nightsurfermusic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[Take It Slow]]

Wow.

This is insane, truly! Reminds me quite a bit of M83, just with vocals.

Anyway, this is very nice. The piano is great, and being a pianist myself, I can appreciate piano work like this. The synth work and percussion are both good as well, very excellently performed and written!

You did very well, definitely worthy of the top 5.
10/10 and 5/5, from me. Congrats. :)

fishfood2021 responds:

Thanks homie! Great confidence boost :)

[Solus- Sitarisaurus]

Cool!

It's strangely relaxing. It's got a real jungle tribe like feel to it, you know? Sounds almost like something from a medieval village.

I like all the sitars. They're very nicely done, and the melodies on them are very good! I can almsot hear something that sounds like sorohanro's lamp samples, but I could be wrong.

This is really cool! Nice work. :)
10/10 and 5/5. ^_^

SolusLunes responds:

They might happen to be in there, heavily processed!

Good catch, sir!

[Black Hole Earth Consumption]

Wow.

Now this is the kind of stuff that I wish I could play in a band. This is seriously epic, sounds exactly like some desperate attempt at survival.

You've always been amazing at these types of songs. This one is no exception. around 1:20, with that slightly wah-wah-ed guitar, + the solo, are pretty damn epic.

I've got no complaints about this song. You did an amazing job!

10/10 and 5/5, favorite and download!

[[c30] Remedy]

Halloween? :P

Sounds like some scary halloween theme. This definitely has a spooky industrial feel to it. I like the really grungy stuff, even though it might have a bit too much compression on the over all mix. The distortion is kinda heavy too, this is more of the darker side of industrial. It's still very good though, you've got some real talent here!

9/10 and 5/5. Nice!

(btw, that pad around 1:10 is very nice too!)

culmor30 responds:

Cool, glad you liked it. Listening to it again, I agree with you on there being too much compression. I don't think I'll fix it for this track though, I'll just keep that in mind when making my next industrial song.

Thanks for the review :]

["Clockwork"]

Cool!

Reminds me of a clock-like setting, where everything is controlled by time-manipulation and the like. The total ambiance of the is great, from that awesome synth lead to the nice smooth pads. The drums are also nice, but the clicky hat (?) gets somewhat annoying after a while. Still, it's good, and it fits nicely! Reminds me somewhat of Easily Embarrassed, this is very good man! Keep up this experimental stuff. :)

10/10 and 5/5. Good job!

MarshmallowGherkin responds:

Thank you very much for the review :)

Yeah the nearly unceasing clicking gets a bit annoying after a while, but I wanted to stick to a clock-like sound, and clocks tend to get annoying after a while. I was just hoping it would add to the song instead of detract from it. Hopefully I succeeded.

[[EE] Aramood]

Idyllic Life...

...has got to be one of my top favorite albums. You did a great job with it, and this song is very good! It progresses nicely, from a nice ambient/quiet start to a more intense beat and synth line-up.

Wonderful work, as always! :D

10/10 and 5/5!

[[EE] Mirror's Backside]

Amazing.

As usual, your music never fails to amaze me. This is no exception, the whole song is done perfectly. Each synth and sample that you used is perfect, they all flow together and make a great beat and melody. One of the things that's hardest to do in an Ambient song such as this is to get the right bass. You did it nicely, it sounds very good!

10/10 and 5/5. Woohoo!

[DJ[Y] - HouseTrance[Original]]

Not bad.

This is not bad at all. The beginning is a little odd, and slow to start. My one complaint for the beginning would be how off that synth sounds in the background, compared to the beat. However, once everything else comes in, it sounds very nice! You're percussion is very well done as well, the kick is not too great, and the slight swing beat works nicely. The variation of the song is nice as well, and to make a 6 minute song is quite a feat. But, to have this much variety in a 6 minute song, that's even better. I have to say, my favorite part would be around 4:50. That was really intense man, that part was awesome. I think it could have used more of a buildup, but it's still awesome!

Make more like this man! You really did a nice job!
10/10 and 5/5.

DjYeoh responds:

Thanks, well i inserted the synth background because when i hear it, its too plain so i tried adding that and it blended in but since you mention its alittle odd i'll make a better synth background on my next Song.
Thanks for your review really appreciate a good review! :D

[<MWA> Trembling]

Wow...

This was truly touching. Your take on the song, while somewhat odd, really gives the song meaning. The piano is beautiful, very well done... you always did play nicely. The percussion, with a slight bit of glitch, is also well done. It has a nice flow with the bass and the ambient pad in the background. The combo of the piano, bass and percussion is excellent.

You really did a nice job man! Congrats on getting to the EP, and make more songs like this one! :)

10/10 and 5/5, for sure. This is going on my favorites too!

mjattie responds:

I wrote a nice review on your ep song btw, but ng somehow did not send it... I only wanted to say that I really liked it and that's it a shame that you're not on it :P

thanks for your compliments :)

[cash 4 clunkas]

Intense

This is pretty intense; i can feel the industrial-ness of it. The drums are greater than glitch, they're heavy by far, and that's what really classifies this as Industrial and not as DNB. The bass you used is a little rough on the ears, but IDM Industrial is supposed to sound like that. :)

Nice job on this one! 10/10 and 5/5. :D

bittertooth responds:

Thanks for listening & reviewing, Kaiz...
I put some of my DnB songs under the Industrial section because I think people looking in the DnB section are expecting something less abrasive.
good to know you like this kind of music.