Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[SHATTER]

We see you! :D What a banger, wonder if there's a double meaning with the complement attraction/high in cyanide lines - something about complement proteins attracted to pathogens that are already bound by antibodies, from a quick Google, could it be that deep???

The rhyme schemes and lyrics initially are so on point, comparatively a bit simple towards the end maybe, with the lie/cry/die rhymes in particular, impressed overall.

Dope stuff.

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ADR3-N responds:

I've been waiting a decade to make such a pun regarding complement/compliment and cyanide. One that worked.

Complement is a double entendre for compliment, and complement attraction of course is a scientific term I was vaguely aware of and googled just to write this LOL. Proteins is something we release when in the act of consummating attraction as well!

And cyanide is a lethal substance that when in low concentrations can stimulate the mitochondria. Not necessarily related, but attraction + fatal cyanide = fatal attraction. Everything in (extreme) moderation I suppose.

Actions, louder when you stack them, complement attraction = actions are louder than words, and obviously attraction causes one to act, sometimes fatally for you or the other person.

You're right about the final verse. I deliberately chose a simpler structure to just "get it over with" beyond "when you gonna cry to me, hope you do it silently cause I could not give a fuck." That's a pretty brootal line for dnb. The rest of the song I wrote pretty much in flow state so there is a bit of contrast with overtly flowery initial verses, then the simplistic drop fakeout verse

[200+ BPM Collab]

Around the four minute mark this started sounding as I initially thought it would. :D

Love the whole mix though, both the slower and the more ferocious, and the 'aw yeah' samples in the first track - aw yeah! This was great all the way though.

As for the pauses, I don't mind them personally. Seems like common album practice to transition with silence when tracks don't naturally flow together, and for the most part tracks here actually do transition without, or with very short and sensible breaks, it's only notably silent towards the end IMO.

Nice work y'all!

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Aalasteir responds:

Aw yeah! :D

THE POWER OF COLLABORATION!

Always amazing to see you! Your presence brightens up everybody's day, I know this is absolutely true for me. You're right, it is common practice to have a transition with silence when tracks don't naturally flow together. You're speaking the full truth. There is so much to consider, that it can be difficult to make decisions when there are so many different approaches, all of the approaches are valid and the philosophy all contribute to a form of communicating the music presented. It's best when choices are made with careful consideration.

The respect shown to all who have contributed to the dialogue without being disrespectful. This is what makes our community so amazing, honest, and true – the respect we have for each other as individuals and people who are passionate about creations and expression. It helps us understand the world around us and how it makes us feel. For this, we have to appreciate and be thankful that we're creating a positive environment due to the respect we have for each other.

I would like to express my immense gratitude to you, Cyberdevil, for contributing to the community discourse environment. The expressions have been communicated and listened to by our honorable community that appreciates independent art by people for the people who are interested in expressing their ideas.

We can shape a positive environment that we all can be proud to be a part of.

Everything, By Everyone

[DaxCamdaxian / 1 / A200]

Really curious about that old profile now @DaxCamdaxian. :P You're a real NG OG then! And sorry 'bout that typo @Aalasteir, did not realize these questions would get read in full like this. XD Next time...

This was fun to listen to. Good mood; good pace all the way through, good role models and inspirations, inspiring creations, a plethora of creative work - you're both awesome! Awesome visual additions too @TheShokBlok!

Hadn't heard of The Godot Game Engine earlier, interesting... with Flash I've learned to regularly make a copy of the file with bigger projects, in case of corruption disruptions, though haven't had that happen in a long time now *knock on wood*... despite all of its flaws I really like the program though.

Great interview anyhow! Keep up the good stuff!

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Aalasteir responds:

Thank you so much! Awesome to see you! :D

@DaxCamdaxian is super cool!

All cool! I take a lot of inspiration from you, you have an amazing skill for communicating your thoughts and I would also like to aspire to that, that is my fault for not communicating it the format concisely, I realized there's a difference between what's going in my mind and what's actually communicated to people.

I am very thankful that the mood is good and there's good pacing.

Thank you so much @TheShokBlok your art is phenomenal!

Personally; Godot is a great engine! Flash is an amazing piece of technology. It has flaws, but it has served as an amazing platform for creating legendary movies and games. It is sad that there are possibilities of corruption disruptions. It's always good to have backups because losing projects can be very devastating.

You make this community an even better place to be.

Thank you, Cyberdevil.

[The NG Mall Music Collab]

What an awesome idea for a collab. :D

All of these were great, the background mall sounds and subtle bustle doesn't get in the way either, just adds to the mood, and sometimes is so subtle I wonder there actually is something there or if it's just in my head; the mall theme messing me, inner voices playing out the scenario that these songs all so perfectly correlate too...

Nice work y'all. And license terms that allow malls to actually play this would they want to, would work pretty well for real!

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[LawnMower City - Track 5]

Aaand this one's almost like the eighties. :D Like A-ha maybe... a synthy style unlike the others, but similarly soothing, well-paced... playing these individually it doesn't really feel like they're part of the same game, but they all fit in so well...

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[LawnMower City - Track 4]

Bit more intense this one! Think I prefer the more melodic; ambient ones, but the energy's good, nice one.

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[LawnMower City - Track 3]

So soothing... the pace really varies between these. Exotic melody. Special effects that almost sound like... bird chirps? This one's really nice too.

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[LawnMower City - Track 2]

The music really is a big part of these games too... catchy, upbeat, but still chill, a pace that makes you want to move onwards, as befitting a game... getting some olskool ParagonX vibes from this too. Love the style.

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[Take My Cymbals, PLEASE]

Woo these sound better than I thought they would! The heavy bass and background melody no doubt complement them a lot , but the quality really is crisp, and the potential endless. Some day I aspire to actually be able to drum like this for real!

Dope work both on samples and sample sample!!! This energy is NICE.

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ADR3-N responds:

tyty! As I mentioned earlier they work best if you drop them into a big sampler (more than 16 pads) one cymbal at a time. And they could probably use a touch up in terms of your naming preferences.

The original panning of the recordings is preserved, also.

I had a lot of fun and frustration making these, and now that I've got my presets nice and pretty, I think I like them a lot!

[I M IN]

This ain't a project to work on? :) I love this. Inspiring vibe. Like a wave. Like a movement. Like momentum for great things...

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JamesHeart responds:

it was but the music is completely independent ... i used it on youtube as a remix again of Oliver Tree but that's the only other one .... dont want you to feel uncomfortable using it

I Just needed something and it fit his lyric style so i blended it ..
if your okay with that its yours .. i can even take down the video