Xyresic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Atonal Rhythmic Noise]

I dig all the sneaky layers you've got going on... hi-hats keeping the tempo which leaves you free to perform crazy filter gymnastics with the main synth, peppered with sound bytes and fleeting one-shot sound effects that would take me a bunch of listens to single out. It's like you took the output from some kind of computer data cable and converted it into audio.

Quarl responds:

Was sampling my own synths from past songs. I don't do it very often but you can get really cool stuff from just rearranging old tones and textures <3

From a percussion POV, random sounds and samples can be used like one-off vibraslaps or chimes. There's at least one Yoshi lick in this, don't tell Nintendo but Yoshi makes great auxiliary sound effects :3

[Hell Yeah]

Following your recommendation to scope out your more recent works~
Digging the clean, dry sound. Very sparse arrangement but still feels frenzied and fast. I can see you still enjoy very growly, heavily filtered bass lines. Breakdown at ~2:05 is sick. Nice work!

Quarl responds:

I remember learning GarageBand in 2006, wondering how to make big dnb Reese basses in a program that didn't do synthesis. Most the instruments had only one or two sliders for various things like "tone" or "reverb." Felt like dnb artists back then made their synths "talk." Someone at my wedding last year said my synths sounded like they were talking and it was wonderful knowing that I instilled that same feeling in a different person :'3

[Automaton - RD2011]

I remember when you released this, I listened to it a whole bunch.
Quirky, angular, robotic; such a weird mashup of styles but you make it work so well. That muted trumpet + piano combo for the intro is just *chef's kiss*.
Still a bop, glad I found it again after all this time. Keep rocking the free world.

Quarl responds:

Thank you for remembering this! Got some new dnb this year/last year, maybe worth checking out?

[Fading Dystopia]

I really like this one, and the only thing preventing me from giving a perfect score were a few sections that just felt jarring compared to the rest of the feel of the song. I really liked the synth chords at around 2:00, and the bouncy part that followed was really catchy. The bass synth was a bit heavy in the top end, and as a result I felt it kind of blurred in with the supersaw you had going the the background. Also, I wasn't a huge fan of the transition into the section around 2:48, and that whole section in particular didn't really gel with the rest of the song in my opinion. Apart from this, I really liked this track, and I wish you luck in round 2!

[bliss]

I like the vibe of this one. It's very funky, and the lead sounds really nice. Good luck for the Deathmatch!

johnfn responds:

Thanks man! Same to you! :-)

[Rainworld]

I really enjoyed this piece, made me feel all mellowed out after listening. Nice work!

[The Whistler]

Another awesome track from the one and only Cheshyre. Love your style man, it's really unique. Keep up the good work!

cheshyre responds:

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoy it! I'll keep trying!

[Glim]

This is such a relaxing song! I love the chill vibe it gives out...
Can't wait for the album to be released!

Kingbastard responds:

Thanks man;) Hope you enjoy the album too.

[Friday Fox - Unwanted Memories]

Nice!

Apart from the things I was talking about on Skype, this track is bangin'.
Keep up the good work!

gavkay21 responds:

Thanks dude XD

[- LD - Escaping Death]

I totally escaped... maybe...

This is great piece, it strikes exactly the right tone given the title. At the super dramatic part starting at about 0:40, the timpanis (?) sounded a little muddy and the bass in general got quite blurry without the sound of the mallet strikes to sharpen it, although that may have just been at my end of things. Awesome job on this one.