It's got a more jovial....
eminem feel to it, like back in the day. I really hope people listen and enjoy this as much as i have :D
Have you any plans to get it vocalized?? I think as a feeler you could get a FWD style forum thing going... just let them use this snippet and rap over it and see which kind of styles you like... maybe just get them to collab on the final song...
I really like it, there's something very emotive about it..
The Drums outshine from a quality point of view, crisp and deep. The main piano melody is lovely, as is the backing... i'm always very wary of using synthed strings... and wonder if you might be able to find a slightly stronger sample from somewhere for them... Maybe a little more studio type echo on the piano, just to give it more presence in the atmospherics of the track... it also sounds like the sample you've done for the piano (dun-dun-dun melody) halts each time you change note... might be worth looking into layering over the transitions with a fade... might just tie it together a bit more...
Might be worth looking into the layering a little as well, as sometimes it has a very muffled feeling to it, especially at the beginning, but this is no major issue as it doesn't ditract from the song...
Great job here fella, i really hope it grows for the final version and best of luck getting into the top 5 again with it...i'll do my best to help you get there ;)
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