IIPhase's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[(ch)ill {durn}]

As you know

I am always open minded to your view on music!
I absolutely love the reggae you have got going on here!
but i just have one minor little thing but it's just a matter of taste.
Everything is perfect or close to perfect.
I just have a problem with the one synth you are using....
it comes in at 1:08. It is just too 8-bit for me.
Having a slightly more sophisticated synth there would make a world of
difference to me :)
However the song the build the composition is great and it is more dub-step than many of the things on NG that many consider to be dub-step.
Many of them are just the new dub-step.
You just understood where dub-step came from.
As always my man much much much appreciation for this.
10/10 5/5

Cheerz IIPhase

durn responds:

Indeed. We are of like mind on our appreciation of all things musical! :D You're not alone in not fully digging the 8-bit, others have said the same. Must be a personal preference though cause I love the sound of it! :)

Thank you for the warm regards, IIPhase, it's always fun trying new things!

[[FREE] Mega-Album 1 - F-777]

Here is a review for you!

1. Dark Angel - Close to perfect it mixes dubstep styles into dance in very good way.
It sounds great has a lot of different sounds but the composition keeps it together.
2. Ludicrous Speed - good but not for grown ups, sorry gamer music doesn't sound mature. This is so much game. That it will probably do good here but independently i think not.
3. Crispyness - takes game sounds into maturity good job. Has more commercial value
4. Memories (2011 Edition) - Very nice emotional strong. This song lends itself to be mixed into a very emotional trance song with high commercial value.
5. Flying'nStuff - Trance at a high level! Nice and really sounds of 2012 and 13
6. Destructo Dance - Powerfull not my style but good!
7. Before Mydnite 3 - very good very mature i would buy this!
8. Sound of Infinity - Again a bit child like to much game. Not for a broad audience
9. Dynamic Funk - Daft punk would be jealous. I like this needs a hook and vocals.
10. Viper (preview) - dance dub together nice mix very good i would buy this.
11. Tech071 - Set Me Free (F-777 ReMiX) to childish for me to much game.
12. Joe Jonas - Love Slayer (F-777 ReMiX) Love slayer is to full with sounds it clutters the vocals too much....
13. Nick Carter - Love Can't Wait (F-777 ReMiX) nice remix it is sound and has good balance. Be carefull not to clutter the vocals
14. He's a Pirate (F-777 ReMiX) Nice but its hard to beat Tiesto at this been done and i have to say. i like the Tiesto one better.
15. Lion King (F-777 ReMiX) Not my cup of tea but solid for others.
16. We Believe Ep.1 Very mature in a good way. nice ambient and great!
17. We Believe Ep.2 Could be better moves towards game a bit.
18. We Believe Ep.3 Its okay
19. We Believe Ep.4 The guitar sound doesn't really fit here for me.
20. We Believe Ep.5 Nice i love the flute!
21. We Believe Ep.6 - To happy a tune for that flute. Keep it mysterious. It is what that flute is designed for.
22. We Believe Ep.7 - i like this ! It sounds like a song from the eighties. In a good way.
23. We Believe Ep.2 (Special Trance Edition) - Very good but the more ambient style suits it more.
24. We Believe Ep.3 (Special DARK Edition...ya) this one is okay
25. System Split - i don't know doesn't do much for me.
26. Speedbreaker - nice but to happy for me. ( happy hardcore :( )
27. DanceStep - this sounds like solid stuff to me. Nice but not for broad audience yet.
28. Element of Dance - i hear potential in this one, needs vocals
29. Air Fantasy - too happy for me to much game music. Not for broad audience.
30. Alone - Also too much game for me.

Overall the album is a solid piece of production. I can hear that a lot of time was spend on mixing mastering and creative aspect of music.
However even though everything is very good and well done, it targets two separate audiences. One the NG and gamer audience, Number two a dance audience.
I can see them overlapping each other, you narrow your audience by doing so.
What i am trying to say is that you obviously have a great talent, but there is a reason why Tiesto Armin van Buuren and Ferry Corsten have such a big succes.
They Produce for a broader audience. If i was you i would produce 2 albums one with game type music. And one with mature dance music.
In progressive trance there was a point were they started to use the 8-bit sounds about 5 years ago. It was new and refreshing but the period it lastet was very short.
I can only imagine why that is. I don't know exactly.
That being said. If i look at it as two styles they would both score very high!
Your talent will get you somewhere but if you want to make it in Dance music.
You will have to embrace that audience and musically provide them with your view on their music.
If you want to embrace the NG audience, that is fine too but it is not dance music audience.
It never will be. I guess my review will leave you with the question: Do i want to make it in music and in what kind of branch of the music industry?
Good Luck on what ever you do cuz you have the talent!

[Pacemaker (Re-Mastered) - B4M]

Hi Good job

i got one tip for you!
Do not master or mix on headphones
Why? because it doesn't do justice to the stereo image of the song.
Your song is good and it sounds pretty good but believe me mixing it on monitor speakers while mastering and mixing will make it sound even better.
But you will get the 10 for producing something solid and getting the best out of your talent and resources you have right now!

SUB4RU responds:

Thanks, I cant wait for the day that I can afford some proper studio monitors. I've heard this song in a few different places now and each time it sounds completely different!

- BeefourMusic -

[Remember Last Christmas]

I am very sorry but

it sounds to much like the original song.....
It is by Wham.
Sorry for all your work but i tend to appreciate it less now.
Although i hear that you spend a lot of time in your mix and finding new sounds.
Maybe even arranging it. It still is an instrumental version of the same song.
For all your work on it i will give a 7.
But i think you can do much better than this!

[WARP 1 - wip]

Think again :)

To you this might be a work in progress but when you see the downloads and the score and listens you might want to reconsider hahahah.
It sounds great! New fresh and energetic!
Good work!

[Travels of Vagabonds ~P~]

very nice

very suitable for a fast paced game. that has a western theme.
I enjoyed listening to it. further more i liked the way you have created this with sounds that aren't the most obvious for that genre and still manage to have that feel to it!

Phyrnna responds:

Yep. Can you guess all the instruments? ;)

[Purity ~P~]

It has that christmas feel

The only thing what i would do is change or remove that kick drum.
It is horrible.
it doesn't sound good while the rest is very nice close to perfect.

[Spy games - WIP]

I get a real

James Bond 007 or Mission Impossible feel from this!

Maverlyn responds:

woo! can i have a cookie now? :3

[Select your vehicle]

It seems

That you produce a lot of videogame themed loops lately!
Not a bad thing but I for one enjoyed your songs so much :))))

Any way keep doing what you are doing because it sounds good!

Maverlyn responds:

Thanks man :) i've made alot of finished stuff for iphone games

[Seasons {durn}]

Very Nice!

I like the theme. The long snare is a bit loud maybe too much.
Overal i like the laid back feel of this trancy song.
It's Trance but it's different.
Sweet!

I have been making music the last couple of weeks after some career changes.
And i Have been posting again ;)
Nice to see new stuff from you!

durn responds:

Agreed. After getting away from the track for a while and re-listening the snare's definitely a little too loud in the highs. Thanks for your input, dude. :)