TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lockout]

yes...Yes...YES!!! :D This is evidently an amazing track. I love all the instruments and the mood and the melodies. It's very climactic and catchy and engaging. The progression and texture reminds me a lot of "Gradient," with the rhythmic chords and the flyin' melodic trance-ish synths. I love the structure and the dynamic contrast. The melody is a little hard to follow at times, but in a way that adds a lot to the mood and atmosphere of the piece. I'd love to see you work on making the drums a little more interesting in the future...not just kick-hat-clap-hat-kick-hat-clap-hat, y'know? I really liked the way you ended this one, though. It seemed so lounge-esque and relaxing all of a sudden, like I just walked from an NYC club to the Ritz hotel! XD Anyway, amazing work, and I'm super pumped for the other tracks Kyle. This one's going to win you some fans, man! ;D

Lockyn responds:

HALLO MY FRIEND! You are awesome for reviewing this. Thanks so much man for your feedback, I always value it. I completely understand about the percussion... you nailed one of my many weakpoints LOL. I suck at it. And I understand about the melody... I was having trouble with it, so I kinda just said after like 543542353 edits "I'M DONE!". Yeah. Great metaphor LOL. Thanks man! You da best :D

[Windows]

Very contemplative and reflective. I love it! :D You really created a lot of space in the atmosphere, something you usually don't do (at least in my experience). I love the emotion and simplicity. I wish it progressed a little faster at times, but you certainly get points for dynamic/emotional contrast and structuring. Excellent work as always, Step! ;D

Step responds:

Thank you! I actually think that at times it progresses too fast haha. I have a habit of not fleshing out melodies properly and making them leave too quickly. That being said, the track does lack forward motion at times, especially in the former half, so I definitely see where you're coming from.

Thanks for the honest and insightful review, as always! Glad you enjoyed it :3.

[My Night]

I love the dreamy atmosphere and the synths. It is a bit minimalistic, although the reverb and delays do help create some fill. It progresses pretty slowly at times, and gets very repetitive towards the end, but I like the structure and dynamic contrast. I like the transition at 4:00, too. That contemplative synth that comes in at 4:45 and some other times really adds a lot to the piece. The mixing is very good. Overall, it's a solid piece. Hope you'll start uploading more often in 2014, RoVeRDude58. ;D

SynchroSpectre responds:

Hey man, thanks, you've been reviewing a bunch of everyone's tracks lately XD, I appreciate it, and yes I'll be uploading a lot next year

[theme for robots in space]

I love the moods and instruments, and the little effects you stick in there like at :30 and :46. It's very climactic, but also dreamy and cute. I couldn't quite wrap my head around the syncopations, especially at the beginning, but it certainly has an interesting atmosphere to it. The structure is good, although it progresses a little slowly. I love the transition into 2:08. Those melodies are excellent, btw. Overall, it's an excellent piece, and I'm sure Headphoamz will like it a lot. Keep up the great work, Johnfn! ;D

johnfn responds:

Dem syncopations. Maybe I had an advantage since I could hear the metronome tick :) I was trying to add some variation to that main melodic theme but I could never seem to match the initial melody, so that may have made the song a little slower. Anywho thanks!

[W00ki3-Booble Town]

This is a fun change from your usual classical/jazz content. Like a lot of your tracks, though, it's a bit repetitive. The instruments and moods were cool, but some transitions, like :51, were pretty sudden. The structure might need some work, too, just to add some dynamic contrast: a bridge/breakdown would add a lot to the piece. The whole song felt very mechanical. I would've liked to see some rhythmic variation. The guitar/synth at 1:28 helped, but I wish you showed it off a bit more and made it more melodic. It sounds a lot like background music instead of something I would listen to because I wanted to listen to the song. You might also want to make your drums a little more interesting. However, I liked the way you ended the piece with the tempo automations. It does have a lot of potential. Try to aim for more variation and melodic content, though. Hope this was helpful! ;D

W00ki3 responds:

I wanted to did this song mechanical because it's about a booble town XD you need to creat in your mind a this world with this mechanical rythm. And you are right it's a background music for a animation movie ;) Thx for opinion a lot ;)

