JStanio's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Your Own Worst Enemy [Live]]

Nice ambient music

A very nice song to simply have in the background and relax to. It's a bit repetitive but that doesn't detract too much from the sound. But you really should try to change things up a little faster. The guitar gets drowned out by the FX for a little bit, but only for a little while. The biggest thing I can say is try to build up more or at least cut the repetition so to keep it interesting.

SensoryDecay responds:

Word. Vocals are needed to keep it interesting, but this is just a band practice with myself really, so it's just exploratory. Thanks for the review.

[Growing Teeth]

Where were you going?

The guitar in the beginning was way to distorted and sloppy, and the drum break sounded like a kid banging on drums for thirty seconds. Towards the end it become a little groove, but the drums weren't solid. Drums keep beats and set styles, they only use fills when you go from one section to the next and it's a large transition (Of course this isn't always the case but most of the time). Not every few measures. So I ask, where were you going with that?

[Red Progression (minimalist)]

Interesting certainly

It's ultra repetitive, and the bass line doesn't seem to match up with the arpeggiated part of the synth. It's a fun sound but it really isn't a good one. The style is fine, but it needs to be worked on, timing, and build-up. The patterns of the music need to flow. Yours just don't as of now. It could sound nice with some more work.

Slaytesics responds:

It's called minimalism for a reason, in this piece, there is no baseline, they are all playing the same pattern, I wrote this for myself, though I could share it

[Jizzle's Remix: Lost World]

Good, but repetitive/boring

Who's the author of the song your remixing, make sure you give dedication to the original so people know. Then overall everything's pretty repetitive but a nice sound nonetheless. It feels like I'm listening to the same thing over and over again on a loop, when it's an entire song. You don't want that. Add some flair to it.

JizzleJDaAmplifia responds:

I didn't wanna do to much. since it's a simple melody to begin with, flair will destroy it all together

[Im on top of the level]

Dubstep?

The drums were... interesting? Typically you don't want to put much reverb on snare, some is okay, and you also want the bass drum to hit oh at least the downbeat of every measure, you can usually get away with the upbeat, but on a 16th beat it was awkward to hear. Then the dubstep didn't really remind me of dubstep. It just dropped almost painfully low. You want to do some interesting things when you drop the bass like that, the upper synthesizer was okay, but there was really no melody provided to break down with the drop. Listen to some more dubstep and how they incorporate that into their breaks. Keep up music, and keep trying mate.

[Suntanlotion]

Good, but repetitive, more like an idea

First off, I can't figure out why you called it suntanlotion. But you probably have some reason haha. Then it really does feel more like an idea than a complete song. It never really becomes something, it's just the same thing over and over. It needs completed somehow, built up and broken down and turned into something new that reminds us of the old. You should work on it to make it longer and become something else.

[Seems Stupid Now]

A fun melody to listen but

The strings were too strong and didn't have enough change in them, if they were pushed behind the bells it would make for a much more dynamic sound, and the some note is a bit boring to listening to. The grove was nice, it didn't try to do too much, but got away with doing more than enough to keep things interesting. The laugh in the beginning was creative too. Good work for just playing around.

[Swaaaaaaaag.]

Nice Beat

A nice beat, very swaggish. (That is not a word) But it sounds like an intro, unfinished. It needs to be built upon to become a song. It makes an awesome intro, and is a great idea, but you should work more on it and make it longer and more complete. I am in love with the beat though, and would enjoy a full fledged song out of it.

[Infinite Melody]

Too much with no build

I agree with skeddles, the song was nice, but things were added too fast, and too much was done without giving the listener time to appreciate the sounds he was hearing. Slow it down, the Mona Lisa wasn't painted in a few hours. Otherwise a very nice little melody, keep up the good work.

[Tantalizing]

Jazzy Industrial?

I've never heard anything like this. It was very well done and relaxing to listen to. The drums could use a little work, they seem a bit off, like too much bass and not enough lighter background percussion which would suit the style much more. And it was really long for something without any building upon. A shorter time would of been much more appropriate. The panning was well done, and the bass line was grooving. In the end it was well done, with a sort of high-end jazz fusion club feel going on.

Zombiffix responds:

I get lazy on trying to think of what genre each song is. So everything is Industrial xD

Jazz-Fusion! There that's the genre. Now just tell Tom Fulp and we'll make it a done deal. lol

I wasn't really trying to make this pick up. I wanted a consistent mellow feel. If I threw too much drum in then I might as well make a hardcore drum and bass song.