I like this very much - the 'loom' sounds are just right and the sampled voice works well with the instrumental music - an intriguing track which holds the interest.
Panellist Rodney Newton
22.09.07 17:523 years 13 days 18 hours 30 mins
An intriguing piece that is well crafted and imaginative - which is a breathe of fresh air. Not exactly "mainstream" but could find a niche.
Panellist Simon Lambros
27.09.07 10:433 years 9 days 1 hours 39 mins
Terrific. Interesting. Fun. Busy. Original.
Excellent
Panellist Paul Farrer
28.09.07 15:113 years 7 days 21 hours 11 mins
Very interesting. I assume this is a performance piece. The repetitive percussive machine sounds work well. Something bothered me a bit about the way the voice samples were used. The repetition of lines was perhaps unnecessary and made me think of them more as musical device than a an archival record that brought authenticity to the piece. Sorry, was that a bit Newsnight Review!
Panellist Mark Fishlock
29.09.07 00:273 years 7 days 11 hours 55 mins
Interesting minmalist rhythmic backround and some nice wind/brass phrases.Perhaps more could be done with the voice sample but I like this a lot.
Composer Andy Quin
02.10.07 21:052 years 11 months 3 days 15 hours 17 mins
very artistic piece of music, i like the minimalist feeling as well as the brass melodies
Composer Amir Khalaf
03.10.07 17:512 years 11 months 2 days 18 hours 31 mins
Very interesting - I like this. The repeated vocal phrase at the end struck me as very poignant in view of how hard a life it was working in the mill industry
Composer Dale Sumner
04.10.07 12:032 years 11 months 2 days 19 mins
Imaginative and original very engaging and yet somehow very sad. Love the use of the mechanical sounds and the de-constructed municipal brass band. I'm sure would work wonderfully with images from the time.
Composer Ty Jeffries
05.10.07 16:012 years 11 months 20 hours 21 mins
This is great free-standing music, but it's not film/screened music, so therefore hasn't been through the rigour of composing to picture and collaboration with a director etc. So if rating as a musical piece i would indeed give it a high rating, but as film music it's too busy. I guess it would work if accompanying stills?
Composer Chris White
17.10.07 16:482 years 10 months 19 days 19 hours 34 mins