Genre: Electronica/Electronica
Artist: DJ Maf
Song: Doubt
Bottom Line: 5 Masks out of 5
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The intro was very, interesting, in a doubting way, guess that's where you get the name. Once it starts speeding up, and boy does it speed up, the song becomes quite transient--very mystic and surreal. You get a feeling of heroism and an almost desperate inter-feeling deep in your gut.

The song slows to a near hault, slowly picks up as if in a fight on a losing end in the midst of a come back. When it stops in the middle, an awkward but necessary stop, I felt defeated. It then picked up quickly and jumped right back into the song. I compare this to an epic battle or video game. . .it's not easy to capture life and emotion in music, that is one thing this song did.

Perhaps my favorite thing about this song, is that it IS VERY ORIGINAL-AND NOT AT ALL REPETITVE. The genre, Electronica, usually centers around a vocal line, or reptition. . .this song however-is nothing short of austondingly unique and creative.

The Big 5 (these may differ per genre)

1) Originality: Again, this song makes you feel things. I can't imagine anyone hearing this song and saying, "You know this kinda sounds like. . .", you can't this is creativity at it's finest. (5 out of 5 Masks)

2) Transitions: "Doubt" was all about transitions. One after another, like an epic Dance Dance Revolution song, one of those ten footers everyone tried but fell off, and anyone who got to the end of the song was cheered on as a great dancer, I absolutely loved the slowing and speeding effects and the way it was blended together. (5 out of 5 Masks)

3) Daneability: I guess I could be quirky and say "see above". Honestly, the song just has a feeling to it like, it's ending, it's over and then all the sudden I'm back, I'm alive, I'm winning, YES. . .I mean it's really that cool. (5 out of 5 Masks)

4) Pacing: Because there were absolutely no vocals--this category does not apply. (0 out of 0 Maks)

5) The B.A.D. Factor: Below Average Dave's bottom line: !5 Masks!
DJ maf, congratulations on earning my third perfect score, this song was quite beautiful and very original. I may not be the toughest judge, but I am an honest one, and I rarely give out a perfect score. . .but to be 100% honest, I just couldn't find anything to take off for. . .It was a very well done performance, and I am very thankful to have heard it. The only problem is, now I feel like playing an RPG or watching Japanese Animee.
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Genre: Electronica/Electronica
Artist: DJ Maf
Song: Say You Love Me
Bottom Line: **4 Masks out of 5 **
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"This song was very ambient, very deep. The song represents a genre that rarely has meaning outside of moving your feet--that's one thing about this song that did shine, it's meaning. Very nice rhythm to this song, artistically-it's perfect. "

I'll start by saying that this song was definitely categorized correctly, I haven't gotten to say that much. That said though, it started up very akwardly, but slowly came together--the beat was very well done, and after awhile the vocals started to fit with the song, but at first the pacing was a little hard to follow.

Past that, the vocals were strong definitive, and much more frequent than most other Electronica songs I've heard. The name of the song became a little repetitive, but as I said in other reviews--that is typical of the genre. . .and thus is somewhat forgiveable.

All in all, this was a very interesting song. . .interesting in that, although I can't say I loved it, I really can't find much to say negative about it other than typical repetition and the intro--but all in all it was a decent song. There were a couple of spots that could use fine tuning, but I think that the artist quality is there, and shined through by the end.

The Big 5 (these may differ per genre)

1) Originality: The beat and vocals weren't terribly creative, but it was a good song. . .I did enjoy it, I won't say it was a cover or anything rediculous like that, it takes a lot of work to be original in the Electronic genre, and I can honestly say I've not heard anything quite like this in the past. (4 out of 5 Masks)

2) Transitions: The middle and end of this song blended very well, that intro just didn't seem to mesh quite right, the vocals matched up much better by mid-song and then by the end it was sounding like a really good tune. (4 out of 5 Masks)

3) Vocals: I replaced Danceability with Vocals because although it isn't one I usually use for Electronic Music, I didn't think it'd be fair to rate this song on a dance scale when it was a little deeper than that. The vocals were very strong and consistent. Keep this voice for your future work--it was refreshing. (5 out of 5 Masks)

4) Artistic: This song was very ambient, very deep. The song represents a genre that rarely has meaning outside of moving your feet--that's one thing about this song that did shine, it's meaning. Very nice rhythm to this song, artistically-it's perfect. (5 out of 5 Maks)

5) The B.A.D. Factor: Below Average Dave's bottom line: !4 Masks!
This song could use some polishing, but I think that it is still deserving of a very good rating. It does some things the Electronica Genre usually doesn't do. . .like put thought and put more than just cameo vocals throughout it. I hope to review more work in the future by you, as I respect your music as an artist and a vocal powerhouse.
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