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xolax · Post by **xolax** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 6:36 am

Well, this is a track that I've been working on very slowly for the past few weeks (on and off). It's a less aggressive/more atmospheric type of dnb. I sampled two tracks (I believe that it is OK since I just make my tunes for fun) from two awesome artists. One is easy to tell, the other - not so much. Anyways - here it is, untitled as of yet:
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As always - any feedback or comments are greatly appreciated. Hope you enjoy.

johnny2johnny · Post by **johnny2johnny** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 6:57 am

nice track mate. i like the vocals.. can hardly tell what they are.. but they sound really good... if they are vocals. but I think they are. and its awesome

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:06 am

Nice! There is nothing I love better than break beats. The psychedelic textures really fit well to create a pretty surreal atmosphere. Thanks.

3am

xolax · Post by **xolax** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:37 am

johnny2johnny wrote:nice track mate. i like the vocals.. can hardly tell what they are.. but they sound really good... if they are vocals. but I think they are. and its awesome

Yep, those are vocals you are hearing in the last section. Sampled from Tangerine Dream.
Thanks for the kind words, guys. Im glad you enjoyed it.

Jazzyspoon · Post by **Jazzyspoon** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:52 am

This is really cool, Xolax. I like the breaks a lot, especially in the beginning. A real bread and butter dnb work. Very nice and creative. Keep up at it.
Peace

johnny2johnny · Post by **johnny2johnny** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:31 am

xolax wrote: Tangerine Dream.

wow, never in a million years, would I have guessed that...

xolax · Post by **xolax** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:58 am

johnny2johnny wrote:
wow, never in a million years, would I have guessed that...

Haha - it's actually fairly unprocessed.

And again, thanks for the feedback guys. I appreciate it.

GeneralFuzz · Post by **GeneralFuzz** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:56 pm

I enjoyed this track, and I tend to stray pretty far from d'n'b in my listenings.

xolax · Post by **xolax** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:19 am

GeneralFuzz wrote:I enjoyed this track, and I tend to stray pretty far from d'n'b in my listenings.

Good to hear. Thanks for the listen and glad you enjoyed it

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DWb · Post by **DWb** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:55 pm

Nice stuff - I like the break work.

folderol · Post by **folderol** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:13 pm

Quite nicely done, but not really my thing I'm afraid.

blaster78 · Post by **blaster78** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:43 pm

the breaks are cool but take away from the instrumentals in my opinion. i'd like to hear this with a half speed beat.

still cool though

steve.

xolax · Post by **xolax** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:38 am

Thanks for the comments guys.
As for half-speed breaks, I feel that a fast amen is very fitting for this track, which was my intention actually.
How does the mix sound? I get a HUGE difference when using speakers and headphones, but then again I don't have proper monitors or decent mixing headphones.

ugo · Post by **ugo** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:51 pm

I dig the overall vibe and I think the mix of the fast breaks and the atmospherics add a nice contrast to each other and increase the feeling of tension. The ending seemed kind of incomplete though.

As far as the mix goes, I am not particularly familiar with the rules surrounding D&B but the drums seemed a bit thin and in the background to me. I would have liked to have heard them with a bit more power/body.

Cool track.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:12 pm

nice tune, xolax. I enjoyed how fresh it sounded to me for DnB; new textures and sounds. I like the breaks, thought maybe the kick could be stronger.

Sometimes Dnb can sound like starting a car with a dead battery, but this piece has a sustained melodic content that I dig.

New atmospheric DnB