Calamaistr's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mass Indecision Amongst the...]

unbattered but very good.

I think you're very good at dnb and you know how to use all sounds well together, but really, the melodies dont go anywhere.. are almost non existant.

At the beginning it has a good buildup for a oncoming melody but you just stay in a rather ambient atmosphere.

Just noise in harmony do not automatically make a good melody, but i can hear youll get there, ill check back on you sometime for sure.

I dont mean this the wrong way, on the contrary; you might intentionally leave out solid melody but you should understand (especially by your age, you probably grew up with it aswell) that the 8bit genre lived on melody, without it its rather empty.

Nevertheless, this is an excellent piece worth getting used to, good enough to favorite.

[I Punched Him in the Hair]

you need work

you need to work on melody, sure it has a nice pace and the rythm is fine.

The melody isnt very interesting, and at some sections rather bad.

[March_To_Eternity [Box-Killa]]

hmz..

I didnt think the composition was anything near interesting nor enthralling, but i do have to give you some props for the mixing in particular of the bass strings and marching snares. Those were a nice section in this track indeed.

[HalloweenSpecial-Frankenstein]

this is halloween

I dont celebrate halloween but it must be.

One point of critique however, the timpani sounds very muffled, dont know if thats intentional but i think it could sound better.

Well, you know im already a sucker for this kind of weird-walz music since i make it myself now and then.

oh and guess :p

another 5.

sorohanro responds:

Timpani I wanted soft, more like mp, just to underline the bass.
Thanks for review :)

[Jazzy Trumpet Loop]

you should make more

I love jazz, id like to hear more :) with more chord shifts, heck perhaps a concerto.

Ill check back ofcourse.
Oh and a 5.

sorohanro responds:

This track is more of a demo of my trumpet samples than a "real track" and as harmony it's quite basic.
Feel free to download and use the sample/ loop packs ;) (see on my website). Thanks for review.

[Robot Samba]

hmm

reminds me alot of a collection of obscure dnb underground stuff i had on my pc a year ago. The quality is excellent but seeing as im more into the pure melodical things these days its not what i would have on my mp3 player. :)
Still a 5, ofcourse.

sorohanro responds:

It's not what i would have on my mp3 player too :)))
Well, fooling around for "Robot Day"... my wife totally hate this track :))

[Amazon Groove]

love the combination of

the warm bass guitar with the flute at the start, but ofcourse the whole thing sounds solid and pleasant, slightly caribean.. i can picture myself laying in the sun with it with a glass of grapefruit juice.

AHHH the chord just shifted, brilliant man. Im going to favorite this now haha.
Oh and ofcourse youre getting 5ed aswell. :)

sorohanro responds:

He he... that's one of my own favorites...
Bass it's a double bass (sampled... I think Kontakt Player) and flute is a ocarina actually (sampled also).

[You Will Never Be Alive]

a bit to loud

I really liked the elastic effect in the thump percussion, it really feels like its pounding then retracting. The electronic dibs and dubs were also really well placed as support on that.

I had to take down my pc's wave volume to 50% for my ears to not automatically close off to the sound though.. but then it was great.

Maybe work a bit more on melody next (not that melody is missing here, its just in the detail, i mean if there were even more melody it would be more awesome) and youre going to end on my mp3 player. :þ

Right now music like this to me sounds like listening to boards of canada. :)
(should be a compliment anyway)

Keep it up. (and check out my latest 2? :þ)

[Orchestra loop]

structured but a bit dull

But the worst is.. its so loud. Almost hurts the ears.. i guess thats intentional in this genre but still.

Anyway i gave you a 3 and a 7 cause it does sound nice overall.

janiev responds:

Oh.. well.. no it is not really my intention to hurt ears :P I will look at it. Hehe :P

[Forever, I'll remember]

my greatest hatred of the future

I lost my father when i was just 18 and cant even imagine what an impact losing my mother would have on me, it would crush a large part of me thats for sure.

So this song gave me a huge chill down my spine, but its so beautiful i cant help but favorite it in its honor.

Greets and stay blazing with your music. :)