Karco's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-={CC}=- Pushing Beyond]

Yeah, I can see why.

I haven't heard of anything like it - your combination of melodies, harmonies, and the synths/sounds/percussion that you chose for this song make it very, very unique. I haven't heard very much like it.

Overall, I can see that you put a lot of effort into this one. You've done a fairly good job with this one. You've got my 5. =)

Last thing to say - why don't you stop by my audio sometime and review either or, preferably, both of my latest two songs? I'd appreciate it. =)

Critical-Collision responds:

Thank you for your review Karco we're glad yo ulike the piece and thank you for you 5 too

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[_-={These Angels of War}=]

Well...

This is my first time reviewing a classical song, but I'll try. =)

For one, the title's appropriate - this song gives me an awestruck feeling. It gives me the image of two forces at war marching towards each other, one of which is dwarfed by the opposition - and aware of it. When they meet, the opposition goes right through them, striking only those who attempt to stop them, and then move right on to conquer the city they were trying to protect. They watch the opposition, now too far away to reach, enter the city. The image ends there - what do you think?

As far as criticism goes, I don't have much to suggest - I do agree with the previous reviewers your percussion was a bit repetitive, but that's it. Nicely composed overall.

One more thing - any chance you can review my latest submission? It's an all-piano piece titled Apology which I've just submitted today. I'd really appreciate the opinion of a more experienced composer. =)

MaestroRage responds:

Interesting, to conquer the city they were trying to protect eh? I found that sentence very interesting, for not in any way did I imagine any form of betrayel in this piece. I am curious as to how you came to that image, and in truth it is one that strikes me odd. Don't take that offensively I don't mean any insult, it was just an observation.

I will drop by your page after this review.

Thank you for the review Karco, i'm glad you liked it ^^.

[*Lionheart* / ZeRo BaSs]

=D

It makes my day every time a favorite artist of mine submits. =) Love the intro, and you were pretty smart with the percussion there, too. It just went quiet on me now - yeah, it IS beautiful! Hah. I've never heard the original, though I can see you made a good choice in remixing this - woah, it just went into the full-blown melody now. Love it! =D

The one downside is that you had no ending, and while I can understand that this is a loop, it kinda gets on my nerves having a professional-sounding 3 minute song that ends so abruptly. Making an actual ending or a full song would be nice. =)

ZeRo-BaSs responds:

ey karco!
Ty for your awesome review!
Mmmm..i think one day i will upload the full version :)

[{Blaze}]

Let's go again! Let's go again! XD

I LOVED Rose, so it should come as no surprise that you're getting nearly all 10s on this one. First, I have to say I loved that buildup, with the synth going down in tone, and then you enter the melody... your song explodes. =D make more! Make more! XD

My one problem with this is that it seemed a little too much like Rose... not that that's a bad thing, of course - but it seems you reused some instruments when you could have found some equally shiny and awesome ones to use.

I love that section that starts around 1:35 or so, though it's even better when you use the synth going down in tone for a second entrance into the melody.

I didn't like the ending so much, though - I think that instead, you could have added to the tempo and tension and gone out with a bang to keep with that insane energy levels idea.

This song made my day - I hope this review does the same for you! =D

[{A Change of Seasons}]

Love it! =D

I've been waiting for another trance song - can't get enough of those! It seems a bit messy in the beginning, but that's ok.

It's especially great when you head into the part with the kick and the hihat... gah, you need to make these more often. =)

Has anyone you know ever described a song of yours with the word, "shiny?" XD I do it all the time - most of your latest songs are just like that.

Hey, if you don't mind, (I asked this in your review for your James Bond Breakbeat Remix) any chance you can visit my audio page and review my songs? While I'm especially proud of Project -Aster-, Dark Storms at Sea hasn't had one in a while. It'd definitely make my day. =)

cornandbeans responds:

hahaha yea like i mentioned there's like 6-7 instruments playing at the beginning. :P I thought they panned in an out pretty well, but after listening to something 20+ times to get it right, I tend to lose the feel for it. :S ah oh well.

