Thanks for the comments chaps.
Well, I won't pick you both up on your technical analysis. Each to their own. Most of the points you guys suggest for technique/mixing etc. I would disagree with (not in correctness, but in personal preference). I'm a pretty firm believer in there not being a "right way" to mix or structure a tune. Some methods are decidedly god awful, but aside for that, I think your mixing and element structure help define your style. This is mine.
Having said that, I do accept this is a slightly sloppy mix in places. That's what I meant by "rough around the edges" in my initial post. I didn't really have time to finish off this tune properly, but I haven't released anything on the Breakbeat Terrorism label in some months, so I wanted to keep things fresh and get something out there. My vocal tunes are taking a back seat, as I really dont have time to organise the vocalists. This was the only tune ready enough for me to finish off and get out in the morning of free time I had.
So yeah, mixing is a bit sloppy in places. The whole thing could do with an extra dose of polish, for sure.
I think it also may become more evident that me and Scienide at BBT are dropping the conformity vibe with our tunes and really doing whatever we want. The amount of slow step breaks in this tune would be OTT for most dnb rollaz. In fact, there isn't a long enough playout on any of the dnb tempo sections to fit this properly in a mix, but what can I say? I don't care!
Comments still noted though guys. I'm not so far up my own arse as to ignore what you've said! I can still see some light at the end of the tunnel.
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Feedback is good. Hopefully in the next couple of months I'll have my new vocalist onside to help me with some more mellow melodic numbers that are not so mish mashed.
Peace to ya nan!
