Phronemophobia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[LL (Old) - Enslaved To The Pain]

I didn't care for it. This sounds like it's trying to come across as depressing, unsettling, and hopeless, rather than doing so naturally. As a result, I felt nothing. The song is well-made, but it left no impression upon me.

Lich responds:

I must ask, could you clarify by what you mean by 'doing so naturally'? if I go and craft certain sounds to go towards the whole depressing and hopeless vibe, then what classifies between naturally and not-naturally?

The entire idea of something coming across as 'natural' or not sounds like a personal-bias instead of a proper explanation in this case.

[Chainsaw Tower | 2017]

I'm not a major fan of horror music, though I do like to collect a bunch of it solely for my Halloween playlist, and this is certainly worth adding to that list. It's also a fairly decent loop. Not perfect, but pretty darn close. Great job, Bert.

Bertn1991 responds:

Thanks for the kind feedback and for adding it to the list :-)

[Polka Parade | 2017]

I love everything about this.

Bertn1991 responds:

Eep thank you so much! ^.^

[Data Fatale]

This is fantastic. I especially like how you said you were "starting this long road" towards learning Synthwave only a month and a half ago, but it sure sounds like you've been specializing in the genre for far longer than that. It's proof of your talent, I suppose.

Thank you very much, Keren.

Keypat responds:

I'm glad you liked the track, this is gonna be a hell of EP, yeah!

[Exploration]

This certainly is a fun piece of music, especially when I actually take the time to try and visualize the "new world" you're creating for me. Thank you for the adventure, SirQ. You've done good.

Also, is it safe to assume you're heavily inspired by Waterflame?

Quebi responds:

Oh absolutely. And if you check my Youtube channel, I have the picture of the world I used to make this.

[Pulse [Melodic Electro]]

I did, in fact, enjoy.

Thank you very much, Piano Boy.

Bentendo64 responds:

thanks! :)

[Decay]

I'm not a fan of slow music, so this isn't something I would enjoy hearing on my playlist, but I always appreciate a track that an artist puts in the effort to keep from going stagnant (from sounding repetitive) at any point. It may not be my cup of tea, but, for little experience I've had with this listening to this type of music, I still consider it to be a fine example of Sludge and an interesting blend of genres.

nomubiku responds:

I appreciate that you took the time to write something and didn't just trash it because it's not your style. I also appreciate your open mind and willingness to look for something you could appreciate in something that's not your cup of tea. It is an unintentional mashup that just turned out that way as I put ideas together. I'm generally really happy with the music I make and I always hope that it will find it's way into the ears of someone who will feel excitement, happiness, meaning, and/or humor from it like I do. I also accept that it's not going to do the trick for everyone and that's totally fine.

Cheers!

[Mask]

A little too... dirty for my tastes. I think that's the word. I don't listen to a lot of Dubstep, but still, this isn't bad at all. Sounded like the music stopped abruptly at the end though.

Osher-Vaiman responds:

Yeah, newgrounds cut a little at the beginning and end for some reason, thanks for the review!
EDIT: the abrupt end was rendered like that, sorry, can't fix that, everytime I export audio, it happens. /:

[Locust Toybox: Crayon miracle Jpingo REMIX]

Not bad at all. It maintains that positive, quirky vibe I love so much about the original, but it doesn't stray far from its inspiration, does it? I wish you had done a little more with this to really make it your own.

jpingo responds:

Thanks For the Feedback!