RetromanOMG's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Death of a Raindrop (WIP)]

This is beautiful.

It's always the ones you don't finish right away that are the best. You put them up on NG in their incomplete states because you know you've made something that astounds even you, and you want others to experience it as you have.

This stub of a song is the single best thing I've ever heard from you, dude. It has a very slow, sad feel to it, and I can only imagine what it will sound like finished.

OpenLight responds:

Thanks! That actually means a lot. I made the main stuff while improvising on the piano at UE, and I love how it turned out in FL Studio. Of course, this is all digital, because I don't have a way to record myself on the piano and I'm not this good, haha.

To be completely honest, a lot of the FX I put in this were a result of your reviews and songs, plus I always wanted to make a good piano-driven song since your "Eat The Dog, Bobby" WIP, which is one of the best FL Studio songs I've heard.

Hopefully I find a decent way to continue and eventually wrap up this song. Thanks for the review!

[Flight of the Dodo]

I see the dodo jumping...

...But everything else is different. While he's falling, he's getting hit by everything imaginable. Rocks, flocks of geese, an airplane, that kind of stuff.

This song is pretty impressive, full of activity, always changing. Me likey.

OpenLight responds:

Haha thanks. You saw it just like I did.

The drums at the end is the dodo being pounded on the rocks as he drifts downstream.

[Chiptune #10 [KKS]]

Very nostalgic.

I love the very upbeat feel to it, it's just a little basket of happy to me.

For it ti be better, I guess it could be longer, I don't know. It's pretty fine the way it is.

KKSlider60 responds:

All of these loops are about a minute or so in length. At 160kbps quality, its mp3 is about 1 to 1.5 Mb, meaning that if a Flash artist wants to use it somewhere it'll be a piece of cake to compress it. Although I have a minimalistic approach to quite everything, I'll try something different with 8-Bit music. :)
Thanks for your review,
KKS

[Cars & Women Remix REDUX!]

Me gusta

This is decidedly dirtier sounding than the original song, with the breakbeats and all you put in the middle.

The sliding was off the chain, as always, but I think you could have done more to give this song a bit more atmosphere. That's it, I think.

OpenLight responds:

Awesome. I'm glad to know at least YOU liked it, haha.

I may edit this version later but I don't know yet.

[A Fall From The Moon]

How'd I miss this?

I listen to your songs every day, and I'm just now hearing this one. The 8-Bit has to be the best I've heard from you, and that percussion.....OMG.

The atmosphere this track produces is so unexpected. It's got a very despondant, hopeless feel to it, but it's still relaxing, like someone who's accepted the fact that he's going to die in the blackness of space.

It's wierd, but it does nothing to dull this song's brilliance.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Thats really great to hear man. I'm glad you find time in your day to hear me out. I love 8-bit sounds. They're really great. Pure waves of sorts.

I'm glad you get that from the song. It's exactly what I was going for.

Weird is a forte of mine I might say.

[The First Postlude]

Decision were made.

This will be the song I remix. It's a bit simple as far as depth, but I think I can do something about that.

OpenLight responds:

Wooo, excitement!

Hey, once you remix it, it means I'm free to remix another of your songs. Not so you can remix another of mine, etc. infinite remix, but you have so many freaking songs that'd be fun to remix. Haha.

Of course, I may have to actually take that music making break because my left speaker in my headset went out. (sad face)

Anyway, thanks for the review! I'm looking forward to YOUR next submission, and of course for that remix! Ur an hero.

[-ganon95- The Liquid Fact]

Ohohoho, man.

I wasn't expecting this. This is a very good sounding song. The kick could use a bit more volume, but maybe that's me. The way you worked the bells and other percussion created a very subdued, underwater feeling.

You nailed it with this song.

ganon95 responds:

thank ya =]

the kick is plenty powerful, try listening on an ipod and you will see what i mean

[Homunculus]

This is pretty smooth.

It's got a very energetic, yet calming feel to it. I listen to this and picture some guy sitting on a bench on the sidewalk, reading the paper, while the people and cars zoom by like one of those time lapse videos.

I'm sure you get it. This loop rocks.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Thank you. I like the picture it gave you. Very fitting, I'd say. I get you.

[Cars and Women OL Remix]

This is absolutely amazing...

The way you remixed my song is just great, man. There are no real words to describe my reaction.

The part you chose to work on was so well reinterpreted into your style, it's almost flawless.

10 and 5.

OpenLight responds:

Thanks! It was easy to remix because there was no real fixing I had to do to any of your melodies. I did modify them, of course, at parts, because they didn't go together well, but those were the melodies that were not placed or meant to go together well.

I am glad to know this was done well, and one stupid kid already 1'd it, but I'm sure it'll do well considering it was mainly your melodies.

Yada yada, remixing is awesome.

[Passion Modified]

DOOD....

This song is easily the best song you've put out, period. It has a very chaotic, yet sustained flow, and the choice of percussion is just spot on. You just keep getting better, and that's awesome, bro.

10/10
5/5

OpenLight responds:

Thank you!

I've honestly tried to replicate whatever I did right in this song, but I can figure out exactly what made my write this and in this way.

If you haven't already, please listen to my newest song (Quick Descent 2) and let me know what could have been done better.

Thanks again!