mr-jazzman's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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
Fav'd.

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.

[Tweak Nation--_--]

Beau-T-ful

Very much enjoy the drumwork, and I love the bass. The entrance to this thing was epic as crap, man! Dude, you have some sick DNB talent, man; I'd have to say your Shaman series is probably one of my favorite things ever on NG, and this song just proves that you're expanding yourknow-how that much more man. You're one of those artists I aspire to model myself after in musical style. Good job, man, and looking much forward to your next track!
10/10
5/5
Fav'd

[Blarsa - Tonight]

Dude, badass

Hey, I've been lookin for a tune like this for a little while, because I suddenly started producing a song that's on the same order as this one (mixed a little bit with the style of Pendulum's "Plastic World"...and a lick I heard off of the original halo). I needed something to compare it to, because songs like this are rare to come by, with that dark night-time feel to them. Your kick drum is sick, and I love the ambiance of the whole thing; it just begs to be played in a midnight club lol. Great job man; thank you for the listen!
10/10
5/5
Fav'd

[Black Hole Earth Consumption]

Just...unbelieveable...wow...no words can describe

Dude, your song has just topped it off. Tonight was a night of huge -- and I mean HUGE -- musical inspiration. And this song is just...phenomenal. There's so much to love here. I really really REALLY love all the licks you threw in there; it reminded me a lot of something from In Flames. But then you threw in this beautiful jazz portion at 1:05. Dude...jesus fucking christ. The sound is just so crisp and wonderful. I wish that some day, I can produce stuff as good as this. But for now, just listening to this stuff is just mesmerizing and will have to do. I just love this. I can't get over that fact; usually I critique the hell outta songs on this site, but dude...I don't think I can find anything to say other than the fact that I just want to listen. That's it. You made me lose my words in my mouth...And I'm crying inside because I would do anything in the world to produce something this beautiful, but I have no way of doing so. Good job man; this song has inspired me in ways you wouldn't believe.
Infinite/10
Infinite/5
Favorite Audio of All Time

[MarioRPG: Halloween for S]

Dude, I loved this game!!!

This was sooo badass dude! I remember this game so clearly; this was like the best game back in the day. Smithy always pissed me off cuz I could NEVER beat him... then again I was only in first grade when I played this game and had no idea what an RPG was (although somehow I linked it with Duke Nukem 3D cuz of the RPG launcher...weird!). Dude, I don't even know what to say. This remix is really, really awesome. The mix is great, nothing overpowers, and it's intense. It's practically flawless. Makes me happy! Good job man, keep it up! And Happy Halloween! =)
10/10
5/5
Fav'd

[CKC - Halloween Riddim]

Nice synths...very much halloween

Hip-hop ain't necessarily my style, but that doesn't mean I can't like it. This is the type of hip-hop that more people need to emulate. The synths were flavorful and rich, which is something I can always appreciate. What I really like is that the song didn't get old at all; you kept me intrigued the whole time. The only complaint I have is that the mix could be slightly fuller, but as it stands it's better than most stuff on NG. Nice job man; this is something I'd listen to for Halloween for sure!
9/10
5/5

CKC2009 responds:

haha thanks man

[Halloween Night (Ambient)]

okay, creepy dude

Dude, you got me at the laughing little kids. Jesus christ, that always seems to give off this certain motif that scares the hell outta anyone. The music sounds like a vault, and it makes for good ambient background music my friend (hence the genre, I suppose lol). The only thing that seemed a little offbeat was the flute, with its timbre, but hey man, you still got my 5; this is good, creepy stuff. =)
9/10
5/5

roensb responds:

the "flute" is actually a whistle but its hard to tell due to it being kinda buried. I did want it off beat to create a sense of uneasiness to it (as well as the fact that the whistle part was improvised on a midi piano so my sense of time personally may have been a little to off beat). Thank you for the review though, its nice to hear that you listened to all of the parts :)