NekoMika's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pokemon RBY Gym Leader]

Pretty good

Ironically I just beat Misty in the Cerulean Gym moments ago with a Charmeleon and a Pikachu. Really loved how you stuck with the original beat as well. This is actually a really sick cover version. Also would not consider this to be a remix as nothing changed, it does however make an excellent metal cover tribute to the game.

The guitar riff sounds awesome with the fitting breakdowns that sound just like the original. The bass line is also fitting and I like how it does a couple of breakdowns as well. The drums are superb. I will say when it all flows together it is just an amazing piece of work.

Overall, great piece, love how the series has made a lot of good tunes for bosses and legendary battles. Looking forward to more.

HighwindLegend responds:

Thats what I was going for, thanks. I pretty much call it a remix because it has a better ring to it than reorchastration (plus I probably spelled it wrong lol). I have a youtube channel with a TON of more remixes, you should check it out sometime!

[Videogame Metal!]

Awesome \m/

Wow is this a sick beat you have made. The guitar solos are awesome.

The guitar sounds great and even better with the breakdowns that happen. The lyrics are cool and remind me a bit of Tenacious D's antics when they wrote songs as well. The bass sounds good too me. I like the drums as well since they are awesome. I like how you reference Mario killing goombas and foes which is funny.

Overall, this is a sick beat. Great work here.

DanJohansen responds:

Glad you like it man, I guess it does go towards Tenacious D in some way :) MARIO BREAK NECKS MAN! He's evil! lol

[How Can I Shine Without You?]

Brilliantly creepy

Wow did the backmasking at the start creep me out or at least I think it was backmasking. Not totally sure on it. When the full beat starts to play with the creepy sound in the background it sounds very nice to me anyways.

The backmasking at the start heavily makes me think of Silent Hill and how the radio would act weird when the creatures came near at all. The guitar sounds nice and simple to me I guess. The drums are simple and play in a good tempo to me as well. The scratch down was strange and cool I guess. The synth is also good here.

When the full beat plays without the scratching or voices it sounds very good to me. The voice and backmasking creep me out a bit though as the song is great but weird to me.

Overall, excellent job.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Heh heh, I do enjoying the 'ol reverse. More of a self manipulated backmask, using reverse, volume-envelopes and re-arranging to achieve the desired effect.

Silent Hill? That's a creepy game. :)

I'm glad you enjoyed my strange remix. I appreciate your steady ears and in-depth review.

[Atm.o.spherE]

Crazy!!

Wow is this one crazy sounding beat. Makes me think of Resident Evil and having to fight hundreds of zombies just to get out alive. Would love to see this in a zombie based game where you must fight to survive against the hoards of the undead as they come after you and your flesh!!!

The bass line is truly awesome and just draws you in with its simplicity and ease. The drums create a heavy atmosphere of panic as you run and gun to survive oncoming zombies after you. The synth creates the final piece of amazement and draws you in as the two of them play. Also like the buil up and reverse effects used in this too.

Overall, a very nice beat.

Podel1 responds:

Thank you! :)

[[-when im bored-] - Marzy]

Kitties

I have no honest idea why but this makes me think of keyboard cat reincarnated. Maybe it is because the bass line sounds similar to the one used in that beat I guess. Still a cool song though, won't lie. Makes you feel strangely funky yet awesome at the same time.

The bass line is jazzy and kind of weird when the scratches start to occur in this beat to me. The drums sound very nice and rapid which is good to hear I guess. The synth sounds cool to me. The scratches are just weird I guess and make the song feel like a sinister fighting beat I think.

Overall, pretty cool beat.

Marzyyy responds:

thanks man, it still needs a bit of cleaning up i guess
i guess it does somewhat sound related to keyboard cat lol
i appreciate your review!

[Starting line-Mantra Ray]

Happy happy happy!!

This has a really upbeat and happy feeling to it. Could see it used in a lighthearted game or as credit music to some show aimed towards young people and make them laugh or smile while showing images from the episode to the credits.

The synth sounds very nice and upbeat here. I like how you have a second synth playing some long notes and then breaking down and sounding completely awesome. The drums sound very nice here too. Like how they keep a simple pace. The bass line is very nice.

Overall, sounds really nice but whenever the second synth gets high notes at few parts it sounds a bit weird.

Mantra-Ray responds:

thankyou for the great score
and yh it feels awkward listening to it
its something im still working one but my first ever submission sounds horrible so im trying to imrpove that

[Will for Willing]

Pretty good and funky

I found this to be a good and funky song to get down to as well. When it starts out it sounds cool and then claps and various other sounds come in and make it even better to enjoy once the full beat gets up and going.

The deep bass area was really cool. Sounded and made me think of water. Then the synth came back in and I enjoyed it as well. The synth along with the secondary synth and drum beat kind of remind me of cats for some reason. So it reminds me of a cat taking a bath and just fighting to get out of the water sadly as most cats hate water unless they are drinking it.

Overall, the full beat and everything is just amazingly cool!! Good luck in the future. Would love to hear more beats from you.

[[[ In The Arena ]]]

Pretty cool

I actually found this to be a pretty cool beat. The start with one instrument and then it keeps adding on more songs until you have a full beat playing. Once the full beat kicks in it sounds pretty good to me.

The first synth at the start sounds pretty cool with that simple loop and beat playing. Then the drums come in and add some sound to it with a bass and kick effect. The bass line adds a great deal of tone to this. The second and third synths make an awesome full come around for this song.

When the whole beat comes together it sounds great. Really not too much you can do to improve this. Then again I've always wanted to see a synth solo breakdown in a trance song..

Overall, good work.

[<EagleGuard> Dawn]

Pretty good

This actually turned out pretty good I would say. However I would recommend raising the decibel a bit so that it is a bit louder and easier for the listener to hear without turning up their speakers all the way or above halfway because when they go to watch or listen to something else they might make their ears hurt.

Really cool use and addition of a guitar here. Sounded pretty cool amongst the classical instruments. The drums sound very nice here. The keyboard sounds pleasant as well. Also like how chilled out the bass is here, completely unobtrusive as always.

Overall, you did a splendid job here!!

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EagleGuard responds:

Yeah, getting the volume right seems to be a problem lately xD I'm using new headphones which don't have a volume changer you see on regular headsets. This means that if I up my computer's volume settings, my ears get blown off. I use normalization when I convert the song, but apparently that needs some tweaking... I'll do my best to increase the volume in future songs =p

I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the review, much appreciated as always! :)

[~Alfa~ The Beauty of the World]

Beautiful

I like how soft and chilling it is as well. Kind of makes you think of days you never had but wish you had. A day where you hugged a friend a lot and simply relaxed with them under a tree watching water in a river go by. You see a kitten in a basket. You got to pick it up and adopt it. You give it a name and the cat likes the two of you a lot for saving it. It grows with you as a friend to you both.

The piano sounds luscious and great which is very nice to hear here. The drums sound simplistic and kind of give off a wave feel at the same time as if it was reeling you in to listen to the song. The bass sounds simplistic enough. Also like the wave and build up effects. They make the song look and feel really nice too.

Enjoyed how half way through you make the listener think it was over and then pick back up on a really nice sounding beat that keeps the user drawn in and listening as this song is played for a sad person to perhaps make them feel better with a hug I guess.

I will say that overall you did an excellent job on this piece. Sounds really pleasant to the ears. Would like to see more in the future.

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