So my EDM track is out for the first time, commercially

[Noizemaker]

I know EDM isn't the main genre of choice over here, but if you like interesting things to listen to, you might get something out of this.
https://soundcloud.com/deadzonemusic/deadzone-release-the-kraken-original-mix-out-nowexoplanet-records

[Ostinato Rubato]

Sounds pretty rad to me man. Good on you Nick.

[Noizemaker]

Thanks Mike!

And to add something slightly relevant to this forum, heres a wip of something a bit more metally:
https://soundcloud.com/deadzonemusic/metalstep-demo1-wippreview

[GuitarBilly]

hey both tracks are awesome. Good job man!!

[Ostinato Rubato]

Yeah that second track is similar to a type of sound I'm currently working on, only your's is really good. Keep it up man. Fuckin' A.

[nightflameauto]

As one of the standard dudes guilty of the "metal" label, that first track gives me a serious case of the "FUCK YEAH"s. So much rhythmic smack-down shit going on there, and anybody that doesn't get how much effort goes into crafting a track that layers up the way that one does while maintaining the complete beat-down nature doesn't really understand that musicianship is more than just knowing chords, scales, and time sigs.

The second one is pretty cool too, though it has a more mellow stance it's no less rhythmic, just doesn't maintain that perceptible level of aggression the first one has.

Both are awesome in their own way though. Good job, Nick. I think these are the first samples I've actually heard you post, and I'm impressed. Keep it up, and let us know if you release something that purchasable. I would totally throw down for an album of these types of tracks.

[Noizemaker]

As one of the standard dudes guilty of the "metal" label, that first track gives me a serious case of the "FUCK YEAH"s. So much rhythmic smack-down shit going on there, and anybody that doesn't get how much effort goes into crafting a track that layers up the way that one does while maintaining the complete beat-down nature doesn't really understand that musicianship is more than just knowing chords, scales, and time sigs.

The second one is pretty cool too, though it has a more mellow stance it's no less rhythmic, just doesn't maintain that perceptible level of aggression the first one has.

Both are awesome in their own way though. Good job, Nick. I think these are the first samples I've actually heard you post, and I'm impressed. Keep it up, and let us know if you release something that purchasable. I would totally throw down for an album of these types of tracks.

Thanks for the response, I'm glad you liked them!

Yeah, that first one took me ~14 months/150 hours to compose and produce to its entirety. Like you said, so many layers, details and nuances. It was a nightmare to mix... 50+ different instruments, plus samples, 90+ fx chains... that was a rough week. lol.

The second one has about ~8 hours in it, but will hopefully turn out as epic as the first after I put some more time into developing it.

Edit: The first one IS available: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/exopl ... d934684323
-The other two tracks on that EP are not mine tho, they are still good, just not quite like mine.