ZipZipper's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[I Don't Want Love At All]

Mmmmmmm sexxxy nasal voice. Extremely clear production and mastering. As far as songwriting goes...songwrite further! I can enjoy a nice acoustic pop song on occasion, but like J said, a song with more dynamics, more twists and turns, would be really cool. For what it is, you nailed the acoustic pop song to a T. I think next time you should get pizzazzier. Anyways, nice song with a seriously, I have to mention again, crystal clear production.

jakeghost responds:

Haha thanks ZipZipper!! I really appreciate you appreciating the production and the song in general. It's pretty funny you guys have both thought along those lines because as a general rule this style of music isn't what I write! I'll have to get off my ass and upload something more typical of what I write, I'd love to hear your feedback on something else in the future.

-jakeghost

[Tipsy Junebug Adventures]

Zzzzzzbaaaaaa.

Looping in the atrium to my imagination...the lobby perhaps. No one is seated, they are all frantic or drunk. The elevators loop the same tune, making the occupants squirm as if they really need to pee. Yeah I like your otherworldly piano tunes and loopz. Oh God, the sun is shining in my eyes really harsh right now for some reason.

EnigmaticWolf responds:

I approve of this review.

[Dreams Of Splendour]

I really love that wonderful change at about one minute in. A brilliant balance here, beginning with the soft somber piano melody that suddenly transitions into this grand Narnia shopping mall and ending with what seems to be a peaceful breath of string and glock but really goes out with a bang. It's definitely all representative of the different parts of a motivational speech. The depressing intro that tells the world what bad things have happened, then the powerful uplifting meat of it all, and finally what seems to be a subtle conclusion that ends with a powerful "we must fight!". A perfect orchestration and your melodies really caught me. Excellent job!

jakeghost responds:

"Grand Narnia shopping mall", what a description & compliment! Thanks. You interpreted it exactly as intended, I really appreciate the positive feedback for this!

[Aint nobody got time!]

ah said oh lor jesus is A FA'ER.

[Ocean Breezy]

Wow! This is really neat that it's in 3 time. I think a lot more could be added to this. Something very reverby in the background at the middle parts would be nice, a synth, a sound effect, just something. I also thought the drum part was a little too harsh, it could either have been toned down in terms of percussion or it could have changed up more. Oh...I just read that you were experimenting. Well this is a great start of tipping into another realm! I like what you were trying to do and it sounds like a great start! I say dig into these different styles. It's overall catchy and smooth but could use more depth. Anyways, nice work!

cavequest responds:

I definitely agree that it needs more depth. This style is just completely different for me but I will continue to dig deeper with it! Thanks for you feedback :)

[Bobby Thong - Animation]

Whoaaa you've got quite an assembly of characters and the things you had them say were really funny too. I can't peg a favorite one because honestly they were all my favorite. Really nice voice work!

GoldThong responds:

Thank you much. I really appreciate it!

[Smilin' Billy]

Smooooth. Excellent live sound that has a closeness to it, perhaps a little too close for me. I like hearing the excess reverb of a lounge when it comes to jazz, but I mean that can be easily changed methinks, so the clear mix here is superb. Reminds me of some of the music in Sim City 3000, though I think this has a more Latin swing to it. Just...overall amazing. Great job!

[LOZ Outset Island Remix]

Wow! I'm really glad you got that East West program! You really make the sounds stand out here. Yeah, the looping wasn't perfect, but I'm sure you'll find a way around it. This song sure is nostalgic, so that may be a little leniency towards why I like this so much lol.

stunkel responds:

Honestly, I have never played the game before, but I am in love with the song and I'm dying to play it! And East/West really is incredible, I recommend you getting it if you have the extra cash. And the loop was just how the song was if you listen to the original. Thanks for the review sir!

[Vadim Maltsev - Dreams]

I really like what you have going on with the instrumentals. But they need more to them, additional instruments and melodies as the song progressed. It seemed like the cello was trying to do that at points, but it was too quiet! It was counterproductive that at the third verse the instrumentals lost its instruments rather than gained them, there was just no buildups. As for your voice, it sounds great, and I liked the guitar chords and vocal harmony oooohs at the choruses. But of course, continuing on to do stuff like this requires better microphone equipment, and the vocals themselves were also quiet and effectually dry; reverb would add a fullness.

I say this because I really really like your alternative style here. The piano is good, but I think could use a changeup more often. All the bell sounds are perfect, and the very soft percussion is a great choice that could perhaps use some more prominence. This is a good basis that needs a lot more work to make it sound outstanding, and I believe that this could be something really outstanding that I would enjoy even more. Nice work here, but keep on playing around with it! *fav'ed*

[A Hero is Coming]

LLLLove the strange chord progression melody. The ending is quite poetic. Amazing percussion that fit along the filmic side of the music in a very new way. Great tension that kept me expecting more and more.

I can picture the offices and dwellings of the governors...I see these buildings floating high in the sky, so that no common person can easily access them. And inside are the various secretaries, rushing around with papers and typing away furiously at keyboards as this music plays. The documents that they mindlessly process are full of legal nonsense that essentially justifies all the chaos below. On the ground, the hero is rushing through the city of lowlifes, searching for the right people to recruit in an attempt to anchor the entire city of the governors to the surface of the planet.

Wow...this is just a nice little song. Very different from you seems like a wonderful thing.

Bosa responds:

Wow. Thank you for expanding the story.. I am quite inspired by your input.