mr-jazzman's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Riding on the Edge(unfinished)]

Hell yeah man!

The production level is just phenomenal, I just loooove those drums man! And your guitar...Your GUITAR! It's so sexy! Holy shit dude, you have managed to create the beginnings of another masterpiece, just as good as (if not better than) Black Hole Earth Consumption. IMO, at points it reminds me of this Van Halen song that was newly-released for there "best of" collection. (although the name fleets from my memory atm =\) The ONLY complaint that I have is, right in the beginning, when you're hitting the harmonics on the octave fret, it gets piercingly loud for just a SPLIT second as you hit the high E string...but, hey man, I trust that you can master this down in the finished version. But, as for it being a promo version, this is absolutely beautiful! Keep me posted when you finish it bro, I can't wait!
PROMO:
10/10
5/5

[The Land of the Forgotten]

Epic

Hey man, this paints another sort of picture for me. It reminds me of some epic battle with vikings or something. I love it! It's really heavy, and what caught me was the bass-ness of it. The only thing I can think of to suggest to you is to make it slightly less repetitive. I can see your aiming for a canon as far as structure goes, so why not add a little bit each time it repeats? Still, I love it. Good job, my friend!
10/10
5/5
Fav'd
Oh yeah and merry christmas! =)

[[oZ] ~ Entity (Dubstep)]

Wow, no comments yet? Sad...

Very interesting, not gonna lie. The bass is syck, the melody is syck. What else do I have to say? There's a lot of syckness that goes along with this song. I also like that dark-sounding choir thing you added past the rain sequence that continued throughout; you don't see a lotta dub artists out there use a vocal-esque pad. I think the one thing that you coulda done is had a little bit more melodic expansion; it just didn't build enough or fast enough, and then it dropped off towards the end. I guess I have yet to hear some "exciting" dub music though; this stuff is pretty chill, in fact lol. Good job though man; the sounds are legit, and I can't wait to hear your next stuff. =)
9/10
5/5

[Centra - Mentality WIP]

Wow,first song at the very top that sounds decent!

I like that catchy little wobbly thing you threw in there. Your drums are really mastered well, too. I guess my only complaint is that it coulda been just a little bit longer, maybe coulda had some melodic extension (those goddamn aussies know how to do it with EVERYTHING, from dnb to rock, i just don't understand!), but hey, regardless, it was cool. Keep it up man!
9/10
5/5

AlexCo responds:

Australian?

what

btw, you master the whole track, not seperate instruments.

thanks anyway ololo

[[oZ] ~ Cold Touch (Dubstep)]

Tuneful

Haha your intro threw me off a little bit, it had a dnb beat. I love how expressive your bass is; it's very bubbly, very wobbly. The chords you choose in the background are also unlike anything that I've heard from any dub artist. What's especially remarkable about this song is you can quickly shift it from a chill atmosphere to this hard breakdown-esque feel, which I totally appreciate. Again, I think the bass could use just a bit more of a "bite," but the tone is beautiful. Something that I like about this one over the other dubstep song you posted recently (Nightcrawler) is that your snare has the "rip" quality I like. Good stuff! =)
9/10
5/5
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P.S. You've now inspired me to right another dubstep song not based on Halloween.

Blizzaine responds:

Hah thanks bro,

I made a really punchy bass on "Mother Fucker" Its like my 2nd newest right now.

Thats the best bass I've made so far.

[[oZ] ~ Nightcrawler (Dubstep)]

Pretty awesome stuff

I gotta say, I like the motif here, and the ambience goin on. I know this is probably gonna sound a little critical, but through my bass-biased headphones, I felt like your bass coulda been just a little louder. I love it's deep wobbly sound, though, and I don't think I've ever heard anyone do 32nd notes on it like ever, even among the big names, so props to you man. another thing is, i wish the snare wasn't so blasty; i felt like it shoulda had more of a "rip" or a "clap" quality. something i've discovered that works really well is layering a pitch-modified clap with a few other snare sounds. it gets this tone about it that's basically unbeatable. with that said, this is pretty sick, and i look forward to your future dubstep endeavors! i'm new to the style too, but you gotta admit, anything that blends the harshness of a metal breakdown with dnb techno is pretty badass!
9/10
5/5
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Blizzaine responds:

Ya man, my newer tracks fix this, the bass is alot more prominent. You should check em out if you like this style

[An Unconventional Tempest]

