octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[If tomorrow doesn't exist]

The melody of this song evokes so many feelings. Especially in the beginning before the lyrics start, it feels like it starts of bittersweet, but at times feels a little haunting even. The singing voice and style for the song really complemented the melody as well, especially the filtering that was applied. 01:54 gets really heavy and interesting too, kind of as if both the sweet, bitter and haunting aspects got amplified into heavier feelings. All together this really brings out a special atmosphere that feels very unique to your song and I think that's very special. You've clearly put a lot of work into this, I hope you keep it up :)

[K-4998572 - The Sea (World EP)]

Very relaxing, slow progression. A very reflective song, haven't heard those in quite a while :)
The song varies very slightly so it keeps the calm feeling, giving you seemingly time to think in between or just doze off. The mixing is very well done as well, nothing unexpected or sudden, everything is very smooth. Great work, keep it up!

K4Music responds:

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! :)

[Sensations]

Wow that transition into 00:39 was something otherworldly, so uplifting and relaxing! The melody is very peaceful and personally makes me think of happy things. The slight transition at 01:15 also really helps with the fill, and makes the whole song get even more uplifting than it was. My only *tiny* suggestion is that sometimes the Piano sounds a little overpowering, but I honestly couldn't care much for how amazing everything else is. Keep up this beautiful work, I love it :D

[Wavelet]

This definitely sounds funky! Lots of FM Sega Genesis like sounds too, which makes this perfect. Very relaxing in some way too, especially with the bell melody lines. I also love your use of panning to create the atmosphere a little more, especially in the beginning. Keep it up with the awesome stuff :)

ItsBurner responds:

Thank you so much for your comment ! =]

~Burner

[Endscreen - Hearth of the Purrest]

Sometimes I wish games would never end but oh well ;v;

I really liked this track though. Very relaxing and soft, with an interesting combination of instruments. The harmony, especially the little ocarina arp, made the song much more immersive as well. I can definitely see this working as a title theme for a game, but I agree with what you said and also think it works best as an ending screen theme. Overall awesome, keep up the amazing work!

P.S. I love it when people put long descriptions of what they felt while making the music/attempted to do with the track, so it's nice to see that for the first time in quite a long while :)

[Compound Butter]

This is so creative I love it! Bunch of chaotic noises, effects and panning, but all together it somehow sounds very nice and unique. It progresses very interestingly as well, nothing feels like a dull moment. The percussion in this is groovy, can definitely work in some kind of madness type game or something haha

For real though this is crazy amazing, keep up the awesome work!

[Maysophine]

Very nice and relaxing melody :)
I love the progression that you have, slowly adding in the instruments to make them work all together. The pacing is also very good for a peaceful type song. If there was something I could suggest, it's maybe some mixing as sometimes the flute gets a little loud and overpowering. Otherwise this is great, keep up the good work!

monkeycat responds:

Thanks heaps! Yeah I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to mixing and all that, sort of teaching myself and hoping that I improve over time :p

[Finding The Bit]

Short and sweet, but very interesting. I love the "fakebit" feeling where you use actual chiptune instruments, with some added modern stuff. The progression was also very interesting and heavy, and the harmony was awesome. Great job, keep it up!

[Weeping under the Willow]

Very emotional song, there's a lot to feel here but it's not fully sad or fully happy. Very interesting atmosphere! I love the progression of this, it goes at a nice pace and doesn't change around too often which fits the overall mood. The drum patterns are also very interesting, as it creates a much more unique buildup. Instrument choice was just right, and everything works so well together. I love it, keep it up :)

KCan responds:

Ah man, thanks!

[Cheer]

Very brave move making a song in 7/8, that's a rare time signature! This definitely radiates "cheery" feelings, and overall sounds like a very happy, adventurous and exciting song. Only thing I would suggest is maybe a little bit on mixing, but otherwise this sounds like an amazing composition. I love the instruments you use, the progression, all the percussion and little side melodies accenting the main one. Just great work all around, keep it coming :)