TheWisestMagi's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Phaze-On]

Glad to see you back

I know that piano...= )
Anyway, cool song, you still have that metroid-esk sound to your songs so I'm excited to hear what it sounds like when you TRY to sound like that =P.
I like how the tempo seeming changes/develops at abou :39 and at about :54 I thought we were gonna go all matrix on this joint in a second, but then you broke it back to metroid esk, although you still used the beat, which saved the possibility for a rough transition..

Good to see you back,
~TheWisestMagi~

Aresdev responds:

This is defnitely not my best. Did you check out Metroid Prime?

[Far Away - Preview - [viz]]

Very nice.

Can't wait to see a finish product, just make sure you don't rush it complete, or else it will end up not being to it's full glory =P.
The theme and melody here rocks by the way, perfect for this kind of song.

only other piece of advice would be to watch your mastering on the synth that comes in at 0:27, by the time it gets to about 40 seconds its really overpowering, just tone it down maybe a touch.

Also I love the re-build at :45 it prevents the song from becoming repetitive (nice use of filter here).

Another idea is at some point of the song if it breaks down again, add some nice string synths in there playing the underlying chord structure of the song in place of the pulsing synth on the off-beats.

can't wait,
~TheWisestMagi~

DJ-VIZ responds:

Thanks for the review! ill check out your stuff in a bit, im way ahrad of you with the ideas :] ill keep you posted when the full is out

[_-={Garden of Memories}=-_]

Back into habits

Looks like I'll be reviewing consistenly again ^^, although I'm not sure how often I will have a story...

Anyway, this piece is..AWESOME, it's soo very soothing, and fills me with tranquility..and if I might say so, I could definately see this in an RPG (I used to play a few RPG's, not hugely mainstream ones like WoW though..more like the ones you get online, such as Silkroad (side note--Music in that game is also quite neat)).

As for the music itself..the..(i'm not sure how to correctly classify this) harp maybe? (of course it sounds like it's been tampered with, but a hard base?) is possibly my favorite part of the piece...(maybe even a plucked bass..).
Even though this exotic flute of sorts seems to be the main theme of the music...i just really must stress how much I love that background part..WOAH.
Harmonies are my favorite part in music.

Continueing..another part of the song that really amazes me..the melody..I swear never repeats itself..well to a full extent, they all seem to be variations of the original melody..this I like..

In this song I don't necessarily see a story (or have the iendurance to write one..I'm completely zapped), but I definately see an image; or moreso a landscape that is being panned over.

We are standing or at least veiwing from somewhere elevated, but not distanced from a forest, darkened by midnight, lit only with streams of like through the woods. The moon is only but a sliver, and the sky is not filled with clouds, but an ashy mist. As we pan through looking over the landscape (almost looking like an impressoinists painting), the trees, although hardly outlined, whine in the wind. And as the candlelit procession continues, we silently watch, and feel a since of being invited to just stay and watch a while.
To just stay..and watch a while.

I hope I got my image through...although it's great in my head, I feel, in a way, imagery illiterate right now..so hopefully you get what I'm saying >.<.

I'll have to look at that game sometime, and by the way, keep it up; not just because that's what people say at the end of a positive review, but because now it's evident that you will go somewhere with music..just as long as you keep it up.

Dancing Hippo-lollipops,
~TheWisestMagi~

MaestroRage responds:

Hello Magi! It has a while my good sir, I am glad to read a review from you!

Harmonies are a favorite of mine too. Though I love leading melodies, with the right harmonies, it just blows everything up scale after scale.

There was not meant to be much of a story. It is a very relaxing piece, rather then spend energy creating, it is a piece meant to make you reserve your energy. To return into a restful state. So it's natural that you don't really feel the desire to write a story, and I can understand it.

I did get your image, and enjoyed living it myself. Thanks for sharing!

we'll keep our fight Magi, thank you for the review, really! We're glad you liked it!

[Psybot - Heaven cries 2008]

Been a while

Haven't reviewed you since...eternal youth? I knew you would be up here (top 5) at some time, just by listening to eternal youth however long ago it was. Good job, you didn't disapoint.

