Stalagmite's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Call it how ever you want!]

um. okay then.

right. sorry to say, but the piece is all over the place, and the drum does not add any extra quality to the piece. and since it has no established rhythm, it appears to be just an annoyance. but your Keyboard is nice. you propably play. at the beggining the synth melody is quite good, but it doesnt really suit the piece. i think you have the makings of a good musician. you just need practice and a basic knowledge of song structures. have a listen around, and try to acknowledge how and where different sounds come in, and whether they sound right to you. Thanks alot my friend. :D

Aschitaka responds:

Hi, thanks for your review and thanks for your suggestions!
You're right, the structure is one of by biggest problems. I'll look by other makers for their structure and I'll try to learn it by listening their music!

I know my english isn't realy good.. well, I hope I hadn't made too many mistakes ^^

Thanks again, You'll hear my new music as soon as possible!

["The Moon's Lullaby" and More]

I dig this composition, yo.

Truly engaging and yet very unusual. you should work at disney! lol. very entertaining. really enjoyed it. thanks.

MusicalRocky responds:

Haha thanks! That'd be nice lol

-Rocky

[Minuet no. 2 in G]

quite exquisit LOL

may i dine with you? for this peice makes me want to eat brunch and sip tea.
(Earl Grey of course.)
I really enjoyed this! thank you very much. but i am sure there was a bum note at the start, however on second time round, i hear that may have been intentional. however since the piece does not use this technique at any other point during the piece ( excluding the repeated part) it does seem like an accident.
There. i said something funny. something nice. and something criticky. (word not approved by webster). now lets go have a scone and discuss fine art. :D

MusicalRocky responds:

hahahah
glad you like it :P
by bum note, do you mean a dissonant note? if so, i'll look at the score and see if there is one, 'cause i don't hear any lol.

anyways, thanks for the review.
i'll take you up on that offer, sir :D

[Rising Legend- A Theme for Ice]

quite good

its quite a nice piece, i would agree that the notes feel in the right scale but rather they are pushed at random.
NOTE : you cant be very expressive without sustain and pressure sensitive keyboards though. may i advise you buy a compatible program allowing such techniques in the future. And the piece is to quick. Played slowly and with the right Velocity and mood, it can be Stunningly fantastic. well done for the idea anyway.

Kanped responds:

I can't argue with that- you're exactly right. Well, the notes aren't 'random', of course, but I am used to composing for percussion and anything I write usually focuises more on rythem than melody. I actually can't play the keyboard at all- this was written in Sibelius (notation software) and I then made the track from the MIDI but I absolutly agree that it has a very limited dynamic range (which has now been fixed). I'm hoping to record it with real musicians- I think that when the dynamics flow properly, the melody lines will work much better as well.

Thanks for your comments.

[Charlie Bit Me (200bpm Remix)]

venetian snares is not hardcore. EVER

low score. it is fun. but annoying and noisey. Distortion is for slight modifications, not an instrument itself.

mr-dogshit responds:

Do you mean hardcore as a sub-genre of techno or as an aesthetic construct? One I'd agree with you, the other most definitely not.

And why should distortion only be used for slight modifications as opposed to a full on effect?
If electronic musicians listened to your opinion, huge swathes of experimental electronica, including that of established and celebrated artists such as Aphex Twin, Autechre and the already mentioned Venetian Snares wouldn't exist... let alone pretty much all gabber, hardstyle and jumpstyle techno.