TheSongSalad's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[S_Rock] Hemp Root]

Relaxing

Nice song, the slowness of it worked wonders with the beat, the whole thing really flowed. It was relaxing, and a nice way to just chill. There wasn't that much change in the beat, but in a song like this, that's okay.

It's not a beat I'll have stuck in my head a long time, but it is one that I'll think of when I'm looking to relax, and that's a very under filled niche of music for me, so I enjoyed the song. That said, something else was needed in the song. I don't know what it is, but the song didn't really stun me with its awesomeness in any way. Still, a really great song, keep working at it dude, your really close to making one of those songs that I download and actually listen to outside of Newgrounds.

~Review Request Club~

S-Rock responds:

Thanks. Much appreciated

[[dj-Jo] Degenerate Savage]

Fantastic

Nice intro, very good. This is my style of music. It never throws in very much unoriginal either, which is a major plus. It is a little fast for my taste, but nothing wrong with that.

The effects are top notch, and the everything compliments everything else very well. The beats you have are great, but at times a bit overwhelming. Still, it's clear that you have great skill in making music. I love just about the entire song, especially around 3:30. That's what pushed it to a ten instead of a nine. I listened to this song while playing search and destroy on call of duty, and it seriously pumped me up. Great job.

~Review Request Club~

[Pi-Dar]

Well

It starts out with an okay intro, and develops into a nice sounding beat, but there just isn't enough change in the beat over time. It would have sounded better with a faster beat, and at times it sounded like it was just looped with wah-wah effects thrown in.

That being said, it's a promising start. I think that if you added a bit more in terms of the beat, and made it faster, then it could be a good song, but as is, it's not that great. Better than a lot of what gets crapped in the audio portal, but nothing special either. Keep up the work though man, you show promise.

~Review Request Club~

jxl180 responds:

Thank you for the honest review.

[Destiny_Eletric [Box-Killa]]

Not bad, but formulaic

I don't know why this has such a low score, it's great man. I like the start, and while the song is predictable, that's not necessarily a bad thing always.

The beat works well, and is enjoyable throughout, and is pretty catchy. To improve the score, you could add something different to your songs instead of the endless noise start up, bring in the drums, do the beat about a min., have a drum only part etc. songs there are. while this is a good formula, it is predictable, and originality usually makes songs better.

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[Lose Control Demo (A->N)]

Now this is great

This is a really great start to a song guys. Your voice really fits well with the music in this one, and the instruments are fantastic, from the Arabian undertones to the electrical sound of what I might call a guitar? Not sure what it is. I like the rhyme of the lyrics, and the whole thing just flows amazing. I also like that I managed to listen to it three times in a row and imagine it as one song ;). Really great work guys.

ApproachingNirvana responds:

Haha, thanks! Good to hear from you. Our new album w/ this song on it comes out next Tuesday :D - Check us out on YouTube for some more (free too) music. youtube.com/approachingnirvana :P

Thanks again.

[Sounds of Summer EP (A->N)]

Still very good.

I don't particularly like the start of the song, its decent, and your music is much better than decent. Generally this song isnt quite as good as your others, the slower pace doesn't really seem to help your voice, and the voice seems to be a theme with your music. I recommend lowering the pitch some so it sounds a little more... i dunno, it just seems like it would sound better that way, but thats just me.

I do like Lira Yin's voice a lot in this song, it fits very well.

ApproachingNirvana responds:

Thanks! This was actually a demo for our Sounds of Summer EP (on sale on iTunes). Anywho, it's rather old and I think that the songs themselves are good, but the demo's definitely for promotional use.

[Anxiety Cure - Club (A->N)]

Another great one.

The song starts very nice and just continues to put you in a trance throughout. I could really see myself and many other people just listening to it and just chilling. Would be very pleasing to people who are rolling.

I absolutely love it at around 2 mins. the beat is fantastic and just gets into a great groove. the voice kind of leaves the whole trance idea at points, but that doesn't seem to be what you were going for so that's okay. great song guys.

[Waterfall - NG EDIT (A->N)]

very nice

The voice can be a little high pitched at times, but generally it's very good. I like how the high hat and then the drums come into the foreground and the voice sort of ends up in the background. I like that and I think the voice sounds a lot better in the background than as the focus of the song. All in all its a great song guys, as usual.

ApproachingNirvana responds:

Thanks! Yea this was written and put together almost a year ago so I think if we develop this into a full song, we'll be making some adjustments.

[Breaking Influence EP (A->N)]

this is the best.

i think this song is your best yet. i never actually got around to writing a review for it yet though. the start is well done and enjoyable. when it slows down it loses a little something, however. at times i wasn't sure if the song had changed somehow, as things keep going into other beats. all the beats are very well done and pro-sounding. for some reason the voice seems a little standard for techno. a great song however, and the best from you guys in the voiced song department. i realize i spent a little more time on the weaknesses than the strengths, but that's because we all expected the good ;). keep up the great work guys!

ApproachingNirvana responds:

Thanks for the review! Yea, this is a mashup of the album, so it doesn't flow as well. As for the vocals, we weren't really great at this yet, so we needed some more experience. Nonetheless, we plan on redoing and remastering most of these songs as we get better.

Thanks for the support! Good to see you checking us out again, Salad.