GrapheneKid's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Jamuary 2nd - Break Something]

Kind of a wallish mix for my tastes but the melodies are nice and you did a good job chopping up the percussion like that

[JNCO (Day - 1)]

Love this. Nice mix of Funk rhythm, Jazz harmonies, and whatever was going on back in the late 90s with the Sega Dreamcast.

[Straight to Voicemail (Jamuary 1)]

Not big on Amen breaks but I would be lying to myself if I said this song wasn't fire. Great Japanese-style chord progression and the mix is stellar.

Congrats on the Frontpage! Not a single goddamn muscle has atrophied if this song is any indicator.

CarpetBakery responds:

I forced amen break to play in 7/4 to rebel against its common usage

[Let's See]

Pretty interesting song. The harmonies feel like they shouldn't work but they totally do. Definitely greater than the sum of its parts. The mix feels a little homogenous but I like the song overall and it changes up enough so as to not feel repetitive.

[Steppe]

My first thought was "bro you can't use a song you already created, that's cheating" and my second thought was "ok but who cares?" That said, it would be cool to see what you are able to come up with when it's spur of the moment and you're not able to rely on confidence and have to wing it.

Interesting idea to submit a Minecraft note block song. It works well given the constraints you've outlined. Obviously there's not much of a "mix" to critique but everything sounds decent enough and the melody is fun. I've never dabbled in meta-DAWs like this but it seems like you have some experience doing this sort of thing.

sunsetonice responds:

The only real content I've been working on recently is Note Block Studio songs. They're a good way to pump out original songs and sketch ideas out. Also just a really nice-sounding medium for music in general.

[Start Over (Jamuary2024: Day 1)]

Really digging this. The mix has the perfect amount of atmospherics and the melodies are so dreamy. "Start Over" is the better name but I think "clean" feels true to the vibe of this song too.

[Chasing thoughts [Jamuary 2024]]

Not bad! The lead synth feels a little too loud but I like the melodies and the bass is punchy without being overbearing, love how you made it "flutter" like that. Good work on the percussion too. I'm a sucker for heavy retro snare hits!

[Jamuary 1st - I Woke Up Late :(]

Not bad. The kick feels too deep imo and I feel like the progression could use more variety. The important thing is that you managed to work through the block instead of letting the block work you over.

[Bad Guy - Jamuary #1]

I love this, very simple but all the parts work together so well. I feel like this would be great as a theme for an archenemy, like when you first meet them before their full capacity for evil has been realized and they're just another aspiring mook or something, lol