ChampionAnwar's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shameless (Kris Sumara remix)]

Cool.

Nice work man, something that's uplifitng and yet easy listening for the chillout mood too. Also, it loops pretty well too :3.

Regarding structure, it seemed to work really well as I seemed to flow very well from section to section and as a knock on effect seemed to be able to just sit in the background looping over without me getting bored of it.

Loved the simplistic sounding style, showing that less is more. I also liked the little percussion that was there too :P

Melodies were good, that piano melody thingy is stuck in my head now >.> (it's a good thing xD). Nothing wrong there at all. My only issue is that filter sweep thing that occours around 1:12, listening on headphones with that is pretty hard on my ears - but that was the only thing.

Great song, you did well. I'm happy I reviewed it :D

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

KrisSumara responds:

Thanks for the review! Very much appreciated.

[Mechanicum]

It was okay.

It started out good, and I liked the way the drums came in.

Even though though things seemed to come in after the beat 'drop', it just seem to sound the same 'till around 1:30.

I liked the funky vocal thing you had there, but again it seemed to go on for a bit too long. I think that main issue of this, is that I think It's a bit too repetitive for my taste.

Choice of sounds were a winner. Both the drums and synths seemed to compliment eachother, so no really complaints there. I'll say that arpeggiated synth was what stuck out for me there.

Also, there was a synth/loop I noticed at 3:21 and at other intervals didn't seem to fit with the rest of the tune in regards to notation.

Overall it was good, just maybe consider shortening the length and maybe just tweaking the notes. Nice submission.

Anwar Louis ^_^
Review Request Club.

EvilScorpio responds:

Thanks for the review) I'll try to improve the track)

[Rig - Mind over Metal theme 1]

Another Rig Masterplan

I know you're planning to take over the world with your awesome music. I'm watching you man!

That was great to say the least, the synths and everything that kind of came together were awesome. The little parts that were 'divided' up were epic too. Like seriously, what are you eating? I WANT IT =P.

Everything was good, I have no complaints and this is one of the best things I've heard as of late. Damn you Rig >_> You're making me give 10s away so easily hehehe.

Great submission, as always man - you're something of a huge inspiration!

Rig responds:

Thanks, man! I'm honoured to inspire someone :D

[The Voices in my Head [Jxl180]]

Pretty neat

I'll say it's a good song and it has potential indeed. I liked the overall ambience and vibe the tune gave off.

To me, it didn't seem to have much of a structure, I know that's not a must in all cases, but things just seemed to come in quite randomly. The things that came in though were good for the most part.

The drums section didn't seem to compliment the synths in my opinion, they just seemed really random, and just sort of stuck on top ot the tune (patterns and placement)

There were some sections of the melody line that sounded like they were conflicting with eachother (like 2 different chords that didn't go together) I hear this around 1:13, that pad-ish thing just didn't seem to go well with the rest of the tune.

Choice of synth was a winner and I have no complaints there.

Overall, it's good and has a lot of potential. Not too much to do to make it perfect in my opinion :]

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

jxl180 responds:

Thank you for your review. I do not know much about music theory, but I am trying my best. I'll give this another shot when I have a chance.

Thanks again.

[_Revolution_]

Nice

Hello there again man, it's nice to see you have new stuff - why didn't you tell me? ):

The whole concept of this tune is amazing and I liked the way you move things every so often, I'll say it really works. For some reason, I could hear this in a game for some reason o.o.

Structurewise: I thought it was fantastic, and a lot of thought must have gone into it to make it flow so well. I really enjoyed listening to it as a whole. No complaints there realy.

Melodicly: I thought it was okay, notation was spot on for me, just maybe a small lighter synth to go in there to sort of add a bit of extra texture - nothing big really. The only thing I didn't like was your choice of syths - maybe it's just me again, but it just seemed a bit rough with saw waves, only thing really (you may have wanted it to sound like that, but it just wasn't to my taste).

Drums: I thought they were excelent, the variations and the patterns/riffs you used were great and they seem very well thought out. Only thing in this is that I think the drums were a tad too loud, that's it really.

On a whole - I thought it was great, and you've done really well on it. Just a few tweaks and it'll be a 10 for me :D :D.

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

Birdinator99 responds:

Thanks a lot dude -- I'll be sure to tell you about my new stuff from now on lol.

