TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Danque]

This is very catchy. I like the dramatic hits on the downbeats of every 4th measure or so for the first 45 seconds. This is a well-structured and smooth-flowing piece. The effect at 2:10 was really amusing. The crunchy, rhythmic section at 3:18 was really cool too. I think it could've used a little more variety with the instrumentation. The breaks are enjoyable, but sometimes it couldn't hurt to focus on harmonizing a tad more. The piece also lacks a lot of melodic content, which I know you weren't really aiming to create, but I find it easier to remember and recognize tracks with strong melodies. Either way, solid work. Keep at it, BoomKitty!

[Hollow Wind]

How did I miss this? It's very upbeat and catchy. The mixing and mastering is loud and clear as always. Doesn't seem very Halloween-esque, but it's well past Halloween now anyway. XD I think you could've fleshed out the structure a little more. It gets a little repetitive by the end, but the melodic content is still very strong. I found it a little odd that the atmospheric sections at the beginning and end of the piece are both very ominous, yet the more substantive sections are very cheerful. Having listened to the intro again, the two moods seem very loosely connected. It's as if someone stepped into a crowded house party from a haunted alleyway. I'm not sure this transition quite works for me, but it's still an innovative idea. Keep it up, Garlagan. ;)

[Psybot - Limbo]

I like the mysterious synths at the beginning. The vocals were good, and the way you chopped them up was cool. I like the lyrics a lot too. Your style has really evolved a lot over the years. I remember listening to a lot of cheesy trance tracks of your back in 2010 or something (not that cheesy is a bad thing). This is a well-structured and smooth-flowing piece. Nice job with the mixing and mastering. I can hear everything clearly throughout. During some of the verses, it seems to me like you have a bit too much tension in your voice (or maybe you ran out of breath?) because you force the air through pretty hard at certain sections and it sounds a bit abrasive. For example, when you're saying "sometime," "mine," and "life" at around 1:45, it sounds almost panicky. Maybe you were just nervous, but if not I would suggest working on some breathing techniques to really control the air flow when you sing. Other than that, awesome track, man! Good to see you're still posting here. Your music meant everything to me as a kid, and it still does. :')

Psybot responds:

Thank you very much! All i want to say is that about that breathing part is that i thought it brought a kind of feel to the voice to make that part sound a bit more important and reliefing. Maybe i overdid it, i thank you for bringing it up. I will think about it in the future:)

[Smells Tempting]

Interesting combination of instruments at the beginning. I like the beat at :18, but I think the kick could use more bass, and the piano sounds like it needs some reverb. Nice job with the harmonizing at around :40. The transition with the drums at :54 was really cool too. It has this great frantic drive, and the melodic content at 1:24 is great, definitely Johnfn-inspired. The kick gets a little lost somewhere around the 2-minute mark, but overall I thought the mixing and mastering quality were both good overall. I appreciated the structural relief at 2:30. You clearly display a great sense of rhythm throughout the piece. The pitch-bending on that high-pitched synth at around 3:10 is awesome. You do a great job of reasserting the frantic craziness after the breakdown. Excellent piece here. I was skeptical of the instrumentation in the beginning, but this thing really came together well. Keep up the good work, LunacyEcho, but don't work too hard. ;)

LunacyEcho responds:

Haha, more reviews I missed! And this one's a big one, too.

=> kick

With the kick, I was actually trying to emulate one of johnfn's kicks that I really liked! It was really apparent in the mix, solid but not overwhelming, and not sidechained at all. I guess more bass is still needed, though. :P

=> 1:24

Lol at this point basically every melody I write is johnfn-inspired :v

=> frantic craziness

Haha, that's a vibe that lots of my songs tend to end up having! Maybe I should try my hand at writing a super chill ambient piece sometime. :P

Thanks for the review! And don't worry, I survived December pretty well :D

[To the Waters and the Wild]

Hmm...must've missed this one. I like the cute melodies, even if they're a bit simplistic. The instruments blend well together. The loop is pretty smooth, but there's this odd clicking noise in there somewhere. Thanks for the shout-out in the description! I agree that this deserves to be a full piece, but I understand you're very busy. I guess if I had to complain about something, I'd point out that the piece doesn't really have much shape to it. Variety in instrumentation and structure, yes, but few dynamics or phrasing changes. Still, nice work. Hope you have some time to relax over the holidays! :D

LunacyEcho responds:

Lol, I must've missed this one too :v

=> simplistic melodies

Haha I wasn't trying to be that adventurous—just making something feel-good and down-home. :P

=> full piece

I might extend it someday! I was pretty proud of how video-gamey the first melody ended up sounding.

As always, thanks for the review, even though I'm half a year late in saying it! :D

[Deadbeat]

This song is enormously catchy. I love all the punchy synths. The production quality is fantastic. I love the breaks at 1:42, as well as the more tranquil bridge at 2:07. The build-up at 2:23 was a little brief for my tastes, yet on par with the fast pace of the piece overall. I especially like how the melody was momentarily hidden underneath the crash at 3:23. It's very subtle, but really lets the piece "reset" before the coda. Awesome work as always, man. Has Monstercat signed you yet? :D