Score: 10

"dark"

submission: Shadowman's Journey

date: October 12, 2008

very dark feeling, the filtered percussion (or what is there) have a creeping effect, the bells give a solemn feel.
btw, Shadowman 1 is one of my favorite games ;) ... Michael LeRoi, fighting evil with dark forces ... in the original comics he was a jazz musician turned into Shadowman by a voodoo priestess ...
your track would do a very good job in the game (or a movie ... I can imagine Deadside on this)

Score: 10

"nice"

submission: [Dud] Into the Light (MAC08)

date: October 11, 2008

not perfectly played, not perfectly recorded but very good concept and LIVE RECORDED a real piano !!! well, if only for that and deserve 5 bombing from time to time.
the modal theme, the "ad libitum" feel make it "dreamy"
5/5 10/10

Score: 10

"relaxing"

submission: ==(Cloudclimber)==

date: October 11, 2008

reminds to me of "Tangerine Dream" (one of my favorite bands, best albums "Underwater Sunlight" and "Turn of the Tides")
nice touch with the effects, kind of reminding me of whales ... that fit with the sea in the background of the pic.
5/5 10/10 added to fav's already

Score: 10

"already"

submission: Aeronautics

date: October 10, 2008

There are some very good tracks for this MAC, I already 5-ed some of those, fav-ed 3, this one included.
Chilled feel, complex lines and rhythms on a pedal like harmony.
Well mixed ... what else to say than "Congratulations" ...

Score: 10

"AWWWwwww..."

submission: Oleo {SSM}

date: October 7, 2008

Almost hurts to hear something THAT good.
Very interesting reharmonization, cool slightly distorted Rhodes, amazing phrasing, everything put together in a very original way.
You let me speechless but somehow I found words for a short review.
5/5 10/10 added to fav's

Score: 7

"not bad"

submission: =Short & Sweet=

date: September 30, 2008

not bad, not too good either
the bass groove and drums goes more on Blues/Shuffle than jazz
impro ... kind of not much, the sounds used are bad also for Jazz
as a "game-ish" loop is quite good, as a Jazz song needs improvements, so here
Things To Improve:
1-make it less repetitive (at least make different bass or drum fills every 4 or 8 bars)
2-if you don't have a right sound for guitar, use a different instrument, something that sounds more natural (or ask for a collab, there are many talented musicians on NG, heck, I would record a real guitar or a trumpet)
3-try to learn more theory and harmony, especially jazz ones (with all those 7-th and 9-th, chord substitutions) and use for same bass line different chords on every repeat

Score: 10

"probably"

submission: BPL - Får Jag Med Er

date: September 19, 2008

probably best Funk/Rap-Jazz song on NG, perfectly mix, very well performed (even if I don't get the "eewl" at the end), groove moving your feet even if you pretend that you're sitting :)
anyway, great thing
congratulations for "Front Page"

Score: 8

"not bad"

submission: Good Times :)

date: September 16, 2008

well, not really fitting to Jazz section, more like to Classical to me, also it's kind of short, you can call it a loop (better chances to get in a Flash).
not bad, the rhythm of instruments playing is nice and have diversity, still, in some places harmony gets a little bit random

Score: 10

"finally"

submission: Lazysunday

date: September 5, 2008

After listening a load of shit that pretends to be jazz but is actually just some sax loops over random other sax loops, finally a jazz tune that is actually jazz ... and music ... good music

not the best recording but not the worst either, I would go for a more arranged structure (theme twice, improvisation, theme again)
what I like:
guitar tone, very funky and smooth
drums, adding a nice groove
guitar and bass playing, good and clear
bass groove, very shuffle, move all the tune and give life to everything you put on top
what I dislike:
lack of structure in the tune (lack of theme or something that "grab" my ears)
lack of structure in the percussion (those seems not to follow any solo or part)

overall is good, those "dislikes" don't really take anything from my 10*
congrats ;)

Score: 10

"cool"

submission: Rig and Sorohanros challenge

date: September 3, 2008

I like the guitar tone, clean and sharp ("glassy" I can say also), the dist. guitar sound reminds me of Santana.
On the solo could had some more Santana style tricks/licks but is nice also how it is now.