Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[dreamscape]

The name reminds me of the NG audio icon Dreamscaper hmm, there's probably no relation but I can't help wonder. Subconscious homage? ;)

It is a dreamy piece... soft, soothing, a little hopeful, a little melancholy, hesitantly jolly...

There's a slow build with the percussion too, and pauses. The instrumentation's just perfect. The mix balanced and wide. Nothing's ever in the way of anything else, and the sound overall rich and vibrant despite the softness...

This was nice. Thoroughly soothing tune, no more no less.

I mean that in a good way yes.

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[Fart Boy - The Beating of my Fart]

The idea itself lmao. XD The quick glitch effects on the fart noises were masterful too, some of the mix here's surprisingly intricate or an idea like this... though of course that's a part of what makes it great too. Epic pop song + totally ludicrous concept contrast.

The vocal samples work well, the guitars are bangin', the instrumental overall is great.

Vocals... feel a bit saturated/bassy and auto-tune heavy though. They're neither as clear nor as natural as would seem ideal for them to really match the instrumentation. Be that due to recording equipment or how it's all mixed, hard to tell, they work but could sound so much better! You hit the right notes otherwise it seems. The singing itself is solid.

Awesome idea. Almost awesome execution of it. :)

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[[phntmnz] romhack]

Atmospheric... though the volume of sound seems to grow almost to the point of clipping for a bit. Maybe over. Frequency range doesn't seem to fully come across at the peaks of loudness.

Overall I like the vibe here though. It's glitchy, digital; spacey in a strange and futuristic kind of way... I can see it working well as part of a soundtrack too.

Nice work.

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[greggs sausage roll]

Confusing is the name, but the melody actually is a jamming!

This wasn't bad at all... the arrangement's solid, though the actual sound of the instruments feels very FL Studio like. The electric guitar especially doesn't really have that 'life' you expect a guitar to have, with a variable range and distortion - it's always the same throughout.

Work a bit more on instrument tones and production overall and you've got something really good going here I think!

Percussion may be a bit flat and simple too, but IMO the electric guitar feels like the most important focus in getting this to really sound 'alive'.

Good track overall! Good melody. Good atmosphere too.

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[Reflections]

It definitely does not stop!!! XD Until it does but... loops easy enough. Either it stops or it starts over forever and ever!

I like the vocal effects, especially the oOoOoOh bits, very transient and atmospheric... the rest of the track's a bit too fast for me I think, even though there's an appreciative continuity to the background layers, so you have both that faster foreground action and the continuous; atmospheric backing that goes on throughout...

The composition's great though, production quality clear and airy too, nicely done!

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[Geekum - Spooky]

Seems a bit more beautiful than spooky to me this one, though do like the vibe!

The 'ooh' type bass that kicks in towards the end was a cool effect too, good variation.

Production quality's on point too; this'd be a great beat to ride over! Good stuff.

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[Junglejazz Temple]

So jazzy! So rich and vibrant. Somewhat monotone after a while though NGL! Like it's intended to be a beat more so than a standalone song. An instrumental backing for something more; something that keeps it progressing even when the beat stays the same. Apart from the initial build with the intro it feels like it's pretty much all the same loop all the way through...

It's hella rich though. Love the sound. Little repetitive as is.

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bananam69 responds:

ur exactly correct, this was originally made to an intrumental/backing track for vocals. good ears man

[Sand in Bazarsopolis]

For a while this reminds me of a Blink 182 song. :) Just briefly, the 0:41 part...

Otherwise it really has an airy, exotic kind of vibe to it. Mysterious sometimes. Slow and atmospheric, but not ominous... the percussion really provides a good backing, both the more standard set and the tribal, djembe-like ones in back... they really adapt to the music overall. Never too much. Good transitions. Good beginning, good end.

The melody itself never grows stale either, it keeps evolving, yet keeps the red thread throughout...

It feels a bit short, would've liked it to go longer, but then again I really like how it turned out too. The atmosphere here's special... you can almost smell the sand, the warm dust and glimmer of a distant sun... it builds the setting well. And the groove's dynamic and rich.

Nice work.

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DaxCamdaxian responds:

I thought a lot about how to give that feeling of being in a bazaar walking through the sand.

I imagine that those who play this tune are characterized with their turbans, their rough cloth garments wrapped between their arms, covering part of their face, and their rustic instruments made of carved wood, and in the middle of them, a punk drummer.

Thanks for giving it a listen :)

[[Touhou Project ~ UFO] Heian Alien]

Eerie, atmospheric, ominous for a while before it really starts going full force forward...

It has that somewhat typical spooky kind of melody throughout, but so many layers beyond it, and pace shifts, pauses, the piano always hitting just the right; most titilating notes when it goes... the beat's comparatively simple, but functional; backs the track in a good way.

The instrumental sections do repeat themselves, but it never gets repetitive per se, the atmosphere holds all the way... love the slow fade with the ending too.

Nice work.

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