Xyirx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Ferrari's Anthem]

That wasn't bad at all. It was great and fun to listen to. I could imagine myself watching an F-1 racing with crazy camera angles because the song ambiance really pumps me. Instrumental choice and percussion rhythm are also decent. Overall, I enjoy this piece. I just hope it could be a little longer.

Airprogressive responds:

thanks!

:)

[Bubble Wars (BB REMIX)]

Man, this sounds trippy to me. :D I haven't played the game before, so I checked some youtube videos to listen the original. You did a good job on giving it such an upbeat, exciting feeling. One thing I want to point out is that the transitions between the heavy and light parts could be smoother. Some parts are quite sudden.

Blen responds:

Cool. Thanks for the feedback man.

[Johnny]

Personally, I think this song could be developed some more to become an experimental music. So far I could hardly grab the motif of the song; therefore, I couldn't get the feeling out of it much. The synths and sound effects are floating around me but they doesn't seem to have any strong impact on them. Volume control and instrument dynamics should be paid more attention too.

[Spain]

I really love how the tunes go. It's very chilling and would totally brighten up one's day by just listening some bars of this piece. The melody might sound somewhat tangled up at some points but the overall impression never ceases to amaze me. :)

MrX89 responds:

Thanks :) The piece is not mine, so you can blame Chick Corea for composing such a complicated tunes :P

[Salamando / Little Sprite SOM]

Enjoyable.

I love the instrument choice you use here. Really makes this piece charming and full of surprises. :) Nice job on this.

RobSoundtrack responds:

Thanks!

[Nutronic - Run Away (xKor]

Captivating.

It has very irresistible charm on the beat. I like how you keep the pace of the song dynamic and progressive in terms of melodic harmony. Nice job.

[Stargenx - Drama - Re-edited]

Almost captivated then almost captivated.

The beginning gives me a chill. It was fantastic start with occasional pauses and stresses. However, as the song progresses, I kind of lose the tension of the melody. It becomes more and more predictable with drum loop and constant tabular bell. I'm not saying that using them is bad though, it just sounds quite overused in classical. :)

Nice breakdown in the middle part of the song. Give out a decent room for rest, then BAM! comes in with epic piano.

Towards the end of the song is my favorite part of the whole piece. It has more diversity and imagery than the first part. I feel more compelled to imagine clearer story. Personally, I'd recommend you to make the ending more dramatic by adding strong percussion in constant downbeat, like timpani or bass drum along with cymbal. That'd certainly make the ending so epic to me.

Xyirx

Stargenx responds:

Thanks for the review!
I will weigh your suggestion carefully.

[Stargenx - Anethema DEMO]

Hmmm....

The overall feeling I got from the song is satisfactory. It does give nice dark, mysterious atmosphere in itself. I like the synth that pans back and forth though (starting around 0.14), coming along with nice pad.

Somehow, as the song starts to get more exciting toward the end (I notice clap/snare), the song purposely ends like that. I kinda lost the capture of where the song during this moment, and I really look forward seeing more to come.

Stargenx responds:

Thanks for the review!
It's not finished yet, but I'm working on it.

[Chase the Rabbit]

Wow.

Full of curiosity and easy-going theme. :) I just love how lucid your instruments could be played. They give such clear imaginary to the mind's eye.

I bet there're plenty of instruments you throw in here. They give such diverse images/scenes, especially that timpani proceeding rapid strings. Nice job on this.

[MMZX - Forest Prometheus]

Catchy and surprisingly soothing.

I really like where melodies lead me. It's soothing and sounds adventurous at the same time. :) No wonder why it has much of Megaman feel into it.

As for the instrument choices, I think your pad is a little bit loud, but that's just me. The rest of that, you seem to do really well.e

blazephoenix responds:

Thank you for your comment.

Yes, it is really interesting how music makes you feel something. Just by simply hearing the music you can imagine different locations, people or even situations.

Glad you liked it. I really enjoy doing all this songs inspired by videogames.