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2017-02-08 18:05:01

this was a cool thing that you did.

it seems that the theme of repetition is something that is on your mind.

personally what stood out to me most was the fluidity and the transitions between both heads. it felt like a wonderful blend of styles, that complimented each-other well. hey, the instrumental provided was also something i felt was a nice choice, that boosted the mood of your goofy nature and sky's raw essence. listening to the beat by itself, i could imagine both of you guys as fitting elements, working well together on this piece.

what a vast amount of puns you put out there, it was impressive and this track requires multiple listens to catch satisfaction from it. in particular, i liked that one part where you said:

"its a stick up, like a mohawk" xD

a few things you could revise are the vocal mixes of your voice and more breathing breaks. the flow is rapid though i feel like you could use the panning of voices to your advantage, looking over the filtering of your vocals would allow your words to mesh in better to the beat too.

sky did a great job with his voice projection, but it was easier for him since his flow had the benefit of more pauses and a slower rhythm, while his rhymes were emphasized, as mediocre as they were. im sure he wouldve done a better job with that if he inserted more dedication into it.

teq, your rhymes and the structure of your bars were on point. not a bad choice to present the nature of repetition in this track. i feel like you did wonderful work waltzing around with that poetic device.

much of your foundation may be science fiction, but even deeper than the surface that you hopscotch over, are precious gems, patiently waiting to be discovered.

overall, this was a cool track, and its awesome to hear you talking that shit again. til the next one.

Q ~~

Teqneek responds:

Yeah man, the repetitition theme lately. I did a song recently called Untitled, and in it I dive a little bit into where it comes from.

But I would like to also add this little tidbit- I write A LOT OF RHYMES, lol. So many- that I find old rhymes where I use the same theme as other rhymes I wrote. When I see it I kinda organize it. Over time it becomes large enough that I can piece together entire verses. While doing that, more similarly-themed rhymes pour into my head and before you know it- I just wrote a 10 thousand word song based on one simple rhyme scheme. And I did, too. Lol.

Brain Storm will consist of all my repetition.

Untitled
Ferris Wheel 1-4
Need Less to Say 1-10
I Rob People
I'm Better
206 Sons

Lol I am extremely well aware of the repitition thing though. And there's not much I csn do about it really. I think I'll just keep making Brain Storm-type albums every once in a while I guess. Lol

But I'm glad you like the song! If there's one thing I can promise you- I'll never slack on creativity, and if it's lame (to me) then I won't release it. I care about y'alls ears too much

"Nowhere To Run" Instrumental

2017-02-06 18:02:44

oshit. the snare is gorgeous.

Q ~~

Ferris Wheel (Attempt 1)

2017-02-06 17:46:12

i agree with mickey, though id have to say that the constant repeating of "ferris wheels" get a bit annoying and loses appeal quickly.

tracks like these are fun and creative, definitely a piece that shouldnt be neglected, however i dont think I would listen to this track over and over again, but that doesnt mean it is nullspace.

the beat also appeals to the style you project (like your most recent LP, Random Acts Of Flyness), a cinematic vortex that bungee jumps from a funky foundation related to a hypnotized heart, letting the gravity of underworld interact with fleeting feelings.

there is always that spark of genius in every track that some may consider to be stupid, and so theyll just snuff it out.

but to me, i dig that shit. personally, i dont think im at the point in life where songs of this repetitive nature would be ipod worthy, but its always welcoming to give these tracks a few bumps, because ill always discover a new gem, and even if the word sequences appear to be identical, my own life experiences interact with your expressions, essentially opening access to dope river rushes.

to me, that spark is something i fan into a campfire, if youve ever seen survivorman episodes or even bear grylls trying to show visual instructions on how to start a campfire.

real dope fam, ive already bumped your newest LP a few times, and it was the initial inspiration that led me to craft my latest rap tapes earlier than i had expected. before I was planning to release each tape (3 in total) over the span of 3 months. but now i plan to release all 3 tapes this month, FEB 2017. already got 2 rap tapes out, and will be dropping a beat tape very soon. if i hadnt heard your newest LP, and actually enjoyed and felt the stroke of genius that you expressed, i would prolly be as demotivated as i was a month ago. but that was then and this is now.

