octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shapeshifter]

Never heard slower tempo dubstep like this before, but I think you executed it perfectly! It sounds very spaced out in general, like you're either just floating through space or in a big empty place, and the melodic parts emphasize that the best. The dubsteppy/hard parts really add power and general tremor to the mood however and that gives it a unique feeling, especially at such slow speed. A pretty brave direction you went onto here, but I think it paid off! Great work, keep it up!!

DJLimeMusic responds:

Thank youuuuuuu!!!! ^^

[mercy]

This sounds like either a medieval villainous theme, or a dark sad theme. Just generally very interesting instrumentation, beautiful melody, and great variation. I really like all the different parts of this song as they all flow into each other perfectly and really do a good job at illustrating a mood. The ending is also very climactic and tugs at the heart. Amazing work, keep it up!

trevor8 responds:

thank you so much!

[Trippy Trip]

Short but very good in it's own! Can easily fit into an action sequence for a game. The percussion was very crisp and throughout the 28 seconds the song changes phases 3 times! You definitely made it feel very intense and fast which is also perfect. Keep up the great work :D

NitroOrient responds:

Thanks for the review my guy!

[Dim]

I can definitely hear the inspiration, but it still sounds very original and beautiful in it's own way! I like the build up leading into an intense section immediately, and I like the melody throughout the song. The variation helps the song stay interesting and not stagnate. Great work, keep it coming!

Supermouk responds:

Thank you!

[Mokkō]

Really interesting start, and it's also interesting to hear where it goes with time. It kind of sounds like towards the middle of the song there's a howling instrument, but strangely it is still relaxing and calm. The pads and percussion were beautiful, and helped make this kind of wide beautiful atmosphere as well. Just a very interesting song! Keep up the great work :D

LoneConstruct responds:

Thank you! This was an interesting song because I made the entire thing with a single synth (Arturia Pigments) patch! In the synth I had the sampler layer playing the looping 'percussive' sound that changes with pitch, and the 'howling instrument' is actually from a distorted resonant filter being ran in parallel on the mixer channel. I then automated the cutoff of the filter in a way that kept it in key with the song. All of it was being ran through some delay and reverb as well as more distortion to glue it together.

[Blaze City]

This sounds so happy and vibrant! Definitely fits a city, maybe for like sunset time. It also reminds me of older pokemon games for some reason. I love the different parts you have as they come together very nice and there is just so much variation. The funkiness of it is also def a big plus. Amazing work, keep it up!!

wobwobrob responds:

The game is set in a city so this is a pleasing comment! Thank you!

[Dumb Canadian Girl]

This felt very nice and chill, I like it :)
The phases were really interesting and kept the song from getting stagnant, and the combination of more modern instruments with 8 bit was nice. I like the FM sounds like the bells, and the way you used the 8 bit percussion. Great work, keep it up!

Catsebu responds:

Thanks for the support and your feedback! I appretiate it a lot!

[waves]

This was really nice to listen to! I liked the melody and chord progression, and how you just made it flow so relaxingly and beautifully. I also really enjoyed the little rhodes piano solo in the middle and then how it continues into the rest of the song, it adds good variation. Great work, keep it up :)

Tsunami990 responds:

BIG thanks :D

[Bright Abyss]

Definitely sounds very interesting, I'm happy you decided to finish this :)
The song itself can be perceived as both happy and sad for sure, which is interesting. It has these kind of hopeful feelings/sounds like something that would play as the sun rises, but could also be something that seems like a plummeting, dark and depressing feeling. It's rare that songs can feel like two completely opposite emotions depending how you view it. The sound design is also very well done, I like your main leads, your chirpy noises, your echo-y noises, and everything in between. Awesome work on this, keep it up!!

Mart111n responds:

Thank you very much!