Aalasteir's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Crystal Vistas]

Your intro is so powerful with the variation of sounds, the electronic landscape, and the bit crush and reverb are so unique.

The guitar mixing that you have going; paint such a vivid landscape. When the beat kicks in, the rush of emotion and engagement that you present, mixed with a Game Boy, adds such a unique feeling to your song. Then the beat drops, and it is so powerful!

The rhythm moves in a spectacular fashion, and the energy rises up. The fact that you have it panned across the stereo field is very engaging, and the variation you present in your composition is meticulously and well thought out.

01:49 - This part you've created is so good, wow!

02:11 - The disco feel is extremely fun.

Your song concludes so well which makes it very loopable.

What is your approach to composition?

jamatar responds:

Thanks so much for the kind feedback! I find I work the best when I'm playing things live, so usually the first thing I'll do is put down some basic rhythm and block in some synth chords. I started with this really warm pad and just kinda grooved with it for a bit, then when I started playing guitar over what I recorded, it helped to really establish the sections.

I'll usually block in some rough tracks, go back and redo them a bit better. This track has the most amount of live playing I think, the bass is a real bass guitar, the guitar is all 1 or 2 final takes and all the little sparkly high keyboard and synth parts are played in by hand :) I even record a lot of the Gameboy in live as well when I can!

[The NG Mall Music Collab]

We're going shopping with this one!

Thank you for organizing the collab @TeffyD the ambience is an amazing addition!

Creeperforce24 responds:

*grabs shirt* WE GO SHOPPING NOW

*gets arrested for kidnapping*

[Gyatty Gyattington (Why Did I Do This)]

Cock and ball!

Scaredofclocks responds:

Mmmhmm!

[Break It Up Collab]

Excellent music everybody! The Break It Up Collab gets a download from me!

xanxoepico responds:

Play it in a car trip 0-)

[Apex Twink]

An amazing atmosphere! I would like to express my sincere gratitude for not introducing too many elements that compete with each other. Instead, you have a select amount of musical components that complement each other well, creating a relaxing atmosphere.

0:19 - A click sound is a really good addition to your song.

00:23 - Corporating a camera sound is creative.

Jojo responds:

Wow! Thank you so much!

[Newgrounds VS. Boyfriend - FNF 3rd Anniversary Collab]

A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY! AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!

@MasterHand4444 @Rinniran @SplatterDash you integrated the vocals amazingly well.

Thank you for organizing the collab @MasterHand4444

MasterHand4444 responds:

THANK YOU AALASTEIR you are awesome.

[hematite]

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔲𝔰 𝔡𝔦𝔰𝔭𝔩𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔢𝔵𝔠𝔢𝔭𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔞𝔩 𝔲𝔫𝔦𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 ℑ 𝔞𝔭𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔠𝔦𝔞𝔱𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔟𝔲𝔬𝔶𝔞𝔫𝔱 𝔰𝔲𝔭𝔭𝔬𝔯𝔱 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔟𝔞𝔠𝔨𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 𝔰𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔰.

Droid responds:

𝔟𝔩𝔢𝔰𝔰 !

[Inktober #31 - Devil's Night]

Thank you! Happy Hallows! Gallows! Eve! @Cyberdevil

Your flow is amazing, and your lyrics are awesome! Thank you very much for the shout-out. I really like the way you use vocal layering; it adds a lot of depth.

Cyberdevil responds:

Thank you too Aalasteir! Wouldn't have been anywhere near as atmospheric without that instrumental, the somewhat spooky melancholy/eerie tone, the shifts, the silent bits, the moderate pace... inspirational; so very suitable backing for something like this!

[Inktober #27 - Rockstar Inc]

Amazing teamwork! The song is very unique and authentic.

Cyberdevil responds:

Hey hey Aalasteir, thanks for popping in with some of that much appreciated initial affirmation! ;) Glad you liked it!