Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[+Pandora's Dance+]

Sailing?

This one sounds like something that could accompany a trip on an old style sailing trip. Probably one that involved people rowing the boat itself, though that is probably due to the drumbeat sounding like it's encouraging the rowers.

I can see how this relates to a dance as well, with a good use of the melody that gives us something that sounds neo-classical and combines well with the beat.

[Review Request Club]

WritersBlock responds:

Yeah, I see where you're coming from. I actually imagined a solitary woman dancing wild and free and alone, but the idea of a sailing tune is great, it's given me a whole new way of seeing the song, like an exploration voyage thing, go out on the high seas in search of untold fortune.
Thanks.

[-Air and Rain-]

Makes me want to sit in the rain

Quite a sad tune, really. It remoinds me of a few times that I've been quite emotional and have gone outside to places which are deserted in the rain and I've just had a chance to be with myself.

I love the way that you've got the thunderclaps rolling across the back of this tune, it really helps with the motivation of the piece. They aren't subliminal, but they're perfectly doing the same job as a subliminal message.

Thinking about it, the tune isn't as sad as the intro would have me believe, I was smiling by the end of it, as it shows that you've protrayed quite a powerful piece.

[Review Request Club]

Gloudas responds:

Wow thanks, it's cool to hear it inspired those emotions in you. And I definately understand what you're feeling, I like the feeling of desertion and independence the song creates. Thanks a bunch for the review :D

[[TMM43] Por Que No]

You've made a good one there!

This has got the potential to make it on the club scene in places like Ibiza this summer. Get to the recording studio STAT!

I think that a few little tweaks could be made here and there, like adding a little more variation, possibly another different vocal sample, for example and then there's also the case that it doesn't have any real lyrics, so to speak - clubbers love to have something with a good beat to dance to, which you've provided. When they go out looking for it, they need some lyrics to go on and that's the marketing genuis behind this genre of music.

[Review Request Club]

[Fanatic Public Enemy (DjD)]

Perpetual tune

I quite like the way that this tune seems to carry on. It's got the up and down of a tune that is having a bit of a change of beat and tempo, but it doesseem to keep giving itself nice impetus.

The only way that I'd improve this is to make it into a perpetual loop, which would greatly improve this aspect of the tune. Losing 5-10 seconds off each end of the tune could change it quite a bit though, so be warned.

[Review Request CLub]

Mad-Muppet responds:

Hey, that's a pretty good idea. Thanks for the review!

[Subconscious Invasion]

Good mixing

I would say that for a point of reference on your next tune, you can always leave the tune as it is without adding anything else and maybe subtracting a component, before adding something different on the next loop.

I know that you started to take away later on in the song, but earlier, it did get rather crowded and could have done with the loss of one or two components.

I loved the way that the tune built up as it went on and I could tell when something was going to happen even before the drumroll indicated something was about to happen - a nice quirk of the loops, I suppose.

[Review Request Club]

[Riding on ALL night]

6 for the price of 1!

So it looks like we've got a few tunes here that you've thrown together and submitted as one giant package. Nice.

I'd certainly consider refining them, as tunes 1 and 2 have the beats confused, so you can't really get too far into the tune without them messing each other about.

The third tune that you made sounds like it could be a bit of Ska if you added some brass horns to it - Trumpet and Sax in particular.

The fourth sounds like a racing loop that I've heard on the NASCAR games circuit before. Nice work, but I'd expand it a bit

Tune 5 sounds a little like Green Day crossed with REM. Needs to be longer for proper comment.

As for 6, it's a nice intro, but that's about it. I need more.

[Review Request Club]

piggy123 responds:

thanks 4 the good review

[(FMC) -=In Slow Motion=-]

Good Loop

I wouldn't say it's a new genre. It's more of a crossover between already established genres. Adding things together doesn't make new genres necessarily.

I think that this sounds great though and although the sounds that you've put in are quite wide ranging, we've got a nice tune coming out as the finished product - something most people couldn't produce if they threw in the components you did, that's for sure.

I'm not sure about the differing volumes of the parts though. It's quite prominent with the drums in and then it goes to this quiet 'shimmery' part, which kind of stops the D&B in its tracks, which doesn't do anything for me. I'd take them apart and submit two separate tunes - they are both good.

[Review Request Club]

[At Journey's End - DEMO]

Moving

I think that the pauses in the middle of this piece can be a little long, but you're certainly on to something with the piano in this piece. A very enjoyable and emotional piece. It sounds a little like a requeim, which is probably how I've seen it first, so that's what my mind conjures up straight away.

I'd certainly reccomend that you edit this song, to get more out of it - losing the pauses or at least savagely shortening them is going to be a major plus point for it, so maybe consider adding something else, like some strings to go along with the piano... either that or a flute.

[Review Request Club]

TheBellmaker responds:

Hmmm, maybe I should ditch the pauses now that I think of it. Since veryone one thinks I should have stirngs, I'll go with that.

[Jxl180 - Endless Night]

Needs more variation

I think that you've got a decent track here, but I would advise that you get yourself more variation, especially in the beat - It's very 1, 2, 1, 2 throughout, which doesn't exactly fit in well with the other aspects of the track in places.

I think that you could certainly use other instruments to add more flair to the track as well. Given that this piece is a Trance track, it needs to increase the tempo, as trance tends to keep people moving relentlessly and doesn't really slow down so that they can find their way to the bar for a drink.

[Review Request Club]

jxl180 responds:

Thank you.

[(FMC) -=Soaring=- V2]

Good work

A nice few changes made to this version. It sounds like a more complete tune now, with a crisp sounding beat that could almost resemble a wingbeat from the back of a bird or indeed a mythical beast, like a dragon, for example.

A very theraputic tune that makes me feel good about the world. I think this has the potential to go far and I still stand by my original Final Fantasy analysis. Possibly a flying game as well now.

[Review Request Club]