FatKidWitAJetPak's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[==(Serene Submersion)==]

Interesting. Progressive theory is something I am working really hard in right now, using it in piano and arping. In order to be more experimental, I make up my own scales. Currently I am learning how to descend entirely with the C scale, relying majorly on precessional elements to keep the flow. Then I move back up into a completely different scale and improve, slowly moving away from the original concept. I like your concept here, keep it up.

[KKS - Amber Skies]

Woooo subtractive synthesis with added release and delay. I love dabbling in this world. Im thinking of using it as a mild additive (see that joke i just made) in my next song. (which will be made 4 years from now). This is a simple little tune. It reminds me of what I was messing around with in Guitar Center today.

Anyway, I would say the best thing to do with this is to add slight subtractive synthesis using this style to a darker track, arping slightly in the background. That would be pretty cool. Right now, in my opinion, its kind of odd by itself.

KKSlider60 responds:

I could try it in a next experiment, I wanted to figure out how a simple melody works with raw synths only. :3 Thanks a bunch!
KKS

[Masq - The Feelies]

Awww haawww haaaaaww yeah. I am digging this intro man. It is real deep and engulfing like electronic music should be. Great job building it up! It is a unique buildup, leading off into a nice, heavy lead that almost talks to my brain. I am glad your on our CD ;)

Good job defining the beat near 1:40, I thought that was perfect timing. It has a very nice mix of drum n bass / 'dubstep'. It's not even dubstep, its more like 'wobbley bobbley'. My only suggestion is to continue the progression even further by adding other percussional elements when the time is right. Maybe even throwing in some arping would do the song some justice. At 3:52, you certainly progressed it further. Maybe it should have been done earlier. All in all, I really dig this track man. Keep up your hard work!

[Haywyre - Infinite NG CUT]

Man, a lot of your new tracks are developing into a whole bother' style. They remind me of Tipper. Tipper is a freaking beast. Your a freaking beast.

[KKS - Skyline]

Keep Making These Beats

I can turn up my speakers loud on this baby. You need to continue grooving it out with your chillout perfections. Hell yes. This is behyond what I have heard from you yet my gooey ambient friend. Downtempo, jazzy, and sexy. Reminds me of Rhodes keyboards... the style... somehow lol. You should be proud my friend.

KKSlider60 responds:

Indeed my boy. Nu jazzy downtempo chill-out groovy tribal ethnic uplifting psytrance ambient. ^^
KKS

[-Tick Tock-]

Very Nice Bass!

This is very different from your usual mixes. It is very trancish. This seems like the type of track you would hear in a popular flash game here on NG. I hope it makes it into one, actually, because it is VERY catchy. I am totally fucking downloading this track and playing it for my next mix. It is very DJ friendly, since it starts out with a tick tock tick tock. I feel happy that I helped give you the tools :3

That bassline mixed with the chiming and rave riff are PERFECT together.

Back-From-Purgatory responds:

Glad you like it, I can't thank you enough for getting me Massive/FM8, they'll no doubt see a lot of use in the future!

[-Them-]

X Reverb and Echo

I think the echo and reverb should actually be cut off in this. It ruins the mood for me. I think my main problem with this track is that it sounds to *fake* for me. I know that sounds like a harsh word, but it's something that is easily fixable. I feel that the tune is beautiful in composition, but you ruined it with fake sounding midi effects.

If I was sitting next to you and I heard this being played on a piano, it would possibly be tear jerking. It is very dark and dramatic, elaborating your feelings through vibrations and deep spine tingling chords. I feel this tells the story of love and loss. It makes me think im wondering aimlessly through time, trying to find a certain something that will finally cause me to realize what the answer is for everything. In the end, however, the story doesn't stop where the song does. It continues going on, and I listen to my mind for more.

Back-From-Purgatory responds:

Initially this didn't have any delay on it, but I wanted to go for a more ethereal sound than your typical classical piano piece given the inspiration for the song, and the ping pong delay gave it that exact feel I was looking for.

As for the reverb, I use the same reverb on the piano in every song I do, maybe tweaked a tiny bit between each song, I'm a real fan of the big room sound, especially on an instrument such as piano.

Regardless, I'm glad you like the orchestration at the very least... I've been trying to do somewhat of a sequel to this song for a while, but I just can't seem to get the right feel for it, so it may be a ways off.

[-Above It All-]

Delicious

I can eat these riffs right up while rampaging through the streets on my chainsaw infested metallic car on fire death machine. Then I notice the song gets a bit more heroic with that guitar riff... so I think this is about slaughtering zombies and getting bitches... yeah, I'm pretty sure the song title should be changed to "Zombies and Bitches". That would get the mainstream to love it, lol.

This is really fucking good. I can dig it. Downloaded. I'll see how I can possibly use it in my next mix.

Back-From-Purgatory responds:

Gonna use a metal song in your mix? That'll certainly be an interesting mix... I'd love to hear it at some point!

[KKS - Dreamtime Awakening]

Downtempo and Relaxing

Nice stereo width going on here. I do enjoy your percussion elements. I was really expecting a deep, smooth, downtempo bass to come in sometime and move me. That would have really been awesome... oh wait *hears piano* Niiicceee. I love that sound. There is the gentle, soft, recurring bass I'm looking for. Turn it up just a bit. This could really progress into a great downtempo chill out track! I love your style. Keep it up mate.

KKSlider60 responds:

Thank you mate :D
I was actually quite indecisive between putting another bassline or adding some more elements without screwing up the final mix. I ended up deciding the thing that worked most, so here it is. XD
Thanks again, much appreciated
KKS

[EnV - Together (NG Preview)]

Listening To The Full Song Meow...

So, happy dance stuff isn't typically something you hear every day. It is considerably "generic", but of course takes talent to make. I love your style and always have. It is very different from the mainstream filth. I like your use of music boxes and vocoders in this ;)

Bitcrushing, Filtering, and Phasing(?) later, we find ourselves at the end of a nicely mastered and well done happy dance. I enjoyed it. I say make more sir, for you truly do enjoy this and I truly do enjoy listening to it.