Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fortune Teller]

Definitely getting those classic bluesy, Southern rock kind of vibes... I love the style, plenty of reverb with the vocals, soulful guitar, good percussion and an atmosphere that feels both catchy and sentimental somehow... the duet towards the end was a pleasant surprise too!

Feel like the vocals are a little sparse though, it's like there are chorus and bridges but no verses... would've liked more text; more of a story. The voice is like the ultimate catalyst for the soul, that thing which makes the blues truly the blues... when it's not a more steady company the emotions lose a little bit of their edge I feel.

But overall: great work. Great atmosphere. Wholesome composition instrumentally.

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Mayhamandeggsband responds:

Thanks for the feedback! That is interesting. Usually, I feel like the opposite is the problem - there are verses but no discernable chorus. I'll keep your comment in mind and try to think about it the other way around in the future.

[Speak Easy]

That hang spot lmao. XD Maybe they didn't really have a place though; they didn't want you to know that..

Not often I listen to R&B, but I can dig this, though I'm getting a bit more Blues than R&B vibes from it. That classy jazz-like improv too. Progression... feels like it could be leading somewhere; building towards something more. But it sounds like the kind of spot you'd want to be at. Comfortable; groovy; not too complicated... a good place to hang.

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[Summit Swing - Wizardchess OST]

That beautiful brass, delighting drums, jazzy light improv style all the way... I don't know much about swing but I could probably tango to this. Maybe. If I knew how to tango. Metaphorically otherwise?

The audio quality's crisp and the music keeps you in, I really love stuff like this, melodic and moving... it's great all the way, though maybe fades a bit quick at the end.

Beautiful play y'all.

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Jumbs responds:

Thanks for your review CD! Now that I think of it.. maybe Summit Samba would be more fitting. Oh if I could turn back time

[Failed States]

Woo what a shift this one took about half a minute in! Expectations start being surpassed around here, turns into an unexpectedly cinematic and pompous bout of fight and adventure, and the impending and growing struggle just keeps going for an almost full seven minutes, with those empowering opera-like vocals in the back, with a little dubstep and industrial but also almost Folk-music like influences, Gaelic maybe, sounds like Cyberpunk colliding with a battle of elder ages, and despite the length the battle steady rages, I do not tire of it at all...

Impressive feat that. Would've thought I'd need more breaks; a little more variation to stay this reeled in, but somehow I don't, maybe it's that far off quire.

The overall mix seems maybe a little muddy/dull, but the balance otherwise is so good. The vocals seep through just enough. The industrial punch is just the right amount of heavy.

Great work here. And Polyrhythms hmm, I don't think I noticed, maybe that's a part of why it stays so immersive too. They always add something special it seems.

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[Fast Traveler]

Love how this fades out and in, good kick, catchy vibe, maybe ought to vary up that background 'yeah' a bit with some other vocal samples... but the atmosphere otherwise is great. A little jazzy improv too that keeps your ears piqued; doesn't let it ever get too repetitive.

Really solid work. Interesting end, abrupt but... creative too.

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[Find Your Way]

Love the atmosphere here... starts subtle and builds nicely too. Sound quality feels clear and vibrant. The drums are pronounced and lively. Instruments blend together and complement each other well...

Cool to hear classic VG style music with real instruments like this too. Or at least real-sounding ones... are they real? Is this recorded by hand?

Really good composition. Subtle shifts, good build, catchy melody, good energy, great musicality.

Appreciate the jazzy elements too. Really good background/travel/focus music.

Little abrupt end though.

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[Super Citadel]

Has a Legend of Zelda kind of vibe with a little salsa and third-realm-of-DOOM mixed in here... I don't remember the Megaman soundtrack specifically though, maybe I'm making undue references here, but it's cool how these in my mind individual inspirations blend together here.

The chiptune sound's lo-fi yet melodical. Starts well, ends well, isn't too long, the beat shifts occasionally and keeps you going... really a solid track all the way.

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[The Rage]

A wonderfully relentless unity of dubstep and dnb, with a surprising bridge of wonder and emotion in the midst of it! Really lets the atmosphere seep out of the track for a while there...

The bigger and louder starter/end parts of the track do get a liiittle repetitive overtime, but overall what a banger. It's a head one. If you immerse yourself.

Great stuff.

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[The Affair (MD2012)]

Was not expecting to stumble into a full-on album here! The title reveals nothing...

It's a varied and masterful assortment of tracks no less, that blend together well, with different paces styles and moods, albeit with very similar kicks - sometimes the same entirely, wonder if that's intentional; just the traditional Madness way to kick things...

There's enough variation to not let this grow dull on you though. Thematic and wholesome but shifty in an appreciable kind of way, and it ends with the shiftiest track yet!

Solid work all the way. Atmospheric all the way. I'm impressed.

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[Demo Reel 2022]

Well that was solid. :)

Great voice, great acting, crisp and clear production too... gets close to clipping on some parts at the end but maybe it doesn't really... really a varied repertoire of skills and voices.

Somehow always comical hearing so very contrasting bits of VA work in conjunction like this too.

Fun stuff well done.

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JennyGlynn responds:

Thank you so much!!