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[The House of Lithriel (COMPLETE)]

This is pretty rad. I've gotten Soul Calibur vibes from this and had a huge, stupid grin on my face the entire time. Good sense of dynamics and progression all-around. Wasn't expecting to hear such an epic piece in the first iceberg layer! Well done.

trunotfals responds:

Nothing makes me happy when I write something and I get the simple response of, "it made me happy."

This is a great compliment, thank you so much! I'm very glad to have shared some joy with you.

[Adaptation]

This slaps, man. You're only one of the handful of people I trust to make good use of those hybrid production libraries, haha. Can't tell you how many AAA producers are afraid to just layer them creatively. That, and the fact that the song never feels like it drags despite the length.

zybor responds:

Thank you for dropping by FD, how are you doing lately? :)

The thing with hybrid libs that they would eventually sound the same after a few uses, so to reuse them you would find some way to make them sound interesting. Maybe it's because the silly me doesn't look at music as a product or challenge and more of a fun thing to do. Every new project is something interesting and how to find a way to make them unique and expressive. It is just something I enjoy a lot.

My production took influences from IDM artists that you introduced to me while back, Aphex Twins, Four Tet, Solar Fields, Telefon Tel Aviv, Max Million, Venetian Snares and especially Stefan Torto. There is just so much creativity in all their works.

Thank you for your review! :) Take care. :( I hope you doing well, don't catch the virus.

[Lucid]

Welcome back, Step. Missed your music. c:
I hope we can catch up someday. I'm glad you made this piece. Very pleasant and well produced. This easily slips into my favorites.

Step responds:

FD! It has been a while! Really glad that you enjoyed the piece, especially since I can always trust you to be honest about what you think.

Hope things are going well on your end. Thanks a lot for the review!

[Abstract Land]

Bella! Industrial, ma allo stesso tempo molto organica e spaziale. Hai avuto modo di lavorarci su al nostro collab?

terroristimusicali responds:

Grazie mille! Qui sono tornato un pò sperimentale... ho suonato la chitarra con una scheda sulle corde... per il brano ancora non ho avuto tempo... sto facendo un pò di esperimenti video ma al momento non trovo nulla che mi affascini... se puoi spediscimi comunque il brano via mail così appena ho l'ispirazione ci lavoro su!

[See You]

It's good to see newer talents grow over time. Sleek breakcore, kinda rewinds me back to earlier Newgrounds. Nice breakdown in the middle, too. It's simple, but genuine, like the whole track. Nice and chill. Good job.

5TanLey responds:

thanks :)

[Luminous Skyline Dream]

I love its hazy simplicity <3 This is a favorite, for sure.

zybor responds:

Hey long time no see. :)

Thank you for your review. Cheers.

[Final Form]

It seems we exchange frontpage features lately, lol
Good job mate

zybor responds:

wot, another frontpage :O

thank you for the review bro! :)

[AIM - Faith in Freedom]

Classic.

Let's see... Mirror's Edge inspiration. Check.
Typical hybrid synth galore at 140 BPM. Check.
Haunting voice wailing in the foreground. Check.
Lengthy compositions with a cyberpunk edge. Check.
Something something freedom. Check.

Yup, OK. There's everything. Insta-fave'd. :D

zybor responds:

Thanks bro :D.

I LOVE mirror's edge.

I am very sure you will come with stuff ten times more awesome. Can't wait for it!

[Ambient Improv]

That's some fat, breathy ambiance you got there :) Classic vibes, very 80's.
Besides, the JP-8000 is a quite versatile instrument. I like the improv here, you might be onto something nice. The quieter parts remind me of Steve Roach, especially in Dreamtime Return, which is always a good thing. Keep up the ambient vibes!

Mich responds:

Thanks muchly!

I agree about the JP-8000; it's mostly known for its late 90s/early 00s trance supersaws, but it certainly has a bunch more under the hood than that. Thank you for the compliments. I'll have to have a listen to Roach's stuff some time; I see the name mentioned a lot but don't really know his music.

More ambient to come this year!