TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[where do we go from here?]

Yay! :D I'm always looking for more relaxing music to listen to. I love the simplicity at the beginning and how it expresses a very complicated emotion: sadness. The combination of instruments is very interesting. The melodies are just beautiful. The percussion and effects are very well-done. I especially liked that instrument with all the reverb that first appears at 1:22, although I think you start overusing it a bit by around 2:16. Overall, though, this is just more fantastic work, Johnfn. Just 10 minutes ago, I got really mad at my little sister over this stupid petty little problem. This instantly made me feel so much better. I'm going to apologize to her now. Thank you John. :')

johnfn responds:

Ahh this is great! What a nice review!

Sisters are kind of mean sometimes I'm glad you could make it up to her though!

[Truffle Hunt]

I liked the instruments and mood a lot, but I wish there was some more harmonizing besides that 8-bit synth that comes in at :31. I thought it looped very well, and was very catchy by the end. I think you could've done a lot more with the drums and melodic development of it, though. I also think it was a little cliché. Sorry, LunacyEcho. I agree that it's not your best work, but I think you could still potentially do a lot with this. Also, don't feel like you're ignoring us. In a way, we're ignoring you too! ;D If there's one thing I've learned about the Internet from my 1.5+ years on NG, it's that you should give what you get, even if you don't get what you give. As far as I'm concerned, you've reviewed every single track I've created since I met you, and I've reviewed (almost) every track of yours as well. You've ignored nothing! ;D

LunacyEcho responds:

More harmonizing?

1. That would have made the song too busy

2. I'm WAY too lazy to work that hard on something this simple :D

I'm a bit ashamed at what I did with the drums, since this is basically the worst drumwork I've ever done. It's definitely not my best stuff, but I don't really want to go back to this again. :P

Newgrounds philosophy! You should write a book. And fill it with audio reviews. And philosophy. No one would buy it, but it's the thought that counts. What? I'm tired. Ugh...

Thanks for the review, TheDoor!

[The Emergency]

I love the frantic synths and beat. It's climactic and catchy and very well-varied. I loved the transitions and structure and mood as well. I liked how the effect at the end sounded really hollow and creepy. Nice work! ;D

[<3.]

Wow! :D This sounds great! I really liked the chord progression and melodies. The transition at 1:05 was a little sudden, but overall I'm really impressed. I can tell it's not as polished as some of your other tracks, but that gives it a very down-to-earth feel, as if you were literally playing this live for your girlfriend or something. :D If you want to make something less lovey-dovey, try focusing on making creative rhythms. Maybe then you could add some vocals (if you sing, idk...) or use some more instruments from Ableton over it. I'm so jealous that you can play all these chordal instruments so well. It must be a huge advantage for you musically. Anyway, keep up the good work, Johnfn! :D

johnfn responds:

Yeah at first I wanted to just do something semi improv, where I would just think of new guitar lines to put down constantly and not really go back. I was definitely focusing mostly on playing my guitar with some accuracy, hence the laziness in all the other aspects of the song :p

> I'm so jealous that you can play all these chordal instruments so well.

You can still learn! Heck, I knew practically nothing about the guitar until I got it in college to impress the ladies... Too bad I was incompetent. hahahahaha Ok I'm getting WAY off topic time to say thanks and stop typing

Thanks for the review!

[Band Music]

I like the beat. It's very catchy, and you have a good sense of rhythm. It progresses a little slowly, though, and is a bit repetitive by the end. I think you could do a lot more with this: add something more melodic, or some variation on the beat/chords, etc. I liked the "ay"s that come in at around :38, and overall, it's not bad. I understand that this isn't really a finished track, but fade-out endings always seem lazy and boring to me. Anyway, keep up the good work! ;)

Anthouse21 responds:

Thanks alot for the feedback i love them! Good advice too as well i will take your advice. Thanks a lot for that. The beat is just a sample though, it changes up so its not as repetitive. All my beats are for sale thats why I only post small samples for artist that wants to purchase. If you want to hear more of my beats go to www.soundcloud.com/anthouse and also like my music page www.facebook.com/anthousebeats I look forward to hearing more feedback from you.

[Meteorological Conditions]

It's very cool and funky, but mellow at the same time. You have a lot of cool instruments in there, though, although sometimes I think the rapid changes in instrumentation can be a bit jarring. Also, sometimes the syncopations are a little too busy imo. It seems very experimental, and the transition at 1:40 didn't really work for me. The climactic/apprehensive atmosphere there seemed contradictory to the chill groove surrounding it. It's a strange mix of relaxing and energetic, which I suppose is what makes it so experimental, but overall I'm really impressed with you ability to harmonize. It wasn't the most coherent piece, but it was definitely entertaining. It's official, Possibly. You earned yourself a follower! ;D It's hard to become one of my favorite users; it truly is. I'm picky! XD Keep up the great work! I'm excited to see what else you'll produce in the near future! ^^

[rover]

I love the use of those frantic synths in combination with that "rolling" synth that comes in at :17. It's almost like you're combining "Substructure" or "Inside the Machine" with "Snowfall in an Empty Land," which is a very good thing indeed. However, I'm going to have to dock you some points for being a little repetitive in the beginning, although I really liked the ominous breaks at around 1:05. The climax into 1:37 was good, and I know this is DnB, but I thought the drums were almost too loud! You know I love it when you get glitchy, though. You were approaching the line of overdoing it, though, but I think the melody at 2:09 saved you! ;) I really liked the guitar, although I agree the recording quality could've been better. I love the combination of ominous and almost adventurous moods you have going on here, though. The ending was interesting. It almost seems like it's going to loop, but it doesn't. You troll you! ;D Nice work as always, Johnfn! Your songs represent about 5 of the top 10 weirdest songs on my iPod (and that's a good thing)! :D

johnfn responds:

> It's almost like you're combining "Substructure" or "Inside the Machine" with "Snowfall in an Empty Land,"

YES the way that I innovate is that I combine the old styles that I've done. Or something like that. Actually there is a good deal of new stuff in this song too, but it might not be obvious.

> being a little repetitive in the beginning

I guess so but I really wanted to build an atmosphere. It's like you take some time to look around and take in the surroundings before you go on the trip. As it were. :)

> overdoing glitchiness

You and I both know this is clearly IMPOSSIBLE. =D

> drums too loud

Actually yeah definitely at the beginning they are. I think this was because I was using the later, denser part of the song as a reference point for drum mixing... lesson learned!

> ending

Haha I actually tried to write a normal ending this time. Go figure that it still trolls people.

> Your songs represent about 5 of the top 10 weirdest songs on my iPod

Only 5? I haven't been trying hard enough ;.;