Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fragment [FB] - Harlock]

Clean as phuck. You're mixing skills have picked up hard over the years man. I think the track overall was a little too repetitive for me but I get that as feedback on a lot of my tracks so you know it's advice coming from someone who can sympathize.

All in all the track is just shit ton of funs. Simple, clean funs :p

[[Cnyght Hunter]]

Damn dude, I loved how dark this was. Really feeling the industrial vibes dude. Those bleepy acid trance stab sounds were perfect. I know the point of industrial isn't supposed to be clean but I felt like if there was anything this song could have benefitted from it was slightly better mixing. Aside from that it's a really sick track. I love it dude.

So dark :3

DESHIEL responds:

I'm still bad at filltering bass ;D

[once more]

Same thing different user for added emphasis. Figure out a way to mix this a little cleaner. All in all the track is sounding really solid. Love it love it. Master her though. Perfect her. Make her beauteous.

[Submerged]

Awesome awesome awesome. That intro had a really chill vibe to it. The drums were spot on. As I'm listening to the track I have to say that I'm most interested in those evolving drum patterns.

I might have dropped the vocals just a tad in certain spots. In certain places those vox are fucking perfect though. Love it! This track is killing it.

motakay responds:

Thanks! Really warming to hear! Spend alot of time programing the drums in natural patterns. :)
Yes, I am sure you are right, I tried to mix the voice as even as I could and listening through different speakers and headphones, but its so hard to get an overall and even level to the vocals.

[Nav - Relevation]

Damn dude those choppy drums were really special. I was fricken digging the spastic beats! Really out there and experimental. I thought the vocal samps came off as lazily pitch bent but dude: I'm the biggest god damn hypocrite on the face of...hmmmm. You know. Fill in the lol.

Also, only 8 hours? Fuck man, I wish my tracks would pump out like that again. Fucking creative energy karma :p

Nav responds:

"only" 8 hours? :( That's 8 hours of time spent in the DAW just moving shit around, at least according to FL Studio. This track took me at least a few weeks, and it was the only thing I made in like 5 months =\ it's more a testament to my lack of creative energy during that period. I also got a few false starts but nothing really ever came of those.

Thanks for the review :) Experimental was the goal!

[Permanent]

Oh Parry. You have a chip on your shoulder but it carries a mean tune. Love it!

[Zanarkand Illusion]

Love it dude. I honestly think it's lame that you chose to do a video game remix but in all honesty, it's good enough to be an authentic Squaresoft produced track. I utterly and completely detest listening to video game remixes. Regardless, this is probably the best video game remix I've ever heard.

I'm in love with those IDM drum rhythms. Fucking beautiful harmonies. All the creative ideas you made: I love. The problem with this song is the silly little ascending and descending arpeggio motif. That alone is going to be the reason why anyone will really comment on this song. You're about to get three or four reviews from kids that know jack shit about music and all they're going to say is "AWESOME SONG DUDE! I LOVED FFX!!" Video game music is essentially the same as drawing anime. It's a dime a dozen but when something good finally comes out of it I'll hate it on principal.

Make more jazz you lazy lazy person you :/

S3C responds:

thanks quarl, glad you enjoyed

unfortunately, i've got more remixes on the way :) i dont normally make VG remixes but i actually made this 3-4 years ago hehe, will post more old projects in time. as for potential future reviews: don't discourage them i could always use a pat on the back even if it's on Uematsu's merit ;) will try and post more jazz soon