octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[RyuiY - Crunchy]

Super interesting start and then transition into something absolutely crazy! The beginning is really beautiful and I love the subtle introduction of techno elements until a crazy drop. After the drop I initially wondered if the melody from the start will come back in some way or be continued, and it was in a bit which just sounded awesome. The change to 3/4 surprised me around 1:30 but man that was a beautiful decision. In general this track is full of twists and turns and many different surprises, and radiates soul and uniqueness. Keep up the crazy good work, this was beyond amazing!!!

RyuiY responds:

Thanks for amazing review! :D
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for listening :)

[-Manic Summer-]

Very groovy for sure, and definitely has that 90s feel to it! It feels like it can fit so many different things, like shopping music, beach music, travel music, and even just feels a little like sonic-music haha. I love the use of more than one piano (rhodes and acoustic combined here and there), and the percussion you got going really makes the mood happy and exciting. All the different instruments you used in general just work so well together and flow perfectly into each other. Amazing work, keep it up!!

[D1 | Background Music | Royalty free + MIDI |]

Nice combo you got going here, kind of a mix between ambient/relaxing and actiony. The drums establish the pace while the pads try to ease the song at the same time. Sounds like something that would be very fitting on some kind of peaceful planet mission in a game, or something underwater. Great job again, keep it up!

BottleTopBillFanclub responds:

Massive thank you! I am extremely happy and grateful for your kind review.

You are awesome!

[Y4J | DnB | Royalty free + MIDI + Stems |]

Hey again, cool song! I think it's very unusual but that's what gives it its charm. While some sections might be a tad bit repetitive, you also balance it out by making some unexpected twists and turns. This sounds like a very interesting song that can play during some kind of high intensity run/escape sequence which is really nice. Maybe could even fit some kind of happy & corrupted setting. If you'd like, I'd try to tweak the bassy saw since it sounds a bit too loud/unexpected compared to the other instruments, and some of the effects sound a bit jarring (like at 3:45 for example). It also feels like the repetitiveness makes it run on a little too long. Otherwise it's pretty nice, I like the direction you tried to go into! Keep up the great work :D

BottleTopBillFanclub responds:

Massive thank you for the feedback, your message is a tremendous help.

[Soup on a Cold Day]

Another relaxing song, nice! Definitely has that feeling of coziness and warmth that you'd associate with the title/description you provided. It's also definitely very happy, not as much in an exciting way but a relieving and comfy way. Great work once again :)

[Shady]

This definitely sounded like a very chilled out, relaxed beach like song, I like it! The soft percussion makes me think of clouds passing above in the sky as the day goes on type of thing. The synthesizers are also very mellow and nice, suitable for that relaxing atmosphere. Great work, keep it up as always :D

BusanBlack responds:

Thanks octopus :D

Passing clouds is exactly what I had in mind. Just chilling outside laying on the grass and looking up as the clouds dip the sunlight in and out of your face.

[Approximately A Decade Ago]

Long build up, but it's totally worth it for when the song gets into it's exciting part at 2:17. It feels like at that second it blooms from something that has been under development the whole time, into something unusual and beautiful. It's very relaxing but also very intriguing from the melody. Sounds like something that would play on an alien planet or something, or in the early days of another planet lol. Both the intro and outro are very beautiful. I really loved this, keep up the amazing work!

[Project 86]

That build up is beautiful! I rarely hear songs that have a tempo build up that goes this long, but it worked out very well in this case. It starts out so calm, and gets so intense, goes through so many well constructed risers and just fills up my head with suspense all around. And finally at 1:40 there feels like there's some kind of relief, only to be built up again into an amazing action sequence. Beautiful mixing, beautiful melody and amazing idea all around. Keep up the awesome work!

[My Future]

This sounds awesome! I don't really know the future rave genre but this sounds like great dance music to me. It's full of great risers and drops, and you mixed everything very well. It's loud and not intrusive on my ears at the same time. The synths you also used are really good and crisp, and the bass is amazing. Amazing work, keep it up!

MinixOfficial responds:

Thanks