F4LL0UT's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Ravaged By Demons]

First I thought this was about the music and that you had inserted some voice samples by Mark Hamill, sounds very much like his joker or the trader from Darksiders (forgot his name) or like the Nosferatu leader from VtM: Bloodlines (Bertram or something?). When I noticed that this is a voice demo my balls got crushed by my dropping jaw. Fantastic work. :)

Laphin responds:

Haha! That's quite the compliment, thanks! It was definately fun to put together.

[Floating islands]

Ha, I thought if I said "this reminds me of Amiga music" people would call me crazy but since Eirun even gave a certain example already: darn it, this reminds me of the best Amiga times, just with better sound. :D

Seriously, I think it's great stuff. Love that friendly uplifting atmosphere and how everything just kinda flows effortlessly. I can't say that much about the audio quality yet because I'm listening to it on cheap phones right now but everything seems absolutely fine. The choice of sounds and instruments isn't really my kind of stuff but it works perfectly and certainly reminds me of some great electronic (game) tunes from the 90's. Way to go! :)

MashedByMachines responds:

Thanks! That was what I was aiming for :)

[A Life Full of Action]

Okay

It's okay, but I can't say that I'm very impressed. It's very simple and repetetive, the use of the brass instruments seems kinda random - as a matter of fact the brass has a rather unpleasant sound to it. And also it doesn't sound like a life of action to me, more like a James Bond villain playing golf on a caribbean island. But hey, that's just my opinion and I'm probably wrong considering the previous reviews. ;P

sorohanro responds:

Not the the most flattering review but I appreciate the sincerity.
The James Bondish sound was what I intended but somehow the whole track have a sad feel. I agree, not my best track.
As for being repetitive, I tried to combine several very different styles. Well, I guess on the Caribbean island is a bit boring this time of the year :))

Thanks for review.

[Norato - String]

Hm...

I've listened to some of your tracks now and actually I have to say the same thing about all of them: they do all sound like a real beginner's work. You do always choose very sharp and unenjoyable synthie sounds, your rhythms are very simple and the compositions quite random. It seems that there is no real concept before you start working on your pieces. But the only thing you can do about this kind of thing is listen more to professional music and continue creating your own stuff - you will most likely become much better very soon if you just continue doing stuff.

And please, don't feel offended by the criticism but be encouraged to continue making music.

Norato responds:

heh I dont feel offend about this :) thanks for comment :)

[Thermoplastique]

The way it should be done!

While I'm neither a huge fan of chiptunes nor metal music this song absolutely gets me. Both elements, the metal and the chiptune, are very well done and are incredibly well mixed together. The music is really flowing in a beautiful way but still has a lot of power (I probably should call this power "balls" to compensate the gayness of the phrase "beautiful way"). Anyhow, the overall quality is just astonishing. This work is not in any way worse than Machinae Supremacy (who for me are pretty much the best there is in this genre). The only thing that doesn't knock me over is the beginning - it sort of seems spiritless compared to the rest but that's just how I feel about it and isn't enough for me to give the song a lower rating than 10/10.

Btw: I'm not sure how often I've listened to this song in a loop now but I guess it's more than ten times and I'm still far from tired of it. That means a lot. ;)

MashedByMachines responds:

Thanks a lot Shaun :D Since both you and me are ffans of MaSu we both know where I get my inspiration from :)

[Invention No. 1]

Well...

It's a nice attempt and I like the atmosphere of this piece. But personally I think this combination of "chaotic" melody and very sharp sounds makes it rather unenjoyable to listen to. I'd think about adding some reverb (but only a little). Also adding another instrument (some deeper strings) might do the trick.

loansindi responds:

I'm curious exactly what you mean by 'chaotic' melody.