Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Night Agenda]

Definitely a creative one! Seems like DnB and jazz improve combined somehow, with a both soothingly ambient and almost eerie mellow tone with the background/foreground strings, and then VG like sound effects in the background... what a clash of styles of elements!

The general chaos is a strong point creatively, but maybe would be a better listening experience if it was streamlined a bit too; didn't shift between things so entirely, in so many layers that don't always align. Both beat and rhythm seems to trip up occasionally, and sometimes it sounds cool, but sometimes more like an unintentional stumble.

Usually tracks are more so monotone though, so props on really keeping it varied, just sounds like it'd still be good with a bit more structure. Something to latch onto throughout the chaos.

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[Bomberman Hero '98House Mix #1]

Soothing vocals coming in at a surprise time, subtle 'huh!' or 'wah!' or such adlibs in back of the track - but never so much it gets cluttered, a calming, jazzy kind of mellow house beat with a build of atmospheric effects and slightly alternating beat along the way...

I wonder how this compares to the original Bomberman Hero, don't know if I've ever played or heard the soundtrack... listening to it briefly it seems more DnB centered, so this is a real shift in style too...

I like it. Soothing. Atmospheric. Great background music, would probably work well in the game too, if there's any flaw to it maybe it's the repetitive nature of the genre itself... but can't put that against something that's meant to be so!

Great work. Great sound quality too.

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[Falling up]

Metal AF! Vocals are on point, musicality's on point... the only thing I'm really missing here is some kind of solo, or break, or bridge, something that just breaks it up a bit, changes the rhythm, takes it to the next level... there is that bridge at the 2:05 point but maybe it feels too similar, stays on beat; doesn't really break away or build into anything new. In the end it all feels a little repetitive, despite the dopeness.

Amazing track - may need just a bit more variation! Keep up the dope work.

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[Too Much Information]

Not a wasted second in this! :D It kicks in right away and just keeps going, what an awesome energy...

Your accent throws me off a little - don't immediately catch the lyrics, but fortunately they're written below so that's easy to remedy, and they weren't as complex as I initially thought they might be. XD Recording quality's maybe not the best but great voice, great energy, great backing and solo and everything.

Wonder if the drum's a machine/sampled, or actual drums? They sound a little bland/distant compared to the guitar, but man this was wholesome overall. Dope work.

Who would've thought you'd make these lyrics sound so good too. XD

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[Speed Addict]

Maybe a bit too long a pause after that intro hmm... once it gets going though what a ride! Creative kick/beat/bass. The guitar's dope, there's definitely no shortage of skill, the solos are soulful and vibrant, but the flow overall... even though it's fast it seems a little hesitant sometimes. Maybe the beat and guitar don't always match tempo, not sure what it is, you can clearly hear the speed yet I'm not as blown away by it as I feel I should be.

Wonder if the drum kicks could be a bit more prominent, seems the guitar's the bigger focus overall. But the instrumentality's insane. So good. Impressive pace all the way...

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Banana-head responds:

thanks for the review!

[Left Brain vs Right Brain]

What a trip! Thought I'd heard the gist of it about a third in but... it keeps evolving. You make use of the silence too. The brief moments of expectation between those radiating; radical kicks of sound, it fades, it builds, it trips up... there's a discernable pattern but still it's just totally unpredictable. And on headphones it's... another level too. So trippy. Love the fade-in and build after the ~1:20 mark.

Thoroughly good. Just feels like when it ends maybe it didn't have to, suddenly it's just abruptly over... would've liked to ride this wave a little bit longer yet.

The unpredictability overall seems key, even though it manages to hold a certain pattern/base beat that ties everything together, but maybe not the ending. Little short/unfinished-like there.

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[grunge "demo"]

Getting some real Nirvana vibes at the beginning. :) Smells a bit like teen spirit hmm, they were the godfathers of the genre after all... although it's a different pace/tone. Suppose that's intentional?

It definitely changes after that though, turns into more so ambience than grunge, feels almost like a homage to the genre more so in title, similarly catchy but ambient and soft. More like Punk, maybe? Pop? Not sure how to best categorize it.

I love the vibe. It's a little repetitive but has a great energy. Easy to play in the background and just spur you on; keep you going. Loop it over and over and gets some work done!!!

Sound quality's good too, a little saturated maybe but suitably rich and 'grungy' after all. Lotta bass. And that solo... breaks out in a good way, yet still blends in.

Feels like the main thing to improve here might be structure, it doesn't really end either, doesn't break out or conclude but fades off... as if it could've kept going forever. The tempos switch nicely and keep you bobbing your head but... apart from that solo it is a little static.

Good stuff though. Would be cool to hear this with vocals. Or just something more.

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factzmachine responds:

hey hey thx for the review and yeah, the beginging also reminds me of that song lmao. the different pace is intentional btw. I was going for a basic 4-Chord slammer but i can see why it reminds you of Nirvana.

Honestly idk if i'll keep a good bit of the parts where it's quiet. maybe until i can get vocals in it.

btw the solo was recorded in one take. i also applied a chorus on it with a "hint" of delay but yeah, it's kinda lacking. anyway, thanks for the review, happy you liked it!

[Killing Time]

Makes me think of the snowy levels in old Trackmania...

Trippy and exotic sounding track! I like it.

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[Repressions]

This was really nice, soft and fluent, refreshingly slow, with the occasional drum roll, with a warm kind of sound... is this recorded for real? Seems like it'd be difficult to get a composition as rich as this entirely digital. The instrumentation feels... tactile.

I like the first third in particular, it kind of both speeds up and calms down a bit after that; gets a bit more chaotic somehow - which is no detriment with the genre of course, but I like the structure initially. The little re-occurring jingle/melody. After that third it no longer seems as vibrant; not as wholesome; not with as notable drum rolls either maybe... though still is calming. Second half almost reflects the title a bit hmm...

Tis a nice medley, and long time coming. Glad you got at least this one out!

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S3C responds:

thanks for the descriptive review...and only the guitar is recorded

[Rig - Zombies in Space!]

Wonder if those space-based zombies actually do appear somewhere in Megaman X... interesting! What a banger of a song too, goes from VG-like to almost dnb/industrial towards the end, great build.

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