Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Sheriff's Left Town]

Hmm, I do hear some dusty prairie here, but more than a showdown in a dusty saloon, it feels like the kind of music you'd here in a 60-70s action flick with a group of afro-wielding Americans scoping out a bank just before a heist... or driving down a dusty country road right after... or entering a noble Casino in the deserted outskirts of Nevada for a classy con.... or on an old steam roller rolling up the river... or something like that. I image the saloon music would be a bit slower, without so much strumming; not so bright. Nevertheless, twas a classy tune! Blue and moody and groovy and uplifting all at the same time. Cool strings.

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S3C responds:

haha, busted a rib at the "afro-wielding Americans" reference. I can hear the 60-70s rock influence...not sure if that's what you are implying but it's funny all the same. nice visuals; thanks for the review Bobby

[Since Love Immemorial]

A soft and mellow tune this time, and no background loop... is it two layers of improv this time? One layer of almost slap-bass-like guitar; one of regular? They sync together nicely; build up a really chill tune, very easy-listening, has a funky feel to it too, and a little bit of that Spanish-type-guitar-play I don't know the name of. Really liked this one, feels like something I could have on loop all day and not get tired of. Good stuff!

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S3C responds:

Actually there is a background loop, but glad to hear it was less noticeable this time!
I don't hear any Spanish influences in here (Flamenco? far from it lol) but the slap-guitar was a good descriptive tag for this style that I was looking for, thanks! Well, glad you liked this one! Thanks for another review!

[Super Mario Theme]

A classy reinterpretation of an old classic. :D Melodical, mellow and moderately jumpy. Nice work!

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[Deus Ex: UNATCO]

Don't think I've actually heard the original for this one, but it's a nice tune for sure. Really enjoying the synthy sound in particular, reminiscent of times past; good movies. Overall nice ambience, and a bright kind of tension, and perfect loop too. Nice work.

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mothman47 responds:

Thank you!

[Between the Wheels and the Road]

A smooth groove! Love the reverb (oh wait, I guess that's the distortion?) on the background guitar too, mellow and sharp at the same time, and the added FX at the end to rivet it all up. Was hoping the background loop would shift a bit though, it feels like it's always going up, up up and up, though if it broke the pattern every once in a while and went down a bit, and then up again, it... would've been pretty nice I feel. Anyway: groovy tune: great guitarplay; looking forward to what next week has to offer!

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S3C responds:

Both guitars have reverb, but the lead is the one with the distortion. Glad you noticed the end FX- just gradually increased the reverb decay to make the sound fade out in a more distant manner. Valid criticism regarding the background loop- including a separate pattern/loop to break the monotony is a bit out of scope of #sumirs3cjams...unless if I can find a way to make sequencing recorded loops more efficient. Thanks for the review, look forward to seeing you back next week dude

[Final Doom: Levels 11&20]

A classy mesh of classics! Sounds good, stylefully ambient and sinister at the same time. And welcome back! 7 years sure is a long time.

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mothman47 responds:

Thank you. I'm uploading some more songs just in time for the superbowl.

[Better Than The Book - Two Years On]

Feels like I should write something truly inspiring here... but words are not enough really. :) It's an honor to be on this; it turned out fantastic! Grand line-up of styles and uplifting melodies, occasional solos in spectacular songs, with a mass of diverse brass, ska, punk, rock, rap and even a bit of reggae influences, completed with clever lyricism and some truly big names among the tray of featured artists. ;) High five!

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Jabun responds:

Haha :D I was wondering when I'd see you here! It was an honour to work with you too, sir :D I look forward to doing it again sometime, and many thanks for the kind words :3 High 5!

[Drosophilia melanogaster]

That's... pretty nice work with those offbeat sixteenth note divisions, diving into the symmetric patterns of the half-whole octatonic scale! Nice Equidistant tonal systems! Yeah. Description's like a foreign language on this one (I imagine this is how it'd be to be an elderly person when I'm trying to explain how a computer works), but anyway, I did enjoy the experimental grunge; especially the somewhat more dystopian strumming that stringed in after the third minute. Feels more experimental; less like a full song than the previous weeklies, but it is a continuous stream of guitar play, varied and wired in vibe. Nice listen.

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S3C responds:

well, you analyzed this song rather expertly! lol, but on the real, the "foreign language" description is just for the sake of pretentious filler, but music theory is commonly made more complex than it really is, honestly. Perhaps I should explain some time if you're interested...

I like your word choice of "dystopian", it does seem fitting of the song, I think. Thanks for the review as usual!