JimmyTheCaterpillar's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Kaiju Green]

soundscape work is priceless thank you, this shit is fucked up!!!! piano goin like its the last thing 2 ever see mothra alive

[Blood Ritual]

this goes nuts! i really the groaning that becomes chorus that becomes groaning again. so cool

anthonyragus responds:

Thanks Jimmy!

[When we were Awake]

i tragically think the brass is a little too fat in conjunction with the rest of the piece, though the rest of the instrumentation is very gelled.

and then when the shift at 2:30 happens and the pad finishes off with a scream, there's this tension that comes from awakening from a dream, like the listener is being thrust into wonders and car rides to beautiful places and it's kind of horrifying in the exciting way that life is. I love the pitched up pad that replaces the brass here, i love how it goes off the rails for a final 8 or so notes that go up an octave and yet still feels very controlled. the full stop here does feel harshly abrupt on my ear, for better or for worse.

that said, i love this subdued and bare beginning to this outro and we return to the original instrument and it fits super well in here for sure, maybe still a little loud in the mix.

the ending made me smile --

idk Pondererer i originally reviewed a song to return the favor for you reviewing mine but tbh i think i just really like the work and the vibes you're bringing into the world <3 so thank you, i'm sincerely enjoying these!

Pondererer responds:

Dude you don’t know how much I appreciate these man. Thanks so much ❤️. Have a good day boss :)

[1,000 Tables Displayed in a Line]

very liminal, but in a soft and comforting way.

i love the flute // i love the flute that wants nothing other than to sing a little tune when the mood strikes it, regardless of what the rest of the song wants to do.

i feel like the ending is a bit cut-off, but other than that, this is hype :)

Pondererer responds:

Yo thanks for this one too lol

[Sunset and Normandie]

the first 20 seconds are very inviting and the slight tone shift with the pad cutting in shortly after only drew me in further.

right when the vocoded/wah's start to feel a bit overly clustered at the 1:07 mark, the guitar takes over with great timing. the strings are meandering and curious, and the whole song begins to come into its own that way, in an inquisitive sense.

it's a really peaceful track // kinda sandy. it's nice.

the second set of phrases from the guitar are a little higher pitched and almost mold into a keyboard which i think is very lovely. the bass does its job throughout. here, at 3:12 my ear notices the first and only set of repetition in the song that feels a bit overdone. you could probably nix that last cycle for the sake of succinctness.

the track closes out with a pitchbend and i'm a sucker for that, i can't lie.

this was chill as hell and i'm glad you reviewed my song so i could think to check out yours! thank you :)

Pondererer responds:

Wow, now I feel bad for leaving a lower effort comment on your post lol. Thank you so much for this boss 😁

[Hyper Augmentum]

it sounded like the voice sample kept saying "dope-dope-do-do-dope-dope" and if that's a call-in for your name lmao i'm with it it works with the song!

i really enjoyed the subdued nature of this DnB track. i love the little flourishes at the end of each bar, and i was engaged and enjoying the listen throughout. strong production, thank you for sharing!!!

[Honey Island (Amber Island Remix)]

pretty dope to listen to!

50Steaks responds:

If you liked this you’ll probably like my other MSM remixes.

[The Pumpkin King]

i love the reverb/shadiness of the drums against the clean orchestration. this really creates an unease at the rhythm of the song which is perfect for the vibe. little details like that i feel really can set a piece apart from something similar; this is great work.

and the series of the solos, starting with the violin is so badass. great transition to a very transitional second half, each with their own stories and moments that carry the central theme.

really terrific!

Tangerine responds:

Thank you my friend! I am glad you liked it :)

[Misplaced Mechanics]

tbh and i know that this probably isn't that helpful,,,,, i think you've created such a more interesting ideas in the build-up/slower parts, the stuff from literally 0:00 to 0:43 was so weird and textured and layered with sound and noise, so densely packed I was really moved to this eerie place. I thought it was really awesome and i was very hype to think about how you could explore that sound in the 4-minute runtime presented.. and the drum and bass heavy production kicked in and I was,,, bummed? idk i think shit was very evocative without the standard drums and aggression that would otherwise be fun.

AriaLowo responds:

the input is appreciated, thank you c:

[Equation of a Line (y=mx+b)]

Right off the bat I enjoyed the tension of the intro, and the bendiness at 0:06-0:07 and 0:12-0:13.

you have a great sense of control in the opening pacing, I love how the drums are introduced sparsely and how they organically grow into a heavy buildup for the drop.

The drop is really excellent and it isn't a heavy, clumsy drop either, it's like a slide instead. It's so good and very satisfying.

(at this midpoint in the song I'm really struggling to come up with anything to really critique, or something that you could do better, LOL all this is making me want to do is check out your album)

at about 2:20, I kind of feel that the core melody may be a bit exhausted, and some note switchups or chord changes, or even some extra little drum fills could really benefit the song as it gets to the finish. I would love some flourish here!

Overall, the opening, buildup, and initial drop, and past that is just about as good as I could really ask!! It gets a liiiiittle dry to a point near the end, but wowowowow this is really good, and I liked it a lot -- so thank you so much for sharing!! :)

- from the Review4Review thread -