You don't have vocals in this one ;P. Anyway, great themes going on in this song, I like the title to go with it to, for the song kind of has this feeling of "why?" you know? Anyway, you can get yourself lost in this music=great trance.

Keep it up!

~TheWisestMagi~

Psybot responds:

Cool, im glad you liked it ^^

Thx for your review

[\Psybot/]

[_-={For My Lady}=-_]

*teary eyed*

This is wonderful my good man!

I love that sort of acoustic guitars? trills, they are my favorite part...well that and the ocean :D.

I seem to hear ALOT of different samples and soundfonts then I normally find from you it seems here, it's kind of a nice change, although it nearly feels like a different artist...I can only tell it's you by something I can't explain (other then the fact that your name is written on it..).

Well then, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADYARSENIC! :D!! So many times I've heard you...and about you ;). And happy valentines day to top it off...oh my...the song just started over..and I remembered how much I LOVE THE INTRO...

Well without further adieu, HAVE A HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAP-HAP-HAPPY HAPIDDY-HAP HAPIDDY-HAPPY DAY TOMORROW! THE BOTH OF YOU!!!

Taking a silently loud leave,
~TheWisestMagi~

P.S. sorry about the CAPS splurge there, the song is just so exciting ;P (you know how that gets xD).

MaestroRage responds:

It's actually, very few instruments here. LadyArsenic makes her songs with so few instruments, and they're so powerful. I felt it would be only right to try and follow in her footsteps. Let me tell you, it is not as easy as it looks D:

I've got even more respect for her since making this song. Maybe you can tell it's me because I sacrifice 5 grass blades and make tea out of them every time I submit. The grassy suffering... it's everywhere D:

Thank you for your review TWM! Truly appreciated, i'm glad you liked it :)!

[The Rock N' Roll Clown]

*Headbangs*

Really cool man, I can rock out to this...although at one point it got kinda repetetive...GREAT voice cutting, and sweet riffs, I love the ending ALOT.

Other then that I just like the concept of this one..so cool xD.

~TheWisestMagi~

djt820 responds:

Thank you kind sir! \m/

[Out of my League cover]

Not quite my style..

It's not quite my style..I don't know why..something just seems to be lacking, like a bass = P, but I love the piano part, and the lyrics really do speak to most..(including me..i suppose, not exactly, but quite close enough.. = P)

Keep up the good work!

~TheWisestMagi~

Jazza responds:

thanx dude\
yeah it is a little empty... but i dont mind a solo piano/vocal song now and again

[Rig - 3:34]

lol

Is this that piano solo where he just walked up and sat down for a while then left? The silence and ambient noise of that around the audience being his music?

I would have to guess so, cause I don't feel like looking it up RIGHT NOW to be honest ;P.

~TheWisestMagi~

Rig responds:

Yeah. It is.

[Rig - The Happiest Song Evar!]

HAHA YES!

"Classic chord progression" indeed...I would know THAT tune anywhere! CANNON IN D!!! Sorry, I get VERY excited when it shows up, I love it more then any other piece EVER! Pachbell = hero for it.

ANYWAY, I'm actually planning on coming out with several versions (classical, techno, industrial, etc..) of D myself once I get good enough... I don't want to shame it at all (which means no less then great).

I <3 you for this song.

Lovingly? ;)
~TheWisestMagi~

P.S. Don't worry you didn't disgrace it, this is no short of great ^^.

Rig responds:

I'm so happy - I'm glad you're happy too :D
Sweet! I wanna hear your versions later.

[Rig - Stardust Crazy]

Kudos!

Dude, this rocks, I love your sampling techniques ^^ (can't resist "^^" it's just so happy). Anyway, The vocals were EXCELLENT and I really like your bass synth and that little bouncey synth that introduces us to the song in the beginning that sounds like something a goombas footsteps would be xD.

I WANT A SPACESHIP :D!

Anywhooo....Very nice lyrics ;)..but there are some VERY SUGGESTIVE (joke) parts ;P.

Anyway, good job man, keep it up, this was veery catchy.

Humming along,
~TheWisestMagi~

Rig responds:

I WANNA SPACESHIP TOO :(
Thanks for the review, man! It was a fun song to write :D