LucidShadowDreamer's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Innocence]

Aww, and here I thought I was still young! Why must you do dis? D:

(Also, this is actually a really nice listen!)

larrynachos responds:

18 and ancient.

[Inner Heat]

Nice to hear something new from you! Hope you are doing well :)
This is quite a relaxing listen ^ ^

Satyre responds:

Thanks for the rating. I'm quite good, even though making a depressed impression with this song xD
Hope you are all right too :)

[Desolate Dust]

I too am glad you decided not to let this piece rot in a folder! <3
The atmospheric sounds are nice, but I especially love the guitar and opera-style song :3

larrynachos responds:

The vocals were probably my favorite part. Glad you liked them too. Thanks for the review! :D

[relearning how to make melodies]

The melodies here are generally pretty catchy! It's easy to listen to the track, although there are a couple of rhythmically weird parts, like 0:16-0:17 & 0:53:54.
In general, the melodies are well written and build upon each other. There's an ongoing theme with the main melody after 0:25 (which also comes back near the end). I love the added notes at 0:31, and a few other places. There's a nice middle section too.

The reason for the star I left away, is because if I were to look at it as a serious piano piece, there is some dynamic and structural variation missing. That is, all notes are the same volume, so it ends up sounding like a MIDI file which has been thrown onto a VST. THe left hand arrangement is pretty basic and unchanging too.

That said, since I know the intention of this piece, I might as well have given it 5 stars, since I like the melodies, and I'm aware it's just for practice.
Either way, I think you've still got some melodic sense left within you ;)
In fact, some of the stuff in this short piece I think is really nice and usable; slightly unique even. The prime examples would be the movement that's repeated at 0:27, 0:33 (nice added harmony here), 1:03 & 1:09 :)

Keep it up!

Everratic responds:

This review is very helpful. I think I'll make a song using some of these melodies. I need to have a better understanding of the left hand arrangement.

[Gunslinger's Code: Keep Moving Forward]

I wasn't expecting you to drop a track outta nowhere! Feels almost like an early Christmas present ^ ^
This composition is really cool! The style is really well defined throughout the song, the melodies are catchy, and the progression is nice :)
Even better, it also works perfectly as background music, since it's quite laid back somehow!

I absolutely love it! :3

P.S. I agree that we've always got to move forward, pretty much no matter what!

ChronoNomad responds:

Haha, I know right? I have indeed been pretty quiet on here of late, but still visit pretty much every day to check out new content, especially from my faves! I'm really happy to hear that you like the new track, and I'm rather partial to it myself, so it's nice to see that it's getting some solid traction. It has a lot of meaning for me, and feels like a nice way to break back into the music scene after a pretty lengthy hiatus.

To be honest, I was expecting something cinematic to come bubbling out of my mind, and then--BAM! This happened. I don't think anyone could be as surprised as I am, and quite pleasantly so. As always, many thanks for the excellent review! Be well, my friend. Excelsior!

[short piano loop]

This is a sweet little loop :)
I'm glad you finally got yourself a new laptop!
Good luck with the end of your semester, and I'm looking forward to eventually hearing something more extensive by you (no need to rush) ^ ^

[Space Traveller]

Heh, speaking about space and ambience, seems like you've got the perfect project for that going on xD
I absolutely love this!
Can't wait to hear what it'll be like when you finish it :D

sebastien01 responds:

Glad you liked it!
I was surprised when I saw your fractal after I uploaded my song. I decided to listen to this song while looking at your art
http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/lucidshadowdreamer/spacetime
It matched pretty well, it was like a kind of random and natural AIM without knowing it :)
Thanks for the good words and the review!

[Mayya Malyshka]

You really managed to capture "something greater" through this piece. Part of the reason for why I love your music, is because I always feel that there is a lot of thought behind pretty much every piece. Pleasant music can be nice on its own, but it's even better if I feel it is accompanied by ideas and emotions. Naturally, I also like the fact that you simply tend to create really nice sounding stuff :p

I like the chords you used here, and the fact that the focus lies more on the atmosphere and on only a few sounds at once, as opposed to a clear melody. Like, there are always things going on in the background, but the focus is occasionally on the incredibly powerful vocals, on the recordings, or the slight shifts in chords and patterns. The piano and bass I feel are really nicely incorporated into this track as well.

Another great thing is the sense of continuity; even if there's a feeling of progress, with the constantly evolving track, the added instruments and so forth, the theme feels connected throughout. Let me throw it out there that the vocalists and your Guitalele playing friend did awesome jobs! They added a lot to the composition :)

I think you managed to produce this quite well too! I don't really have any complaints at this point, in the very least. I suspect I'll find myself listening to this piece quite a lot the coming weeks. Thanks a lot for sharing your music with us!

I'm also happy too see that you seem to be back to composing ^ ^
TL;DR:

Great job, awesome track ;)

Phonometrologist responds:

A TL;DR on a review? Who wouldn't take the time to read what another has said on their piece?
I really appreciate your feedback. I wish I was back to more composing, but this was just really thrown together by mere inspiration as opposed to practice and discipline. You mentioned the Guitalele parts adding a lot to the composition, and I want to even further add that it wouldn't be near the same piece without it. To me it's more philosophical in its usage as that is what makes the piece personal amid a piece that can sound too synthetic and cold. Having the synths fused together with something not electric, and having a quiet/modest sound, landing the plane of the song to its ending reminds me of a person at home in their bedroom daydreaming. With all the journeys we may partake in in this life, there's nothing quite like being at home. An old Indian friend of mine once asked me what life would be described as by using just one word. I wasn't sure at the time, but he himself used the word "vacation." I think about how one might plan a trip: we have an idea what we want to do, and sometimes it doesn't always work out as we originally have planned. But the point is, as we do go off in our own little adventure (hopefully a pleasant one), in the end, we must go back home.

[Ambient III]

I actually love stuff like this!
Nicely done ^ ^

NekoMika responds:

Thank you, I feel I'm going to go back to my roots soon, do a few more full song Ambient pieces then move onto synthwave and house. :)

[Cyberdevil's Back (2016)]

These are some sick slick lines dude!
I love it.

Cyberdevil responds:

Glad you liked it man! Thanks.