TraxInSpace reviews for the song "Rain" by Sergeisergeievich


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Reviewer: syLem 

Date of Review: 11/7/1998 10:07:00 PM 

Overall Impression: 7/10 

Review: A very good piece of music, despite the fact that the
same basic theme and style is used throughout! Provides a
relaxing mood and some beat, not joyous nor tragic, but kind
of neutral in a positive way.

Creativity: 7/10 

Creativity Comment: The whole piece carries almost entirely on
the same basic theme, but the author has managed to make that
imperceptible with proper arrangements. The use of single-
sound samples rather than chords could have allowed for
greater creativity, though what we have here is definitely
adequate.

Artistic License: 8/10 

Artistic License Comment: Very well done piece! Sergei has
done a very good job with the samples used in this song,
adding enough variety within the piece to keep the listener
interested to the end.

Arrangement: 8/10 

Arrangement Comment: As stated above, enough variety in the
arrangements to keep the listener interested throughout. The
only flaws I can find are maybe a little lack of variety in
the percussion and bass lines, but one has to look for it to
distinguish it.

Sample Quality: 6/10 

Sample Quality Comment: Mostly, if not all, 8-bit samples, but
still good stuff, and arranged so that one does not really
notice it. The use of single-note samples arranged into chords
within the track instead of the chord samples found in the
track could have made for a better piece, depending on what
chord arrangements the author would have used.

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Reviewer: ZimmerMan 

Date of Review: 9/23/1998 

Overall Impression: 7/10 

Review: There are good ideas behind this piece: a soft song
with different solo-samples. Some things could have been
better: some samples for example. Still, this absolutely works
as a nice piece of music.

Creativity: 7/10 

Creativity Comment: This is a creative tune. It isn't a piece
you want to stop listening to after after a minute. Well done.

Artistic License: 7/10 

Artistic License Comment: Well, the author made a good
chordprogression and succeeded combine interesting samples,
although of rather low quality, but the effect column hasn't
been used much, which easily can be heard. That's something to
consider in the future.

Arrangement: 6/10 

Arrangement Comment: Well arranged. Good beginning. Nice
transitions. The solos could had been better, though. More
echo- and stereoeffects would be nice in the piece.

Sample Quality: 5/10 

Sample Quality Comment: Some samples are OK, but all the
chordsamples, and some of the others are of low quality.

Does It Work as a Piece of Music: Yes 
 
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