octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[EXOPLANET ft. Luna Lenta]

The retro 90's nostalgic feels hit hard with this one, this is so awesome! It reminds me a little bit of Robert Miles but this is so unique and beautiful. It's high energy, got the bass going hard with the most beautiful synths and pads, and amazing effects. It really fits the space theme and makes me feel like I'm zooming through space at light speed. It also feels like night time rave music too at the same time. This is the kind of music you can put on to just cheer up any time of day or just get yourself into an excited mood. Amazing work, keep it up!!!!

[Risk of Pain]

I can definitely hear the RoR2 inspiration in this, but you still managed to make something very original and beautiful! It's much more action packed, but is also still calm and peaceful in a way. Kind of like a calm and collected feeling. The bass is very well mixed along with the drums, and the melody instruments sound subtle yet prominent at the same time. Awesome work, keep it up!

Hairmilked responds:

I really appreciate it! I thought the song sounded relaxed in a way I haven't been hearing in a lot of Liquid DnB tracks lately, so I wanted to creat something I'd listen to 😊

[Toothy Grin]

Sounds like something from a story intro or a melancholy/menacing part of a story. The reverb really helps provide mysteriousness while the chord progression evokes the menacing feeling. The string instrument used for the main melody also makes it sound medieval and old, suitable for something like folklore or some monster. Really like what you did here! So yeah great work, keep it up :)

[Jaspion Eclipse]

Really cool ramp up from the intro, instantly getting into lively crazy mode! The mood is really interesting, it starts out happy and curious to intense and battle like later. That shift alone to the intense battle-y part and then back alone is just pure bliss! I really love the drum pattern and the progressions, they are so beautiful. I love how you made a drum n bass song have so much variety in general and made it so melodic, gotta be one of my favorite examples so far. Amazing work, keep it up!

[Night Drive]

Nice and simple synthwave, definitely suitable for a drive at night :)
I like your rolling bass pattern, the percussion, and the mixing. The melody is also very beautiful and night time-y. The pad synth was also a very good choice for the melody. Great work once again, keep em coming!

[The Uprising]

Very well made and orchestrated! It definitely sounds very epic and impactful, with a lot of rising tension all the way till the end. Reminds me a little of castle crashers for some reason haha. I love the different variations you have within the song even though it's mostly the same motif, it's very creative. Great work, keep it up :D

DauntingForce responds:

Thank you very much for your nice comment! I greatly appreciate it! :)

[New Land]

Getting a lot of FM and Sega Genesis vibes from this, pretty awesome :D
It had an interesting start, and the melody that kicks in right after is full of nostalgia and just happy feelings. Very VGM-y I'd say, with a touch of modern percussion breakbeats and synths. Harmony is very well done and instrument choices were perfect. Great work, keep it coming!!

[Cosmic Dream]

Very relaxing and spaced out, love it! The melody is very sweet that overlays on the repeating harmony, and the synths chosen very well for a relaxing space song. The higher pitched notes are mixed in very well and don't sound too intrusive, and add a beautiful glimmer to the song. Awesome work, keep it up!

[INSANITY.mp3 // (breakcore)]

Sounds very intense but relaxing at the same time, interesting! Kind of like if you're sitting on the top of a very fast moving train looking at stuff pass you by at sunset. I really love the piano pattern you have here and there, and the breaks are definitely very well made too. You do an amazing job by supporting the "insane" feeling in the song while still making it feel somewhat chill. Amazing work, keep it up!

jatzuko responds:

tysm!!<3

[Sequential Sources]

Lol it took me a bit to realize further into this that this is a remix of the CS:GO main theme, but it sounds really good! Very intense and kinda evil. I love how you kept the string stabs but with the added instruments and bass you made it sound much more intense. Speaking of the bass, it's crazy well done! And I absolutely love the percussion you added. Great work, keep it up!