My first electronic music track... please review

Hello everyone,

I've always wanted to make electronic music (especially the TD and Klaus Schulze style EM), but it was only recently that I obtained the technical means to be able to do that (FL Studio and its synthesizers).

The following track started out as a simple improvisation, but I liked some of the effects and tunes that I could get with it, so I expanded the track quite a bit over the next days. You can download it here:

Dark Gas Giant

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CCW0NTZ0


It's supposed to evoke the atmosphere one would expect to "feel" from a really huge gaseous planet like Jupiter or Saturn, but outside our Solar system.

Sometimes when I listen to it, it sounds quite promising and I think I could really make this type of music. At other times I think it is just a nice improvisation and nothing more.

So I would like to hear your impartial opinion about this little EM track of mine. :)

My ultimate aim is to make progressive electronic music similar to Tangerine Dream and especially Klaus Schulze.



Edited by Vandonridge - November 09 2010 at 16:54

Hey, I don't have time right now, but I've bookmarked the links and I'll listen/give you a post back sometime tomorrow.

-Joel

Thanks guys. :)

Just don't expect anything polished and impeccable. It sounds a bit "dirty", as if it was an old, bootleg Tangerine Dream's concert recording or improvisation. But if you like TD's Richochet, you might like this.

I'm really liking this! I'm not at all familiar with most prog electronic stuff, although this is really good. You've got some awesome textures and atmosphere going! Really enjoying it. Keep it up and you could have a really solid album! Really good stuff man.

Send me a PM if you have any more, I'd love to hear it.
-Joel

Hey guys,

If you liked that first track, please check out the new ones I've made :)


1)  Leaving It All

A predominantly monotonous tune which slowly builds up and evolves quite a lot. The main quality is the composition of layers and various instruments and atmospherics and not so much the melody itself. If it gets boring, skip to 8:00 and listen to the end. :)

This is my most Klaus Schulze inspired track. It is reminiscent of Crystal Lake, Timewind and perhaps Moonlake.

http://www.vandonridge.com/music/downloads/Leaving_6.mp3


2) Secret Spacedrug Mine

http://www.vandonridge.com/music/downloads/secret%20spacedrug%20mine.mp3

This one is cheerful and melodic, and I think it is more trance-like. Still it is similar to older electronic music.


3) Nebula

http://www.vandonridge.com/music/downloads/nebula_42.mp3

This one is not finished yet, but since I used the emulation of the Moog synthesizer it is kinda interesting.

http://www.vandonridge.com/music/downloads/nebula_42.mp3



There are more tracks and you can see them all here:

http://vandonridge.com/blog/?p=4


I hope you enjoy them, and of course please let me know what you think about them!




Edited by Vandonridge - November 08 2010 at 17:59

Blacksword wrote: Great stuff! Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed listening to that. I shall check out the others you posted.

Thanks!

I suppose you listened to the first track that was posted some time ago (Dark Gas Giant)?


I am really curious to know what you'll think about the newer tracks that I posted yesterday. :)