LucidShadowDreamer's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[My Angel]

I love the energy in this song! I'm looking forward to hearing the version with lyrics :3

PapoFuradoPA responds:

it's really nice read your comment because i'm your fan!

[Ethereal Ambivalence]

Hey, it's nice to hear something from you this year!
I've been so busy with life recently that now that it's calmed down a bit, I've found myself really missing Newgrounds; especially listening to all the music.

It was weirdly entrancing to look at Haruhi bopping along to the music :'D
I felt compel to join her, and I may or may not have for a bit (the world will never know). Great job!

[Midwinter]

I'm getting jealous of your orchestration/arrangement skills! I'll learn something from listening to your music for sure. I'll make sure to save more for later though.

[Anemoia]

This really sets the mood, and it's so tasteful. I rarely come across anything this wonderful when I decide to take a listen to someone I haven't heard music from before. Please make more ^____^

eden-e responds:

aaa your words are genuinely encouraging, I was considering taking it easy for the rest of the year but now I'm motivated lol

[Last Stop at The End of Time]

Oh wow, this is magical! Instant favourite and follow from me :O
This sounds to me like an interesting mix between a Western and a Japanese style. Noo, I didn't want it to end so soon!

eden-e responds:

thank you for listening~ you're right about the mixed influences, I noticed the same in some of your music too!

[Lordant - A Star Like Me]

This is absolutely beautiful.

Lordant responds:

Thank you :D

[AIM - Elegy to a Fallen Star]

This was a lovely listen. I especially like that your piece takes its time to build very naturally, as I feel that many compositions are rushing to get to the point (which of course I also understand). Sometimes it's nice to just be taken along on a journey, and you've achieved that here ^___^

ForgottenDawn responds:

Hey, thank you! The track originally had an 8-minute runtime that I then cut to its current length. I'm glad that my efforts of pacing it just right have paid off!

[Unity]

I miss you and your music <3

[Posterity]

What a nice surprise! I like the rhythm a lot; it becomes almost hypnotic after awhile. On to of that, the atmosphere makes me feel contemplative.

Phonometrologist responds:

Good to see you, friend. Thank you for stopping by to leave a few comments. Never taken for granted what you have to say. Rhythm is definitely fun to play (4:3). I did this a bit last minute for Piano Day, and I'm still considering on adding some melody via strings or another kind of instrument to hover over it. Since the piano is primarily in the middle and lower register, something brighter could help balance out the sound.

[Echoes of the Fallen]

The intro, interlude and outro (aka, the harp) of this reminds me of Sanctuary by Step, and I've always loved the atmosphere of that piece.

I think the mix in this piece is really pleasant, and warm. I really enjoy the choice of instruments; I feel like I've never heard you work with many of these before. You know I love compositions with some richness to them, and you've certainly accomplished that here. You've also managed to capture a somewhat Nordic feeling (perhaps your trip helped with that!), which feels very close to home for me. All of these reasons are why I chose to favourite this track!

If there's one thing that I would critique a bit is that there's something with the vocals that doesn't work perfectly for me, although I find exactly what that is quite hard to pinpoint. I don't know if it's just something with the samples, or maybe it's because of the aforementioned "Nordic" style, whereas the vocals are of a slightly different style (although I don't think it is that; I tend to like blending styles and experimenting). Maybe they sound a bit too rough to me in some way?

Either way, don't worry about it; it's a really small thing, and would immediately be remedied had you used a dedicated singer.

Fantastic work!

Everratic responds:

Thanks for the review! Maybe Jordi can provide vocals next time :)