nightsurfermusic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[<MWA>Your Answer]

Progressive!

This is not bad at all my good friend! You've definitely got a good house concept going on here. The intro is well done, very simplistic and bouncy, a nice plucky lead. The percussion is not bad either, you did a very good job, although the clap sounds a little out of place. If you were going for a more realistic clap though, it wasn't bad. (I have been trying to find more real-sounding claps as well.)

I like when the bass comes in at around 2:00. I can never seem to get that type of sound, and you nailed it pretty well! I also like how the percussion builds up a bit at this point.

Overall, it's a very good progressive house track! (At least, I think it's progressive... :P)

A well deserved:
9/10
5/5
4.43 / 5.00 (+ 0.044)

Good day to you, sir.
-Kw

mjattie responds:

hmm, the clap... Well, it's a mix of a realistic and a non-realistic clap :P So ya, you're right that it's not very realistic, but what would you do then? Tell me via pm :D

The bass is not so hard, (*opens reason). It's a mix of a low sine bass, a low sawtooth and a triangle or something xD

thanks for the review man, I really appreciate. (*ads rss feed of kaizerwolf to mailbox)

[Orchestral Theme 3]

Oh my.

Tis very dark indeed, Mr Gravey! :D

I'm glad you sent me a PM to review this, and I'm glad I finally remembered to shoot you a review. This is great, very epic and scary. I love every bit of it, all of the orchestral parts are very well done, and none of them clash at all. The Choir was a nice touch as well, whenever I imagine something dark and scary, there is always some kind of choir in it. ;)

You did an excellent job, as always. It's amazing how professional you've become! If you ever have some free time, I would definitely be open to collaborating at some time. I would love to combine some crazy orchestra with... well, whatever it is that I do. :D

A well deserved:
10/10
5/5
4.36 / 5.00 (+ 0.0019)

Awesome as always,
-Kw

Gravey responds:

Thanks bud. Glad you stopped by to have a listen. Always good to hear from a friend.

As for collaborating, you know I'm up for that. I've tried to get something going with you several times now since our last collab. So hit me up when you have the time.

-Gravey-

[R'R Menu [RD2010]]

Interesting

I like it! It's got a great and soft beat to carry it along, which is really the first thing I look for. The melodies and sound effects are extremely robot-like, and it all comes together in a very calming, and certainly Menu Music, loop. My one complaint is that the bass is a bit too loud at some places, it's a little harsh on the ears.

But still, it's great! It's very hard to get the NGAP to loop songs correctly, and it seems to have worked in your favor here.

9/10
5/5
4.19 / 5.00 (+ 0.25)

-Kw

((( If you wouldn't mind checking out my robot day submission, I would really appreciate it! You don't have to feel obligated, I'm only asking. The link is here; (remove spaces) http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/330453 )))

SHADOWFOX2 responds:

I completely agree with you on the bass
I wasn't wearing headphones at the time so I didn't notice 'til you mentioned it
I turned it down and tried to swap it with the current version but to no avail >:C
Yeah the loopin's funny too, but for the collab, it's not NG's fault

But yeah you mentioned everything I was goin' for so mission complete
Thanks for the crits

[-[ Funky Loop ]-]

I'm impressed!

It's not all that often that I hear a really good funk song, and let me tell you, this is amazing! You've got a lot of talent to sho, and you did an awesome job putting this song together. It's catchy and upbeat at the same time, and it definitely has a funky vibe to it!

You've come very far since that 1 minute competition bud! Excellent work!
10/10
5/5
4.23 / 5.00 (+ 0.011)

-Kw

FlamingFirebolt responds:

Hey kaizerwolf! :D
Thanks for the great comment. I really love making this song, i really want to do another one ^^. However, with my current computer problems it's probably going to take awhile..

Ha, so you still remember my 1 minute song.. How things have changed.
Thanks you liked it!
-Firebolt-

[Orchestral Theme 1]

Amazing...

You did an amazing job on making a suspenseful soundtrack song. This is great, really! You're always a natural when it comes to orchestral things. It really reminds me of something from an Indiana Jones movie, only because of that chanting bit. The other parts could work perfectly in a desperate-desert like scene, or some underground mine out of Final Fantasy.

Wonderful work, as always!
10/10
5/5
4.75 / 5.00 (+ 0.017)

-Kw

Gravey responds:

Awwww buddy. Ya didn't have to leave a review, but it makes me smile to see that ya did! :-D

Glad you enjoyed the piece. Its definitely the sort of direction I want to be going with my music now. Not that this will be the only sort of sound I plan on creating from now on. But the soundtrack style is something I am really shooting for. So to get feedback saying that I did well capturing that sort of style here really makes my day.

Thanks again bud.

-Gravey-

[A Piano's Testimony]

Well, Mr. Gravey...

I must say I am impressed! You've always done well with piano work on songs, and this one is no different! But, this time you've combined it with so many different elements... awesome bongo/congas, great strings, especially the pizzicato (?) string.

I'm glad you linked me to this song, because it's very excellent. You deserve to win that Drum and Piano contest. :)

10/10
5/5
4.56 / 5.00 (+ 0.0077)

-Kw

Gravey responds:

Thank you very much bud. Good to hear from you as always. And I'm glad you enjoyed this little tune. I'm really happy with how it turned out, and I think it stands a fair chance in the competition.

Thanks for the review. :-)

-Gravey-

[HW - Sinister (Loop)]

Beastly Loop!

This is freaking sweet man! I can totally see this as the main menu theme for a game, definitely something professional. If not a menu theme, an in-game shop theme.

The loop is awesomely produced. The drums are great, the slight low pass filter on them is really cool. The vibraphone sound instrument, the one that has that really nice volume effect on it, is a great addition, it's very smooth and mellow sounding. The saxophone, or trumpet, whatever it is, is also very well done.

Another amazing song. I don't know how many Ten's and Fives I've given you in the past, but let's add another to the list!

10/10
5/5
4.34 / 5.00 (+ 0.024)

-Kw

haywirehaywire responds:

hahah thanks as always KW.

[HW - A Soothing Touch]

Woohoo

You deserve the top 5 man, another excellent song. (I've been pretty busy, so I haven't had too much time to review anything.)

Now, this is awesome, as I expect from you! The whole song sounds more like jazz than it does hip-hop, but it's still very good! The guitar soloing is great, you do an amazing job with recording. The piano later on is so soothing as well.

It's really amazing, what you can do. How you do it, I still don't know, but you never fail to impress me. :)

10/10 (well deserved!)
5/5
4.31 / 5.00 (+ 0.0066)

-Kw

haywirehaywire responds:

Thanks a lot Kw, i always appreciate your reviews man, if your interested in learning how i record just PM me.

[HW - Sedative Shapes]

Chillin.

I like this one man. The slow tempo really allows time for the bass and melodies to shine, and the bell sounds have some really sweet reverb on them. The percussion is HW quality, a nice beat to carry an otherwise ambient tune.

Awesome work as usual!
10/10
5/5
4.23/5.00 (+ 0.018)

-Kw

haywirehaywire responds:

thanks a lot man.

[Paws of Fury Remix]

Nice!

This was fantastically done man! The breakbeat style of the percussion is great, it really gives the song an almost desperate sound. The only reason you're getting a 9 is because that high pitched bell-ish melody is kinda painful to the ears at some points. It's still a good song though, you still have my 5. :)

9/10
5/5
3.74 / 5.00 (+ 0.32)

-Kw

SteakJohnson responds:

thanks im workin on the finished vers