anyway, this was a cool song, you flipped the word "ferris wheel" is so many distinct ways. one of my favorite flips you put out there was "be a man and prepare to become a ferris wheel", also "fairy loving ferris wheels", mirror mirror on the ferris wheel, tell me who is the fairest..

but my absolute favorite line you spoke of was the very first line that started it all,

"you do not reinvent the ferris wheel, somebody did it once, and if needed again infair its wheel"

(or something like that, the last end was a bit difficult to understand)

haha that parasailing line was amusing, and the rhyme scheme was pleasing to me, especially cause i dig the abstract and life funk so much.

something you couldve paid more attention is the volume of your voice, at some points it was difficult to decipher what you just said, even when you werent semi mumbling, the high frequencies of the beat drowns out your voice at some points.

i dig the overlapping of different bars placed over the same time slots, it had a cool effect and to me represented something like the nature of an individual's experience and point of view, while sitting within a box, on a ferris wheel.

congrats on the new LP, ill leave a review later, but first I got a few other pieces to review as these have been overslept on long enough.

word up.

Q ~~

Teqneek responds:

Shit! I was thinking about posting lyrics for this but I thought the non-fucked-up lines were all pretty clear. Only problem with posting the lyrics is I can't copy/paste them here because I already split them all up to include in the 4 separate tracks I mentioned in the description... That- coupled with bars rspped over each other, and me being too lazy to write this whole thing out again... idk lol...

Also I gotta disagree on the replayability/ipod-worthiness factor. There are a shitload of things said in this that require a relisten to fully ingest. At least I think so. And I also gotta say if I may- that even given the repetitive nature of this song... I don't think it gets to the point of becoming annoying- NOT YET. I still have more work to do to get it to that level so wish me luck on that.

Lol for real though I feel that the cleverness of the lyrics (if I may be so bold) and the fact that I basically use Ferris Wheel in a different context every time- saves it from being annoyingly repetitive and gives it replayability as well. But I'll agree it's teetering that line haha, so I can see how you'd feel that way. All good bruh.

Anyway I know you prefer my more serious tracks; no worries. And yeah man I agree our paths are kind of similar, or at least in a way where the music resonates on that personal level with you, and that's really cool to me. You can see the inner, darker layers of my life leaking onto a comedy track where most wouldn't. Not that I intend for my funnier stuff to show those things... which makes it even more impressive that you can pick up on it.

Anyway you said you liked the 1st line the best... but you may like it even better when you know what it is I actually said. Lol hold on I'll paste some of the lyrics here. I'll update this reply in a bit as well to give a proper response to your well-thought-out review homie.

You do not reinvent the Ferris Wheel //
Somebody did it once- and if needed again then Ferris WHEEL //

Pushing Daisy

2017-02-06 17:15:45

yop, this is phat.

laidback flows going upstream. thats whats up.

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KingSandy responds:

Thanks man

Waking Up (Ft. Fats)

2017-02-06 17:14:02

this that good good.

mellow beat choice, and a track that deserves to be listened to more than once, it stands on its own and I will most likely put this on my ipod.

of course both heads on this one spits well.

id say the only downside in my opinion is that it was too short, it would've been much better if you guys managed to excrete one more pair of verses.

peace clusters.

Q ~~

Reboot

2017-02-06 17:09:37

woh, wonderful production, the vocals are crispy, and those punches are always infared dude.

this is art.

in particular I like that line about, "add it up, give me your spare change" "quicksand and pitfalls" "nothing but high fives for a hater" and "shake ya hands off like the national anthem"

i dug this track, youve always got a fluid flow, a laidback delivery alongside rapid fire swings, call it a home run. yeah run that.

i really appreciate your ability to say meaningful shit without going overboard with the multis, but I guess thats just what happens naturally as you grow up.

i already DLd a few of your latest tapes, ill let you know what i thought personally.

great work Sky.

Q ~~

SkyFromD-Squad responds:

Ey thanks for listening appreciate the feedback. Line was actually "My hands fly when i'm throwing a tantrum, it'll take your hats off like the national anthem." Something like that i think. You've inspired me to post full lyrics for this, thanks.

Monster (feat. TK)