LunacyEcho's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-Maverick Feud-]

It's a great song with a bit of cool flavor, but felt that this song was a bit drier than your normal 'muffled techno' songs, like NightSquad or the Gamegrumps Gojira Remix. I just felt that it was too repetitive for the SFX to relieve me of the repetition. In some songs, you pull it off wonderfully, but not so much in this one. I mean, from 0:14 to 0:37, it was the exact same sounds on drums and bass, looped for about 30 measures, without so much as even a chord change! However, the SFX during parts such as those, while way too quiet, were very well-done and I wish they'd been louder. You used the Western sounds well, and I could tell what you were trying to show with them.

If you were trying to write a top-notch or a death match-winning song, this isn't it. But, as gadogry said, for an experimental piece, it's brilliant. I've never heard you make this sort of music before, so it's natural that it shouldn't be as good as some of the stuff you're more comfortable or have more experience with. Great work.

Waterflame responds:

Thank you for the helpful review! :) I guess what blinded me was my cinematic vision of the song, its almost like i fitted it to a non-existing action scene. And i agree there is some serious volume issues in the middle part on 2 of my 3 headset's, should have checked that first. thanks!

[Lost Forever]

Before you go and antagonize me for my comments, which happens far too often in real life, please note that I'm very impressed with your work and think that it was made with true talent.

While this was some entertaining ear-candy, I don't think it's dubsteppy enough to garner the genre you gave it. To me, it sounds like you've either never or barely attempted dubstep before in music and don't listen to a lot of it. Forgive me if I'm wrong. The wubs at parts like 1:11 were just too repetitive and prominent in the song to provoke that much interest in the dubstep part of the song. However, I do know how much effort it takes to make sounds like that, so if you're willing to put in the effort instead of looping the same four notes over and over again, i think you could make a remarkably good dubstep song.

The overall feel of the song was very passive. I enjoy calm music as much as the next guy, but again, that was one aspect of the song which I felt contradicted the title of 'dubstep'. It didn't sound like something people would dance to or listen to for the upbeat sounds in it, it sounded like something I'd listen to during meditation or something to calm me down while doing math homework.

Another thing about this that struck me was that you spent so long working on it. I love small details and hidden noises, but for songs like these, people wouldn't be as likely to notice. Your style of music is one that just washes over an audience, leaving them cleansed and soothed. Adding tons of tiny quirks to the song doesn't really add up for that sort of thing. Also, the horror of the kick and snare. Yeah. I know that feel, bro.

TL;DR: It's a great song, relaxing and tranquil. The one-star knockoff was because I didn't think it was an actual dubstep song, but I think you could make a great dubstep song if you approached it differently. You also don't need to work as hard to produce the same amazing effects that grip us like this song does. Great work.

Everratic responds:

Thankyou for the review!
I agree with your description of my music. The reason why my songs are like that is because I listen to a lot of pop music. I really enjoy listening to Kesha.
I do not listen to a lot of dubstep songs, you're correct I only like emotional dubstep songs, the regular generic dubstep does not appeal to me at all.

"Your style of music is one that just washes over an audience, leaving them cleansed and soothed. Adding tons of tiny quirks to the song doesn't really add up for that sort of thing."

I agree with you again :D I have a good reason to add the small details though ; so that my songs appeal to more people. Some people pay attention to the complexity of songs so I do it for them.

If i ever decide to put in a lot of effort into a dubstep song, it would be similar to the song "Fading Dystopia" by DJ Jo. That is my favorite dubstep song.