Xinxinix's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Wasted Days - Them Critterz (Newgrounds Exclusive Premiere)]

HELL YEAH!! This is killer and hella clean ^^

Rock on guys!!

ZacTaylorTunes responds:

Thanks so much for listening! Means alot to us!

[Let You Know]

This song is hella tight ^^

ArtCowles responds:

Thanks!

[Cloud Hopping]

Typical Zaaz with a big bombastic production. There's a deep level of compatibility with all the instruments and the way they combine and construct something so thematically beautiful. It always works out to yours and the listener's advantage to hear a song so complete and visionary.

A nice touch over everything and a beautiful way of communicating an organic sounding orchestra ^^

ZaazNG responds:

Ahh Xin man, thank you so much! Really brightens my day when I see you leave such nice reviews on everyone's work, super motivating! :)

[The Wait]

Extremely clean mix with some audacious guitar riffs able to crunch their way through a heavy song like this. The vocals are audible and confident as hell. I love how everything feels in sync and synonymous with being a heavy musical combination of skill, talent, and love for this genre.

Hella entertaining to hear something so organically produced without any apparent flaws in its production ^^

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Thanks muchly, it's been a heck of a ride to get to this point. haha. I keep all my old stuff up (cringy as fuck) to remind me, there is always room for improvement. I do studio production, movie scoring, show scoring and a bunch of other stuff from my studio. I even have a drumset, mic'd and ready to go. (for actual drummers) I really need to learn to play them. Hahaha. These drums are a mix between MT-power drum kit and GetGood one kit wonder.

Thanks for the kind words and the listen. Very glad you dig it, man! \m/

[dolomite]

Extremely cultivated in a way that the entire song feels glamorized to an effect of invoking nostalgia.

Everything about this song is shiny and glittery but doesn't go too over-the-top but instead remains grounded in its roots of having the instruments pleasantly reverb-y and natural. Reminds me of what prom would be like in the 70s or 80s. Very electronic-infused instruments with their touch of mysticism that brings together a warm feeling.

Nicely done dude ^^

wilidacious responds:

haha, thank you so much!

[Chyren]

An extremely electro-funkified jam!!

It has personality caked all over it while it's not afraid to toss in a bunch of random other estranged funk concepts like different basslines, lead guitar, *SAXAPHONE*, and other really fun synths that create a mystified experience of belonging and constant energy. Very clean transitions and mix-ups that serve a well-defined purpose~

You nailed it and kept it phresh along the way ! ^^

ItsBurner responds:

Thank you so much, glad you like the song, it's a pleasure to read =]

~Burner

[Theory]

A very sound progression to an action-y sci-fi beat.

There's that brilliant intro that kind of deluges into overlaying lead instruments that include a funky electric guitar riff and different chord progressions. The reintroduction into the really spacey synths gives an air for the listener to breathe and take a moment to absorb the essence of this whacked out adventure while a consistency ties the next parts into the overall song very kindly. I do wish there was a *bit* more lows to emphasize a darker demeanor to the overall theme that could contrast all the high-tones.

Nicely done, yo ~! ^^

DeltaRhoGamma responds:

Ooo nice description and thanks for feedback.

[Ohmterra- Holy Water ft natjamesworld (demo)]

Very tight thematic beat with some overlaying vocals that persevere the confidence that's absolutely *dripping* in this song.

It's proud, bodacious, and somewhat dark with a heavy bass hit like that, but the minor distortion creates a nice balance on top of the other instrumentation. I do feel like the mix is a bit flat in comparison to the range on the voice. There's this problem with vocals competing with the beat, and the beat is struggling to feel as *full* as the vocals are. Definitely a solid concept to everything going on here, but I want that bass/kickdrum to *REALLY* bump and for the overlaying synths to *REALLY* fill out with their distortion. It's a crazy concept that deserves to drench its listener into the realm of rap and heavy hitting house music.

Nicely done ^^

TheZatesee responds:

Thank you! This was more a test to see if I could make something out of vocals for the first time, and I think it went well. When the full track releases with a remastered ep, the vocals will get switched, but hopefully will keep the same grove as this demonstration. Thanks!

[Contract Rush DX OST - C:Drive]

Really upbeat for something that's toned-down. It's not flamboyant as someone would try to predict for a shoot-em-up game soundtrack to be, instead it's *calmly* adventurous.

The vocaloid samples are a high-tier big brain move because with a game soundtrack having it loop with coherent words would become EXTREMELY repetitive, but in this case, the vocals have gone through so much autotune or distortion that it becomes a harmonic instrumentation instead. Very solid concept with correct pacing and switch-ups and subtle piano solos and really reverb-y synths that pull the air of being fantasy-driven very cleanly and stylishly.

A hella nice bop~! ^^

Figburn responds:

woah, thank you! I was really worried how people would respond to the vocaloid use in this since vocals aren’t that common in platformers, I’m very happy you like it!

[Core of the Caverns]

Altogether a very solid sci-fi beat with an underlying tone of despair and dramatization.

The listener is taken through several step of coalescing sounds that abscond into further droning and peril (which is what you want from a dark, moody beat like this.) It holds your hand as it initially leaves a lot of room for other instrumentation as it's very *open* in the beginning without a solid, precise lead instrumental. I do think the part that introduces the kick drum and snare sample is a bit too off-kilter from the rest of the song's direction.

By the end, it's a very well tied together and supremely adequate dramatically ambient sci-fi track ^^

CorruptModule responds:

Thanks! ill re-look at the track a bit later/ ill see ya next stream!