Blue Output Files
By Skycstls on February 19, 2012 10:30 pm
Wow! Fastwritted song again! A lot of tests and things to do this week but finally i do it!
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This is perhaps just a little musing on my part, but the main chord progression here, I-V-vi-iii (or F-C-Dm-Am in chord names) doesn't feel like it fully resolves these mini-phrases. I would put a continuation of four more chords that sounds natural and ends with a C or Bb in this case), or at least a quick, two-beat C chord after two beats of Dm. Of course, chiptune music is a different genre with different rules, but it'd feel a little more resolved in my personal opinion.
That being said, very nice retro sound and spontaneous, cheery melodies! I like the balance on this one, and the development keeps me focused on the track. Good work!
I think it could be argued that chipmusic isn't really a genre but more of a format. This was a really effective use of the gameboy sound-palette to create a really interesting fist-pumper, I've listened to this song probably 4 or 5 times now. I really, really like you long-pulse instruments (especially when they get super staccato)
That being said, I really enjoyed this. Your hard-style bass drum really caught my attention, this song is a real banger mate. Probably one of the best resolves I've heard placed in a decidedly high-speed dance song 
The original meaning of genre was a classification of a grouping of instruments. Mtv ruined that