Review Summary: Kinda like unfinished album.
"Goodbye" is a first longplay album by Shy Idea released for free on SoundCloud. It contains 20 tracks splitted into part A and B.
First part of the album is compilation of house, techno, moombahton and glitch hop tracks. The opener is a deep techno track "Sordid People". Cool sounds with huge reeverb and nice deep bass. It's not something new, but it's average track. We can hear something new also. "Unwanted" is a uncommon progressive house track but it's quite deficient. The best part is intro, then rest sounds incomplete. I don't want to listen it more because of unused potencial. Shy Idea should work on it more. Another track is "Leave Me Alone". Is it track for people who likes boring things? I felt a huge boredom after first minute. Okay, it can have that DJ friendly stuff, but it must have some change elements.
After 15 minutes of listening - suprise for me! Dancefloor destroying song "Always The Same" with cool, acid-like bass synth and acid breakdown. Ideal track for clubs. Some experimental feelings in intro of "Aurora Lights". I think Shy Idea have a little fun with sound design. I like that crazy sounds in background of this song. Next part belong to warm plucks and cool drum loops. I think it'll be good album, but I heard "Tomorrow I Will". Poor dance track without change element. Really boring stuff. It can be good with some vocal and as radio edit or something. Awful 5 minutes are created by "Drawing My Dreams". Title is real if dreams are nightmares. So that is terrible disco stuff.
Slow the tempo. "Pink Doll" is a experimental moombahton track with awesome rythm and interesting breakdown. Full of positive energy track will make you dance. Okay, some compliments in the direction of Shy Idea but here's a two tracks which sounds like unfinished. "Fly Away" - cool idea, but technically it's really poor. Main synth should be more in stereo. And "Sunshine" which sounds like bad edit of "Pink Doll", and maybe it is an edit. Hip hop drums on experimental synths are big mistake.
Go to the part B with dubstep, drum & bass, breaks and complex electro. First feeling is a positive. "Kill Them All" is a fusion of heavy sounds and many drum & bass styled reece basses. It can be boring on the second drop, but it's not a problem for me. What a title of next song. Is "Tits And Stuff" finished? I think nope. I don't wanna comment it more, because I think it's a lame joke.
Turn it into Noisia style. "Everything Going Bad" contains hard reece basses, growls and cool drums. It should have more variations, but it isn't bad. Now I have question. Who puts the unfinished pieces to the album? "Terrorists WIP" is 27 second "track" (or call it better demo) with awful sounds and basic drums. Too basic.
Cool guitar-like synth we can hear in "More Breax Than You Need". It's unusual track and doesn't make me boring.
Next 3 songs are remixes. Really cool remixes of "Sunshine" from ZOOn'r and ProCkers and awful remix or... edit of "More Breax Than You Need" from Boczasso.
Okay. First part is better for me. I feel huge influence of Deadmau5 in progressive house part. Album sounds like unfinished in 50% and I would take 40% of tracks for improvement. Good ideas, but mainly poor execution. That's why I rate it "2".
