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Very unique album, enjoyed it a lot !

The various soundscapes in the different tracks are pretty well arranged and wouldn't feel out of place in games like The Silver Case/The 25th Ward or Umurangi Generation. 

The sound choices and the general vibes of the tracks (coupled with the very adequate video footages in your video) truly make this submission stand out, so excellent job on that !

Great album, I liked it a lot !

I liked the various uses of the theme in the different tracks to make it diversified in its approach, and I also really liked the general vibe of it (especially on Understanding, it has a really great synth sound that reminds me of synths uses in albums by Camel or Genesis).

Good job !

Thank you so much for the very nice comment, it means a lot !

The progressive bands that I'm into (such as Rush, Fates Warning or Opeth for example) tend to have those calm intros before building up progressively their structure, which is something that I really love in their epic songs (and tried to bring in my composition to have more variety, and create more contrast so that the heavy part has a bit more impact).  I also really like how those bands bring subtle complexity in their songs with time signatures changes and non usual arrangements, which is also something that I tried to emulate in my track (with each main section having a different time signature and the changes in the arrangements in the second half) to bring in more depth.

Anyway, thanks a lot for the comment (and as for the top 10, only time will tell) !

Thanks a lot !

Very nice track !

The cover art with the train in space reminded me of Galaxy Express 999 which is great (it is also my favourite manga so I might be a bit biased) and the track has a great vibe throughout.

I thought that the inverted drums were a bit weird at first, but as time went on, I started to notice that they sounded a lot like the chugga-chugga sound from a train, which is really fitting for the concept you went for (maybe this is the reason you went with this theming now that I think about it).

Anyway nice track so good job !

Great vibes and soundscapes, liked it a lot !

The tracks are pretty well produced (the style reminds me of the soundtrack from Paradise Killer) and the vibe is very pleasant to listen to (the only thing that altered it is the Soundcloud ad at the end that somehow managed to be the loudest one on the website, but I certainly won't hold that against you).

Good work !

Thank you very much !

Drums sounds are ModoDrums and Krihm Drums (this one has a free version to use with Kontakt7 in case you're interested).

Thanks a lot, glad that you appreciated it that much !

Thanks a lot for your comment, I wanted this time to write a single track with multiple interesting sections to listen to instead of the usual formula of one main idea per track that I did before, so I'm glad that this came across in the final result (and that you appreciated it too of course) !

Thanks a lot !

Very nice track, liked it a lot !
It has a great buildup (could fit in a game with varying levels of tension throughout) and the quality of the sounds used for the different instruments is top-notch (and works extremely well regardless of the direction).
It achieves using the C difficulty to make a very solid track not constricted by the limitations of the rules but as an advantage, which is pretty impressive so congrats on that !

Awesome tracks, loved the vibes of it (in both versions) !

The instruments are really well arranged, especially the clarinet which gives it a great atmosphere.
It reminds me of the soundtrack from Ecco : Defender Of The Future (on tracks like Passage From Genesis or Pathways From Nowhere) with the plucked strings, the synths and the general vibe.
The sampled bass sounds also are pretty good, could easily recognize the Stingray sound (Sire made the Z3 model recently by the way, an affordable take on the Stingray that seems pretty nice if you're looking for this kind of sound).

Congrats for your tracks !

Thanks a lot for your kind comment, glad that you liked it so much !
Initially I was going to keep it pretty consistent across both ends of the track, but then I thought having variety by bringing differences in the second part with heavier instruments would work pretty nicely (I did put a break at the middle between the two parts to not make the transition too jarring).
This is also how the concept of the game imagined here came to be, to illustrate that "Imperfect Reflection" between the two sides and making it the key gameplay feature of this imaginary game.
Anyway, glad that you listened to my track !

Thanks a lot for your comment !
I can confirm that it took a lot of time to learn each part onward and backward and get decent takes (notably with the solo bridging the two parts in one direction and in the other) but glad that the effort was noticed !
Fortunately since I wrote the guitar and bass parts in MIDI initially, I could easily reverse them and see if they worked backwards instead of spending time recording them and having a weak backwards result (still a long process, but more efficient).
Also yeah, recording fretless is always very nice, the Sire bass having very similar scale length and dimensions of my preferred Jazz Bass helps with hitting the right notes without thinking much about it because of muscle memory, so it's pretty smooth on that end.
Anyway, glad that you liked it !

Thanks a lot (the cover looks a lot like now that I think of it haha) !

The NeuralDSP suite of amps is really great for this sort of stuff, I don't know if you play guitar but you can get free trials for all their amps and there should be a sale soon enough (not sponsored by the way, but I should think about it since I end up talking about them in these jams quite often enough).

As for the Epiphone Alex Lifeson LP, it is also really great, a bit expensive if you're not planning to use a Floyd Rose often enough and/or not a huge Rush fanboy but I love it and it fits right along my Geddy Lee Jazz Bass (if you're looking to get one, there was a previous version with a piezo for acoustic sounds that can sometimes be found on the used market). Also the fretless Sire that I used is also really nice, very affordable and has a lot of tonal options, so I can recommend it too if you're into that sort of stuff.

