SolveForX314's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[MrKoolTrix & Niney - Calypso [Neoluminum Release]]

Super energetic, and I love the tone change in the second half. Feels like it's changing from a leisurely drive to a chase scene or something.

[-Slash-]

Never expected this collab to be a thing, especially given how different y'all's styles are, but y'all did great on this! The overall structure sounds mostly like Waterflame, but I also like how you can hear some more distinctly electronic elements throughout, especially the Teminite lead.

[Derpcat & Roy Knox - Ghost In The Shadows (Monstercat Release)]

I've already made a bunch of comments on SoundCloud about how good this is, but I may as well talk about it here as well. Super intense throughout (as per usual), and the piano part at the beginning really establishes kind of a reflective mood. The Faster Than Light motif also helps give it a sort of continuity with the rest of your discography. Congrats on the Monstercat release! (Somehow managed to not say that on Soundcloud anywhere)

[-Stylewave-]

Oh my goodness, this is crazy. A lot heavier than any Waterflame song I've ever heard before, but it still has that same melodic style your music always has. Congrats on your release with CHOMPO!

[Birthday Girl]

Probably the best usage of time signature changes I've ever heard. It seems like it would be impossible to create something that changes this smoothly between 4/4, 3/4, and 15/4, but somehow, this song pulls it off.

[I, The Machine]

Cool! I like the contrast between the mechanical-sounding growls in the drops and the more emotional melodic parts. Really helps to tell the story.

Speaking of which, the description sounds kinda like something you'd read about in one of Ray Bradbury's short stories.

[Pop Out [Reinelex Release]]

I'm not sure I know enough music theory to figure out what's going on with those melodies. They sound cool, though. It kinda gives off a feeling of getting your bearings in an unfamiliar dimension where no dangers have presented themselves (I'd say the vocal samples support this interpretation), so maybe the Phrygian mode is involved somehow, but at the same time there's definite excitement? I don't know. Whatever it is, I think it sounds cool.

Also, the ending kinda reminds me of some of ELEPS' stuff, like "Black and White" and "Shards of Power", which have roughly the same style of ending.

[-The blue planet-]

This one has a very unique sound to it. I haven't really heard anything that sounds quite like this. The selection of instruments, the laid-back tempo, and the melody all work together nicely to convey the feeling of floating in space and looking down at Earth.

[Derpcat & Somanylynx - Collapse]

I was literally listening to Somanylynx's stuff on Spotify yesterday. Your styles work great together! I mean, one would expect them to, since they're so similar, but this sounds great!

[ALESDA! Ft. B!aku - Endless Dream]

Seems a little unbalanced. If it were me, I'd put an extra refrain in the first predrop to balance it out and establish the theme earlier on.

Otherwise, though, cool song