octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[void]

Beautiful through and through, I completely zoned out while listening to this haha
After listening to it the second time I can definitely say my favorite part is the melody; as on its own it sounds blissful. However with the string pads/sustains and the reverb it definitely fits the theme of void. The addition of drums and percussion to the melody was also very nice as it gave the song some action and character. Awesome work, keep it coming :D

zuzamusik responds:

thanks a lot mate! you really made my day! God bless!

[Tension]

I find the fact that you designed all these sounds very impressive! Not just because they sound cool individually, but because you made them work well together. I often like when instruments are cohesive in a song, but in this case you made everything from scratch and it just all fits together. The melody also really fits the instrument design as it's a little funky and actiony, with (like the title lol) tension. So I think this was a great idea, and it resulted in a great song! Keep it up :D

MyrtleMist responds:

Heeeey thank you for the feedback. At some point I figured that I rely too much on premade presets and that limited my ability to find just the right sound for my work, so I went out of my way to specifically try and learn how to make my own sounds more than just on a rare occasion. Glad that it worked out lol.

[AIM - My oasis]

Very emotional and full of heart, amazing job :D
The different phases all feel happy and relieving in terms of mood, very lovey too. The groove you chose was also really interesting, it gives a little bit of action and somewhat of an edge to the piece. Instrument choice was perfect for the emotions you went for, and I think all together the song really represents the art super well. And oh man that pitch change at the end was just jam packed with heart pulling feelings, beautiful decision! So yeah amazing work, keep it up!!

[Facemelt]

Very energetic and action packed build up, awesome! I like the instruments you used, especially the lower growly ones and the high screechy ones to give this industrial-ish effect. I don't know why but this also reminded me a little bit of modern sonic music (adventure/heroes) but on crack lol (in a good way). There's just so much action and heaviness in it, and it also does an amazing job at establishing atmosphere and mood. The dubstep heavy sections where the rhythm changes slightly were also great additions. Keep up the amazing work, this was awesome to listen to!!

HardRoar responds:

I'm actually inspired by many sonic songs, my main inspirations from them is Hideki Naganuma and Tomoya Ohtani but I'm also inspired by artists like The Qemists and Celldewller in some aspects. I appreciate the feedback and i am glad you enjoyed it.

Edit: sorry, Typos lol

[Connect - Digitized]

The progression of this song is very interesting; it takes a while to get to different parts, but each part is severely different than the previous one. It makes it feel like a very interesting journey, with a lot of trance and dance vibes. I love it a lot! You chose a very good kick for the song, and the sidechain helped a lot in the places you used it. The melody always changed and evolved which also made the song fun to listen to from beginning to end. Great work, keep it up!!

[Fatal Fields]

Pretty interesting groove you got going on through this song. I'm usually not a fan of trap but this is different, sounds like a slow techno-y kind of trap that also sounds like video game music at the same time. Something for a weird cave or strange atmosphere in general. Melody is unusual but in a good way, and the progression is slow which fits the mood perfectly. Great work, keep it coming :)

Colin8tor responds:

thanks!

[insert cool synthwave title here]

Nice song! It feels like it has the mood of being awake right before the sun slowly starts to rise, but it's still dark everywhere outside. Kind of like a night time theme but a very late one. The progression is interesting, you have some interesting uses of panning, and very good selection of different synths to work together. The melody is also really nice. Just in general great work, keep it coming!

TH16 responds:

That's about the time of day I was working on this song, fittingly enough.

[Court of the Garlic King]

I found two things very interesting about this song: Firstly the chord progression is unusual but very interesting, kind of a mix between sounding royal and menacing. Secondly, the melody being grouped in bars of 6 is cool too, as usually it's in groups of 4 (or multiples like 8 or whatever). Both those decisions gave the song a quite creative edge! The chiptuney-ness reminded me of Shovel Knight but still sounded very unique. Once again great work, keep it up!

[Mirror Heart]

Reminds me a little bit of Donkey Kong Country music with a breakbeat kick and some other unique elements, very nice! The bass was an interesting choice but it warmed up to me really quickly and I think it was a great decision. The melody itself is interesting as it feels a little unexpected at times but that's also another thing that gives this song its edge. I love all the different percussive instruments you used as well. Awesome work, keep it up!

[Tropical Euphoria]

Very nice and smooth tropical music, I like it! Sounds like something that would perfectly fit looking out the window on a car ride along a tropical coast during sunset. The plucks with the reverb sound very fitting of the genre, and the retro synths also really fit in the harmony. Great work, keep it coming!