anthonyragus's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[bittersweet bytes (FULL ALBUM)]

Aw yee. Luxurious harmonic choices, arpeggios, and melodic leaps. Intimacy has an amazing solo. Rain has a sick bass drop I haven't heard in chiptune or fakebit. Interesting transitions too. Ooo 2-step in space! Congratulations to you for making this banger of an album.

[Cubenssi]

Heck yeah, this slaps severely. I recently discovered you, so I don't have the history your other listeners have, but it will be cool to find out how your DnB style changes whenever you decide to return to it. Take that phat break, and maybe explore some different soundscapes. I can barely stick to a genre for two tracks in a row.

Edit: Cool, you do you. Genre hopping is a lot of fun; no need to stick to any one thing, especially if it's not fulfilling.

Cubenssi responds:

Thank you but I've actually decided to quit DnB completely. There is a video on my youtube channel where I explain it more.

[Voice of Versatility]

Heck yeah, great hollywood harmony and proof of concept. I've had vague thoughts of doing something like this. Now I might have to try to get on your level haha. I think with a very careful dip around 5Khz and perhaps a slight bump in volume and reverb send, you'll get a choir that both blends and shines more. I know it can be tricky to sculpt a hall sound with a close-ish mic, not to meantion getting dynamic range in the low range of the voice. Great work with a great challenge.

VociferousMusic responds:

Hey, thank you so much for your advices! I have tried to realize them by now. I have to agree that working with close-range recordings is quite hard and the atmosphere would have been even better with another type of microphone. But I tried to bump the reverb and volume by a little bit. I also recreated the high tenor notes and I have resung them with more "twang" being used. So that's the best I could do for now. I hope at least there is a little improvement noticeable. Especially the staccatos at 03:47 and 5:50 should sound better now. :)

[A Moment between Time]

Hoooo, bring the funk. Interesting choice of duel wielding sampled bassline and sustained synth bass. My head is circular bobbing and my face is stank. I think the piano would be more effective unquantized; I like the tight pocket in the drums, and the bass guitar is almost sitting on the back side of the beat (sequenced that way or sidechained?). So I was expecting some super laid-back piano, Maybe that's just me. Tasty stuff \m/

RedCocoa responds:

Thank you very much for your review :D
This has been the first time I tried anything Soul or Funk related so I'm happy to see I apparently didn't screw up :D

[NICECITYSCAPE]

Tasty basslines, classy harmonic planing moments and keychanges, and super immersive overall. The needle sample at the end is the cherry on top. Superb work

[Pumpkin Pie in the Sky]

Now THAT'S amore. Charming and dainty, would definitely pumpkin again.

BusanBlack responds:

Pumpkin spice of life.

[The Body Is Round v1.6]

Another great melodic trance track. I'm not a fan of the supersaw riser in the buildup, but kudos to you for resolving it on the tonic at the end of the buildup. Excellent use of thsoe vocal samples. Great respective melodies in that square pluck and supersaw, and that 303-ish distorted bass is always satisfying, albeit perhaps a bit too hot in the mix. Keep it up dude!

[Inner Child v1.91]

Classic 2000s trance babyyyy. The remnants of techno, combined with hits of melody in the supersaw and guitar (I think it's guitar samples). That drum set buildup with machine-gun snares. And that sweet filtered distorted bassline. On top of all that, you superbly capture the spirit of the early 2000s.

[A Bedtime Story]

"...and that's when the parallel minor attacked!" Another lovely, immersive piece. It's always a pleasure listening to your music. It's almost certainly just me, but that fa-sol resolution at the end (I think it's tenor sax) really sticks out, hehe. I know we're past the era of the Common Practice, and I know it was to match the ensemble and make way for the suspension in the piano, but there are other ways of approaching and even incorporating the suspension that would avoid this ABHORRENT CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY....
....Fantastic work.

Edit: Within the tonic scale, fa (Concert A note) resolves up a whole step to sol (Concert B note).

Everratic responds:

Thank you for the review! I’m glad you enjoy it :)

The last cadence is iv>I so I’m confused about what you mean. Can you elaborate?

[Turtle Shell]

Aw yee, SMW stomp/kick/shell sound, super interesting harmony, nonstop unreal cute/fun energy. This is incredible. Where does the "Laser!" and other voice come from? I don't think it's Metal Slug; I feel like I should know this.

Candle responds:

lmao ty ty! it's from sonic colors!