KrisKrosNL's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cloud Head [Remix]]

I'm a man of my words, thus a review is a review nonetheless, even if it has no tips.

First, definitely gotta like that pan flute and the VG-style thin 'leads'. The melodies play in perfect harmony, and I like that chord progression. The beats are also diverse and 'catchy', unlike your previous song 'Jetstream'.

To summarize, I really like:
-- The melodies
-- Instruments, including the pan flute and the VG leads
-- Basically the entire song, hence why I gave you 5 stars

But I don't like (opinion-based):
-- That snare. I dunno, it sounds like 'gua' and I prefer 'gu', if you know what I mean. In other words, the frequencies on the snare go a bit too high at the end of the snare hit.

At the end of the day, 5 review stars, 5/5 vote, and favorited. You're pretty much one of the only few D&B artists that I like.

-- Criminal-23

Geoplex responds:

Haha, keep in mind this is a collab, so Mac put just as much into this as I did.

That said, I do agree about the snare - its blood overdrive color is a little high, and we'll probably fix it tomorrow.

On the whole catchy beats thing though, this song actually has less diverse percussion than Jetstream (we did it this way to stay true to the original) though the percussion is certainly better in terms of the way it sounds.

Thanks for the review!

[Jetstream]

D&B in the Popular Audio section? Splendid! Doesn't happen very often.

Sounds like a great Liquid track IMO, with the piano as the main driving force for the melodies. I also like that warm bass, even though it plays a rather generic pattern. That part on 1:50 sounds a lot like the background music on Bejeweled 2. :O

What I like:
--Choice of using the piano (and later a flute) as the main instrument and the melodies (patterns) played with it
--Warm, solid bass
--The pads in the background

However:
--The piano has too much reverb IMHO
--The drum patterns don't really change much throughout the song. It gives a bit of a 'repetitive' feeling in my ears.

Overall, 4.5/5 stars for review and thus a 5/5 vote. Going onto my faves despite the cons of the song.

-- Criminal-23

Geoplex responds:

Thanks!

I will agree that my percussion is quite repetitive (that's been an issue i've had for what feels like forever) and the piano does have a lot of reverb, but it doesn't quite feel right without it imo.

Appreciate the review.

[I'm Saving Her Life]

An amazing classical song.

This is the first time I've ever taken a listen to any of your song, and I gotta admit: this is just splendid work. That atmosphere...it reminds me of certain war games. Truly American Power!

The intro began with a related style to a few songs made for Counter Strike: Condition Zero. The start of a campaign into the invaded city of New York City, it seems!

Dat twist at 0:48, that was a wise turn. Afterwards, the song sounds more like Call of Duty. American soldiers going through a Russian-invaded FBI headquater...and then getting spotted by Russian soldiers.

The calming part in the center all the way to 2:43 was nice and calming, showing that the American soldiers have made it alive through the Russian squad, but then get pinned down by the Russian leader at 2:44. A Sergeant Major known as Bosa jumps into the scene and kills the Russian leader, saving the day.

Overall, great song that can tell a bunch of different stories, with no mixing, mastering and composition faults; your piece is a splendid one. 5/5 stars.

~C23

Bosa responds:

Thank you, sir. I really do appreciate your deeply felt review.

[Horizon (RMX)]

You've gave me the preview before, thus I wasn't expecting much. =P

As said before in a PM, this is FUCKING perfect. And as I said before, this sounds like Techno with Drum & Bass mixed together.

You fixed 1:05~1:26 just as I told you two, which is great. I especially loved the second half of the song. =3

Overall, 5/5 stars thus a vote of 5. No critisism. Keep going, man! This song is going on my favorites + download.

~C23

ForeverBound responds:

wow this really give me goosebumps ( please stop it)

joking I already know what u thougtht of the song and as u can see I take your advice verry seriously

[Concept X]

Good job, dude. It sounds much different than the Tec-X version.

The intro sounded more like Dubstep, so I first thought 'shit, dub dub is coming'. But then the Trance began to play around 0:55, so I was like 'ah, much better'.

The center sounds like it has a lot of potential. In fact, it makes it sound more like a Dance song IMO. =P

The hats and beat are perfect, and it's well mastered. I can still reconize those instruments that you used. =P

Overall, a relaxing Trance track of yours. At 2:49 you could add an extra pattern to make the track more powerful or special to reduce the small repetitiveness that I notice. The end was good enough (a fade-out).

Thus, a 4 and a half/5, so I'm gonna vote 5 on this since the score is too close to 4.

