the_ditz
Just downloading this right now. Really don't know what drnrg is listening to in terms of that Foxxie song - she sounds nothing like a sexy seductive female and the production is passable but nowhere near as accomplished as the other songs on this album. Hate the idea behind the song as well...
I'll do a mini review to better get point across.
Foxxie- Gays Gays Gays Disko Warp
Her vocals remind me of the girly vocalists of the hi Energy style of the 80's. like Barduex(Three TIME Lover), Tyrants In Therapy, even a little Stacy Q(Two Of Hearts). Of course, in this song they are a bit faster .Also the soundworlds are very basic 80s style. The bassline melody and lyrical rhyming are pretty simple, but Euro orgasmic. The riff is catchy for its jumpy little beat and I allready mentioned the lasers and explosions. This song would contain many drum roll intros used by HRG Attack and TIME from A melo to B- melo to sabis ect.. and that's always been something I love in Eurobeat. It's just a cute blast to the past that doesn't sound too layered , so I can repeat it multiple x.
I also don't care for the title. "Guys Guys Guys" would have been better. and you are right about the production levels, but again, I think it was meant to sound that way. very basic and retro.
hey Ditz,I recall how surprised you were when I revealed that
Dr. Money- Let It Go was my favourit TIME song. Remeber how basic that song sounds? Very Bobby O-ish, Same effect is going on here.
-9/10
Couger- My Love Is Nineteen Disko Warp
Couger's song follows the same idea. I even like her vocals and love the bass melodies
,but something goes awry in the synth riff. Not the melody. That's fine. They even sound like HRG Attack style; which I love, but somehow feel a bit out of place.
-8/10
Rayo- Light- My Number One Disko Warp
As much as I'm enjoying Disko Warp's songs; I would have to say that this
Rayo- Light one would take the most TIME to get used for. Its still a good song.Is it a male singing? The melody is a different story. I even like those Asian style keys in the break. What I really love about you guys are your soundworlds. Your intros and the laser effects above all.
7/10
Hydlide feat. SquaDas- Regret
This song is fucking awesome! That progressive synth riff is something to be very proud of. The singers vocals are dead on. His Tone goes up and down exactly when called for. Intro is effective with pumpy piano beats. Eurobeat Guitar falls right into place. For me this song would fall very nicely inbetween the other big Eurobeat labels on any compilation. My advice. Ditch the odd artist name(I can't make heads or tails of that name) and contact one of them. Sun Fire would be my first choice, because of your intro and melodies.
10+++
Christina Vee- Remeber Me DJ Bouche
This song has a lot of raw piano work in its intro and I like that. Probobly why I like the song even more. This one has a DELTA feel to it with a bit of Sinclaire in it's off key sounding chorus, but it works very well, especially the way she carries on the last "Meeeee" as the riff introduces itself. All in all, its a very uplifting song
with a very DELTA sounding title.
7+/10
Mortimer- Gas Love 2011
Another song I could easily see on SEB series. Strange title or at least the way the wordplay goes, but I'm really enjoying The vocals. The ups and down in vocal tone get better with each passing song. The intro has a tech feel to it, but doesn't sound out of place at all. In fact; I'll go as far as to say that its sounds just as effective as when ABeatC and TIME featured those same sounds on thier intros. Esily one of my top 3 songs of the compilation.
9/10
Neon feat. Lovisa- Neon Nights
Another nice intro with a build up effect. There is a 80s Freestyle or Hi Energy song with that same riff idea in mind, but I can't remeber which one. So many ,you know... maybe
Adia's - Number One, but speeded up. Whatever it may be, it sounds great. her vocals are also very 80s disco/NRG style. That drum roll separating the chorus from riff is Hi ENERGY_LISOUS. very cool retro sound up untill the last outro blast.
8/10
Lebon14
Wonderland is FUCKING AWESOME. It's kind of a mix between Trance and Eurobeat. Love it. 8-bit breakdown is weird but fits in quite perfectly.
Idris- Wonderland
You hit that on the nail. That's what I couldn't realize about that song, cuz I don't listen to Trans, but that's why it struck me in a negative way. Techno I can handle, but trance is just to aggressive and warped for me. I know I use those two words to describe my favourite Eurobeat attributes, but on trance they just sound in negative way.
the other two J- Euro songs are not my cup of tea. I don't know, but I listen to thier vocals and on quality wise, Thier voices don't carry out as strongly as Italians. They sound kinda monotonic or whatever. No Depth, so I skip em. No disrespect to the music itself; which is pretty appealing, but the vocals turn me off.
So much better than I anticipated from the previews. You guys should keep this as an onging project. This would actually have been volume two, since a few of us were involved in something similiar a few years back.
and for the sake of argumeant, I know mp3 are the in thing right now, but I would really be interested in a physical cd when its in the works. You know cover sleeve and all the works.
