Tristan Mieras - Dark/Atmospheric Dubstep/Downtempo

[Tristan Mieras]

Hey guys! New to the forum, not new to dubstep (or obviously music in general)

A quick little bit about myself, I've been an electronic DJ for about 3 or 4 years (Trance, techno, hardstyle, dubstep, house, ect.) and have been making music for a little over a half a year now I'd say... I've only completely (minus some mastering, don't have a proper pair of studio monitors yet) finished 4 songs, but a ton just waiting to be finished... DFRNT was actually the person to give me inspiration to make dark/atmospheric dubstep, tried it, found i had a strong passion for making this style of music... I would eventually like to spread to other genres (trance, house, ect.) but for now I'm sticking with dark/atmospheric dubstep/downtempo/IDM... I would like to release an EP, called Scarred Beauty (sig) with 5 songs... been looking for a label, but haven't found one yet, so i decided to probably go indie with it... and still havent found an appropriate music making and/or DJ name... so sticking with my real name for now till I have one that I like. anyways thats enough about me for now... I've provided the 4 songs I've completed for you all to listen to and give me some feedback.

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The first song I actually completed, found out after playing it on some different sound systems there wasn't as much bass as I hoped there'd be (like said, the speakers I'm using now are a bit more bass happy, so I have to compensate by adding a little more bass than necessary) but am very pleased with how it turned out

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The second completed... this one has the bass XD this one is more atmospheric (compared to the darker side of Chosen as the First) and i have gotten lots of compliments from this song among peers

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Third completed song.. this one is the worst mastering wise... the kick isnt as strong as I want it to be and the claps have too much treble... this song is more of a darker background with a more atmospheric higher end with the synths

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This song definitely took a turn with how my style of music has been going... got the inspiration to make a more ambient song when I visited a space pictures site and it had very chill atmospheric ambient music... and actually I started this one while in mid-process of making Dreaded Sense till finally I sat down and said to myself, "Lets finish the original first, so then i can make this remix to it" so when the Dreaded Sense was completed, the Long Road Home Remix came shortly after, and the way I have it set is to go directly from Dreaded Sense to the Long Road Home Remix

Thats what I have so far... I have two more darker dubstep songs that are mid-process (nearly done with one) but I dont feel either of them will fill the last space I would like for the EP... stopped working on music as I have been working on mixes so i can get my DJ'ing out more and start performing at places... anyways let me know what you think!

[gpivo1]

Big up dude nice work!

It's good to see you know what is needed in your tunes, saves a lot of time for us but definitely feeling the vibe on the second tune. Dope atmosphere in all your songs though! I would love ambient synths such as yours to use in my own tunes (I can never seem to get the beautiful dark ambient synths I like which you display in your songs, especially the last).
As for the first, you were definitely right about it needing more sub (also, maybe take the kick down a little or cut a bit of the low end off).
The third tune, I think if you replace the clap with a sort of deep-mid punchy snare, it would really hit the spot.

All in all I'm loving where you're headed with this and I look forward to the finished product!

[gpivo1]

Oh, and WELCOME TO DSF!

[Tristan Mieras]

Thanks a lot there mate! Yea I'm just waiting till I get the studio monitors I want before like doing any hardcore mastering to it yet, cuz listening to the songs I know what i want it to sound like... as for Chosen as the First I can definitely see what you're talking about... and a snare might be better than a clap for Dreaded Sense... I'll give that a try... thanks for the reviews there man! And thanks for the welcome =D