Kwing's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Walk On feat. Jar]

I haven't reviewed this yet? Huh, I downloaded all of your tracks and have had them on loop while playing Worms.

Holy shit man. Your rhyme scheme is perfect - multis galore. Content is perfect - the third-person perspective prevents it from sounding self-absorbed while you tell a ruthlessly dark narrative. Beat is perfect. Damn man, this is crazy.

jukelames87 responds:

oh man, i havent checked this bad boy in ages. thanks so much for the props man. glad you got something out of it.

[B7 - Nephalem]

I always loved Diablo but only ever played the original, so if this is meant to be a tribute to the original I guess I should be first in line to get the full enjoyment out of it.

You do Diablo a great service with this track. There's a little bit of doom metal here which is very appropriate for what this is. A lot of what I heard was actually quite Dethklok-ish, which certainly wasn't unpleasant to listen to but was not quite as fitting.

As always, your style/recording quality/production are all on-point. Keep doing what you're doing.

Burn7 responds:

You know, I've had more people tell me my music reminds them of Dethklok over the past few months than I've heard anything else ever. Not that your comment is being drowned in a sea of others, just that I feel like I should take this time to reflect upon what that actually means, musically.

I'm super glad you did actually play the original Diablo, there was so much that I wanted to add into this song that I didn't get the chance to from that game. At 3:00 I tried to recreate the march beat from the Hell section but holy fuck if the guy who wrote their OST isn't insanely talented.

Anyway, I'm truly glad you liked it overall minus a few shortcomings. Thanks for taking the time to check it out :)

[(untittle song of no name]

Damn good. Has that dark and serious flair that I'm used to hearing from Spawn's work. Too repetitive and short to be a full track, obviously. FINISH IT.

Druids-Warcry responds:

spawn did all the drum work on this, this song was made in 2009 and its now 2014 I do not think this song will ever get worked on.

[Lavendar]

The ambient stuff fading in and out is nice and offers that chill trippiness you're going for and really keeps things dynamic but I feel like it's kind of dragged down by the takataka-takataka-wee-wee-chuck rhythm going on through the WHOLE track. The rhythm is interesting and kind of threw me for a loop for the first 30 seconds but after three minutes I was really aching for a change.

AxTekk responds:

Aaaahhh, see I'm going for a very 2-step/ post dubstep style feel with this, and you kinda need a steady base to dance to with that shit (even though this track isn't really incredibly dancey, I like that you can still kinda groove to it). Still getting the hang of working with different swings, so if this rhythm gets a bit grating it's cause I'm still figuring shit out but I will say it isn't just a simple one bar loop (which it sounds like at first).

[SWAG CITY]

This beat really grew on me. The first time I heard it it just wasn't doing it for me, but the more I listen the more I realize the sheer intensity it brings. I like how it bears some resemblance to some kind of siren and how its blistering fast percussion make this really intense.

DiroNomer responds:

I am really glad you feel his way, as I think that it the best way to feel about something. I have songs I listened to where I thought it was okay at first, but then it just sneaks up on me, then I'm loving it.

Glad you enjoyed it!

[Heavy Metal Ringtone]

I would only ever set this ringtone for people I hated because I would never want to answer if this were my ringtone.

There's a definite groove to this. Not sure how well these low notes would sound on a small speaker but this is great.

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

They work great on my phone as I added a lot of treble and mids and experimented with frequencies. I went through a few versions and tinkering, specifically for my z10. Glad you dig it!

[Odd Beets]

This is simpler than I was expecting, though it took me some time to decipher it. Seems like it's straight 5/8 with a couple 4/4 breakdowns.

The percussion here is unforgivably repetitive and the melody sounds a little weak, but I can at least say that this has a beat to it, which is more than I can say for some other tracks. I think the biggest problem with this track is that while everything seems to fit and blend, this just isn't complex enough and as a result it seems like it's missing something. Heck, you might have even been able to keep the rhythm identical if you alternated with different samples or sounds.

HellSpawnIV responds:

Wow, I really forgot all about this one. Yep, this was part of my trail and error method when I was starting. I feel like I'm much better know but that's open to opinion. I appreciate the feedback regardless. Thanks. All of my stuff now is on SoundCloud (SoundCloud.com/Vaughn-Anderson) if you're still in a critiquing mood.

[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.

[[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.

[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!