Maliskoph's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[On Border]

This is really cool. Those bass-y percussion elements almost sound like distant thunder. The shifts between drones is nice, this is very cinematic and would fit in an ambient soundtrack for a game or movie. Not sure why the acoustic guitar is there. The guitar is pretty but I personally don't see it fitting, just my opinion.

nfire727 responds:

Many thanks for your reviews! :)

[Cold Night]

This is very simple, but its easy to get lost in..

F4LL0UT responds:

Thanks.

[07 Mystery - Ritual]

Damn, love that build!!! Those drum hits and rising elements were awesome XD Adding that anvil to the drum hits was a great touch. I'm just curious were those drum hits slightly delayed from the tempo? -- because they have this especially grudging, dragging feeling that really makes it sound more heavy and threatening.

nfire727 responds:

Yes, they are & thx :)

[Aimlessness]

I agree with your appreciation for that repetitive sound that provides the rhythm. I didn't even notice it until you mentioned it; but *sometimes* to me when you don't notice particular parts in a song, it means it's doing its job. ;) The only thing that bothered me was a really loud ringing frequency that occurred at the start and end of the song, I think it just needs to be turned down, it might just be me. I enjoyed this composition; nice and simple but subversive, and certainly evokes a feeling of a dark aimless time. Even though the instrument quality isn't super realistic, the songs *mood* really gives this realistic, gritty impression upon me.

F4LL0UT responds:

Thank you very much. Yeah, maybe that chromatic sound is a bit too aggressive, especially when it's on its own. Should I stumble upon the project file I may reduce it (and fix that nasty click noise in the beginning while at it).

[Void Fleet]

Nice piece. You do an excellent job blending the orchestral elements with the electronic synths. I like the change of pace at 2:26. I can easily imagine this music for a space context, it kinda screams it ;)

F4LL0UT responds:

Thank you very much! :)

[Final Encounter]

This definitely sets the mood that you described above. Pretty awesome choir that comes towards the end, perfect volume automation.

F4LL0UT responds:

Thanks. Although it's actually a solo sopranist. ^^

[Infinite Siren]

I like the cool bass synth layers going, perfect sci-fi touch. Nice drum introduction at 1:20, its simple but you kinda want that for envrionmental soundtrack music. This definitely reminds me of mass effect or some halo influence. The bass drum has a nice low end to it, couldn't help but notice that. :)

F4LL0UT responds:

Thanks. The one thing that annoys me incredibly, though, is how strong the low frequencies in the bass line are. When I rendered the piece for the NG upload I had only cheap speakers at my disposal where the bass line seemed pretty thin, when I listened to it again on decent headphones I died a little.

[Wanderer]

This is a really nice composition. It has pretty good quality, and was mixed VERY well. Nice volume automation on the string/brass swells. And adding that wind instrument floating around throughout was a great touch. nice job :)

F4LL0UT responds:

Thank you very much. Although personally I'm not sure the mix is that good. The string pad seems too prominent and compressed to me. I'm glad it's not that bad after all. :) And yeah, I'm also very happy how the woodwind turned out. It's a duduk, I love the instrument but sadly there's few occasions to make really good use of it (especially so it doesn't seem forced or just cheesy). It was quite an experiment in this case (at least for me) and I was absolutely thrilled by the resulting sound. :)

[Cosmic Stream of Life]

The Quality on this is spectacular. It has nice breaks throughout, so it doesn't get too repetitive. I like that drop at around 2:47 -- nice unexpected touch.

EctiBot responds:

Glad you liked it :D. Worked really hard on this so I'm glad it payed off ;).

[Impact(E-city Remix)]

This is awesome! The production is really clean and crisp. I like the higher synth melody that comes in around 3:39, sounds awesome, especially with the intentional glitching sound. Definitely a solid a track, I can appreciate the complexity it takes to putting dance songs like this together.

EctiBot responds:

Wow, thx for the nice words :D. Realle made me happy ;).
I'll be sure to make more like this, so follow me if you want to hear more ;).