so? You're right on the snare though.... Very right.. Noted for next time!

[-GM- Sweet Thing]

This is dope. Was the guitar me? I don't remember playing this.

If not, groovy source. Or sample. Whatever it is! I like it

B-RadGfromOV responds:

hehe nope, it's actually a harp sample with the pitch lowered to sound guitarish! I do want more guitar from you though ;)

[Flyest]

At 0:12, is that a really short delay on that instrument? It almost sounded like reverb, but I heard the definite little mini-echoes in there and thought, hmmmm that's ill.

0:23's little ice cream man synth sounds baaadass

The drum rhythm sounds really cool, it's kinda sparse but the heavy snare makes it work

lol 0:49 of course you were gonna go all zigzag on me. Reminds me of that clanky drum part from Daedelus' Sundown

Grooooovy track, man

xxxZigZagxxx responds:

0:12 It's the "reverb" setting on Sylenth1 being automated, but if you play around with the "Diffusion", I believe, it will sound like lots of mini echoes.

0:23 Thanks bro. :)

The snare is probably one of my few snares that I've used that I actually like the use of xD I'm not necessarily the best at using snares. Or kicks, for that matter.

0:49 haha, you know it. I'm not a big fan of transitions obviously. thanks bro. I love Daedelus and that track is definitely crazy and cool. My main influences for this track, if you'd like to know, where Lindsay Lowend's Lido "Money" Remix, Maxo and Jonathan's "Nice Feelings", and a little bit of a guy named Guy Akimoto's "What's It For". A little less prestigious than the great Daedelus, although I hope to channel that some day ;)

Cheers,
ZigZag

[Think of Me After I Die]

The piano totally reminds me of The Eraser by Thom Yorke. Lots of fuzz on those chords. Very lo-fi.

The vocal sample's cool as hell. The piano warps around it in a weird way, like the piano and vox came from totally distinct sources and you're mashing them together so they sorta fit. I dig the creativity on that.

Drums sound cool.

A sick bassline would really hold this together. I think I might be hearing a sub-bass, but maybe it's just the kick is really heavy. Not sure.

Piano chops are great.

[-GM-Phos- Reach]

That bass is dope

Whole thing is sex

you and them filter sweeps, man

them drums too

oof

B-RadGfromOV responds:

Oof!

[-GM- Red Eye]

That snare has a sick pop to it -- love it!

Chops sound tight.

Really smoky vibe. Like a cartoon where the teenagers are up to no good, about to vandalize something...

B-RadGfromOV responds:

thanks phos. stay tuned for more vandalism