I feel that another shade of subtlety would make this film even better. Its overt hatred of the lure of fame and wealth is a little overwhelming. However, having seen Aleks other work, subtlety isn't his style.

Terrible Nostalgia Trip

I listened to the whole thing, god help me, and the whole time not really processing what was being said, because i was too busy recalling how similar this episode was to my childhood. The raised voices and smashing lamps and glass was terrifying and horrible as i recall rocking myself to sleep and muttering happy thoughts to drown out the smashing and yelling. So, thanks? Funny beginning, though.

What a classic!

Fun for 8 lvls.

Its fun, up until i got the no power bar upgrade and then it became piss easy from then on. So it was an awesome game up until level 8 until you would either lose terribly or never ever lose.

Overall, a really great track! My favorite aspects are the music-box sounding keys and the vocoder lead synth. They really give it a special flavor--a sort of North African vibe. The bass and percussion are pretty great, too. Very deep and crisp. I also like the contrast between the melody and the base, where one is constant and heavy where the other is light and floats around almost playfully.

However, I do think you overdid the compression. Looking at the waveform, there is almost no dynamic contrast happening in your song. Also, compression is so heavy on the percussion that it is distorting the bass drum. It's my opinion that compression should be used as sparingly as possible. When compression is used like this, percussion tends to lose it punch and clarity, giving the whole piece a sort of washed-out, unnatural sound. You did a much better job with dynamic clarity in your other song "Simple".

"Remember, the listener owns the volume knob. With no quiet, there can be no loud."
-Matt Mayfield

One of the best intros of an electronic song I've heard in a while. It was simple, well though out, and effective. Great choice for synths, I love how it had a slight pitch-wobble to it. It also had excellent reverb, it gave it a very spacey vibe.

The sub-bass was also super cool. I could barely hear its pitch, but it sure rumbled my headphones. I liked the contrast between the lead synth and the kick/bass. Sometimes I get annoyed when a song has too many instruments sharing the same frequency range and they start to step on each others toes, but your song handled that beautifully. Each instrument was clear and separate from one another and I loved it.

This is a petty concern, and totally based on personal taste, but I don't like grand piano in my electronic songs. Why? I don't know, just don't like it. I probably would like it more if it were some other electro-mechanical piano like a Wurlitzer 200 or a Fender Rhodes Mk II.

Anyways, amazing job. Now excuse me, I must ride my gay moped.

Wow, pretty awesome so far. I particularly love the polyrhythm happening with the arpeggiating synth and the bass. It really gave the song a feeling of momentum.

Also, great synth design. A problem I often have is that people don't take enough care with their synths and they can end up sounding weak and generic. I liked all the ones you used; some had edge, some were nice and creamy. Just plain good all around.

Keep it up.