kcpm's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dance the Year Away]

Dude, I love this. It's such a fun, happy little dancing song.

ScottJacob responds:

Hey! Thank you, i'm so glad you enjoyed it :)

[Castlevania DoS - After Confession]

This is really excellent! Did you record the guitars for this?

DreyLand responds:

Hi, thanks a lot, I'm glad you like it!
And to answer to your question, no, the guitars are all programmed.

[The Toxic Mines]

I think the title is very fitting! I can totally imagine this song playing over a mine full of toxic waste. I really like the portion at :26. The delay type effect really accentuates the cave environment and the warping sounds in the background give a feeling of disorientation. The main problem with the track is the dirty lead and maybe the horns/brass that come in later. They seem slightly overbearing like they might be bothersome or cacophonous if you were playing the level for an extended period of time.

Joey4Track responds:

Hey thanks for all the feedback and reviews! I agree on your points, very helpful :)

[Zone 10 - The Last Boss, The Last Hope (Alternative Version)]

Pretty sweet! The opening is perfect and ominous with that organ like sound. I could absolutely see this being the final boss music in some RPG.

DreyLand responds:

Thanks a lot for this review, I'm glad you like it! :)

[Deserted Island III - Crash Landing]

Man, it's been really cool listening to your sound evolve over the years! I really liked the tonal shift around the 3 minute mark. Every time I hear one of your songs I find out about some new VST or technology. Keep it up!

Daru925 responds:

Hello, long time no see^^
Really? Thank you very much then.
To hear such kind comment is worth a thousand plays.
All the best to you!

[bORDERS (Re:Mix)]

Awesome! Calming and happy. It's almost a bit repetitive but I think there's enough variation that it works. Or maybe it's not repetitive at all and I'm just listening to it too much.

akiTONE responds:

Haha, I've found my music tends to fall into either category.

If people are listening to my music on repeat until they get sick of it, it means they're actually listening to the whole thing, and it makes me weirdly happy.

[wip-netbattle]

Pretty catchy, makes me think of some cyberspace battle in a Japanese game.

akiTONE responds:

That's because it IS from a Japanese game about cyberspace battles, lol.

It's WIP arrange of "NET BATTLE" from Battle Network RockMan.EXE.

[Cold Fog]

Nice! I think it captures the general black metal essence very well! The primary riff was pretty visual and/or darkly contemplative. Possibly Burzum-like but less blurry and entrancing. The sound-quality of the track was also very high in my opinion. Though generally imperfections lend themselves well to the black metal style.

anarchocrusthunk responds:

Thank you. I'm glad you think it has some black metal essence. Black metal is something I have started to come around to in the past year or so.

[Fric-Frac]

Wow! I really love this. From the early withering bass that later gains an acid sort of quality to the pick-scrape-like and melodious voice later on. Very nice! It stayed interesting for sure. Unfortunately, I have no legitimate criticisms...

Daru925 responds:

Hey thanks, glad you liked it.
I use Phoscyon, a software emulating the TB-303, for the acid touch.