ZipZipper's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-*}RAC{*-Franc-Maçonnerie]

Holy crap. That is wicked good! Wow...although you said you only listened to their music as research, that's a lot of research to me! You seriously represented the country flawlessly. I'm dying at the waltzing bits. They are extraordinary! The chord progression on those bits is quite reminiscent of a valse musette. And I definitely feel the solo electric piano bit with the drums. Soothingly jazzy and yet anxious with its slightly dark tonality, maybe dissonant? A note is clashing that makes it very interesting. I enjoyed this piece greatly. Excellent work!

camoshark responds:

Wow man, thanks for the review, I'm glad you enjoyed!

Cheers

[Your Marbles]

An unusual inspiration, but pictured perfectly in this piece. I think it captures a sort of innocence in thinking up a strategy...the first thing that came to mind was Scrabble, but that's dreadfully agitating to me. No, this is peaceful, like marbles...because marbles are peaceful (?) Anyways, it reminds me of the music during a 'The Sims' loading screen. Or when you buy furniture for your house. Overall a flawless ditty and a creative, cute song. Nice work!

BenTibbetts responds:

That's interesting. I think of marbles as relatively violent compared to Scrabble. Thank you for the review.

[Crown of Snakes]

...what is that instrument? It's not a guitar is it? It has an extremely interesting twang to it. It is quite neofolk and captivating. Would love to hear it strumming violently. Or waltzlike. A quick waltz or some riffraff fast step would be ecstatic. This is a cool little intro. Perhaps some worldly bongos or other such drum would fit well...a pan flute or violin too. Well...good luck on your album. This intro keeps me interested, so great work!

AtomicAgeVampire138 responds:

Thank you for such a positive review!
Yes, it's actually an eccentric guitar I picked up for $15 at a local thrift store (G-135? Can't really find too much information on the model), & everything was played on just it (including the swells, which I used an eBow to create).
Need to get more instruments!

[Ochestralstep]

I do enjoy the progressiveness of this all, how it's all flowing together and not split into parts, it's just one big build up and die down. That in itself is also a weakness as well as a strength. I also thought that the 'clap' in the drum beat was harsh and the war drums in the beginning too. I personally would have made both of them absent, or slightly syncopated, for a couple of beats to trick the ear a little bit. The strings I thought could be more enhanced, or have greater change in velocity, like bigger crescendos. Other than that, everything else sounds fantastic. As it is, it's like an intriguing, epic introduction to an alternative soundtrack piece. I really like it. It's a very cool little song. Great work!

Nmanif responds:

Thanks! I really appreciate the feedback. I do need to go back and change pretty much everything that you mentioned...however I think I'm gonna keep the war drums in. I'll change them a bit, but I personally like them. This is very much a work in progress, so thank you for helping me improve it!

Cheers!

[Kw- Ocular Clock Cycle]

Very very nice stuff. Like flying over a city at night with a giant clock tower straight ahead. The one thing I was hesitant about was that there was too much reverb for some parts, especially that beat that ends the piece, which also occurs a couple of other times. Otherwise, it's extremely ambient and calming. I guess it could also be a song that occurs underwater, but in an underwater city. Ehhh...I think I like the idea of flying over a city better. Great work!

nightsurfermusic responds:

I do tend to put too much reverb on things, I try to make it as spacey as I can. Thanks for the feedback though, I'll keep it in mind. :)

[Forward March]

Hmmm...I guess I do see soldiers marching into combat, but they're wearing extremely stylish suits and maybe parading through the streets of a modern city, perhaps a parade preliminary to a party to thank them for their service? The song itself has a great melody and a cool beat. I thought that maybe it could change up just a little bit at some points since it got a bit too dominant through out. Like there was a definite A melody but never a different B melody. Maybe even a change in the drums would have made it just a little more interesting. But, it's pretty catchy as is too. Nice work!

Paulwe responds:

I see what you mean. The song wasn't even meant to be military themed originally, it just sounded like that when I finished. And it is a bit too... well, anyways, I get what you mean about not having a B melody. So I'll keep that in mind when writing my next song. Thanks for the review!

[Contemplative Bliss]

Wow...incredible sound bank. Perfect for bliss or even a sort of contemplating montage. Sounds like the beginning to a Disney/Pixar film. Like a squirrel running through a park to his tree as the opening credits flash about. I enjoy its briefness. It reminds me of a couple of the pieces from Two Steps From Hell's 'The Devil Wears Nada', as well as thousands of other little songs like this that you hear in kids movies. A very pleasant song and wonderful work!

TheBenjerman responds:

Thank you very much Zip! I could see a bit of the "Devil Wears Nada." Thanks for the review!