octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Untitled]

Very smooth, soft and relaxing :)
The downsampling definitely helped make it seem nostalgic. While listening to this I just imagined a bright empty mall like building that seemed to slowly fade into sunny field type of stuff. The melody just kinda flows through, feels like it could never end even if it just kept going and slowly shifting like it did through these two minutes. Unusual but very nice, keep up the great work!!

Robo2k responds:

Thanks dawg glad you enjoyed it

[Dancing Galaxies]

What a nice happy track :D
I love how spacious you made it feel, especially in the sections with more reverb. The actual melody seems really curious and playful too. The choice of instruments you made fit very well together and just compliment each other instead of creating contrast. Great work, keep it up!!

SnakezOfficial responds:

Thank you so much!

[Freaky Forest]

Damn this is so groovy and sick, I love it! It sounds like a mellow lounge song with a beat and a strong 80s influence. It's very danceable but also something you can just zone out to. The game you're helping with is super lucky to get such a sick tune. Keep up the awesome work!!!

dimwiddy responds:

That is one of the most detailed and nicest comments I've ever gotten. Thank you...

[L8r Sk8r]

This really reminds me of tracker music, and definitely with a twist of cool skateboarding music too, so really nice! I love how you maintain the hyped out feeling throughout while going through different melodies and phases. The outro is also very well done to kinda "cool down" the song. Great work again, keep it up :D

BusanBlack responds:

Thanks. I tried to keep the energy up but I felt like as I was going through I kept forgetting what melody I wanted to stick with. I felt a bit confuzzled. But I want to work on this one and probably get another skater rock song with some more of the old school feels.

[Starforce X]

Holy shit this is pure bliss, I love it so much!!!!
While I hear a lot of early 2000s style in here (all the ones you mentioned and maybe stuff like Basshunter and DJ Splash etc.) it's still original in it's own beautiful and majestic way. You completely and flat out nailed the style you were trying to go for to like every little detail, and created something that sounds completely new anyways. Beautiful progression, melody and harmony, and basically literally everything. And to end it off you fade out with a beautiful little outro. I ran out of words to say but I have so much love for this still haha, just keep up the amazing work!!!

Preds responds:

aww thank you so much!

[Integrity]

This sounds really cool! Kind of gives me the strange thought of a jungle in a city late at night. The combination of more urban/hip hop instruments like the drums you used with synthetic textures, pads and chiptune like stuff creates a very unique and pretty environment. And I also really like how your song is constantly on the move! Keeps shifting without really staying at one place too long. Great work once again, keep it up :)

BusanBlack responds:

Thank you for the compliment :D
Yeah I feel like I keep wanting to mix up genres and sounds to see what goes best and I cant stop with the chiptune-esque sound with hip hop. I really like that combo.

[Witch-Eyes]

Oooh this is funky, I like it! It's very synthwave-y with a more modern dance twist. The instruments you used were really good, and fit the style/genre well, especially the 80s like synths. The progressions are very beautiful and enjoyable to listen to as well. The end fade is also very retro, so that's nice! Keep up the awesome work :)

rowan-willard responds:

Thankyou, I'm so glad you liked it!

[Rocket Launch V2]

This sounds kind of like a mix between sonic and megaman music, very cool! I love how you keep the excitement going through the whole song, building up to something endless. The instruments you used fit very well together, including the percussion which just made the song pop. The ending is also very fitting for a song about a rocket haha. Great work and keep it coming :D

CarterGuy responds:

Thanks man!

[Ethereal Realm]

That drop was awesome! This song in general takes a lot of different fun, beautiful turns, and the melody throughout is very awesome. I love the occasional quiet breaks that shift into something more intense as well as it helps build up mood. The space of this track is also really big from all the reverb and wide instruments, which is really nice to me. Great work, keep it up!!

HugoHMF responds:

Thank you so much dude, glad you liked it 8)

[After Rainfall]

This is so beautiful! Even though you didn't get to release it on pixel day, I'm happy you released it at all because the composition, flow, and melody of this song are all amazing. I love how you pretty much stuck to exclusively chiptune instruments and still got something that sounds so awesome. The melody is definitely my favorite part, I really loved how it sounded from start to finish. Just fantastic work in general, keep it coming!!

ShinsukeIto responds:

Thank you so much for your kind review! I'm glad you enjoyed it!