Re: (313) Strand on MySpace - Hear complete "Intact" sample

[Tristan Watkins]

I really dig the melodies and it's really well produced. Everything leaps 
out in the mix, nice sounds, etc. But 'Intact' is really linear. The beats 
don't change much worth speaking of and the melodic changes occur in chunks 
(8-bar intervals, etc). Personally I don't mind this style (most everything 
I made forever was like this and some of my favourite music has been 
arranged this way) and I like the way the track continues to evolve 
throughout, but I reckon it could be improved with more attention to the 
beats. I think you can get away with a chunky arrangement style like this 
but I think it will go over better if you combine it with some added 
variance in the beats. As is it's almost like you're putting so much 
pressure on the melodies to carry the song that you're asking a lot of the 
listener. I dig it as is, but I reckon you guys could make it that little 
bit better which would make me run out and buy it. Make sure to leave those 
melodies intact though. ;)

Thanks for posting up the whole track. I think it really helps for this 
track in particular.

Tristan
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