etherealwinds's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Call of the Warrior]

Some very nice melodies here! I enjoyed the pace of the track too and the choice of instrumentation. I can't say that I've heard many instances in which a church organ and synths are fused. Awesome stuff!

Spadezer responds:

Thanks eterealwinds. I guess I'm now the expert in combining unnatural instruments/rhythms into pleasing listens.

But, I may have this thing for organs. Especially church organs

[All the Shades Between]

I'm so glad you managed to get a track in! This is very well mixed on the whole, and you're so talented with creating ambience. It'd be interesting to know your thought process behind each different part in this song. I don't actually think there's anything wrong with threading together different ideas in one song, but it'd be nice to know if there's a story behind each part. I think that would help guide the listener through a journey in your music!

There are many parts of this that I really love. Particularly the part that comes in around 2 minutes. That bassline is great and really goes well with the bells. Those voices that come in at 2:30 too are so atmospheric! The strings throughout are emotional and very well composed. I think the transition at 3 minutes could have been just a tad smoother!

The part at 3:58 was a really nice addition too. I think this track would go really well with a short film. The ending seemed perhaps a little abrupt, but nothing totally offputting.

Maybe you could go back to your description and put your thoughts on each part of your track? I think it would help make more sense of what you've intended and definitely work in your favour, when the judges come to look at your track especially ;)

All-in-all, I really enjoyed this. I've given it five stars because despite the little parts I suggested that I'd tweak, if I were rating this, it'd still be like a 9.6/10! I always enjoy your work a lot and you bring something special with each track that you do. Something that is unique to your work.

Also, I'd like to wish you a Happy Birthday! Keep doing what you're doing because it's fantastic.

[Safe at Last]

I love the piano and strings in this! The background ambience is also quite interesting but could perhaps be even more atmospheric with a nice wet echoey reverb. Gorgeous track!

BlazingDragon responds:

Thanks mate! I usually cake on the reverb pretty thick, but it looks like I might have been too conservative this time. XD

[Subterranean Dungeon Theme]

Welcome back, my man. You've always got a place here, and you were so welcoming to me when I joined here!! This sounds great.

BlazingDragon responds:

Thanks so much Jordi! I'm still easing back into music-making, but it would be an honor to collaborate with you in the near future if that's something you'd be interested in.

[Kytoon - Look What You Do]

This. Is. Gorgeous.

GhostLawyer responds:

:3 :3

[NGADM 2017 Round of 64 Podcast]

Goodday sir and thank you for another podcast! I could listen to your voice for hours B)

Time's ticking on it seems! Two weeks actually goes by pretty quickly. I better get to work... *googles how to make a masterpiece in two weeks*

ChronoNomad responds:

You are entirely welcome, my good man! Aw, and that's such a sweet thing to say. :D

Time is indeed rather merciless, and it somehow seems to move even faster when there's a deadline involved. Tick-tock, tick-tock... And hey, I know Google's good, but can it be *that* all-knowing?

Yeah, probably. Thanks for the review!

[Peaks]

I enjoyed this thoroughly! Beautiful piece. Definitely deserving of such a high score! I really enjoyed the instrumentation, particularly.

Onefin responds:

Ey etherealwinds thanks for dropping by

we should talk and stuff are you in the chipscompo discord? you're not, right?

[The River I Loved. The River I Hate.]

Just... wow.

[NGADM Audition 2017-19]

The mixing in this is very, very nice and there are some interesting elements to the sound design of this piece! A lot of different, and well thought out layers in this. Sometimes it can get a little repetitive. I think it would be neat if you collaborated with a rapper and maybe even a vocalist as well to make full use of this track, because this would be a solid rap beat. Very nice!

[NGADM 2017 Auditions Podcast]

<3

ChronoNomad responds:

D'awww~! Thanks, Jordi. <3