octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[nothing too special]

Sounds like something I'd hear in a sea side bar late at night, I really love it :)
The guitar sounds like it's being played emotionally, and the reverb makes the song sound really passionate. The drums are also on point, I wouldn't be able to tell you played them with a MIDI keyboard haha. Amazing stuff as always, keep it up :D

GuitARBEn responds:

Thank you so much!

[Frosty Glide Ride]

You guys hit the nail on the head with this one! It definitely sounds like something that came right out of Mario Kart, but also the instruments you used and various other factors made this song sound "chilly"! The melody is really beautiful, and the tempo is fast enough to be fitting for a race. My favorite instrument in this track is the accordion, and how you articulated it. Great work guys, keep it up!!

Everratic responds:

Thank you for the wonderful review! I'm glad you noticed these details :D

[Phantom Island]

I like this! It's smooth and kind of mysterious, the title makes me think of exploring a foggy and uncharted island or something. I really enjoy the progression and the choice of instruments you have too. Great work as always, keep it up :)

BusanBlack responds:

Thanks octopus!

[yours truly]

This was such a fun listen :D
I like the energy in it, and the samples are great! Percussion was also really fitting and helped boost the song for sure. I like the bridge segment the most, it was a really cool in between part before the segments repeated again. Great work as always, keep it up :D

wineplume responds:

thank you for the review! yeah, this is an energetic track, but before considering that i tried to make a track that'd sound relatively calm, but... you can see i failed lmao. the "bridge segment" is just some extra bit of fun i incorporated into the track, i think it sounds somewhat nice :)

[moon glade]

This sounds like a mix of spacey, night time, and relaxing music, but most importantly it's very beautiful :)
The progression on this is great, the melody feels like it flows very naturally from one point to the next, and there is a constant sense of wonder throughout the song too. The instruments you picked are great for this as well, and I especially like the FM ring-y sound that appears sometimes. Generally feels like a very 80s/early 90s soundscape. Great stuff, keep it coming :D

trevor8 responds:

haha; i love those ringy fm bells too!
thank you so much!

[lighthouse]

Very beautiful :)
The synths you use have a really beautiful texture to them, and they almost feel like they are singing. I instantly also thought of Minecraft music when hearing this, but very original at the same time, which is really cool haha. I love the progression and key changes over the song, and the "drop" (dunno what else to call it haha) around 1:18, it feels cathartic somehow even in such a relaxing song. I think this is great, keep it up!!

ssymboint responds:

I've had this chord progression and melodies on the backburner for abt 2 years now. I'm glad I could finally do them justice. I dig these synths too so expect more of them like a recurring character hehe. It means the most, thank you!

[Glowsticks (Remix)]

Вы оба издали еще один очередной шедевр, звучит супер! Мне сильно напоминает техно/транс 2010их годов. Атмосфера и энергия тоже очень крутая. Так держать!

G2961 responds:

Спасибо большое, но это ремикс на трек Х-500, который я сделал) Он здесь как автор оригинала.
Но всё же спасибо за ещё один комментарий, ты здесь, порой, появляешься раз в месяц, но твои комментарии очень радуют!

[4KKoRD - "Gloomy Light"]

This song sounds awesome! The whole track felt like a journey as it kept going to something new every time and felt like it almost never repeated. The atmosphere changed so much throughout, from melancholy to emotional, to dramatic, to daring, etc.. I love all the chaos going on with the adventurous kick towards the halfway point of the song. Keep up the great work!!

4KKoRD responds:

Tysm for such a detailed review! I'm really glad that you liked this track!

[Another Morning]

Sometimes songs like this with a slow start don't really go anywhere, but this one really wasn't the case! The track has a beautiful way of introducing more instruments as time goes on, and the beauty really emerges more and more the further into the song you get. The song really feels like a morning song, kind of like a sun rise over a flowering field, or at least that's what I imagine haha. I zoned out while listening to this a few times because the whole track just felt like a warm hug. This is very beautiful, keep it up!

dim7ay responds:

Thank you so much, you cannot imagine how much this means to me.

[surreality]

Man when that guitar kicks in shortly after 1:20 it completely entranced me, it is so beautiful! I was already hooked from the slow and relaxing start, but the more the song built on itself the more beautiful it became. The mixing on this really helps deliver the atmosphere even more, as it makes the instruments really stand out on their own while not being intrusive and sounding like they all work together. Amazing stuff, keep it up as always!!

crispybatteryacid responds:

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed!