Aalasteir's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Keep Going]

Your landscape is interesting, offering a powerful opportunity to experiment and discover. I like the dark auditory elements and the rich balance between the instruments.

JamesHeart responds:

eeeeeeEEEee
thank you

I'm glad it translated well ^^
this is a darker song in vibe but i never shy away from that side of things in music
i love it when the synths sound like they are crying.. and using extremely high notes and low note leave the mids open to so much thought and room for atmospheric work

Thank again

[Recently]

Your atmosphere is great, bass is mixed well, and the unique sounds make for a great composition.

JamesHeart responds:

trying to find the strange but satisfying while also not going to far to harsh this ear of the listener.

Thank you

The wide bass in this was an experiment as the best thing for a bass is to keep it mono so I'm glad the bass isn't weak ^^

[Pop Pinned]

Excellent, personal and great style. Additionally, your chorus is very good!

JamesHeart responds:

Thank you
was worried about the vocal quality a bit
not the most confident in recording as of lately with my recording area all being wood floored

I'm glad it its doing well
like throwing spaghetti at a wall and hoping it sticks ^^

[Operations]

Absolutely amazing! Your rhythm is immensely well-crafted!

JamesHeart responds:

Thank you!! ^^

bits of the percussion just happened it fall into place on its own
I ended grabbed the right drum samples randomly at the start

[Broken Robot]

James! Your song has amazing energy, a great sense of adventure, and excellent power. Makes me feel happier, and I always feel transported into a wild and immersive landscape.

Your attention to detail and skill in creating your absolutely amazing music, crafting a story with such powerful sound and variations with soul, gave me goosebumps. At the two-minute mark of your song, I felt enriched by how you balanced your instruments and created excitement. I'm always happy that your song is royalty-free; you have a kind heart.

An excellent conclusion at the end of your song, very exciting and full of awesomeness!

JamesHeart responds:

｡ﾟTヮT Thank You!

This means a lot ~
I was really having fun with this
I wonder what world you saw ᵔᵕᵔ

royalty-free or whatever you wanna do with it yup yup

[Inktober #28 - New Found Groove]

James is awesome! The guitar is very unique and absolutely great! The collaboration is excellent, and it's super amazing how well the creative flow works. What impresses me is the variation in your ability to use different patterns in your rap and the depth of soul. Your rhymes are great, and they fit so well.

I really enjoyed the song. Your lyrics are excellent; I appreciate how creative they are and how much ground you cover with strong, imaginative imagery. The emotions you convey are powerful.

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@Cyberdevil I thought the intro sounds resembled a guitar XD

You make an excellent team! @JamesHeart @Cyberdevil

Cyberdevil responds:

Is there... a guitar?! These instrumentals really carry an impressive level of detail, I may have missed certain layers here to this day... may need some better speakers...

Appreciate the compliments man. :) I cringe a bit at my annunciation and tone going back to these old ones, but I'm glad you liked it; am still proud of the writing for sure! James brings out the best in these.

Thank you!

[Inktober #14 - New Found World]

Excellent song with rhythm and positive lyricism. Your flow is powerful in how you maintain the rhythm, and it's very nice how you mention and compliment James. I would say this is a grand musical adventure, and I hope your vacation was good. Yes, I enjoyed the trip :)

Cyberdevil responds:

Thank you Aalasteir! :) Glad I conveyed the sense of travel! It was but a short weekend trip, one or two nights, but a memorable one... first time I recorded one of these Inktober verses from a hotel room too. ;) (but that's not this - that's the one after)

The world's a wide and wild and wonderful place innit! :D

[Melty (FLAMESTRUCK) (VS. 9090 OST)]

It's really cool that you're experimenting with different time signatures. I think that is amazing! Very fun and upbeat! Yes, I believe the Funkin Crew should hire you so they can use the iconic, trademarked time signature of 13/8! People's heads are going to explode!

MasterHand4444 responds:

@PhantomArcade the people have spoken please let me work for your game

[the note]

The way the piano is mixed with its lo-fi quality adds a deep level of richness. The atmosphere is strong, and I can imagine this would make a great ending for a video game. I was thinking it would be perfect for an RPG Maker game, and you're absolutely right. I also believe you would get the job done. You could try exporting the song you're working on and just have it be version 1.

The way I make music is that I don't focus on whether the song sounds good or bad; I just finish them and move on to the next one. I operate on the philosophy of volume, not perfection.

It's about building strong habits and making the process the goal. I'm not focused on making the song perfect; it just needs to be good enough through the process. Hopefully, the process and the improvisation I'm in will create another song. Speed and momentum.

@Rombit how did you decide on wanting to make an ending song?

SoTshu responds:

hey thank you for taking the time to comment! much much love for that!
the idea for the ending (and by extention this song) belive it or not came to me in a shower. i got like a vision of the ending like that and it had a calm piano meledy in the background. thats how the idea came to be. now i have to make the entire game.
i just wanna see that ending in a game man lol

also the song i was talking about is getting a lot of progress. i just finished writing another part for it today. i dont think i will be able to release it this month tho, so i will have to make something else for this month.

again, thanks for stopping by! cheers!

[Happy Days!]

Congratulations! You are awesome! Thank you to all the people who have supported you. I wish you an excellent day. Your song is excellent; the atmosphere is cinematic and upbeat.

You make Newgrounds better with your cool music and positivity! Please keep being yourself!

Tangerine responds:

Thank you Alasteir, I really appreciate it!