Random-storykeeper's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Bee Hippie]

I love the overall swing feel of the piece. It's nice to see music made in Caustic; I myself wanted to get more into using it but it doesn't work on my computer anymore. ;_;

This really comes across as more of an experimental work, with different glitchy sounds that are interesting, but don't have much variety to them. I particularly like the sounds around the 2:45 mark, where there is less noise. I'm not really a fan of the static sounds that seem to come from the bass, though some of the glitchy sounds are cool. It would have been great to hear a little more variety notation wise, at least by changing the chord progression.

[Boundless Aether]

Very pretty! It loops so well too. I love when the synths kick in. Maybe they could benefit from a little more attack? That's just a minor thing, though. The arps are just lovely also.

[Gigan Castletown]

This has a medieval feel to it, but I feel like sometimes the drums are too inconsistent. Would have liked to hear a little more of that kick in the drum patterns. I think the instrument at around the 0:28 mark makes a great lead though.

KaiserBeats responds:

Thanks, Ill remember next time

[Time to Smash (Vocal Mix) (Super Smash Bros. Hip Hop)]

That was neat. I love the rap, and the instrumental is nice, particularly the introduction. If there's anything that could use some more work, it's the vocal work done in the chorus. The "victory is all I see" line sounds a bit out of tune. I do enjoy the harmonies in the chorus overall, though.

smooth4lyfe responds:

I appreciate the feedback!

[Lake (Pandabae Slow Remix)]

I'm not too familiar with the source material being remixed, so I had a listen to the first result that came up after searching for "Pokemon Lake theme" on YouTube. In terms of the remix, I think it's pretty straightforward to the original version I heard, which I like. I love the slow tempo, which really allows that bass to have more power - and more power to that bass!

The only quips I had were the random laugh effect near the beginning and end - it just seems out of place. Another was that around the 1:10 mark, where more tracks get added, the bass feels a little too overpowering here. Those aside, it was a nice remix.

Pandasticality responds:

thank you for the review! yeah the amount of bass here isnt for everyone :D i love heavy bass so i added my own kicks and snares in here cuz i didnt like the original kick, felt too weak, but anyways, thank you again!

- Pandasticality

[Final Smash]

I was immediately drawn into the percussion of this piece; it's quite heavy but at the same time has a lightness to it that helps balance it out. There was a part near the end that felt extremely grating on the ears, particularly at 4:15 until 4:35. It just reminded me of drilling and construction work and didn't sit well with me.

Also the fact that it just hangs at the end without an actual cadence leads me to believe this piece is meant to be looped, but the repeat button is turned off for this, which proves otherwise. I'm not sure if that was intentional or not.

[Capital]

I thought the ticking percussion at the beginning sounded pretty cool and went well with the introduction, but maybe it could have improved if its pitch was varied a bit, brought down a notch or had some heavier bass drum sounds.

That aside, it was an easy to listen to piece. I love the swiping/sliding of the notes, if I may call them back. Towards the end it started to sound a little spacey, like drifting up into the stars on a summer night lol.

[Str8-Bit (Level 3)]

I'm not a fan of the voices; I just wanted to hear the music. :D Love the buildup near the start with the repetition of notes, but I feel like the gradual increase in volume could have happened a bit sooner. Some parts felt like they dragged on, and it seems like much of the length of this piece was due to repetition of notes that weren't quite clear cut.

I love the increase in speed, and for the most part the subtle bits of variety added to introduce and play around with old ideas worked well. It was interesting to see notes fill the space where the percussion normally was.

Was this piece for a boss battle at some point? I got no boss battle vibes from this track at all. Well, maybe an endless runner or platforming challenge-based boss battle I could picture this theme playing in.

Overall, it could have also benefited from a little more percussion, or perhaps heavier percussion. And the shouting voice accompaniment started to get irritating after the first ten seconds. I think it was because while the volume of the overall piece decreased, the voice remained constant, so it came off as loud and jarring. Think maybe 4:12 onwards? Somewhere around there.

[BenSreenan - Away From Home]

Aw, I thought it was going to build up to something bigger than that, but the track was over before it had the chance. D: Maybe this is the style of trance...?

The motifs in this are catchy enough. At first listen, I felt they were too repetitive and should maybe be cut in half. The percussion also comes real late and I wanted to hear a lighter drum over top that after the first two repetitions.

I dig the piano bit though. The pause just before the drums was really good too.

[Conscript and the King]

I gotta admit, I'm not a huge fan of the melody, but the buildup with volume on the overlaying notes is neat and makes the piece more interesting. Has a nice beat too.

I don't know if I can offer any pointers; this might have been the sound you were going for, but it didn't suit my tastes personally. Given the title, I could imagine this was meant to reflect four different identities, even though it had the same gist throughout. It's still a very unique, almost dissonant sound.

Manx1 responds:

Thanks. I will say that the song actually does represent the four nouns it's titled after in different, personal ways. But I understand how it wouldn't seem like that to the random listener. Anyway, thanks for the review.