Bezman's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Legend of Zelda Piano Themes]

Awesome wee 'megamix' of ZeldaOoT. Great playing

The left hand part is really skilled and I loved the multitude of grace notes that you came out with as it flicked to 58s.

The order you played the tunes in was a little odd - sometimes the progression was a tiny bit jarring imo. I don't recognise nor am I keen on the tune from 2:06-2:26.

I felt that the tunes in the middle could have has a tiny bit more time spent on them maybe.

I did like some of the transitions - very skilful.

Is it all recorded with just a single playing on a piano and a mic? Or a keyboard and lead? It's a single playing, right?

Anyway, major props, dude. Enjoyed it, though the unoriginality and very nature kinda diminish it in my eyes.

[Picked Moments]

3:02 but great for a casual non-time-based puzzler

Again, another great song. Has a tiny bit of a Spanish flavour and loops perfectly with nothing marking the fact that it's a loop.

It could maybe have a bit more variation in the melody, but I love the flowing nature of the finger-picking style and the varieties of drum loops.

Could use a bit more work - basically just more variety and stuff added - the stuff nearly every song could benefit from. You've got a great talent for a laid back style though and I'm looking forward to hearing how you evolve your talents.

If a bit shorter (maybe in the 1-minute area) it'd be a great loop for a relaxed puzzle game, but few if any flash games deserve a 3 minute loop. Maybe rework it to be shorter and resubmit?

El-Romano responds:

I'm gonna think about that man. Soon, I'm promise. :)

[¡E-R! Glide]

Beautiful beach vibe. So lovely...

Just a beautiful atmosphere. Reminds me of the beach, sun... rolling waves, seagulls...

It just has that warm 'beach' vibe.

I love how the drums aren't harsh at all - really soft, tonally.

The lead guitar is beautiful - an undulating, flowing melody.

The guitar in the background is cool and I loved all the bg details.

I'd have liked a few more variations maybe. And maybe some more chilled noises in the background? They're great as is, but just things that could be further improved imo.

If it was just a constant steady rhythm (without the break in the middle and the end), had a few more surprises in the melody, maybe a few more layers and looped perfectly, I could probably listen to it for ages. Please, please do that.

Beautiful work.

[Pico Battle LOOP (38sec)]

Enjoyed it, but not the perfect style of loop imo.

Definitely a step up from the other version!

One complaint (a minor one) is that you could've maybe optimised the looping marginally more.

My favourite element is all the sfx in the bg. Like the 'glass breaking-esque' sound (at 30/9s) and the various whirrings.

Having listened to it for maybe 10 minutes just now (and the previous version for 10-20 minutes altogether) I'm starting to get a bit tired of the slightly over-methodical layout.

Also, the tone of the instrument that plays the melody from 20-31s... it sorta seems overly distracting to me somehow.

The layout of the track seems to be 'dull repetitition with strange bg noises for 25s, with a quick build/drop to/from a 10s melody'. It's not really an ideal loop imo - I prefer a style that makes a loop sorta blend into itself - full of variations, but no particular bits that stand out. That's just my opinion of what a perfect loop is. Just my opinion.

I really enjoyed listening to it for 2-3 minutes, but it's not the style I'd want in a game.

[Time For Change.]

Great tone/melodies. Pink Floydian...

Reminds me a bit of Pink Floyd somehow.

I love the 'vibration' throughout and the guitar that kicks in just after the 1min mark is awesome.

After 1:50, it does seem to largely be a retread of everything before and I felt you could have shifted it around a bit more. The melody does meander a bit, but not enough for my liking.

Lastly, I don't like tunes that just fade out, personally.

Great atmosphere though. It makes me want to listen to this over and over. It makes me want to relax. Makes me want to listen to the album this should be a part of.

[Lil Gundam]

Cool, fresh sound but WAY to repetitive at the mom

Are the voices or the tune from Gundam, the animé about the big robots?

Regardless, I really liked the way the violin/voice and beats went together. Interesting mix and it really works!

My main gripe though is that while it's a cool, fresh sound, you've not done a lot with it. I mean a lot of it sounds overly repetitive. I dunno if you wanted to add another layer or what, but it's definitely lacking atm.

Maybe shift it about a bit, add variety...

[Sintin]

Hahaha! Great novelty spin-off of the other tune.

Hahaha!

When it started, I didn't imagine that other tune popping up! Having heard that one first made this fun.

It's not something I'd want to listen to over and over, but as a well-produced novelty tune, it rocks!

I loved hearing that thing at the end again!

[Spike Mix]

Whhoooooooow! Funky vibe. Grooving in my seat.

I really love that whoooooow sound that first appears at 22s.

Some nice progressions though it's all a bit basic and could vary/shift a bit more maybe.

Still, it's damn funky and has me grooving in my seat.

It almost-but-not-quite loops. Maybe it could be turned into a proper loop?

Despite my complaints, I just totally love the funky vibe of the tune. Whoooooow!

[Flying Higher]

sounds great but feels like it's going nowhere.

Another funky track.

I love the tonal quality of all your sounds - a groovy, chilled, laidback feel.

I did really like some of the ways it progressed. Notably the crash at 1:18 and some of the early layers added on.

My problem with this is really that it's a bit repetitive for my liking. I just think you should maybe spend a time with a tune, sorta thinking of interesting variation, playing with it, shifting it around...

This sounds great but feels like it's going nowhere.

I enjoyed hearing it, but on the 2nd run I was getting tired of it. Not the sign of a great tune.

[Ambient]

Awesome tonal quality

Awesome track.

I love the tonal qualities of all the instruments - specially the rhythm guitar.

I like the way the beats are so soft and in the bg... nice bits of variation there.

I also liked the echoing on the lead guitar.

I did feel it all got kinda repetitive with such short melodies being repeated - I'd have far preferred it if it'd sorta varied and shifted a bit more.

As it is, it's a track I enjoyed listening to a couple of times (yeah, the end is cool) and it put a smile on my face but that's enough for me. No dl. 4/5