im-leia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[TheFatRat - Still Here With You]

that bass is heavenly

[Macaron Memories]

production is on point!! this is SUCH a jam

["What Is a Man?"]

that guitar is SINGING

[Cyberpsychosis]

this is so so so good

[Hideout]

this is so good

[Krea - Crystal [NGADM 2023]]

this is so COOL!!!

[OUT SPACE! - PiwAEyes [140 BPM]]

those pitch bends, holy shit. they hit hard

[coMprEsSive loAd]

the vibes here are immaculate. the glitchy sounds and the melodies are so nice, and the sound design is so soft

i love all of this

thank you

[Delirium Remix]

i enjoy the simple samples you used! you didn't go completely overboard (like me) on the kick or snare, and their simple sound comes out in the best way.

the melody is super nice! you say this is a remix, and you utilized the melodies well! i love the sound layering - the piano and that synth work super well, and i especially love that tiny lil sine wave sprinkled throughout the melody - adds a lot while being super small.

the one part i'd be a little iffy about is the cheesy key change, which is a bit of a trope, but it's definitely captured that classic techno vibe lol

i loved that!

octopus58 responds:

Oh hey thank you so much!! Means a lot :D

It was really hard to make a very repetitive melody stretch out for 3 min but I'm glad you liked it haha

(And I'm a huge fan of key changes but I probably do over use them oops ^^;)

[verlangen]

this is my favorite piece of music put out this year. you've done it! you've won 2023.

starting with the eq, and the soundscape; there's little super-high-end, and a lot of stereo depth on the low end. not only does that create a brilliant calming atmosphere, but it creates an atmosphere that effortlessly floats around you like water. the kick is soft but powerful, the bass is calming but moving, and the snare is light but still very present.

the instrumentation and soundscapes you use create a perfect nature feel - the song brings me to a vibrant dusk-ey place in my head where i can just sit and close my eyes and listen. i love how the leafy, grassy footstep sounds mesh perfectly in time with the kick, and the bells and melodies sprinkled around really make this song something else.

what really topped this, though, was the chord changes and non-standard times. the occasional skipping of the last half-beat was so smooth. i found myself naturally bobbing every which way, not even caring where i was, just that the song was perfectly jumping in and out wherever the hell it felt like. the key changes, just as well, brought everything to a new level every time they hit. there were so many, and they each transformed the song in their own unique way.

throughout the song, i had such a beautiful image in my head, such a nice atmosphere. seriously, i genuinely think you've won 2023 with this song

MusicbyFlups responds:

Thank you so much for the kind words! This made me feel much better about this song <3