durn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hipster's Halloween]

ahhh, ya bastard!

I can't help but give you a 5 every time I listen to this song and it's been quite a few times now. just such a rippin' lead synth choice and the funky-ass melodies you have going on on it compliment it to a tee.

just fantastic. ear orgasms with headphones on and crystal clear through shitty laptop speakers as well. top shelf, mate!

SHADOWFOX2 responds:

Hey durn thanks for all the compliments :]
This year I'm gonna try to post more stuff here
I've been quite neglectful of this site.

[B0UNC3 - Here we go]

DOMO ARIGATO, MR.ROBOTO!

lol, seriously, same melody during your opening. :D

well-produced, every synth and sample shone out clear and true. I liked your transitions, loved where you took it at 1:10. all in all, nicely composed and well-thought out. good party trance. :)

B0UNC3 responds:

Thank you =)

[HW - Fluid Static]

boogie music

somethin' to shake your hips too. really nice work here. ambient and moving with a wide headspace. the same melody throughout and yet it never got boring. which means fantastic automation and rhythm progressions! :D

I don't like the one pad you use at around 3:20ish though. it's got a bit too much resonance -- makes my ears ring. not enough to lower from a 10 though. :)

top notch stuff here, man. really smooth ride the whole track through.

haywirehaywire responds:

thanks bro!

[Kw- Ring Of The Ignus]

mmm, silky and smokey

I love all the synths you chose. they're perfect. :)

however, for drum samples the closed hi-hat in the left stereo seems a bit too loud or eq'd high in the wrong spectrum.

at first I didn't like the chord structure but once you introduced the acid lead I was in love. :) very classic lounge sound.

got a little repetitive by the end though. a different melody at some point woulda been nice. :)

other than that, love it, wish I was at a lounge with martini in hand.

nightsurfermusic responds:

Hahah cool man, thanks! :D

[Man on the run (electro remix)]

very nicely done.

the white noise seems a bit over-compressed when you side-chain it at about 1:10 in or so when the vocals come in. the noise-crash is also a bit too loud and also compressed a bit too heavily at 1:25 in. just a fraction on both, really, but noticeable.

hmm, I've gotta agree about the bass. seems to be missing it's low-end and as a result the tune carries as a bit too top-heavy in the headspace. I wouldn't necessarily say to compress it more, maybe add a nice sub bass in another channel, with the same melodies, in order to beef up your low end. :)

pretty sick other than that though! :) nice stuff here, dude!

Wickedlat responds:

Great! thank you for helping me getting better ill use that for sure!

[Nobody (RedMoon Deejay Remix)]

omg

my girlfriend's been listening to the original of this song for weeks. she's gonna go nuts when she hears this!

awesome work here, man. :) absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bahdshah responds:

hahaha thanks alot! loads of my friends love the original, so I decided to make a remix =D

[Take Me To The Hospital]

sounds like prodigy experience

out in space!

JimmyEffinVandal responds:

thankls at least someone likes this, but dude if you like the prodigy than check out my original work, its uploaded, the rest of my music is way better

[Light The Loop]

I think you should stop teasing...

And give us a full tune. :) Only complaint is that maybe the bass should slowly fade in. or maybe use a solid sub bass instead. the repeating bass is suited once the beat starts but seems a bit out of place prior. :)

killer loungey sound. :) I like it.

Archangel-Briggs responds:

Bass not particularly my strong point, but I'm glad you like it...

[In Cycle]

great melody and nice use of the vocoder

however, your drum samples are too choppy/distorted and not that suited.

honestly, if you used some nice, rich r'n'b drum loops or samples for this it'd sound hot! :)

love the solo at 2:00 or so in. :) ahhh, man, if only the kick wasn't so farty this'd be nice. although... what the heck're you doing 2:35-3:00 in? :P lol, sounds weird.

besides those, really nice stuff here. :) very original. I liked it.

padlock916 responds:

hey, thanks for the review. :) i'm aware of the way the drums sound... the whole song is supposed to sound a little clumsy and unsure as the character in the song doesn't know if his romantic intrest loves him or not. as for the 2:35-3:00 segment of the song (the second half of the solo) i was going for the contrast that the lyrics decribe, between times that the person in the song feels comfortable with his love intrest and times where it seems that she is ignoring him...you know, happy and sad and all that junk. then the only verse in the song repeats itself because it's happening to him again and again and again. get it? anyway thanks for the review man. (p.s. i'm not discrediting anything that you said. I completely understand and repect your review.)

[ShadowWingz-The Journey]

nice harmonies! :)

great melodic progression as well!! :D just... your rhythm section that needs work. :) the beat's a little too cheesy and repetitive. serious, your melodies are hella fun, I love em. :) but the drums slay me. heh.

and at the end... why'd you cut it out two notes short? :p

ShadowWingz responds:

yeah, I suck at drums, and I wasn't sure how to end it. Maybe it should fade out or something? Anyway, its a work in progress and I'm not sure when I'll finish it.
I'm glad you like it though!

Thanks for the review!

-Shadow