Dreamcastle's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Apathy Hardcore]

!!!!!!!!

Holy scrambled eggs, this is the best happy hardcore song I've ever heard! After having a NG account for over a year, I think I've finally found my first download! Radical song, mate.

The only thing I don't like is the weak ending.

[=Moonlight Rave=]

I'd hate to be the one to tell you, but...

I didn't like it much. The piano sounded very stale. Turning up the decay and release as well as adding a bit of reverb and echo could fix that. I felt that the hi-hat sound was kind of distracting; I think that's because it overpowers the bass drum, which should be your dominant instrument. I also felt like a bass instrument was missing. The vocals were really quite and mumbled, turn those up and I don't think they'll be so bad. Just take a little confidence in your own voice.

Ok, I think I've torn this piece apart enough. With a little work it can be really good. Go for it!

Daydream-Anatomy responds:

Thank you very much for the critique:3

appreciate it.

[[DX4]Depart]

Depart

Your hi-hat is off time. It's very irritating. Everything else sounds excellent. Can't wait to hear the whole thing!

[From Lava to Reef [C89]]

Wow

A really impressive use of instruments, however, there was usually too much going on at once. There was a lot of clutter. If there weren't so many instruments playing at once, it'd be easier to concentrate on your amazing lead riff.

Caine1989 responds:

Thanks for your review! Yeah i know, i often put so much together...
Well, too much!^^'

[You're My Angel [Inst. MashUp]]

Excellent

This was all very good, but I did hear a bit of peaking from the strings in the opening. The bass sound was a bit rough for my tastes. It just kind of grinds the ears. Your build-ups were superb.

djInTheDark responds:

Dually noted. It was just that extra octave on the lead that was unnecessary, thus throwing everything else off. Same with the mid gain on the bass. Both of those should be fixed now.

[TiK ToK Remix]

Not my thing.

I didn't really like it, but that's just personal taste. I've never heard the original version of the song, but the acapella sounds like everything else on the radio. You did a pretty good job with the instruments, but again, sounds like it's been done a thousand times before. Mixing was pretty good.

OMGL33TH4X0R responds:

My version is much more complex than the original, the beats are thicker. I've looked everywhere and I haven't seen a remix like mine done. They're all crappy repetitive beats. I find it strange to judge the song based on the one thing that I didn't do myself; the vocals. Thanks for the review though

[Too Much X]

No substance.

There's only a disco beat and an ambient sound. There's no substance to the song. At the very least, bass would make this song infinitely better.

[MS:Sonic 2 Green Hill Zon]

5 years is a long time.

It was a good song, but I don't remember Green Hill Zone sounding much like that.

philjo responds:

Thanks for the review man! I think you'll find that if you were to play Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on the Master System for example, and got to the Green Hill Zone, you would find a remarkable musical resemblance with this piece and that of the game.
Cheers

[Pinky and The Brain]

No good.

I don't like it. Bad instrumentation. Lot's of peaking. It just sounds like a midi rip.

[[DJ Daemi] Gabber Tiem]

Gabber TIEM!

Hooray for gabber! Not often do you find someone doing gabber, especially not this well.