JohnnyFrizz's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[xKore - Last Words (NG Cu]

Only dubstep track I'm reviewing...

In fact... only dubstep tracked I've ever liked XD

This is a very original approach to dubstep (or at least one I've never heard b4), it starts out with a very chill dream trance feel, then it turns into something really epic, the harmonies on this track are very well crafted, the side chain effect feels different, it feels new and refreshing although its been used to death and it just adds up the that epic "keep on going no matter what" feel. The little arp rolling on top is quite nice too and compliments the song pretty well.

I'm kinda surprised by the lack of bass in this track specially for a dubstep track, it could be my headphones though... i gotta give it another listen when I get home to rock my sound system! :D

I'm not even gonna get into the mixing since we all know its perfect, but i do feel interested like one of the guys below me on how you process your toms, you really know how to make them stand out and sound awesome.

Anyway this is very inspirational track, it makes me wanna go and learn some more about dubstep, maybe listen to some dubstep tracks like this one, is there a sub-genre already for this kind of tracks?

Keep it up dude! Hope you get signed soon (if you havent already).

Greets!

Johnny~

[- LD - Sunshine]

Well it totally worked!!

Hahaha I was about to comment about how your track reminds me so much of Hans Zimmer and Jablonsky when i saw brokendeck's comment and your response LOL XD

Lemme begin by saying that Hans is my favorite movie composer of all time and just when I listened to those staccatto strings slowely building at 00:29 I literally jumped off my chair and said Dark Knight!!! XD And the low brass section starting at 00:42 remind me so much of Inception :D I got the chills, it hooked me!!

This is such a brilliant piece, sadly its a bit too short, I hope you expand on it in the future.

Having heard this b4 I would have made some classical cinematic orchestral piece for the competition, this was truly inspiring! One of the many great things about music, you can get so much inspiration by listening to other musicians.

Even if I don't make it to the next round (which is very probable), I'm glad I entered, otherwise I wouldn't have found about you... probably :)

Keep it up man! I want to see your name in credits of the next big-budget box office hit! :D

Johnny~

Breed responds:

Yeah it is a short piece. It was tailored for the commercial I link in the author comments. Probably won't expand it. I'd rather just write a new piece!

So true about the inspiration you get from listening to others.

Gimme 10 years before I hit the box office though. I can't even imagine the level of daunting that trying to score a job like that right now would produce.

Thanks for the kind words sir! GL!

Cheers!

[Big Blue (GaMetal)]

Awesome!!!

Man!! This has to be the most badass remix of this song I have ever heard! And trust me I'm not that easy when it comes to F-Zero music, I love that game so much and the music in it is so awesome that its pretty hard to top it, but you totally did!

There's pretty much nothing with it, my only complaint, and let me just say its a very very mild criticism, would be the reverb on the snare at the beginning of the track, it felt a bit over the top for me, but later on it perfectly blends with everything else.

Absolutely BADASS baby!! B]

You are very talented my friend, keep it up and become super HUGE!!!

Johnny~

[Nutronic - Run Away]

Outstanding!

This is great!!

Let me be the first to congratulate you guys for your No. 1 Spot on the Weekly Top 5!!!

Definitely well deserved! Its been a time since I heard such quality on the Best of Week, you guys totally nailed it, my only (minor) complain would be the boring fade out of the track, but putting that aside, this deserves nothing less the a 10!

Keep up the good work, hope to listen to more from you soon.

Johnny~

NutronicUK responds:

Thanks alot Johnny :D

[Before Mydnite 3 - F-777]

And before mydnite... there was F-777!

Nice man!

Really digging that analog bass you have going on in here, the groove and the overall feeling of the beat is great! Very danceable :D

This one somewhat reminds me of old school disco, idk why, it just does.
But then the piano comes in at 00:42 and I remember its good ol' F-777 :)

You somewhat always put your signature on everytrack you make and thats a big quality, one that I still need to work on myself :)

Technically speaking the track is perfectly neat, no mixing or EQing issues whatsoever, but I do scene some use of the overused Nexux VST in here and that surely compromises some of the track's integrity. (Particularly that synth that starts around 1:54).

I wont say "Don't use presents, make your own sounds" cause lets face it man, everyone knows you are a composer, not a sound technician, simply try to disguise them because Nexus uses a very distinguishable source wave sound for most of its presents so its pretty easy to tell you are using it, specially speaking about saw wave sounds and pads.

Overall its a very nice and enjoyable track, could have a bit more variation and I wouldn't say its something I have never heard b4, but it is definitely a good time man ;)

Good job!

I don't wanna affect your current score, so I'll rate a 5 don't worry ;)

Good luck with this and your future projects!

Johnny~

F-777 responds:

DANG IT nexus is recognisable still hehe. I tried masking it but i think
its just too solid of a VST to do that. Not very many sound making options
with nexus.

I did make the bass from scratch though which was a huge acomplisment for
me, i might not be known as a sound technician but over these last few months
iv really been expanding on that so im eventually going to delete nexus from my
computer completely hehe.

Thanks for the review! I really appreciate it man, honest oppinions and
good criticism! Hard to find reviews as good as this nowadays =).

