octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Unearthed: The Mines of Estra - Mushroom Zone]

Very beautiful, magical, adventurous and explorative! It really reminds me of Donkey Kong Country music honestly (mostly stuff like Forest Interlude for some reason) except it still has a very original style. It definitely would fit some kind of mushroomy cave level I think. You did an amazing job with buildup and dynamics, and I love how the energy subtly increases as the song goes on. Just amazing and beautiful work in general, keep it coming!!!

sleepFacingWest responds:

Thank you!

[Geometrystep]

The drop was sick! I love the industrial bass/percussion you used for it. Everything leading up to the drop was very beautiful and awesome, but as soon as the drop happened it also got into a very cool territory that's more intense but still very dancey. You also really utilize your phases well, making them all different and that way the song avoids sounding repetitive. And the last phase temporarily returning to something more intense before going back to being more relaxed was a great touch. Awesome stuff, keep it coming!!!

[Orion Express]

The beginning is nice and mellow, and I love how it just jumps into the heavy stuff very shortly after. The beat is pretty moody but also kind of relaxed, which is really cool, and I love the percussion you chose to add for this as well. It's short but very sweet! Great work, keep it up :D

[DISSONANCE OF FAMILY]

I really like how the song starts out with a baroque like style except it's also intense and more bassy! The melody itself is also very interesting and it was fun to listen to. Some parts sounded slightly off key sometimes and I'd work a little on the mixing (to avoid making things too grainy maybe?) but otherwise it was really nice! Great work, keep it up :D

devonxm1014 responds:

Thanks for this! It's honestly hard to come by honest criticism lately, so this means a lot. I'm gonna try my best to patch those problems in the future works I'm doing!

[Odyssey]

This song takes so many twists and turns.. rhythmically, mood wise, and just general energy. It's amazing! It was worth it listening to the whole thing through, because it almost just felt like a short movie or story on its own. The mixing and mastering was perfect, and the introduction/various use of instruments was great. There was definitely no stagnation in this song as it just really kept evolving further and further into something completely different than what it was in the beginning. In general the whole thing sounded pretty thrilling and exciting with beautiful build up, that just made it interesting to listen to the whole thing. It even gets a little dramatic around 6:00 which I thought was really cool. And it all wrapped up super nicely! Wonderful and just beautiful work, keep it up!!!

TeffyD responds:

Thank you!

[Shadow Showdown]

Very beautiful and interesting composition. I like how you began by layering instruments over melodies you were introducing, and later revisited the original motif around 2:20 ish. When you made everything come together, it sounded very beautiful, and it definitely gave the song a slightly spooky and mysterious feel. Amazing work, keep it up!

BigBlueBazooka responds:

Thanks a bunch.

[Melodic Thunder]

This sounded really nice! The beginning was pretty interesting, and I like how it just jumps straight into the meat of the song. There's definitely a very good amount of melody but it also has good drums and bass that dubstep usually has. You made very good use of risers and other effects for emphasizing emotion. It also doesn't sound repetitive as the song keeps moving on to something else with each segment. Amazing work, keep it up!

RealGares responds:

Thanks so much <3 Glad you enjoyed!

[A ladybug to the moon!]

This is awesome and definitely fits the title! Very hyped up and I can definitely imagine a laser ladybug flying around to this. I love how playful the melody is, and how fun and bouncy it gets. I just wish it was longer! Awesome work, keep it up :D

AndrewCr responds:

Thanks! I might make a full version someday

[my headphones are broken (wip)]

This sounded really cool and amped up! It is short (but ig that makes sense because it's WIP haha) and packs a lot of energy. It's very happy and sounds like the opening to some show or game or something in general. I love the bass, and just think maybe the melody instrument can be more prominent when the song gets heavy. Otherwise awesome job, keep it up!!

[the maniacal synth]

I really like the combo of everything going on here :)
The main instrument that the song starts with and progresses throughout is both really cool, but also plays a very beautiful melody. The gated chords and arps really add to this kind of spacey mysterious feeling. And even though the song doesn't get much more harmony compared to the beginning part, it still sounds pretty interesting and varied as the melody just keeps evolving in a very subtle but definitely noticeable way. It has a great mood to it in general, and can also easily fit some action-y game or scene. Just awesome job in general, keep it coming!!