Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Starlit Sunset]

Really cool sounds and explorations! The synths are awesome. Some of these snare drums are unique, 1:04 sounded like it was being plunged. Is a drum layer getting reversed there? Some more variety in that plunged snare drum might have been amaze. I'm a slut personally for pitch bending and filtering drums periodically to emulate drum fills, helps accent the synths. You had some of that variety around 1:20 and 3:28 + 3:38. Loved those final breakbeats, the song would have benefit if you didn't save those snares for last. Layer them into the plunge snares? I also liked the snare towards the drop that starts to fade in @ 00:54. I think some of those sounds would have been great reused in the hard dubstep sections, little variety fills.

Look, I'm gonna be up front with you. Nachos, you have a snare drum fetish. This grievance is coming from someone that also gets off to certain snare drum textures, a hypocrite. If there was some kind of hidden message hiding in those snare textures, I just wanted to say I'm sorry. Look, we all get our hearts broken. You didn't deserve it.

That final snare drum @ 4:03, let those tones ring out a little longer. Put a little reverb on that last snare texture, give the wave shape a cute little furry tail. tbh, that's my snare drum fetish.
Edit: the pixel animation is gorgeous <3

larrynachos responds:

The drums kinds got away from me, I had to unlearn my old habit of having only one set of percussion for the whole track.

My fetish is either having an 11 minute ambient outro or an abrupt ending. No snare tail for you >:)

[understand me]

I'm not sure fractalcore will catch on but it should. This shit is awesomeness, unique idea, perfectly executed. Very creative, I'll have to give it a try. I'd love for fractalcore to catch on but the real way you get a genre to take is if other musicians also go at it, if others share in it. Actually, get a fractalcore contest up and toss together the results as a playlist! Just saying, you shouldn't stand alone with a concept as good as this.

OVERSCORE responds:

I’ve definitely thought about hosting a contest of it, getting other musicians to try their hand… because I think the idea has potential! If you tried it out, honestly I’d be so honored. You’re an incredibly talented musician that so many look up to, despite your shady sampling…
Thanks for reviewing Quarl, always good to see you here!

[KJR - Somewhere Beyond the Sea]

"...when my vocal ability has improved..."

Meanwhile, mumble rappers and hardcore music enthusiasts are like "hold my beer bro, I have some guttural eldritch noises to commune with."

[Cobweb Jam]

...but sampling gives you that edgelord lordyness that only samples can provide. Crime? Check. Music? Check. Samples: hardcore shit. Love your sound and vibe as always though, even if you're not cool enough to sample stuff, like me. I am so fucking cool.

*hands you a cigarette box that says "samples"*

Come on kid, smoke the samples. What are you? Some kind of poser? You gonna tell the cops?? JUST SMOKE THE SAMPLES CZY D:<

[Tritone (part 1)]

Breaks go hard, love the creative drum tones and atmospheric sounds. Juicy <3

[Clouded Yellow]

Joined 2008? Happy to hear you doing music, late bloomer :3

Dunso responds:

Big thanks for the scout and the generous score, majestic 05-joiner!

[NG's 30th Anniversary Music Collab]

Good hustle everyone, peers, degenerates, cat girls. Our collective ritual will summon the masses upon us, our time has come! WE ARE MUSIC INCARNATE D:<

ADR3-N responds:

Personally I think we should do big collabs like these once a month. It was so amazing watching everyone come together for the project!

[fuckmusic]

Hella groovy, love the drip <3

[Bleak Prospects]

I didn't feel any ear pain but I'm 35 and my ears are probably already damaged. Love this sound by the way. Love it, fun squishy synths! Drums have some phonk to them. I'm actually in love with this. Only crit is that groove killing pause @ 1:24. Ditch that gap D:

[Good Bad Times (With Tori) [DEMO]]

Absolutely beautiful <3

prodbasily responds:

;-; <3