Comments on: Quiet Rituals

By: Barry van Oudtshoorn

Barry van Oudtshoorn — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:48:13 +0000

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Hmm… It seems that the general consensus is that the kick etc. doesn’t work for the piece. I might have a go at a different version of this piece at some stage, with a different direction of development. I’m glad, though, that you all seem to like the piano, the strings, or both.

@Din: Thanks for the feedback, Din! I may well do what you say, and “get back on the horse and finish it.”

By: Clones

Clones — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:47:47 +0000

Hi Barry, soft sad ballad… until the uptempo bass drum totally changes he mood. I like the piano – but the bass drum and by inference the bass guitar later on) doesn’t work for me.

It seems like you were trying to marry two moods in this piece – to be honest I prefer the quieter and slower variant.

By: Nahkranoth

Nahkranoth — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:46:06 +0000

After some further listening:
Piano is OK. I just don’t like piano so I needed to bitch about it
BD issue is still there, and the whole song needs some variation. It’s just my opinion, but we’re into different musical styles, so you shouldn’t take it too seriously.

By: Sam_Zen

Sam_Zen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:45:17 +0000

Quite agree with the formal speakers. Piano and BD are just illustrations with a picture.
Strings are strong enough on this one.

By: The Eagle

The Eagle — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:44:52 +0000

Second!

Very beautiful. I really like melodic pieces like this…
But please, remove that ugly bassdrum an replace it with some (not dominating) percs that fit in this “fine mood” the melody transports to me…

By: Nahkranoth

Nahkranoth — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:44:34 +0000

First!!!
So, a brief comeback from real life, eh?
Frankly, I can’t put this track into your top 10, because I’d like it without piano and BD. Just want them strings, that are playing on the background. Or maybe a shortened piano part for the intro, not sure.

By: Din

Din — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:43:46 +0000

I love the piano melody and how it periodically rolls upward through an almost chromatic scale. Nice and fresh sounding. And that bassline is alive! I’m not too crazy about the drums. They seem not to fit the rest of the mood as well as something a little more dynamic, if still as urgent or energetic sounding as the 4/4 on the floor (or whatever it’s called; I don’t do dance terminology). Get back on the horse and finish it