Score: 9

"very nice."

submission: Close Ur Eyes

date: April 28, 2008

the piano was the best part, and the pads in the background definitely added a soothing feel to it, kind of forcing you to relax
>:D lol
Teh guitars especially make it a homey feeling..it feels..really disarming. Makes me think of exploration, walking through a garden of memories :D
Nice work, I'm glad I came across this :)
-Vesta J

Score: 10

"now 4.54!"

submission: Reasoner- Approaching The Sun

date: April 21, 2008

Yay, my vote counts so much xD
Anyway, I was looking in the ambience section and I was like, oh! It's Reasoner again. Lemme check this track out.
And guess what? Outstanding work, AGAIN. I think what you really accomplished here was the steady tempo along with a natural, carefree piano in sync. It sounds like exploration...made me think of open space; either in water, space, or spring fields. But more the former two.
So like I said, creating a certain mood and a smooth melody seems to come quite naturally to you. I'm amazed at your work, you are now in my favs O_O
Lol, I don't usually state that plainly.
Anyhow. Au revoir, ciao, adios, namaste, good day ":D
-Vesta J

Score: 8

"..."

submission: Aquatic Ambiance

date: April 20, 2008

It was really hard determing the score and the rating for this song, because in some parts, it sounded wonderful; others...not so much.
you had a constant string ensemble playing either D or B ( I think) all the wa through, and it got to me after the first few seconds, and I was all thinking, "..." Is it going to change? Haha
The piano part towards the middle/end sounded really nice, and the (panflute?) also sounded great, except in the beginning, it stopped and then started off again a little awkwardly :/
Even though this song lacked any kind of bass, the rhythm certainly made up for it. It was very professional sounding, as well as all the other instruments. What program do you use?
The ending was a little abrupt--I guess I was expecting the reverb to last a little longer before it got cut-off.
Overall, nice job.
4/5
-Vesta J

Score: 10

"haha"

submission: Reasoner- Instrumental #4

date: April 10, 2008

Another 10! So far this is my 4th review, I think..
My, I must really add you to my favorites since I keep coming back to your songs. Like after the first one, ?I decided not to. But then I did. And then again. And now.
T.T
LOL back to the review. Another impressive one, I like the theme you have here too, buddy. And how dare you call yourself an amateur composer..?! To me, I am an amateur. You're close to professional.. at least in the type of music that you work with.
I foured the first two songs, but now I'm reconsidering. That's why this one and the last one I fived. Because it makes sense :D
I guess I have nothing else to say for this amazingness..
-Vesta J

Score: 10

"Ahh.."

submission: Reasoner- -_Lost_-

date: April 10, 2008

The oboe screwed with my mind a little o.o
..maybe its just because its late.. but I just wanted to choke that little thing >:(
The piano was nice and moving-->no long notes, I mean. But then the oboe (i'm pretty sure..or is it a flute?) had to come in and make longer notes, which frustrated me, because I guess all I'm searching for right now is just some piano, lol
I didn't let all that prevent me from rating this any less than a 10, because this is pretty much flawless. I try to review based on quality, melody, originality, and theme ^^' ..so I think I did a good one, here!
Overall, excellent job, my friend!
-Vesta J

Score: 9

"nah, this doesn't seem ambient."

submission: Reasoner- Tracing Back

date: April 10, 2008

AHH! I just got to 1:39...I think my ears are bleeding a little..
X(
I can easily say the beginning part was the best. It was just so.. awesome!
And yeah, I can sort of see this in either techno, miscellaneous, or maybe even trance. But yeah, this place needs an electronica section :/
Now, don't get me wrong, the melodies were good, but once it got all electronica on me, I backed off a little. It kinda threw me off..but this is pretty genius if you think about it, anyway. Well, YOU wouldn't have to--you made this :P
Because all the complicated and simple parts come together and you never really realize how hard you work sometimes.. unless its just me :|
Nevertheless, it's not a bad song. I guess this just isn't really my type :/
-Vesta J

Score: 9

"very movie-ish :D"

submission: Reasoner- The Last Flight

date: April 10, 2008

The mood you established here could be used in a variety of themes for various flashes, movies (much more likely :D), or other projects, as such. I just can't see this without a visual..you know what I mean? Well, yeah.
I'm very impressed with the song, it seemed like once you got a hold of what you wanted to accomplish with this piece, it all just came flowing out effortlessly. And when I say effortlessly, I mean the general melody, not the effects or put-together of it all. I don't know if you know what I'm saying^^, but what I mean to say is that sometimes when I make compositions (right now some of them are still unfinished at about 30 secs long T.T), it all just flows out, like I know exactly what I'm going to do. That's why when I look back at some older, unfinished songs, I think: "Wow. That sounds so great, how the hell did I come up with that?"
Yeah.
..Sorry to bore you with my insightful ramblings ^^v
But yeah like I said, I'm very impressed at the easy transitions of the song, except where some effects came in that slightly disturbed it..but it was okay. Just to let you know, I downloaded this because of my urgent emotional-epic-heroic audio needs =D
By the way, did I mention your piano is AWESOME? :O
-Vesta J

Score: 10

"awesomeness :O"

submission: MY PET GOAT

date: April 8, 2008

i found this in that BBS topic you left a link for..
This is pretty good! Awesome guitar, the bass was kick-ass >:D
The vocals were just a little soft, but overall, I liked it--its catchy.

Haha, the music surprised me after I first saw the title. I was expecting something funky and happy-go-lucky, but this is impressive.
What impressed me the most were the lyrics. After that, I'd say the drums were wild, the bass was..wait...i already described all that. ^^' Well, that's usually what happens when I have so much to say about a song but can't say it right.

Anyway, kudos on a 10! =DD
-Vesta J

Score: 8

"not bad."

submission: son, sail us home

date: April 8, 2008

Your voice was a little too soft for the rest of the song, but along with the piano, I think this is excellent for an experimental piece. The beat was nice and smooth; however, you could have added some nice variations to it to make it more interesting. Regardless of all that, I really liked this piece. I'd love to hear the final version-->PM me if you make it =D
-Vesta J

Score: 9

"Ending needed a real ending. Beginning was good."

submission: *What Have I Done? *

date: April 7, 2008

She made the worst decision of her life. At the time, she was unaware of his suffering. He said nothing. He didn't know who or what had caused his life to spin out of control. Slow realization comes to her, and regret falls heavily upon her. At
1:17, he vows to never forigve who screwed up his life. He never finds out, she never apologizes. Confusion and misunderstanding consume them both.

Somwhere toward the end of the song, where the violin stopped and the piano started again--it ended too abruptly, not realistic enough. Like a violin singing beautifully and getting choked off.
Progression was outstanding, and you managed to keep throughout the song the same key and rhythm, not stepping out of line, which is fitting for this song in particular.
-Vesta J