IIPhase's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[C.J.C. [Twisted Wasteland Mix]]

Great stuff

Good work it sounds different than all the others but yet keeps my attention all the way!
9/10 5/5

Please return the favor on my new song: Texas haunting

[Know Everything/Trust Nothing]

I might qualify this as pop or rock

With just a electronic influences.
It is a great start please finish it!

10/10 5/5

Please return the favor on my new song: Texas haunting

[You'll Miss Her]

This is truly unique

It is professional and mature!
The sound is terrifying but offers a comfort zone at the same time that is a unique tension. The analogue almost vintage quality of the mix is wonderful.

I have some pointers:
The vocals are a bit to integrated within the instruments. 1 couplet.
I would detach it just a bit more from the instrumental texture.
Same goes for the first refrein, I would keep it the same fro the second and third voice but would mix the lead vocal slightly more on top.

The lyrics sometimes are a bit forced within the length of a measure:
It is a bit uncomfortable to hear.
Maybe it's the timing of singing. But it might also have something with just a little too long words

I Would change this into this
never seem to remember all the problems revolve around him
he never remembers the problems that revolve around him.

she's got itty-bitty thoughts that think they think big
she's got itty-bitty thoughts thinking they think big

pretended endings with a forgotten beginning
pretended endings with a forgotten begin.

it won't ever matter as they burn together in the end
In the end is now almost faded by singing it the way you did.
In the end could use the extra drama here.
Slowly building that within the sentence emphasizing the worth burn first then climaxing the words IN THE ENDDDDD.

Another thing is don't end all the sentences in the couplets downwards if you know what i mean.
Listen closely and decide which of the sentence should end slightly different.

I hope this all comes across!
Great stuff i ll fave you now i really like your style!
10/10 5/5 Cuz the quality is way better than most of the rest!

pookicker responds:

Thanks for the in depth review and the tips!

I am constantly trying to find a zone for my voice to be predominant without having to disguise it instrumentally. The problem may lay in how I interpret it, I don't have a very attractive singing texture to my own ears so, I kind of assume that it would be the same for others.

"he never remembers the problems that revolve around him" - Unfortunately, this wouldn't work in the theme of the song, as "she" is the one who can't seem to remember. I'd love to explain the concept behind the lyrics but, it might change how someone would like to perceive the words with their own meaning.

I do agree with you on the level of drama on some of the words and also, how I could improve the rhyming couplet inflections. Once I started to focus on the lyrics, I was already hearing different patterns over the course of the production. I end to get a lost when I'm repeating the same 30 seconds over a few hours. :D

Thanks again for the detail, this site could use more reviewers and music makers like you.

[Good Morning {durn}]

The song is absolute delight

The only part that is heavy for me is the late trance part i would have left that out.
The New Wave i certainly feel.
The long synth in the beginning goes to much to the forefront.
It was great for a mood setter but because the song needs vocals you let it play a part that feels like a oversized suit on a wedding.
The song needs vocals that is all i can add.
Perfect song put aside my comments and it is perfect for some melancholic story telling in the lyrics. I can almost imagine the lyrics.
Mix of Roxy Music and Orchestral manouvres in the dark, some Trance dude mixed in at the and but he just took the wrong dressing room :P

9/10 5/5 -1 for the trance part that is out of place to me.

durn responds:

I can't help but throw some trance in, it's where I like to go on my bridge journeys. :D

I concur about the use of lead synth instead of vocals, I just picked up a mic the other day so I gotta start working on my voice. :)

Oversized wedding suit? lol, that's kinda the feel I was going for. big & goofy, not so sure the lyrics would be melancholy, the tune makes me too happy. :D

thanks for the great review, iiphase. :)

[Hitler And His Talking Vagina]

Not my kind of humor

It is well produced! Just not my humor as an audio clip...
Maybe if it would be an animation were Hitler would actually have a hidden talking vagina on his forehead right under that hair he had.

7/10 4/5

[Link's Barrel Beat]

This is good!

It is annoying but catchy at the same time it's is simple and minimal but that doesn't matter.
The thing is in the muppet show you had those scenes that i was looking out for every now and again they would return.
A complete barn full with animals and the would make noises at random and all of a sudden it started to get rhythm and melody and it turned into a song.
i loved those!

This is a musical masterpiece.. but i am sure that you are completely aware of that.
But it is exceptionally good as a fun gimmick and reaches the audience you are aiming for better than others. That gives you popularity!

So all in all this is perfect and better than that for what it is aiming for.
All composers that feel that they are left out of the portal:
This deserves top spot even though it isn't better than your pieces, the approach is that he made something hilarious and he was aiming for just that!!!

Good job and now go away with this LOL
10/10 5/5

[Funny loop - fast edit by req]

This is it!

This Loop is now 100% goofier In a good sense!
I thought that this would add the flavor you are after!
Really good!!

10/10 5/5

Maverlyn responds:

glad you like it :P

[pick me up baby]

Just great!!!!

Wonderful effects!! on the vocals catchy vocals great song!!!
One downside it is short! But that is only when you would have wanted this to get out in the charts!

10/10 5/5

snayk responds:

I intentionally made it short because it's supposed to be a ringtone (that was the theme of the contest). I did have trouble keeping it this short, though. I wanted to go on, but I think I managed to create a good small package.

Glad you liked it, though. Thanks for the review!

[Funny loop 1]

This is simple? maybe...

But this version has a bit more groove and swing to it.
Try to get more out of it :) in terms of dynamics :D
Good work man i like it very much!!!!

10/10 5/5

Maverlyn responds:

hehe nice thx :P

[Funny loop 2]

Very good

What you should work on is dynamics.
Not all notes should be equally loud.
By having them in different volume the song will get much more swing and groove.
You should look at it because this composition is definitely worth it!!
10/10 5/5

Please return the favor on my new jazz song: Restoring the past Time travel

Maverlyn responds:

Done. and thx!