octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Our hero]

Absolutely love the combination of acoustic instruments and dubsteppy/electronic stuff in here. It makes the song feel very unique in terms of atmosphere and just general feel. The phases were really interesting and provided something special each, and the transitions between each phase were done perfectly as well. The song never felt stagnant and instead felt like it was constantly moving. The mixing was also very well done. Keep up the awesome work!

Arponax responds:

Thanks i'm happy it turned out so smooth....definitely was one of the harder parts of production....many of those melodies in various segments are in different scale or even style so i tried mix them up as best as possible.

Glad you enjoyed, definitely try other tracks from the album :D

[whatbeautifulfeathers]

I'm usually not the biggest fan of vocal chops and stuff like that in songs, but it actually worked very well here in a completely non intrusive way, and instead in a way that complements the main melody. I love it! My favorite part is where the bells kick in to make this really nice retro house club like melody. The groove is also very catchy and danceable. Awesome job, keep it coming!!

[Starchaser ☆]

This track feels emotionally scattered and hopeful at the same time, which is really interesting :)
I like the energy that flows through the whole song, as well as the progression. It's very beautiful and definitely fits the spacey feel. And man I love pitch shifts towards the end of songs, so it was really nice to hear! So yeah great work, keep it up :D

[Aetherblood//Nightlight]

This was so beautiful! I love how calm it is, and it really fits with the story you portrayed in the comments. Definitely feels like something that suits perfectly for little lights under a starry night sky. You're very good with emotional build up and release through the song, and the instruments you chose could not have been better as they are already perfect for the composition. Keep up the amazing work!!

Razorrekker responds:

Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[Aetherblood//Shrine of the Voiceless]

Interesting dramatic and cinematic piece with different phases for different parts of a story, I love it! It even gets a little uplifting towards the somewhat end. I like your use of strings for emotional tension, and the changes in percussion to indicate excitement vs more calm/relaxed parts of the track. You really got a knack for cinematic music haha. Keep up the great work :)

Razorrekker responds:

Thanks! This track was a lot of fun to write and was different from most of my other orchestral work, so I'm glad it's enjoyed!

[Arson v2]

Love the beat on this! It's a very uplifting and adventurous song. The pitch slides are perfect and the harmony is great, and I love the pacing of everything too. Sounds very retro techno-y, like in an older video game. Great work, keep it coming :)

Vorlexium responds:

Thanks you much! The goal was to capture an overall video game feeling of escaping from a burning building, so I'm glad the song portrayed that!

[Axel F (Y2K Hands Up! Remix) (NG Exclusive)]

The bass that kicks in after the first drop is very early 2000s, that was a really neat touch! And the donk bass that comes in after sounds like classic hardbass. I also like how it kind of takes motifs from the crazy frog remix as well especially when the second melody starts. But yeah this is really neat, keep up the great work :D

(Also Axel F is one of my favorite 80s songs in general lol)

ZoidNG responds:

glad you said it, Hands Up with Scouse House/HardBass Donks is a nice idea!

[BLOODHAIL]

Absolutely love how you made this sound! The chirpy/arp chords were made very well, and the main melody is great and seamlessly repeats just like traditional game music. The music sounds like it's for a very hopeful battle, kind of like a bleak dark one that's coming up to a good ending and final showdown type of thing. So I think you did an awesome job! Keep it up :D