Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Time Before Madness]

Sounds like Madness alright. Nice tension in the music, nice variation in the pace with the beat kicking in occasionally. It'd be the perfect fit for Madness movies/games. Nice work!

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DESHIEL responds:

Thank you.

[Danmaku]

Trippy, but full of energy. I like the beat that occasionally speeds up and really keeps the music fastpaced all the way through. It's a pretty smooth mesh, both ambient and energetic. Keep it going!

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[Yellow Orange Afternoon]

Sitting on a porch just sipping tea... is what I image while listening to this. Somehow I can't get the image of tea out of my mind, Yellow Orange just makes me think of Yellow Lable and Lipton Orange. :) Tasty music, jazzy; atmospheric. Nice work!

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[A Thousand Years (Cover)]

It is pretty good, smooth and melodic. With the word Cover in the title I was expecting some song too... but indeed that's not really needed in a cover. Nice work!

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[Vinstigator vs. LTrane 2]

A great battle debut, it's pretty intense. First verse is OK, the second one much better. Feels like some words are just thrown in the mix at first, like snitch. Would've been better with something to back up the accusation. And the 'man you from the south you should be huntin' alligators' followed by 'those are cold-hard-facts'? If there is a dis somewhere in that, or a connection, I'm not getting it. :P Second verse is great though, nothing to comment on. Looking forward to more future battles!

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[The Carmine Dragon alternated]

Sounds good, intense from the start, varied, full of energy. The melody reminds me of some game but I can't recall which one... some Mortal Kombat theme maybe. It's a sinister tune, Asian-ish... I like the trippy beat. Not sure how I like the ringing sound that constantly pierces through the background ambiance, but apart from that it's great. Keep it going!

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DESHIEL responds:

Thank you for the review... I didn't know that it may sound asianish but it I did listen to some anime soundtracks recently.

[Graffiti Bongos]

This is a funky beat, smooth and rhythmical, oldskool and industrial. After the first twentyfive seconds or so it becomes a bit bland though, maybe due to a lack of bass. The experimental hit-hats and other stuff towards the end is pretty funky, I can imagine this in a track. Nice work!

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JimmyTheCaterpillar responds:

You are glorious.

[CLAB - Vinstigator vs Pachilli]

Woo, tough round! Pachillis is killing it with a bit of a silly witt, yet Vinstigator's ill with a grip like a zillion zits.

Vinstigator starts it off great, intense as always, but not with that spectacular disses; they don't always rhyme which factors in much in how it sounds in a boat of rounds... at least for me. The flow is perfect though, and quick. I'm not sure I like the spoken word, Pachillis, but the verse is great, plenty of disses that hit, others guarded against, all with a supreme rhyme scheme... and the Lex Luther finale was neat.

Vinstigator's back with a vengeance in the second verse, even better flow and attitude, but it ends abruptly, no punchline at the end, and in the end it seems like that added attitude actually works against you. Pachillis humorously picks up where he left off, adds some double-time that actually fits in, and a strong ending too, though not true. :P Great verses both of you. The disses are pretty equal, the spoken word not that great, but the rhymes/comedy/continuity leans in Pachillis favor.

My vote goes to Pachillis.

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[Clab - Pigpen Vs Vinstigator]

Nice. Pigpen's verse starts off smooth, great play with words, though a bit repetitive with the fat - don't eat me. Vinstigator brings in some more intensity; follows the beat, packs raps. In the second part it again feels there's a bit much filler in Pigpen's verses, though the wordplay is great, less repetition would be an advantage. Vinstigator packs more of a punch with that attitude and edge too, even if the words don't always flow. Close call overall; I'd say Vinstigator wins with intensity. Great beat btw; the sound effects fit in perfectly!

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[Work in Progress - 16.5]

I like the flow in this, the pace and melody, but the sound feels way too sharp. Some more ambient instrument/pitch seems to me would sound much better combined with the overall very ambient experience. As for the points you bring up, I like the beginning, it starts off directly, but it still fades in, no fuzz. With a more ambient instrument/pitch, the first time the instrument kicks in it also wouldn't seem so sharp. At times it is a bit slow, maybe speed it up a bit? As for an end, how about a short solo and then just... fade away. This really doesn't sound like house, I'd sort it as Ambient or New Wave, or Experimental/Misc. There are plenty of sub-genres to the existing genres, but listing them all would make it a pain to browse through. Anyway, nice track. Keep it going!

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NoStereo responds:

Thanks for reviewing my song man. I'll be sure to keep your suggestions in mind as I do more with it!
:)