NekoMika's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pyroscape 3 - Room Escape]

Dark feely

This has a nice and dark feel to it as if you were stuck in your own room and unable to leave due to some energy locking you in. You soon find out how to get out and quickly work on trying to get out. Also this is a perfect loop so great work there.

The harp gives a light feel to the whole situation whereas the bass line gives it a dark feel as if you may be trapped there forever. I like how those two kind of work to cancel each other out in a funny way I suppose. Then the xylophone provides a dark carnival feel to it so that is also nice to hear.

Overall, this one turned out well.

FuNaNdMoRe responds:

You sure are good at analyzing songs. Thanks for your positive review. ;)

[Pyroscape 3 - Skyscraper Run]

Sounds wicked

Well I can truly see this being used in some silly minigame where you run around on a skyscraper while fighting off things as well which is pretty cool. Also digging how quick the beat here is which makes it all the more better to me I think.

The trumpets sound awesome and I like how upbeat they manage to stay aloft here. The synth line is rather simple but provides a simplistic back bone beat to the whole beat. The drums finish off the song with their rapid playing and kind of make you feel the rush of wanting to run along a skyscrapers without the chance of falling off.

Overall, great beat, looking forward to the game.

FuNaNdMoRe responds:

Thanks for your positive feedback :)

Enjoy the game!

[Thorns (Jeffaro)]

Alright I suppose

This seems to be alright, not the best but I guess it has potential for being a good metal song anyways I guess. The main beat and lyrics here kind of cool sounding. The main thing to point out is I can not understand a word of what you say. You could speak up and make it more audible to what you are saying anyways.

The guitar sounds good which is cool. I like how it goes back between two notes then switches to the main riff. The drums have a good rhythm going on here as well. The bass line is simple yet nearly unhearable here.

Overall, speak up a little more and this should be a lot better.

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Jeffaro responds:

I didn't record bass for this song because my hand hurts when playing at this speed.

Also as far as the vocals go... I'm a shitty growler, so thats why I keep the vocal track at a low volume.

[Stargenx - Under the Razor]

Tense piece

Kind of gives the feeling that something is about to go down or possibly get destroyed. I can just see a bunch of people marching very slow and dramatically to this music before stabbing others with a sword to the heart.

The classical instruments sound very intense and the bass line along with drums make it feel quite tense. The flow of the song gives off a feeling as if this could be your last stand for something or another. Have no idea what the stand is for but you are fighting blindly for it.

Overall, great tense piece.

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Stargenx responds:

Thanks for the review! It does somewhat sound like that.

[EpicMetalInstrumental(Jeffaro)]

Awesome \m/

This is actually pretty good for something without words anyways. I wonder how the lyrics would go for this beat. I don't think it matters though, headbanging, mosh pits, and heavy riffs are all that matter here/

The guitar riff seems to be very well written here and I liked the galloping triplets you used here. I do not hear a bass line here, oh well. The drums sound really good and keep in good rhythm the whole way. Liked how the second guitar played notes on the lower strings which was great.

Overall, you did an excellent job here

\m/ Review Request Club \m/

Jeffaro responds:

Yeah, I'm a bad bass player. My hand starts to hurt if I try to do gallops and such. If you listen to the section at 1:33 you can hear a bass line that sounds really cool.

[Triploop]

Evil circus

This has a real evil circus feeling to it actually which somewhat creeps me out to an extent until I realize there are no evil circus beings or zombie elephants nearby to kill me in the first place. Very creepy feel.

The bass kind of makes me thing of someone speeding up and slowing down in a car constantly to annoy people on the road. The synth provides you into a glimpse of the mind of a clown and elephant trying to kill people for no reason. Nice to see the good use of hi hats and claps here as well.

Overall, this seems to have turned out alright.

Draxeddon responds:

Most epic review yet.

10/10 for your review.

[Rig - Constellation]

Sounds spaced out

Well I am glad I saw this exactly when it hit the audio portal. This sounds like a very nice piece the whole way. It has a really good space feel to it. Kind of reminds me of the soundtrack to Portal where most of the music was ambient and tended to make you just feel weird through and through no matter what as GLaDoS tried to kill the player the whole time.

The drums have a very nice touch and feel to them really. The many synths I hear just make me feel great and they also produce most of the sound for the song which make it sound and feel spacey. Really like how deep the bass was here as it provides a deep cut into the song making it feel very soothing but like you are also having to escape a space station as well.

The full song when it comes together sounds excellent. I look forward to seeing it in upcoming game you are making this one for.

Overall, excellent job here.

Rig responds:

Thanks! I had a lot of fun playing with layers in this song :D

[MLP Winter Wrap Up - Remix]

Very cool

Oh wow, you're the third person to do a remix of the My Little Pony songs. This one sounds like an awesome remix though. The only thing funny of that episode is they break into musicals but they don't sound the least bit terrible unlike High School Musical which is annoying to no end.

The tune from the original is cool. Great synth line here, love how it flows as well. The bass line is casual and very nice. Like the piano breakdown you used in the middle here as it sounds great. The drums are freaking amazing as well. I must say you did an excellent job with this piece.

Overall, lovely song. I know I loved it. Great remix.

poowis responds:

That put a smile on my face, thank you, your review fills me with confidence :P
I haven't actually seen the entire episode, I just remixed the song. Maybe I should watch it, I could relate more to what I made, I guess.

Thanks again for such an awesome review!