Knoxius's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[{!RGH} -+[Uncertainty]+-]

Very relaxed song. Maybe a tad bit repetitive when the vocals aren't playing - maybe throw in some sort of solo? Not sure if you've heard Zircon's "Just Hold On", but this is very reminiscent of that. Seeing as I absolutely love that song, this song is high up on my charts.

also the vocal harmonization is just gravy.

RyeGuyHead responds:

The synth lead during the interlude / instrumentals could definitely be a bit more pronounced. Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks for the review, glad you liked it :D

[Eye Of The Storm]

The composition is awesome. It's a bit repetitive, but I really fuckin love the breakdowns. Fake guitars always bug me, but I'd say you managed to pull it off in this song. The drums were very well arranged.

The mixing could use some work. Everything sounded really distant; nothing was powerful and in my face enough, as you would expect from metal. Probably just a bit too much reverb?

Sielumetsien responds:

Thank you for your review a lot sir. :-D

[Exit]

Seems like a great song that's been twisted into chaos. Regarding 'part 1', I love all of the instruments you chose and their presence in the song, however it sounds like you didn't quite know where to place the notes. Around 1:10, everything seems to come together a bit better, but overall it is quite dissonant and nearly brings me to closing the window. It does seem to keep my from doing that, though. You are for sure onto something; just keep working on harmonizing and whatnot.

As for 'part 2', it fits the bill as far as what you have declared by the title. It's together much better than the first part and still has the great choice of instrumentation.

I feel like with some more practice, you will be making gold tracks. For now you should work on harmonizing and reducing the dissonance in your tracks (albeit dissonance CAN be a good thing... at times). Most of this is completely based on my outlook on music, so you may choose to ignore it. Just keep producing buddy!

MockOff responds:

Hmm, I can understand why you wouldn't like the dissonance but it was pretty much intentional for the first 1:07, although the part at 0:44 I was pretty iffy on. But those chords were supposed to be dissonant and bring a jazzy type feel with the instruments around it giving it a contrast feel. After the first 1:07 I feel like I got rid of the dissonant feel, but eh.

I do appreciate your review though, and I will take it all into account. Sometimes its better to do things in lesser amounts. Thank you a lot for your kind words.

[Angels In The Sky]

The beginning dragged on for quite a while, but as stated below, it was groovin' once it kicked in. I really enjoyed the relaxed feel of this song, and the choice of synths is prime. I must be too used to dubstep at this point, because I was really hoping for a heavy drop somewhere. That's simply personal preference, however, and I believe you did a wonderful job writing and producing this song.

idfpower responds:

Heh, thanks :) Yeah, my way of "seeing" things when it comes to composition may be a bit different, since my main band is playing metal / thrash - so I try to adjust to the way things are usually 'done' in the Electronic world, but somehow I end up with a style mash-up :) Thanks again for the review :)

[you've got the love full]

A backing track would be nice, but you've definitely got some pipes. There were moments when you hit the wrong note, but overall a good vocal track. It's probably just my own style, but I feel a rest in the vocals at some point during the song would fit well. Find someone to do the instrumental, I definitely want to hear a final result!

On a side note, I could totally see this ending up as a dubstep track.

hhoulding responds:

thanks for reviewing i should see about the dubstep, i will have to find somebody haha

[A Dramatic Scene]

Starring Keanu Reeves.

Could use some higher quality synths, but I can totally understand any issues finding the right ones. I really enjoyed the sporadic feel of this song, yet still a solid idea is conveyed. I got some great imagery listening to this. You definitely did a great job here!

alternativesolution responds:

Haha, glad you were able to get some imagery from it! Thanks for commenting! :)

[Blinding Drive]

Quite a bit of dissonance in the composition, but perhaps that was intentional as a representation of this character? The mixing could definitely use some work; the strings were a tad loud around the 2:30 region. I really liked the piano near the end, but the reverb may have been overdone.

All in all, good composition that could use some mixing work.

Blacklawn responds:

Thanks. I agree. Mixing is always an issue for me... And I'll definitely have to tone down that reverb.

[Mysterious Sleeper (C)]

Cool, fast paced song. I don't hear any bass, outside of the sustained kicks here and there. Definitely needs that element to fill it in a bit. Besides that, it's a cool song. I can imagine myself killing some goblins to this.

Rinibra responds:

Thank you!

[Dugruha Planet]

Thrilling! I really love the quick builds and breaks. This definitely feels like a Diablo inspired song to me, which is always great because I love the games soundtrack. The guitar was a bit cheesy, but you gotta do with what you have, right? Maybe turn it down a little bit as well.

I particularly enjoyed the fact that you wrote this for a world you created in your head. Falls in suit with my own method of writing music. I feel it brings out a much more creative side of writing, seeing as it all stems from your own imagination. All in all a great piece, fits very well with the concept you've created.

[Ascension]

It's getting there. I really like a lot of the evolving ideas in this song, but it didn't quite hit me as is. It is an exciting composition though! Maybe if you could get some real instrumentation in there.

Around 3:20 (I assume a guitar solo?), the song did not seem full enough. I know, it was meant to showcase the guitar, but everything sounded empty and uninteresting. A little bit of subtle bass or strings would compliment the guitar well.

Continue with your music man, you have great potential!

Blacklawn responds:

Thanks. It definitely needs to be remade. The lack of intensity really bothers me now when I go back and hear it.