NekoMika's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Reformat & Erase]

Jungle Drum and bass is always a nostalgic trip it seems. Is that the Windows 98 startup being sampled by the way? Always nice to hear how people can make use of such an old audio piece and give it new life. Also, what are the edited vocals meant to say?

cthrn responds:

The pad/piano sample actually isn't from the 98 startup, but now that I'm listening to it again, it absolutely sounds like it LOL
It's from this: https://youtu.be/C0vTjDzFPFU?t=3238 - I took the audio directly from the stream because I didn't wanna bother looking for a soundtrack rip for a wicked obscure game LOL you can even hear the clicks from the stream in the song if you listen for them

And the vocals aren't really meant to like.. say much at all? They're just kinda there for texture. It's sampled from this song https://soundcloud.com/biblickle/killing-all-my-friends#t=1:42 which, by the way, is a killer track.

[Heartbeat]

A soft melody, it makes me think of a scene where two people are sitting with each other in a rather tense environment where danger is all around but they want to make sure that each other is ok.

The long and drawn out ambience is so calming, kind of reminds me of Danganronpa 2 for some reason.

Kanahaki responds:

This music contains memories associated with wonderful feelings. This is currently unavailable. Therefore, in this music you can hear sadness and nostalgia.

[L. Mity - Cotton Candy!!]

Wholesome and lovely tune. Reminds me of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, along with some slice of life / rom-com animes. Love this song! Cannot wait to hear more from you in the future!

L-Mity responds:

Thanks always! Neko san!

[Aurora Beam]

This song feels like such a trip. Reminds me of the earlier part of this decade when I kept finding more and more drum and bass music and artists that I enjoyed. The tune is so pleasant on the ears, congrats on both reaching the front page and featured audio section with this song. Here's hoping that future songs will have just as much energy and emotion in them! <3

TeraVex responds:

I'm really glad you enjoyed it! While writing this I kinda felt a sort of nostalgia, I'm glad you felt similarly! Thank you so much for the kind words!

[Final Mission 👀]

Seems decent, kind of wish the bass had a little more rhythm to it. Seems it tends to play for a couple of notes and then just fades out for the most part. Hope the next song sounds even better than this one.

barnaclenips responds:

thanks I'll def keep that in mind when I'm working on my next song

[Hisoutensoku]

That trumpet is great, digging the beat, cannot recall which boss this tune was for though. ;-;

Barzoom responds:

It wasn't for a boss! The fighting games had themes for everyone but also just generic battle music like this. :)

[Lunatic Eyes ~ Invisible Full Moon]

Pretty good cover. Here's hoping Reisen doesn't snap her fingers to make things more difficult during the boss fight, lol. Any plans to cover any other Touhou songs? This one is a pretty cool cover, that guitar breakdown was fun to listen to.

Barzoom responds:

Thank you!! We play on normal to avoid such STRESS.

I've covered many Touhou songs throughout the years, and don't plan on stopping. Here's a list of ones available on my page (although they are old.)

TH12 Stage 1: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/699526
TH10 Stage 3: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/628319
TH10.5 Fragrant Plants Mix: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/597121
TH12.5 Stage 1: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/597073
TH07 Stage 2: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/571144

[endK - Funkadunk]

Damn, this has a really Sonic Mania vibe + Future Funk vibe to it. I love it. Could also fit for a very fast paced type of boss battle. <3

endKmusic responds:

I'm thinking the same!
Thanks for the review Neko, glad you like it! <3

[おやすみ [Good night]]

Very short tune but feels like it would be good for credits with the last note giving off a "To Be Continued..?" kind of vibe to it.

monikrr responds:

Yeah, sorry about its length lol

I really felt a need to wrap up the EP, though I probably should've just thrown it onto the end of Whisper from the Sea

[Motivation]

Motivational and upbeat, fast paced tune. Feels a lot like an anime intro with that smooth bass and the tempo of the drums. Really enjoyed this and it does make one feel calm yet awake and ready for another day I think. :D

Noisysundae responds:

"As I replied to one of the earlier reviews, it actually went anime OP with the visualizer showing the menu title after the intro. It's not intended, though." — The Manager