WritersBlock's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Rig - Stardust Backwards]

lol

just... lol.

10/10 for the lulz.
Best backwards song I ever heard.

Rig responds:

Yeah, it sounds cool forwards AND backwards! :)

["Rain Trance" F-777]

Awesome

Synths, bass, drums, the rain, it's all awesome. I love those crazy energetic synths. You're one talented guy.

Good job.

F-777 responds:

Thanks a lot for the review i appriciate it! As for talented i dunno if i am...but i enjoy making music cause music is my life and thats what counts! Thanks again for the review and 10/10!

[Rig - Nebula (Remastered)]

Cool ambient.

Love the bass and the wind effects. The bell type sound fits in nicely, sounds like wind chimes.
Very space-y.

Good job.

Rig responds:

Thanks! The bell loops were actually written by Thaumata - splicemusic.com/people/thaumata

[Bryan's Reggae Loop]

Pretty good loop.

But you should probably tone down the phaser on the drums. Make it more subtle.

Not bad.

IrishDrunkPunK responds:

well, this beat was actually just two patterns i made on another beat. but i like the effects deep like that.

[Scream of the Fallen (2m29s)]

Nice strings

Although it seemed a bit plain, even for ambient. Familiar bassline, I was waiting for the chromatic lead to come in. It seems to me, you just stripped the notes of an existing song just to its pizzicatto bass and added a handful of smaller riffs and loops over the top. It'd be better if you had the same instruments, but if you mixed it up more and made it more original.

3/5

[==(Celestial Swamp Life)=]

You're great at building up the atmosphere

It's very "trippy" in a way, with all the quirky effects in the background. They all fit together, but they are quite different and strange. This actually reminds me of a water level in the Nintendo 64 Kirby game, I think that music was kinda like this, I can't really remember... lol.
I doubt I'll be able to come up with something as good as this for the MAC Ambient section, but I'll try =P
Also, since you're, like, pro at this ambient (subtle flattery) would you mind checking out my latest ambient track, it seems that the audio adverts guys have overlooked my music again...
Fifenened ur track.

Good one SBB.

[Dark Light (MAC 07)]

This isn't DnB

It's just drums and bass.
bass is way too repetitive, it doesn't have that DnB sound, it's more "videogame" sounding, it doesn't really develop. DnB is much more technical, more elaborate. Maybe read a bit into the DnB genre before you have another attempt. DnB is an electronic genre, it's meant to have loud pumping bass, elaborate drums, and it's a variation from the electronic music people dance to, it's got to have a danceable energy to it, it's got to sound like something a DJ will play in a club. There's more to it than that, but it's just the basic themes of DnB.

Good luck with the development of your music. I can only give it a 2/5.

Also, the audio review thread. I don't know if you know, but it's common courtesy if you post there, that you review the 2 posts above yours, that way everyone gets the reviews they're entitled to.

[- The Ritual - (PREVIEW)]

For a preview?

This is pretty sweet, no doubt the final result will be even better. The synth choices are great, the drums are nice and punchy, I really like the background choir (that is a choir?), it gives the piece a great atmosphere. Very fluent. Sounds cool.

4/5 because it's not finished yet.

Greeksta-69 responds:

Yes a choir, Great huh? (Compleks sent it to me)
Thanks fo the honest review i really appreciate it.
No doubt the final prouct will be way better.

Greeksta

[Journey Through a Black Hole]

More ambient than DnB

In fact, it severely lacks a proper DnB bass and the drums aren't really DnB drums.
Apart from that this was alright, I'd say that for dark ambient, it was pretty ok, the choir was a little random, as with the piano arpeggio. The drums sound quite fuzzy in parts, and their "punchy" sound doesn't really help the ambience.
I'll give it a 3/5 and 6/10.