The Citadel - Midi music

[Paper Carnival]

I've posted a much earlier version of this ages ago. In particular, only the first 1:37 minutes of that version were maintained, but even so they've been edited to sound better.

I think I'm very happy with it, even though I'm still fiddling around with some minor details.

The link: http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/3/1986833/The_Citadel_II.mid

Any suggestions? Comments, Criticism? Also, I'm always having trouble determining the genre of my music. Some people told me this is some kind of Progressive Gothic Metal, other's say it's Avante-Garde, etc

[ambientcoffeecup]

Structurally it seems to jump around quite a lot. I hate criticizing music like this because it's really so interpretive and a lot of people tell me my music is long and repetative when that is exactly what I was TRYING TO DO. So if I say to you it seems to jump around a lot who really gives a shit right? Anyway the structure has definitely fixed itself up now.

It's a very well put together MIDI. I know from my own experience MIDI is an unforgiving and painstakingly hard to to put together output for music and the thing that's most impressive is probably the percussions.

One thing I think you should take into account is how well your selected instruments would sound if they weren't MIDI. Pizzicato Strings over Distortion Guitar is not the best aesthetic mix or whatever.

Also if this is for a game you might want to think about looping it a little better, because at the moment it has a distracting loop, but again who cares right?

I guess I don't know what to say other than that, I hate giving MUSIC ADVICE, so it's a pretty nice song. Not my style and I personally would just call it Metal or something. Fuck sub-genres.

[Tuomas]

Something like "tech/experimental prog metal" would probably be there, not really industrial though you've got the influences there. With a power metal part there somewhere. Not my cup of tea really, it's a bit too tech for my taste, and you know, heavy, but you've got a song there anyway. Is there going to be lyrics? verses and choruses of some kind? I notice, that the track changes a lot and doesn't really repeat itself.

[Paper Carnival]

Thanks for your reply, every comment is appreciated

@ambientcoffeecup: I'm aware that my music always jumps a lot. This is of my more consistent songs though and I think the transitions are just fine with it. Personally I'm into progressive stuff, I don't enjoy repetitive music much ^^

As for the instruments, I used whatever I thought sounded good in this midi version. I'm sure that in a real recording I'd choose different instruments at some points.

It's not meant to be music for a game, but what I'd like to change was to make it longer I cannot force it to stretch or add anything else to it though, it will be ruined.

@Tuomas: Something like that, yeah And I don't know about adding lyrics to it, if I do I'll probably have to add some vocal friendly parts.