LucidShadowDreamer's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[T-Logic - Howl]

I love 0:21 :D

As I'm sure you recall, I'm quite the fan of ambient music :3
Like often with your ambient work, the piece gets a bit dissonant at places, but I don't mind that. There's an interesting contrast between more dry parts of the mix, and some that seem a bit wetter. I guess a few notes can feel a bit rough, like at 2:50, which I might watch out for as it can distract from the flowy ambient feel.

The ending is also a bit abrupt for an ambient piece (even if a part that's similar to the part at 0:35 gets introduced), but it gets the job done. Keep it up!

TaintedLogic responds:

Thanks for the review, Ale! I'm glad you're so passionate about :21. I didn't think of it as a particularly memorable part, more of as a transitory moment. I appreciate your comments about the mix, too. I actually have come to think that I need to work on making my mixes thicker. I think I've overcorrected a bit from the days when I made really wet, distorted ones. Thanks for the heads-up on 2:50. I agree about the harshness there. The ending was a little sudden, that's true. I have this weird stubborn thing where I feel like I shouldn't make a track longer than 4 minutes. I need to shake that habit. Thanks again for the review! ^_^

[Target And Kill [robot day]]

5/5 for the response to the first review.

(P.S. Great track, also 5/5 ;D)

Quarl responds:

I only hope that he reads it and thinks long and hard about that girl, in the arms of another man because he got on the train to nowheresville...

[Bouncing Through Life]

Gives me some energy! :D

LunacyEcho responds:

ENERGYYYYYYY

[Bad Dream]

This reminds me of Edvard Grieg in the first half! It's fantastic :)
Great work, as always!!

Bosa responds:

Haha, thank you! It is truly an honour!

[Misshapen Pearl]

Wonderful work as always. I like the steady progression. If you look at the soundwave of the piece, you can clearly tell it's building up to something. It's also nice that the "musicians" don't seem to be 100% in sync at all times - at least in the early parts - as it gives the piece an additional sense of realism.
It's nice to hear a new (or old :p) track from you. I hope you've been, and are doing well!

Phonometrologist responds:

I still lurk around from time to time... when I can make the time. Hope all is well with your studies. It seems that you've been quite busy yourself.

[Walkaway]

I listened to this twice, while waking up. It helped me Walkaway from my bed ;)
It's a great piece, and it's a wonderful listen in the background. It's also good for just listening too :D
Wonderful work ^___^

zybor responds:

Thank you for your review! :)

[You Were My Friend]

The theme is pretty sad but the song is really rad.

larrynachos responds:

<3 thx

[Sounds Of Midnight Between the Towers Of Light]

This is such an amazing piece! I think I recognize that sax ;)
I love it!!!

It's cool that you used real samples too. I'm loooking forward to your release, whenever you get to it! fantastic work ^____^

zybor responds:

Thank you for the review! :D

[Disconnected From Cyberspace]

Hi there! The intro to this track is pretty cool. The melody is simple and effective, and easy to grasp. That said, at 0:22 the piece gets a bit messy. The new instrument is lively and interesting, but it's also quite distracting, and clutters the mix. I think you might want to look into panning (and EQ), and see how you can utilize the stereo space more effectively. Also, the timbre of instrument might simply not be a great fit together with the rest of the track.

After the 1 minute mark, you used a pretty nice progression where you simplified the elements in the piece in order to allow for a new drop, which is a nice touch. I find that the melody at that part might be a bit repetitive though, and the snares sound very much like a computer played them (which is also the case). You could've tried using some kick drums for a similar effect, as they can be less abrasive for transitions.

I appreciate the alternation of the melody at 1:30. Once again, I feel like the background instrument distracts from the rest of the piece, though. Certain elements of the piece also sound a bit dry, so you might see where you could use reverb more effectively.

2:40 is an interesting breakdown, but I think the bass is too loud and "in your face" there. As for the part that comes afterwards, it has some nice rhythms, but I'm not very fond of the main instrument. Progressionwise, I think it's also a bit too long since it's a fairly repetitive section.

When you get back to the melodies at 4:12, the part almost sounds a bit dissonant. The melodies played don't sound like they go very well together, and the bass takes up a lot of space in the mix. The rhythm of the percussion also starts to become a bit samey, after having heard it for a while (despite some changes here and there).

The ending lacks any sort of real climax, which is a bit of a shame. For such a long track, a climax would've helped tie the track together. As for the last 10 seconds, I really like the way the instruments sound; I think it's a pretty good way to end the piece.

Some final thoughts... I think you've got some pretty nice ideas, but there are also things you could improve upon, which you will do if you keep working with music. You might also want to make tracks of this nature a bit shorter. The reason is that there are parts that are somewhat repetitive, without adding much value to the progression. For ambient pieces that can work well, but for a track of this nature you want to keep the listeners attention.

Welcome to newgrounds, and good luck with improving your work and having fun with music in the future!

[Robot Detective]

Hey, this is pretty neat! Good job :)

Irish-Soul responds:

Thank you so much!

LSD you're literally the best :)