Erkie's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Rucklo - Sold]

Okay.

I liked the melody, the execution was interesting, I'm not big on trance/dance, but I think it'd do good.

It kind of reminded me of a style I was trying to achieve, check out some of my stuff sometime, maybe we can talk.

Rucklo responds:

I´m not big on trance/dance either, I really don´t know what I´m doing when I do stuff, like, u know... well, I dont :D
I´ll check ur stuff out, n let´s have a chat!

[DJ Runaway - Starcraft-ed]

Not bad.

Despite recycled melodies, drums, it is a dance remix. There were effects and nosies that were original and took out the best of the melody, but there was something about it, it was too short, you must not have had deep access to the voices.

Whatever.

Extra points because starcraft rocks. Not bad, your other stuff is pretty good.

DJRunaway responds:

Yeah, SC-voices rule :) Anyway, thanks for the review!

[The Parallax]

Too little, too fast, too overran.

I think you're into the more darkcore drum'n'bass, because those drums were way too fast, the little guitar bass riff complimented the drums in thier orgasmic run off, but it supplied little bass and wasn't on too well, but I kind of get the effect you wanted with it.

The chords did not compliment the guitar bass riffs, with that whole going off thier own way, and I couldn't hear it too well.

Don't be ashamed of the drum, let it come out, you need all the flavor of the drums or the song isn't anything.

For a short, basic, dysfunctional Drum'n'Bass, it's not exactly the median between good and bad, but it's good for a beginner. I just don't see any sparks with futher material until you learn to master the funk like you did with Hollow World.

[Rush to the Wind]

Nice effects. It lead to a nice presentation.

Unlike most techno songs here, this one actually shifted unnoticably like mood music, creating a song worth hearing.

Some of the sounds lingered, and it kind of reminded me of game music. Yes'm.

Nice work.

brutallyhandsome responds:

Almost 20 years later...Thanks!

[Crud's Gameboy Love]

Better then my remixing skills.

I took your advice and looked at another song, pretty good work for nothing but scratch, it held a good melody, and you used all resources to your advantage. Sometimes I'd have moments where I thought it'd rocket off into something different.

Good work.

crud responds:

yeah, i was going for a purist movement with my gameboy. going back to the roots and whatnot. although adding some sick ass beats would have been awesome...

[Nothing can take this out]

Too long.

Everything was well sequenced, I give you that, but there are also other problems I couldn't help but spot, some of bass and other sounds were set too high, and this song is far too long for the few loops you had.

Otherwise, I would call this a regular techno song, nothing blew my mind here, because I make crazy music. Invest in something a little more energitic and use more loops. You have the skill, no doubt.

crud responds:

since the song i submitted before this was too quiet, i tried to counteract it by turn this one way the hell up....guess i wasn't paying too much attention to my bleeding ears ;)

i think the things you mentioned are valid, the songs does go on for a while without changing much, just slight changes,but i dunno, i really liked how it felt, calming me inside and out, i really couldn't let go of it.

dont worry, if you didn't like this one, as you might have noticed, there is plenty more songs for you to investigate and possibly enjoy! keep on loopin my brother!

[Damn]

Okay. Not Great.

It isn't so much Drum'n'bass when it lacks the bass, variety, and most of all, when the drums are completely recycled.

This would've been a better eight-second loop then a 2 minute song.

It's okay. If you keep trying, you're bound to hit it. You have the potential.

[D-Zire - IDM]

Short, lacked the IDM Spark.

I like Aphex Twin, he's pretty good, you had the melody down, but it lacked percussion, a beat, the only real IDM feel was in the drums, it seemed like a bridge to a much larger song.

Add some more sounds and effects and you'll be that much closer to it.

[Invasion of Mr. Jones]

Cring inducing, repetitive, but nice.

It was long and repetitive, but it had that Trip-Hop vibe that I yearn for in techno music. It was diverse and you used every resource you had to your advantage, the voices gave the sensation of an amatuer scratch DJ, and the loop combinations got a little wicked.

I'm not big for synthezisers or low-grade dance drums, but you did some dark things with it.

Overall, this is the kind of shit newgrounds needs, keep honing those skills and add some more loops to the ol' arrangement and send chills down the spines of the fans who like the shitty hip hop artists here.

[Baller Beat Version II]

Good for a loop.

The drums were nice, I could tell a lot of effort went into critiquing the notes, but it could make my ears ring after a while, because the snare shrieked with the main melody.

It is good when you get the loops going solo, offers a good range.

Sometime it helps to have the bassline nothing like the main melody itself, anything, just nothing the same. And the drums need to also hold more of that bass feel. Get a groove like that and it'll go with a lot of groups. Thumbsideways.

ConnerB responds:

Hey, thanks for the advice. Will definately do that.