That was quite a lot of gear rambling so anyway, glad that you liked my track !

Thanks a lot !

Great instrumentation and arrangements that work seamlessly well in both directions, really loved the nostalgic-reminiscing vibe of the track (it reminds me of music from Another Code or Hotel Dusk), great job !

Very creative and eery track, very much appreciated having reversed sound in both halves of the track to make the tension constant, great track !
Also has a great rhythm to it, I wouldn't have expected it initially with the ambient pad focus but it is very much welcomed !

Very nice track that works pretty well in both directions, the percussions really stand out to make the track dynamic and interesting to listen to from front to back, so well done on that !

Lovely track, liked it a lot !
Very minimalist approach with the instruments (great sounding voice by the way) but it works extremely well, coupled with the panning which creates a great atmosphere and makes it quite unique, so well done !

Great track with very well made instrumentation and progression, also very enjoyable story to read through while listening to your track, nice job !

Great submission, has a great vibe and progression and the sound quality (especially the guitars) is very clean so great job on that !

Thanks, glad that you enjoyed it (it was quite a bit time consuming between writing the base tracks and recording them after as precisely as possible, but I'm glad that it was appreciated) !

Thanks a lot for the comment (guess I might be doing something right with the percussions since you ended up commenting on that too in the previous jams) !

Thanks a lot !

Thanks a lot for your comment !
I indeed thought of something like a city at night for the moody theming of the track (didn't settle exclusively for a precise theme since I had several ideas in mind and I wasn't sure which one to choose to fit the concept of the game and the style of the track), glad that you appreciated the instrumentation too !

Pretty nice submission, the instrumentation is great and the track flows quite well even with the reversing so nice job !

(first of all, I must preface this by saying that I instantly rated the Creativity 5 stars after seeing the listening order flowchart)
Very nice soundtrack and awesome/unique concept !
The tracks are pretty well composed and the video implementation is very well made and thought out (loved the captions on them, I must say that they felt oddly inspirational at times for some reason).
My listening order was Energetic - Energetic Gaming - Path Of Energy, I then went back to the beginning and went Relaxing - Relaxing Beach - Path Of Relaxation, then I went back and listened to that paths I didn't take (Relaxing Cabin & Energetic Circus).
Overall great submission so congrats !

Great track, really enjoyed the Gameboy chiptune instrumentation (has an early-Gameboy RPG feel to it without the percussions) !
The arrangements feel pretty nice and varied, and the style works very well in reverse too (very fitting for the C difficulty strictly speaking), so great job on that !

Quite fun and bouncy tune, liked it a lot (liked a lot the Studio One screenshots too) !
The reversing works quite well on this track and it is well made, so nice job !

Very well done soundtrack !
The instrumentation and arrangements are awesome, the palindrome implementation is very subtly implemented and seamless which is really nice for the listener.
Really enjoyed the track so congrats !

Nice tracks, they have a great vibe !
The arrangements are pretty nice, although maybe I would have liked more variety in this department and in the instrumentation part to make the main piano part blend more in the background and be a bit less redundant (or maybe make the piano switch key more often like in Aurora for more variety).
Anyway nice submission so great job !

Nice submission, really liked the medieval and marching band approach with the drums in most of the tracks (quite unique which is nice), so great job !

Very nice track, very simple arrangement but it works really well !
The whole track flows quite nicely and the palindrome-part isn't distracting (maybe it has something to do with the tempo shifts which blurs the lines a little bit, but the composition is pretty solid anyway to work well in both direction).
Great job !

Great track, really dig the eery-spacey vibes (the reversed version is pretty nice too, maybe the eeriness works a bit better on this one because of the reversed sounds feeling less natural ?).
Nice job !

Awesome soundtrack !
The instrumentation is top-notch and the tracks are very soulful and varied.
The palindrome-part is very subtle at first, but it can be picked up when actively listening.
Overall very enjoyable tracks (and cover art too) so great job !

Nice submission with great atmosphere !
I really liked how the reversed parts felt intentional in their arrangements and placements in the track (instead of having a base structure and mirroring it in the second half of the track to fit the theme), it creates a very interesting soundscape, so great job !

Thank you very much for your comment, glad that you liked it !

Great soundtrack !
The concept of the game coupled with the album cover reminds me of Shady Part Of Me (and not the other Two Worlds game aka the greatest RPG of all time according to no one), which is very nice.
Concerning the music in itself, I really liked the fact that you thought of a dynamic implementation of your tracks in a game context (conveyed by the transitions between the different parts of the tracks), which makes the listening experience quite dynamic and engaging with the changes you bring regularly.
Overall, I really liked the opening track for the implementation of this concept (although the other ones were top notch as well), so good job !