Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Jazz - That's Life]

Hmm, jazz drums? pishaw!

"Well it appears no one took the time out of their busy little schedules to review this song... so hear I am. Those sons of bitches."

Haha. We're all just a bunch of losers :P

This song has some cool melodies and stuff going on here, but as a drummer, I was really dissapointed with the drums. You need more SWING man. Throw some e's and a's into that stale hi hat rythem. Heck, make that hi hat a soft ride cymbal, trust me. Add a kick and a snare as well! Snare, snare snare! Kick kick kick. Really, the straight rythem had me practicly asleep. Though, like I said, the melodies were nice. (oh, for added sexyness, try putting in some drum fills on a third measure here or there, then drop the rythem completly for a measure of straight tonal instrumental for some jazz mix.) purrr, I gave you a four because really, I hated the drum rythem. Other than that, this was really good. Be proud of your work!

preffertobedead responds:

YES YES YES!...i made the drums on my own...but i just sticked to the rules...i used the Jazz Drums...i believe some ppl will think they are bothering...and they are right...but...well...is my 1st Jazz attempt..so...my failures will go fixing along with the time...=)

next time...i'l put some breaks with the drums...it wouldn't sound bad...^^

Thanks Quarl..=)

[SR - Bright Lights and UV Rays]

Taffy fritters.

Hmm...this had a chill intro, it was quite the sauce riot. Cheerio...the light drum beat came in and added to the sex factor exponentialy. When piece got up and off it's feet, i'd say that I was really quite mellowed out post haste. The rythem was all like "listen to me! I'm awsome." The melodies never really got too complex, but the shifting 4/4 off it all made for some neat chords. Really, tip top job mate. (high five)

SineRider responds:

Thanks mate :)

I like to keep it simple, just experimenting on the drumbeat with effects you know.

Thanks for the reivew and vote

[DnB Orchestra]

Is this taffy?

Hmm...this had a really cool sound...not to mention a pretty neat smell/taste. Reminded me of something middle eastern meets hip hop city. Are you arabian, or are you just happy to see me?

(high fived)

preffertobedead responds:

<3 ...thank you!...im Argentinian >:)

[<R+> A Phantom's Impromptu]

Taffy taffy taffy TAFFYYYYY!??!

Har! Really quite a chill and dramatic track you got going here. The drums create a sense of urgency while the melodies set up an aura of relaxation. Really, you deserve a high five. Is there going to be a more "complete" version?

Rawrthaas responds:

maybe lol

:3

[-=LJC=- Grind My Data]

taffy taffy taffy

Guh! I love this glitch rhythemness! It's so...arousing...I mean...stimulating. Keep making stuff like this. It's so cool man. GUHH! Arr, voted five.)

LJCoffee responds:

Arousi... ehem - stimulating? :)

Glad you liked it - I really like making this type of crap... I mean...stuff

More tracks like it are in the the works - I just want to get a few other details straightened out first - the feedback from this piece has allowed me to find out what was needed and I'll be trying to incorporate some of that stuff in the future - if I can.

[<R+> Last Hope]

purrrrr

You sly bastard. I didn't know you could do trance too. Honestly, this track was insane. It was so different than any of your other tracks. I really liked it when the four to the floor dropped off into that experimental glitchy sounding beat. The synth melodies were all classy and clean. This really is a quality track. Good job :)

Rawrthaas responds:

I like you Quarl.

You're one of the only people that actually review AND vote.

[Distant Places]

Taffy flavored taffy.

Hmm, this really isn't a dnb track but I won't let that from skewing my judgments. Others will however. I honestly think this belongs in the video game section...in any case this was an interesting listen. Actually...if you speed it up to 170-180 bpm and throw in a few breaks/ drum fills this could still be a dnb...Ivan Ether style. I thought the melodies were nice and relaxing. The drums got a little boring, I might suggest getting a little more varied there. Also, the snare sounds a little weak...this could be a really good track with some tweaks. Keep making music :)

Ps, you're jumping circle games were pretty fun. Make ten more!

joshuaskillsrobles responds:

Thanks, i will keep all this in mind for the next song. And for the jumping circle thingim making part 5. Who knows if ill make more, and if i do, i will change the styles that they will be made.

[~[ Testing ]~]

Taffy flavored sounds.

Hmmm. This is really nice menu music. If I made games instead of music videos, i'd deffinatly use this for something. The light sounds in the back are pretty cool and soothing, but I think the drums really over powered that stuff. I'd turn them down a bit. Also, you can mix up the drums a bit more by adding some aux percussion for some cool polyrythems. Just my opinions though.

[<Superior Firepower>]

Taffy.

That was really good. I've never heared any of you're songs before, but i'll deffinatly look into some more after this track. I loved the progression alot. This track was ace and wow, over six minutes? That's alot of work. No wonder the quality of the synth is so fuzzy. Really that would have to be my only gripe. Good job. I fived.

Dj-Ene responds:

Thanks mate:D well this song is kinda an breaking point for me, so imo the songs before this one lacks several things:)

And yea had to reduce the quality to 80 kbps (!) wich is really low, for it to fit on newgrounds. But you're welcome to check out my MySpace profile for a version sampled in 192kbps.

and cheers for the 5, I've been zeroed alot lately:(

[What Hurts the Most..]

Arrr, another neat track taffy.

Nice opening guitar line, really cool finger picking line. The chords where nice. The harmonized vocals were sexy. The voices didn't off set me really, and they were actuly somewhat soothing to listen to compared to some of the vocals I've heard about. My only complaint really on this song is that the lyrics were just so...generic and not really too interesting. I'm a poet though, so I over analyze lyrics often. I'm also a drummer...so you can immagine how much I missed the lack of percussion :( Eh, oh well.