Stalagmite's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Strawberry Trip [SFPL]]

YAY!

okay. so purely our of respect for you, i am rating honestly. (although i vote 5 to keep it up there!)
okay... So I ABSOLUTELY LOVE! this riff man... it reminds me of a piano riff i made a few years back.. you are bringing memories back! the flute is wonderful, although its unnatural flow slightly removes some of the believablity. the sitar thing...and the way you twist the pitch, is absolutely fantastic. and i am in love with that to! you beat is a little basic, and YES, it is a brilliant idea... it just has no direction yet. i am considering toying with this comp if you dont mind... well just making some additions with my keyboard lol.. i am not quite so fancy as you with your demos lol. but yes. i love it. but because it is not finnished (in my opinion) i cant vote it asthough it was. :D:D:D you take care! and work on this master piece a little more! certainly dont abandon this idea. because its excellent :D:D:D thanks!

SFaPiL2 responds:

Agreed, my beat is a bit skimpy... I'm always a minimalist when it comes to percussions. Must change this.

True about the missing direction... my biggest problem is that I get lost half way during a song when I make it (I usually don't have a structure in my head when I start).

Oooh, I'm curious to listen to one of your ideas. Toy with it all you like. It might give me some ideas (if I can manage to recreate it in FL studio, of course).

Cheers

[Os Vs Mjattie -of Softest Rain]

WOWZERS man...

okay... firstly... i really actually was going to vote 9 on this... deducting 1 point simply for the piano... which lacks alittle texture and velocity. it is very midi......HOwever... it doesnt mean that the music it plays is not stunning. then as it went in i heard one of the most brilliant digital drum sections i have ever heard. so it redeemed immediately.

Your piano stands to play some epic scale arppegios and with such unusual scale references, it both engages and takes the audience on a ride around the clouds. The strings join the piano subtly and steadily, which is smooth and well done. The drums mould into this composition well too. with some beautiful fills, it seems to have a wonderful flow and constant change. however i must comment on the Struggling EQ when clashes occur.
your synths are wonderful, and well fitted to the overall composition, and bring out a little more life in the overall piece... your additional synth, the backing one, soft pulsing one... it helps simulate movement and thus takes the listener deeper.

well, i hope what i said makes some kind of sense lol. but suffice i was to say, i dont favourite alot of stuff. but i Fav'd this straight away.
Adding Mjatti to favs too! well done the both of you. you have taken me on an adventure! 5/5 10/10 4EVA!

ObsidianSnow responds:

Awesome review, thanks a lot. Although I would personally disagree on the sound of the piano being like an MIDI (it's more realistic than anything else I've heard in terms of electronic pianos - tips to Mjattie for getting that to work), I found that a lot of what you said was really helpful, and I think Mjattie would say the same.

Epic stuff, thanks again for the review, Stalagmite!

[New Psychology_]

WTF

okay... so heres a thing. WHY the fork arent you on my favourite artists list??? i though i added you! lol... well its all kewl now. especially with this submission.. you have taken my breath away once more.... you murdered me. i am athsmatic. lol.
no.. joking... although this submission has lots of space and mood, it is charming because of the light hearted emotional playing... really easy chilled, and super cool pace. like has been said... beach music... Beaches and bitches is the way to go yo :D:D:D

rockin composition as always. :D:D:D

Boux responds:

Not a new composition actually, its one of my older one with better EQing, Allright! glad to be on your favorites, about time :D, and eat some chilies that will fix the athsma. thanks again!
peace.

[Deserted Emotion]

call it sexy slapper LMFAO

its your sexy G-string plucking mixed with the cool slap happy rhythm... So sexy slapper would be more than appropriate. LOL.

na....this song is excellent. full of win and joyness :D:D:D wonderful listening.. and YAY! first review! :D:D:D

Boux responds:

hum... :D
was looking more in a serious title, nontheless thanks again for the nice words!
I'll keep playing with the G-string :D, and ill keep you updated too
peace.

[Ghostbustin' @ 140 bpm]

awesome man! WOW!

seriously fantastic! i know someone else in the portal made a WICKED! version of this aswell! you should check it out too... but this... this is EXCELLENT! i must say i prefer the other one... but this... a whole new interpretation... BUSTING MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD! just like this awesome tunage man! WOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!! well done man!
1 negative thing... to many silent breaks where a drop should be.... but it redeems itself immediately by being so fucking kewl. :D:D:D

Skela responds:

heh, thanks!

