by mdemaz » Feb 24th, '12, 13:28
Ok, I bumped the entire album while sleeping roughly around 50 times, so I can give you some detailed feedback here.
1. Live It Up
We are treated with a unusual intro and then we are hit with some airy pads and interesting vocals by Steve, the vocal quality seems to have improved dramatically since last year, I'm guessing you've been practicing extremely hard after taking a few blows critically by a few people recently.
The hook is nothing special, but it is catchy with the beat, the dubstep fill is interesting, it gives it a modern feel while not conforming to the same old WUBWUB shit you hear in all dubstep tracks these days.
The vocal solo afterwards is interesting.
I loved whenever the pads came in.
2. High On Love (Feat. Big Ax-D & D. Dubs)
As usually Ax greets us with a interesting hook and then we are bombarded with aggressive vocals by Steve.
I don't not care much for the beat, but it is a bit catchy sometimes.
The hook is pretty messy.
Great verse by Ax.
Dubs sorta sounds like Bugz, I know that sounds weird, but it's the truth, haha,.
He sort of has a weird delivery which changes his vocal tone like a modulator would changing the pitch of something.
A interesting approach by Dubs anyway.
3. Music Love (Feat. Scrubz)
Interesting beat and vocals.
I think this is a sort of normal track to be honest, I'm not really impressed with it musically, but that's just me.
The lyrics are of high quality, which is something I care about as much as the music, so yeah.
Scrubz's vocals sound a bit out of place compared to Steve's, I would suggest whoever mixed the track to tweak the EQ of the vocals and add the effects and whatnot Steve had on his vocals and transfer them to Scrubz's vocals or whoever is featuring on the track next time so it sounds like whoever is featuring with Steve is recording on same studio microphone together.
So yeah, still a great track lyrically.
4. Spaceship
I knew you had a love of space and such, so do I.
This song was quite enjoyable with great pads and drums.
Nothing much I can say, it's just a great track.
5. N.M.E.
Obviously one of the best tracks on the tape.
Great acoustic guitar sample, but it sounded badly looped, haha.
Oh well, this great song is easily one of my favorite tracks on the tape.
The hook is just awesome. Enough said.
6. Rap Star
Pretty...Um, aggressive track.
The beat is really dirty and harsh, great for this type of song.
This track still has those awesome pads, I've noticed a lot of tracks on this tape make use of electronic music elements.
7. Pabst & Jazz Refill (Feat. Asher Roth, Hassani Kwess & Kenny Keys)
Well, this is a nice mash up.
Your verse is great Steve.
8. New Age Horror Scene
So yeah, I fed this before, but this seems to have better quality then the original.
You make use of the same vocal delivery as usually, it's great that you have grasp onto your style.
I said it before and I'll say it again, AWESOME PADS!
9. Animals
Really dark beat and lyrics here.
I like this track a fair bit.
The way you talk about stuff like the internet and such is interesting, you seem to really rap about what you think in your head.
10. Reality Check
Interesting beat.
Well, the like the vinyl scratches and such.
Your vocals are pretty low on the mix.
Well a few other songs are like this, I would of told the producer to probably turn down some sounds on the beat to give room for the vocals to make a better presence.
The sudden ending of the track is a bit unexpected.
11. Across The Sky
Well yeah, this is obviously another excellent song off this tape.
The hook is really catchy and hypnotizing.
Your vocal delivery and quality is better then the previous track.
I love the way you shout but at the same time you make it sound interesting using different tones and structure with the way you pronounce words and such.
Anyway yeah, easily one of the best tracks on the tape.
12. My Happy Ending
Yeah, I had my heart broken.
No more.
The track sounds really mono, which is a bit disappointing.
But the lyrics and vocals are great.
The hook is a bit disappointing, your vocals lack a good tone while singing.
The verses are still pretty good, it's only the hook I dislike.
13. Froggy Feeling
I have no idea what is happening at the intro.
But damn, nice chopping, I didn't think you were the type of rapper that chops, but damn, pretty good work there.
I found it a bit hard to hear the vocals a little bit though.
The beat is fucking nuts, all sorts of shit is happening.
The sudden end of the song is a bit awkward.
14. Disgusting, Adorable
Great beat here.
Interesting shout out.
Pretty good verses.
The track seems a bit short.
I wouldn't really call the hook a hook, just rapping a chorus, haha.
15. Cinderella (Feat. Danny Thomas)
Easily one of my favorite tracks on the tape.
Very good soothing beat and good verse by Danny.
The hook is REALLY catchy.
Nice one Steve.
This is sort of a R&B and hardcore joint.
16. I Hear Them (Feat. Kid Cudi) (Produced By Eminem)
Great beat, naturally, lol.
Awesome hook, really catchy and well done.
Cool verses and such.
Overall, you really outdone yourself this time.
I'm hoping you continue to elevate your skills in production and recording.
Peace out.
Last edited by
mdemaz on Feb 24th, '12, 15:52, edited 2 times in total.
