Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[On a Breather]

I love how human this is, how the beat slows down occasionally, how everything goes together, as if it's an actual band jam... the vibe's smooth, jazzy and upbeat, but also a liiittle elevator-music-ey, though maybe that's a point? A breather. A break. A move between levels of sorts.

Killer bass too when you notice it...

Love the groove. Production quality's great too. Simple but very solid tune.

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[Darkman (2022)]

2022 hmm, I wonder what the original version was like...

I both enjoy this and... can't really vibe to it too well. The beat's mechanic, but appreciably swingy, the guitar's rough and awesome but kinda chaotic too.

I can see this working well with a particular purpose, as a theme song or similar. As is... the sound's a little rough and repetitive.

A little richer production and variation with for example the beat this'd be a treat y'all! Not bad.

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[Thick-it]

Such a rich mix with this one, and the titillating saw-like synth, it hits some special frequencies it seems, they both bounce and sizzle around my headphones... the production's great, and the music's both ambient and powerful. It transitions seamlessly...

Feels futuristic. I could see this in some Blade Runner type movie too, robotic and new, and that subtle beat in the background too... the instrumentation's great.

Really dope mix.

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CaperCube responds:

I really appreciate this dude! I've been on a slow journey to figure out how to mix well, so this is really nice to hear

[DJ Supersaw - Double cheese burger]

Bright, upbeat, fun and fluent... this one was fun too.

And it has something to do with a cheeseburger so hmm... that for sure enhances the effect and implications of it all too. :) Ends a bit abruptly but... good vibes.

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[need to be loved (feat. mifir4ik)]

I don't understand what's being said at all but hell yeah I can vibe to it. :) Feels like something straight out of the Paranoia Agent soundtrack, which is a compliment of the highest order, the vibe's special, both vocals and instrumental...

I like how both vocals and instruments sometimes 'trip up' a bit as they trail off too, adds a unique flare to it all.

A little much autotone though with Mifi (at least I assume she's Mifi)... never been a huge fan of that, but overall this is bangin'. It's like Eurobeat and Dubstep fused together, two styles I did not expect to see together...

Also that end, I am... what now?! XD I don't get it at all but... that was new too!

A lot of creative things going on with this one. Dope work.

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[Sunset on the Seashore]

Is this what a sunset feels like hmm?

Maybe if it's sinking into the waves, drowning in the ocean, to never rise again... it feels a bit too ominous and intense for the scenario, but music wise this was awesome.

I wonder if it'd be even better if that background synth occasionally takes a break too though, or shifts pace, production quality and everything is great but... it feels like it might've been even better with a few shifts along the way there too. It's a little psychedelic.

Good stuff! Grand tune. You really do feel the intensity.

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[ENERGY (PHONK HOUSE)]

For a while in the beginning I was getting Bomb the Bass kind of vibes, sound quality so clean...

The production really is on point in this one! The beat's varied. The energy's perceptible. The vocal samples... can't quite make out the worlds but they feel suitably veiled that way. And they're BANGING too. They shift. The instrumentation shifts. It keeps going with the same beat and yet it just never gets dull, the breaks are well-timed, the groove's infectious, the everything about this is just... so well-done.

It ends a bit abruptly but it's easy enough to start again if ya need to. I certainly do. :)

What a groove. Dope tune. Vibrant; intense; fresh in the best possible way.

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[i'm sooo scared..!]

Daaammn what a quick build... and the way it starts with a video reel sound effect! Considering the title it feels like I'm jumping straight into a horror movie right there. Just watched Sinister, supposedly the scariest movie ever made, and the video reel element was a prominent part of that movie too, so that's suitable...

I do wish the music would switch up a bit more along the way though. The vocal sample shift a bit. Some kind of screams maybe? Something that goes a bit better with theme. All things considered it's a little tame, and the beat - despite the ominous overtone - starts getting occasionally a bit too upbeat along the way considering the theme.

I love the beat though; I love the style. The breaks. Everything about this. Just doesn't feel like it really amped up that scare potential and theme to the fullest.

I'm dead but you make want to live is a cool catchphrase though.

Dope work.

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itstdx responds:

woah, this is an amazing review man. thank u very much! i'll take ur points into consideration -as you're so right about the inconsistent changes in tone-! it's been a while since i made this kinda breakcore now, so i'll try to do so with your advice soon enough.

hope to see you again in my comments, thank you again! =)

[Tension Temple]

I could imagine this playing in something like Pokémon. :)

Feels like a familiar kind of style. Upbeat and adventurous, videogame style, with a psychedelic kind of background synth all the way, yet plenty of variation atop of that...

Lovely tune. Production quality feels just like it would for an older console too, pixel perfect.

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Kman465 responds:

Ah, funny you say Pokemon; a lot of my soundfonts actually come from Hoenn. The bass for example is the Pokemart! :P

If you liked this one, a lot of my recent tracks have been following suite in the same style.

Thanks for the kind words!

[赤い湖(Akai-Mizuumi)]

Atmospheric, interesting, different, with so many nuances even to what seems like simple sound, it's like it shifts from one instrument to another in a seamless way, I can't make sense of the instrumentation...

Yet it feels like it'd work better as a soundtrack or something than as music in itself. It doesn't really... reach anything. It feels ambient as a background would be. As something transient; something linked to something else. Something you'd applaud if you heard it in conjunction to a particularly haunting or brooding scene.

I could see this playing in something like Ghost in a Shell, or Oni...

The sound's amazing, by itself I find it hard to immerse myself in it though, maybe also because it's not constant. It comes and goes. Like a train. Like time. Like fleeting emotion.

Hope to see this in a scene somewhere, a movie or game, something that complements it fully.

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