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I_am_notthatguy t1_j63usl0 wrote

So I like it. It just feels like the beginning of a song. I felt like I was waiting for it to ramp up into something more and then it didn't. I do like it tho, just not a lot. I'm posting this criticism because you seemed open to it in another comment. And good on you for it

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scrumptious_quack t1_j63tvrx wrote

Nostalgia.

I can hear certain songs that will take me right back to specific moments, even if some of them are totally mundane.

I hear Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World and suddenly I’m transported back to riding in the back seat of my mom’s station wagon with my legs sticking to the red vinyl seats on the way to the swimming pool on summer break.

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Whatifim80lol t1_j63tsf9 wrote

I'm gonna agree with the comment above. I'll add that tweaking the mix just a little bit could give a better sound; you can always suck people in by making them feel a little surrounded by the melody. You already did something cool with making the bass feel like it echoes a bit, I think letting that high-pitch melody get one good echo in time with the beat with a bit of pan would go a long way. Again, that wouldn't be groundbreaking, it's been done before, but it does work to suck people in if you do it just right.

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9inez t1_j63tj0a wrote

For me it can be either or neither. Music is transportive though, mental, physical and emotional.

Maybe a psilly analogy but it can be somewhat like a mini psychedelic trip. Music can take you places and sometimes it’s good to along for the ride and you might come out the other side with a new perspective…mental, physical or emotional.

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