Ray of Light - Madonna

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Submitted by Contayjen on Mon, 2006-12-04 15:13.



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hot tune....i love the way

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Submitted by Bluntman and Co... on Tue, 2007-01-16 10:15.

hot tune....i love the way modonna sung this song....and now a sick dnb remix...love the way u bring her voice in....by the way..i would love to know how u take a persons voice off the original song..im still kinda new and i wish i could do that..anyway, bass and drums are hot. Nothing to complain about with this track...this song has earned a place in my media players playlist...hot remix dude.


Really good idea here. Don't

Submitted by viljai on Sun, 2007-01-14 13:51.

Really good idea here. Don't really remember original choon so well but this one is solid work. Production wise i would have wanted to hear abit more intense drum work on this one since the work on bass is so good. Compared to other elements of the choon they sound abit half done. Like the choon best what i have heard so far. 9

this is quite nice just a

Submitted by kondencuotas pienas on Tue, 2007-01-23 10:04.

this is quite nice Smiling
just a little more work on drums and quality and it would be the winner Eye-wink

it is interesting where did u get the vocal Smiling)

#174 Sweet intro, good vibes

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Submitted by dj scape on Mon, 2007-01-15 20:48.

#174 Sweet intro, good vibes - love the use of the vocal.  Funky beats are nice.  Like the rolling synth building up.  The pads are very good. 
It is a good idea but for me the tune doesn't sound quite right with the full vocal. (Maybe its because its Madonna!) Using just small bits of it might have been better, as the tune is proper rolling without the vocal all over it.
You got some really good background fx in there as well.  Gotta say this ones is like a rollercoaster, always changing which is good. Nice tune man.


Nice pads/synths in the

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Submitted by ruffian on Mon, 2007-01-15 20:53.

Nice pads/synths in the intro. Was that Madonna I just heard? I like those drums. Yup, definitely Madonna Smiling Some nice processing here, no doubt. But IMO the vox is way overused, although the processing on it is top notch. Yeah, I really like the synthwork. Drums need more in the steel dept. (hats/cyms), more stereo widening on them too... I think this one would be better overall with less of her vox in there.


(Listening on headphones

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Submitted by Noctuary on Sun, 2007-01-14 23:53.

(Listening on headphones (Sony V700s)...they should give a nice sound, but just for info., production notes might be a bit off.)

Ray of light! Fantastic remix.

The drum programming at the start of the track hails big things. The snare, though...I'm not sure about it, it sounds a bit 'plain'? Tone sounds a bit deep. Probably personal preferance, but I would've pitched that snare up a tad. Excellent programming though.

Basses: nice and thick...If anything the track seems to have a *tad* too much low end...Nice and dirty textures tho, love it.

Synths: Not so keen on the high end, reverb-soaked synth; I find 'em a bit tooo...something. Not helpful, I know!

A deep, dirty, and inspiring take on Ray of Light...Kudos Smiling


174-Percussion sounds a bit

Submitted by decklyn on Wed, 2007-01-17 16:15.

174-Percussion sounds a bit dry. Vocal work is great - Reversed reverb works well. Nice spacey pad work fills up sonic field. Cool filter sweeping on vocals - give a sense of increasing intensity. Bass line is very interesting. The actual quality of the bass is a little unpolished, but the musicality is good. Overall a pretty good remix.There is the ocassional section where the synth work is not on key with the vox. The production qualities are a little bit lacking, but the song itself is enjoyable.

hey, first tune and a

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Submitted by hanuman tribe on Fri, 2007-01-19 09:43.

hey, first tune and a bootlewg, nice!
idea well realized.. a lil bit quiet, the whole tune..
drums not punchy enough.  and they need more alternation imo.
but good arrangement..


That pad on the intro is

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Submitted by Dj Obscure on Tue, 2007-01-23 11:30.

That pad on the intro is quite nice,kick seems pretty nice, althought the snare feels faiyly weak.Ive gotta say, i only like remixes if i liked the original, regardless of the quality. I dont like the original of this, so the remix does do that much for me either unfortunatley. However, I do like the bass!.


Pretty decent track u got

Submitted by logical1 on Sun, 2007-01-14 16:25.

Pretty decent track u got here, but im missing a bit more cymbal sounds to help the feeling of fast beats. Pretty cool choice of tune to mix.
I like the punchy fell to the beats.

It doesn't grip me instantly

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Submitted by Harikiri on Tue, 2007-01-16 03:09.

It doesn't grip me instantly which is something I find essential in songs, maybe its personal preferance, but you should probably use a more dynamic snare.  The drop doesn't do much for me either, personal preferance i guess, I like really meaty tracks.  Production-wise, the overall progression is really cool, changes very well, the right amount, and at the right time.  Vox are v.well executed too Eye-wink


an interesting take on a big

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Submitted by hydrophonic on Tue, 2007-01-16 03:27.

an interesting take on a big tune for sure.  snare clips and is pretty distorted, the mix here is off.  i think i like what you've done with the vocals ion the intro, and i think i like where this tune is going, but that snare is absolutely distracting.  the mix needs some serious attention.  from a compositional standpoint the tune is not bad, and the elements unto themselves are well-thought out but the mix lacks the polish one would expect of a released tune.


this track was ok i guess

Submitted by open source on Sun, 2007-01-14 17:46.

this track was ok i guess but not for me really i hate madonna so i kind of ruined the track for me the drums were kind of rough i didntry but sounds like it wouldnt mix very smothly the mix down was ok but the track itself was pretty repetive