idfpower's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lucid Unrest]

Lovely song and very pleasant vocals :) Unlike others I don't mind the reverb (or rather the ammount of it) - depending on each person's audio system it can get cluddered and seem too much, or not. But it does its job at opening the song and adding a new spacial dimension to the song. Overall the song has a nice flow to it, the music ideas are coherent and it simply sounds right. I don't downgrade songs based on technicalities - I'm interested in the emotion & ideas behind it - so you get 5 stars from me :) Keep up the good work & all the best :)

[Action Force One]

I just love the way you're using the drums as lead instruments - they sound powerful and really push the song. It almost feels like the orchestra is the background for the war drums, and not the other way round - which is nice to hear for a change :) Flawless :)

C13b9b11 responds:

Thanks again....and you totally got what I was trying to do with the drums and orchestra. Awesome!

[Treason at Dawn]

Very impressive war tune :) The drums sound omenous and grand, you can really feel the pressure of each hit and they maintain very well the tension of the moment. The strings widen the sound space while the mellower but emotional final part offers puts a very pleasant spin on it. The track works perfectly when played in loop, it feels like the song is picking up again, growing stronger and stronger :) Awesome job :)

C13b9b11 responds:

Thanks for the review, and your nice words about the piece...I appreciate it!

[Pilgrims]

Right from the start, the huge sounding lead hits you like a hammer, and then the whole song kicks in all guns blazing: fast, energetic, melodic, with very expressive leads, but in the same time with a hard edge to it. Then the mellower middle - still dominated by the giant saw line - and finally the ethereal fragile vocals that add a new dimension to this sonic tapestry. The end is an explosion of sounds and everything vibrates. Awesome piece :)

[Stalin]

I like a lot the weird mixture of music genres and the funny lyrics :) It's a sonic parody, but there's more that meets the ear behind those hilarious verses :) Very nice :)

[Murder Me]

I am a bit shocked how close your voice sounds to MM :) I don't want to nit-pick the song so I'm only gonna say this: good job :) To me it felt like a mix between MM's voice, NIN's way of using harsh percussive sounds and the atmosphere of the newer Mortiis music :) Don't be afraid of using a bit of guitar riffs here and there - even if it's just VST - it will add more depth and aggression, which is after all specific to industrial music. The vibe is there, it just needs a bit more edge - IMO, of course. All in all, quite remarkable :)

[Anaconda]

Very interesting song: it's energetic, the sounds are very percutant and hit you like bullets, and the layers of sound keep growing and building on top of each other a massive sonic beam. It changes a lot (it has a wavy type of song proggression) and it's packed with cool sound sequences that keep the song fresh. Very good job :)

Working on the fly keeps the creative juices flowing (that's how I work as well) - that's usually why the songs created this way have an organic feel to it and radiate a powerful emotion. And this one clearly delivers :) Looking forward for more :)

Sequenced responds:

thanks bro, glad you enjoyed it. :) will make more when I get back from holiday

[Nice Knowing]

Very nice track: delicate, serene, and evocative. I didn't get the vibe of "proudness"...I would say nostalgia, although it felt more like thinking of some very precious happy moments from the past - like a grown-up looking at his childhood photos and remembering every laughter & adventure.

On the other hand I also get the image of an adult sitting behind the ancient piano in his parents' home and slowly remembering a song he used to play as a kid, and as his hands get reused with the keyboards and his playing more fluid, memories start floating in the room...

The track itself is well put together: a main piano line that is played with emotion, and subtle ethereal pads that sustain the main theme & spread delicate echoed notes - enough to keep the song fresh, but yet simple enough not to overcrowd the piano. '

It's simple to mash together 100 instrument tracks, but difficult to create a moving song with minimal orchestration - and you nailed it :) Good job :)

[Russkaya Mafiya]

This one has a very interesting vibe to it: on one hand there's the middle eastern/oriental flavour; then, the cinematic percussion; and then, "something" on top - a strange unnamed type of sonic condiment that gives it a dark & cold feel, by adding those eerie sounding lead sparkles which may seem a bit random at a first glance, but in reality they interlock into one massive whirlwind of a sound wave that covers everything in an omenous shroud... something is lurking in the dark. Excellent work :)