Quarl AIM 2022 Review
Composition/Structure (0-10), Production (0-10), Emotion (0-10), Relevance to Artwork (0-10)
Siberg, The Journey: 8,8,5,10 (31/40)
A smart piece of art to choose for some downtempo minimal house. The song is moody and drones which really works for the setting in the pixel art. Boring highway drives can get me listening to music I wouldn't normally listen to and admittedly I have a few house tracks in my highway driving mixes. To be honest with you the song is a little boring but so is driving across the country at night hence my high relevancy score.
Despite the positive qualities I can pick up on, I'm just not very impressed when it comes to down-tempo minimal house, artists like Sequenced can fight me. You could have toyed more with your panning data to make the track a little more engaging. Panning an instrument can give off illusions of volume and movement. A sound that's panned will give off the impression that it's a little louder and can be turned down to make more room in the field for other instruments, tones, and samples. Panning will also literally create space on the opposite side of the field. You can engage listeners more when you have tones introduced from unexpected directions. Though you perfectly managed to convey the feelings of the art, boring might not have been the best outcome. There's a lot of standout talent in this competition that got me out of my chair and drooling. Additional panning data might have grabbed my attention some more by emulating the motion of passing cars on a highway.
Though I'm not taking off points for the next bit, I'm going to say that I'm really hounding people this year for not writing more about their work, their creative process, and their feelings. We are a community of nutty artists and content creators. We learn from each other and overtime become familiar with each other's ticks, drives, and desires. I love this community a lot, even though it can sometimes get slightly petty or combative. We're like a family that bickers around the dinner table once a year. Having the courage to say a little bit more about yourself and your work can endear you to others. Regardless of that, thank you for your participation. This is the first time I'm taking notice of you and your work. I only have one "token-house-friend" on Newgrounds but you could teach the rest of us how to love the genre as much as he did for me.