octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Soup on a Cold Day]

Another relaxing song, nice! Definitely has that feeling of coziness and warmth that you'd associate with the title/description you provided. It's also definitely very happy, not as much in an exciting way but a relieving and comfy way. Great work once again :)

[Shady]

This definitely sounded like a very chilled out, relaxed beach like song, I like it! The soft percussion makes me think of clouds passing above in the sky as the day goes on type of thing. The synthesizers are also very mellow and nice, suitable for that relaxing atmosphere. Great work, keep it up as always :D

BusanBlack responds:

Thanks octopus :D

Passing clouds is exactly what I had in mind. Just chilling outside laying on the grass and looking up as the clouds dip the sunlight in and out of your face.

[Approximately A Decade Ago]

Long build up, but it's totally worth it for when the song gets into it's exciting part at 2:17. It feels like at that second it blooms from something that has been under development the whole time, into something unusual and beautiful. It's very relaxing but also very intriguing from the melody. Sounds like something that would play on an alien planet or something, or in the early days of another planet lol. Both the intro and outro are very beautiful. I really loved this, keep up the amazing work!

[Project 86]

That build up is beautiful! I rarely hear songs that have a tempo build up that goes this long, but it worked out very well in this case. It starts out so calm, and gets so intense, goes through so many well constructed risers and just fills up my head with suspense all around. And finally at 1:40 there feels like there's some kind of relief, only to be built up again into an amazing action sequence. Beautiful mixing, beautiful melody and amazing idea all around. Keep up the awesome work!

[My Future]

This sounds awesome! I don't really know the future rave genre but this sounds like great dance music to me. It's full of great risers and drops, and you mixed everything very well. It's loud and not intrusive on my ears at the same time. The synths you also used are really good and crisp, and the bass is amazing. Amazing work, keep it up!

MinixOfficial responds:

Thanks

[Night]

Sounds intense and powerful, great job! I like your mixing, and most of all your effects that you use occasionally (especially the time slow/pitch slow). The melody sounds very dark and gritty, which fits for a good night time action scene. There's also a lot of atmospheric stuff being established like a lot of space with the reverb. Great work once again, keep it up!

[A9 | Ambiance | Royalty Free Instrumental + MIDI |]

Very spooky, I think you hit the nail on the head with this atmosphere. It sounds almost calming and calling to you, but seems very off at the same time. Whenever the volume starts to subtly get louder for a few seconds it makes this kinda scary feeling that makes you want to hold your breath. It would work very well in some kind of horror film or game, to show something that is either meant to be slightly disturbed or off/uneasy. Amazing work, keep it up!

Aalasteir responds:

Thank you! Thank you! I am extremely grateful for your generous comment it means a lot to me.

You have given me a thing to be happy about today, especially after a long day of toil.

I'm always trying to learn even when it's difficult.

[I'm So Amazed]

Very awesome techno dance song, I love it! It really sounds like something that came from the 2000s, and definitely has this powerful happy/amazed feeling to it. The melody makes me very jumpy and energized, and is pretty varied so it sounds fun and non stagnant. The bass really hits hard and I really love the fast segments of the melody too before the drops. Also adding piano was a really cool idea, for softer parts of the song before getting intense again. Keep up the beautiful work, this is awesome!!

SuperSoniker responds:

Thank you very much for this detailed comment, I am very glad that you enjoyed it a lot! <3

[Fast and Lightweight]

This song has a lot of space and an amazingly constructed atmosphere, I love it! The reverb really adds to the roominess, and in combination with the clicky percussion creates a very wide sound. Your occasional use of panning is also fantastic and gives the song even further depth. The mixing is beautiful, and the bass pops along with every other instrument both melodic and percussive. And lastly, the phases flow into each other very nicely making the song sound fun and non-repetetive. Keep up the amazing work!!

Hoverland responds:

Thank you very much. :)