octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Reach For The Sky]

I think this is definitely really great work and you should be proud of it!
It's weird and unusual with the combination, but you still made it work very well. The first third of the song was beautiful and slower, with a great combination of instruments. The change around 1:40 was a little surprising but I warmed up to it very quickly as the tempo rose and the breakbeats kicked in. Kicking into hard style before reverting to this dramatic guitary section was a really brave decision but also worked out great, and I think you achieved your goal with this class of styles and instruments. And while this is great, I definitely think you will make many more songs just as good (if not better) in the future! Awesome work, keep it up!!

HelliXScream responds:

Thank you, mate!

I'm also really happy of how it turned out and i think i have the full right to claim it as my best track ever. Experiment is a success!

[Typhoon]

Oooh, really nice!
The song does a great job at establishing the mood straight from the get go with that desolate feeling of sustained pads. But when the piano kicks in there's a dancy little edge to it, and then more instruments just take turns kind of keeping the original mood while building differently over it. All the different effects and percussions you chose to use also really add to the sci-fi feeling you were going for. So yeah I think it's very beautifully done, and besides the desolate feeling kinda puts me into a happy and calm mood! Amazing work, keep it coming :D

[Kapsodhere PHD Jam]

I dunno what the title means, but I really enjoy listening to this! The textures are great, they give the song a really crisp and fresh feeling. The development of the song is also really cool, as the melody sounds subtle (with most of the focus being on the percussion it feels like) but also very nice. However when it also kicks in and becomes more dominant around 1:55 it's really cool too. The whole piece sounds actiony and a little mysterious/alien, so overall the environment is pretty unique and pretty. Awesome work, keep it up!!

Cavernsparten responds:

The first part of it was from a randomly generated title maker. The rest of it was something random I came up with.

[void]

Beautiful through and through, I completely zoned out while listening to this haha
After listening to it the second time I can definitely say my favorite part is the melody; as on its own it sounds blissful. However with the string pads/sustains and the reverb it definitely fits the theme of void. The addition of drums and percussion to the melody was also very nice as it gave the song some action and character. Awesome work, keep it coming :D

zuzamusik responds:

thanks a lot mate! you really made my day! God bless!

[Tension]

I find the fact that you designed all these sounds very impressive! Not just because they sound cool individually, but because you made them work well together. I often like when instruments are cohesive in a song, but in this case you made everything from scratch and it just all fits together. The melody also really fits the instrument design as it's a little funky and actiony, with (like the title lol) tension. So I think this was a great idea, and it resulted in a great song! Keep it up :D

MyrtleMist responds:

Heeeey thank you for the feedback. At some point I figured that I rely too much on premade presets and that limited my ability to find just the right sound for my work, so I went out of my way to specifically try and learn how to make my own sounds more than just on a rare occasion. Glad that it worked out lol.

[AIM - My oasis]

Very emotional and full of heart, amazing job :D
The different phases all feel happy and relieving in terms of mood, very lovey too. The groove you chose was also really interesting, it gives a little bit of action and somewhat of an edge to the piece. Instrument choice was perfect for the emotions you went for, and I think all together the song really represents the art super well. And oh man that pitch change at the end was just jam packed with heart pulling feelings, beautiful decision! So yeah amazing work, keep it up!!

[Facemelt]

Very energetic and action packed build up, awesome! I like the instruments you used, especially the lower growly ones and the high screechy ones to give this industrial-ish effect. I don't know why but this also reminded me a little bit of modern sonic music (adventure/heroes) but on crack lol (in a good way). There's just so much action and heaviness in it, and it also does an amazing job at establishing atmosphere and mood. The dubstep heavy sections where the rhythm changes slightly were also great additions. Keep up the amazing work, this was awesome to listen to!!

HardRoar responds:

I'm actually inspired by many sonic songs, my main inspirations from them is Hideki Naganuma and Tomoya Ohtani but I'm also inspired by artists like The Qemists and Celldewller in some aspects. I appreciate the feedback and i am glad you enjoyed it.

Edit: sorry, Typos lol

[Connect - Digitized]

The progression of this song is very interesting; it takes a while to get to different parts, but each part is severely different than the previous one. It makes it feel like a very interesting journey, with a lot of trance and dance vibes. I love it a lot! You chose a very good kick for the song, and the sidechain helped a lot in the places you used it. The melody always changed and evolved which also made the song fun to listen to from beginning to end. Great work, keep it up!!

[Fatal Fields]

Pretty interesting groove you got going on through this song. I'm usually not a fan of trap but this is different, sounds like a slow techno-y kind of trap that also sounds like video game music at the same time. Something for a weird cave or strange atmosphere in general. Melody is unusual but in a good way, and the progression is slow which fits the mood perfectly. Great work, keep it coming :)

Colin8tor responds:

thanks!

[insert cool synthwave title here]

Nice song! It feels like it has the mood of being awake right before the sun slowly starts to rise, but it's still dark everywhere outside. Kind of like a night time theme but a very late one. The progression is interesting, you have some interesting uses of panning, and very good selection of different synths to work together. The melody is also really nice. Just in general great work, keep it coming!

TH16 responds:

That's about the time of day I was working on this song, fittingly enough.