RO Music REview: Crazy Phenomenon

 

Title: Crazy Phenomenon

Released: October 22, 2008

Genre: Experimental

 

 I claimed this as hip-hop, but I don't think this qualifies.

What...what is this?

It's an absolute absurdist tune throwing different elements together.

In that regard, the name is really fitting. 

A real Frankenstein song.

I don't know man.

 Rating: 3 or 7/10

 

RO Music REview: ~City Girl~

 

Title: ~City Girl~

Released: October 21, 2008

Genre: Pop

 

 Incredible to realize this followed Rise of Sin. 

I don't think it's pop. I'd call this some form of electro.

But it's hard to fit this song in a category and I like that.

It starts off sweetly with that soft synth and retains a certain light innocence to the sound. 

The drums and bass are an odd combo with it, somehow they work. Not perfectly or seemlessly mind you, but they don't detract at least.

This sort of song doesn't necessarily need lyrics. And this is more closely compositional of a song, despite it being a loopy mess.

If all looped songs could turn out to be the gem this was, there would be a foot to stand on. But this was a one-off and it still has its fair share of imperfections, loop matching and sound mixing and whatnot. 2 or 3 loops carry the entire project and I can't decide if that's a good or bad thing.

But this song is closer to what I'm looking for.

 Rating: 8.5/10

RO Music REview: Rise of Sin

 

Title: Rise of Sin

Released: October 20, 2008

Genre: Metal/Hard Rock 

It certainly is... a change of tune. *ba dum tss*

Since it is a different genre, I gotta judge it accordingly.

It lacks vocals, which could have helped carry it more. The riffs are cool, but seeing as they were the only ones, they had to be played into oblivion, which weakens them. The drums are pretty fast and don't seem to add a lot.

No guitar solo? Clearly I don't know instrumental rock, or didn't back then.

Had this come out in 2000, this could have ended up in a nice edgy flash game that nowadays would be obsolete or likely some level of offensive.

But in terms of exploring a new genre, kudos to that.

 

 Rating: 3/10

RO music REview: Sunny Holiday!

 

Title: Sunny Holiday

Released: October 19, 2008

Genre: New Wave

This song is a classic RO Design, I can tell my patterning from a mile away.

Because of that, the 'intro' is not great. I don't mind the hook of the ukelele, but it'd have been nicer to chop out the entire next bit and skip to :53, and repeat that once more. Past that it's pretty pleasant, save for the snares at 2:25, which I know was to add flair but it really just added too much.

For a bunch of loops, not bad. Arranging is it's own challenge, and even with a DAW I'll struggle with that.

 

 Rating: 5/10

RO Music REview: ~ Revolution

 

Title: ~ Revolution

Released: October 19, 2008

Genre: Electronic

 

Immediately it's clear I jumped into a new loop program, as the quality improves. Still loopy but much more smooth.

I'll admit working with new loops is very exciting, and is part of what kept me going the loop route. Why bother with a DAW when you have pre-made good noises that you just have to try to combine in a clever way?

But that's why we're here, because that thinking is exactly the flaw. And this is about growth!

Speaking of which, this song progresses decently, and though the sprinkling effects tactic remains a wash, it's certainly something easier to listen to than some other works.

Rating: 5/10

RO Music REview: Bassyer

 

Title: Bassyer

Released: October 18, 2008

Genre: Another song name that starts with 'Ba'

In a struggle to keep innovating, one turns to their previous work, and alters it.

This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

 

 Rating: 3.5/10  

 

RO Music REview: Evil-Theme

 

Title: Base 50 (Riccy's Base)

Released: August 13, 2008

Genre: ?? Music?

Ah, Evil-Theme. A song of cardinal sins.

The grating synth-line, being the core of the tune, meant to carry the entire song.

Drums that play at the speed of light.

We hear the return of the bass from Base 50. The other f/x work a bit here and there.

And the title? Truly unique.

I wish this was my worst work, but sadly, there's more.

Rating: 1/10

RO Music REview: Base 50

Title: Base 50 (Riccy's Base)

Released: August 12, 2008

Genre: Industrial

 

This screams title screen for an early 2000s FPS game. That's my now impression.

It's certainly got a slick and dark vibe to it. It's of course repetitive and loopy, but it's upbeat enough to not become too grinding on the ear.

Some effort choices are oddly fitting, but certainly only for this song, and are otherwise not  overall super pleasant. 

The 1:30 mark onward has too much overlapped noise. 

The intro and first "Chorus" are definitely the highlights here. Very good opening hook.

But will it keep someone for the entire 2 minutes? Not so likely I think.

Love the vibe ultimately though. 

Rating: 6/10

RO Music REview: Hip Hop Meltdown

  

Title: Hip Hop Meltdown

Released: May 6, 2008

Genre: Hip-Hop/Electronic

This song gave a good lesson about naming songs before releasing them. It's name now is somewhat fitting, as it certainly fringes on a proper hip-hop sound, but definitely has too upbeat of a melody to fit. Plus it's too fast. 

Because of the absurdly upbeat bass, the later synth definitely doesn't fit, being more dramatic and dark. The bubbling synth is cool though.

This definitely fits in the category of 'Sound experiments'. If that's your vibe, you're welcome.

Rating: 5/10

RO Music REview: Tricky Trixie

 

Title:Tricky Trixie

Released: April 30, 2008

Genre: Electronic

 

The tricky part about this song is not giving it too much free points for it's namesake. But it's not about the titles, its about the sound.

I feel like this song epitomizes where my loop sound was headed ultimately. The loops are extra obvious in this one, and it sounds like something very cheesy.

Sounds get layered and 'add more drums' is my go-to. The fade at the end is a nice twist though.

Aside from a flash-era game or as the homage it is, not a lot going for this one. 

But it's far from the worst one yet.

 

Rating:2.5/10