Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[WOD-C ON THE MIC]

Some solid life advice in this, and the secret of baldness revealed! XD Good stuff. Good backstory in the first half or so, a little more nonsensical in the latter half, would've been cool with even more artist history and Q&A; music-related conversation there...

The volume levels between you and WOD-C's could be a bit more even, recording quality on his end not the best either, or just too high and clipping, feels like a more even mix would make it way easier to listen to/allow you to have a more comfortable volume where neither's too high or low, but I did enjoy this! Good stuff y'all. Great chemistry.

Wonder how that demo turned out? Did it happen?

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Ugasisvelta responds:

Hey mate thank you so much for this review! I'm actually using a new audio recorder, I've decided to record my own audio instead of recording everything all at once with OBS, and it's working a lot better! We do tend to go a little off topic once we get an hour in, happens with a lot of my guests probably due to us getting comfortable, and some people like it some people don't, that's alright!
I have a demo, but unfortunately I just don't have time to produce right now. Music is such a complicated art that needs a lot of time that I just don't have right now. But, the demo is certainly something! Maybe I'll upload it to NG once I work on it more.
Thanks again for your review, CD!

[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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[Look away from the screen, I'm embarrassing us]

Googling some of these creative coinages yield unexpected results. XD Wonder how many are actual words, potential portmanteaus and neologisms of the future...

This was fun. :) Tone really changes towards the end too, from bubbly and bright to a bit more languished, but still loving... I wonder who it's all written for...

Nice work y'all. Nicely voiced.

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[27/8/22]

This is so dope. :) That energy... always have so much of it. I might make something with this, hope ya don't mind...

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JamesHeart responds:

All yours my friend!!
I know you’ll do something cool with this

[Deadly Corder]

Sounds like what I imagine it'd sound like if you truly enjoyed life, lived in the moment, just ran out and embarked on a grand adventure here... love this!

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