Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hotel California Club Mix]

Started like a standard dance track, wasn't really feeling it then, wasn't expecting much but maaan when you get those vocals going!

Feels like it could be way more atmospheric if they played a more central part in the track too. Samples in the beat. Something chopped up, or layered, something that repeats or just echoes and reverberates all the way through this... Hotel California seems like just the perfect song for something like that.

I like it though! For a club mix it works. A little repetitive overall, but those vocal bits are so good.

Wish it had more of those!

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[Holy Toledo!]

'Holy Toledo!' seems to imply something surprising; something grand and exciting and devising somehow... I wasn't really feeling the concept at first, but come the drop... hmmmm alright I can dig it! Maybe a more audial vocal sample would be good though? A 'Hooooly Toledo' that really becomes a part of the drop; the essence of the song?

This is a good start, but a little calm as is; a little basic and toned down. It needs something... something more. Curious to hear what it could turn into.

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[Imaginopolis Theme - Cover]

Windows 3D Movie Maker?! I did not know such a thing existed... I loved their regular Movie Maker, that came with Windows XP, or was it 7... but apparently that goes way way back! And it seems like the originator was even more fun the one I was introduced to. They've streamlined it too much since; lost the charm entirely...

I don't recognize this theme thus but it's a catchy one, and well-played. Glad you introduced me to that unexpected old gem of Windows history too.

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[MAD - GlitchMax]

Unexpectedly good. Spacey. With keys that roll and flow easily, and a seamless fleet of these that take you to otherworldly streets or seas... it feels like a voyage.

The sound design's so clean, the beat's subtle but functional, there's something akin to a bass there too in a chiptune way...

Definitely isn't the common kind of chiptune tone though! Or structure. Sometimes I wish it was a little louder, and I think you'd do good to have at least a tiiiny moment of silent at the start of the song - as seems to be common advice with music-making in general - feels like it starts a bit too suddenly otherwise.

Apart from that little thing... thoroughly enjoyable. Dope work.

So chill, so soft and swift, so chiptune.

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nosoymaxi responds:

Thank you for your comment and I really appreciate you taking the time to give me your opinion.
I'm so glad you liked my song. :)

[Shirobon - Born Survivor]

Solid beat, light chiptune keys that trail and morph in cool ways... the sound design's intricate. The progression's swift and immersive, easy groove to get into.

Don't catch the words so well, wonder if there'd be a way to make them clearer without losing this effect, but it's a banger regardless. Vocals are a creative touch if naught notable narrative addition, though I do catch the 'Live Forever' at the end...

Overall a solid mix. Atmospheric. Great work.

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[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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