Soapbubble's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Ill Minds Think Alike]

Heavy-hitting

I'd love to be able to read the lyrics for this one. They matter so much to hip-hop and rap tracks, it's somewhat difficult to review without them.

Your voice is really good. Audio quality is crisp, and it's been mixed very well. Guess this is sort of a collab. The rhythms are great, I love the ambient sounds used, and especially liked the piano. It sounds like some sort of male choir backing up, it sounds so damn well. Really fills in the void that'd be there without it.

There's a great flow to the vocals, never sounds like words are being rushed or drag out.

CHeers
KAG of the Review Request Club

[Dem Chords (wip)]

A bit odd at times

Certainly not a bad track, but there isn't much going on in it. A relaxing track should still have something going on in it.

I'm not sure I like the sections where you raise the note half a step at a time, sounds quite off and weird.

Not sure what's up with the entire song seemily stopping at about 2.40, going up in volume and then changing drastically. I don't really like the synths you used here, it might be the volume, but they get very annoying, very soon.

You had a great thing going towards the beginning, with some beats that really helped relax, but to me, the second part seems very random and not very planned.

At about 4.45, it seems to me like the song really kicks in. I really liked that latter part, the raising of the tones by half a step at a time (or is it one and a half?) sounds great here. Honestly, the last part of this song is the best, much more harmonic, much wider, thicker, filled with music, backed up. It's really, really good. Holy crap. I'm actually really amazed at that. I didn't expect an ending like that after a song that was so lacking in some parts.

Keep working on this, it has serious potential.

Cheers
KAG of the Review Request Club

[[oZ] ~ Osci-Clean (Dubstep)]

Damn dude

That initial drop might be the best I've ever heard. I loved the buzz synths you used here, they're original and not any of that cheezy, over-used similar buzzes usually used in dubstep tracks.

Hell, the drop at 2.25 is also pretty god damn sick. Loving your use of vocal samples before these drops, enhances the effect so much, especially with that slowed down sample.

Shit dude, I can't come up with much more to say. This is one dubstep song that can easily knock you out cold.

Cheers
KAG of the Review Request Club

[Anger Has A Place]

Damn

That's possibly the most energetic and hardcore techno track I've heard on NG... ever.

So extremely fast-paced, I don't have much experience with hardcore techno, and never even heard of Frenchcore, but it's not bad.

The crisp sound to the synth really brings it down and dirty on the track, really liked it. At times it does sound just a bit off-beat and messy, but I'm not sure if that's somewhat intentional, might just be me.

Really like how you slowed it down around 2.30. The vocal samples really sounded great as well. Not much use of transitions, though, between fast and slow-paced parts, but might not be necessary either.

A bit repetitive, but that's not an issue at all, as there's always something glitchy going on.

Cheers
KAG

['[A]nxiety [A]ttack']

Hum, yes.

It's not a bad track, and I can hear how you decided not to have much planning. The song honestly is quite the mess. There's a thin line between experimental electronica and just a bloody mess, and this is juuust barely crossing into the messy part of the scale.

I really think it could've done well with some more bass throughout the song. It feels very shallow, like there's not much depth to it. The synths are not bad, but they seem to clash with eachother at times.

I liked the silent part in the middle, that made the song teeter more towards the experimentalism, but the song itself is quite repetitive as it starts right back on track afterwards. it all gets a bit hectic.

I really liked your way of ending the song, though. That was neat.

Cheers
KAG

fred1324 responds:

mhm, i see. like i said, i didn't really plan out everything correctly, but you are right, it's tonality isn't very good, and so i might change some things, like in the description.
and yes, bass has been my greatest problem in all of my songs. i can't find the right amount, and the right loop to fit perfectly. but try to look forward to one of those times. and the repetitive bits were, well, a bit stupid now that you;ve mentioned it.
but its ok. im still trying to get there. im not fully qualified at making music, and there is always improvement that i must reach.

fred1324

[A Simple Something]

Disco feel

Actually surprised to find something like this on NG, I can't say I've heard much that has had that disco vibe to it before. This sure does.

It's the beats you've used, the synths and the rhythm, in large part to the last part of what I said, that makes this a disco track, IMO.

It's a bit repetitive, but it's extremely entertaining, and very, very cheerful. At points though it sounds like it's a bit out of tune, and it sounds a bit sour.

i still really like this track and I'd love to hear stuf like this more often on the audio portal.

Cheers
KAG of the Review Request Club

Thermometer responds:

Thanks bro, I agree that some of the notes are sour, and it's repedative. haha not sure what kag means, king and god? I literally had no idea what genre this belonged too, I mean, I'm not musically educated so reviews like yours are very interesting. Going by ear only gets me so far xD

[Show me where is the light]

A tad cheesy

It's a very well done track, but it's nothing new or original, and it does sound a bit cheesy towards the beginning.

It certainly has everything necessary for a dance track, though it reminds me more of trance at times. The rhythms are simple and thudding, really leaving a mark on the song and pushing it forward, making it energetic and perfect for a club hit.

The piano however I find to be a bit cheesy. It's overused in genres like trance and dance, and I don't really feel like they add anything to the song.

The sampels you'd used for the vocal were a nice addition though, very dancey. Same goes for the synths you'd settled for, perfect for the song and the genre you were going for.

Cheers
KAG of the Review Request Club

[Solus- 12]

Amazing

Very, very good use of dynamics in this track. Loved the intro and the crescendo during the buildup. Actually gave me the chills when the brass started playing. I loved your use of the bells as well.

I was pretty much enthralled throughout the entire track. The strings, the piano, everything works out just in perfect harmony. It's tragic, it's amazing, it's not exactly cheerful, I'd love to put words to it, but I don't feel they'd do the justice. People just need to listen to this.

Favorited, easily. Amazing track. You can do huge things with your skill, that is for sure.

[[oZ] ~ Skyrim (Drumstep Remix)]

Skeptical

This review might very well be influenced by the fact that I absolutely adore the Elder Scrolls series, and I don't really like this remix of it. It's not bad, but I just don't think it fits the original nature of the song.

That said, your use of the buzz synths sound really good, you follow the melody but make it sound so much more energetic and dirty.

Criminal scum.

Cheers
KAG

[Endless Day of Grass Fiel]

Glitchy synths

I love it. Really wouldn't mind lying in the sun to this track, it really feels damn good.

I love your use of the acoustic guitar, it really works out so well, gives that atmospheric feel to the entire track. The combination between electronical music and the acoustic guitar is so good, and with the rhythms kicking it, wow, this could easily become a summer hit for me.

Love it.

Cheers
KAG