Arponax's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Outerspace]

A nice little song...the chorus feels underwhelming...but surprisingly not in a bad way XD the song kinda slides into it seamlessly.

the bass is stable throughout that transition which is very interesting to me...cause typically when you try to make a drop/chorus you atleast make the bass more subtle to add a little more tension to the buildup.

very cool, me likey. I love the part at 1:17 the most.

Dynamic0 responds:

Thanks Arponax!
This song is more focused on the verses than the choruses, I know it's unusual.
The basses are here more because it sounds weird when they are not here...
Thanks again, 1:17 is also my favorite part.

[Qual (AIM 2024)]

Well, this feels like a very unique, unusual piece of art XD
i dont think ive ever heard a fusion of opera with breakcore(not that ive heard much of it) and hardcore? but here we go :D

The composition feels very abstract i like it, its not something one would listen to on daily basis but boy i respect the creativity. (also it got FPed, nice GJ)

Good luck with AIM im sure it will place high.

chipsqueek responds:

haha thanks dude, goodluck with AIM as well! I was listening to a lot of Igorrr and Fleshgod Apocalypse before working on this so if you wanna do a deep dive into some operatic breakcore, or even operatic black metal, Igorrr is where it's at!

[Illusion]

This was a ride, i enjoyed it quite alot.
I think maybe the lead synths and other stuff might feel more space-y?

This might just be a personal preference, cause i neither make or listen too much to psytrance (my biggest knowledge of this comes from Infected mushroom) but for me, psytrance is kinda supposed to feel a little bit "overwhelming"? with all the sounds and layers...so your brain has alot of work with actually finding what those layers are and stuff.

Aside from that i feel like this is pretty solid track and it was enjoyable i didnt realised i was listening for 6 minutes....great job.

burningmagma responds:

Thanks so much for your feedback! ;)

[Clown Town]

Oh yes, even on april fools you didnt dissapoint :D great job.

[JAMUARY SONG 31]

Congrats my brotha :D we indeed did it.

Awesome track :D

[Save the Light (Jamuary 2024)]

Sensational.
great piece indeed, it is simple and easy to listen to.

As a very complex composition loving person :D i would make the chord progressions a bit more spicy, with some more melodic elements, like some arpeggios or more dynamics and more development overall. But thats just my personal taste :D

The song itself as it is feels complete and nice.

[I'll be there]

Oh boy i love the bassline in that second half.

[Ganjemix - Dream Of You [Teaser]]

Great, great youre getting better my friend.

[Nautical Twilight (Jamuary Day 11)]

Is this the 50th song? :D

The melodies are really cool, although some people would say its not ambient because of the percs :D i think they are okay tho i think it could really use some work on actual ambience, there are parts where it feel a bit dry and the melody has no foundation to build on.

Anyway the song is really nice, calming and very easy to listen to i like it.

[Anno Draconis]

really cool track, i dont listen to trance much XD so i dont have much experience with it both compositionaly or by listening. But this was fun, i tried to play on guitar while listening to it XD it has very simple melody and theres alot of place for little solos and counter melodies, so for me the best possibility :D

Even tho the melody is basically the same it doesnt really felt stale for the whole time which is really interesting, when i do stuff like this it always ends up being boring for me, maybe its because im the one who listens to it hundred of times on repeat in the end but who know.

Great song.

AED4 responds:

Thanks for the review! Yea the melodies are super simple, really they are mostly just arpeggios with attitude ;D

To give some counterweight to that I tried to give it a feeling that it's always moving onwards, and not staying still even when playing the same melody for an extended time, so I'm happy to hear that it's working :)