octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Ms - Litrary]

Very mysterious and explorative feel, great work! I like how you played with dynamics, panning, and other effects. The instruments are chosen very well and compliment each other nicely, especially the percussion set you chose for this. My only suggestion is that the accordion instrument is a little quieter at its peak when its doing that in/out volume shifting phase. Otherwise amazing work, keep it up!

Msapps responds:

Im so happy that you liked it!

[VANISH]

I can see why you tagged this as omnigenre because wow, I have no idea how many different styles are in this thing altogether but it's insane. And it makes for a chaotic, crazy, and awesome song! All the twists and turns make this feel like a journey from beginning to end, and the chops/glitches add a heavy yet awesome accent to the song. It has a very unique flavor and stands out very well on its own. Great work for being daring with this and just for the awesome song in general, keep it coming!!

Sydosys responds:

thank you so much!!! yeah i try to usually keep my songs at least a little bit "out there" cause i want my music to be a lot of things, but never generic.

[Funky Cat Cavern]

Groovy! I can definitely hear the Cave Story inspiration, but it still sounds original and cool. It sounds a little silly but that's perfectly fitting for the theme of cats haha. I think it's the warbly instruments/fast modulation. The melody is very nice and also has a curious feel to it. Also the art is cool! Keep up the great work :D

[wanna be cool]

I'm glad I clicked this song, it sounds so groovy! I love the wobbly bass instrument you have in this, it immediately gives the song a lot of character. The melody itself is beautiful, and the pad like instruments also provide a great deal of space along with the reverb/delay. The progression is what also gives this song a funky feel but also very laid back. It's awesome and I love it a bunch, keep up the great work!!

GuitARBEn responds:

Thank you very much!

[Underdeep]

Very interesting, it's kind of like a light dubstep with a very big melodic element, and I love it :D

The calm instruments you chose sound kind of cinematic and very beautiful. The mood of the song sounds explorative and curious, but also magical. The added dubstep element also adds an energetic punch to the song. The style you did is very creative and I think stands out the most in terms of what makes this track unique. Great work, keep it coming!!

[Lost (Future Bass)]

Interesting mood here. It's not happy or sad, but more reflective and focused if that makes sense. I love the stabs, the bass is awesome, and the percussion is perfect! The beeps during the heavier parts are also a cool little accent. Keep up the great work as always :)

G2961 responds:

Thank you very much for your feedback! I appreciate it!

[-Surge Riff-]

I never listened to much 50s music, but I can definitely tell this is meant to sound like an oldy and I love it! It has such nice feel good energy, and totally fits the classic rock genre. I'm surprised by how close you managed to make this sound like your target without ever making something like this before. The guitars you chose were awesome too. Amazing work once again, keep it coming :D

Preds responds:

Thank you so much! Yeah I’ve never really practiced the genre like such, but it was really fun to make and it just sorta… happened, and I flowed with it ;)

[The Vagrant]

Oooh this is amazing! Gonna try listing as much things as possible: Firstly I love the inclusion of the tongue drum starting in the beginning, it's a very calm instrument that's both percussive and melodic and really helps set the atmosphere early. All the glittery instruments really help make the song also feel more magical. But man when more of the percussion kicks in with the choir, it immediately establishes a beautiful scene that's wonderous, relaxing, passionate and definitely still magical. The progression feels like it carries you to new places yet familiar to the ones before, it has amazing execution. The mixing and mastering of everything is perfect too, I feel like there's complete clarity in all the instruments, they all work together and not against each other. There's so much more I can say about this amazing song, but all I can say is beautiful work once again, keep it coming!!

DarkGod666 responds:

Thank you for the wonderful review.
It looks like the exact emotions I was trying to convey got through to you in the listening experience, and that's just awesome.
This was the first song I've ran into my analog mixer pre daw input, so I'm glad to hear you say I did a good job on the mixing and mastering as well 😎

[STREAMING]

This song has an interesting mood to it, kind of like a night time atmosphere but with a nice action edge to it. I love the bass in this, but what I also really like is the smooth intro that kind of leads into the climactic part. Great stuff, keep it up!

[Horus]

This definitely feels dancy, but also kind of cinematic, adventurous and mysterious. Just a cool clash of all those styles! The chops and gates made this sound very impactful and awesome, and also kind of an actiony vibe despite being slower tempo. The saws you picked were awesome, and the plucks gave this song a cool edge too. Great work, keep it coming!

SilynSounds responds:

Thanks for the kind word! I'm glad you liked it!