octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Swingin']

The beginning reminded me of some Mario ds minigame music for some reason haha, but I also really liked the whole thing! After the small hihat intro, it sounds very beautiful, original, and calm. But most of all happy and dancey too! I love the instruments you chose to use, and the progression is nothing but cheery. I felt really warm listening to this. Great work, keep it up :D

SiriiuX responds:

i really appreciate the feedback man, i'm glad you liked it! thank you :D

[~[Helium]~]

I like more "lively" ambient music like this sometimes :)
It's not like it's energetic, but it has a nice steady beat and some percussion while also having beautiful ambient swells and accents. I like your use of strings, and that electric piano instrument that plays the main riff. The break was also really nice and gave some change of pace for the song. Great work, hoping to see more from you!

DeimosMusic responds:

Thank you! Happy to hear that.

[Bring]

Sometimes pouring your feelings into your work can really help. I hope you're doing well. As for the track itself though, it's short but very beautiful. The percussion is nice and crisp, but also unique in the pattern and instruments you used. The guitar chords are also really pretty, and the accent instruments are great. Keep up the great work :)

SAGEGREEN86s responds:

Thanks a lot for the kind words. I guess pouring feelings into my work is better than pouring coffee on my laptop like I did yesterday. I’m doing okay, mostly avoiding tech disasters and existential crises.

Glad you enjoyed the track despite its short attention span, kind of like me at a buffet. Appreciate you noticing the percussion and guitar too, those instruments are the only ones I can keep from breaking so far. Will keep trying to turn my emotional mess into music, so stay tuned for more chaotic vibes ひ

[The Electronic Ocean]

Woah, this is really beautiful... I usually don't really listen to songs with vocals in them, but I really like this one. It's a combination of beautiful instrumentation on the base track, with so many accents here and there (like an arp before the temporary slow down/quiet part of the song), and then a very prominent and rich voice that covers such a wide range. This song also keeps hitting me with surprises, like the beautiful polyphony before the dubsteppy break towards the end of the song. I think you both did an amazing job at this, maybe you can even do more together in the future! Keep it up :D

IndexatioN responds:

Thanks a lot. I think we'll be experimenting with this style in the near future :)

[TvT]

I like the drop! It suddenly makes it feel like all the free space in the song gets filled up with so much beautiful harmony and atmosphere. The percussion still sounds crisp while the piano and pads help fill the smooth layer of the song. Also the part at 1:30 with the chord progression change was daring but beautiful. It really added some nice flavor to the song and kept it interesting with the variation. You also finished off the song really nicely with a beautiful soft outro. Awesome work, keep it up!

enecyc responds:

thank you for the detailed feedback :D
i abused reverb on this one ngl xd
initially i had two seperate melodies
but later realised they work well together
hence the progression change

[Salty Shores]

Fun and pretty :)
I never played Rocket League so I dunno what map this is referring to, but I definitely got a calm beachy feel from this! The feel you created makes me imagine taking a walk across the sea shore in the early sunset hours. I think its a combination of the chord progression, the slightly moderate energetic percussion (which btw, I dunno if intentional, but sounds like shaking sea shells which is perfect), and the mallets with the soft electric piano. Just really beautiful altogether, keep up the amazing work!

1mechabro responds:

Really glad you loved it and thank you so much for such an amazing comment! :)

[Aqua]

Super fitting name! This song does sound like water somehow, maybe its the combination of plucks, popping noises, and warbling pads in the back. It also sounds like if late 90s-2000s computer visuals/frutiger aero had a musical counterpart, which I really like. This was a really fun listen so I went through it like two times haha. Great work, keep it up!

LazyKitten21 responds:

So glad you enjoyed, I appreciate the love!!

[arachnogenesis]

You did a very good job with the intensity in this track! The arp constantly being there and phasing in and out builds suspense, the percussion pattern builds up anticipation, and just after that small break around 1:10 you get into this techno funk around 1:18 that just sounds sooo good. This is definitely very fitting for a boss theme. Great work once again, keep it coming!

crispybatteryacid responds:

You know, I showed all three of these fanmade tracks to the co-founder of Badorkbee, the studio that made Isle; he was in love with all of them lol. He offered me a spot as their second musician (they already have one by the name of boredome who is GOATED), so yeah I'll be making official tracks for Badorkbee now!

[over again]

I dunno what the original sounds like, but I definitely like this one! It feels like it carries you very deep into thoughts/spacing out, with the steady beat, rain ambience, and muted/warm instruments. I really like the contrast between the rain sounding very clear/crisp, and the main piano/pads sounding very spread out and warm. Awesome work as always, keep it up :D

crispybatteryacid responds:

octopus58 always with the peak reviews 🙏I'm glad you enjoyed man!

[Pooo1 - Hill (vip)]

This sounds fun, spacey, and energetic :)
I feel like this would've fit perfectly in a flash game back in the day, and who knows, maybe someone can use this in a game someday haha. It's just the flow is very fun and feels like it would go over an action segment well, but it also somehow sounds nostalgic? Hard to describe. Either way, great work, keep it up :D

microngd responds:

Thanks, glad that you enjoy it