octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Snow Angels]

Pretty! I like how soothing this sounds, and especially when a little more instruments kick in around 0:30. Sounds like it would work very well in an ambient game or something similar. Great stuff, keep it up :D

[Sunset and Normandie]

Woah, trippy
I love it though! The melody constantly evolves and keeps moving. While sounding relaxing and familiar, it also feels like a journey or slightly floating through the sky. The sitar like guitar instrument gives this song such a nice timbre, and the bass being a similar instrument also really helps. It also is making me feel a little sleepy haha but I think that's because it just sounds so pretty and calm. Keep up the awesome work, I love this!

Pondererer responds:

Thanks so much, man! Appreciate this more than you know boss :)

[Beach Sunrise]

What an awesome ride! It starts out sounding tropical, and then technoey, then trancey, and more. It's a very interesting way to do progression and mix genres, and it keeps things interesting for sure. Mixing is also very well done. Keep up the great work!

[witless whiskers]

Sounds so exciting :O
I like the chiptune style, and I really dig the progression. It sounds like it keeps changing like a dynamic little adventure! Amazing work with the melody, percussion, and bass. All of it comes in at the right times through the whole thing. Keep em coming!

[citadel]

I like when the beat kicks in! It already sounded kind of dark, grim, and mysterious, but the beat also added a cool action element to it. When it gets layered on with more percussion half way, it starts to sound more full as well. Would work very well as a loop probably for a spooky place in a game. Keep up the great work as always :D

wineplume responds:

yeah that's a really nice idea, thanks!

[better sleep or not]

Sounds really nice! It feels like it fits in some kind of either menu music, or animal crossing night music, but obviously it doesn't have to be either and just sounds cool. I like the calm atmosphere while repeating the same base motif and building off of it more and more. I like the instruments you chose too, together with the modern instruments they create an interesting nostalgic feeling, but the song also feels explorative and mysterious at the same time. Great work once again, keep it up!

wineplume responds:

cheers octo
yes, i used some "old home computer" instruments and added modern ones as well. the hats (and these really quiet reverberating claps) were sampled from some random drum breaks.

[Galaxy]

Some cool sounding classic techno! I love the start, it sounds like you're just gaining speed on a space ship as you're approaching closer and closer to some menacing object. The synths you chose also sounded very "spacey", and after the first drop the beat just sounds like you're flying super fast through space. Great work on this, keep it up!

[Too Happy]

Gives some cool 90s vibes, nice! It's definitely happy, kind of like an aggressive happy if that makes sense haha. I like the energy in this, it just feels upbeat and makes you feel good. Keep up the great work!

[No Point in Eternal Realization]

Beautiful :)
It starts off with what I thought would be a melancholy song but already really nice chords and pattern, but when the drums kick in at around 0:38 along with the melody it becomes much more dreamy and happy. Just something to zone out to for a minute and relax. It feels like it progressively gets more open and wide too, which is a cool effect. Keep up the great stuff!