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Shores Of The Universe(Star Town)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Quality | #11 | 4.071 | 4.071 |
| Overall | #13 | 3.964 | 3.964 |
| Correlation to theme | #13 | 4.214 | 4.214 |
| Composition | #14 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Creativity | #17 | 3.857 | 3.857 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Theme
Star Town (Fish team)
Correlation to theme
atmospheric, feelings of solitude, space, reflection
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https://soundcloud.com/dionyoasis/shores-of-the-universe
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Fit the theme. Percussion to me was grating as if it was more of a metronome sound, -but- i'm someone that a lot of times makes things with no drums whatsoever so I am still learning in that space. I could feel the effort going into coordinating it. I felt there was a decent amount of creativity to the sections.
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Also added it to a couple of playlists in SC and gave it a repost in that environment
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Thank you so much for the feedback! I to usually write with no drums or percussion, but it's something I've been forcing myself to learn. They are a bit grating in this track , I agree.
Thanks for the follow, I followed you back. I really appreciate you sharing it on SC too. 🥹
Ooh I love the rhythmic variation in this piece. I particularly love the drop at 1:40. Those spacey pads set the mood for me well and I imagine this to be maybe a shooting star town with all of the motion. Cool ideas all around! Thanks for sharing!
thank you so much for the feedback! :)
Definitely has an expansive galactic feeling. I like the compositional ideas, and the combination of the atmospheric sounds with a grounded beat. I liked that there was some variety to the drum track, and the melody fit perfectly with the harmonies.
There's a few spots where I can't tell whether things don't line up rhythmically because of a compositional choice, or because an effect is causing a note to be felt hitting later or earlier than where the note was placed. The combination of a dry drum track with the heavy reverb and extreme stereo effects of everything else is a challenging combo to work with, in that aspect.
The chord choices are great for giving a lonely unresolved feeling, exploring around almost every major and minor chord in the key, almost as if the music wishes it could find a new home, maybe settle down in a nice major key in Festival City. But it always comes back to that a minor chord without any resolving cadence, in a way that feels fatalistic. It's a nice chord progression that goes well with the effects you've chosen to create that feeling of reflection.
thank you for such detailed feedback i really appreciate that. there's some parts that didn't line up perfectly, it was rushed i almost cut the majority of the drums just for a click but i figured, why not. :)
Really liked the instrumentation, the swing time with the bass and drums feels a bit off-putting but other than that it's a very good track!
thanks :) i think i know where you're referring too. its the end bit? ill definitely revise and get a better fleshed out version. thank you for the feedback!! <3
It's throughout the song actually, some of the kicks are a bit early which is off-sync with the bass. But that's usually what happens with swing so there's not a lot to do there unless you sync the instruments or the rhythm.
i didn't have them synced (drums and beats are the hardest part for me)...the bass bit in the middle was played live on the laptop keyboard too X) im sure its off some too. for as bigg as it sounds its a quite simple track.
Its like a cyberpunk city on a different planet. It was a bit hard to place in my head, but it was a very good composition!
Love the atmosphere of this one!
I really love this! Fits the theme sooooo well^^ I love the vibes of it :)
Thank you 😊
the way the bass felt super humanized with almost random timings felt really weird but in a good way.
Thank you 😊
Great space vibe !
Great work on the pads, and I really like the groove you've created.
The intro and outro give a real sense of immensity and loneliness (which can be found in Outer Wilds).
Thank you 😊
This one was so good that I genuinely put it on my playlist
omg. thank you <3
Really stellar 💫
Thanks for listening <3