[Wake Up_]

Wowzer.

you do like to collect those reviews! righty ho.... now... this has more texture and variation than your usual submissions. it is a very sexy style, tweaking into the classicla spanish meets western feel. your plucking is powerful in this. (LOL the force is strong in this one HAHAHAHA)
and funnily enough, where i may normally complain about it... it actually suits this particular genre. It is full of boundless energy and unusual creative chords and melody. how do you keep your fingers up to it! 5 and a half minutes long! man you must have fingers made of adimantium :D:D:D
I enjoyed listening to this one very much. and look forward to your next audio submission. P.S. i am FINALLY working on a chill song. :D:D:D

Boux responds:

Yeah i love reviews, whoever say they dont are lying, and yeah i let myself go in the plucking in that one, werent even looking at the guitar neck anymore, it just came and more came, a sexy style like you say :D .Got enought strengh in my left hand fingers to break your neck ( not that i would do :D :D ) glad you liked and noticed the different chords and myself too will be looking foward for your ambient piano song.
peace.

[International Accent Showcase]

holy shizzle

the scottish one, i think is quite weak.... it moves back into irish after a moment. lol... it doesnt matter. accents are extremely difficult. and what you have done is brilliant. accents are one of the main keys in proffessional voice acting! exellent man. try adjusting your ranges more to help make each character sound different. i think you are bloody marvellous! top hats and crumpets :D:D:D

Ninjkabat responds:

I thank you for your kind score. I still think it's funny when someone points out when one or another is weak; everyone usually points out one that no one else has pointed out before.

But I thank you for your review. If I had more time, I would do more demos like this, but I'm flying by the seat of my pants finishing up school. Maybe once I'm retired I'll finally have time to do all the things I want, huh?

[Seeds of Svalbard_]

Oho!

this is a gem of a song. although more little accidental skips occur than normal...i think it is propably because of the sheer difficulty it is to play this piece. i think the guitar beats are super ACE man. as always. This particular piece is really charming. i imagine it to be set in a dark spanish bar where Estaban Ortiz sits smoking an enormous stogie, talking with a grumbly low voice and a white mustache.
Scary shit man! :D:D:D good job on this one. it makes me smile and cry :D:D:D

Boux responds:

You visualized something completely different from what i saw, this song makes me think of Norway even if i never been, but definitely a country i want to go in the future, Made you cry again...man how old are you?....only a joke :D im hitting the right notes then if it goes and get you that way.
Thanks again!

[Crazy Dave - NG Audio Contest]

HOLY SHIT

OMG. finally... someone who can give the better VAs a run for there money! this is SMART funky shit yo! your batman is WICKED! HAHA... tay Zonday! omg.
You have an astounding range of voices...the idea of using the mental condition as a medium with which to channel your many MANY voices.
I could sense a zoidberg coming on when you first "whooped" lol. that is propably the only impression i thought was a little "meh" however your ENTIRE other range is EXCELLENT. OMG. absolutely brilliant man. Original and excellent range man! really excelent range... and the idea of using ALL vocals to make this... a very good one. i had plans for that on the next competition but now i will be a copy cat :(:(:( oh well.. fresh is good, and this is fucking AWESOME! WELL DONE! excellent job!!! Goodluck in the contest :D:D:D

BigRed responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I did the Zoidberg without actually watching Futurama in a few months, I probably should have youtubed it, haha.

[Papa Johns Commercial Par]

Cheese much?

holy cheese mongers! this has some of the most epic writing content i have ever heard. YOU sir, are full of random win. GET TO DA CHOPPA! holy shit LOL.
This pizza was full of a peppery performance, spicey Meat-erial...and a set on a good written base of cheese packed fluffy light hearted, smokey baked bread!
topped with EXTRA shavings... Extra dollops... Fuck it... AN ENTIRE CRATE of cheese. LOL. and melted carefully at "COOL AS FUCK" degrees Faranheit. Lets not forget the lite sprinlking of a selection of funny varieties of voiced herby Hilarity, scratches of salt and "this-season"ing. and served with a side order of WTF. and a large Ball-berry Milkshake and of course... a wolverine action figure.
I like that you used no sound effects. and i think your voices are geniunely very good! and the arny is wicked. i wish my range where lower like everyone elses :(:(:(...
Well man... this is the ideal pizzeria for me! only one thing.... what if I HATE CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck man :D:D:D

ForNoReason responds:

You are crazy dude! Also you are fucking awesome! Thanks for all the support you've given me. You are a great guy. Best of luck to you as well, I am sure you'll win! Because you are better than me lol. Thanks again.