Reviews for Sunset Highwave

[SoundChris]

Very strong track friend! The drums are very strong, authentic and cut very well through the mix. Everything seems in balance, so especially productionwise this is really golden. Great job. You nailed the 80ies feeling perfectly. Reminds me of so many movies and audio from my childhood. Instantly reinstalling Vice City again :D It was a great pleisure to go and try electronic with you and also to have lots of great hours of talking. Hopefully we will have a beer soon once i travel to the island?

All the best and congrats to that great track!

Chris

EvilRaccoon responds:

Yes! Plenty of beers on me! :D Thank you so much Chris <3 Can't wait to hear your track, what you've already let me hear was amazing!

All the best!
Peter

[zybor]

well fuck peter just dropped the bomb. didn't know you pull the synthwave trick. i have no comment on this track because it's so amazing in many aspects. i just wanna say one thing: EFFING DOPE! you guys are showing shit off so well, so far! :DDDDD

EvilRaccoon responds:

Thanks! Chris suggested it, and I loved the idea we try to push ourselves in a different direction. Glad you loved it! I'm trying not to fall asleep waiting from everyone else to submit! :D

(Like you! :P )

[LucidShadowDreamer]

This is so solid in terms or style and sound! The melodies are all great too.
Seriously though, SoundChris already said it... But I get suuuch an 80s movies feel from this o.O
I happen to be a bit of a movie fanatic, hehhe, so I would know :p

My one complaint is a couple of parts might feel ever so slightly teeny-weeny repetivite. BUT that also just adds to the clarity of the style; I feel going outside of that realm would've been a mistake in this instance. One that you didn't commit ;)
Did I mentioned the main melody is super catchy?

Really great work, and good luck in the competition!

[rsonbie456]

Alright! This reminds me of 80's action movies.
Obligatory collared polo shirt tucked in pants with a leather belt, hair stiff enough to withstand a typhoon.

Nice one.

EvilRaccoon responds:

lol! Do you think people would look at me funny if I started dressing like that? :D

Thanks for the review!

[TaintedLogic]

I like the atmosphere at the beginning. The piece is catchy, and I applaud you for avoiding 4/4. The production is very clean, although that bass synth is a little generic. Still, I thought a lot of your leads were rather refreshing. There’s a lot of tension in this piece between the ascending synth lines and somewhat ambivalent melodies (not cheerful, but not dark either). I think this piece might also need some more shape structurally. It has a sense of continuity that adds to the tension, but there’s never really anything particularly cathartic or contrasting in the dynamics, phrasing, or otherwise. I think it needed more of a bridge or breakdown - right now it feels uniformly spacious and thick texturally. The modulation at 3:18 helped channel the energy a bit, but it didn’t add much new to the piece from a texture standpoint. I also thought the ending was a bit lazy, as fadeout-esque techniques usually are. Overall, the atmosphere is really cool here, and the melodic elements of this piece are really strong. This is an enjoyable piece. Keep it up, EvilRaccoon! ;)

8.75/10