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[Animal Forest [EP]]

Interesting

I was actually really scared of listening to this with high volume, because these sort of tracks, ambient, glitchy, industrial, dark, often have very high frequency tones in them mixed in with the low frequency.

It's a very interesting project, sampling an old child's show and making such a dark, glitched track of it. I really like the feel you brought out in it, I really got the chills at some points. I especially liked the part around 30, where you got the cheerful carnival-like theme, but dulled down, and suddenly sped up.

I gues the track could go under noise. It feels a bit random at times, like the track that begins after the first song finishes. You said it's a full EP, and it's never easy to review multiple songs mashed together like this, because it feels a bit random.

I feel you could have some better composition, and dynamics really messed me up in the second track, I don't feel it added much to the track as a whole.

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sontukmusic responds:

It is a full EP, I just didn't feel like doing any track separation.

[[Assios] - Electron]

Damn

Awesome track you got there. Has a lot of whomp to it, which I'd call a necessity to any house track.

Sweet beat to the track. Constantly thudding bass with a nice sample is always nice, and the general rhythimcs of the track are really awesome. The light synth is pretty cool, but it can get somewhat repetitive, even though you highten the pitch quite a bit at around 2.30.

Ending is really well done, but it drags on a bit, starts at about 3.20 and lasts the full 20 seconds to the end.

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Assios responds:

Thanks, glad you liked it! :)

[Frustration -]

Sweet

This is an awesome jam. I can put this on repeat for an hour or two, easily.

Always nice to hear someone mess around with something new. It's varied, but never random, the synths are awesome, the melodic line is really damn good, the rhythmics could do with just a bit more variation, but the track is really cool either way.

InvisibleObserver responds:

Thanks sweetums! Your words fuel my self esteem.

[J@Ks Zoom Guitar Jam 1]

Nice riffs

This might be the best cliip from your session I've heard thus far.

Though there is some background noises, the audio quality is pretty good, not the best, but still pretty good. you had some really cool riffs in there, though it isn't the most interesting to listen to at the beginning, though it picks up fairly soon. As I've said in the reviews of your other submissions, I'd like to hear you play an actual song, as jams are only fun for so long (:

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gamejunkie responds:

Thanks for the review. Songs coming soon. And as stated before still getting used to the Zoom controller. Things will definitely improve, rest assured.

Cheers gamejunkie.

[AIDZ]

You impress me

There really isn't much good hip-hop on NG, a lot of it has terrible mic quality or just a bad rapper voice, but you really do it well.

Your lyrics are very varied, this time, what I caught of it anyway, as English isn't my main language.

Some people might downvote you for writing lyrics like this, and I'm not sure if I like how you somewhat play on writing lyrics that are shocking, but your beats are real good and your voice really works out. It's rough, dirty and fits the lyrics.

The track doesn't get tiring, and I really like the refrain, it's clear and has a nice tuny and beat to it.

Overall I can't find anything bad about this. I really enjoyed the use of, what was it, an ukulele, around 2.20. Really adds to it, and it's somethig new. The instruments you used are really cool. You're doing something new with the beat and backdrop for the rap.

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Luke responds:

Wow, I really appreciate the kind words.

However I didn't make the beat. It was made by Slantize for Shadowville.com I suppose that should be in the description, just lost track of time and forgot.

Regardless, I really appreciate the words on saying I rap well in comparison to many other hip-hop / rap artists on Newgrounds. That definitely means a lot to me.

Many thanks for the review.

[-)S(- Celestial Midway]

Very cool

Sounds more like house music at times, but I can without a doubt hear the video game influences at times.

Really cheerful tune, some amazing rhythmics, a nice composition, and really good use of amazing-sounding synths. I really like the beat you have going pretty much all throughout the track, and the ending is really good, I like how you did that. Slowly muting it sounds really great. And the fact that you started the song the same way, just reversed is really cool.

Also sounds like there are some disco vibes to the track. Really loving that, I'm in love with nu-disco =D

Only thing is it's a bit random at times, some parts sound somewhat out of place.

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Will responds:

Thanks for the praise! I understand the randomness here and there, I'm working on trying new progressions and whatnot

[Nighttime Bash]

Impressive.

I really like the beat in this track, impressive that most of it was done in one night.

I really like the main synth, has a 70s disco feel over it, and the track itself sounds very cheerful and happy. It's energetic, and I really like the rhythmics in the piece. Especially when they first kick in, sounds really cool right there. The intro is awesome, really gives you a taste of what's to come, and the outro also sounds really well-made.

Overall good composition. It feels fleshed out as well, as you have some ambient synths to back up the main melody. Did I hear some choiring in the beginning of the track?

1600 responds:

Thank you, and yes that was a bit of choir I threw in.

[KKS - The Eye of Dawn]

Wow

I knew you were good, but I never knew you had such a knack for atmospheric ambient tracks. This one really gives me the feeling of playing some sort of RPG, in a forest. Great stuff.

The flutes are so perfect in this track, and brings out emotions in the listener, while the ambient synths and the noise with the birds in the background really brings out the forest feel of the track. I really like what you did with the drums, though they could be lowered just a tad, a tiny tiny bit, as they sound a bit too loud right now.

Really an amazing track. I could relax to this.

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KKSlider60 responds:

Thank you Soap!
Yeah, Ambient music is my life and constant inspiration. No kidding about it.
I like to blend styles and experiment with different textures each time... it's like being in a 4X game, exploring unique territories, colonizing them. Some of 'em I manage to greatly take care of, some others well... are not for me.
Thanks again for your impressions,
KKS

[Timesyrup]

Well composed

A really nice track you have here. At times I do feel the video game sound, like the more dreamy part at about 1.20, which somewhat reminds me of a rainy forest scene in an RPG game.

There seems to be some noise in the same part. I¨'m pretty sure that's not due to my headset. Might want to do some mastering to it.

The rhythmics are really good, albeit maybe a tad loud at around 2.15. The intro isn't the best I've heard either, it's a bit bland, and the synths aren't the best. The song itself is quite different from the beginning of it. The beat here is a bit weird as well, I'm not sure if it was intended to have that double clap, or whatever sample it is, but it carries on for a while.

Not a bad track, the noise quite annoyed me, but it's really well composed with some nice transitions and a good composition.

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Sawdust responds:

thanks a lot brah.

[Canada (Feat. Dorian0)]

Whack

This is an awesome track, really digging it.

The intro is really badass and has a real proper buildup to the track before it starts. The transition at 1 minute is so smooth. I'm loving the beats at about 1.25 as well. I can't really find anything I don't like about this track. Really cool transitions, really badass buildups. Maybe a bit more bass would be cool. Track feels really fleshed out. I hope you don't mind me listening to this while streaming StarCraft 2 tournaments and stuff over on justin.tv. I'll be sure to release a playlist linking to this page (:

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Obsideo responds:

Thank you, and no I don't mind at all. And I will definitely remember the bass issue next time.