octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dem0n1x - I feel, I love...]

Happy birthday! I hope you have a good one :D
I also love this trance, it sounds like 2000s and has a fun progression. I feel it has more melodic variety than the usual trance that takes a while to start up (on average), and I def enjoy it for that. The instruments/synths you chose were also really fun, and I love the pitch shift at 2:35-ish. Keep up the awesome work, I hope to see you make more bangers in the next year!

Dem0n1x responds:

Thanks buddy, wish also all the best and happy upcoming Christmas!

[Stargazing]

Sounds like mid-2000s handsup/techno, like stuff you would hear on someones YouTube tutorials back then haha. I love it! The melody is sweet and pretty, the instruments are great and so is their mixing (I like how the soft piano is still prominent throughout a lot of the song). The progression is great too, and varies up not to get too repetitive and stay interesting. Great work, keep it up!

DJSuperSaw responds:

thank you for your positive feedback!

[Rituals]

This sounds dark, mysterious, and yet fun, which provides an interesting contrast and fits your description pretty well! I like how you get creative and don't really repeat much, but constantly build with variation instead. The instruments you used were interesting, and the articulation/dynamics were good too. Great work, keep it up!

Jotrocken responds:

That was part of the theme. If someone expected full on tribal I am sorry because I am not your every day music producer.´Thank you for your kind comment!

[ocean of acid]

This is a little melancholic, which fits the description, but also is very pretty and calming. Kind of an interesting clash, because on one end you have the kind of depressing sci-fi undertones in the description that are reflected in the music, but you also have that sound of beauty that would represent an ocean and happier atmosphere, and it creates a very unique feeling in return. Something like this would be perfect for a soundtrack in some kind of planet exploring game where you could come across an acid ocean biome or something haha. Amazing work as always, keep it up!!

crispybatteryacid responds:

Glad that what I was trying to portray in the track got across to you. Thanks for the review!

[Power Move]

Oooh this is nice, really feels like main menu music in a early 2000s game, would definitely work for an intro too! It has that great big band energy with exciting percussion and pumping action throughout, so I think you nailed it. Great work, keep it up!

ItsBurner responds:

Thanks =] I feel like the mixing is a bit rushed

[Believe-Side]

At first I thought the song was kind of noisy, but it actually works well with the song as it goes on and becomes part of its character. This is very relaxing and calming, with a bit of a mystical feeling from the distortion you have over the piece. Also really love the mixing on the piano, it's great and sounds very vibrant. Awesome stuff, keep it up!

SoulSlayerYt responds:

Thank you very much! :)

[don't get lost in details]

I instantly got intrigued from the beginning, the key and the soft playing just sounded really nice. When the percussion kicks in it continues to just develop into a very nice and pretty song with some energy to it! The playing feels like it has passion put into it which is very nice for a track of this style too. Kinda gave me sunset at the beach vibes while listening to this. Amazing work as always, keep it up :D

GuitARBEn responds:

Thank you very much!

[octopus58 / 51 / A100]

This was super fun, thank you very much for having me!

Aalasteir responds:

Thank you so much, Michael!

[Difficult Training]

Sounds very 80s, DX7 was perfect for this haha. I love the dramatic intro that leads into the exciting meat of the song. I think you also did great at making this sound like training montage music, it really works so well! Great stuff, keep it up as always :)

JustDen responds:

Thanks!! I love that 80's style lmao

[A Figment of Your Imagination]

I like how this track feels kinda like, speedy if that makes sense. You have a melody that feels like it progresses at a normal pace, but very fast gates for the harmony give the song an exciting backing. I also like the progression of the song, especially the shift around the middle. Great stuff once again, keep it coming :D

crispybatteryacid responds:

Thank you Mr. Octopus :D