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 :)

[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.

[I Hit Up One of My Suicidal Facebook Friends for Tacos]

what the fuck this is actually amazing. love ya, phospho. lyrics dark as anything. and i just remembered how unconventional your chords are. but there's some sort of screwing around quality to the lyrics despite the incredibly dark content that reminds me of a mac demarco or something (forgive if that's an insulting comparison, you're better than him i swear ;) )

love ya bud, hope you enjoyed the tacos (looks at watch) half a year ago. and you're doing good work.

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Thanks, man! I recently got an SP404, so as soon as I figure out how to use it, I'll hopefully make some wild tracks with it

[Volt]

Ooh! Experimental and bassy. I like this. It has a great sense of poise. It also just hits like a jackhammer - predictable yet... sassy? I don't know, my describe words failing me! Anyways. This has a nice variety and progression and is totally rad :)

HypercubeRecords responds:

Thanks

[Zumos9499 - Anti-Infinite (Remastered)]

Ooh, this is quite nice! Getting there. I think that the general mix is quite nice, but I do think that certain notes are out of scale and this might hold it down a bit. Plus also I feel like the drop at 0:50 could have chords that are less dissonant if that makes sense? It's still quite a well-energetic and very nice piece, I just think that mixing could make it even better ^_^

Zumos9499 responds:

Thanks ^^

[DeadOnTheInside-Distortion]

WHOA THIS IS CRAAAAAZY well done <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

IAmDeadOnTheInside responds:

Thank you!

[Snxw]

Ooh this is reeeeeally nice <3 I love the ambience of it all. And the "underwater" effect lol. Beautiful <3

noweekprod responds:

Thxxx

[Vimori - About U]

Ooh! So nice! Well done. This is exceptionally well produced <3 <3 <3 <3

Vimori responds:

Glad you like it :3
Thanks! <3