McGorilla42's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Afterlust]

This is excellent! Great melody, great mix, great composition. The only thing I notice that isn't *perfect* is a possible little mud on the vocals (400Hz build up maybe?) or something (listening to this on my crappy TV, which actually doesn't do this justice, but they're my only monitors).

But hot damn, this is absolutely radio-quality. I'm sure you will do really well in NGADM and I can't wait to see what you pull out next!

FinnMK responds:

Thanks a bunch!

[Timekeeper]

So uplifting and beautiful. I love how you've integrated the ticking clock into the piece. Fantastic work. Orchestration is unbelievably hard and you've created such a full, well mixed piece of music. I love the subtle electronic element too, but overall this is wonderful.

[If I Knew]

Wow, this is amazing, Kor-Rune. I really enjoy your voice and your composition skills are on another level. You have so much confidence in drifting seamlessly in an out of various feelings and textures and styles and have it work perfectly together. This piece is 6 minutes long, but it feels both longer and shorter - I remember looking up at one point seeing that it had only run for about 3 minutes, but it felt longer (in a good way, not like "ogodplsend"), just because of how much you had packed into those 3 minutes. I'm super impressed.

Good luck with the hand and recover quickly so you can make more great music! :)

[Shadow Steps]

This kicks ass, Demon. I'm not big into electronic stuff, but your sound design is really great. I love that wet, slimy lead synth and the energy of this piece as a whole. You make me want to learn how to make this kind of music because it's just so energetic and involves so much learning and nerding out on making synths do what you want them to do. I know how hard it is to create sounds and make pieces like this work (I even watched a few SeamlessR videos) and you knocked it outta the park. Great work! :)

[AIM - The Lonely Hermit]

This is beautiful, Ectisity. This piece tells a story and I love the way you integrate foley or "real-world" sounds with the music. Damn, I wish I knew half of what you did. Was there a hint of Scarborough Fair in there? Or at least a very nice Dorian melody? Great work. I'm not surprised this won AIM!

EctiBot responds:

Thanks, glad you liked it :D.
Ahh, you sir are an angel. I honestly thought I made the melody it myself, but it's clearly inspired by Scarborough Fair. Think it was the theme song of a british childrens show I watched as a kid.

[Endowment]

Oh gosh I just wrote a long review then lost it. I was saying that I'm stunned by how good this piece is. The way you effortlessly blend two styles that have nothing to do with one another (atmospheric/orchestral into 450bpm-electro-something) is incredible. You're only 19 and you're making stuff like this? I'm amazed you didn't do better in this round of NGADM, but if you don't flat out win it in the next couple of years, I'll actually riot.

EctiBot responds:

Wow, really glad you liked it :D. Good luck in the NGADM!