JosephMcGregor's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Abnegated Intercourse]

Nice, but short

This is very cool; I love the drums and percussion, and the "Brass" thing is certainly a little weird, but not really bad in my own opinion. I love the way you are never afraid to just go and do whatever the fuck; I often am too mainstream in my writing, at least the stuff I submit to newgrounds anyways. I was listening to this and just getting into it, then it just kind of ended!!! I was very dissapointed. I think this could be a whole song, if you really worked on it, instead of just a little loop, cuz it is definetely cool. Good work man, hope to hear more new stuff from you soon

JonH2O responds:

Well, I made this specifically for a contest, held in the Audio Forums titled "Battle of the Audio Portal". One of the requirements for the song was it had to be 2 minutes long; short and sweet. I originally called this "Coaxial Cables" (because I was looking at one) but later changed the name after being judged:

Complexity - 10
Mastery - 7
Transition - 9
FX - 10
Buildup - 7
Mood - Dark\industrial

And then some message from one of the judges saying something to the idea of "When getting a sensation of a climax in the song...it never happens"

And as far as the brass is concerned,(I think you're talking about that end sound) I don't really like it either.. I have since edited that whole end part. I would have done that before I submitted it but for SOME STUPID REASON I feel as if I have to rush...I don't know. I'm not going to submit anything new for a while. I made this new skit thing I submitted in Audacity...I can bust out on my fucking guitar now!!

More shit for me to "waste" time on.

And dude, about that "never afraid to just go and do whatever the fuck" thing...I mean, what do I have to be afraid of? *smiles* I've never really thought about it.
I have plans to goto 'The Art Institute of Seattle' for 'Audio Production'. All this stuff I'm doing now is for fun.. I fucking love making this stuff. It's practicly all I've been doing eever since I got Reason 2.5.
Shit I'm talking alot...It's rather late.
Thanks for the review man. As long as you're writing what you want, it's cool. That would be lame if you were TRYING to be mainstream....But don't listen to me. My thoughts are ineffable.

-Jonh2o

[[Skit] JonH2O's Head Trip]

agghhh

Hurts me, on the inside... Jesum christ.
Very well done, good blend of "poetry" and "music" to create this. Certainly a head trip.

JonH2O responds:

How does it hurt? My condolences to your nervous system.

[(Gillenium) NightFall]

Weird is right

This is certainly interesting... I thought it was a really cool effect when the drums first came in, It felt like it sped up because of the droning dragging quality of the sound you used. A lot of the synths in any other circumstances would be totally horrible, but seem to work well in this setting, I really like the kind of howling "wah" sound that you open the tune with. The title almost seems a little innapropriate, but that is just my opinion. I think the ending could have maybe been given a little more thought. Anyways, this is certainly weird, but is still a great track.

Gillenium responds:

Thanks Joe!

[(Gillenium) Insomnia]

Awesome

This is very well done, great drums, good variation too, it is not just the same beat again and again. I love the melodic and harmonic interactions; at times it is completely "illogical" from a purists point of view, but becomes more of a percussive effect, then it will become a delicious harmonic infrastructure that blends perfectly. I especially love the synth sounds you used. All in all, excellent work.

Gillenium responds:

I liked this one for its variety. It feels like 3 or 4 songs in one for me. Glad you enjoyed!

[hate for all]

Not bad

I think the first part of this song is the same chord progression from a Moby song, but you can't copyright chords anyways, only melody. Sounds a little sunny for "goth", but if I could understand the lyrics I am sure they would be really evil; the quality is not great. The lead singer sounds quite out of tune at times, but the backup singer seems to be pretty in. Anyways, kinda cool. Keep writing

xkillx responds:

yeah i do all the sounds and vocies and thanks

[When the Snakes Come In]

Nice

Awesome use of percussion, I love the "broken" sounding cymbals. The melody is kind of cool but gets tired after a while, even so this is a great track, good work man

JonH2O responds:

THIS SONG ITS TERRIBLE!!!!

[[Loop] Happy Mood Song]

Wow

I don't know what to say. The way this was put together almost sounds random, but it makes sense, there are no horrible crunches that take away from it, and the overall picture is very clear; very appropriate title. Cool synths and solo, good relaxing song. Great job

JonH2O responds:

You have put a smile on my face.

[Jazz Groove]

Ahh

Hmm. I guess you would call this, "jazz", but definitely not jazz. Maybe try listening first. This is not a bad effort, but the swing feel is too robotic, the bass sounds unnatural, and the drums could have been done a lot better... for instance, I would have substituted the finger snaps for closed hi hat, the open hi hat for ride cymbal, and that random tapping sound for snare shots. That might somewhat resemble a "jazz groove"... sort of. Anyways, this is still kind of cool, good job

ManateeGod responds:

Manatee = [e-mail]

No seriously, thanx for oyur review. I'm messing around with drum sounds and trying to find decent beats. Also, I find that when I export, the sound is much quiter/duler than in the FL studio program -_-. I'll figure it out someday.

[Out of sight, Out of mind]

Well

I like the sliding synth you use, that is cool. Apart from that, this song does not have much to offer. I guess used in the scenario you described it might be ok, but it still sounds empty... maybe would benefit from some mellow bass and background pads. Also the drums are very simple which is not a bad thing, only in this case they tend to get rather repetitive. Still, this is not bad-oh, and a tip, don't vote 5 on your own music, or at least, wait until someone else has voted on it.

Rammer responds:

yeah, im still learning how to use fl studio...this is more or less the first time im actually hand-making the stuff, so it is kinda lame...but oh well.

by the way, about your tip, just a question....how come?

[My Computer Can Sing]

Very different

Excellent use of voice samples, the way you used it as an instrument. Awesome affect, the drums are a little weak and uninteresting though, and after a while it gets repetetive as there is not a whole lot of "substance" here. Stil, very interesting and original, nice job

Gillenium responds:

Most experimental songs don't have much substance. I'm glad you liked it! I just wanted to show people something really weird and different.