Geoplex's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Chutes]

Forgot to revieeeeeeew.

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This one is cool, really liking the strength of the percussion (it's quite loud, but that's how it should be.) The saw-leady thing is quite nice and grindy, and specific parts of this song work really well. However, I feel that the structure is still a bit weird.

It's not unforgivable at all that the chorus takes so long to get going, but I feel like things get a bit odd when the pad is introduced half-way through said chorus. It seems very unexpected, and probably wouldn't have been so shocking if there was more atmospheric stuff going on beforehand (like a weaker, mid-high pad or something.)

The treble on the piano (post chorus-breakdown) hurts my ears a bit too, but I might have my volume a little high.

Something I like about this song is that the unusual structure prevents a repetitive-nature and keeps the track very interesting. I also like the slides (I always love teh slides) and the square leads.

This is probably your best in terms of mixing, it sounds very clean. Good job :D

ChasingPresence responds:

Thanks man, yeah I have noticed the ending piano was a bit ear piercing, but oh well. Thanks for the review!

[Exodus]

Aw yeah.

I said this about edge of time too, but this one is also my favorite from you (they both are okay :P)
Love the dramatic intro, love the epic trailer violins, love the atmosphere.

This actually legit deserves to be in a trailer. Like, a real trailer.

Short review, but I'm tired.

stunkel responds:

No worries man, I appreciate the review!

[Rogue Orbit]

Not sure if this is Ambient; (though I'm not really in a position to call that, I'm not hugely familiar with the genre) Newgrounds does have a horribly limited selection of genres, though.

I quite enjoyed this, it has a pretty professional sound to it. It was a little slow for my tastes, and consequently it sounded a little like background music (though it's not really repetitive enough for me to label it as such.)

I like the FX and percussion a lot, and the deep, spacey feel. The name works very well. I'm also enjoying how atmospheric it sounds. In fact, the song is almost entirely atmosphere-based, being driven by the way it feels rather than melodic structure or progression.

I feel as though I should be getting bored, but after I finished listening once (and hadn't finished this review) I hit play again, so I was definitely enjoying it.

This is good, keep it up!

H2opoloseal responds:

Thanks for the thoughtful response Geoplex! It may not fit perfectly into the Ambient category, but being in strong agreement with your feelings about it being atmospherically-based, I felt it was the best selection. Technically speaking it would probably be ambient breakbeat.

I'm glad you liked it so much! I worked very hard on it, and it is a very complex track. There are barely-perceivable elements elements that come in all over it, and that may have helped keep your subconscious interested, despite your brain thinking that it had "gotten the gist of it," and was coming close to feeling bored.

It was meant to be extremely relaxing, soundtrackey, yet engaging; so it would seem that despite some initial preconceptions, it accomplished its goal! Thanks you again for the great feedback. I quantify my work as "The Soundtrack to My Imagination," so I'm glad you enjoyed listening. :)

[Raving in the Rain]

Those slides are incredible.

I actually really love the atmosphere of this one, the wubs, the power, and THOSE SLIDES. Seriously, the leads are amazing. Liking those rain sound effects too.
I'm also a fan of the intro and subsequent build-up, and obviously of the drop, too. It's probably the loudest drop I've heard in a while :P

I think the chorus went on a little long and parts of it became a little repetitive, but it didn't negatively affect the song that much.

Overall a great track. Probably one of my favorites (if not my favorite) from you.

(Btw, sorry about not giving an opinion on this when you sent it. I think the download took so long that I forgot about it x.x)

ChasingPresence responds:

Haha no problem man! Glad you liked it :D and thank you very much for the review!

[New start!!~]

I have to review this.

Because, dude. This sounds great; and your "new start" seemed pretty short-lived considering this is your most recent track.

I'm not actually a fan of Dubstep, really. I thought the intro sounded stunning, though, mostly because of your snare usage. I'm enjoyed the melodic texture a lot, but I'm not a fan of the drop (simply because any harmonies are gone and it sounds a bit boring to me. But i know, that's just the genre.)

I really should say that, you're pro. I'm almost finding it difficult to believe that this is your music, because your popularity doesn't even remotely reflect your skill. I mean, unless you're using some kind of looping program, that is! :P (What DAW are you using, actually?)

