Stalagmite's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cobalt Blue Sphere]

chillax dude.

maximum relaximum is what i feel. the later delays harmonising with the newer pushed keys are beautiful! I really enjoying this. The breathing feel is PERFECT! STAGE ONE hypnosis is mimic the subjects breathing, and you make my breathing slow right down!
drums great and lovely.
Piano a teeeeny bit to Tinny, try using a velocity sensetive piano to capture more emotion and subtle gestures. or not, your piece lol not mine!
The whole atmospherics create the cloud, the wobbles are the good vibrations lol. however at times it is quite eery and dark. I like dark and eery. :D:D:D thanks a lot and Frikkin good job old bean!

PianoFortress responds:

very accurate description. Thanks ;D

[A Theme from Black Star]

could i suggest a MIDI cable?

you have lovely ideas, but played straight from a keyboard, you can spot the mistakes, lol. i know how hard it is! the midi will record the information and velocity of the keys and place them in a mute format, that you can convert to any instrument within your selection. that way you can travel to each layer in your composition and correct any mistakes with a mouse. THanks. and whatever instrument is in their causing the bass, is lovely. as a whole, this is lovely, and certainly has a "spacey" feel to it. even though it has captured a RPG quality. ( not that that is a bad thing, i like RPG music lols) thank you very much for sharing yourself with us randoms LOL.

[Xenon 2009 7.1]

FARGO + pitch bend. LOL. classic.

YOU HAVE GOT THE SAME KEYBOARD AS ME! i can hear it! lolness. i think the beat in this piece is wicked. really appealing ideas in here, however i feel you dont travel far enough with this piece. it could become much more. you have a melody of course, and your chords are dark and dramatic, however it becomes at times just a melody with chords, rather than a gentle blend of the two. non the less. i have enjoyed this piece very much! thank you for this. also i hope you know that what i have said is in my opinion, if i seem brash or harsh in any way please tell me. and i will apologise. thanks again. im enjoying your compositions.

MarkySpark responds:

Hi, No i havent the same keyboard lol not the 300 anyway.... keep goin' up!

[Love in the Stars (Black Star)]

illusion and visualisation is tricky.

I feel the only way you can tell this is "star orientated" is because of the choice of instruments you have used. they give the impression rather than your playing. NOT CRITICISING your playing. for you play very well! and i have heard the alternate version of this piece. and with all due respect i prefer it. it has more character and emotion behind it. this piece remains lovely though. just not AS lovely as the other. thank you for this easy listening. :D you are from lancashire i see. then you like to drink tea lol. Me too. :D

[-MM- Mix It Up!]

hmmm...

this style of music doesnt appeal to me. however it is structural sound and very exciting. and whether or not this song is stolen, your talents combined are good enough to create such an individual feel to this piece. and your singer is absolutely fantastic too. well your all great. i love the hook. :D splendid.

[No Love Lost]

you play like me! lol.

do you use the yamaha dgx 300 portable grand. because this sounds like my piano. lol. this piece is really beautiful. makes me tears. X'o.
I wish i could offer you some interesting feed back on how to improve or what the significance is, but i cant say what you are making me feel in this piece. its powerul and has left me speechless. thanks. very very much.

MarkySpark responds:

Yea makes me cry too lol No I dont have the 300 grand..... it's the 500 and few other keyboards have been used in most of the songs but the piano is the best on the Yamaha.

[Death In Slo-Mo]

there is an unexplainable presence in my head

have i just been brainwashed? it feels so static and VERY dramatic. powerful stuff dude! thank you! oh it for some reason reminds me of abes odysee? lol. well thanks again! and good job.

Gorgorothx responds:

Heh, thanks bro

[teddy bear jump]

lol. cute

although this piece is very well composed, i am having trouble visualising the situation lol. non the less. its not my vision is it! haha. thanks dude. enjoyable, but very short.

Doumaaa responds:

cool thx, yep true, it's short - made it just for the vid ;) it's a tiny teddy bear jumpin on my desk, then fallin on the ground and me spillin ketchup on him like blood :P

[[oove] Heartbeats]

poetic and soul breaking

your subtle heartbeat effect just brings you to breath with this magical peace. Talented and genius sir. With this peice, you have artfully crafted the most beautiful colours for the listener to paint with.
You have touched me. as you have been touched by god.

broove responds:

Ohh, man! Come on...
Sometimes I don't know how to react to the reviews. Some reviews are sweet, some - very sweet, some - oversweeted(?).

I really appreciate your review, but the phrases like "touched by god".. I don't know... They kind of disturbs me. And I didn't want to be harsh, btw ;)

[Synthetica EP Demo Track]

what is said at the beginning?

it sounds like "distribute milk carton?" lol. no its all great. I love the female singer, third song in. what am i saying? THE WHOLE FREAKING THING IS AWESOME! THANKS FOR THIS GEORGIOUS EAR CANDY!