Geoplex's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Slipspace]

Me like.

This is actually very good, I'm enjoying it a lot. I like the low-mid LFO bass, the mix sounds very clean, the percussion is appropriately audible and has substantial power, and melodically this song is pretty awesome.

Honestly, this is the best Drum and Bass song I've heard on Newgrounds for at least a month or so. There were some moments where I was in doubt of the melodic structure (such as in the middle of the longer breakdown) but they were rendered inert by the vast majority of the song.

I do feel that the intro is a bit weak, there isn't much going on and it feels a little rough around the edges. One of your pads/choir thingies also has extremely high attack, and it really makes it sound artificial (some heavy reverb or delay could lessen that, if you can't adjust its attack.)

I also really liked this song In terms of melodic diversity, it's interesting to listen to and I'm not getting tired of it. This will probably be the first song I've downloaded from Newgrounds in the last year lol.

Seriously enjoying this. Basically Liquicity quality, imo (make it a little smoother and submit it to them :P)

ALSO, I LOVE 03;00.

Srsly.

AeroMusic responds:

Yeah, I do agree about the intro - reverb on that choir pad and maybe something else would make it alot less empty. Honestly I'm awful at intros and actually started this song trying to recreate a danny byrd intro :P
I <3 liquicity! though i've still got quite a way to go until I'm liquicity quality :P
I'm glad you like that bit at 3 minutes - I was worried other people wouldn't enjoy that part as much.
Thanks alot for the review mate

[Polargeist]

:O :O :O

Enjoying this.

It's extremely... arctic. I can really feel that. I'm enjoying how clean the mix sounds, the plucky bass, and the diverse melodic nature of the track. I also accidentally listened to it about a dozen times, because I didn't realize it was a loop. So there's that :P

This is only my subjective idea of what Drum and Bass should be, but I do feel that the snare should be heavier. The kick sounds pretty good in terms of volume and its punchiness, and the hats, while not that interesting, sound good.

Video-game music and Drum and Bass are such great genres to combine, and I enjoyed the cross-over here.

Definitely a 10/10.

Step responds:

omghi, thanks for reviewing!

":O :O :O
Enjoying this."

Haha straight to the point. I'm glad you are enjoying this!

"It's extremely... arctic. I can really feel that."

Mission objective completed then :3.

"I'm enjoying how clean the mix sounds, the plucky bass, and the diverse melodic nature of the track."

Awesome. I'm quite happy with the mix too; I'm surprised it even came out this well since I almost never do electronic tracks; they're a lot harder to mix than orchestral that's for sure. Or at least for me they are.

"I also accidentally listened to it about a dozen times, because I didn't realize it was a loop. So there's that :P"

Awesum. I think this track loops the best from all of the loops I've ever done.

"This is only my subjective idea of what Drum and Bass should be, but I do feel that the snare should be heavier. The kick sounds pretty good in terms of volume and its punchiness, and the hats, while not that interesting, sound good."

Good advice. I am convinced that a snare is the toughest drum sample to mix in electronic music; I ALWAYS have trouble choosing it, mixing it, etc.

"Video-game music and Drum and Bass are such great genres to combine, and I enjoyed the cross-over here."

I totally agree, Drum'n'Bass fits really well in video games. I had to make this a lot slower than most Drum'n'Bass though (it's only 155 BPM) since any quicker and it'd turn from a tower defence game into a racing game lol.

"Definitely a 10/10."

That's great, thanks a lot for the review!

I love your music by the way; I recognise your username because I remember putting Origin up on the frontpage a few weeks ago.

[Chutes]

Forgot to revieeeeeeew.

K

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!

[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.