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[[AIM] The Soggiest Rat's Dance]

Bro this is so specific lmao, good job at that. Really storytelling too. It's kinda hard to get in the vibe though, because there are so many open spaces and most of the times it just isn't layered as much. Very funny though!

carboluka responds:

Lmao thank you

I went for a "love it or hate it" approach, so we'll see if that pays off; but I'm happy it turned out to be one of the most fun to listen to entries too lol

Thanks for the review 👍

[AIM - Nadejda]

Heck yea, groovin to this real hard. The sound selection sometimes gets a bit goofy though, like the plastic pipe type intrument starting at 0:57. Also there's not a lot of variation but that's to be expected with liquid drum n bass. Great job with this.

[AIM - melting cohesion]

Absolutely nailed the psychedelic jungle vibe. Good work. At 2:11 the drums could've used some reverb instead of being so choppy, but the guitar playing after that sounds so huge and majestic, it's just great.

[AIM 2024 - The Spirit Fisher]

Definitely the best AIM submission I've seen so far. The only that bothers me a little bit is how suddenly the track feels empty when the beat comes in at 0:50.The same can be said about the part at 1:53. If you made the bass a bit louder there that probably could have done wonders. Besides that it's just wonderful. The piano is so so expressive. The outtro gave my entire body goosebumps. Also yay mitsuda lick at 3:16. Amazing, good luck with the AIM

GameBoyFireworks responds:

Thank you so much for the super kind review and the feedback! I appreciate it all a ton. Thank you again!!

[AIM 2024 - The West Route 21]

Beautiful ambience. Sick soundscape. Sounds like straight from an OST

[AIM - Eclipse]

Insane quality track right here. Damn. Some parts feel a bit empty though like at 1:10, which is a shame cus it is between two very full and great parts. I like how chaotic the melody becomes after 2:11. Good job with the granulized guitar solo, damn that goes WILD. The sudden piano after that part really felt like the sound of my speakers connecting lmao, I would have made that piano a bit softer. Fits the art well too btw

Arponax responds:

Im glad you enjoyed.

I guess i imagined simpler sounding transition at 1:10 as to depict the calm moments between many fights that protagonist went through(but thats all in my head i guess XD). When i came back to the track later and were thinking what i could change i didnt really looked at it...it felt kinda fitting with the art. (maybe using the dissonant synth from intro, in it would make it darker and more full....but now its too late :C)

Granulizing stuff is fun and always sounds dope XD im glad it came out well.

Now that you mention the piano, it feels right to have it just a bit more subtle, the transition from chaos to the calm part would be much more impactful, didnt thought of that dayum.

Anyway thanks for leaving a little feedback ill try to count some things for later projects :D

[BASCUTI - SEEDS AND RAVENS (AIM 2024)]

Great rock song with a high production quality. A nitpick I kinda have on this though is that in my opinion it doesn't suit the image very well. This sounds energetic and powerful, but the image is more or less eery and spooky. That's your own interpretation of course, this is just my opinion. It also gets kinda repetitive after a good while of listening to it. You could have probably completely shaved off 2:08 - 2:59, since that part didn't really feel necessary. Also a bit more dynamic in volume would've been good I think. Nevertheless it's incredibly fun to listen to, good luck with the AIM!

[AIM - Nekomimi Station]

Heck yea! Absolutely in love with the vibes of this song. I love the fact it keeps evolving and progressing with new melodies, while still maintaining the same vibes. It sounds a lot like something Myiolophone would make in terms of complexity. Absolute great job with this.

[AIM - Impavidorov Knight Fight]

I like the overall atmosphere this piece brings. Goes very hard and fits the art very well too. I like the part at 3:24 the most because of the gated stuff. There's a lot of repetitiveness going on here, though. And the transition at 2:07 doesn't work really well imo

PapaDumTek responds:

Thanks for listen and comments. Ya, I kind of churned this is out in a hurry. If I release it outherwise it will take a lot more work IMHO. Nonetheless, I thought it did reflect the artwork as well as I could. It was an experimental piece for sure, and not my typical style of doing things. But I like a good challenge as I feel it motivates me to step into unfamiliar territories.
Take care.

[AIM - Space Combat]

Now I must say I'm not a chiptune fan myself, but this is really good. A big point of commentary though is that it becomes very repetitive. You could try add some solos of diverse 8-bit instruments, that would help fill the 3 minutes probably a lot more.