TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hinterland]

I continue to be impressed by your work, man. Beautiful piano throughout. It really creates a lot of space for climax, but I think you could've done a bit more with that. I understand this was made for a short film or something, but as a stand-alone piece, it might need some sort of dynamic contrast and melodic development in order to be structurally complete IMO. Still, this has a beautiful ambient vibe to it which I love. Keep it up, dude! ;)

erlendflatin responds:

Thanks buddy :) This was composed as a sort of aesthetic study, as well as experimentation with modal textures, which is why the melodic development seem to be floating a little back and forth ;) But thanks for the reviews, it is always nice to hear some positive words about ones music!

[Reionizing - UAO]

I like the effects at the beginning. Really quirky vibe you got going on here...sounds like aliens are invading, and they spend an irrational time analyzing the internal content of lawn grass or something. XD It could've progressed faster IMO, but I think this would be perfect for some sort of dark, futuristic videogame. I love all the percussive effects and the chill pads. My main complaint is the ending. It's really sudden and inconclusive. Given that this is an ambient track and would probably work well in a videogame, you could've at least made it loop. You also could've added some pulsing Ping-Pong effect at the end and had it gradually fade out. That always works well in these kinds of tracks. ;) Otherwise, I love it! Really interesting and unique work here, man. Keep it up! ^^

SoLoR1 responds:

Thank you for your constructive comment!! Will have to make some new edits, I honestly wanna make this a lot longer, had such a good time producing it!!

[Ambient Hell (Chill step)]

I love the atmosphere at the beginning and the instruments. It has a great sense of climax throughout the first minute or so, and you really keep up the ominous and apprehensive mood throughout. I loved the vocals and the drop at 1:18. They fit together really well. It's a little minimalistic at times, but still an amusing piece. I think the clap was a little loud. I would suggest lowering the volume and letting the reverb keep it up-front in the mix. I liked the variations at 2:53 as well. One thing I think you could work on in this piece is adding some dynamic contrast. A breakdown with some pads and some sort of filler synth arpeggios would go well with the content you have here, even though it's already a fairly long piece. I like how you put in a less punchy clap later on in the piece. That really aids the transition to the outro, which I also thought was pretty well thought out. Overall, I like this piece a lot more than the last one I reviewed. I think one of the things that really sells this piece is the breathy synth at 1:48 (and other places). It might be considered to be a small detail by some, but it really adds a lot of atmosphere and enhances the mood of this piece really well. Keep up the great work, RandomDanceOfHappy! ;D

RandomDanceOfHappy responds:

theres lots of little details that i put in songs that people never notice but i do and it makes them that much better :p
thanks for the awesome review n.n

[Gone (For Now)]

Cool! I like the gruff bass at the beginning. The drums were pretty good, although I think you went a little overboard on the crashes. XD Also, the kick starts playing some bizarre rhythms around :45 that make this piece a little confusing to listen to sometimes. I liked the progression and the creepy vibe, though. That melody at 1:43 is just haunting! :O The percussion after around 2:00 was creative, albeit a bit loud and very up-front in the mix. It's repetitive, yet you manage to keep my attention pretty well. There are a lot of subtle changes, which I like about this piece. Nice use of reverb and effects, and I liked that synth at 3:05. I think you captured the old-school hip-hop vibe pretty well (based on my extremely limited knowledge of hip-hop), but I'm not sure this would classify "modern hip-hop." I know this probably isn't what you want to hear, but it might even be good for a videogame...I really don't think that's what you were going for though. Also, the ending was done a bit lazily. It could've at least looped. I've been tough on you in this review, though. It's a really interesting, catchy, and unique piece. Keep at it, LunacyEcho. ;D

LunacyEcho responds:

=> gruff bass =>

Wow, that's a pretty cool term!

=> crashes =>

:D

In the original file, they had heavy reverb. Then, I realized the whole piece would benefit from higher reverb, so now the crashes have double reverb. Whoops.

=> bizarre rhythms =>

Yeah, it's not my normal style of music, but I was really trying to emulate the song linked in the description.

=> synth at 3:05 =>

Thanks! I think it's actually one of my better custom synths.

=> limited knowledge of hip-hop =>

I assure you, my knowledge is probably as limited, if not more. For genres like these (ones I'm not familiar with), I either base it off of a song in that genre or do a cover of a song in that genre. It's not the best solution, but it's probably all I can do. :/

=> ENDING =>

Yeah, I really should've done a better ending. But, my friend wanted a song that was 3:20, and the original song ended in a similar fashion, so... Yup.