I suppose while i'm here, I should point out that the mixing isn't perfect (snare sounds a little muffled to me, though the kick/bass relationship sounds pretty perfect actually.)
The song is also a bit repetitive, but that's not really an issue.

You should come back.

SexyDropbear96 responds:

Im back babe <3

[Edge of Time]

As I said, this is your best yet :P

I know I've already said a fair bit about this one, so I'll probably repeat myself here. I just can't bring myself to write a short review, so yeah.

I still like how dramatic the intro sounds, and while it feels as though it's leading to something more powerful than that which arrives, it doesn't lessen the song in any way at all simply because of how seamlessly you changed the mood. You went from dramatic/perilous to hopeful very smoothly in a matter of seconds :P

The percussion sounds quite good in this one, I really like the bongo-thing (I forget what you called it.)

Anyway, yeah :P This one is great.

Btw, I still love that little horn/string melody. Favorite part.

stunkel responds:

Haha thanks for the lengthy review! And you really didn't have to leave a review, I already got plenty of feedback from you during the hours of mastering and naming the song. But thanks for helping, supporting, and reviewing!

[Great Heights]

Great :P

This is definitely my favorite track of yours, perhaps because I enjoy orchestral elements more than EDM; but probably also because of the melodic structure.
This is probably the most melodic song I've heard in a while, and that means a fair bit :P

I wish you'd used the cello a little more, it sounded great in the intro. I like the flute a lot too, and the piano is really nice. I feel that the choruses sound good, but not very strong - i don't necessarily see this as a bad thing, though. Strong choruses with classical elements would sound a bit weird.

I like very much how this one feels fast, and yet mellow. That always seems to happen when people blend orchestral elements with electronic ones in a way like this.

I like it :P

ChasingPresence responds:

I like you :) And thank you for the insightful review!

[Walking in Circles [WIP]]

LISTENING TO THIS ON REPEAT.

I don't typically review songs like this, because it feels that my words are wasted on an artist that probably won't read them. However, I feel the need to express the fact that this song has compelled me to click on it no less than twenty times since yesterday.

I'm not even a huge fan of house, honestly. I don't dislike it, but it never struck me as terribly appealing. This song has dramatically altered my perspective of the genre and I love it for that.

I'm putting this at the top of my favorites and not taking it down until it's replaced with the finished version of this! :P

10/10

Or4nges responds:

I can't vouch for other artists out there, but I can say without a doubt that I personally read every comment on every one of my songs. And this kind of goes out to everyone. I may not always reply, but know that I appreciate everything everyone says, The kind words are what keep me going :)

And i'm so glad I could change your perspective on a genre of music that I love. Everyone's got their own taste, and this is by no means a general run-of-the-mill house song, but if it can open your eyes a bit more, than my job is done.

Sadly I can't finish the song. My hard drive crashed a couple months ago and with it went all my project files. I can't even begin to think of where to start on recreating the synths in this song. It took forever and a half. I am however grateful that I posted a somewhat passable WIP. Maybe one day i'll try and recreate it, but it might not be for a while.

Thanks again dude! Sorry for the wall of text, i felt this was kind of a message everyone else needed to hear too.

[Longlife]

I've listened to your stuff before, but I always forget to review - though I remember being quite impressed.

I actually do like this a lot. I like how relaxed this sounds, and I especially like a lot of the melodies you're using (melody definitely seems to be one your strengths from what I can tell.)

The percussion sounds quite good also - it's not overpowering and both the snare and kick are appropriately audible. Progression-wise the song doesn't cover a huge distance, but I didn't find myself minding that.

I like it, nicely done :P

K-Pone responds:

Yep, indeed, melodies are one of my strengths. I'm happy you like it.

[Plexosphere]

I like it! :O

The piano chords sound really nice actually, and pretty video-gamey. I also like how you're occasionally going with minor keys, it gives it a vaguely jazzy feel (dunno if there's an actual word for that.)

Glad you enjoy my stuff man, good job on this ^.^

K-Pone responds:

Thanks for the review. When I made this I hoped you'd like it, and that you actually do makes me happy :)