loki - Valley Of The Shadow (work in progress and HD test)

[fightchampion]

great work love to play this on my set please please please. big up from antics

[MCPetruk]

Beautiful. Where did you get the CAT scan footage? I would love to remix it an use it in a project....

[loki1200]

@MCPetruk Thanks. Search 'head cat scan gif' on google.

[PsyShinobi]

I like this track, despite its not so danceble :)

Nice atmospheres,beats and darkish emotions. Keep doing more :)

[AORNOfficial]

do a tutorial regarding the sound starting at 1:05 ... would appreciate it.

[AORNOfficial]

I like the distorted reese a lot !!!

[edekmaly]

this is good

[eldrl001]

nice mixdown so far but seriously you shoud think of a different name for your track,origin unknown - valley of the shadows is pretty much the most iconic jungle dnb track ever made so it would kind of conflict with your choice of track name lol

[gfunkexperience]

keep up the good work bruv!!!!massive respect!

[cabose34521]

This is an awesome tune man. I think it's a perfect of the sample from that Casio board. Haha, quality tune man! 5*'s

[peniskoker13]

damnnnnn one of the best Ive heard

[SamsEdition]

pure fuckin filth!

[EvilBeatsmith]

goosebumps.......

[dariunas]

Your drums are always so hench! I can't get that goodness out of Reason4 :\ Do you use other ReFills? Recommend any strong ones? I find the factory drums quite hit and miss :\

[Brinemusic]

@dariunas Dude, Agreed... I ended up finding that Jungle Warfare is pretty legit for huge sounds, for drums.

[TNTJahv1er]

very very nice, well done man*

[Darq0102]

great imo :), wtb finishd

[cookingglen]

great stuff!!!

[EvilBeatsmith]

Awesome!!

[aizensl]

I love your tracks man. Awesome!

[RollatORz]

me too i m promotin your name ...and they love you ehauhaeuhea RESPECT LOKI!!!!!

[KillaMC2009Bristol]

Mate, ur a ledge, don't stop, im promotin ur name everywhere i go

[PuzzleDNB]

Hey yeah man, did you ever finish this?

[djsencae]

this need to be finished, its sick

[sebruen]

fucking A , im licking you shit mate

have you got an email i can contact you by, my mates starting a new label and would be keen on some good talent, reply to this comment or post it to my page

[HAUNTH3R]

Sebruen, his music is fucking awesome but I wouldn't "lick his shit", that's just weird and gross!!! :P

[bdavidbdavid92]

its just simply disgusting instead xD

[mrdrastic]

a really good darkcore track. it's misty, i like it.

keep it up bro.

[Br4ZuCa]

very good work. Excellent track. love everything. 5*

[techdnb]

your tunes really kick ass... keep up the good work!

[bdavidbdavid92]

no comment mate

perfect track again

peace

[droer76]

such a SIK TUNE 100% pure darkness,keep up the good work =]

[bills45107]

mate ur a fuckin genius. smashin out the nuerochunk love it!!!

[gleneston]

mixdown sounds good bruv :) nice track!

[AbberancyDNB]

I. LOVED. IT.

[JuttMC]

VERY grimey man. 5/5

[museumoftechno]

FIERCE fucking tune mate. Absolutely loved the slow quietness in the first half, proper proper atmospheric.

Oh yes.

Kind regards

Mr Braidy

Technician, Museum of Techno

[milenko33]

wooow, awesome!

5 * * * * *

[MonoGenerator]

Sick Track. Especially the drums knockked me off.

[mrdjzork]

yes yes mr loki big buisness keep em comin

[DelayYourPsycho]

Hey Loki Nice Track again... im wait'n for the finished genius Track ;)

[erdekocarahodecadiz]

good track

[StationZeroNine]

sick track!

[gandhi328]

this shit is blowing my mind! awesome sound design, very dark atmosphere

[heymzar]

bangin as always:) still only got one word to describe ur tunes.... genius :D

[Ketobbey]

☆☆☆☆☆ (5*) Very good. liked your video too. I listend to this track 3 times :D very nice stuff hear man.

[coolfunparty]

This is very well done, Loki. Fantastic rythms, great choice of sound sets. I can tell you're no stranger to the saw wave. How long have you been at it?

[djtee2k7]

loki = the next noisia :D

[supernovaGIZMO]

8\10  ;)

[tehsma]

Its dope dude, some proper neuro biz

[rkristjanson]

sick sir, just sick keep em coming.

[Calam1ty08]

mean beats dude.. i got an older subwoofer and it was goin hard :D

[originalbunglist]

Another phat choon from loki!!!, maybe you could try a bit with the sub-bass chopping with the other bass?, (at the moment its a continuos rumble in the background, which is good anyway) wouldn't know how that would sound until its doone but maybe worth a try ;)

[Z06vette7500]

LOL! I have that same exact drum sample in my old crappy casio SA-65. It's called swing or pops or something. Funny shit. Anyway, props on the sick track! Pure badassery.

[draxfck]

I specially like the first two minutes! The rest of the tune is good too.

[beatslikebombs]

another super track.....power!!!

