Tremulos's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Social]

Fuck yeah, I was hoping you'd put some vocals to this one haha, and speaking of which they sound better than ever. I thought the lyrics were hilarious and that works for me, it's great stuff. I'm not sure why silly lyrics work so well with metal but they do. That text sound is priceless haha. Nice one man!

[Old Dust]

Dude, this is nice. Very atmospheric and creative, though at times it feels a bit too inconsistent, mostly during the 1:58-2:35 time that Shadows mentioned. The nature of creativity is hit and miss like that though, so in a way it's a good sign :)

Overall though this is enjoyable, calming, and interesting. Nice work!

Carr77 responds:

Thanks for the commentt :)

[Death and Rebirth]

Wow.

This is an incredibly subtle and moving piece. Your use of dynamics in the orchestration is quite effectively done, and the progression throughout the song is as I said, moving. Your mission to write something meaningful is most definitely achieved; I'll be honest, I got goosebumps.

The lyrics are very relevant and moving as well, though I couldn't really imagine what type of vocals would fit into the song, so I'm kind of glad you simply left them in written form.

This is some seriously good cinematic music right here. I could easily imagine it in a dramatic movie; suddenly it reminds me of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Book of Eli, which both have excellent musical scores. This is a beautiful song that not only showcases your talent, but also moves the listener's emotions. Awesome.

bassfiddlejones responds:

Thank you for the kind words and for taking time to review, it truly does mean a lot.

[Rowdiness]

Interesting progressive track you have here. Do you draw inspiration from cheshyre, by any chance? This reminds me a little bit of some of his work in Madness, though this is more positive and less aggressive.

Your main synth in this song is oddly enjoyable; it seems on the edge of being too high pitched and annoying, but it actually never becomes annoying at all imo, and so is effective. You did well on the drums; you should look around on Google for different samples though, as the ones you're using are extremely basic and generic.

Overall this is a nice minimal progressive song. It feels a bit drawn out, but from what I understand, that's how this style of music is supposed to be. Nice work!

MysteriousPiF responds:

Thanks for the review and suggestions

[Bucketsong]

I love the drums in the first half of this song :3 Great acoustic sound and good humanizing with the dynamics. The guitars also sound really cool with the light rock distortion. I think it would be pretty cool if you made a full oldschool rock/early metal song, and also called it "Dad Rock" of course.

Apparently the only word I can think of to describe this birthday song is "cool", so... cool birthday song!

Lashmush responds:

not sure if i'll be poking with oldschool sounds anytime soon but it's fun to play around with vintage instruments and the early rock movement's way of composing riffs. gives insight into whats "heavy" and why.

[Black Cat #13 (Live)]

Very nice performance man, I really like this. Excellent piano playing!

[Forgotten Worlds (Remas)]

Ratings on NG are hardly ever relevant; zero-bombing is definitely still a thing, and an unfortunate one.

Anyways, I really like this! The orchestration is dramatic and intense, the beat is driving, and the flute plays a really nice melody. The mix is a bit rough and distorted at times, but at least it's powerful! It wouldn't work if it was soft, so it is better to err on the side of too loud haha.

Very cool song, man!

[Cause and Affection]

Man, I love the way you use sounds. Your industrial style makes me think of the music from Unreal Tournament a little bit; it has a classic sound, not outdated, but not necessarily modern. Timeless would be a better word for it I think; good solid music, with sincere effort behind it.

The hi-hat does get a bit monotonous after a while; maybe adding a crash cymbal every once in a while followed by a pause on the hi-hat would help, but it's not really a big problem, as the hi-hat sound is effective.

Great song man!

ZLEAP responds:

Wow. I'm glad it caught your attention. And for the record, this will be the first time anyone has referred to my music as timeless. Way to perk up this otherwise shitty day for me.

[From Nothing]

This is nice! The beat is really catchy and very industrial, the melody is super catchy and pleasant, the structure is relaxed but not boring, and your choice of sounds is excellent! A fine piece of music indeed.

And I agree with LasciviousGork; good artists are always seeking improvement! Not that I would know first hand mind you, I prefer to be lazy about it.

ZLEAP responds:

I used to have the same approach. But, I found myself making the same sounds. Over and over. It nearly made me sick of my own music. I NEEDED new sounds\samples\synth instruments. I prefer to be ever evolving.

[Run for your Life]

This reminds me of Rayman for the PS1! I freakin love the music for that game, so that's a good thing. I agree with The-Beocro though, the exciting part could have lasted a while longer! It's still great though. This has an awesome video game feel.

stunkel responds:

Thanks! :D I wasn't really shooting for a video game feel, but I'm glad that it hit you in that way :D