xxxZigZagxxx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[icarus iv ft. CMTEN]

At first i was like “wait surely this is a remix because it features CMTEN how…” and then i did my research and this is a legit track! Sounds gorgeous and unique and so cool that you are working with people like CMTEN and SEBii, some of my favourite modern electronic artists. Nice reverbed out vocals and candy-like instrumentals and experimental production work. Keep up the awesome music <3

vai5000 responds:

tysm!! <3

[Ill Be Remembered]

Uplifting breakcore or jungle? I like. The glitches are really nice. I wonder what glitch VST you're using? That rising up to 0:27... really nice. From 0:27 onwards it's just clusterf--- but in a really grand way. Then it cleans up and it has this really interesting vocal sample with the snare. It has an interesting cleanliness to it that's unusual, beside the glitched out drums.

The riffs at 0:55 onwards... the slow violin-type ones? I feel that's one of the best decisions you've made on this track. It provides a really slow-form progression that adds to the experience overall. Really nice.

1:25 The light arps coming through here are really delectable. I feel like I could eat them on a plate with some mashed potatoes, or if you don't like those, some greens, or some other shit that tastes nice. 1:55 The slow chords going over the top? It's even recalling Arca just a bit. I think it can continue to improve over time but for now, this is very exceptional. It's a full sound that you've crafted for yourself and you should be proud.

baryiscool responds:

so you know i didn't use a glitch vst
i hand cut them and shifted the drums around to my liking
Glad you like the synths i made :)

[Beyond The Stars]

There's some deep stuff going on here. The arpeggiated melodies, and then the drums with the electric gats on top. It's so grand. The drums here are excellent. Even though this isn't necessarily the genre I consume quite easily, it's still very captivating. Very melodic, very clean.

The vocals are actually really well done! This is fantastic.

Rockin' out to this!

[Bubbles' Theme]

Ooh! Cute. Is this for Bubbles from PowerPuff Girls? Clearly not, because you say that lore is coming soon in the description.

Wowwwww, this composition is delightful! This is really great. Wait- it's dubstep? I'm not... ready? Hmm... let's see.

Oh it's very nice and melodic dubstep. Really well-mixed! I love it. The melodies are really well-thought-out too. This is great!

The synths at 1:05 are really elevating it to another level. They're filling the ears left and right with some goodness.

1:25 Might actually be my favourite part of it so far. It sounds like Legend of Zelda type music. With the building up. Wow. Truly, wow. Amazing stuff. Appreciate this a LOT. There's a lot I wish I could do that's in this.

1:55 Neat bassline in this and the melodies. Ooh! This is a favourite, for sure. It's even some kind of 3/4 or 6/8 style waltz dubstep? So strange, and so intriguing. Appreciate this a lot. Thanks for making this, it's fantastic :)

QuartzoneTunes responds:

Thank you very much for your comment! Zelda is a huge inspiration for me :D also yeah this is waltz Dubstep :))

[Be Yourself (Demo)]

This one has a gritty feeling to it. Really nice. It's really rough, ready to fight and groove. Reminds me of Mac DeMarco just a bit. Oh now at 00:25 there's these really echo-y guitars and pianos that are coming through. They're really smooth and delightful. Love that a lot. The bassline is particularly catchy too. Excellent. This would be great with some Mac DeMarco style vocals too. Really nice. Love it.

I just realised the description said that there's only guitar, drums and horns in here. So I guess I was the silly one for thinking there was pianos in here. The gats are so reverbed and echoed out that they sometimes sound like pads, which lends this nice depth to the proceedings. Real cute. Love it.

pitbulljones responds:

Thank you for your review and generous feedback :)

I love mangling my guitars, been posting here for nearly 20 years and it's something I am known for. The reverb is unhealthy ha. I can't wait to revise this and get lyrics on this.

[Sad Anime Piano]

Haunting melody! Love the style of the electric pianos. Someone in the reviews mentioned a "Yakuza backstory" and I've only watched streams of that game but I really think it fits. This is a really lovely melody and it's making me feel all sorts of feels <3

[Gamecast]

when the guitars fight for space on the track but it still sounds good because the composition is high quality. other commenters are right, vocals on this track (with a bit of mixing to bring back those gats) would be immense! love the grooves. nothing but net.

[8 am]

your guitar tones are so nice and your playing is so good i swear

[Vegas]

when phospho is like "i don't know the chords but i'm gonna sound like a thundercat song anyway here we go". love it.

[woof]

Groovy catJAM let's go... bass and the guitar and everything just in tandem providing the grooves. i love it <3