etherealwinds's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Xxano [Is this techno?]]

i don't know, is this techno?

in the words of 2004 johnfn [don't ask]

[r3p2]

your favourite song yet? mine too! i love how your melodies have progressed since the first track you uploaded. so glad you've got that familiar johnfn distortion!

[tr3x [dont ask]]

this makes my heart pound

i'm back in sinus rhythm baby

johnfn responds:

gay

[Mix3d]

this reminds me of that time i got the clap

cos there are many claps

man i love claps

[Building up]

and so curiousidiot spent the next 5 years praying daily, in the hopes that johnfn would become the next big thing

and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true

[Catchy little beat!]

i love how catchy and little this beat is

reminds me of herpes and none of us are strangers to herpes

thank you for creating something so familiar xx

[first piece of junk]

johnfn chapter I

i love the distortion, i could fall asleep to this on loop xxx

[How Do I Electronic?]

This was your first upload and first attempt at something electronic? Were you just born talented? lol

Definitely doesn't sound like your first time, everything sounds so tight. I love your melodies here too, especially at what sounds like the chorus. I really enjoy how this track progresses too. Your mixing seems to have definitely improved in 2017, but it's still really nice here! I feel that maybe you could add a few vocals and it'd sound perfect!

McGorilla42 responds:

Lol, thank you. I don't think I was born talented, but I had written a lot of music before this, so I guess I watched a bunch of Youtube tutorials and applied what I already knew to this new style of music. But yeah, it was my first time using MIDI and Massive and that sort of thing! I also feel like my mixing has improved, which I'm happy about, but yeah maybe some vocals on top of this would sound pretty decent? :)

[Jungle Jam]

I love that you pay so much attention to there stereo field when mixing your music. There are many musicians on here that don't really put so much attention to detail when it comes to filling out their tracks. Sometimes it sounds a little empty and that (is it like, a hi-hat with the little jazz metal thing tapping against it? woohoo musical terminology) hi-hat percussion can be a little repetitive! maybe switch it out in the middle part for a shaker or something else, maybe some indian tablas?

very nice though, i enjoyed it! you seem to be very versatile when it comes to music.

McGorilla42 responds:

Good grief, I just listened to this again, and yeah - those shaker things go throughout the whole piece! It's interesting listening to this again after quite a few months with fresh ears and I also notice those little wooden hit things bouncing off the sides of the stereo field :D I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a strange little piece, but it has a feeling to it that I can't quite put my finger on...I wonder which part of my brain it came from.

[Willow Wasteland: Fantasia]

This is a masterpiece. You really have a talent for music and I'm so happy that it's appreciated so much. Listening to this piece takes me on an incredible journey but keeps me in suspense the whole time. It develops gorgeously. For some reason, it reminds me of 'Kingdom of Burmecia' from Final Fantasy 9 a whole lot in terms of the chord progression. Especially the middle to late section. If you don't know the track, have a listen!

Keep up the amaaaaazing work!

Phonometrologist responds:

Your comments really are touching, and for that it doesn't matter the outcome. It has been worthwhile merely because of the feedback. I wasn't familiar with "Kingdom of Burmecia" but I listened to it out of respect. I really enjoy the chord progression, and it's something that is close to what I hear in music. It has a poignant tone that makes me yearn and dream for what is lost, and gives me a hope of what is to come. Sort of thing make me too philosophical. Anyway, I'll share, in return, what inspired me to write the middle section and that is Max Richter's "The Trees." You should make some time to listen to it if you enjoy that sort of wavelength.