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[Lucem Ferre]

Originally Posted by Frownland

Well, this is a good song though right.

https://jesusthecarpenter.bandcamp.c...g-of-the-teeth

I don't want to listen to a full 20 minutes of a bad acid trip at a dentist appointment.




And MicShazam's album sounded like a dope ass Snes game.

[MicShazam]

Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

And MicShazam's album sounded like a dope ass Snes game.

I was always more of a DOS kid, but I appreciate this comment very much all the same.

PS: Can't give a time horizon for my review of your stuff. Hopefully within a couple days, but it depends what happens.

[Lucem Ferre]

What about this one? The verses are smoother and less choppy/trappy in style. And original beat.

Here

I can't even post it because it censors swearing.

[Frownland]

Well you should review the first five minutes and the last five minutes or something because this is a quid pro quo thread and I just listened to two of your damned tracks. That's a small exchange for ten minutes of one of my many masterpiecios.

[Lucem Ferre]

Originally Posted by Frownland

Well you should review the first five minutes and the last five minutes or something because this is a quid pro quo thread and I just listened to two of your damned tracks. That's a small exchange for ten minutes of one of my many masterpiecios.

First 5 minutes sounded like a painful tooth drilling on acid. With high pitched drill screams and the rumbling buzz of it drilling into the teeth and it ended with this weird sound of the dentist shaking his lips back and forth while using his voice.

Last 5 minutes started with angry walrus lecturing people on the intercom. Reminds me of when adults talk on Charley Brown. But on acid. Now it sounds like an artsy whale is trying to sing. I think you put a kid on a keyboard and let him run his fingers up and down it while you recorded it then distorted it. It ended with the sound of the drill back to normal because the acid had worn off. Suddenly too, which typically doesn't happen.

[MicShazam]

Lucem Ferre - Something sick Is In Me
-------------------------------------
Links to both tracks:
https://soundcloud.com/lucem-ferre17...-sick-is-in-me
https://soundcloud.com/lucem-ferre17/nightmares

That was intense! Rap isn't my usual ballpark, but this has some real energy to it.
The vocals are interesting and theres a bit more flair to the delivery than I expected there to be.
That bone chilling scream later in the track completely caught me off guard!
The lyrics aren't bad either and the line that is repeated most often hits pretty hard:
"Something sick/is in me/it hopes I die/all alone".
Whoa there! That's going to some dark places!

The backing music is pretty neat too. Has a sort of 90's gangsta rap vibe to it (or maybe I'm specifically thinking
of Coolio?), but without in any way sounding like a rip-off. There's a constant feeling of mild distortion. Something that sounds
like an electronic organ sound pops up here and there, sounding really great. Generally, the sounds and samples used here
are crisp and full of expression. Definetely not boring!

I could live without the slight touch of auto-tune. Even more raw vocals would fit better - especially considering the lyrical themes.

Forget about that though - this was excellent.

Lucem Ferre - Nightmares
-------------------------
Auto tune again... which I'm not a huge fan of. What I really like is the rumbling, ebbing and flowing bass in the background.
There's also some good sounding samples, but were definetely in way less in-your-face territory than the previous track.
The part that starts at 3:42 is really great, but the auto-tuned hook is not all that strong.

Final thoughts
--------------
The second track was pretty well made and I liked parts of it, but the first track is vastly, vastly better.
Actually downright great. I can't think of much hip hop I've enjoyed as much as this track. Keep in mind I don't listen to rap, so what do I know?
For what it's worth, I think it's as good as most of the stuff people have tried to convince me is good hip hop.

As a last point, I'll say that the sheer energy of the vocals is a standout element here. Vocal variety is also good and worth focusing on in the future.

[Lucem Ferre]

Originally Posted by MicShazam

Lucem Ferre - Something sick Is In Me
-------------------------------------

That was intense! Rap isn't my usual ballpark, but this has some real energy to it.
The vocals are interesting and theres a bit more flair to the delivery than I expected there to be.
That bone chilling scream later in the track completely caught me off guard!
The lyrics aren't bad either and the line that is repeated most often hits pretty hard:
"Something sick/is in me/it hopes I die/all alone".
Whoa there! That's going to some dark places!

The backing music is pretty neat too. Has a sort of 90's gangsta rap vibe to it (or maybe I'm specifically thinking
of Coolio?), but without in any way sounding like a rip-off. There's a constant feeling of mild distortion. Something that sounds
like an electronic organ sound pops up here and there, sounding really great. Generally, the sounds and samples used here
are crisp and full of expression. Definetely not boring!

I could live without the slight touch of auto-tune. Even more raw vocals would fit better - especially considering the lyrical themes.

Forget about that though - this was excellent.

Lucem Ferre - Nightmares
-------------------------
Auto tune again... which I'm not a huge fan of. What I really like is the rumbling, ebbing and flowing bass in the background.
There's also some good sounding samples, but were definetely in way less in-your-face territory than the previous track.
The part that starts at 3:42 is really great, but the auto-tuned hook is not all that strong.

Final thoughts
--------------
The second track was pretty well made and I liked parts of it, but the first track is vastly, vastly better.
Actually downright great. I can't think of much hip hop I've enjoyed as much as this track. Keep in mind I don't listen to rap, so what do I know?
For what it's worth, I think it's as good as most of the stuff people have tried to convince me is good hip hop.

As a last point, I'll say that the sheer energy of the vocals is a standout element here. Vocal variety is also good and worth focusing on in the future.

Hey man, thanks for the review. I think my biggest problem personally with my music (other than I can't sing) is just how horribly I articulate what I'm trying to say. My lyrics are very blunt and immature, and even though I can work on finding better ways to express myself, I'm not sure if I can do anything to mature the lyrics until I myself mature. But at the same time I still enjoy musicians that are blunt and immature so maybe it's not that big of an issue.

[Mondo Bungle]

check this, I think you'd actually liike it https://troublesalad.bandcamp.com/al...age-satellites

[MicShazam]

Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

check this, I think you'd actually liike it https://troublesalad.bandcamp.com/al...age-satellites

Great album cover! I'll take a listen later today or over the next few days.

[Plainview]

https://thecartridgefamily1.bandcamp...omes-everybody

My latest. Pretty proud of it - check it out.