octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Wool Scarf in a Brisk Wind]

I love the slow buildup on this track, it fits the genre and the style you're going for perfectly! And that big part towards 1:45 is a very nice climactic near conclusion to it all. The whole structure of the song is just very well done in my opinion. And even though the title of the song sounds pretty cold it makes me feel warm. Great job, keep it up! :)

SplatterDash responds:

Thanks! :D

[And You Shall Know Release]

The melody in this song is so exciting! I love the rifs, the groove, and everything about it. It feels really good to listen to, if you know what I mean. I love fast parts in the song as well, they are very intense yet somehow relieving. This almost sounds like happy og Doom music? lol. Anyways great work, keep it coming!

Banana-head responds:

Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed!

[A Time Where We All Felt Alive]

I like the slow introduction of different instruments here through repetition, it's very beautiful. The song feels deep and mysterious, with the instruments slowly starting to swell more and more wit h time. The intro and outro were done very well too. Very beautiful cohesiveness of it all, so great work, keep it up!

popolanoonestops responds:

Thank you for the analysis! Always nice to hear people break down what they liked! 🙂

[REMIX - Rainbow Road (MK8/MK8D) V3]

Ah my favorite rainbow road, the one with the shittiest turn in the end yay!!!
Jkjk this sounds awesome though, I love it! Very calm and relaxing actually, kinda makes you space out (all in a good way though). The pads were a very nice addition and helped add to the room and atmosphere of the song. I loved the pluck you used for the intermission part, especially when you layered it with the guitar before around 1:45. But yeah awesome work, keep it coming! :D

Lilan6738 responds:

Thank you for the kind comment, I really appreciate it!

[O-77 - 1x1 rubics cube (ID)]

There's so much great things about this track done right! The space is nice and massive especially in the intro, the glitchy effects are very well done, the choice of instruments make everything work together very well, and so much more! The melodies for both the dubstep and intermission parts are very nice and fun to listen to, and overall the whole song feels very cohesive. Great work, keep it up!

ThatDeliciousCookie5 responds:

Yo tnx appreciate it a lot!

[Art Class]

Very beautiful, calming and peaceful. Sounds like it was played live, which even if it wasn't this is still a very great job! The melody progresses without really repeating much at all, and it kind of feels like a lullaby or something you can easily drift off to. The instruments also sound very natural. Great work, keep it up :D

RaceTTar responds:

Thanks for the very nice review! Good observations. You're right, it was not exactly "live" (meaning like on stage, etc..) but most everything was recorded "first take", but I guess it works ok somehow. Cool that you enjoyed it. Thanks again.

[ocean's_affinity.mp3]

Sounds easily like something that could have came out of Majora's Mask's last day, with a little bit of synthwave mixed into it. I love it! It really sounds lost and mysterious, confusing and fascinating all at the same time. But yeah it's short and simple yet very sweet, so keep up the great work :D

ssymboint responds:

Thank you, I appreciate it. I just listened to it and woah, that's a dark track. I'm inspired xD The unknown and the mysterious will always fascinate me. There's something beautiful within the ugly as always. Small tracks like these are the most fun too :D

Edit: I tripled the length ahaha

[dekiru - meadow]

Something about the grainyness of the pads gives this song a somewhat eerie feeling, but it's amazing how you can make such an interesting ambient track out of just using chords! They get a little freaky towards the middle too which puts on a feeling of uneasiness, and sometimes it flops to scary feelings or relieving ones. Kind of a cool thing you did there! Keep up the great work :)

dekiruGD responds:

Thanks for the review! Not sure if I'll do things like this again, but I'll try.

[Relaxing waves | Royalty Free Instrumental]

Definitely very relaxing :)
But what's interesting, is you gave it a very resonating feeling. When I listen to it I feel like my whole chest vibrates which is really cool. The melody is very beautiful in general even if repetitive, and the kalimba was a great choice to emphasize the calmness. Great work, keep it coming :D

SteveMaddenFootball responds:

Thank you very much for your message, it means a lot.