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[4. Lonely Night Solo Session]

Turned out pretty dope this one! And a little less edgy a theme compared to some of them other ones. Almost relatable. :P Killer solo at the end. Good rhythm; real instruments; adlibs that float in pretty well in back too... still feel the vocal tone/intensity/accentuation could maybe be improved a bit, but seem to recall that might've been a stylistic choice too.

Good stuff man! Looking forward to hearing this for real too, via that solid material counterpart exclusive.

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guyfromKillerRAT responds:

So happy to FINALLY get a review on this one. It's my favourite.

My dad does the guitar parts on this song, but I do the guitars on the rest of the whole album.
My buddy Dan sang this one. I feel like I couldn't sing it that well. My demo version just sucked. But I handed the new one over to him...he took my lyrics, made them better, and sang it in a way that resembles my style but has his own twist to it. And he did it so much better than I. Him and I have our qualities. I feel like I'm better than him when it comes to the attitude parts with all the yelling and screaming, but when it comes to really SINGING shit, he does it best and him and I both know that. Goes without saying.

The "adlib" bits really were not intentional on his part...when he does these songs for me, he does like a million takes for me to choose from (I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO THAT), and in this particular song he gave me a lot of different styles to choose from as well. I chose the lead vocals to be the softer, lower, more "sad teenager" type take, cause it really fits the song well, but to make it sound even cooler, I had the "hard 90s style" takes in the back to add to it a bit, and I did that for symbolic reasons. Him and I together came up with the "I'm jerkin' off, listenin' to our favourite bands" lyric, which kinda goes with something from my life. When I was sad and remembering my ex, I would listen to music we used to hear together (weezer, mcr, msi), and it would remind me of her a lot. The quiet vocals in the background represent the man listening to music him and his ex liked. You can hear he sings along, but doesn't sing it the way they sing it. He sings it in the wrong timing and notes, because he's too sad to really try to do it right.* But this doesn't matter. His sadness is now breeding creation. And he decides to sing a new song.

Thank you for your review on this one. Really appreciate that.

*Also he's focusing on his dick.

[Hotdog Stand at the End of the Universe]

Good-mood inducing sounds man, and a title that just somehow sits so perfectly here...

Love how it slows down and fades too, in a truly soulful; cosmic way.

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[Midnight's Haunted Theme Song]

Seems like there's way too little Ska music overall these days but if the Ska there is is Ska like this then maybe it don't matter so much! :D So good quality here... great arrangement and vocals and everything but the mix/master's so clean too, not used to hearing real studio stuff here, and Ska...

Finna follow y'all. This was wholesome; soulful; awesome. Great work.

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[I Take It]

So much weight to this one! :D Heavy and rich. Reminds me of Pain a bit, closest I've gotten to this kind of synth-based metal sound... just imagine vocals on this too. Next level.

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[.broken.bits.]

So upbeat, catchy, indie, with suitable pauses and all... all good things.

Drums come across maybe a little notably mechanical, and the guitar sound could maybe be distorted/enriched somehow, made more 'alive'? But the melody overall's hella good.

Uplifting music.

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[High under water]

Such a dope vibe to this. Chill but grimy, with a few different layers that move at different paces but still flow together so nicely... that samples a nice touch too. Wonder if the silence before the end bit adds to it or no though...

First time getting introduced to phonk here btw. Gotta hear more. If I haven't.

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[my voice reveal]

You could definitely be a VA if you want to! Ending this on that 'Hello' too lol. XD Nice reveal, and not bad recording quality either.

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[Vortex]

So crisp, so clean; so suitable a title with this one... could definitely see this in a game too.

Or without! Stands well as is. Varied; rich; ominous in the best way...

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[Like that]

Fast-paced and frantic! Love this. Feeling like the sound quality feels maybe a little thin overall, wonder if the mixing could be different there, but the beatbox bits are so bassy, it's a cool combination. Possible to rap over too hmmm. Good stuff!

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[AIM - Crossfire]

This is so savage and grimy. :) Got me thinking of DOOM at first, though a bit more unpredictable, maybe like the original RE movie soundtrack... or maybe nothing at all? Maybe there's no need for associations; it just sounds awesomely grimy and entirely new?

Love the sound. It's got some weight to it too. Atmospheric.

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