TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Futility]

I like the mood at the beginning and the instruments. The melody is good, too, but this piece ends way too suddenly. I think you should do more with it! I was waiting the whole 90 seconds for that moment when it transitions from ominous to epic, but that moment never came. Please continue working on this. It has potential. ;)

etherealwinds responds:

For me, the piece represents pretty much exactly that. The moment of 'epic' simply doesn't come. A feeling of loneliness, being lost. 'Futility' as I named it. I take your comments on board! Thank you :)

[Logical Beat]

Yeah, it's catchy and fun, and the instruments are cool. It got a little repetitive by the end, and there could've been a little more substance at some points, but overall a solid track. Good transitions and structure, and I like the mood and rhythms. Keep at it, man! ;)

[EnV - Paladin]

I love the quirky piano and feel-good melody lines. I think the vocals with the countdown was really cool, too. I could've asked for more variation on this one, and it seems to me like a lot of your tracks are within your comfort zone, but this is still a really catchy and fun piece. I like the ending a lot, too! Always a fan! ;)

[Insanity 2 (Preview)]

Catchy at the beginning. I like most of the synths, but not necessarily the instrument you used for the percussion at :14. It lacks substance at many points, and could progress a little faster. I thought the effect at 1:13 was going somewhere, but it really didn't add much to the piece. The instrument at 1:41 felt a little out-of-place. It finally started going somewhere around 2:20, but I think it's just kind of the skeleton of a piece at this point. I agree you need to add/replace some instruments, and I also think you should do more with the drums. Your transitions are improving, though, and I like that main riff you have in there at :01 a lot! Keep at it, JQiscool! ;)

JQiscool responds:

thanks for the constant support!

[Blue Guitar Blues (cover)]

Nice! :D A simple, feel-good piece that's well-structured and smooth-flowing and very catchy. You have some talent, my friend! ;)

Doumaaa responds:

Thank you for the nice kind words! :)

[Kitchen Theatre]

I like this! ^^ It's simple, yet cute and catchy. The instruments are cool, especially the percussion, which makes it sound mechanical in a way. Well-structured, smooth-flowing, an overall solid track, man. Nice job! ;)

BenTibbetts responds:

Thank you!

[Cognitive Dissonance]

Too long, in fact! ;) I like this a lot, though! :D It's catchy and cool and melodic, and has a refreshing sort of vibe to it. That bass at :37 is a little too distorted and edgy for my tastes, but I like the other instruments a lot, as well as the melody/structure/transitions/pretty much everything else. I especially love the variations around 3:00-3:20. The piece really went somewhere, and I like the ending too. Personally, I think less heavy stuff like "Catharsis Theory" is more my style, but I like this nevertheless. I hope you'll post more often, man! ;)

[A Darker World]

I like the simplicity and emotion. The mood is very contemplative. The instruments and harmonies are beautiful. It also has a lot of form to it, which I like. At some points, it seemed like whatever plug-in you used for the crash got cut off somehow, like at 2:34 and 3:07. At 3:02, the percussion seems a little out-of-place. Maybe you should increase the volume a little more gradually. The instrument at 3:55 was a little too penetrating/loud as well. However, I love the transition at 4:15, and how you end the piece with the same simplicity and beauty as how it began. The structure of this piece is deeply meaningful, and it even loops pretty well. :D Once you clean-up the percussion and transitions around 2:34-3:07 and fix that instrument at 3:55, this piece will be completely perfect by my standards. ^^ Excellent work as always, Johnfn! ;D

johnfn responds:

Hmm yes you caught a lot of my errors! LIke my misplacement of the crash. That was just a mistake. This is all really very helpful. Thanks for the detailed and thoughtful review :-)