~C23

ForeverBound responds:

I really appreciate your review. It sounds different than the Tec-X version because it's an entire different song. I was just lazy and used this name because I had an old song called like that.

And i just wanna to make a different intro as I normal do, so first the sub then the hihat's etc. and yes now u mentioned, it sounds like there is dubstep comming.

But i'm not planned to make dubstep it was just an accident that it sounded like that in the beginning.

~Forever Bound~

[Mural OST - Drifting]

Wow...this is peaceful. Loved this song; it brought some tears. I can picture a lone teenager, forever alone, when he suddenly gets a 'chance' (could be any chance) to prove to his friends that he has talent and power and achieves succes.

So, now onwards a review. The intro was perfect; great composition there. At 1:03 was when tears tried to burst out of my eyes; that part is a great sudden rise of atmosphere. It calms down at 1:30, and it ends just about perfect.

No criticism on this; this is perfect in my opinion. Definate 5/5 + new favorite. This is some great classic talent...I'm jealous. =P

It's been a long time since I listened to this kind of music (new generation music is taking its places, sadly), and this inspires me to listen to more classical songs. =)

~C23

BlazingDragon responds:

That first paragraph sounds an awful lot like Naruto. :p

Thank you regarding the intro. I don't normally record myself playing piano but decided to give it a shot on the intro and outro. :) 1:03 took me a lot of thought to build up to, and it is great to know that it turned out effective.

My first compositions were...not the greatest. :p Keep at it my friend, and thank you very much for the encouraging review.

[Adjeye-3 ~ Chaoz analyze.]

Nice.

This feels very, VERY powerful and chaotic.

Intro: the beginning played in with a sudden boom, and then the piano. This was nice. Then the third insturment played in and started making this song epic. When the voices played in, I was "huh?" I wasn't expecting that, and it didn't really fit in my point of view. If you removed all the voices throughout the 1st part of the song, it would be better.

Middle: the rythem wasn't really powerful here, but once in a while, an up-build will occur and make the song powerful again, which is good. The thing is that the sound seemed to go over the general limit, and it made the sound collapse a bit. For the rest, it's awesome.

End: the electric zinger (lol, an instrument that plays in long notes) could have been louder. For the rest, it's great. At the very end of the tail, there could have just added ONE note to make the end perfect.

Improvement needed:

--voices (remove them in my opinion)
--limit of sound

Overall, a 8/10, 4/5. Good job on this.

~The Liberaten
~The Review Request Club
--grammar and spelling not revised.

Adjeye responds:

Now I can work on some things then :P

[{Gone wide deep}]

...Hmmm...

Well, it wasn't really super, but not bad.

Intro: Well, the beginning had wrong instruments following up. The synths weren't playing in exact symphasy, and that's really bad. At least use another plugin. The drums kicked in at a bad time...it clearly ruined the rythem's pace. The bass could have used a lot more of echoing. The small tinckle bell sounded like a pain. Use a heavier bell for this.

Middle: the small bell continued to play, and that's the worst part of this song. As mentioned earlier, it needs at least a heavier bell or a different plugin. At 1:25 is where the rythem collapsed, and this wasn't needed. At 1:42, the song was clearly ruined. You must not have done this part. It stayed in a bad position until 2:09.

End: nothing special about it, quite the same as the beginning. Not good. There must have been additional notes and instruments. A climax needs these qualities.

So overall, a 6/10, 3/5. This song could use a LOT of improvement.

~The Liberaten
--spelling and grammar not revised.

aenmj responds:

Just so you know, I've used three instruments in this one, no edits and such. I can change that next time, indeed.

I liked how high the 'bell' was, but that's more of an opinion

I do admit that I should have let the song stop at 1:42. No idea what I was thinking at the time and made the repetitive part not come back. The song slowly died in the end, so you're right.

I don't agree with that a song needs a climax. Sure, it sounds nice, but it isn't a necessity.

You have given me a higher score than expected, so thanks. I won't be revising this one though.

[{Small test, Work In Progress}]

Ruined by the Second Half.

The beginning was good until the second half, when the entire rythem started becoming quiet and collapsed. You lose 50% for spoiling the second part.

Each song has it's own structure. This structure is complete nonsense. It starts off good but then gives up. WTF? Seriously, change that.

aenmj responds:

Thanks for the review, but I'd like some advice on what to do with the song. I was just fucking around with the second part. It's just to make the song a little bit less repetitive. And, the very last part has no drums (what I intended), because I have yet to find a very powerful kick.