Phronemophobia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The compacted Poopie of HOTSTUFFDX 2 (unreleased stuffs 3)]

Good stuff from Haywire Horny, Instinctual Unconsenting hugging compulsions, I DOn't kNOW, The nuzzlers, Shoulder fetish, Lustful loony, and #21.

Farmin' Weeds and Cartoon Babe were alright. I wanted to love them, but there's just not a whole lot going on with either song to merit a second listen.

Is Top Left Drawer sampling Dat Weasel?

Succo's piece reminds me of the Flintstones theme song. I don't know why. Is that intended or have I been listening to SiIvaGunner too much lately?

I cut my uvula off with scissors!!! :D, Breasts be Brutes, and The End! are all painful for me to listen to. I'm sorry.

A fairly decent album you got here. I hope you go back and rework/add to some of these. Hate to see the potential go to waste.

Thank you, HOTS.

[Funny Clowns!]

The voice of an angel singing about the life of a clown. What a delight this is!

[(DK64) "DK Crew Gets Spooked!"]

I love this so much. Have you ever listened to a proper Halloween radio station, Alex? There are so many fun songs dedicated to the holiday, and it feels like they've been diminishing at a steady pace since the mid-nineties. My point, however, is that many of those songs are the same sort of goof-spooky that this brings to the ears, and I couldn't be happier.

Thank you as always, HoboKa. You really know how to bring out the best of Halloween music.

HoboKa responds:

Probably listened to it back in the day. Radio in general hahaha. Yeah, I love campy, dismal, fucked up things. If I didn't have psoriasis I'd probably make a good Goth/Emo kid. Thanks for the kind words and thoughts to things that once were.

[Soapstone Palace #SNESMusicContest]

You know, it really does sound like something I'd hear while roaming a castle for the first time in an SNES JRPG. I'd like to believe the tune would change to something more lively after your party has defeated the whom/whatever is troubling the kingdom... kinda like Camlon in the original Breath of Fire before the first boss is defeated and the town is rebuilt.

If nothing else, I hope you're recognized for your talent, Bertn. It's a lovely piece of music and you're a lovely individual for sharing it with us.

Bertn1991 responds:

Thank you 6000! Breath of Fire is a great complement in my book. Breath of Fire 3 is currently my favorite of the bunch I've played. Good memories for sure.

U #1 :-)

[Chillin', Grillin', n' Killin']

Strong start, but I slowly began to lose interest near the halfway point. The unusual sound is what really sells this though, and I would love to hear it in a game at some point. Be a waste if someone didn't use it.

[Grim-Dark Temple of Yore]

It has the sound, the feel, the motherfucking flow of the holiday! Really took this track far above what I was expecting. Fantastic work, Alex! Seriously.

HoboKa responds:

Yeah, I really went all out. I'm kinda proud of it too! Thanks.

[[Super Metroid] ASMR Depths *updated*]

I know I've heard this before, but I have no clue when. I do know it's a perfect tune to add to my Halloween playlist. October is just around the corner and it would be a waste for a creator to not use this for their own horror-themed animation or game.

[Between Worlds (2020)]

Your guitaring is fine. It's backed up by the solid performances of, at least, Formless and Techno Gaiden. If there's more to this piece worth appreciating, then I'm afraid that I am just too pleasantly distracted by the aforementioned trio to notice their inclusion.

[Château de Pierre (2019)]

...but I don't want cats and spaghetti. I want dogs and lasagna (and Bertn music).

Haven't you've mentioned before about people commissioning you for your musical talents and refusing to pay? I greatly dislike being reminded that people are shit, but if the end result is being able to freely share your work, then I suppose that's better for everyone. You still deserve to be paid though.

Bertn1991 responds:

To be fair, I didn't try very hard to contact this person after the initial ghosting event. I let it go pretty quickly, so some of that is on me I suppose. Maybe something terrible happen, like a bear attack, or a dog attack, or a dog bear attack, or bear dog attack. All of those are real. Did you know bears and dogs share a common ancestor who lived fairly recently in geologic time? Who knew, right? Have you ever seen a shaved bear? It's like something out of a Guillermo del Toro film. Super monstrous.

But yeah, cats & spaghetti and dogs & lasagna seem backwards. Then again, I can only think of one cat that likes lasagna and two dogs that like spaghetti. But I appreciate you added Bertn music into this equation. So very kind. I guess it wasn't really an equation, though. Speaking of algebra, a couple years ago my teacher and classmates noticed a frowny face next to my name on the roll sheet and asked if I was okay. But a kind lot of people. They're just like you!