JoshuaHughes's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Callipygian]

Mesmerizing. Dissonance. There you go.

Those who haven't been blessed with a callipygous body will have to work for one. I would recommend an exercise routine consisting of squats, lunges, and leg presses.

[Area 51]

This is very reminiscent of Dave Mustaine's work. It's almost uncanny. Glad to hear some more quality metal on the portal. You can never have too much. METAL UP YOUR ASS.

Schleif responds:

awesome! thanks for the kind words man, i'm glad you like it!

[Working Title]

Yeah, hearing the Daft Punk and Justice inspiration in this. Okay, here's the rundown. First 45 seconds were really great, but after that Gross Breat mix, the whole track seemed to take a really empty turn. I can imagine this working perfectly if it were just given a little more oomph. I would look into plate reverb, exciters, and stereo effects to really widen the track and give that big roomy grit that it desperately needs.

lazy-dave responds:

I'll definitely try those out and see what I can do. Thanks for the review! Much appreciated!

[War Sounds]

Some people will claim that this kind of stuff is garbage. Some will claim that they completely understand this kind of music. In my opinion, they are both wrong. Nowadays. noise bands will just blast shit and make everything as distorted and loud as possible. Nothing wrong with that, but that's not what noise music is entirely about.

When I listened to this, it reminded me of acts like Throbbing Gristle and Wolf Eyes, both incredibly good bands from different generations who actually influenced a lot of popular artists that aren't noise band-related. Go figure.

floppypawss responds:

Hey man, thanks for the review. I'm so glad that there are ppl on newgrounds that are into this kind of music. BTW i love Throbbing Gristle!

[Former Motive]

Nice simple drop at :58. You're getting better, man. Look into layering and compression techniques. You'll get that fuller sound and will even out some volume levels that peak a little too high.

Lethal-Input responds:

I will definitely look into these things you're talking about. Thanks for the info/tips/feedback!

[Idea 12-27-2014]

Definitely feeling the prog in this. Like :33 instantly made me think of something Yes would have made. However, maybe it's just me but this sounds more like a collection of small ideas instead of one big piece. I know progressive music can go all over the place, but there is still usually something that grounds it and keeps it from becoming a technical mess. Perhaps it's the carnival sounds I'm hearing from the MIDI.

Still loving the melodies, though, Scouting you and all that.

N-Szewski responds:

Thanks for listening! Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, it definitely is pretty directionless though, so maybe I'll try tying things together better if I want to put more work into this.

[Metronome]

Nice use of vibrato to keep things funky. :) And those growls in the intro really lend to the power of the kick. The only major problem I hear is the weakness of the snare. The reverb on it is really good, but it still seems to fall flat to me. Other than that, keep on rocking, man. I'm lovin this.

[Counting Clocks]

It sounds nice, dude. Ever thought of getting some voice work done over it to make it a full-fledged song? A vocal talent can really bring out the emotion of simple tunes.

staticnightlight responds:

Normally I do write songs with the intention of singing over them, but lately I've been trying my hand at things geared more toward soundtracks and collaboration and all of that good stuff.
That's actually one of the reasons I finally made a newgrounds account.

I may still turn it into a full-fledged song someday, but in a perfect world others will take it and put their personal finishing touch to it, whether it be by singing over it, using it in an animation, or any other number of wonderful wonders. A kid can dream anyway. haha