octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sand Dune]

Very snappy and crisp percussion, great job on the mixing there! Definitely also sounds West Asian too with the scales you used and the progressions. The piano added a nice touch as well with its dark note stabs. The string accompaniment is good, and the occasional brighter piano plucks also give a lot to this. But yeah this is awesome, and I hope you have a great vacation!

TenodiBoris responds:

Thank you very much, I'm glad that you liked the composition. About mixing.... sometimes it's just the combination of the sounds that makes it good to listen I have some pre made settings for all the mixes I make that I twitch a bit for every song of course,but as said this time it was luck :)

[ok i pull up]

Very floaty and def very ambient, I haven't heard much of your music yet besides the lunar kicks theme but this is also pretty cool! The phaser effect is really cool and adds to the spacey feeling for sure. Keep up the based work Cam :D

ninjamuffin99 responds:

hehe thank u michael!!!

[Long Time]

This almost sounds like an intro song to some show, it's hard to explain but the format I think is what made me think that lol. It's really good though! Interesting spacing of the different parts makes it sound unique, and the vocals were a very interesting but good choice for accompaniment. Great work, keep it coming :D

Doumaaa responds:

Thank you for the praise, kind sir! And thanks also for taking the time to write a thorough review. That's a cool idea and of course I'd be really happy if one day a creation of mine would make it to be an intro of a show :)

[Scarlet Sands]

Very interesting and beautiful synthetic textures here, I love it! The sonic/mega drive scratching sound effect that comes on occasionally is also a cool touch lol. I love the progression, and the first drop-ish part that happens around 0:56. The song just keeps taking cool twists and turns throughout in general which is nice. I never played kerbal but I hope that the people who play the mod appreciate this awesome soundtrack! Great work, keep it up!

[Spring]

The string plucks remind me of blooming flowers and plants and stuff, I like it! Overall just a cute melody, definitely fitting of something like a spring sunrise. What's interesting is that the plucks maintain the same melody throughout, but there's a lot of instruments with different melodies going through phases, so it's a nice way to keep things fresh. Keep up the great work :)

NikoN1nja responds:

Thanks for the review man, I appreciate it :)

[stupid song]

This is a pretty chill beat, I really like it :)
It feels like a great loop to just have on in the background if you wanna feel cozy or space out at the end of a long day. I like the wobbly synth that sometimes comes along to harmonize to the melody, and sometimes contributes to it. The shiny/glimmering synth noise occasionally is also very nice and adds to the feel. Awesome work, keep it up!!

[File Select]

Feels mysterious and curious, and a little strung on emotion even. Pretty interesting direction for a file select theme, but I like it! Definitely feels like if I heard this in a game I'd probably linger on the select a little just to hear the music play out in it's entirety first. In fact I kinda didn't notice but I let this play on loop three times haha. Great work, keep it up!

LloydeSorrow responds:

Thanks! I am definitely glad that you like it. Even more glad that it looped a few times before you noticed it! Thank you again!

[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