Fantastic composure bro!!
I feel very motivated right now. Your dynamics with the entire song are just perfect as well.
Ton's of expression and emotion.

Only noticed one thing i'd improve on but a lot of Digital stuff has this same issue.
Needs more Mid Range in my opinion.
I monitored this through HS 5's then thru ATH 40's and came to same conclusion

Maybe widen the bass a little and that could through some Mid in the L/R? Iunno tons of ways ofc.

But everything else was just amazing man. Listened full way through and everything.

 

I'm still full of doubt and my confidence is rock bottom and self doubt reigns. I don't get it. I work hard on a huge range of styles. Every aspect of my writing was invalidated by MMJ2017. Somebody who doesn't write music, he just lectures everybody about how it should be done.

 

https://www.reverbnation.com/stephenlayton

Are these demos all rubbish as well?

 

I've got some lyrics for your (future?) song, @notsoloud :

Spoiler

things repeat for no reason ,
Changes happening randomly but not expressing any deep feelings in you.
The drums don't make sense nobody body nobody rhythm
sync like that (x4)
The little bit of harmony is nursery rhythm TRIADS
sync like that
in the most corny way.

The transitions make no sense .
Here is what happened: you just took clips
And peiced them together in random ways .
You have self indulgence changes
constantly
that don't do nothing. (x2)
The sound is clear
but sterile no charactor.
The ambient sounds ate pry
nothing is happening. (x2)

Every single song is boring .
Nothing is happening.
The things that do change do so
so randomly
It becomes pointless.
The worst thing there is no life
to the songs .
It's dead pointless (x2)

self indulgent dribble unlistenable accept to yourself ( if that)
Congrats you have figured out
how to splice sound clips randomly
move them around. hit
red button green button (x2)

(Chorus)
What you have accomplished is audio .
Sounds which follow sounds
You have nothing inside you apparently to express.
I've only heard music made like that by students the first hour of the first day they download a daw

They'd kinda be awesome in an indie, shoegaze Sufjan Stevens thing & I'm so jelly right nao that I can't use them myself! :D (I may use them myself =)

 

Thanks so much. I needed that. This shouldn't be a space where we rubbish each others work. I would never tear somebody else's music apart... I even encourage and help Foster!

 

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I have learned how to deal with such people:
Just ignore.
Easy.

 

Remember that old saying, "Opinions are like arse holes. Everyone has one."
So, I'll give you mine; er... opinion, that is. I'm saving the arse hole for a special occasion.

I like the track. Sure enough, there's the odd rough edge here and there but think of them as mileposts along the highway of your life's journey. Merely points of reference. If one tarries too long at any one of those markers, one becomes nothing more than an obstruction to another person's view of the scenery.

Keep on cruisin', bro'. Turn up the aircon one small click and put the stink of shit behind you. It ain't your shit that's spoiling the mood. Besides which, there will be plenty more roadkill ahead of you to assault the senses. That's just the way it is.

 

when i'm sad thinking about my music, i always sit and watch this video on loops. i just imagined he said "music" instead of "wizard". and he said that to me. just sharing 'cause i think it fits in here..

anyway, i think your music carries a fine art and original, yes.

 

Thanks to everyone just for listening. You're my only audience. I'm not sure if that makes me happy or sad. But I'm glad this is my online community.

 

hey notsoloud
nice tracks...some nice stuff going on..liked the arp progression on the second track (mastered by noavenger).
And yeah i think some guitar or keyboard solos would be nice
The problem with this kind of music is that not everyone likes it...can be a bit complex and hence sound random ..not your fault
Its like bebop not everyone likes it ....
those comments were really harsh...looks like u rubbed him the wrong way sometime in the past...
Music is really a journey and songs created are a snapshot in time..don't take comments too seriously..as long as your happy thats what counts..
As for audience u have to promote your tracks to the right listeners..there are always people who will like good honest music.
And yeah self doubt is always there..its good ...its helps us progress
Nice stuff.keep doing what u do!
cheers

 

That was not a dimwit, that was your best friend from another dimension.

He wanted you to have way more public adoration than you get with your current work so he mocks you to hasten that musical evolution toward greater greatness with the fire of egos scorned. He also wants you to have more ballz to withstand more scathing criticism than you currently could, and cuts you to prepare your thick skin for the great war. A true friend!

 

This is one of the coolest things I've heard in a while; good work!

 

I sure hope that @notsoloud may see this positive comment...
But he left AS due to the out-of-order, neg comments he was getting when sharing his awesome creations...
I miss him.
I almost left, too...