Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Bittersweet Madness]

Does this have anything to do with the Madness Day occasion? If it does, it doesn't have much similarity other than the name though. In itself, it's a tune that plays with a mind, steady yet constantly morhping, mystifying, taking you into a new dimension. Reminds me a bit of the classic Doom music. Not sure I like the way the whatever-instrument-that-pops-up /?) around 1:30 takes over the show though, it ruins the mood a bit, too sharp somehow. Apart from that. Great work!

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enders1 responds:

It doesn't have anything to do with madness day.
thanks for your criticism.
happy day for ya

[Too Many Gods]

This is how I picture the sound of wonder sounds. Really nice, smooth, ambient, with a melody that you can almost hear beckons to question. It's like a rain of falling stars, or looking out of a moving train, or floating around in space... great atmosphere!

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dove218 responds:

thank you very much ...glad you liked it ...more coming very soon !

[The Time Before Madness]

Sounds like Madness alright. Nice tension in the music, nice variation in the pace with the beat kicking in occasionally. It'd be the perfect fit for Madness movies/games. Nice work!

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DESHIEL responds:

Thank you.

[The Carmine Dragon alternated]

Sounds good, intense from the start, varied, full of energy. The melody reminds me of some game but I can't recall which one... some Mortal Kombat theme maybe. It's a sinister tune, Asian-ish... I like the trippy beat. Not sure how I like the ringing sound that constantly pierces through the background ambiance, but apart from that it's great. Keep it going!

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DESHIEL responds:

Thank you for the review... I didn't know that it may sound asianish but it I did listen to some anime soundtracks recently.

[Graffiti Bongos]

This is a funky beat, smooth and rhythmical, oldskool and industrial. After the first twentyfive seconds or so it becomes a bit bland though, maybe due to a lack of bass. The experimental hit-hats and other stuff towards the end is pretty funky, I can imagine this in a track. Nice work!

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JimmyTheCaterpillar responds:

You are glorious.

[Work in Progress - 16.5]

I like the flow in this, the pace and melody, but the sound feels way too sharp. Some more ambient instrument/pitch seems to me would sound much better combined with the overall very ambient experience. As for the points you bring up, I like the beginning, it starts off directly, but it still fades in, no fuzz. With a more ambient instrument/pitch, the first time the instrument kicks in it also wouldn't seem so sharp. At times it is a bit slow, maybe speed it up a bit? As for an end, how about a short solo and then just... fade away. This really doesn't sound like house, I'd sort it as Ambient or New Wave, or Experimental/Misc. There are plenty of sub-genres to the existing genres, but listing them all would make it a pain to browse through. Anyway, nice track. Keep it going!

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NoStereo responds:

Thanks for reviewing my song man. I'll be sure to keep your suggestions in mind as I do more with it!
:)

[Batten Down The Hatches]

Nice! Both lyrics and music are good, but the voice feels really distant. The voice is a bit tense too, not too bad but still more like talking than singing. It works well for the verses but it would be nice with some more vocalism in the chorus. Have you tried that? Even if you can't sing it'd liven up the piece. :) Everything syncs well overall, and it's complete with a solo towards the end. Nice work!

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Megamannt92 responds:

I'm not much of a singer yeah. haha I tried to do the song in a more Alestorm style, but now that you mention it....it could benefit from more vocalism(neat word btw) on the chorus.

[Let it be me (Studio)]

Pretty strong lyrics in this one, and a strong voice - though it sounds a bit strained when it peaks toward the end, good music overall, the guitar solo is fairly simple but it's still an appreciated addition, it adds some liveliness at the end. The song starts a bit slow, and the drums are a bit basic. No build-ups at all in the beat at the beginning, just with the other instruments. I think that'd add a lot to the music, keep it going!

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Mismo responds:

You're right that the drums are very basic, but in a song like this one I don't know if there much more you can do with the drums than keeping it simple and basic.

As for it the song starting slow, I can only say that it pretty much what it was intended to be. It's a soft rock ballad type of song. So I guess it pretty much a hit or miss.

Any way thank you for the review.

[Write About You]

This sounds great, the voice is a bit sharp/unclear at times, but the music is real professional. It's a catchy tune too, reminds me a bit of the RHCP in style. As for mixing, maybe there could be a bit more emphasis on the drums? At times it feel they're hidden away a bit. Who did what in this? What role do you have in the band? Nice work!

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Mismo responds:

One of our guitarist mixed and is the creator of the songs music. The singer in the band came up the lyrics. I play the bass.

As for what you said about the drums, I have never thought about it but it's is a valid point and if we ever is the position of where we are mixing a song ourself again I will make sure we have it in mind.

But thank you for the review and if you liked this song you can find more in my page on NG, on our youtube channel and we also got a facebook page. We're called "Postcard".

[HDC: Vinstigator vs Sky]

Intense. My vote goes to Sky, the verse is just full of puns and metaphors, apart from the regular verbal assault. The stuff on submission, morse code, time capsule with the biggest mistake... plenty of creative warfare like that. Vinstigator's verse ups the intensity a bit, but seems lyrically lacking in comparison. Good battle!

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HDC responds:

Sky 2 Vin 0