I am totally guilty of being a sucker for saw synths XD so try to ignore that for now lmao. With the drums; I'm a very rhythmic person, so I really try to focus on the drums, and most of the time that translates into OMG MOAR DRUMS PLZ lol.

Again, just try to ignore it -- I'm trying hard to fix things!

[O.H.35 - Child of Liberty]

I love it!

Before I start, why the heck is the score for this song so low? D:! I'll start by saying that I really wasn't expecting anything that you threw at me in this. The addition of that guitar was genius, and the way it the sound changed through out was (dare I say) EPIC!

Structurewise, I thought it was awesome. You don't get that many Seven~ minute songs that keep you hanging on the whole time, so I have no complaints there either. The ending was pretty sick too :D.

The little melodic synths in the background went very well with the guitar and though you could hear them, they wern't overpowering like I hear in a lot of music like this these days.

I loved the way you varied the drums ever so slightly on interval even if they were subtle. Seems very well thought out and kind of spaced the tune out quite a lot too. No complaints there either xD.

You've got this one down to a tee, and I have no complaints on this whatsoever. Only thing I would say is that, I think this more suits house than Techno (that's only me). Nothing short of a 10!

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

OH35 responds:

Hey, thanks for the kind words, glad you liked the song!

About the genre, personally I don't think there's a genre in the newgrounds list that would fit the genre of this song since it's a misture of electronic, rock and techno.

I (mistakenly?) thought, perhaps techno was the closest definition for this genre.

[Hou5Music]

It's okay.

It was a good tune and once again I like your simplistic approach. The house elements were there and I loved the way you sort of morphed the two styles of old school and new age house together - that was awesome.

Though I liked the structure of the song, and the melodic elements like that kind of freaky piano thingy it just didn't seem to go anywhere. I know there was a little variation to it, but it didn't really deliver the punch I wanted, though the notes were fine.

I liked the sort of funny vocals, they were something new and sort of added something extra to the tune as a whole - it was just around 2:00 it started to get a bit monotonus to me (but that's just me).

I love the little effects that came in on interval, that's the real deal there and the one at the beginning was pretty sick, kind of reminded me of the old school vibe that the old '90s stuff gave off, so nice job.

Drums were nice and simplistic, good enough for me - nothing to say there but good hehe.

Overall, a good tune, I think there just needs to be a little more melodic variation. Nice song man.

My first review to the club too :P You seem to be striking lucky hehe, and you've made it a good start!

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

Mans0n responds:

thanks for the review! and im currently working on this song so a final version will be uploaded soon

[Solar Epoch]

It's good.

Overall I thought it was good, structured really well and something I'd be able to listen to. I can also hear this being played by a live band :).

Overall melody (guitar and bass) were good through out, apart from where I heard a few off notes (maybe it's me), from 2:00 to 2:10. 9/10 there.

The Rhythm section to me seemed to lack umph, and though the riffs were pretty good, it just seemed to be a bit too far back in the mix for my liking and that sort of spoiled it.

Putting all that into perspective, I liked it and it was a good attempt - just a few little tweaks and you have it :)

Sawdust responds:

Thanks a lot man!

[Stride (Mans0n)]

Nice.

I really like the general feel that came off, and it was really easy listening. I could most certainly hear this being played in a club (around where I live at least).

Percussion/Drums were simple but effective, something easy to hang onto. The little percs like bongos and clavs etc that came in on interval were really good in my opinion and were just something to 'keep my ears busy'.

Melodicly, it was simple but seemed to lack something like maybe something high pitched (but that's just me here, it's not a must). All the elements came together really well. Nothing much else to say there.

Mastering/Leveling in my opinion was pretty neat. Everything seemed to come together in a mix. Only thing I would say starved you of a 10 is that it took a bit long to build up and it for that build up the track wasn't long enough for the epic lead synth closer to the end. Not really much wrong, in fact I love it. It loops really well too.

Great work man, keep it up. I have you faved, but if you want anything reviewed just feel free to PM me as I don't get updated on my fave list :].

Mans0n responds:

Thanks for the awesome review! :) and yeah ill pm you sometime

[bossa nova loop]

Awesome :D

I love it, it feels longer than 36 seconds o.o (in a good way). . I love what you've done :D. Great first submission, I'm faving you as an artist :D

hjcrbass responds:

Thanks ChampionAnwar!!