JimmyTheCaterpillar's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Comfort in the presence of Horror]

I really like this.

I love the layering effects -- it's very inspired and cool. Your guitar is definitely the highlight here. It is very peaceful and I feel as though I am in an autumn backyard and there is a bunch of odd, dark slabmetal sheds and scrap just off into the yard. Not so far to be near the horizon and intrusive or invading, but close enough to be familiar and harmless.

Was this your intent?

Not so much to the literal description, but the feeling. Should there be more presence of unease whittled within this track? If I were in a brief respite from the horrors of this world, would I feel so free from the terror outside?

Personally, I feel that the comfort ambient nature of the piece is very well-achieved, but I wish there were a bit more intent to creating a fuller piece with more elements of the unease around us, and how -- despite it being there -- right now, everything is okay.

TurtleBox420 responds:

This track is for an upcoming indie horror title, set to release on Steam in October. I put as much creative freedom in as I could, which means having this 3:49 loop for the OST, but something close to 22 minutes of granular looping for the actual game itself. The bits and pieces you hear around 1:40 are entirely procedural and repeat every 2 minutes or so. They're set to trigger off different instances of Portal (Output- https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/45-Granular-FX/5458-Portal ) Then sort of just looped around back into itself via a plugin called Replika, which then reverbs back into itself through a plugin called Spacey, lol.

I wish NewGrounds was a safe space for 22 minute long ambient uploads, but these first 4 minutes are the loop that just ends up being pushed through a bunch of stacked delays.

I might go live this week and show how it's going ot sound in the game, but it's quite trippy. It's sometimes entire minutes of just the ambient hum while the guitar takes a minute to loop back through.

I really just like Ambient pieces like this too, peacefully non-energetic loops. We did a pass of this with drums (sampled one, I think from Akira Yamaoka's SH collection, so I'm not sure the source) and it was nice but kinda felt super out of place for the overall 22 minute feedback.

If I could continue to release 22 minute tracks like this into a sea of breakcore and chiptune I would, but sadly it's not what really going to get me more work in the long run, lol.

[Incipisphere]

I think where this track risks going a little off is how the drumbeats are mixed in in the very forefront of the sound of the track. The emotional core of the song doesn't seem to match how boom-bap the beat is and if they were submerged a bit more I think it would feel a lot more natural.

I really love the upping of the tempo in the last fourth of the song and how the deeper strings swell and complement things.

Cool track :) -- i think shifting the mix a bit would do wonderrrrs for the song!

-r4r

[Machine]

the panning is doing so so much here i love ittttt ahhh

Latadenata responds:

Why, thanks! I'm glad you like it!

[AIM - Nurture]

rad! :) very rainy but still very comfy -- i particularly like the subtle tempo change-ups. (one of my favorite songs by MF DOOM is Tick, Tick... for that very effect!!)

Latadenata responds:

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[Therapy]

I really like the restraint in your build-up here! The pads keep things fresh for so long and the way the snares sneak in under the bass hits at 0:47 is so slick, i really like it! I find myself wishing, at 1:12-1:22, that the bass wasn't so swayed by the melody, I think the syncopation might have worked a little better if you had the two elements bounce off each other a bit more instead of coalescing. This is also evident at 2:00~-2:18.

However, I overall find this song so so enjoyable. I loveeee the tranquility of the pads in the background. There is such a unique vibe perpetrated by this track and I think it shows real vision. Very very cool, I feel as though I am in a white room!!!!!!!

[The fighter]

super baller, i love it!!! as someone who enjoys using beepbox, this is super inspiring :D

[Sit, relax, unwind]

the track itself is only 3 or so seconds long, which is cool because it IS enjoyable for the allotted 54 second runtime. it would fit nicely in a variety of small screens, and i really enjoy how there are multiple facets all coordinating quite well in such a small amount of time. it's pretty impressive that way. i would love to see what more could come from this track, it's all so well-articulated as is, so i bet it could theoretically be more!

- r4r

[Industrial Friction]

totally gonzo haha

[P.L.U.G.I.]

the first minute of this song is flawless.

[DECAPITATE]

- it's so rare and awesome to be completely sold on a song within the first 3 seconds. really killer opening for REAL.
- I feel like the build-up portion from 0:30-1:00 goes on a little toooo long, and i feel like if it was cut in half it would be a lot more satisfying from a dance perspective.
- the drop is really stellar though dope dope dope.
- i think the toms that are behind the bass are a little toooo bongo-y for the sake of the hardness of the song, but maybe that's opinion.
- whatever that drone is at 2:07-2:14 is godlike.
- the repetition of 0:30-1:00 kinda reaffirms to me that it feels outta place with the rest of the song's mood, but the drop still goes just as hard and i LOVE the drums that are present here.
- i could definitely see this playing at the warehouse club i go to sometimes, really cool shit thank you for making this kind of song. (also if you left a review on one of my songs i'd super appreciate it!!)