Thanks for the review in your busy schedule! :)

[Duality]

Okay, I love the melodies and the energy of this piece. It has a great full sound to it, and your mixing and mastering is top notch. It did get a little repetitive by the end - I didn't think it needed to be quite this long - but overall amazing work! I've heard your stuff before, and I'm glad to see that you've kept up this quality of work since then. Hope I'll be hearing more soon! ^^

Geoplex responds:

Thanks! I went with repetitive because I wanted a more consistent feel with this one, and I was also following what I saw as something of a standard when it comes to the overall structure of the genre (as this song was based off a number of tritonal's songs.)

[Gray Future]

I love the chords at the beginning. The instruments are really cool, and the percussion adds a lot. That mid-range bass that really comes out around :30 adds a ton to the establishment of this piece's funky mood. It progresses a little slowly, but the atmosphere is really cool. It's smooth-flowing and well-structured, but is also pretty repetitive. I would've gone for a little more melodic development, although admittedly I like the dynamic contrast that 1:57 creates. I also enjoyed the electric piano that comes in at 2:14. Sounds like late-night music in a spacey club or something. I can just picture the disco ball trying to reflect light through a huge cloud of cigarette smoke. 0_O Another complaint I have is the ending: seemed a bit lazily done to me. Still, this is really cool work, man. Keep it up! ;D

Alph4TG responds:

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated!

[Together Again]

I like the relaxed mood at the beginning. The chord progression is a little cliché, but admittedly the blissful mood somewhat made up for that. The lead at :33 is a little too loud, I think. It almost completely drowns out the harmony parts. This piece is a bit simplistic overall. I liked the instruments, as well as the melodies (especially in the breakdown section). The part at 1:20 was a little high-pitched and harsh-sounding for my tastes, but I think you did a good job with structuring and transitioning between the parts of the song. Keep at it, man!

Mekkatech responds:

Thanks. I made this quite quickly and didn't have much time to go back and check everything. I agree with everything you said and I appreciate your review.

[Unbroken]

Haha, I love the instruments, especially that grouchy, pulsing bass. It's ominous yet funky. I thought it might've gotten a little distorted at some points, but maybe that's just because of all the stops and starts going on. Couldn't hurt to check the EQ anyway, though - mixing and mastering with all those low frequencies has got to be tough. ;( It loops well, though, and is probably good for some sort of puzzle/arcade game or something. Thanks for taking me back to the days when breakbeat was trendy. ;P Keep up the good work, bro!

ADR3-N responds:

Actually, the bass was distorted a little bit for a little extra crunch. Your ears aren't lying, haha. I did have some trouble with the EQ though. Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you liked!

[:RoXas -Onto the oasis]

I like the climactic nature of it at the beginning, and the instruments worked well together. It does progress a little slowly, but I thought the drop at 1:05 was really cool. The kick is a little too loud IMO (even for dubstep), but I liked how you were going for something a little less heavy-hitting. Throughout that whole mid-section from around 1:30-2:30, I felt like it was a bit bare. You may have needed another harmony part or something, just to keep it engaging. Also, I thought it was a bit bizarre that you used the kick so abundantly at 3:15 (as well as other places) in order to transition into the drop. The snare is usually used to make smooth transition more so than the kick. It does get a little repetitive, but I still thought it was pretty cool overall. Nice instruments and mood. Maybe a little more melodic development and dynamic contrast would have added something. Anyway, keep at it, man! ;)

RandomDanceOfHappy responds:

ive been working on this alot trying to make the violin have a harmony with a different melody but i couldent get the flow how i wanted x/x
kick is strong but so is the sub bass was watching the sub bass lvs more then the punch part of the snare and yea i agree to much punch c.c
can agree with it being bare but lazy ness was kicking in
standerd risers in old dance use both a soft kick and snare to work up i just was lazy and only did a short kick ill look in to fixing it to sound more proper :3
thanks for the awesome review n.n in all honistly im really burnt out of makeing this song so i decided to put it on ng before its really finished cos im going to work on other projects till i can come back to this n.n
once agen thanks for the review
:Roxas

[oh I did not know]

Okay, this song is pretty random. There are absolutely no common themes/instruments between the various sections, which are never repeated. I know that overly repetitive music is bad, but this is the opposite problem: not enough structural connections/transitions to keep the listener grounded. This is very confusing to listen to. Your instruments also sounded a lot like presets (probably because they are), but if I were you I'd prioritize working on your compositional skills. I did like some of the riffs - :30 for example was pretty chill and melodic. However, notice how you don't transition properly into that section from the jarring dissonance of the first 30 seconds. I think you have 3-4 separate songs here that you're trying to mash into one. You can create variation on the music you already have without being overly repetitive yet while still making a coherent song. That can be a challenge at first (believe me, I struggled with that a lot throughout 2013), but with time and practice you can learn to structure songs well. I hope this review was helpful for you, buddy, and I'm sorry I couldn't give you a higher score. ;( You have potential, so keep working at it! Good luck, my friend. ^^

flashmakeit responds:

Oh I thought I deleted this song. That is very good advice. I have to come check out your music.