Kwing's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[In From The Storm]

I think the new inFamous game had a track very similar to this. It's definitely smooth, although there's also a really serious and heavy undertone to it that I like a lot.

AxTekk responds:

Thanks man! Can't say I'm familiar with the InFamous series, but if I'm doing what the pros are doing, that makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

[-GM- Deceit]

I looked so long for this, holy shit. Totally in love with this track. The Eastern influence is so damn tight.

[Bach Beat]

I like that the instrumentals here are made of super short and simple phrases, it really accentuates everything. Awesome melody, lots of energy. Totally in love with the slap bass from 2:23 onwards, I wish there had been a little more going on in the first half of the beat like that.

[Look in tha eyes of ya killa]

Damn, I am LOVING the percussion in this one. Sounds downright hostile. Very well polished, nice balance of sounds.

[[B] - Suspended In A Sunbeam]

Major lol when I read that you recorded this while sick, I'm not surprised. I know you have a thing for recording in one take, which you do pretty well, but I think being sick majorly impacted this one (unsurprisingly). Aside from your ill delivery (har har) one thing that stood out to me was the use of some slightly forced ebonic dialect which made me laugh a little.

I know back when you released this internal rhymes were your bread and butter but I just want to call attention to one line that really stood out to me for content and imagery:
Or a man with a heart full of carbon fission

HeIsAlive responds:

Thanks man.
Yeah, things have changed quite on my end regarding flow, delivery, and vocal strength.

[Clabtrap 2012 Hype Track]

This was entertaining as hell. I love/hate the rock influence here, sounded new and interesting but it didn't really blend the way RatM blends and overall creates this weird genre dissonance.

There are some mad bars here (metronome arsonist) and the Kanye reference was chuckleworthy, only thing I really didn't like was the amount of times you referenced your own name (what are you a Pokemon?) I know it's entirely a style of music, though, so that's just my own preference.

[CLAB - rezzy vs breaker]

Rezzy V1 - Delivery is rather uninspired and you have a lot of filler. If you're going to do that, at least compensate with stronger schemes/multis. Steve Irwin finisher is alright but 90% of people here are going to think of Wyze.

Breaker V1 - Steve Irwin flip is nice, delivery sounds like you're really enjoying yourself. Could hardly understand is nice, Master's flip is cheesy but not bad. I feel like the last several bars focused more heavily on rhyme schemes than content, but if I'm going to compare it with Rezzy's, at least you had stronger bars. One major point off for your mixing, it's hard on the ears and sounds overproduced.

Rezzy V2 - Needs to put more emphasis on the right syllables. Don't bring up Steve Irwin again, please. Fairly difficult to understand, Kangaroo Jack is a clever rhyme but a weak line. Major points off for lame 'you don't get any pussy' diss.

Breaker V2 - Kind of big down under is great. Rezzy disses are vicious, finisher is delivered well but overall I feel like the verse should have had one more personal punch in it that wasn't a flip, it would have made the entire verse sound more aggressive. Mixing sounds much better this time around.

Breaker wins easily with stronger relevant content and delivery.

[WS - Revolution]

I really like the idea behind this beat but as it stands it seems unfinished to me. The drums ,which are this beat's greatest strength, are also its greatest weakness. They're complex and dominate the beat more than most of the tracks on this site, but the resonance is really overkill, to the point where half of this beat sounds like white noise. I think this is probably caused by the samples you chose. In any case this is definitely new and interesting but not something I would be eager to rap over.

[More Human]

This sounds like it should be in an ending FMV/cutscene for a really sad pixel game. Really cheery but seems a little restrained somehow. Maybe I'm just imagining an undertone of bitter sadness in the first half but if I'm to be honest I like it better that way.

The only point I feel comfortable taking off is the drums. Way too simple, man. Throw in some curveball rhythms and a little more oomph, that's really all this needs.

ShinsukeIto responds:

That type of feeling was what I was going for actually, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Now that you mention it, it's true, the drums were pretty basic.

Thanks for the review as always, Kwing!

[Kidnap the Sandy Claws, Quick!]

Damn this thing is on drugs. This sounds like it should go to a game that gradually gets harder and faster along with the music, with this speed being the maximum.

Speed aside, this would sound a lot better if you put a little more punch into the chords.