Kingbastard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[DJ Runaway - Stop Crying]

Yes!!!

Now this is what i'm talkin bout!!!:) Phat-ass drums nice melodies and SFX, superb breakdowns and building of tension, excellent production and arrangement. Nuff said! More of the same please. In my opinion, your best tune so far.

DJRunaway responds:

OMFG! The weekly 1st winner likes my stuff!!! *Blushes* Wow...If I wasn't hyperactive I'd be speechless now! W00T :) I'll keep experimenting with DnB!

Greetz,
DJ Runaway

[Randomed Breakbeat]

Nice Breaks

Those are some thudding drums man! It's a shame u didn't go on to add a bassline and melodies to this trk. The organ sound that comes in towards the end is the perfect instrument/sound for a Squarepusher style bassline. I would like to hear this made into a full-on tune. Check out my latest submission AmusementArcade(bastardVer0.1) and c what u think, it's got a long intro but I reckon it's worth the wait! Nice stuff man.

SidSinister responds:

Thanks for the Input! I was planning on making it longer but just had no reason to. I'll definately give your song a listen.
-Sid

[Liscio]

Smooth as a baby's behind!

A nicely written tune that sounds like an Ending Theme to a video game to me. Really smooth chord changes and faultless arrangement. Musically it's not my sort of thing, but it's ideal for any Flash animation makers to use for Backing music, ending themes etc...Nice stuff. Check out my new tune AmusementArcade(bastardVer0.1) and c what u think. I u fancy, leave a review. Peace.

afliXion responds:

An ending theme, really? Hm... Not really what I had in mind when I wrote it, but it kinda works for that doesn't it. And sure I'll check out your song too. :D

[Iridescent 2 (3min39sec)]

Cool!

I like everthing about this track. All the sounds used are quirky but cool and the arrangement is excellent. My only small problem is with the drums. They don't sounds as sharp/phat as they could/should be. A bit of compression put onto the high end might make them jump out more I reckon, that would definately elevate this song to a 10 in my ears! Great stuff.

AdmiralConquistador responds:

You know what, I went back to the song and added very light distortion and compression on the high end and lo and behold, it sounds badass. Thanks for the advice, I'll be sure to try it out on my future songs as well to see how it sounds. Thanks for enjoying the song, after the disapointment to you with Sweeter than Candy, I felt I had to regain my honor with you! Hahah, no but really I'm glad you liked it, and thanks alot for the review. I'll be trying to work on that Live DNB for ya, hehe.

-AC-

[Rucklo - Initiative]

groovy.

The start of this tune reminds me of early AphexTwin, but then it goes on to become a more Trancey affair with the classic big kick. I think what this trk lacks is a real bouncy bassline to make it jump out of the speakers at ya. All the parts are there, just try to come up with a killer bassline and it would get my 10.

Rucklo responds:

Looking for that bassline. Where tha hell did I put it??? gaaaaah!!!!! Well, I´ll just have to settle for ur nine then. grmbflgh....
thx 4 ur time :D

[Yakuza]

Great!.....

Nice to hear some experimental stuff for a change. Nice mash of styles. Sweet drums, smooth sub-bass and glitchy melodies and sfx. Excellent. Check out some of my tunes and c what u think. Again, Great stuff. Nice to hear something that stands out from all the Techno/Trance, fruity loops bollox that gets submitted on this site all the time.

Apoplexia responds:

thx a lot for the support! i checked out your stuff as you may have noticed and i really like it!

[Pitchsifter]

I like it....

I remember that Pitchshifter CD with the free to use samples on it. My version got so scratched and fukd up that I ended up throwing it out. Bout time I heard some more experimental and individual style on this site, sick of that same ol Trance/Techno FruityLoops bullshit that people churn out. I like the chopped-up drums in this tune, definately my favourite bit. Nice stuff.

WizardSleeve responds:

Yeah badass CD. Was called www.pitchshifter.com, all the tracks were phat, its not often a band manages to do that, tho they do it often.. well not anymore.. they split up for good this time.. aparantly. Hehe I actually used Fruity loops to make this track hehe, and i also make some trance using it too but i like playing with differant styles, and its nice to see when people have been apreciating my work. I hope for more reviews soon.

BTW.. would you like me to upload a versian of the track without guitaring so you can here the beats i made witht he drums a lil better? Tho I think it would be classifide as "not quite drum and bass" hehe.

[Overture of Life and Death]

This track...

...is great when those drums kick in. However i'm not too keen on the high piano riff, which seems a little out of time. I like all the other sounds used though, and think if you changed the high piano to another instrument or dropped it lower , it would create a better overall mix. Nice stuff man! Check out my new tune JeopardyBastard and c wot u think.

ShinDenjin responds:

THe piano fitted best... I would've taken it an octave lower but that would change the mood of the song completely and I didn't want to do that. cheers for the review though ^_^

[Natures's Voice]

I like the drums.

They could do with changing more though. I'm not too keen on the sounds/instruments and melodies you've chosen, they do the simple electro beats no justice. It needs more to it. Some nice atmospheric pads should add some depth. Shame, cos I really like the drums at the start and was hoping for something better, but u r only young and I wish I was writing and experimenting with stuff like this at your age, so keep on creating. I didn't start writing tunes till I was 19!

Shadoman111 responds:

Thanks for the reveiw and the tips ill qork on my songs a little bit more. ive listened to most of your songs and theyre good i wish i could make them like that.

[M64|Winged Cap Remix SE|Trance]

Not my cup of tea....

....this is a nice tune and i'm sure it will be used in many a Flash animation, but I don't know what M64 Winged Cap is! I guess it's a remix of a tune that was used in a video game already, that's why I've been harsh on the originality score. I don't like this kinda music, but for this particular site it is perfect and that's why it has scored high. Does nothing for me I'm afraid. The production and arrangement are good, but I find it a bit on the boring side.

HouseMasta responds:

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