im-leia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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

[VCR]

That beat is awesome! It's got a wonderful sense of pulse, and the distorted saw is super pleasant to listen to, and I love the slight time-manipulation on that. The break-beat drums are a great way to break up the crazy house beats, and lead perfectly into them as well!
I love this. You did such a great job.

[Detour]

how'd you mix the kick and snare so well? is that a separately mixed element? i.e. a kick element, and a unique kicksnare element that sounds similar but is specifically mixed?

another bop!!!

BoomKitty responds:

Honestly, I made this song like 2.5 years ago and I don't remember lol, but knowing myself I probably just mixed the main snare to have no low end and very little low mids, since the snare only ever hits with the kick drum. Any snare that hits without the kick is a different snare entirely.

[Get Up]

WHAT A BOP (is knife party an inspiration)

[X-500 SAKURA]

what a BEAT holy WOW

X-500 responds:

Thank you so much , for thats nice words!

[Starforce X]

i love that melody/solo/little synth around 0:27 to 0:53 just doin whatever it wants!!!!! it's so happy
everything else is super nice too, this is so wonderful, especially the wind-down in the middle. i'm vibin with this!

Preds responds:

thank you so much!

[By The Numbers]

Holy shit! This is such a chill, happy vibe! Thank you for making this!

[Heavenly Distorted]

a little on the ear-unhappy side with those cymbals (try an equalizer! they help a lot for that sort of thing), but the weird, odd, distorted melodies make up for it

[Psicofonía]

weirdest music i've ever liked