DARKNNES985's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[stelliarch's call]

The initial/main melody is very compelling, also its timbre, it's a shame it gets obscured for most of the piece, in my opinion

Also I think the drum-loop from 1:04 to 3:34 is too short/repetitive, and gets boring by the later half despite the added elements, though the part when it slows down is very good.

The ending part is very very good, my favorite part of the piece in fact. Though I think it could've been a little better if the main melody could be heard more clearly, on top of what I think is a delay, rather than drowning on it, or perhaps just too low on the mix, either way. Also that heartbeat kick works really well in it.

eurus0 responds:

i was actually thinking about creating an alternative version to this track which would be more of an ambient background that i could use for a dnd session (this song is for a character as i said), the alt track would be putting more attention to the melody, im glad that you liked it!
thank you for the feedback, especially the one about the drums, i'll make sure to take it to heart!

[it's how it looks like]

At 2:37 or so till 3:19 the audio gets very "muddy", the pad in the mid-high frequencies drowns the rest of element that share frequency-space (even if not necessarily bad, I think it doesn't work here), and when it comes back later, but to a lesser extent.

Using side-chain compression or EQing could solve that.

[Dark Stabs Red]

It's quite a long way to go, but the style has potential.

Its different sections feel too unrelated to one another despite their similarities, also, it feels empty throughout the whole piece (like if it ware missing tracks). Also it probably would benefit from being produced in such a way that it'd sound wider.

In my opinion its best aspect is its deviation from genre archetypes.

HammyMusic responds:

Yeah this is probably one of my worst songs, still struggle with parts not feeling related though even in my newest ones because I have too many ideas.

[Surfin' Trip]

Very enjoyable. Although some of the different sounds ("instruments") don't quite match well with one another (even if it is very minor, I thought it worth mentioning), probably a mastering thing.

JustDen responds:

Thanks! About instruments, i used different soundfonts

[Aethergenesis]

The track is great, it truly sounds like it could be part of the soundtrack of game (and a good one, at that), the production sounds great, and the progression is very smooth.

Kinda unrelated, but after listening to it I was wondering, how do you get the "stab strings" to sound that way? I've tried a few times, but can't get that sound at all, for some reason.

[rebirth]

Reminds me a lot to Sewerslvt's music, to be precise to the later half of their discography, but much, much, much more upbeat and optimistic. Though in all sincerity I prefer the "darkness" of their music, but no matter.

eurus0 responds:

you have no idea how much of a compliment it is, as Sewerslvt's music was the thing that pushed me into creating music in the first place, and I strive to achieve the level of quality that their releases have
thank you so much!

[Ethereal Realm]

I like this a lot, it has a very strong emotional core I really dig, though I wouldn't consider it uncanny, it is complex, but not uncanny. Also its production is very good.

[And It Will Stare Back]

This is one of the most beautiful dark ambient pieces I've heard.

3manonMusic responds:

Thank you so much! It means a lot :)

[Diminish]

Wow, I really really like it. it has a very good ambiance to it ((specially from 2:19 to 2:46)

BarbierDoesMusic responds:

I'm glad you liked it!

[Lucid]

It's really good, I specially like how the synths and the piano complement one another, though the main melody might repeat a little too much (but again, it is really good non the less). also there's parts of the percussion from 0:58 to 1:40 that don't fit too well with the rest of the composition (kinda like getting in the way of one another).

1Snow responds:

Tysm for the feedback! <3