Beautiful tone on the guitar

Dude, this crunch on the guitar is absolutely beautiful, and the drums are perfectly mastered. Also, love it how you mixed "Chocolate Rain" in on this lol. The only thing I'd say is it's a bit repetitive, but that's okay, I love this kinda stuff. What can you say when you've got a perfect mix and a headbanger's paradise, man? You came you saw, you conquered; your breakdown towards the end was tasty as a mothafucka. Awesome man; keep it up! I'd love to get intonation like this not too far in the future.
10/10
5/5
Fav'd.
P.S. I just recently heard about soundclick. I didn't realize this, but that's how that poser Soulja Boi got his start. I'm probably gonna start submitting stuff out there soon too; I love NG and all, and I'm still gonna submit my stuff here fo sho, but two portals would be awesome!

HappyHomicide responds:

Cheers, my man!

[DK3 Breakbeat V2]

One of my favs on this site fo sho

Hey man, I'm not gonna lie. This song kicks ass, straight up. I've heard it so many times, and it's been a place of inspiration for me. I can't believe we're the same age, and you're that much further ahead of me man; this shit is practically unmatchable. You just took this classic groove and put so much energy and feeling into it; I wish I could find that niche yet. This is good stuff man, it all sounds so professional. It's a production level I hope one day to attain -- and hopefully not too far in the future!
10/10
5/5
Fav'd (Shoulda been fav'd about 2 or 3 years ago lol!)

[Untitled DnB]

Wow, pathetic, no reviews yet? (Until now)

Okay, your theme is pretty nice, I'll most definitely say. The drumwork is also pretty good, except it could use just a bit more mastering in my opinion; the kick and the snare don't stick out as much as they need to. Try layering your kick with a deeper, more omnipresent one; this will make it sound like ten times beefier, and make the important beats stick out more. the snare is a nice sound, perhaps could be just louder to stand out over the hihats. also, the theme, as nice as it is, needs more action; if you just repeat it over and over again, the listener eventually looses interest...Wow, okay, just went back and read what you wrote, sorry for stating the obvious like a dumbass. =P um, try flirting with your idea a little bit, using melodic expansion. it's tough, i know from my own personal experience, but totally worth it in the end, trust me! and one more thing: Your piano in the beginning feels too echoey. Try making the piano more delicate. It will catch the ear more, cuz ppl will be like "hmm, this is dnb? sounds like classical." that is, until, your drumwork comes in, and then from there on out, you got yourself a beautiful dnb tune! good work so far man. you got an excellent start, and I hope I gave you some stuff to think about. I always think it's uber lame when you want feedback and people 0-vote your shit before it can even get reviewed. That's just pathetic. In order to insure that someone else will give you feedback, I'll 5 ya. Lemme know when you finish this too man; I'm lookin forward to it!
8/10

MA3HbO responds:

Thank you for the time you took to write this.I hardly get any nice reviews like this.
As for the things you mentioned i totally agree with you, the piano does get stuck in the listener's head so i'll try to build it up with some automation to the point where it starts now.The drumloop is all custom made and i spend not more than 10 minutes on it so i guess it needs alot of tweaking.As for the theme, this song is still a WIP so there will be (hopefully) alot more going on.
Cheers and thanks for the nice review.I will let you know if i finish this piece.

[Kazmo - Headlock [RMX]]

Nice job man.

Personally, I think I can dig this more than the original lol. Not that the original is bad obviously; this is just like a million times more groovy. It makes me wonder why the hell Imogen Heap didn't think of this lol. I could see this playing in a club; it's got a dark quality to it that I'm really wanting to put into my music. And I think this song proved what it is: The drums. Your drums have this tribal feel to it, and it's something you take for granted with this kind of music...unless you're making it lol. I love the space and ambient sound you added to this track that Imogen Heap didn't have in her song at all, and it made me smile. So cheers man; this remix goes right to my favs. =)
10/10
5/5
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P.S. WTF does Mcewthom have stuck in his ass? Is he upset cuz you zeroed his song for a good reason and explained to him what that reason was, as opposed to the pointless 0-voting to new songs that every last dick on NG does? Because, if that's the case, then he just needs to STFU and respect the criticism. Everybody gets negative feedback every once in a while, so they gotta deal with it. I only think it's offensive if nobody has a justification for "screwing you over" - hence, the zero-bombing. Give me a reason for your 0, and I'll accept that; otherwise get the fuck out, ya know? But this guy is just being the biggest pussy on the face of the earth. Well, at least he acknowledges that your dad still has a set of balls, which I'm seriously doubting HIS dad does at this point.