Ericho's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Rhythm Heaven Medley]

Wow, this is definitley the best song you've ever worked on. I had no idea whatsoever that there were different songs in this. Maybe that's a bad thing? It's just that everything flowed so perfectly together. You get such a wonderful happy feeling from this. I am glad to have reviewed your works. I can see why Sqeezy considers this to be the best audio submission ever.

You might not know that much about him, but he's very talented. There is true grace in everything about this. You get a wonderful sense of adventure here. I don't know it's ultimate purpose, but it's really cool. It's something that could apply to every scenario. Thank you for all your hard work!

GenoWhirled responds:

I really appreciate your input! I feel like it's definitely one of my best due to how much content it has, and I'm glad other people feel the same.

[Roll Down the Pegs]

I thought this a wonderful music piece! It's mostly because it just has such a wonderful sense of good cheer in it. There's even wonder in it. I can even imagine pegs being used in this. It seems like that would be part of a board game and this music would be used in a commercial for it. They used to have so many of those.

I love all the little things going on, like the whistle blowing. I really am starting to love your rhythm music. It's certainly taught me how to spell "rhythm"! It's just so relentless in how fun it is. I'm glad there are people like me who appreciated underwork work like this. You're a great music artist.

GenoWhirled responds:

I wanted to put a certain kind of spin on the original song (called "Polyrhythm" from Rhythm Tengoku, if you're curious), one that gives it a formulaic and industrial, yet goofy and playful kind of feel. Almost like something that would play in the background of a classic black and white cartoon of a bunch of workers on an assembly line or something. I like your interpretation of the song, too, and can definitely imagine this being used in some sort of board game commercial, now that you mention it.

[Rhythm Tengoku - Game Select]

Dude, that is a really cool song! I think my only complaint is that it is a bit repetive. It's still hard to not like this because it has such high spirits to it! It just seems like the kind of song you could just enjoy any time of the day. It seems to vaguely remind me of some Mario games. A pity I don't seem to know where this comes from.

Wait, I think it's a fan Mario game that I heard this from. It's just such an upbeat song. You can just imagine pleasantness from hearing it, like going to the beach. The title made it seem like it was from Tetris. I don't know which rhythm series you're talking about.

GenoWhirled responds:

The fact that it's repetitive isn't my fault, as again, it's a remix of an existing song, and not one that I myself wrote. Plus, it's a menu song, so the average player would only hear it for a few seconds at a time, which explains the shortness of the loop. If you were curious to hear what the original version of this song sounds like, put this at the end of the youtube URL:

/watch?v=aoV409aUNiI

[~NK~ VS TI:. "Amity"]

This is one of the highest scores I've ever seen on an audio submission! I really have to go back to reviewing these things more. I'm surprised it has never been used in any submission. The best part about this is how it gives you the idea of going out and doing something great. At the same time, it didn't give a sense of danger too badly. It even had some good psychological assets to it.

I like there are all these cool effects everywhere. Well, that's the actual images that are used. As it goes on, it also gives a good sense of wanting to go somewhere. There are just so many ways to express going on an adventure. I like that.

TIMarbury responds:

thanks for the review dude!

[Brum N Daizz]

Dang, it seems like every song I'm coming across has a really high score. I thought this was really good. I think my favorite bit is how it builds itself up so well. It's pretty easy to tell what kind of instruments were used in this. Although I'm not really sure what "Daizz" means. It's pretty strong music when you get down to it.

It seems to be a little dark, or at least not so hopeful. Around 1:56, it seemed like I could hear some influence from the Legend Of Zelda series. That music's so popular, it easy to understand why it's used. For the most part, it's quite ambitious. I hope to understand this more.

NeonDaemon responds:

Even I cannot understand what I make sometimes lol

[I'm Not Letting You Down]

I thought this was good, but apparently not as much as most people. I thought it was pretty cool how you had some faint voices. I guess I'm just used to more direct lyrics. They were unlikely to even be meant that way. I'm starting to think that most songs here are about going on journeys. This seemed to be more psychological.

Of course, even psychological songs could be about going into the mind. I guess journeys are just something everything does. I like the distant offshots. There could probably be some more going on with it being a little longer. It's pretty mysterious music.

viewtifulday responds:

I see what you're sayin, haha. Thanks for the feedback

[Don't you know I luv you]

This was one of your stranger entries, but still very nicely done. I think it helps that you were really experimenting yet again. It's cool how you seem to talk out of rhyme at the end. It's amazing that you have been able to make over a dozen songs all by yourself. It seems more like someone is helping you by playing different instruments. I can now fully identify your voice.

Okay, now I can pretty much tell that THIS was a song about love. I'm so glad you were able to get some success on your own with iTunes. I like how subtly the instruments go off at the end. Of course, it ends on a strong note. I had fun listening to all of your songs!

Affinitia responds:

Wow thank you very much! I did record all of these songs by myself, none of my recordings had other people involved. This was a song I recorded back in late 2006 and when I did the drums I had to actually record some drums individually, it was very experimental. I play multiple instruments and incorporate them into my music. My favorites are Piano, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, and Harmonica. I'm not much of a drummer but I do that too occasionally!

[Bad Words]

This seemed to be pretty different for you. What I really liked was how soft you were in this. What I didn't like was how it seemed to come off a bit weak and it was a tad to hear exactly what you were saying. Then again, most rock bands wouldn't be able to get popular if everyone complained about not being able to hear them. This is still a song that I would recommend, because it comes off as so nice. You just sound like such a sweet person.

It was interesting to take on the topic of suppressing anger. These are problems that all of us have dealt with in the past. What better way to express our feelings than in song? I was expecting swearing in this. I guess there are different kinds of bad words.

Affinitia responds:

Yes. This song was about a tragic event that happened between my Mom and sisters when I was about 18 or 19 years old.

[Guitar Blood]

I think the best thing about this is probably the title. It really knows how to be unique. The song isn't one of your best, but is still well done. I think it may be because you are just letting your heart out so much about an instrument. You've discussed nearly every sad subject before. Why not write a sad song about an actual instrument?

While not that strong, it's great to try something different. It's also nice how it ends on such a soft note. You seem to be a bit more sad than usual in this song. You might want to make something with a different tone. The instrumentals are nice, which I think uses a guitar.

Affinitia responds:

Thank you! I recorded this song on January 1st 2010. I was just thankful that I had my guitar that night. I made a couple different guitar parts and a little drum track for the song to keep the feeling throughout. These days I've made it through a lot of what was making me sad back then.

[Long Way Up]

This was fairly short compared to a lot of other things you have done, but this was still decent. Once again, it seems like you're using a whole new kind of instrument. I keep thinking that all of your songs are about you talking to a girlfriend. I guess it's just that most songs are like that. You're really talking more to he audience. Even with its short length, it's fairly effective. I've probably learned more about you personally than any other audio artist.

I like how you consistently keep up the rythum. We all hate being lonely. We always have long journeys in our lives but the pain will in fact end some day. It's great that this music comes off as so soothing. I could have sworn you say "sex" at one point.

Affinitia responds:

I do say "sex" at one point. One of the lines from this song is "How do you breathe another breath after all of that sex that was meaningless?" And I was definitely talking to the audience with the song. This is mostly about what makes us feel down and how hopeless we feel when we are down, as people. I also say "It's a long way to the top, it's a long way to get out, when you're lost."