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Albums: Dwelling of Duels: Rhythm Month (April 2025)

Acoustic Ascent

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  1. slowlycrushed

    Ooooh acoustic bass very nice. Love the minimal soundscape. It’s what, a bass and two guitars? I like it. Don’t know the source but this sounds great as an acoustic piece. Great execution.
    Production notes: It’s pretty quiet. Don’t be afraid to pan hard left/right. Not sure if that’s the move for this track but it might be?

  2. vengroft

    I had to boost the volume a lot. Strong “Greatest Song in the World: Tribute” vibes. All of these have be so darn good this month!!! 😀 The guitar slide early on hurt my eardrums but the others add character. Fun pluckily-parts that I give me Castlevania vibes.

  3. hydrasphere1

    Love the vibe here, the song is a little quiet too but just pump the volume up and voila
    the guitar is well played , when recording acoustic its hard depen on guitar to hide
    the guitar slide. with this song, it give me a cold ambiance gg

  4. TheManPF

    Love me some acoustic bass. Intro feels a bit unnecesary? Like the first 10 seconds or so, they feel like they don’t fit the vibe of the rest of the song at all, both structurally and sonically. Acoustic playing is actually pretty top notch, but the mixing has a serious lack of compression and volume, mostly the rhythm guitar, a lot of the notes are played with a lot of subtlety which is fine, but without an extra bump in the mix it makes it hard to hear. Master volume overall is also very low. Performance is great. This might be me taking notes from the first song, but some percussive hits would elevate this more I think. Cool arrangement.

  5. Naop

    We loved the raw style of this one! And I say we, because this was one of Ms. Mega Mixtape‘s picks as well. I have the feeling I’m really missing out on the music from Crypt of the NecroDancer. For now, I gotta say that this month had more acoustic pieces than I was expecting, and this one is really interesting. I would have never expected this from a rhythm themed month.

  6. deluxdolemite

    Loving the tones of the acoustic here – almost has that rock electric like feel while still being acoustic. True to the name it does have that feeling of ascending up. A few of the complex rhythms feel like they aren’t sitting quite right rhythmically, but not enough to be fully distracting. Adding in the additional acoustic guitar really helps to bring out the complexity of the melody as the ascent continues. Balance between all the acoustic instruments are handled really well, everything is clearly audible and nothing overpowers anything else. Ending is a bit abrupt, but otherwise this is a really well done arrangement

  7. newmajoe

    Going to get a little philosophical, as this is a running theme for me this month. You took a game/ost that’s primarily about a big thumping beat, and you went the opposite direction by having no percussion at all. It mostly works because it’s clear you’re making an aesthetic choice, but you didn’t go all the way because the bass is still totally locked to a click for the majority of the piece. I actually wonder if the piece would be more effective artistically without the bass and rhythm guitar holding the beat down. It’s something to consider!

  8. emunator

    I like the aesthetic here, it pairs well with the opening song of this month. Though for a rhythm game, I felt like the acoustic guitars aren’t locked in with the groove of the track as much, like your leads are frequently chasing each other or falling behind the beat. Conversely, the bass is very locked in, rigid, and not nearly as fluid as the leads, so it makes me much more aware when things aren’t lining up. Joe brought up an interesting suggestion to remove the bass entirely (or experiment with for parts of the song) that I would also consider!
    I also heard a lot of audible pops, so if you’re comping together takes, make sure that you are cutting at a zero crossing or fading your clips in so it doesn’t pop when a new clip starts. That said, your acoustic chops are pretty strong, so with some more polish, this idea could really reach its full potential!

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