Phronemophobia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Across the Zodiac (2019)]

I went through that album shortly after it was up on YouTube. It's a beautiful gift for the holiday season, Bertn. You didn't have to trouble yourself like that (nor should you have!), but I guess you're too kind for your own good.

I hope you have a more wondrous holiday planned tomorrow than I do with my lonely frozen pizza dinner and IBC Root Beer. I did receive the adorable Duck Hunt Duo amiibo from a friend at work, so maybe I'll toy around with that on Smash.

Bertn1991 responds:

You are a shining gem. Thanks so much for making the day a little brighter. Happy someone enjoyed the album ^.^

Also, frozen pizza is pretty good, but it's even better cooked! Hot pizza, cold IBC, happy Bertn. Also also, I'm sucker for Amiibos so that actually sounds like a wonderful gift.

[Passage (Bonus Track)]

Finally took the opportunity to watch Timelapse of the Future. I'm sure some find it peaceful, but an absolute end without any hope for change of any kind scares me. On it's own, the music sounds like whales. Calming. With regard to the video, it's haunting. Sad. Either way, this piece is beautiful and (seemingly) flawless.

[Hawking's Waltz]

This is amazing! I can't believe another celebrity has decided to join the Audio Portal, and he brings with him the sounds of life itself. As much as I love your remixes, especially the PBS ones, there's no denying the natural beauty of your original content. This song alone brings to mind such wonderfully peaceful thoughts when I close my eyes. Honestly, it's what I've needed recently. The holidays are a stressful time for my job. Thank you very much.

Welcome to Newgrounds, Mr. Boswell. I do hope you stay and continue to share your thoughts, and music with our little community.

[Undercover Hobo]

Initially, I imagined a playable Wario lurking around the red-light district of Crypt of the Necrodancer, but now it's Mitsuda's "Remains of the Factory" with Crono looking like Afro Samurai. Either way, I've clearly not had enough sleep today.

HoboKa responds:

How do you come up with these comparisons, sleep or no? I just can't draw on stuff like that normally. HA. Thanks for great comments as usual man.

[Funkertron2000 [Remix] - ToeJam & Earl]

My only two bits of nitpicking are the sprinkling of TJ&E voice clips throughout and that this piece doesn't differentiate itself enough from other remixes of the same song outside of the use of those clips. "Big, Big, Big Earl" goes along with the music... becomes part of it. I'm all for that sort of thing. Then, there's the random "Rap!" and "Jammin!" that comes across as minor irritations/ They're just there for the sake of it, and I rather they were not. It's still a TJ&E remix though. The internet can always use more of those. This one just doesn't stand out much among them.

HoboKa responds:

Well, a lukewarm reception beats a frigid one. Thanks mate. I suspect I'll be getting the same comments in my compo, though I submitted it as a BONUS, not an eligible entry to vote on.
Still, I had fun making this.

Also, if you REALLY want my worst work, check out my sonic 2 remix. It'll kill you >:3

[SHMUP Stage Uno]

Man, I haven't heard a first stage shoot'em up sound this good since Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse~Bouche, though the tone is far different from the fun and quirky setting created by Virt's Radical Galaxy. This feels more like Streets of Rage... in Space!

HoboKa responds:

Nice, you always have the best comments man.

[Tanglesleep (from Tangledeep)]

This is the best song on an incredible album represented by nearly all of the most talented ReMixers from OCR. I don't think I've ever thought that about a Game Over track before. This almost encourages the player to be defeated, doesn't it?

[SH2 Promise-Reprise [Remix] - Numbness & Knives V1.5]

Never played a Silent Hill title, and I don't know what the knives are suppose to reference, but I am well aware of the music and how it's an experience all on its own. This is an excellent track to add to my Halloween playlist. Thank you very much, HbK.

[Cyborg Hobo Cavemen (Preview)]

A truly masterful piece of music! I believe we should all go out right now to our local record stores and purchase this amazing album right away before they are sold out and we're left with scalpers offering copies for $200 a piece. Run! Don't walk!

(It's not bad, Alex. Not bad at all. Possibly even good. It's good, Alex. Maybe even great. It's great, Alex. Perhaps even HoboKalicious. It's HoboKalicious, Alex.)

[Vampire Killer [remix] Super Whipper-Killer]

I don't care for the CotM version of the song, but this is faithful to it, and I dislike lowering a score solely because of personal preferences. On the other hand, the sound quality is kinda meh. I'm sure there's a proper word for it, but it sounds like an mp3 ripped straight from a YT video in the early 2010's. It also feels like something is missing. You mention the piano sample in the Author Comments, though I didn't notice that until I was already midway into the song and wondering what it needed.

Still a good remix. Thank you, Alex.