Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[M83 - Midnight City (Echorift Cover)]

Those glitchy sparkles... almost like a rain of small rocks falling on something, like a shower of tiny asteroids, like a handful of something that really hits... what an interesting effect.

This whole track was impressively atmospheric. Really cool effects. Solid production work. Great vocals. A somewhat unpredictable but still catchy and suitably progressive structure...

I love the sound design. So intricate; so atmospheric; so rich too! Lots of space around the vocals in particular... music gets maybe a little unnecessarily loud sometimes but for the most part the range is amazing. I love the beginning and end in particular... is that the sound of a tape deck even?! Nostalgic...

Beautiful work y'all.

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[Red | 2019]

What a quote to begin this with! XD Your descriptions man... does that go hand in hand with the music? Did you make this with that in mind? Is it an afterthought or an intention that permeates the full piece? I wonder...

Again it's a really solid track, atmospheric and spacey, ominous at times but more so mysterious... early on I felt like it reminded me a bit of DOOM, but as it builds it certainly takes a different route entirely.

I do spell plenty of words so bad that Google has no idea what I'm trying to say. XD Usually that happens when I somehow manage to omit a whole syllable or so of the word, not just switch a single letter. For the most part it does do a pretty good job with those checks...

How to remove spaghetti from keyboard: primarily cloth or paper, I'd assume. XD Fascinating how as long as the structure and context remains similar you can read just about anything with ease, no matter the spelling. AI's still got a long way to go there!

I do appreciate that you wrote that sentence though. Your descriptions are something else - in the best way.

As was this music. A little monotone towards the end maybe but still such a journey...

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Bertn1991 responds:

The description was just an impromptu stream of consciousness. Definitely an afterthought lol. And you're definitely right about that being able to read garbled text as long as the structure is kinda there. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘤𝘶𝘪𝘬 𝘣𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘹 𝘫𝘶𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘥 𝘰𝘦𝘷𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘻𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘨.

And heck yeah, thanks for listening. Always good to hear from you :-)

[Cambrian | 2021]

Albeit larger than a kilobite this sure is a fascinating audial trip and trilobite!

Atmospheric, tribal, ancient, mysterious... it has an air of adventure and discovery. But soft, and ambient-like, without perceivable threat. An evolution in comfort. A journey without edge. A calm and enveloping, canvas of ancient times...

Don't really like the turn it takes at 2:12 - feels a little anticlimactic and disappointing somehow - but it all takes you back to that world of wonder soon again.

This was amazing man. Surprisingly immersive and... dynamic. The sound never dulls, nor that sensation of wonder, worldly goodwill, the fascinating in discovering something new, or old, something untold of...

I think the description contributed a bit to that impression too. :) Well-worded.

But even with no description this'd definitely still be captivating. I wonder if I'd correlate it to the same things...

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Bertn1991 responds:

What a vivid overview of the track. I like that. Happy you enjoyed it overall despite the slightly underwhelming midpoint. And thanks for reading the descriptions of course. All the hugs~

[Welcome to the Real World]

What an interesting fusion of styles this was... can definitely hear the rock elements, but it almost has a VG-like tone too with the synth, feels like glam rock of the future almost; a hybrid of classic and very conflicting and new age styles...

But whatever the genre is the sound's just amazing. Upbeat, epic and alive from start to finish.

The title's intriguingly contradictory to the sound too, it's like it's all but real but at the same time... that's the charm of the world. The ubiquity and range of it all. No cap. This just might be the life we only dream we'd live...

Epic solos also. It's definitely a journey. Love everything about this.

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[This is Blasphemy! This is Madness! (Madness-Verse)]

This is a little... chaotic! XD Feels like conflicting layers and melodies sometimes, the sound quality's crisp - production great, the melody's smooth, the beat's good, the energy's definitely there too... but there's just too much going on in parallel IMO. Feels atmospheric and smooth and all good things but... a little messy too.

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Pyragmus responds:

i completely agree

[Wheel of Fortune]

What a trip this was!

Things build slow at first... and they never really get crazy, but it's an appreciatively unpredictably and bumpy build. I love the rhythm; the layers you add in; the gradual and steady progression, mechanical... feels a little steampunk somehow. If there'd be anything to improve maybe it could've been more airy; there could be a bit more reverb, range and richness... it all feels a little compact.

The beat's punchy and livid though. The sound design satisfying. Really solid composition; production; all.

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[June22 [Full EP]]

Decay... seems ominous but maybe not stagnant. It feels vibrant still. An encapsulated hope somewhere in the void, sounds tubular and large, very atmospheric... I love the build.

With Rebirth you definitely have more momentum and energy. Reminds me of the soundtracks you might hear play in documentaries of the universe; in those scenes were one cell organisms turn to two cell ones, and plants start growing, and the greenery expands and everything gets bright and beautiful and utopian... really cool build here too, and then towards the end, it slows down, like it's reached a peak; like it nears the point of decay once again...

Hopefully there's plenty of middle ground between those points though.

Composition's great; production's great... it's a real audial journey from start to finish.

Nicely done.

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Jabun responds:

Ah cheers CD! Really happy you enjoyed it, and for Rebirth especially that's the exact imagery I was going for when making it so super happy that came across well! As for Decay (in case you're wondering), I imagine walkng through a desolate potentially radioactive landscape alone and atmospheric. Many thanks for the praise and well wishing :)

[Summit]

Funky, festive and adventurous... I love the vibe in this! All the reason to be proud here. :) The production's crisp and the sound just keeps moving, so vibrant and fluent, it's a wonderful thing all the way! Well-paced; never repetitive; full of nuances. I love the jazzy elements.

Really solid work.

And though it definitely feels familiar and VG-like... it seems original too. Doesn't remind me of any one other soundtrack out there. Similar ones probably exist, but still, pretty remarkable...

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[Ghost phonkk]

Is this... really punk? I'm getting Gorillaz vibe I think, experimental, catchy, grimy and rough, feels like house or dance music but with a lot of other elements mixed in... the vocal chops are nice too.

That pause around 1:22 comes in a bit suddenly, and maybe fades a bit too much? Didn't expect to lose the music entirely; the rhythm and sense of continuity. Not sure it adds anything, might be good with a longer bridge. It ends suddenly too...

Structure could maybe be a bit more varied but I love the vibe! Dope work.

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