Revolutsia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[On The Wing HG mix]

I like this quite a bit to be frank.
Seem's almost, "Happy"...
The Vocals really keep it moving though. They're not too clear to the point where they would ruin the song or too quiet / inaudible where we couldn't hear them, yet they still retain the theme of the song and not feel terribly out of place.
Seems like a successful experiment to me.

ZLEAP responds:

Thanks.

You're the second person to refer to this as happy.

I suppose the majority rules. But this didn't come from a place of happiness.

[Forgive Not]

The song in general is just, amazing. Not one time did I think "When will this be over?" as say with the beginning of 'Opium Den'. It always kept itself moving and thats what I call a success. Other than that theres a definitely interesting mix of sounds that blend very well. Not one sound bugged me in this, not one. You really overdid it on this.

ZLEAP responds:

That's yet another habit I've been trying to break myself of. This and the previous review should be indication that I've moved my creative thought process in a much better direction. Even when my mind was on the verge of collapse.

I'm glad my insanity has restored your faith in HG.

[Tobuscus Live!]

Lovely.

[I Don't Mean A Song]

The constant itty bitty strum of the guitar, just repeating over and over in parts really adds a nice subtle touch, theres just so many instruments in this, its just Awesome.

sorohanro responds:

Thanks for your kind words. Most of the instruments are live recorded (guitar, trumpets and the trombones, which are actually pitched down trumpets).

[Opium Den]

The "Scritchy Scratchy" sound that kept repeating up until 1:27 killed it for me, once I got past that it had this uniqueness to it, this great harmony.... The mixture of sounds was beautiful. If you cut down on the prolonged build up or cut it out all together this would probably top it up near some of your best, I myself am tempted to downloading it and cutting the first minute and 27 seconds out, and looping over and over from there!
It could be my taste for all I know, only more reviews will tell.

ZLEAP responds:

The "scritchy scratchy" was a last minute decision to fill quiet space and to keep things a bit irregular. I can work you up a different mix with a shorter intro and no scratch. Should be posted soon.

Thanks.

[At The Heart Of It All]

All of it really fits well together, it weaved almost perfectly, each and every single individual sound.
However nothing really standed out past that, its very good, but it just doesn't have that pop, spice, and everything nice.
The repetitive nature was the only subtraction I thought. Some diversity could of helped it, or broken that tightly woven harmony. Either or.

ZLEAP responds:

I've been sitting on this song for quite some time. I had a somewhat listenable version around the time I released Native. But new ideas kept coming out of it. I couldn't stop until I hit a wall with it. And then I did.

I'm glad you enjoyed.

[Artificial Afterlife]

The little bits of "Human like" noises, similar to wailing or maybe even crying? Were just great! And the undertone of drum and bass really added to the whole ambience. The introduction is interesting, but I don't know about it. Similar with the ending.
Good piece though!

[Speech Inpediment]

A pleasant piece, 'houth I 'thay! Leth thy lithen to thith for many hourth on endth!
Nithe and thimple. and very, very pleathent! Genuinely nithe thounds, thoo.

ZLEAP responds:

Stsstststssstop mmmaking fun offf mmummee.