Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Postal]

This one really takes you places, trippy, eerie, Castlevania or Resident Evil-like at times, like that scene where they're fighting that gigantic snake... nice contrast between the synth and the heaaavy percussion. And it keeps surprising. Anti-scare sample. Tingles and trails and overall just a trip of a track all the way till the finish.

A little high up on loudness maybe, but the atmosphere's dope. So solid.

Hope you don't really go postal though! Except like postal services. Like a stamp.

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EdKempeper responds:

Hi !
Thank you very much for this very detailed review !
That's one of the first tracks I made with FL10. The mixing sounds "hard" I think, I wasn't able to use FL tools correctly...
And I had some crazy ideas of melodies on that time, maybe I was drunk when I made this song :p
Thanks again for your review !

Ed

[Boss 1 Theme]

Was this made for the game it's featured in, Valkyrie Command?

It's a good battle theme, steady and tense, but with a rising and falling that doesn't let you get walled in. Fades out a little and then... picks up again! Good game structure.

The sound quality's clear and easy on the ear too.

Maybe not an incredibly memorable melody overall but good energy; good quality.

I like the tribal percussion bits too. Good stuff all the way.

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[Candyland]

Upbeat and groovy, house but soothing! I'm not fully catching the candy feeling, maybe not really sweet and spiffy enough, how does candy even sound, but it does sound like a grand adventure..

It's ear candy for sure! Dope work. Could maybe vary the melody a bit more but it shifts nicely, good mix, good breaks, simple but functional fade at the end too.

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RocketStart responds:

yea if i could redo this project i would, not super proud of it tbh

oh well, the fans like it well enough

[Tetris Effect]

Tetris Effect hmm, might be worth a play... feels like you might be pushing the loudness a bit much here, very prominent bass, but the melody's both intricate and catchy otherwise.

Would probably work really well in an arcade-type game too! Nice work.

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[6. neopurple]

Ambient and nice... a little repetitive with the main melody in addition to the beat repeating itself most of the way through this, but the new layer past the 2:10 mark shifts it up nicely...

Easy listening. Smooth work. Not too loud either.

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[Hierophant (Instrumental Version)]

Heeey I remember Wahnsinn! All these namechanges, hard to keep track of...

Love how this starts vicious right off the bat, and never slows, but never grows monotone either. The beat's steady but shifts too; the guitar/synth's the real highlight though, and the bass man, when it gets the spotlight... masterful stuff. Aggressive and beautiful.

A joy to listen to this, though can't help wonder how it'd sound with some vocals on it! Would be the icing on the... glacier.

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PseudoSignal responds:

Thanks bro! There's a version with vocals on NG/Spotify etc. Just search PseudoSignal Hierophant :)

[Walk On feat. Jar]

Gotta love good storytelling! Your buddy has a good voice for the chorus too, suitably rough for the story, though maybe a little strained too..

The beat really doesn't in the way of the rap. Good backing, a little jazzy, a lot of bass. Finna listen to more of your work later on! This was solid.

I love when you can manage an atmosphere like this without going overboard with the sound design either, no distracting adlibs, nothing unnecessary, just the craft.

Nice work.

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[Vibe Check]

A liiittle repetitive ain't it! That melody that just plays and plays for the first minute straight...

Gets appreciatively funky after that though, and the repetitive melody... kind gets hypnotic. Kinda reels you in in the end... still wish it shapeshifted a bit more but not bad. Final slow down's nice. Smooth percussion too, a little triangle or cowbell in there too...?

Sounds good just: repeats, yes.

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[sum gangster type good shit]

I think it good too nm! Cathartic chiptune vibes, heartfelt slice of life type of melody that starts off soft and grows nicely. Reverberates, catches a calm yet catchy beat and surfs the waves of sound and space, drops out a bit and picks up again...

It's a calming little thing. Would've been cool longer but the little things ain't bad either... good vibe.

Don't know about the 'sum gangster type' though. XD Sounds more like a Chiptune Gandhi to me, or just clouds, space, waves, adventurous or natural ambience...

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