octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Order]

What an interesting atmosphere! It sounds kind of like a chill/lounge track (especially due to the reverbed saxes), but it has that cool swingy beat to it which makes it dancey and energetic too. It's a really cool combo and makes me think of beachside roadtrips. The progression is interesting as the song doesn't feel repetitive at all, and keeps evolving into something new. Very beautiful stuff, keep it up :D

AkimiKyio responds:

Yooo, thank you so much!
The longest review in my life. Really motivates :D

[thunderstorm]

This sounds really beautiful :)
I like how in the beginning, the snares kinda sound like thunder hits, and then the melody hits you hard after a few seconds when it comes in. The general compression + reverb make the song sound pretty nostalgic too, and definitely really emotional in addition to the chord progression. Awesome stuff, keep it coming!

[Concentration]

I'm not sure why but this feels like modern sonic music mixed with dance, I love it! There's a lot of exciting parts to the melody, a lot of layers that just build upon each other and support the melody, and just a great progression in general. It feels interesting from start to finish, and carries the same feel-good dance energy throughout. Great stuff, keep it up!

MiniMusicPieces responds:

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it!

[The Silliest Little Geese]

I love how many layers this song gets as it progresses! It starts out simple and cute and kinda turns into this fun and mysterious track as it goes on. I love the instruments you used, especially the unusual ones like the phone ringing and the bottle blow to layer with the main melody. The compression on the piano like instrument was also a pretty cool choice, it helps mesh the music better with the more videogame-y instruments/leads you used. Great work, keep it up!!

Vulturrent responds:

thank you so much!! glad you enjoyed it :)

[Leʻaleʻa]

Absolutely love it! Definitely has the feel that some Spongebob music had, just more HQ and variety. The lap guitar was articulated very well, and added that special feeling I think you were going for. My favorite part starts around 1:00 because the brass with the percussion sounded very cool :)

Amazing work, keep it coming!!

Albe responds:

Thanks a lot!! Yeah that part is my favorite as well, I really enjoyed working on it

[Moonlit]

This sounds sick!! I definitely know what you mean by rainbow road feel, but it also feels so original and has a bit of a more intense energy to it. I really love how it came out! The melody is fun and exciting, also happy and colorful. The instruments are also mixed very well, and the sidechain was the cherry on the cake. Amazing work, keep it up!!!

[Generator]

Класс! Звучит как смешанные между MIDI и игровой музыкой. Напоминает музыку из игр которые я играл очень очень давно. Супер трек, так держать!

ZhenekNasranin responds:

Ну да. Изначально я всю музыку делаю в миди, а затем заменяю звуки на более качественные. Но не всегда есть нужный звук, поэтому часть из миди остается

[ANAMORPH]

What I find interesting is how you managed to take a very simple riff and stretch it out over 4 minutes, it's pretty impressive! I felt like you kept it interesting by adding different layers throughout the song and switching them out for different instruments and so on. I zoned out to this track because it feels very easy listening, but definitely also has some intensity to it with the heavy bass you are using. Great stuff, keep it up :)

[[Hard Dance] Heaven]

This reminds me of happy times, because this is the style of dance music I'd listen to in the late 2000s and early 2010s. I love it a bunch! Though it's not just because of the nostalgia; the melody is very fun, the instruments you chose work very well together, and the progression/transitions sound really fun! You implemented a creative way to turn a shorter melody into a much longer song, which takes a lot of talent to do. Great work, keep it up!!

Forellow responds:

Omg! Thanks so much for your comment, this music took a lot of work and the fact that it reminds you of music from the 2010s makes me super happy because that was precisely my goal with this one. 😍

[r5ne - Anamnese]

Dark and very interesting! I like how this song kinda keeps carrying itself forward by constantly varying up, it feels like it never stays in the same place for too long. Every bit of progression is something new, yet cohesive with the rest of the song. The genre also sounds like a mix of old school techno, trap, and even trance, which is a very unique combo. The chord progression stayed mostly the same, yet the melody sounded very fun and beautiful :)

Keep up the amazing work!

r5ne responds:

thank you for your analysis on my song!
it always bugged me that so many dubstep songs i liked just simply looped the first drop to double the length of the song so ive always tried to avoid this as much as possible.
and yeah i never learned music theory which is definately why most of the songs ive made have stayed in one key throughout the whole song i shud get to learning that lol
ill have to look up some old school techno i love researching specific subgenres