Kingbastard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Silicon Lifeform]

well.....

....this tune has way too much going on at once and it's hard to pick out the parts. For me the guitar doesn't really sit well in the tune apart from at the start. I think you need to work on the arrangement and try and be more subtle with the introduction of each part. That said it is definately an interesting blend of styles and I believe with some work on the arrangement this could be excellent.

[From Silence to Pain]

I say 8.5

....I like the simple bassline and the guitar sound. The drums are good and fit well with the initial riff, but then the tune loses its way. I really like the intro and wish you'd kept that same riff running for longer with counter melodies coming in. Nice job.

[|==|ENTER THE DARKNESS|==|]

Pretty cool...

..sOME NICE GUITARING, SHAME THAT THE BEATS ARE SO WEAK IN COMPARISON, THIS WOULD SOUND NICE WITH SOME U.N.K.L.E STYLE DRUMS IN. hAVE A LISTEN TO SOME OF MY TUNES, AND C WAHT U THINK. i RECCOMEND 'SONG FOR RUCKLO' OR '8-BIT BASTARD.

D4Dan responds:

Thanks King B. I Know your stuff already, you are one of my fave NG artists. That beat should have been a fat sample instead of weak midi. I'd really like to colab with you some time actually.
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[Running (ShortLoop)]

well......

....this does exactly what you said it does in your description. I like the almost wheezin, panting sound, conjoures up images of someone running sooo fast their legs are about to fall off!

Rucklo responds:

Yup! I added some breath sound for it, so i´ts me panting on tha song :D
Thx for the reivew dude!

[Leave My Mind (ShortSong)]

Cool....

...this is very weird and i luv it!. Those vocals are proper lo-fi and crunchy and the fx on them are great. Is that you saying 'Why can't u leave my mind alone? U could go on and develop this track, although I dont know where u should take it, it might be fun to try!

Rucklo responds:

Yea that´s me talkin, disted and FX´ed up. I grew to hate thisone, it irritates me, but maybe it´s just cause i don´t like hearing my own voice? :D
I won´t go further with it, since it irritates me, but it might have been fun... I guess noone´ll never know :D
Thanx for tha reiview man!
Thanx alot for the rec

[Iridescent]

well now...

...I hear a lot of stuff similar to this thru the Audio portal. (Well the intro anyway). However this definately has it's own style and is more DnB than it is Trance. The mix aint gr8 and would benefit from some seperation. It builds really nicely and gets better and better. It almost sounds like very early Squarepusher stuff. I really like certain parts of this trk, but it just doesnt develop enuff.

AdmiralConquistador responds:

Kind words, thank you so much.
It was a toss up for me between DnB and trance, but I guess it should have been DnB, huh? I'm very new to making music, only been using FL studio for a year, and I'm not to sure how to mess with equalizations yet, but with practice comes experience I guess. Anyway thanks for your review, it helps me alot!

[Purple Horizons]

BOC rule!...

Anoyone who likes BOC and name checks them can't be bad! This tune is a little too full of reverb and the synth stab sound ruins it for me. There are some really nice textures, but u could learn a few things from BOC. Ure mix is far too busy. I think u should simplify. I love the oragnish sounds of the main chords, but that synth sound! get rid of it. It is more suited for an early nineties rave trk! I love everything about this tune apart from that. Take ure time to develop the ambience. Get rid of that sound and this track is cracking! Some fuckd up vox samples might help as well. Sorry to be so critical, it's just that i think your tune has so much potential and it's something I would consider buying if u tweaked it more. Really, really good.

Quatre responds:

Thanks for the feedback, both of you. Just thought I'd let you know that I'm actually still working on this one (and keeping in the aforementioned suggestions in mind). When I'm through with it, I'll post it.

[Day of Funk]

Dischordant.

It's kinda irritating. definately not Funk, just seems like you've programmed in a load of notes that clash. Not sure how anyone could use this. Not a lot of thought went into this.

Hell-Fire responds:

yeah im still practising. Maybe someone will find a use for it. Maybe I will.

[Pagoda Pilgrimage]

nice.

It's definately needs a nice phat bassline to drop in somewhere along the way. It sounds a little too sparse and empty, it does progressively build nicely and the bass change towards the end is nice. I like the typing sample at the end, u should try hooking that up as the beat for the tune and go for a more experimental electronica edge. Have a listen to some of my tunes and leave a review or two if u can b arsed! I reccommend my trk 8-BIT Bastard. Good shit, and as you say it will get better!

[You Know Nothing]

Experimental!

I liked it. Nice and incoherent! Nice use of samples and drum patterns. It amazing what u can do with a little help from abusing substances! Good shit. Completely different and individual. I do hear the Joy Division influences.

Kosmiker responds:

Unfortunately I never was able to do something similar again, that's why I love this theme myself.

Thank you for the review :)