Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[My Sweet Sweet Pain]

Spooky, ominous and good... but a little short-lived and inconclusive somehow. You feel like it's going somewhere, yet it never really gets where it seems it's supposed to go. Missing some kind of climax or variation, overall.

It's a good tune though, good melody; instrumentation and all.

Good stuff.

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[0620]

This was way too short! Such a good tune. From the catchy little jingle in the beginning, the slow build, the drums in back that maybe clue you in subconsciously on what's just about to hit you...

When the drums actually kick in full force, accompanied by that dirty bass or guitar or whatever it is you hear in parallel there, ohmygawd man!!! It's so good! And then it stops! And that's IT!

Maybe part of what makes this as good as it is is in fact also that it's so transient and brief. There's no time for it to get repetitive or monotone either, it's just a blast all the way through. A catchy build and then BANGER.

Thoroughly enjoyed this, though do wish it was longer still. :)

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TheReq responds:

Thanks! I'm thinking about extending it now

[Concorde]

Yeaaah I could fly to this one! :D

I'm not sure I'd correlate it to the powerful aerodynamic beast that is the Concorde, but it definitely feels like the sound of travel. Airy, moving, like something you'd hear play in a runner type game, like an F-Zero kind of race, like looking out the window of a train as the Chemical Brothers beats play in the background, if I'm remembering the correct artist there, the one with the music video involving a train...

So maybe I actually correlate this more to a train than a plane really, but it's got that momentum all the way through!

Solid production and mix too. Crisp quality. Good progression all the way through. Love the beat.

The one qualm I maybe have with it is that it fades off a bit abruptly at the end...

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[mr. reaper (demo)]

Damn this gets good... it starts somewhat mediocre, but as the melody shifts, as the vocals kick in... I really get drawn into this. Love the mood beyond the melody, and the words are haunting. Great vocals. Maybe the not the crispest production quality, but it is a demo after all, it works well for this...

Also fades off way too quickly at the end but I guess that's a part of the demo thing too.

I wonder if it'd be possible to grab the listener's attention right off the bat. The brass does, when that section kicks in, but initially... could there be a way to have a more ominous cue right at the intro? Some stray note, some kind of build even before the first section there? It takes about half a minute before you REALLY start feeling it.

Anyway this was fantastic. Looking forward to hearing how it turns out in full. Feels like a timeless piece in the making already.

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[Pluto Is A Dwarf Planet]

This was new! :D This was vibrant, atmospheric... a rich and varied mix all around.

I know Pluto's not technically a planet, but I didn't know the terminology for what it actually was either. Certain enlightenment along with the music here - if this IS correct terminology. :P Even if the term Dwarf Planet makes me think of dying stars, and I imagine the planet actually blowing up as this tracks plays, energetic to point of epic rupture, an intergalactic blast wave that sweeps us all into an awesome audial trance...

Really cool track. Love the energy; the atmosphere throughout. Feels suitably spacey too.

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[Holding On - [Trance]]

Feelgood tune, good energy, good vocal samples that waver and move along with melody, high notes, a build, beautiful breaks and pauses...

The actual words are somewhat difficult to make out, but then again that seems to just amplify the music itself somehow. Like it adds to the atmosphere and mysticism.

Really solid tune. Crisp quality and great structure overall, it builds and breaks and keeps you going, and bring it all around towards the end...

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Euphoric-Danique responds:

Thanks for the feedback! :)

[Jurassic Traffic]

Animal sounds in the background right of the bat! :D Growls and roars and soon a building tribal thunder...

I miss some of the animal samples as it really gets into the groove though! Though you get them again towards the end it feels like you could've worked a bit more with those. The whatever-that-whistle-like-kind-of-instrument-is-called fits in nicely though, and I love the rhythm.

It's a jam man! Jurassic Traffic such a suitable title too...

Could imagine this playing in a particularly uplifting scene in something like the Ice Age movies.

Good stuff.

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[Echoes of the Past (Rain World - Sundown)]

This was straight up cinematic... you hear the thunder rumble, you perceive the rain through the matte ring and echo, there's an ominous or hopeful tone, a melancholy that seems to beckon to memory, the fleeting glimpses of a gold-like dawn as the sun settles and wanes away... I like how nothing takes over either, everything's balanced, not to quiet but still far from unclear. Great mix.

Goosebump-inducing stuff if you listen to it in the right setting, but imagine hearing this in an actual movie too. That'd be amazing...

Very solid work. Both composition and production's top notch all the way.

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[The zone]

Well this was different. :)

Feels like I'm up in the hills of Dragon Ball, rolling on a log towards a cabin, it's both a little Video-Gamey and reminiscent of the synth and martial arts heavy eighties. For a while it seems like something you could hear in a Ghostbusters type flick, then the Kung Fu Fighting kinda jingle kicks in.

Catchy, fun, atmospheric too with the longer notes in the background, and the drums are funky.

Good funky fun with an olskool China kinda vibe!

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[[Hyperpop] you won't know.]

A bit much clipping on the vocals y'all, and loudness overall! Otherwise this was hypnotic in the best possible way. Love the sound. Love the build and breaks and everything about it, it moves in fresh and unpredictable ways, but always melodic.

Yet the clipping gets in the way of the experience for me... I wonder if it's intentional. Feels like vocals might've just not been recorded with the ideal kind of equipment?

Musically this is amazing. The vocals are on point melodically too, and the pacing's great, but the clipping...

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G2961 responds:

Thanks for the review! I literally just went to this song's page an hour ago, and then an hour later here's your review. I think this song is the worst thing I've ever done, but I don't want to delete it because some people like it, lol. I've never been able to record quality vocals as I'm not good at it, so most of my songs are instrumentals