Phonometrologist's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Trombone Blues]

Haha yeah ..this is fun.
I’m picturing someone on their porch whistling away on their rocker along to their favorite tune being played on a phonograph.

samulis responds:

If I could spend my life doing that, I would be so happy.

[My Missing Girl]

This seems like a great prelude to something. To be continued hopefully.
This piece is just packed with ideas that you could practically choose to go anywhere with it. It leaves a sense of intrigue throughout because I didn't know where you were going to go with it. But it wasn't aimless as it really did fit together quite nicely.
You seem to have a command over your work in that regard--no uncertainty.
You capture glimpses of the middle ages such as the chant in the beginning which I would have loved to hear more of your writing on. I wanted the horns and string players to shut up so I can hear them, but then again, this seemed almost to be an exercise on how to write a well rounded structured, climatic piece of music in just two minutes.
Overall, this piece is really composed well, and it fits perfectly to the imagery that you have provided with it. The only problem is that I had to press repeat about ten times as I finish writing this review. ;-)

Bosa responds:

Indeed, I do wish to expand upon this! Perhaps I will add more emphasis and attention to the men's choir if I add more to this song.

[Magazines]

Allow me to try to help counter that low rating.
The production on this track is well done.
Your vocals sound great, and I thought your lyrics were interesting. Though, I was kind of expecting a twist at the end as if a story were being told.

headphoamz responds:

Appreciate it very much ^__^

[Waltzkrieg]

Not too shabby especially for something that you’ve done in 3 days. I’m not going to nitpick too much at the production of the piece. It did seem to drag at parts, but the arpeggios at 4:00 was a pleasant surprise. The more I listen to it, I’ve come to actually enjoy this.
How you used some of the instruments, at times they did seem to be a little unnatural. For example, I can hear the horns being played in a way that seemed like they were being inputted via a keyboard or just penciled in. Some automation would help that, and how I would approach that is by treating it as a voice so you can have an idea on the dynamics and how a musician would breath as they play their instrument.
Overall, musically speaking, I enjoyed the brooding nature of the piece and your choice of arrangement. Like I said for 3 days it’s good. I would have just spent a little more time with this in tweaking what you have to make it sound a bit more natural with the use of automation and legato in between notes.
With that review, I don’t want to make it seem like I didn’t enjoy the piece, however, because I actually did.

Morteth9 responds:

Thanks a lot! A great review. Helps.

[Dream Harvester (RP)]

Makes sense.
I'll just say this directly about the music: wouldn't change a thing.
It reminds me of another dream, and here's to hoping for more "Dreams" like it:
"It's amazing how much glass can spread all over one's floor from a single picture frame. As if it was the picture itself that held so much energy in it which caused it to burst across the floor. With my bloody feet, I was overwhelmed with a mixture of joy and regret–– a pain that has never felt so good."

ZLEAP responds:

I am driven by the dream.

But who feeds who?

Thanks.

[Clair de Lune]

I like to see actual classical in the portal... a good contrast which sometimes I find to be humorous as you wouldn't expect to hear this here.
It's a good Interpretation. You have a rhythmic/analytical approach to your playing.
I'm curious how it would sound if you would imagine a phrase in a more "romantic" approach.
To not think about the individual notes, but rather to where the music is going.
For example: That E-flat minor chord in the section at 1:09, I imagine an explosion from the sky that's suspended in time, and the chords in the higher register to be falling debris, snow, or whatever you would want to think. As a result, the tempo could gradually pick up speed for each moment after the bass note sounds in its own ascending motion.
At any rate, I enjoyed your playing, but I thought I would just give you my 2 cents in concentrating less on the individual note but as a whole while you play.
Would love to hear more.

JosephAS1 responds:

Let's call it a "happy accident"...
I specially like interesting reviews like yours, thank you!

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[Goya]

You got a very nice tone out of that piano, and your use of the ambient sounds seem reminiscent of Goldmund. Very good balance in this mix. I don’t hear anything that I didn’t like so no constructive feedback in that regard. I enjoyed this very much and most likely will continue to.

broove responds:

Mixing was a huge pain, especially the piano. And although I was satisfied with the result at the moment of publishing, now I can still hear things that need improving.

Thank you for a comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Out of Time]

Yeah you are right about people expecting something different as far as Ambient goes, but that's okay. I enjoyed this. I love the bass synths. It felt like it was building up to something quite nicely, but around 2:30 it seemed like you were hitting a wall. Sounds like it's missing something, and Elitistinen might be onto something.
Still pretty good.

Chemiqals responds:

Thanks for the honest feedback! I might revisit this song =)