Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Static Symphony (feat. Sunnexo)]

Happy, upbeat, adventurous... with that dirty bass-like tone it almost sounds like dubstep meshed with chiptune sometimes, not the conventional VG strain but a refreshingly gritty one... that morphs wonderfully to a less gritty one; into more of a symphony, a triumph, a moment of light and victory and... then gets right back to it again!

Steady beat but never too repetitive. Could definitely see this used in a game too.

Really dynamic for a static symphony! Nice work.

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[Never Stop (ft. Lupis) [Exobolt Release]]

Vroom vroom, zoom zoom 🏎️🌈✨🎵 indeed!

Love the energy; the drive; the melodic shifts and sound design overall... it's varied and rich, though seems like it might be even more vibrant with a little less loudness, sound feels a little thick overall...

Great vocals too; great shifts; great everything really otherwise, just wish the sound could breath a bit more.

Dope work.

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[JET SUGAR GLIDERS]

Some parts of this really remind me of some other song, albeit a slower one, something from Super Mario World maybe, or Pokémon, some credit sequence, something Japanese probably... first forty-five seconds or so feel really reminiscent but I can nae place it. Arg.

I love the energy overall here, and the melodic; bright tonality, but often it does get a tad bit crazy for me - I could be that dude at the end hyping things up when they finally calm down enough to. It's just too fast to bop to! Can't possible headbang this fast without without breaking something.

The mix is clear and there's plenty of air everywhere otherwise; the composition's intricate. Really solid production. Great energy.

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[DIGITAL ASYLUM]

This was pretty cool... bright and smooth, swaying, as trees in a breeze, as petals to the wind, as good things yet to begin... there's a hint of sadness in the hope though, the tone shifts, the hope fades, the strings swift... then it starts building up again, and suddenly it's a whole different vibe.

Feels like multiple ideas stuffed in one. Maybe that's the idea? Creativity = asylum? Ideas driving you crazy? A musicality in your veins that just seeps all over the place; can't be controlled and structured?

I feel like some kind of structure would be good though, either a pattern or a natural progression, towards the peak, or with a peak somewhere in the midst of it, this one's a little unconventional, and it maybe makes it feel a little inconclusive. But I love vibe otherwise. And the sound design's so rich. Really good. The first minute especially... feels.

I don't know if I should help you with that homework though, best you do that bit yourself. :P

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[HYPE IT UP]

Dreamy, spacey, synthy like the eighties...

I was wondering when the hype would come in though. I'm not sure it ever does. Maybe that's the idea beyond the fourth wall? That you're trying to build up a hype but can't seem to manage...?

I don't mean to criticize, but it seems too calm to be savage. Atmospheric, but not... hype. Starts getting a little repetitive about a third of the way in too...

I could imagine playing this on a rainy weekend though, feels like the perfect mood for that. A little melancholy; a little cozy comfort in the calm a pattern brings in, as the rain patters on the pane...

Nice and atmospheric song, though a little basic structure-wise, and a title that don't much match IMO.

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[My Ordinary Life-The Living Tombstone]

Nichijou by Kyoto huh, that explains the name! Nomi Yuuji's such a legend too... curious which bits I'm hearing here that he might have composed.

But never mind the samples, the very ordinary sounding song: it's extraordinary man! What a vibe. Wasn't sold on the main vocals initially, felt a little overly processed, but when the chorus kicks in... woah! Skills. Could be an R&B singer too.

The composition overall's so catchy, dreamy instrumental, crisp vocals, stellar lyrics...

Love this.

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[Quartz Quadrant Present (Inside) - Sonic Hysteria OST]

Catchy, cool and continuously groovy.

Would definitely work well with either game or movie. Has that arcade style of sound to it, I wonder what defines it... plenty of space, calm and catchiness? An energy that isn't overbearing, but rather nourishes you; keeps shifting; keeps moving as you move along.

Wonder what sample that was at the end there (and beginning - re-occurring)...

This is dope. Great sound for a game that's... apparently based on the music?! Is this what came first; what started that fan project?

Really cool if so. Still really cool if no. Catchy; upbeat and appreciably atmospheric VG music - I have no critique!

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[WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!]

Oh my gawd the sound design on this... it's short but so satisfying! That bass, those whispy vocals, the entrancing layers of... whatever it is you play with.

Wish it looped too, so you could just play it over and over again... or of course, was longer. As it is the pause at the end breaks the spell a little. I could get dragged in otherwise. Could stay here forever. Dangerously good.

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[Cafe Mocha]

So soft, so subtle, so cool, so unlike the coffee you'd presumable intake at such a place... and though it seems simple there's maybe more to it than meets the ear initially. The brass and flute (I think it is?) fades in after a while too. They play so peacefully you don't quite consider them, but definitely amp up the vibe too; the atmosphere.

Also reminds me of Gorillaz. Of probably a specific track of theirs, though I don't recall exactly which one. Just the base rhythm. Seems a common one though. Jazzy; danceable to.

Might add this to some kind of playlist and keep on loop for a while... very calming.

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[Ling Kano's Fighting Show Final Season]

Woo those shifts, at 1:18... and 2:20...

It's epic for sure. Sounds like a story of not just battle but more so victory, and honor, and all of the good things that the battlefields of old entailed. Of valor and courage and skill and discipline and all those traits that make the greats great, that we've somehow managed to dehumanize and lose and no longer value the same way...

Anyway, as far as this song goes: awesome. Unconventional guitar. Pompous brass and strings; a subtle orchestra in back. A little tinge of Funk too with that background bass - though it seems unexpectedly far off considering it's the main genre.

I love the nuances in this; the build; the overall... epicness, really.

It's catchy. And immersive. Mighty. Great work.

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SourJovis responds:

Thank you for the feedback! Glad you like the song!

It's meant to sound like an opening/main theme to a Japanese show from the 70's. That's why it's uplifting. Not really a theme for during action scenes probably. I like your description!

I'm not good with genres. I don't know if this is really funk or what precisely makes a song funk anyway. I wrote this song first the way I wanted it to sound. Then when NG asked me to fill in the genre I was like; "I haven't uploaded any funk songs yet. This could be a funk song."