xxxZigZagxxx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[So N love With Your Booty]

Wow! I wanna hear your verse on this! The beat is pretty great, but the vocals are a bit loud. They kind of overpower a bit. But other than that, looking forward to this 5-min epic track :D

patrickliberty responds:

yes it's going to be great benny, lol, i just need some time on my hands bro :-/

[If I Could Smell Your Pie]

DEM CHORDS KILL ME BRAH

But seriously at about the point of 0:40 I was overcome with awe at your chord placing. You're a miniature Hudson Mohawke, really. Except maybe not as bombastic, but more chilly and contemplating. Yeah, I like that.

phosphorusprocedure responds:

I don't know who that is... googling him now.

[Hallowed Be Thy Name EMP]

I disagree with Gede. The bleed through gives character. I can't remember whether it was one of the guys from Portishead or something that said that when mics pick other instruments up in the same room it's even better. Or it might have been the guy off the Shins. But hey, this is great, bluesy rock with some intense cool riffs and chords. Just lovin' it

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Thanks, although I think the bleed is perhaps more the result of me being too lazy to wear headphones while I was recording, but if it makes it sound better to you, well I can't complain. Thanks for the review.

[Exp 69]

I like your composing. It always sounds interesting. The 0:30 bit was a bit murky, but hey, your drums are packin' some serious punch :) DAT RIFF

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Haha, thanks. What good's a riff if it's not a good riff, eh?

[Dopehead Waltz #2 - FFsMd]

This is fantastic, absolutely fantastic. Your riffs mesh well, and your chords are beautiful. I don't really know how you do it, it almost sounds like a score for an old Ed Wood film. In a good way. You know with all those horrorful "woooOoOoOoooos" that go on when something scary happens. Wait, is that a theremin in the background? Either way, it's fantastic. Keep it up, boy! You're great at this :)

phosphorusprocedure responds:

It's not a theremin, actually - it's a plugin from http://kunz.corrupt.ch/products - this bass synthesizer on a preset called Asia Lead, with the arpeggiator turned on. It helped make the melody stick out a little more. I'm glad you liked it, thanks for the review.

[Don't Forget Me]

Weezer meets Jack Johnson meets Bon Iver. I especially like the falsetto chorus, and your tones are absolutely chill. Please release an album. I will love it to bits.

Kingbastard responds:

I might well;) I'm working on other material atm, but I always pick up the acoustic guitar and have plenty of songs I want to record, so watch this space.............

Thanks for the comment

["I Want You" - B4M! & SJD]

"Azealia Banks - 212" much?

BeefourMusic responds:

Just looked it up, lacks the acid, lol. I wish we had 21m views on youtube though!

- Beefourmusic -

[Synthetic Reality]

0:00 Very nice and steampunk-y.
0:30 Those delaying synths are sounding very nice and post-futuristic.
0:38 Wow those pads are sweet! Where you get that ambience bro.
0:50 Those hi's are a bit jarring. They're not... EQ'd right or something? Not too sure.
1:13 Not sure I like all those chords you're making. They don't always fit into the melody.
1:30 But it does sound suitably epic.
1:45 OK the stop-go thing is very nice and builds tension quite well. WAITIN FOR DROP BOI :P
2:02 A nice mood piece.
2:30 More of the same. It's nice though. This could loop easily. The futuristic theme is pulled off quite well.
2:50 About to finish... let's see how you do. Oh, a fade out. That works too.

OK, so you pull out the futuristic card, and it works for you. It has the mechanistic kind-of flow to it, which is nice. You pull off the ambience quite well, with your synths and pads and stuff. The hi-hat to the drum is jarring, due to EQ-ing or compression or something (not quite sure what). But yeah, overall the vibe is good. String chords could be improved in my opinion, they didn't quite gel well with the song. My opinion, dude. Overall, good though.

Cheers.

vai90 responds:

Thx for the kind feedback!

[Sunset]

0:00 Oh wow. This is interesting. I can see you already have some experience with DAWs, because this composition is pretty fantastic.
0:30 Yeah this is nice. The saxophone can be a bit off-putting with its random trills, but oh well. It adds to the 80's kind of synthpop feel.
0:55 The hi hat begins again. Gives that BEAT YO
1:05 I like that background strings.
1:15 This is very well composed, by the way. The chords are pretty badass.
1:30 That bass is nice underneath it all.
1:40 You go!
1:45 The sound waves hit me like a ton of bricks.
1:55 Yeah this is nice. Ends with a stop.

This is good. It's well composed, fairly produced, and comes across as a kind of throwback to 80's synthpop in a way. It's got jazz influences in it, as well as just some basic "boom-bappery" (I guess, not sure what to call it). You could improve on production though, since it's kind of basic at the moment.

Overall, great job, hope to hear more from you.

Ciao.

[X-Trav Music Demo]

0:00 Very spooky. I like the high strings just making their way over the top of everything else.
0:30 This sounds like the beginning to an epic battle or something... on Final Fantasy or some other RPG
1:00 Very LOTR-ish. A reminiscent theme, thinking of the past, and trudging on ahead. I could see this played as Aragorn and co. travel over the picturesque mountains.
1:30 Port song. Or an inn song. Very nice and soothing, while maintaining emotional cling.
2:00 Suddenly intensity! It burns! But yes. This has a sort of background drum loop, and then the little violins over top. It seeps intensity.
2:30 Battle scene! Let's FIGHT. But yeah, this is setting up for a particularly intense part of the film/movie/medium I guess.
3:00 A sad song. Someone crying on their bed because they are alone, looking at the picture of their dead lost loved one. A tear trickles down their dirt-battered face.
3:30 I like the background effect of the piano. Seems very supressed, but at the same time as though played in a Church. Very simple chords, with slight detune. Very Tim-Burton-esque.
4:00 A meadow. A lush meadow with antiquitous creatures from another age.
4:30 Sci-fi battle on the top of a train! You gotta defeat the boss! RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE
5:00 Awww nice music. This is the part where the two lovers meet at long last after defeating the final boss. They draw closer to kiss.. *mwah mwah mwah* Such a sweet moment.
5:30 You are in a cave. What is around the corner!? Is it a... BADDIE!? A-WHAT? What was that? A creaking noise from upstairs?

Yeah. It's very nice. Each section fulfils a purpose, and that purpose is clear from the outset. Cheers bro and thanks for letting me listen.

Bro.