octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[blessing of the moon]

Very relaxing and beautiful! I love the slow swelling strings, the gentle piano, and the occasional mallet percussion. I think this would even work very well in a game for either a relaxing zone, or a cutscene. Great work, keep it up!

[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!

[🥵MUCH2DO🥵]

This was a very interesting experimental song, mostly because I never considered that harsh ambient can kinda work. In your case, it definitely did work and come out very interesting! While not relaxing like normal ambient, it would fit perfectly into some kind of grimy action scene in a game for example, or just something very intense and dark. Besides maybe getting a little tiny bit too loud sometimes, I do really like this, so awesome job and keep it coming!

[Deserted Cities]

This is perfect for an environment that's mysterious, eerie, or dark in nature. I love the slow buildups, they are perfect for this style. And as the music progresses, more and more varying melodies can start to be heard. This is beautiful music that sounds intriguing as well as relaxing somehow at the same time. Amazing work, keep it coming!

terroristimusicali responds:

Wow! Thank you very much!

[European Art]

Very interesting soundscapes you have going on here, I really like the textures that develop over time. At first I wasn't sure where the song was going, but it ended up being very interesting, dramatic, and ethereal all at once as it progressed. Kind of like if ambient was on crack lol. It's just very beautiful and I love every twist and turn! So great work, keep it coming :)

Drakensson responds:

Thank you Octopus. Much appreciated : )

[16x16 Supermelon]

This sounds so retro! Just like the kind of stuff you'd hear in those old onehourcompo contests. It really reminds me of launcher/keygen music. I love the melodies, and throughout the whole song there is no stagnation making things sound non repetitive and ever changing. I love your usage of pitch bend and vibrato too! Awesome work, keep it coming :D

supermelon-creations responds:

thx and yes I think that was also kind of the vibe where I was going for, but I used 3xOsc to imitate chiptune sounds, but I think I might've been better off if I just used serum for everything, but right now it sounds better than I originally expected. and I'll try my best tho I probably won't make a lot of chiptune music sorryz if thats what you prefer heheh.

[pixel ballad]

I really like how the occasional noise instrument sounds like waves sweeping onto a shore. The actual melody is very slow and beautiful, and sounds like the introduction to some kind of later event, or maybe just a relaxing segment on it's own. The secondary melodies that come in sometimes also really add flavor and enticement. Beautiful and amazing work, keep it up!

[Nubes]

A very nice song that manages to be relaxing but also exciting at the same time. I love the progression, and how you managed to make the retro instruments sound like they are in a modern dance like song. All the different phases sound really fun and entrancing, and the arp blips add a lot of flavor. Great work, keep it coming!

[Downsampling Sunshine]

This made me happy :)

The melody is very beautiful, the progression isn't too repetitive and is always moving, and the plucky chiptune sounds fit perfectly. I love the blips that you use for the harmony, and the percussion pattern is also really cool. The melody that comes in at around 01:38 is also really beautiful and helps kick off the ending to the song that comes later. Really amazing work, keep it up!!!!

TheNormalMusic responds:

Thanks man! ( or woman )