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[NGMC 2025] X3ll3n - Beach Race (w/ Snikio)

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Hey there,


This is our entry for the second round of NGMC 2025.


Snikio was very busy this round, so I had to solo it. I wasn't a big fan of the song originally, but the solo lead Sniko made last minute really enhanced the project in my opinion :)


I have so many songs I haven't uploaded since it seems quite daunting. I'm not sure when I'll finally upload them, but in the meantime, I hope you'll enjoy this little thing ^^


P.S. My shitty 3am whispered vocals say "Yo-ho Yo-Ho" and "Arrr" because pirates are cool lol.


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Itself, I liked the actual music.
The race theme was here, and I could feel the tropical theme too.
Pretty short music too, which I found pretty sad.

For the music itself :Beach Race has some interesting aspects, but the music is too short to really enjoy them. I think it could have been more exploited by making the music a little longer. Basically a 8/10, but since it's not even 2 minutes long, I'd set 7.5/10.
For the theming : The tropical aspect is here for the first time in the music I listened to from this round so far, i'd give the tropical theme like 8/10 and the racing theme 10/10 (I thought myself "this could be good for a race in a videogame")

As for the Yo-ho-Yo-ho samples, they don't fit at all, and while listening to them for first time is whimsical, upon my further listens it just sticks out like a sore thumb not only due to the tone of the voice, but also. because it's just not followed up in any way, it sort of just appears and then leaves never to be seen again. I definitely prefer the latter part of the piece to the former, as it is just a continuation of the first one with much more going on. I think the piece ends abruptly, and extra chant right at the end to somewhat resolve the chants in the middle would also make the song benefit, as it'd feel more coherent. As for the first minute, I think what could be done is to either add yet another instrument there, or volume up what's already there, as the bass is really loud when compared to the rest of the instruments. I also think both sections should have been extended to at least last in total 2 minutes, because of the compared transition length, It feels like the piece doesn't have any real chance to develop to it's biggest potential. I really like the second part, but I wish there was more of it, which I get could have been impossible due to time restraints, and I get that, however I'm just noting out what I feel could be improved if you were to come back to this track. Other than the volume of the instruments in part 1, I'd say the mixing is stellar and there wasn't a single second or beat that made me go "this is ugly". Definitely a polished mix, and I have nothing against ugly / ruff mixes when they're done well, I just don't know how to otherwise express "this is good I like it". which yeah, this is good I like it.

Imma be honest I didn't realize the voicals were DIY, and made at the small hours of the night no less :D Pretty amazing not gonna lie ^^

It's a masterpiece, mate!

X3LL3N responds:

yes you can lol

Snikio responds:

I can reply to my comment??

Great job! Despite what you consider to be a bad vocal, you still managed to make it sound better than mine. I also really enjoy hearing the cheerful melody combined with the vocals. Keep up the great work, well done!

Credits & Info

Listens
2,703
Faves:
15
Downloads
62
Votes
29
Score
4.67 / 5.00

Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
6:00 AM EDT
Genre
Drum N Bass
File Info
Song
4.4 MB
1 min 55 sec
Software
  • FL Studio
  • Serum
  • OTT
  • CamelCrusher
  • Valhalla VintageVerb
  • Kickstart
  • Vital
  • Pro-Q 3
  • Nexus 3

Licensing Terms

Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.