I'll get around to reviewing you, I wrote it down so I wouldn't forget. :P

Thanks for the review!

[B34T1N - Planet Z]

Finally I get the chance to review this.

All right... about time I got to reviewing this, right?

It's pretty good in the beginning, though the "pluck" thingy makes it sound completely.... eeeeeeeeew. XD Simply put, I think it ruins the song.

Other than that, though, your song's awesome. Another song like this (REMOVE the "pluck" thingy!!!) would be a good idea. =D

B34T1N responds:

Yeah, the pluck made it sound too much like elevator/shooping music XD

[Draze - Bass It Up [V2]]

It definitely has been too long. :)

Your songs are just too good. =D Bass It Up is one of my favorites, let's see what you did to it.

Huh, it seems that, for the most part you just changed most of the sounds. Sure, they sound really, really awesome, there's no denying that, but I don't see very much effort put into this.

Ahh, now I'm seeing changes. This is really, really good. I can see myself listening to this daily for at least a week or two. Great stuff. Yeah, it has been too long - hopefully we won't have to wait a wait like that again.

Hey, while I'm at it, why don't I ask you to review my songs? (Especially my three most recent.) It would definitely make my day, as I'm always for reviews from more experienced artists. Thanks a lot, and great song. =D

Draze responds:

Yeah the changes are more at the end hehe. I'll review ya stuff now, i used to find it hard returning all my reviews on a dial up, but thats no longer the case ;)

Thanks for the review man,
Draze

[Chilled and Mellowed]

First submission? First review. :)

Hah. Either someone's going to beat me to it while I'm typing, or I'm going to end up giving you your first review. :) Let's look at your song.

Your song's a bit bland, boring, etc. Your melody's a big part in that - if you want to fix it, either make it longer or change the entire style of the song. I'd suggest the former.

You try to keep the drum patterns new throughout the song, and it works - the problem is that you didn't put very much time into them, so fresh as they are, they're still boring.

Then there's that it doesn't have an ending. Personally, songs that don't have an ending don't cut it for me - work on that, too.

Still, given that this is the first thing you've made, it's pretty good, so keep practicing. :)

Ah, while I'm at it - why don't I suggest you review my songs if you have the time? I'd appreciate it. :)

Y3K1989 responds:

well, thanks, yea it does have an ending, but the newgrounds audio bot cut half of it off for some reason :S

[Connecting Deep]

No, it's not typical. :)

This is good stuff. I like your melodies and harmonies. There's not much percussion, but that's a good thing seeing as that this is very slow for a Techno song.

I don't have very much to suggest for this song - overall, I'm very satisfied with it. It could be improved, but I'm assuming that's because of your skill level, not because of effort. (Which is basically assuming the best.) And then, not by very much. More songs like this are a good idea once you get better at this. :)

Hey, I've just submitted a song too - why don't you review it? I'd also appreciate a review for Dark Storms at Sea or Project -Aster-. Thanks. :)

caffeinerush responds:

Much thanks for the good review Karco. Will take a look at your stuff.

[DJ-Mann - Evil Cookies]

Good stuff. =) (Could use work, though.)

Well, I'll just jump right into the review, ok? :)

The introduction started out sounding fairly simple, but as you introduced the second synth it got a little better, and it's sounding really good by the time you introduce the third, "da-da-da" synth. (Love that synth! =D) I'm really liking it right here, where it's the melody, though you could have used another harmony or two. It's feeling simple, and empty. If you're aiming for rave music, I'd suggest adding more harmonies - this has potential for sounding professional.

Another problem I have with this song is where you end with the thunder sound and go into a part where you have a pad playing by itself - it's bland, boring, etc. You shouldn't have it going for so long.

That's about all I have to suggest. If you fix that up, it'll be an awesome song, I'm sure. Hope I helped with this review. =D

Hey, if you have the spare time, why don't you check out my music? I appreciate reviews for either of my two most recent, though Dark Storms at Sea hasn't gotten a review in a while. :)