Ericho's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[One Minute Rag]

I thought this was a pretty nice song, just not one of my favorites. I think the thing I liked the most about this was probably how you just seemed to set out to make a nice, pleasant tune. There's nothing too fancy or flashy about this, just a nice song. I could see this sort of thing being used in something done in the style of an old silent movie. I'm not that big a fan of ragtime, but this is still great. It's just very pleasant sounding music.

It gives off the impression of just wanting to be in a pleasant area. It makes you think about going through your day in a carefree manner. It's nice to hear something so inspiring. It probably could have used more variety, but still a very nice song. If something is good, don't change it.

[Ave Maria (Gounod/Bach)]

Wow, I was amazed at how wonderfully graceful this song was. It's really cool that Krinkels put this as one of his favorite songs of all time. Even someone who makes cartoons with constant killing has a soft spot for great music. This may not have had much variety, but it didn't need it at all. It's been awhile since I've recognized a violin being played. It is just a wonderful soothing song.

I remember studying all the great classic composers in school. I don't remember this piece by Bach specifically, but it seems like something he would make. It really makes you appreciate how beautiful music can be. It's miraclous how much you can accomplish with just a mouse, keyboard, and editing. You really put your heart and soul into this thing. It's one of the best songs I've ever listened to.

hzlancer responds:

many thanks.

[Starkweather]

Here we have yet another great song. This mostly works so well because we get a great idea of wandering through some strange area. I am not quite sure if that was to be the intention as the author comments were kind of vague. I still praise you greatly for having really great music. It actually sounds a lot like sparkling diamonds. It seems like the kind of thing you would hear in a video game about people collecting treasure.

It's, overall, a simply marvelous song. I like how it gives off such a good sense of wonder. It doesn't try to be too flashy or anything. It just sets out what it's supposed to do, that is, be an enjoyable song to listen to. I can't help but think of that serial killer when thinking about the title.

[Ninjas In a Spaceship]

Gee, I must be racist or something. Whenever I heard the word "ninja" I couldn't help but think I heard of the N-word. Anyway, it's great that you have a song that reminds me of "Naruto" with the discussion of chakra and stuff. I love how nutty and cybernatic the narrator sounds as he sings. There's just all this insanity going on in this cartoon. It may not make sense, but it's great to listen to.

I especially love how deep your voice is (or whoever's voice that is). It really gives you the feeling of a great sense of chaos. It goes along with the audio visuals (what little there is) that show all these lines going everywhere. You can really go a long way with this stuff. I can't even tell what instruments you're using.

[Kill Everyone Now]

I thought this was a pretty cool song. It mostly works because it has a lot of different styles to it. It's interesting to hear all the weird stuff that goes on in this, even though it doesn't make much sense. It's funny how cynical and sadistic you make yourself out to be in the author comments. It's a bit hard to understand what is being said, but it's still very good. Most of the audio submissions don't have lyrics anyway.

I like how the song just seems to rise up and down as it goes along. There's a lot of strange sounds that work together well. You can just picture in your head a strange world where all this is happening. It's just this weird place where everything is distorted. It makes a good setting.

[-Silver Twilight-]

I never thought you could make something better than the previous submission I reviewed, but you did. I guess I was wrong when I said it didn't get any better than that. It does, and this is the proof. You have one of the most authentic classic music styles I've ever heard. Again, I can simply sit and think about all of the keys being played. It makes me wish I'd never stopped playing the piano.

It's unbelievable how graceful this turned out to be. It's amazing how everything is so wonderfully put together and how it all flows perfectly. I love the notion of all of this grace. I can just think of any beautiful thing in my head and how it would go well with this song. I appreciate all the time and effort it takes into making these masterpieces. Okay, it doesn't get any better than THIS.

[Dancing Under Hidden Blades]

I thought this was a great song, mostly because everything was so peaceful in this. You seem to be the kind of person who enjoys making great pieces like that. It was almost as if I could see every time the piano was being played. I love how this isn't flashy or elaborate or anything. It just does what it needs to be, be beautiful. It's one of the best songs I've heard in a long time.

It really makes you remember listening to classic music and how reassuring it sounded. Even without lyrics, it's still great to listen to this because you create your own story. What little author comments you had still made a great mental picture of what you desired. It's great that people want to create good old fashioned stuff like this. It's just nothing but pure grace. It doesn't get any better than this.

[Sergei's Polka]

Wow, I thought this was really nice. It mostly worked because you gave off such a nice grace to it. It consistently keeps up this positive attitude. As someone who has listened to a lot of classical music, I can see where you are coming from. You just don't hear great stuff like this anymore. I used to play the piano, which I think is what you are using.

It seems like you were trying to imitate some Russian guy. I guess not all submissions are automatically looped. It feels like you were really trying to create a nice, peaceful world. With all the chaos going on, we could always use some of that. I appreciate the nice tone. You certainly have talent.

[Wandering Around]

I thought this was a very nicely done song. It was really interesting to hear the music sounding so subtle. While it didn't have a lot of variety, it made up for that in terms of how stylistic it is. It's nice to have some interesting sounds that really do come off as intimidating. I don't even remember this from Matzerath's Spike game. It makes sense he used it, as this is his favorite audio submission.

It had a weird Christmassy feel to it. It seemed like music that would be in one of the "Home Alone" movies as he's setting the traps or something. I like how a short song can create a lot of atmosphere. It does sound familiar, so maybe I did hear it in the Spike game. It could be a bit longer.

[I am the BEAT (instrumental)]

Wowsa!

It's great that you managed to get no reviews that weren't a 10 until well...me. I'm sorry, but I didn't find it to be as great as most people apparently did. Its downside was that it seemed to just be the same thing over and over. If it's going to be that, then it really shouldn't be so long. There is some variety towards the end and it's still a great song to listen to. I just love how there's such an upbeat style to this, even if I don't understand it.

As I couldn't understand it, was this supposed to be in Russian? For whatever it was, it certainly worked out to be an effective song. I appreciate the unique tunes and melodies used for this. It really gives off the appearance of a classic hip-hop song. Then again, maybe that wasn't the intention as I haven't heard Russian hip-hop before.

Crueltool responds:

You also can listen more my beats in my collection. New track every 5 days.
Thanks for comment man.