Also, I uploaded this song to some server and much later I found this:
"Hard Night"
by Grgy of NeDeBo
(16ch XM, 05:23)
[Dance]
This here is basically an upbeat dance pop offering with a touch of light
techno, served up at a mellow pace mainly via piano and synth.
Samples -----------------.
Originality -------------. |
Technical ---------. | |
Composition -----. : | |
Overall -. : : | |
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Klaus Flouride 96+ 95 96 90 94
CCerberus 85+ 85 70 82 84
Peraphon 83+ -- -- -- --
Trouble 80+ 85 80 75 80
Parallax 74= 80 75 60 80
Mansooj 74+ 55 -- 50 65
Ur-Quan 70= 75 -- 60 --
Araneus 70= 75 -- 60 --
Capt Ahab 68+ 77 32 43 87
Klaws 65= 66 75 50 55
Raul 63= 72 65 25 62
Shrift 60= 65 40 25 55
Judex 60+ -- -- 63 68
Darkel 60= -- -- -- 90
JuiCe 55= 60 65 -- 70
The Kid 55= 50 60 60 55
Red Death 50= 55 55 -- 50
DeadClare 41- 71 67 27 62
Neal Anderthal 10- -- -- -- --
*****
-=[ JuiCe ]=-
This is a very well composed song. The author certainly has skill in
tracking, but the slow-dancepop style has been sooooooo overused in the
last few years, that one can't help but hate any song in that style.
This is not the high-energy thumpin' euro type of dance, it is the more
melodic, laid back kind of dance, very much like Ace of Base. The vocals
that would probably carry the theme if this was a real record were
effectively replaced with a piano.
All in all, technically very well, but also VERY cheesy and unoriginal.
But if you do like this kind of music feel free to add 15% to the rating.
-=[ Shrift ]=-
This lost some points for amateurish tracking, but generally was a nice
light and dancy keyboard piece. The "me too" 4-chord change got tiring
immediately, and is dated from the early 80's. At least then they had the
courtesy to do something neat with a chord change that is harmonically
obvious and beginner. This guy is not at all deaf to harmony, and I'd
love to hear more from him, but I'll wait until he gets more comfortable
with tracking, and maybe takes a music theory course. Catchy melody.
-=[ Klaus Flouride ]=-
In some of the mod patterns, this tune reminds me a lot of Depeche Mode.
Technically, the interplay between the melody, bass, and percussion is
very complex in some parts and sounds like a "real" song. I was seriously
impressed. What clinched the high rating was when my next-door neighbor
walked in and asked me for the name of "that new dance CD" I was playing.
Get it now!
-=[ Parallax ]=-
Adding piano on a true dance song is not really a good idea. Play this
song excluding the piano tracks with the BASS pot at the end and it should
sound like any dance song. Anyone who spends a lot of time in dance bars
listening to Corona and friends should be able to remix this song with
non-acoustic samples to make quite a hit. Krystall would be good for this
job. ;-)
-=[ Araneus ]=-
Technoish song. Sounded good the first time I heard it, and it reminded
me of the Real McCoy. These days, the tune would be considered a little
simplistic and repetitive, but it is successful in the commercial music
scene, so why not as a MOD? Wouldn't be able to listen to this tune more
than once a week probably...the chord changes are just too common.
-=[ Peraphon ]=-
This module is way cool. The melodic dance songs have been pretty thick
over the last couple of years, sure. I really like the addition of the
piano into this song, it makes it a heck of a lot better than your average
club dance pop. Not high-energy club dance, but just nice. I'll be
adding this one to the collection, for sure.
-=[ Capt Ahab ]=-
This is a very cool dance MOD. I like these kinds of songs. The only
problem here is that I pick up some dissonance with the piano in the
background. This same piano sound adds some points for originality. I
like the way the piano has a long sustain effect as opposed to most other
dance tunes. It works rather well actually.
-=[ CCerberus ]=-
Normally I don't like music like this, but this song was really
impressive. I don't know what else to say other than that while I was
listening to this song I kept thinking, "This guy knows what he's doing.
He knew what sound he wanted and he got it." I give this song high
ratings overall.
-=[ Mansooj ]=-
I thought the meshing of pianos and synths was done very well and produced
a very nice effect. Tempo changes, although seeming somewhat too abrupt,
effectively broke up the lurking monotony and allowed this song to sustain
itself nicely.
-=[ DeadClare ]=-
There is something about dance music that just escapes me. I mean, what
is the difference between this mod and the next dance mod? You either
love it, hate it, or disregard it. I think I'm gonna just disregard it.
-=[ Red Death ]=-
A standard repetitive dance/techno tune. Samples not remarkable, nor is
the style. Another tune that isn't bad, but isn't good either. The piano
lead is nice, though.
-=[ The Kid ]=-
Sounded like a hundred other tech/beat tunes; which is actually a good
thing, considering that this is not the author's favorite style either.
-=[ Judex ]=-
Seemed to be off tone in the middle of the song, even if it was just a
little bit. Samples out of tune?
-=[ Raul ]=-
A very, very typical dance tune. Acceptable melody, usual drum
track...that is, a typical dance tune.
-=[ Trouble ]=-
Nice ending on this mellow dance tune.