Kwing's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Apocryphal (Instrumental Version)]

This really has it all. Spooky Doom-ish synths, growling bass, chuggy groove. Maybe a tiny bit repetitive but that's really the only nitpick I have.

[Gone]

I like this a lot.

The first minute or so, the synth seems just a little harsh to the ear (in the same way square and sawtooth waves can be kind of grating) - would have been nice if the sound were a bit mellower, but otherwise the everything sounds fantastic.

The melody that comes in at 1:08 has kind of the opposite problem. The timbre is fine, but the melody just kind of dawdles. The first section has a nice compact little loop that resolves itself, whereas the second section sounds like it's TRYING to do something more complex (like a question/answer structure) but doesn't really resolve itself

The ending is also a bit weird - the snare just stops suddenly and it while it works fine for an instrumental, I feel like it would be a really weird way to end the song if someone were rapping over it.

[All Said and Done]

Interesting, I think the experimental genre fits here. Most of this has some definite lofi vibes going on (percussion is fantastic,) but the layering in the second half sounds a bit different (second phrase is a little corny but it probably wouldn't be hard to rewrite it into something more compelling.) I do like the development, but I think cutting out the original looping melody from the first second and having a dedicated B section would have worked a bit better (that one loop does get a bit repetitive.)

ShinsukeIto responds:

Thanks for taking the time to review! There's definitely more I could've done composition wise but I decided to just upload whatever I had after one week. That said, as I re-listen to this, I would pretty much agree with all of the suggestions you've raised.

[Blammed - Friday Night Funkin' OST]

Totally blew my mind when I played this in Funkin. Sounds weird with the Vocaloid-ish stuff from the game but holy crap does this go hard. Would love to rap over this.

[Fresh]

It's incredible how professionally done this sounds. Great layering and sampling. There's definitely some old school Bemani influence, though decidedly less Japanese, if that makes sense. The beatboxing really makes this.

[Reefer Fight]

Some great layering here. With the scratching and boom bap you'd never know this was made in 2021.

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[Generic Horror Atmosphere #1]

Pretty minimalist, but this really doesn't need to be more complicated anyway. I guess you could maybe make the five "pulses" that happen during the song a bit slower to make them a bit scarier, but other than that this sounds really effective.

[Horror Chase]

The classical instruments in this are well-done but take away from the pure horror aspect and make this more suspense than anything. I can imagine being chased by a boulder, a guy in a car, or maybe zombies in the daytime, but probably not something that would be seen as terrifying on its own.

The driving synth in the background makes for a good substitute for percussion, but gets really repetitive. Even in parts that utilize it less you still hear it toned down.

Zeekyboogydoog responds:

Thanks for the listen, and the critique!

[The Horror]

The quality is fine, but this is almost more of a sound effect than a song. I would recommend making the resonance on this last a bit longer so it fades out nice and slow.

[Horror Loop]

I can see why the last guy made this menu music. The loop is too short to work for something like a game, but it's simple and effective, really more serene than scary. The Silent Hill influence is obvious but not a bad thing at all.

Basic by the standards of a song but really solid as a loop.