[w00ki3-I want to believe]

I love the melody and instruments. It is pretty simple, and I wish there was a little more dynamic contrast, but it's still a cool and cute little piece. I love how the strings get a little solo of their own at 1:04. The progression and structure is pretty interesting. The ending caught me off guard a bit, though. It might help if you have the second-to-last chord lead into the last one rather than have a pause in between. Anyway, overall good job. Keep at it man! ;D

W00ki3 responds:

I'm really glad to read that ;) Thanks a lot ;) I'll do my best and try to compose a better one with perfectly technic ;)

[News X]

It's catchy and cool, but I totally agree with you about the pacing. It progresses really slowly at the beginning, and then the synth at :35 seems totally random. I think you should at least have some sort of synth or pad going on at the beginning, just so :35 isn't a total shock. After that, it's very repetitive and lacks variation. I also thought the drums were a little bit loud on the transitions (like at 2:23), but then got a little distorted in the mix. Still, I like the instruments and mood and I think it has a lot of potential. I like this style of music, but I think the structure and variety could use some work. Not your best track in my opinion, TeraVex, but any way to get out of writer's block is a good way, I suppose! ;D

TeraVex responds:

Thanks for the criticism!
It really helps!
Yea, I'm definitely cleaning this up a little!

[oasis village]

I love the instruments, especially the percussion. It's well-varied and well-structured and climactic. It's a very interesting take on Jingle Bells. That clap that first comes in at :38 seems a bit too emphatic and reverb-y for a piece like this, especially at 1:12. The melodies and harmonies are cool, though. The fade-out ending was a little disappointing, but overall it's a great piece for some light listening during a crazy time of the year! ;D

johnfn responds:

Thanks! Though I have no clue what you mean by jingle bells. Possibly all this christmas spirit has driven you crazy :D Or maybe it's those tams that sound a little like sleigh bells. The clap was a tough call, but you have a good ear for pointing it out for sure, I could have toned it down at points.

I was wondering why I seem to like fadeouts more than everyone else, and it may have something to do with how, like, all of my favorite artists make liberal use of the fade out ending. Though it's also got me studying endings a little more, so I can understand options...

[while i live i hope]

I love the melodies and instruments. It gets pretty repetitive after about a minute in, though. At 1:37, that hat didn't really add much more to the piece, even if it did add some energy. The beat is very danceable, but overall it's too atmospheric and mellow to be traditional dance music imo. I'd call it progressive trance or maybe IDM. To be perfectly honest, I was a little disappointed with the lack of melodic variation, something you're usually very good at. The emotion is good, but I'm not finding as many ways to stay engaged as in your other tracks, Johnfn. Also, the ending was a little cliché. Although dance music can be very repetitive, it also can have a lot of structural variation and a very complex texture. Maybe the relatively thin texture of tracks like Undersea World is fitting for that genre, but I think dance music should have more substance than this, Johnfn. The melody essentially repeats for the entire length of the track, and after a while it detracts from my enjoyment of the song. No more chill basses in "dance" tracks, either, please! I dare you to use the Ableton equivalent of 3xOsc or Ts404. :D Maybe you could even remake one of your old tracks from, say, 2009 or earlier. Maybe later I'll PM you some examples of modern dance music. I'll make sure you end up on my "Party Mix" playlist eventually, Johnfn! ;D

johnfn responds:

Mmm well some guy told me that dance had repetitive melodies soooooooooo

Eh but really I think that the appreciation of this piece stems from whether you enjoy that one melody or not really. The song was a bit of an experiment in having a single melody last throughout the entire song, which is something I haven't done in a long time because I didn't think any of my melodies were good enough. Songs HAVE been written that are just a single melody the whole time (and they can be amazing), so I know it's possible... just probably outside of my reach right now.

Lol yeah though I really do need to use more interesting basses. I switched up in my latest track because of that. Actually my latest is similar to this song in that it lives off the strength of a single melody, but I thought back to this review and added some variation in there ;-) YAY FOR LEARNING FROM MISTAKES!