Thank you!!!

[The journey begins p2]

This is great!

You deserve so much more feedback than you are getting Maverlyn and I'll make sure you get it ;)

Truly beautiful and inspiring piece!

Keep filling the portal with this great music! :)

Johnny~

[Works in progress by SBB]

Nice previews!

00:00 This one has quite a nice atmosphere a bit sad, a bit solemn, but Im not really sure on the direction you must take with this one, it could be a pretty cool intro for a Trance track, but it could also work as a full length ambient song, your call ( ;

00:20 NICE! I really like the D&B kinda bass I would really like to hear that on a full length Ambient/IDM track, i dont know if you're heading in that direction with this or just regular D&B but you totally should.

00:42 Chillaxing! :D Very short sample here, I cant really say much about it, but I quite like it!

00:57 This one has a nice Arabic feel, and pretty loungy like the last sample, I can definitely imagine some ppl in camels walking in the dessert lol XD

01:19 Another one! lol although I dont really see that much potential on this one, but its quite nice...

01:42 Groovy! My favorite so far, it has that classic discohouse feel to it, I really like the filtered percussion and that oscillating synth that is sort of playing the role of bass... Mixing could be improved, I detected some clipping at times, but as far as it goes, i love it :)

02:08 Woot!? Sudden mood change lol This one is a bit bizarre haha, but pretty interesting I guess.

02: 36 Same feel as the last one, although a bit creepier... I could definitely listen to this as a soundtrack for a movie or something, but not as a stand alone track, at least I wouldnt put something like this on my car lol XD

03:04 Ahhh yeah beach time ^^ Second favorite!!! Finish this b4 July 3rd please, I wanna take it to Cancun BD Oh maaan I love the guitar, do you play?

03:36 Not really a fan of this one, it seems like it doesnt know where to go, it has some dissonance which I'll suppose you threw there intentionally, and some really nice calm melodies, but I dont think they quite fit together...

04:08 Interesting, seems to me like the longest sample so far and probably the one I'll comment less about XD I just dont know what to say about this other than... weird lol and not very well mixed.

04:48 Another one of my favs, it starts out pretty ominous, but it turns out into a nice and relaxing track, again is that you on the guitar? Idk but nice samples and well mixed too ;)

05:36 Is quite nice too, Im diggin' the pads and bass combo at the beginning follow by some moar guitar and cool drum patters, I would suggest to follow that progressive direction, perhaps add some variations later on and build it into an awesometastic tune lol ;D

Well in summary I've found some really good material in here, as any good producer you work on multiple projects atst, but I would recommend you to just focus on the one you've started most recently (at least thats what I do) and go backwards from there, because the last project you started is probably the one you have the most interest on right now and the one you will more easily build on cause of that :)

But if you'd like to please a regular listener ;D FINISH 3:04!!! lol

Anyway I wish you luck with all your projects, hope you dont have any writers block or anything :S

And if you want some more feed back, just PM me. Anytime man :)

Johnny~

Buoy responds:

I guess I could do it reverse chronologically but yknow I just want to hear what people are most interested in around these parts. And also give some folks assurance that I'm not dead yet because I've been asked about that a bit too. I've only got a partial writers block in that I don't have the stamina to continue any songs I start ;) Thanks a lot for the feedback! I'm doing some stuff on the 3:04 thing since I got a lot of positive feedback on that, so that'll probably be my next submission! Unless I get distracted by the porn music competition that's going on in the audio forum now hahahahha

And yeah I play guitar

[Revolutions]

Yup!

Agreed with everything guy below me said :)

Btw IF YOU LIKE THIS TRACK don't forget to check out my trance remix here on my newgrounds page :D

Hails!

[They Will Find You]

Interesting!

I'm digging this, it definitely has that ominous feeling, btw Im curious, what it that reverberating drum? Sounds like some form of bass synth to me, but Im not sure... hmm

Even on early stages it looks promising, cant wait to listen to the final product :)

BTW I'm also planning on finishing my project tonight :P lol

What about a lil friendly competition? Lets see who finishes first haha!

Let me know if you're up for it, although its much likely that ull win lols (check out my project and ull know why XD), but anyway, it would be fun :D

PM when finished please ^^

Johnny~

AshleyAlyse responds:

I'm glad you like it! :) Truth be told, I'm not entirely sure... I just got it out of the Cinematic Justice Combinator in Reason, hahaha.
Shame on me... I haven't finished this yetttt. XO
But I've been listening to your music and I've got to say that you are incredibly talented! I'm loving your music! :D
I will definitely PM you when I finish it! :)
Thank you so much for the review! :D

[technical piano]

Is this the tune you wanted me to listen?

I hope it is cause its great!

This is very interesting, I'm digging this style a lot, reminds me of the american producer BT (Brian Transeau) ever heard of him?

He makes a lot of experimental/IDM tunes, you should check him out, ull probably enjoy his work, I would recommend his track 1.618 I think you'll find it... interesting, being short of words :)

Great job!

Johnny~

The-Cockenator responds:

Ty man really like your revive ;) well i will check it out ;)