Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[To Smoke is To Ascend]

Sexy as per usual. Always loved your melodic stylings.

Metaljonus responds:

Thank you mama! ;)

[Metal Gear]

That intro was really sex tastic. I'd have given those pianos a little more emphasis but that's because I'm kind of an asshole.

I was loving that synth work at 00:50 but when the chorus hit they kind of got a little too repetitive and fizzled. I get into copy paste flunks too so I'm not gonna be anal about it. Besides, I've already told you that I'm an asshole. I really need to learn not to shit on things all the time.

Only other negative thing to say was that I felt like those drums could have been wayyy larger. I typically only save clap snares for build ups and break downs. Not that there is a correct and incorrect way to go about being creative. It's just... I would have been an ass hat and gone with a snare that punches instead of slaps :p

All in all this track was hella sexy. That outro was smooth :D

CowardlyLion responds:

I'm glad you liked the intro. I'm definitely a fan of it! Yeah I usually give piano a lot of emphasis but for some reason I didn't emphasize it much in this one. Haha, no worries man.

I have to admit, I'm a fan of repetitious, subtly building stuff. I know that's a bit odd, and a lot of people aren't really a fan of it haha. Sorry about that. Yet again, no worries!

Yeah I've been working on my drums and actually have been working on a song with what I think are some better drums.

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it overall, haha.

[LO - The Eight Lion]

lol, trance dubstep.

Slick sounds, cool idea, perfect melodies. The only thing that's bothering me is the drum kit. I felt like the snare could have been so much bigger... wider. Dunno. I have a thing for chode snares.

Oakwood responds:

Agreed, the snare is not your average 'punch-you-in-the-guts' snare, but if it were it would kinda defeat the 'softer' side of the song IMO.
Thanks for the review brah!

[Seeking Fog]

Musique concrète. Love it man. Gotta admit, stuff like this jizzes me. Maybe I'll add some synth work on top in a sloppy mp3 layered on an mp3 kind of way. If thats cool with you?

SineRider responds:

Thanks quarl! Yeah that's cool with me, I could send you a WAV if you like too

[FF7 Difficult to Stand ;)]

I don't know what's stranger. Seeing that you're still kicking and making music or listening to a FF7 remix in 2013. Glad you're still 0Con. Unless you're someone else in disguise. Incognito. Hiding inside of secretive secrets. Secretive secrets. Secretive 0con secrets. Secretive.

0con responds:

It's me 0con buddy. Just been a looooonnng time.

Thanks for reviewing.

[Masq ft. Buoy - TGTBTF]

So like, when are you and Buoy getting married?

jpbear responds:

Were already married under common law :^*

my album coming out monday has her on 4/10 tracks lol

[The Corridor]

I really loved that intro. Piano always gets me wet.

I think that drum kit could have punched a bit more. Mid to high range :D

Also, I can't tell if your side chaining that bass with that drum kit but you should consider side chaining to really let that kit shine!

Those horns were sexy as fuck. Like... saxophone guy sexy. Doing those reverse strings towards the end were a nice touch. I might have spiced things up with some sort of vocal sample. I use youtube to mp3 converters to grab vocal samples from videos when ever I notice something cool. Sometimes one sample can really drive an entire project forward.

Loved the track Jass! MARRARAMPARMPRAMPRAPMAR

Jassummisko responds:

I didn't sidechain jack, I forget about that shit. Glad that you liked the saxophone. It's a REALLY small and low quality VST, but I did a bit of EQing to make it sound less shitty. About the vocal samples, I should add more indeed. I do have 2 vocal samples in the track, but they are so fucking hidden. (Both of them play at 1:30, one of them plays at 1:40 and about 1:55, and a very distorted and weird sample at the very end of the track) Problem is that I always edit the samples so much that they don't sound like vocals at all.
Anywayz, Thanks for the review mate! :D

[Hard Rock Theme]

hahaha good to see your still writing. I fell in love with your work back in highschool. Jazzy metal you've got. The track has some really well done drum fills and rhythms. If I was a game producer this would be the kind of track I'd look to have turned into a loop. Your tracks always had a really usable loop quality to them.

Again, good to see your still kicking!

No1r responds:

Hey MATE! I remember about you! It's a pleasure to find you here again :)
Yes yes, i'm still writing. I can't live without music. Until i can do it i'll keep writing and studying to become better!
Good luck with everything!
Davide