MyMonkeyMyCircus's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Astral Clash]

i like how it takes off. very cool instrument. good use of polyrhythm and a variety of timbre. you could get a lot more mileage out of all the sounds you chose.

[Rage]

i love NG metal. this was my type of metal. i would prefer it if you were more decisive in the mix. it does not sound with much presence. perhaps some more mids in the vocals? more bass in the guitar? maybe tougher vocal compression. or panning and spatializing FX.

[The Cranberry Capers (2017 song)]

i'll drop a 5 just for the drum track being so much more interesting than anything else i typically hear on NG. even when it really is only evaluable as 4/4, it feels groovy and weird. i love it. not to mention the mix is quite competent sounding.

[Joyous Meatball]

enjoyable. reminds slightly of the Talking Heads. it sounds like all elements are computer-generated. i would prefer if you got more decisive. harder mixing, some saturation (light distortion and compression), and panning would be great. especially if these parameters changed to highlight altering segments of the piece.

Petrol4brains responds:

Wow, thanks a lot for the review and follow! Good tips here, I can definitely benefit from being a bit more ambitious in my mixing decisions. As the song progresses I tried to pan the lead elements right/ and left just a tiny bit, to make things sound wider in a subtle way.

[Desert Legion Smoke Covenant]

go in on the mix brother. get wackier.

[Dead Flower]

going back to a song from garage band? i like the idea. if i still had my garage band ideas i'd definitely go back and innovate on them. all i have to say is it's super eerie and it pushes me towards the edge of the seat. but it doesn't give me enough rests, to spotlight each instrument in use, to really push me to the edge when you build those tensions up to 2:03. resting of various instruments can help draw my brain's attention to new ideas, which will both keep me interested, and provide my brain with the relaxation it needs before it can really be thrilled.

ThermalLaser responds:

Thank you, I appreciate the review. The garage band days were glorious!

[Malformed - A Mug Not Even a Mother Could Love]

well it's definitely fucking ugly. sounds like a samurai jack battle song to me. you could enhance the musical ideas of your track further in the mix, but a 5 for the enjoyable arrangement and interactions between different timbres.

ThermalLaser responds:

Thank you, I appreciate the review. The samurai jack days were the best! Did you get a chance to watch the new season?

[A Pocket Full of Nails]

that was an interesting harmonic/rhythmic idea. as the song is at its current length, the guitars seem separate from the other elements. this feeling could be harnessed further for many different uses. currently, the drums seem like they are talking about something different. this is mostly because they are such real samples that have not been organized in an equally-convincing way.

ThermalLaser responds:

Thank you, I appreciate the review. I was definitely trying to create big separation with the instruments. Was a fun experiment!