01 - HYPNO-Toad knows all
This is not my favourite eLectrodreams piece, but I could quite happily listen to it over and over. The two front instruments sound good and work well together. They repeat a looped pattern, with differences in drum loops and instrument changes. This leads to a very hypnotic feel, but I myself feel a little more progression in the melody wouldn't go amiss. There are high pitched plinky instruments playing through which strangely buff up the piece and make it seem like a full, well-rounded, finished track. I absolutely love the sample at the end, which I think makes the piece.
02 - Frantically Gasping for Breath
I loved the Japanese feel to this. The main instrument at the start is a good choice, and the fainter higher pitched instruments in behind are almost too squeaky, but work nicely.
The piece progresses sweetly from one set of effects to the next, and the final section is perfectly, beautiful.
But again, throughout the piece I get a feeling that once again it's all very samey. The same 30 second period continues throughout the entire piece (minus the awesome ending) and just some instruments change within that.
03 - Ancient Island Waves
This has a very nice opening, the instruments are very well picked out and the drum sounds are beautiful. When the woodwind instrument came in, I could have died, it was absolutely amazing.
Then there is a jump to a new style, which I feel is a bit much. I think it should have been more gradual.
It almost startled me.
But this is a nice piece, which started off amazingly well but kind of fell away a little due to the startling turnover in the middle and once again there wasn't any change other than instruments.
But I would happily listen to this over, a dosen more times.
04 - NeonAvenue
I think the drums at the start should have been more oppressive, slightly louder and more abrupt. I love the instrument choice again in this one. The brass instrument is beautiful, and very well worked in. Everything ties together very, very nicely. The only critique I could give is that I feel the brass instrument should at some point have had a solo, something to steal the show.
More chip instruments come in near the end, instead of the pianoish instrument, and are a VERY nice touch.
I really like this. A solo put in for the brass instrument and you would not catch me without this on my mp3 player.
05 - The Alley
I wasn't really sure about this one. It seemed very, very hectic.
It's not a bad track, but incredibly hectic around the second verse. Nowhere near as melodic as the others, and the instrument choice isn't quite as good either.
I don't think this is the style of track I would listen to a lot. But it's well put together, I just think it needs clearing up a bit. There are a lot of instruments in this which don't seem fully necessary, it completely takes away from the voice within the track. It overpowers, and even drowns it out
completely at certain points.
06 - November Rain
This track sounds very full. It has very good instrument choice yet again. And a good melody throughout. The voice matches well with both the melody and instruments too. I thought myself that changing the melody the voice takes might suit it better though (just at some key points, to vary it slightly and to leave a longer lasting impression).
I enjoyed this track very much though.
The ending has a very odd turn. Very nice though, it works well.
I liked this one a lot. A good track.
07 - Desperate
The opening to this is very promising. The instrument is very deep and dark. All-round beauty shines through.
The voice is good, and sounds very 80's. The voice alone calls out to me, "This track rocks!"
The deep instrument leaves and you're left with a piano fill, which beautifully merges into a chip noise amalgamation.
It is a near perfect track, and will be going straight on my mp3 player.
I liked this EP. And if I had to order my preferences it'd go: 7, 4, 6, 2, 3, 1, 5.
koi
© 2009 eLectrodreams music
Release Date : 4/20/2009
7 Tracks
personnel : eLectro
Art direction and design eLectro
by eLectrodreams
