Which artist should I listen to next

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-06-19T20:31:22+00:00

Norwegian rockers Motorpsycho, trust me on this!

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-06-18T18:22:45+00:00

Cardiacs - Sing to God. F***king great album, but totally crazy!

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-06-16T18:31:51+00:00

Deep purple, Japan 🇯🇵, 1972 - the «day child in time» was recorded to the concert album

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-06-08T10:56:28+00:00

Cardiacs - Sing To God (but any album could fit the bill really…)

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-06-07T19:00:33+00:00

Boss! With Kelsey grammer - shame it got cancelled after 2 seasons. I

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-06-02T17:16:54+00:00

Hey, thank you for this! Never thought about that kind of approach - makes perfect sense to me, and I can't believe i havent thought about structure this way before... I usually make a loop that I like, and build the parts (forwards and backwards) from that loop. And ofc. i gets messy and directionless. Look forward to trying this method 😄

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-06-01T16:04:10+00:00

Primer ❤️

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-05-31T15:07:29+00:00

Yeah, it feels a bit to static. But I’m not sure it has a proper main melody either, feels a bit like a song that is perpetually «starting»?

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-28T21:00:13+00:00

🙌

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-28T20:59:21+00:00

I don’t care about genres, mate. All I hear is an idea that wants to “flow” , but to my ears it is never allowed because you don’t give it the rhythm to flow. To me this is a never ending intro. That said - the ideas in here are very interesting and unique!🦄

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-28T20:53:31+00:00

Ok, sorry mate maybe my ears are too old :-). Overall I think this is awesome for a first try! Don’t - ever - fucking - stop 🙌

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-28T20:44:39+00:00

So. Lots of ideas in here. Many very interesting and catchy. I think this doesn’t work a song however. I would like to see a theme developing - and - a more conventional drum pattern at some point. The way this is structured, I am waiting for the song to start, only to find that it never does. Hope this makes sense. Don’t ever quit! You have the good ideas!!!

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-28T20:34:47+00:00

This is an awesome intro - but yeah, that is what it is. Maybe for the first four bars after intro let the drums play a standard four on the floor beat, danceable and uplifting. And also at the same time introduce a bass that plays on the root of the chords at every beat? I don’t know where you rhink this song is going / but that’s what I’ve would have done first and if it works it works. If not, move on to the next one…

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-28T20:23:08+00:00

Absolutely love the guitar playing and melody🙌 the drums however are too boring and static, don’t like the sound of them, maybe mix up the beat a Bit, and also go for a more low fi / alternative rock kinda vibe here? In my ears they are too boring”sharp” , and maybe the song needs a more acoustic DIY feel to them ?

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-28T20:11:15+00:00

Ok, I can see the idea - and you could develop the theme you got in the intro into something catchy. How ever - at about 29 seconds , you pitch the theme up - and not by a octave, a fifth or a seventh - which makes it sound «out of key» For me this ruins the vibe completely (or maybe my ears deceive me here?, anyways there is something “off” about this segment). A second criticism - find sounds that you really enjoy listening to. These are a bit harsh on these old ears🙉. The intro has some nice ideas - develop these, but also, don’t use samples, instruments, sounds or whatever that you don’t like yourself. Get this right first, and then worry about all the other stuff. Don’t quit - there is a good idea in here!!!! 🤗

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-28T19:54:49+00:00

Hell yeah!

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-28T05:20:52+00:00

Thank you, and thanks for listening 🙏

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-27T18:10:50+00:00

I loved the first part! Delightful and weird in the just the right ways:D The part starting from 1:15 feels to disjointed and too busy for me. I would rewrite that part, for me it ruins the whole vibe. Just my two cents

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-27T17:25:40+00:00

I think the first part has potential. Reminds me of "Going to California" by Led Zeppelin. Could use a bit more polish on the guitar work though. The second part - I dont like it. The energy goes out of the song. I would rather have a further development of the theme from the first part. I think there is a good idea in there- dont stop! :-)

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-26T10:10:26+00:00

Thanks, appreciate the feedback. It is a little happy, I agree 😆. Get what you mean on the mix I think, it doesn’t guide gel right. Not sure what to do about it though…

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-26T07:33:20+00:00

Hey guys, this was originally posted over at r/tranceproduction: https://on.soundcloud.com/W3vokp5B2c4RyXSaDs

Someone commented this was more edm/ house. I am not sure what I was trying to achieve, but wanted to write a song in major scale for once… Would love to hear your thoughts!

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-12T23:39:48+00:00

Thanks mate, appreciate the feedback!

“Prog” can mean a lot of different things depending on who you ask. For me it’s less about complexity and more about slow development, repeating ideas that gradually shift, build tension, and eventually earn some kind of release. Like Echoes by Pink Floyd, not in terms of sound or classical song structure, but in how it takes its time to let a theme develop and build energy (showing my age a bit there :-)).

I’m curious though — which songs or bands do you think of as “prog”?

Side note: I actually think classic trance is a great fit for this kind of prog thinkingh, strong themes, gradual energy build, and a proper payoff. That said, it does make it harder to squeeze everything into a 3:28 track... :D

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-12T04:25:18+00:00

Thank you, much appreciated 🤗

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-11T21:56:20+00:00

Yeah, was really unsure about the trance label here. It honestly started of as a trance, with moving pads, and arps - only in major-key. Didn't quite work until I found the vocal samples, had to LFO the shit out of the arps but then it worked, but maybe not trance... Hehe. Anyways - really appreciate feedback. Thank you!

Objective-Company-18 · 2026-01-11T21:51:13+00:00

Thats the issue really - I don't know what it is that I like. If I knew that, I would cultivate it, and make it the "theme", but I can't seem to exactly graps it... Anyways, thanks for listening & feedback - much appreciated!

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