RetromanOMG's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Karts & Gours]

I really like how this sounds. So crisp and glitchy. It makes me nostalgic for my old NES games.

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but it also makes me nostalgic for the music of another NG artist.

MuteHero responds:

Thank you for listening, User.
No offense taken. I've lived too long for such things.
(シ_ _)シ

[Dangerous Pyramid]

I can definitely see myself wandering around the labyrinthine depths of a pyramid listening to this. I love how well it characterizes the feel of being in a pyramid.

Definitely a good song.

GamekrazzyProduction responds:

Cool, and thanks for listening! Glad you liked it!

[Qrion - Rain (Lapse Remix)]

This is thick. I love the density of sound in this tune. The glitches keep it moving forward, they always keep me guessing.

But, there's something I really like about this song. Your guitar playing is fantastic. It just sounds so good and I find myself straining my brain to get more of its sound into my ears. It's definitely a great addition to your music and I never really acknowledged it before this song.

Good stuff, man.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Thanks Retro,

I did want the track to feel dense. Like a raincloud about to burst.

I also -usually- try to blend the guitar in and not make it an overbearing "hey here's this guitar riffing".

[...And so, The Cosmos Became His Tomb]

This is one of the most powerful songs I've heard from you. It's so dense and atmospheric that you almost feel trapped inside the spacesuit as it plays.

Something else about this is that while there is percussion at work, I didn't notice it. Considering how much I love what you do with samples, take this as a compliment. You put so much emphasis on creating atmosphere for this song that the beat didn't matter to me. I was so focused on the guitar and the density of the effects you applied that the beats and glitches got woven right into the song seamlessly.

This is incredible. I kinda already listened to the full song on your Soundcloud and shared it, but I can't wait to hear what you do next.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

You think so? That's pretty cool. I was going for something powerful / dreary-ish / something that would crawl inside you and make you feel it.

I didn't want the beats up front. I have been focusing more on ambient tones lately. I'm glad you notice these things.

I appreciate you passing it on, man. Thank you. Always more music to make!

[Across The Valley]

This is sick, man. I have a soft spot for crazy Amen glitching, and this was psychotic.

ljkDICKJUSTICE responds:

awesome man, thank you very much!!!

[Full Circle]

Well, this is one Hell of a return, OpenLight. The combination of orchestral and electronic instruments just come together so beautifully in this song, and the drums have just the right amount of reverb to them that they drive the song forward without getting lost in the mix. There's a certain level of macabre mystery to this song as well, as many elements to it sound so ghostly and sinister. Definitely a rich experience overall.

OpenLight responds:

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it, I honestly wasn't too sure how well it'd be received.

[Masq - The Finale]

I had to comment on this. I don't care for ambient music, but this is crazy. Listening to it as it progresses, I'm just sitting here, scratching my head at how you did all of this. Every part is noticeably unique, but it's all so seamlessly stitched together that it sounds like one flowing mass of sound. And then that bass portion came in.

That is the coolest thing I've heard in a while, and I expected nothing less from a producer like you. The best thing about it all is that, just like the segments preceding it, it matched the overall feel of the song, despite being detached in timbre. It starts off stable and almost predictable, as if luring me into thinking that it's going to become standard electronica finally, but then even that collapses into itself, which brings back the chaos this song is meant to embody.

Again, the whole free-form ambient style doesn't usually appeal to me, but this rocked.

jpbear responds:

graciaz holmes

[Thump]

I wasn't feeling it that much. Very few of the sounds you used really meshed with each other well, up until 1:10. Unfortunately after that, it just went back to there being no cohesion in the track.

FrostyThePig responds:

Hey man, I really appreciate the review, even if it was negative lol, just glad to have some feedback! This was one of older works, and i will be uploading a new one soon, i'm hoping you could take the time to check that one out as well!

[TMFO3 - 1: Press start~]

This is pretty great. You can definitely feel the emotion that went into this track.

This might sound a little shallow, but it reminds me a lot of some of the songs in Minecraft's soundtrack. That said, I'd much rather hear this while playing.

Calamaistr responds:

havent played minecraft but ill take it as a nice compliment that you like to play this while playing a game :)
thanks -cal.

[Le Couscous C'est La Vie [LAPSE Remix]]

Holy crap. There's so much dissonance in this track, yet it's all executed with so much control. Chopped samples swirling in and out of the track with various levels of distortion, with the drums breaking their own flow periodically, tossing the listener even deeper into this song. I am amazed by this. Definitely one of your best.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Glad you dig, Retro. I think this turned out pretty well for only a days work (from like early morning to late night, ha). I put in some more today, just uploaded a new version of the track. Some minor adjustments / additions that had been throwing off my listen when I was reviewing it today. I had some fun with this one. As always, thank you for listening.