Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sertraline]

Love the low tone on this one, and just straight up ferocious DnB. Has a mysterious kind of vibe to it too, a little apocalyptic... really liked this.

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[-:YRX:-MachinRAa Black St]

Fast-paced ferocious and all-out wicked! Could definitely see this being used in more Madness work. Gets you pumpin'. Awesome work.

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[Fredgy - Systole]

Now this one's definitely original but... the screechy vibe's a little hard to listen to somehow... props on originality though. Never heard anything really like this...

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[Para - Smog Step Sanctuar]

Inexplicably gritty, trippy, all out just satisfyingly crazy to listen to! That dubstep trademark that you go slightly insane with whatever it is that has said effect, the unexpectedness or the combos... either way it works.

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[Mr.Mabs Theme]

That percussion boom in the background almost comes across as an unintentional clipping/artifact, but otherwise not bad...

Feels like the melody could maybe be a bit more streamlined, it doesn't immediately feel recognizable and catchy, but flows well. I like the style.

Keep it up!

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Mabelma responds:

Thanks for this review too!! Definitely agree with you on this. I plan to revisit it as I work on my games, I’d like to eventually create a catchy tune I can use for most of my animated intros, this being version 1.0 definitely will put your feedback into practice when V2 comes along. 🙏🙏

[60 Days]

Clare can really sing! :) Seems like that's not just the mastering either! Seems the soundcloud link's not working anymore here either though... wonder if she's still making music? Somewhere else? Do you still collaborate; keep in touch? Nice work on this one.

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Jabun responds:

Ah yeah she is super talented! I guess she must've taken down her account (SC's certainly not the platform it used to be).

I've not seen or heard from here her since 2016 I think, but I'm sure she's still in the music business in some form? Different circles, break-ups between friends and life goes on and all that jazz, so no hard feelings or anything (I was mainly hanging with her when I was in Lights, Camera, Attraction!, which I left in 2014). Still look back at this collab with fond memories :) Thanks for the praise!

[Piché - bite-size snacks (Full Tape)]

Man this is dope. :) Y'all seem to have that productivity I seem to be lacking.

Keeps the vibe well between tracks too. Wholesome work.

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[...As They All Fall]

Really like this one! And I'm getting some serious Staind vibes with it too. From back in the early twothousands when music was most pure and all...

Emotion really hit different in this one. Nicely done.

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[Hurts Me Every Time]

Reminds me of something hmm, wonder what, Sum 41, Avril Lavigne, some other artist that doesn't come to mind as possibly sounding a little like this... some really familiar melody here but can't quite place it... anyway this was great, shaky voice or no, seems like a common initial move to add in a little extra vibrato too whether you need it or not. :)

My only woe with it is that it doesn't really seem to build... it goes on for so long yet in the end has been so consistent all the way. The lyrics are great, there's nothing bad about it musically, I just don't get as emotional as I feel I could've for some reason, thinking maybe that could be it...

Sounds heartfelt though! Nice work.

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[RistikMusic - Galaxia]

Now this one reminds me of the NeverPutt intro menu. XD Always something similar huh.

I love the uplifting, dance-like vibe here, with an interesting contrast/complement with the sharper string-like layer you had in the other one... in the end though, when that layer fades away after the two minute mark it feels you suddenly relax a bit. Guess it maybe adds in a sense of tension that's maybe not ideal for a main menu theme with a possibly brighter mood meant for it?

Conclusively: interesting but maybe not ideal contrast atmosphere-wise. Otherwise really rich in sound; plenty of air and layers and feelgood vibe.

Bits of potential musical conflict critique aside these are really great.

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