shizeet's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[MS - Eccentricity]

Nice

Nice fusion of DnB and trance, though I think maybe the trance part is a bit understated (as in the trancy synths sounding kind of quiet when they appear). Like that little modal tune thing too. Good job.

[Pollen]

Irregular

The beat patterns aren't really danceable, but the music itself is pretty neat. I especially like the cool intro part, as well as other crazy parts scattered about like around 1:40. I'd probably add some more stuff in the background layer to fill it out some more though - it feels pretty bare right now with just the drums and bass (and I'd boost those drums some too in the mix). Neat piece, though.

[-----The Last Stand----]

A bit rough on the transition

I like the mellow intro you have, but when the other instruments came in, it almost felt like I suddenly had another song playing simulatenously. I think it's probably because you are overlaying it on an offbeat, or simply that the two parts have distinct enough rhymthic feels to cause a sense of disparity. But after a while you kind of get used to it, and it stops bothering me so that I can enjoy the piece. And the piece is pretty nice overall.

[{GBD} Runing Away]

Has it's moments

I quite like the descending synth parts (especially that metallic sounding one) that you have throughout the piece. The drums could probably be improved though - the part where you have the snare thing, the sound kind of bleeds through the entire mix, and there are parts where you almost lapse into generic techno drumloop feel.

[Angel Eyes DEMO]

Nice start

I like the somewhat mysterious chord progression you use for this piece - it's not often heard in electronica music at all. But when you start laying the drumline down it starts sounding a bit off-putting to me - in my opinion, that sort of drum loop doesn't fit well with this sort of chord progression. But I think otherwise you are off to a good start.

[A Feudal Love Story]

Forgot where this is from, but nice arr.

I don't remember exactly how the original sounded like (or where it's even from), but this is a pretty convincing arrangment of the piece. Everything sounds pretty well balanced too, and the woodwinds feel very naturaly used. Nice work.

[~Hava Nagila~]

Nice rendition

It's a short, but feels like a pretty good remix of the piece.

[Jungle Fever!!!!]

Nice bass parts

I like the bass half of this piece, but I thought the drums could've used more variation - let go of that backbeat snare thing once in a while ;). Other than that, this is pretty cool sounding piece, and it doesn't sound too incomplete too me as the loop to the beginning feels believable. Good stuff.

[Helix - The Condition]

Nice use of panning

Really liked the dynamic panning in this piece - it keeps the flow very fluid, but also is not overdone to the point of being nauseating. Also really dig those metallic sounds/hits parts. Good variety with the music overall too, though there are a few transitions that I felt were a bit too rough. Overall, a great piece. Nice job!

Helix6 responds:

I tried to keep it low-key (hah!). I didn't polish this piece as much as I could have, and frankly, probably should have.

[|>=Natura=<|]

Pretty solid piece

The synths have a neat organic feel, probably playing off the title? Kind of repetitive but not to the point of annoyance. I don't like the drum parts, but I guess I don't hate them either - wish you'd varied it a bit more. Also, the piece sounds like it could do with a loudness boost - (more) compression would probably do the trick.