aliaspharow's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[.:Blues in Dublin:.(NAC)]

Enjoyable!

It's certainly an enjoyable piece. It seems to have a rather strange charm to it, relatable to some sort of soundtrack piece. although i have to say that it is quiet short and that it does not loop very well, the instrument selection is very appropriate and the drums are very well done. The melodies have a strange feel to them, almost uneasy. I think you should try making a longer melody pattern tho and try to make it a bit slower. I think this would sound much better if it were a slower ballad type of song. I can't really give you any sort of usefull instrumental advice since this type of music really isnt in my style range, But i hope at least some of this was useful.

Review Request Club

camoshark responds:

Hey mate, glad you enjoyed!

As foretold in my previous response to SuperSteph54, I gave myself the challenge to make the shortest most efficient song possible, and I tried to make a melody that would stick in your mind!

The reason it sounds so uneasy is because of the chords and the motives I chose. I did some sort of call and response, but with the exact same melody, so it sounds just as much a question than an answer, hence the ambiguity. The chords also NEVER resolve.

I'm really surprised someone noticed though, I figure you have at the very least SOME experience in the domain.

Anyways, I'm glad you enjoyed, I'll try to make it longer next time!

Cheers,
Samuel Hébert

[I'mNotYoDaddy... (Krowe Remix)]

So epic it's scary

I swear this shit is blowing up my sub like there is no tomorrow. Love all the filtering and the percs are as pro as it gets! Pads were sick, the sub is perfect, the bass manipulation is super pro too! I think maybe the voxcould be a bit louder but it has a certain background vibe to it so i don't know. This just shows how much i've underestimated you. Keep it banging my friend! Sick!~

KroweMusic responds:

I agree with the vocodex thing but there was some weird conflict with the voice sample and vocodex that I couldn't figure out. For some reason, vocodex was only like 50% efficient...if that makes any sense :/

(start ego) I'm not one to be underestimated (end ego) :D

I'm glad you liked it and thanks for the review! :D

[Cynic Nghh Hype Track '11]

I don't care what everyone says.

This track is a win. The beat is mad, the keys are catchin and you've got just the right voice for rap. Lyrics are right on. Could use a bit more hat tho and the snare has too much res. The song is really on the short side too... but since this is ng i guess il let it pass. The mix is pro. except for the rappin being pretty quiet, but you definitly got a good chance in the competition. Good luck and good work.

GloineFiodh responds:

Good looks

[Lovely Air [FINAL]]

Sick!!

I have to say that you are really starting to impress me. This sounds completely proffessional! The drums are mindblowing (wich doesnt surprise me) the best is very well made, the bassline is great... i dont even know how you made the intro... the way the drums just pop up after the intro is just superb. Next thing i would do is add a main melody in the higher register with the piano say... then bring in all down but that higher register melody. then pop back in with a more complexe/longer bassline melody and im sure the rest will come yo ya =D

pichuscute0 responds:

:D Man, Im glad you like it so much. The intro was pretty different then what I usually do for ambient sounding things. Layering and hitting random-ish notes on a pad with no attack and high release. Bassline is done in Reason. Freakin love Reason for basslines. :D Anyway, Im glad you like this. Im definitely gonna finish it, gonna work more on it tomorrow.

[[dB] Pure]

Sounds great!

Love the atmosphere you got here. For what i can hear you used the reverb quiet well. All your transitions are spot on. The voice thing at 30 seconds in is nice but a bit loud for my tastes. The instrument selection is also very good. You got an excellent groove going ^^. Keep it up! I love it!

Decibel responds:

Aw shucks =D

Thanks Haha, I'm glad you liked It =D

[[DJ_ITD] - Physics]

This is mad!

I love this mix! Great progression! The mix is pretty good too although the reverb is a bit overdone at times and i think it deserves a fater bass but besides that, the percs are epic (besides that snare/clap/hihat wich needs a bit less highpass). Opposed to what my review might sugest i did really like this mix. Newgrounds needs more artists as talented as you.

djInTheDark responds:

I haven't done any major EQ'ing yet so thank you on the feedback for that. It's more valuable to me than you might think. Thanks again for the EXTREMELY helpful review!!

[[Fiji_&_RNG] Infused]

Well played!

Hot damn! There is just something about this mix... Oh right, maybe its the fact that you made it... This is damn epic bro! Fx and filters mastered to the limit! I love every transition, every note, every second. The mixing is just so crisp and clean. Production quality is very very good. The only thing that hurts the mix are thoes violins comming in at around 1:40 minutes. They are horribly robotic and somewhat off key. But the rest is still... as usual... top notch stuff. You are definitly one of my favorite artists on newgrounds.

5 Line Records FTW

MrFijiWiji responds:

WOOT 5 LINE! and thnx

[->>Just The Way You Are<<-]

WOOT!

Wow guys. What a song... So much emotion! So crisp and clean, so upbeat, so... Amazing. This one is definitly one for the books. You guys really got something going here! I love the drums and the pads especialy. they are perfect for eachother. And omg russel. I'm definitly not as good a singer as you are. Not yet at least, i can always dream tho. ^^

5 Line Records FTW!

vwvSTATICvwv responds:

Haha thanks man xD

Can't wait to hear your stuff! Get a mic!

[[Fiji] Hold One Last Breath]

Another hit indeed.

Oh... fiji... You shall forever underestimate yourself. I am actually pretty scared by this mix. Everything is calculated, orginized, clean... I really like the subtlety of the melody. Everything thing from the pads to the vocals to the percussions... just eqed with so much care. There are only a couple things that caught my attention in this mix. I'm going to talk less about the things i like about it because... I... havnt finished my mix yet. lol. have been having allot of computer problems these days. So!

First of all, the vocals are a very nice touch and they have been very well chosen for the song but are a bit too sharp and pop out too much. You should definitly put some filters on em and and also try automating them with different filters at different parts of the song.

Automations! Yeah i noticed that you tend to use automations allot wich is good! but you dont use them to make drastic changes that much. Automations are my secret to making a single pattern sound original through a whole 4 minute song.

Third of all, I love the fact that you put a breakdown in. Fits great for this song... But the breakdown wasnt really that much of a breakdown in this case. I know your gonna think im a hipocrit since i have the same problem in my mix ^^ but having a small section with an entirely different melody always helps i do find, to reduce repetitivness to the max.

I am terribly sorry that i couldnt go into more detail but i give you this peace offering of sorts. Best of luck eh?

P.S. your totaly awesome

MrFijiWiji responds:

why ty!
1. i really like the way the vocals pop, i accomplished that by putting some blood overdrive on them... i think that will stay....
2. i will always underestimate my self...lol... im pretty insecure about my music i guess?
3. best of luck to u... im kinda hoping i lose... im really in the mood to do a remix

[Techno Revolution [DJ-Gen]]

Very nice!

Damn nice beat! This is definitly some sexy head bumping shit. Bass is awesome, saw rythme and choices are epic as hell, The vocal samples are very repetitive but what the hell... I'm not usualy this appreciative of technical music but this is just epic. only issues are that the quality is shit and this is definitly not dnb. more like trance or at least house.

Genesis11 responds:

Yeaa... I know it's not drum n bass... But still. It's pretty awesome =D
Thanks alot dude!

And thanks for the first review, tell your friends about me ^_^

Oh and how is the quality shit? I have nice speakers and it sounds kickass... :O