Fubaka's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[It's Awake ... and Hungry]

A quite alright piece.

Solidly put together, good demonstration of mixing and drumwork. Seems fairly standard fare, though it would definitely work in a platforming Castlevania style game.

LexRodent responds:

Thanks for reviewing man.
Castlevania games are indeed part of the inspiration for this.

[Shiny Little Gloom]

I very much liked the jazziness.

It felt like the tempo wasn't consistent, which actually added to this song's appeal for me. The ending was a treat as well.

Azhthar responds:

Yep, I´m quite happy somebody got the experiment with the tempo. Tried o give this track a bit more life since there isn´t that much dynamic range.

[3 o8o God's Nuts o8o 3]

I like the song's concept, and instrumentation. However, I feel it ends to abruptly, and doesn't loop correctly.

In all honesty, I don't think this should be a loop at all.

Insanctuary responds:

Really? I thought it was among my better loops. I guess you could say... I'm out of the loop, huh?

[Loss]

Hmm, interesting ambient piece we've got here. I do think this song has potential, but there are a few problems.

Namely, the buildup is kind of lost, stretched over too great a length to be noticed effectively. To fix this, you can either amplify the effect of the buildup, or shorten the song a bit. Also, this song has no ending. It just stops jarringly, and that really takes me out of the experience. You should at least add a slow fade-out to the end of this piece, or make it loop properly if that was the intention.

ZLEAP responds:

You'll notice any loop I've made was properly done so. No. That was not the intention.

You're going at this wrong, friend.

But if this were more piece of music and less what it actually is, you would be more than right.

This was expression. A snapshot of my mind.

But thanks.

[Its Melted]

Hmm, very interesting. I find myself drawn to the background melody. I'd absolutely love it if you released another version of this song, extended and without the drums.

RayGinzburg responds:

thanks, and maybe I will

[~[weeklybeats3]~]

Ah, it's nice to hear an ambient song from you again.

My only concern is that there's a background hum that you can still hear at the end that doesn't fade out before the running time. Other than that, this song is sweet.

sculpted-cold responds:

thank you :). the noises throughout the track are supposed to be vinyl pops and electrical humming as if you're listening to it from a record player.

[Infinite Regress]

Not bad.

It certainly has that calmer feel. However, I personally don't get anything particularly strong from this piece either. For what it's worth, it is technically well done.

Keep at it!

cheezz responds:

Thanks Fubaka. This is my second attempt at doing something ambient. It's not really as soft as I would've liked it to be, and I would've liked to have avoided using drums too but something in me made me give in. Hopefully I'll be able to get everything right next time and also emote something stronger as well. And I'm looking forward to it, these pieces are fun to work on.

[The Diplomatic Irishman]

Quite frankly, this is one of the best songs I've ever heard on Newgrounds, and it baffles me that it's been left forgotten like this for so long. (Even if it was just a year)

There's certainly more to you and your music than what first meets the eye. Consider me a fan until further notice.

JoeyFreezeMusic responds:

Considering this piece is particularly important to me because it was written for my late grandfather, I'm very honored and inspired by your words. Thanks very much.

[Caves by the ocean]

Interesting and minimal song we got here.

Is that an actual recording of a cave at sea, or did you put that together from smaller clips?

BemSound responds:

The ocean sound and forest sound was recorded and provided by a 3rd party, i used a rack full of effects plugins to get the sense of being in a cave, and the water drop and bird sounds is a recording of a forest with heavy reverb and stereo enhancers, etc..the ringing chime/bell sound was a edited synth using spectrasonics atmosphere =) thanks for the reviews btw, sorry been busy lately just now getting around to responding

[Cold Wet Rag]

As chaotic as your song may be, I don't find it to be half-bad. You've made an interesting choice of instruments here, and the sound flows surprisingly well.

However, I will agree that it needs more of a direction. It leaves me confused by the end, and if that is not your intention, then you need to work more on progression of the main melody.

cheezz responds:

Thanks man, I might work on it some more.