Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[- Final Moments -]

Ambient, gritty, brooding and uplifting all at the same time... it's a pretty cool mixture. The quality's good, the balance is on point and the way the beat jumps is pretty catchy too. Enjoying the vibe here! Nice work.

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[The Void]

Pretty unorthodox beat to this one, but I like it! It's got a good rhythm, and keeps building all the way, going through phases, sounds weaving in and out like the wind along with that beat... so much variation, grit, clarity too. First creation and you're already at this level! Masterful.

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[Byte Sequence]

It's pretty amazing how you can actually program something that sounds so naturally ambient by such specified methods... progresses so naturally, fades out so naturally... listening to this feels like: memories. A walk in the water. A hazy summer day. Wonder what bits and pieces manage to give off those impressions... really smooth work.

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Mich responds:

Thank you for the kind words! :-)

[Wake Up, 2019! - Jessie Yun]

A pretty ominous start there! :D Thought it was just the intro but it just keeps getting more and more ominous... getting both Transformer and Terminator-like vibes there, though the countdown breaks that mold a bit, and the party level definitely increases with the beat! Love the percussion and heaviness of it all, not sure it's the happiest way to wait in the new year but... pompous! So cool you're already at the verge of an era too! Still have a few hours left over here, and EST will have a few hours left as well when I'm there... I'm used to being early that way. :P

Happy New Year!

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JessieYun responds:

Hey Cyberdevil,
Thanks a lot for the comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed this. Yeah, I was planning this track to have a rather solemn and powerful start. And Yes, I agree that this may not be the happiest music for you to start a New Year hahaha, but it will certainly wake 2019 up!

[Midnight Marinara - "WHO WAS PHONE"]

So random. XD I like the mood, the ambience, the voices, the steamy intro... in the end I have no idea what this was really about though! Guess that creepypasta might shed some light on it...

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MidnightMarinara responds:

Such is the nature of the Trollpasta. When we started the show we thought we'd do the pilot as a very short, very goofy piece to give a sense that both horror and humor are covered.

[Sidewinder Samurai - Hip Hop Instrumental]

I like this! :D Exotic vibes, crisp quality... the structure's a bit unorthodox but this is really cool. The atmosphere too... melancholy but hopeful. Wide. Like a desert breeze. Very nice.

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[DJ Ses - No Emotion (Produced By Kenshi Muzik)]

The vocal clarity's really on a whole other level here! Impressive quality with the mixing during the intro in particular, though when the verse starts it's almost a bit too high-pass IMO. Distant. Otherwise it's hard to find flaws with this! The annunciation's on point pretty much all the way, the tempo switches yet the flow's never lost, the wordplay's good, the beat's solid. Pleasure to listen to. I like the anti-mumble-rapper stance and the more imaginative wordplay in particular. Spacious spaceship stuff. :)

Jemongi: wonder if that's a typo, pun or account handle? Maybe I'm just not catching it. The movie's Jumongi otherwise. Edit. Jumanji, I mean. XD

Good stuff!

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[林檎 "Ringo" [Lofi]]

Lo-fi, polished and funky! Really smooth work.

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DreamEater responds:

Dangg you reviewed the track and the visual??

I greatly appreciate the support my friend.

[Time To Go]

For some reason I didn't realize you were doing music too! Must've just glanced past that part of the profile to the awesome artistry all the time... but this is pretty banging too. I like the vibe. I like the break and build-up, and though it's a typical structure it all flows well. Wondering about the loudness though, when you see how even the edges are... seems some frequencies might be more limited than they need to be? Why cut the peaks below the actual clipping threshold? Maybe mastering's one thing possible to improve here. Overall though: nice work.

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MLeth responds:

Ah thank you!
Yeah no I have no actual experience with mixing/mastering other than what I'd learned by just doing music. There are a ton of issues in all my songs! I've never had any patience in just sitting down and reading about how to do things rather than actually doing them so that's why things never really turn out as good as they can be, hoho. Same goes for my art!