octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[nothing too special]

Sounds like something I'd hear in a sea side bar late at night, I really love it :)
The guitar sounds like it's being played emotionally, and the reverb makes the song sound really passionate. The drums are also on point, I wouldn't be able to tell you played them with a MIDI keyboard haha. Amazing stuff as always, keep it up :D

GuitARBEn responds:

Thank you so much!

[Frosty Glide Ride]

You guys hit the nail on the head with this one! It definitely sounds like something that came right out of Mario Kart, but also the instruments you used and various other factors made this song sound "chilly"! The melody is really beautiful, and the tempo is fast enough to be fitting for a race. My favorite instrument in this track is the accordion, and how you articulated it. Great work guys, keep it up!!

Everratic responds:

Thank you for the wonderful review! I'm glad you noticed these details :D

[Phantom Island]

I like this! It's smooth and kind of mysterious, the title makes me think of exploring a foggy and uncharted island or something. I really enjoy the progression and the choice of instruments you have too. Great work as always, keep it up :)

BusanBlack responds:

Thanks octopus!

[yours truly]

This was such a fun listen :D
I like the energy in it, and the samples are great! Percussion was also really fitting and helped boost the song for sure. I like the bridge segment the most, it was a really cool in between part before the segments repeated again. Great work as always, keep it up :D

wineplume responds:

thank you for the review! yeah, this is an energetic track, but before considering that i tried to make a track that'd sound relatively calm, but... you can see i failed lmao. the "bridge segment" is just some extra bit of fun i incorporated into the track, i think it sounds somewhat nice :)

[moon glade]

This sounds like a mix of spacey, night time, and relaxing music, but most importantly it's very beautiful :)
The progression on this is great, the melody feels like it flows very naturally from one point to the next, and there is a constant sense of wonder throughout the song too. The instruments you picked are great for this as well, and I especially like the FM ring-y sound that appears sometimes. Generally feels like a very 80s/early 90s soundscape. Great stuff, keep it coming :D

trevor8 responds:

haha; i love those ringy fm bells too!
thank you so much!

[Macrocosm]

This is so danceable! It has such a nice groove and funk to it :D
I love the progression, and I feel like I get enough time at every part before moving on to the next cool part. The instruments you chose also work very well together, it sounds like a perfect blend of chiptune and some more modern HQ instruments and effects. Also congrats on 100 uploads, that's awesome! Great work as always, keep it up :D

[lighthouse]

Very beautiful :)
The synths you use have a really beautiful texture to them, and they almost feel like they are singing. I instantly also thought of Minecraft music when hearing this, but very original at the same time, which is really cool haha. I love the progression and key changes over the song, and the "drop" (dunno what else to call it haha) around 1:18, it feels cathartic somehow even in such a relaxing song. I think this is great, keep it up!!

ssymboint responds:

I've had this chord progression and melodies on the backburner for abt 2 years now. I'm glad I could finally do them justice. I dig these synths too so expect more of them like a recurring character hehe. It means the most, thank you!

[Moving On]

This sounds uplifting, which kinda fits the title you gave the track :)
The melody and progression sound hopeful, and the instruments have some energy to them too. I also love the pitch shift towards the end to tie everything together, leading to the pretty outro. Great stuff as always, keep it up!

[Glowsticks (Remix)]

Вы оба издали еще один очередной шедевр, звучит супер! Мне сильно напоминает техно/транс 2010их годов. Атмосфера и энергия тоже очень крутая. Так держать!

G2961 responds:

Спасибо большое, но это ремикс на трек Х-500, который я сделал) Он здесь как автор оригинала.
Но всё же спасибо за ещё один комментарий, ты здесь, порой, появляешься раз в месяц, но твои комментарии очень радуют!

[4KKoRD - "Gloomy Light"]

This song sounds awesome! The whole track felt like a journey as it kept going to something new every time and felt like it almost never repeated. The atmosphere changed so much throughout, from melancholy to emotional, to dramatic, to daring, etc.. I love all the chaos going on with the adventurous kick towards the halfway point of the song. Keep up the great work!!

4KKoRD responds:

Tysm for such a detailed review! I'm really glad that you liked this track!