Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!
:)

[Average Girl]

Looks like I haven't left a review for this track earlier, but I've been listening to it plenty of times. the musical/vocal combination is just perfect. Lyrics aren't really ones I can relate to, but they're good, varied, intense. Great work!

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[Batten Down The Hatches]

Nice! Both lyrics and music are good, but the voice feels really distant. The voice is a bit tense too, not too bad but still more like talking than singing. It works well for the verses but it would be nice with some more vocalism in the chorus. Have you tried that? Even if you can't sing it'd liven up the piece. :) Everything syncs well overall, and it's complete with a solo towards the end. Nice work!

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Megamannt92 responds:

I'm not much of a singer yeah. haha I tried to do the song in a more Alestorm style, but now that you mention it....it could benefit from more vocalism(neat word btw) on the chorus.

[Anarchy Reigns]

Nice and heavy, varied, metallic. The beat is pretty basic, but it does build-up occasionally. Around 0:50 and 1:30 it feels a bit monotone, but as background music it would be perfect. The guitar towards the end sounds fantastic, granted the sequence is probably more monotone than the phases I just mentioned, goes on for even longer... but that's a sound I don't tire of. Nice work!

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[1st Tune]

Not too bad for a first tune! It would sound much better if it had a steady melody though, the music seems a bit random in this, and that background beat a tad bit monotone. Also, maybe a little less echo, unless you add more instruments? Keep it going!

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[Let it be me (Studio)]

Pretty strong lyrics in this one, and a strong voice - though it sounds a bit strained when it peaks toward the end, good music overall, the guitar solo is fairly simple but it's still an appreciated addition, it adds some liveliness at the end. The song starts a bit slow, and the drums are a bit basic. No build-ups at all in the beat at the beginning, just with the other instruments. I think that'd add a lot to the music, keep it going!

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Mismo responds:

You're right that the drums are very basic, but in a song like this one I don't know if there much more you can do with the drums than keeping it simple and basic.

As for it the song starting slow, I can only say that it pretty much what it was intended to be. It's a soft rock ballad type of song. So I guess it pretty much a hit or miss.

Any way thank you for the review.

[The Simple Triangle]

A bit slow, but still smooth and atmospheric. The strings are good, and the jumps between silence and short bursts of sound on the other layers is a bit interesting. Nice story too, it adds a lot to the music. Keep it going!

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[Write About You]

This sounds great, the voice is a bit sharp/unclear at times, but the music is real professional. It's a catchy tune too, reminds me a bit of the RHCP in style. As for mixing, maybe there could be a bit more emphasis on the drums? At times it feel they're hidden away a bit. Who did what in this? What role do you have in the band? Nice work!

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Mismo responds:

One of our guitarist mixed and is the creator of the songs music. The singer in the band came up the lyrics. I play the bass.

As for what you said about the drums, I have never thought about it but it's is a valid point and if we ever is the position of where we are mixing a song ourself again I will make sure we have it in mind.

But thank you for the review and if you liked this song you can find more in my page on NG, on our youtube channel and we also got a facebook page. We're called "Postcard".

[HDC: Vinstigator vs Sky]

Intense. My vote goes to Sky, the verse is just full of puns and metaphors, apart from the regular verbal assault. The stuff on submission, morse code, time capsule with the biggest mistake... plenty of creative warfare like that. Vinstigator's verse ups the intensity a bit, but seems lyrically lacking in comparison. Good battle!

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HDC responds:

Sky 2 Vin 0