JimmyTheCaterpillar's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Synth-etic]

fun progression throughout -- reminds me of a more upbeat vein to Axiom Verge, especially with the bass drum. I really like the bass here.

I think the intro is a little long and the initial two sections are very samey, and the mixing doesn't lead to much of my interest.

after 0:55 though, there is a lot here to love -- the crunchy piano could probably be boosted a bit, but it's a great gateway into the meat of the song and the melody, which is all so panoramic and awesome. i love the variation and the way the instruments play off of each other. the kick-back in at 2:03 or so is well-executed as well.

I think the ending could have been executed a little better,, i understand cutting instruments out one-by-one for sure, but i feel like there's a better ending that's unique to this song hiding in there somewhere! i'd love to hear it!

i really really liked the core of this track, and i'm glad you shared it!! thank you :)

-- from the Review 4 Review BBS Thread

Mesage responds:

Thank you for the review!

[Onwards]

the flute coming in was really hype and did a lot for me with this track! i felt the intro was a little long, and I would have liked if there was some variation in the strings, but overall this was a cool, high-energy track!

[And My Credits v2]

funky little beat, works well as a loop :)

[watch them MFs jUMP]

title bangs just as hard as this loop does.

love the mixing of the voices with the rest of the beat, everything feels in the right place.
this might just be my ear being weird, but one of the voice samples does feel like it's kinda sticking out and muddling the rest of the loop. I can pick it out at 0:00, 0:09, 0:15, 0:22 -- it's this uuaAaahhhhahhh sound, and its permeation throughout so much of the loop seems to make the track feel a little samey a little too fast for repeated listens.

however, there's a lot else to enjoy here -- the synth/pad is very ripped and muscular and that energizes well with the heavy clacking of the drumbeats, which are varied and make an awesome use of the kit.

i'm transported to basketballs and bricks, hot nights, urgency.

cool stuff!! i love hearing loops on this site.

[Rig - Darnell Theme]

chaotic and very anti-cool which is very darnell lol

[deep blue]

the lack of an ending hurts what is otherwise a very good track. sometimes I find, if it's hard to find a proper ending for a song, you can kinda battle royale the instruments, picking them off one at a time -- until silence remains. maybe try that -- i could see it working here.

I really love the way the notes swell throughout here. the emergence of the lead pad at about a minute or so was so lovely, and then the everpresent sense of evolution the track takes on once it does arrive is really inspired. this piece is moving, and i'm grateful to have heard it! thank you.

[Lavender Street]

i love the percussion and progression here!! this album is really proving to be a great listen for the oncoming autumn, and I'm very pleasantly enjoying it so far -- thank you :)

[Safely Surrender]

the chorus here hits

[Meant to Be]

the guitar wing at 2:30 is earned so well here! the harmonization is well done too :) also i love birds!!!!! hooray for bird analogy!!!!!! bird bird bird :D

[Terracotta Arch]

very much paints a southwest bitterness. lovely work!