mauiboynokaoi's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hard In Da Paint Dubstep*]

Wicked heavy feel...

But the vocals are muffled by the instruments when it comes in and the bass feel is too light for the song IMO. Replace the bass and bring out the instruments and I'll think of downloading.

[Dreamscape - To The Stars]

Good song for a dance song

It's got a nice solid beat without getting boring like most dance songs do. I especially liked the ambient intro/buildup, but I feel it could be improved a bit. It starts off nice and soft with only a single homophonous voice in the background and slowly builds up to the main theme, but I feel the buildup could be more dramatic by adding a strong, smooth bass (maybe synth strings) to support it before getting into the opening at 0:55. This gets a 5/8. Keep it up as there aren't too many good dance song composers out there any more :)

[* Priscilia B in the Sky *]

The drums at about :16 were a bit strong

But great use of synths to make a nice sound. The fact that this song can survive without an actual bass proves even further its harmony. I'll be sharing this with my friends very soon :)

[When Im With You - F-777]

Pretty good

But for some reason I feel that the bass would have sounded better as strings rather than piano. Also sometimes it feels that the strings go too high as to sound piercing at points, but a good song nonetheless. Some really nice and smooth chord progressions throughout. The ending feels a bit weak though. If you were going for the kind of cliffhanger feel, I would recommend making that hit a bit softer as it felt too heavy to be a cliffhanger style ending.

[Reasoner- Ticking Away]

1,277,000 downloads but only 6075 listens?

How is that even possible?

[Sariana (Short Preview Edit)]

Nice preview

But who/what is Sariana? :P

Xayro responds:

It's actually a fairly long story. The song explains it good enough. You can hear the full demo version at my myspace.

[Why Im the way I am]

Meh

Can't say I'm a big fan of this one. The thing that makes hip hop great is the instrumentals. The instrumentals/drum beat here seemed pretty mediocre and in addition, the vocals were completely overpowering the instrumentals. Also having 3 vocals going on at one time is not usually a good thing.

[Dead on Piano]

I'm not sure what to say...

But this song could use a lot of improvement. The chords are alright (if a bit simple), the lack of bass makes it seem to be a light song but the melody sounds heavier thus pretty much canceling both effects out. Also the countermelody/secondary melody that comes in around :30 sounds a bit... off. As in I don't think it really matches the rest of the piece. Also though I'm usually a fan of polyphony, at times it sounds like there's just too much going on at once :|

[{dj-N} The Beginning of Time]

Not bad...

In the beginning it feels that the pad is overpowering the piano though. Everything afterward is pretty damn good though.

[The Survivor [Orch.]]

What's with the essays for reviews?

Seriously though I'm not sure if this would be reflective of the aftermath of war, but more the state of war. Perhaps someone reminiscing of those who he has left behind? Or perhaps a soldier who is lost. Unsure of where to go and finally as he approaches his apparent destination, he is shot thus bringing the song to an end. IDK I'm just throwing ideas around :P