Noah Massin's mixtape - Different Species
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"Far Away" (Single)
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"Patient 1" : Song is mainly displaying the general subject of this album. The psychotic approach is taken. Recording is below standard, unmixed, and unprofessional. I would consider this raw material that should only be heard in the ears of the artist ONLY. Production is subpar but has potential. Very melancholy approach with the strings in the background. Which sets the approach of the rapper admitting that he needs shock therapy. The background bass doesn't seem to match with the overall instrumental. The drumming pattern could use a lot of work as well. But with major changes the production can be salvageable. Not really sure about the rhyming though. The production and rappers flow isn't cohesive.
"Yonkers" (Freestyle): Using the instrumental which was featured on rapper (Tyler the Creator's album) "Goblin" Noah Massin displays his rhyming scheme on this instrumental. From the first track I kind of knew the rappers major influence is Odd future and the unorthodox character that group represents. Broken home is trying to produce a generic copy of that groups content.
"One more time": Using one of my favorite Dance/Electronic bands song. Daft Punk's "One more time" sample is a very great choice of use in hip hop. And I've always looked at that as a target song to sample. It seems like someone out there is picking my brain. As enthused as I am about the sample. Unfortunately I cannot say the same about the lyrical ability portrayed by Noah Massin. It seems like in this one he attempts to sing a melodic vocal. Kind of like Drake increments in his records. It fails horribly and I just wished he would recognize that without auto tune. You cannot sing!
"Beyond Beautiful": Nice laid back elevator instrumental. Dreadful mix down on the vocals. Massin's flow is not as cohesive as I expect. Judging from elite lyricist perspectives. The song is featuring Broken Home's group mate Snap Jack.
"Tiger Uppercut": So this song is basically addressing exactly what I'm doing here, dissecting their work. I can't hate their confidence. But I can also have my opinion on their material. And it isn't really my kind of taste.
"Far Away" ft Maya: One of the only highs of this mix tape. Noah actually shows potential with his flow on this single. With some more polishing I would be blown away. But from what I heard from the general mix tape? This is a diamond in the rough. This is only judging from what I would expect from him just listening to the previous songs. He said he wrote the whole song including the hook. Which I was defiantly blown away by. What I even more appreciated is that he actually found a singer who can hold a decent note on a bad recording.
Synopsis: I'm not fond of the listening experience of this album. The recording was done with a freeware application called Audicity. Poorly mixed vocals and poorly written work overall. But the artist in everyone can conjure up a decent track every once in a while. "Far away" is one of those songs that shows potential. If Noah Massin can steadily grow as a lyricist he might be able to pull off a successful listening experience.
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