[say10hc]

Really love the beat, and the title fits perfectly here! And those samples at the beginning made me think: "Will it b some 'back to the old school' tune?" :)

I would stick to this main motive, no major modifications needed - in my humble opinion ;)

[kapyrauhanen]

haha, I know those Casio drums :D thats awesome. this tune sounds brilliant. I dont know if it's mixing or youtube but this needs more high end, now it sounds like it has flu.

[garble200]

I'm liking this, and the snare actually. I think it's easy to just stick with the same one once you've found a really good hit and processed it. I wouldn't call it a fusion at all but was there an intention here to get a few different ideas/styles in there, it sounded like it could have gone the liquid root, or much darker. Interesting stuff.

[loki1200]

Thanks for the comment. I know exactly what you mean.

I bought a soundbank the other day with about 1000 drum samples in it trying to find a new snare. I got so sick of using the same hits all the time.

There's actully two layered up when the track drops. Don't think they sound too bad, not perfect, but not bad :)

[renegadesoldier94]

@loki1200 Hey Loki, what kind of snares samples would you suggest for using in DnB? I just can't find any I like really. They're either too soft, too harsh, or not bright and loud enough (kinda like yours).

Any advice?

[renegadesoldier94]

@loki1200 Also, any suggestions for DnB kicks? I imagine I should use soft, short snappy kicks. Kind of like a 'thup!' noise. So it goes, Thup-ksh-thup-ksh etc.

[loki1200]

@renegadesoldier94 There are no perfect drum samples out there, i don't think.I make my own these days by layering samples together, compressing, eqing etc. then exporting as single hits.

Check out the 'Vengeance Essentials' 1&2. Many people say these are the ones to use. The kicks are great- Lots of different types and styles. The snares are a bit weak in comparison, but they're better than many.Also check out the BHK sample packs- Some very good rex loops and some pretty good snares too.

[renegadesoldier94]

@loki1200 Ok. Sure. What I do with kicks and snares etc, no matter what genre I want to do, I just sample kicks and snares from songs, and only layer if its weak, I also compress in Audacity.

I'll check out the VE1&2 pack. And the BHK one too!

Thanks for your help mate! Much appreciated.

[SinisterBeats123]

sounds sick so far but for some reason it only loads half way then gets stuck. sounds quality though ;)

[loki1200]

Hey what's up, it seems HD is working now. Only took 12 hours to work :P

[Pirate454]

Your drums are unreal as well man, you've managed to make it sound human which is bloody hard to pull off!

[stevolution666]

well dun loook, this one kicks with phat boots

[loki1200]

Cheers Stiiiiive.

[Pirate454]

Mate this sounds amazing, another top-notch tune!

Few things i'd just mention would be that intro snare - it sounds like you meant to put into the background,. I wouldn't change it but would rather hear what it sounded like heavily filtered ( the entire drum set ) - gently rising into the bad-ass drums ( @ 0: 45 ). Dunno man just an idea, but overall this tune sounds immense! Some mental reese parts in there :) as always, brilliant work.

Hope your gettin better man.

- Nick

[loki1200]

Damn good idea chap!

Props to you also for the CV routing tips. Much appreciated.

All the best.

[PuzzleDNB]

Youtube can't find the stereo version of this (it says: "This video is no longer available"), but sounds all good in mono too. :D

Damn them reeses really are great.

The drums sound a bit messy, I'd make the breaks a bit less complicated (it might just be the Youtube quality though).

Nice one. :)

[loki1200]

Cheers. Seems I went a little wrong with the encoding on this one.

Thanks for the feedback, I'll keep it in mind.

L.

[junglistsouljaa]

the tune is wicked bruv you got the makens of a top dnb tune there keep at it mate

[loki1200]

Cheers boss. Glas you llike :P

[Fatmanxx69]

whoops!! i made a boo boo, i didnt like the snare in the intro, when the track gets pumping that snare then, its good!!, and i love the short jungle break you have made :D

[loki1200]

Cheers mate. I'll try and finish it this weekend and post the results. Thanks for the feedback!

[Fatmanxx69]

i hope you get better soon m8 :) as usual you are the master at making those dirty reese's :D wich i love!! i would of used a difference main snare, wasnt feeling the snare, im sorry to say, but just being honest, on the whole the track kicked arse :D yeah, the whole track is at your usual very high standards of brilliance :D and it sounds very well mastered, i havent fav'd it cos as you say, its not finished, i was teasing my self b4 i played this, reading the more info and comments :) quality!

[nuttydubsta]

yes brov nice with the tech...might be my speakers but i think it needs more sub lick like Audio or Break

keep that raw stuff comin

[loki1200]

Cheers nutty. Thanks for the feedback. I think you're right, it does need more bottom end all round. Thanks again.

[myrtorp]

Lemons!

really nice stuff here dude!

intro with slow beat is awesome!

[loki1200]

Lemons! Hey, you're sharp! 100 points.

Thought you might like the slow drums :P

If I could get a recorded snare to sound like that in real life, I would be a happy man!

[1lilnigga]

Nice. It might need a little more low end bass.

[loki1200]

Cheers mate. Yeah, having problems with the low end. That's the reason I was shouting at the computer last night :P

Thanks for the feedback.

[bull3tpr00f]

One word: brilliant!

Keep up the good work

[loki1200]

thanks. Will do :P