TheSongSalad's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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.

[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 Your Fall]

Really Nice

I like this a lot man. It's got a good beat, and I like the variations on it. It sounds a little strained trying to get all the notes into the measure at times, and the drums occasionally sound off against the rest of it, so I can't give it a ten, but it's fantastic honestly.

Bidoof45 responds:

I appreciate your feedback TheSongSalad. Thanks for the advice :]

[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.

[From the Foreshadows (A->N)]

interesting

this seems a little different from most of your stuff, but in a really good way. it's very refreshing and i like how the voices cut in and out a lot, it reminded me of innerpartysystem's cover of transmission. i liked the instrumental part around 2:00, and it switched back into the regular beat quite nicley. it got a tad repetitive at points, but it was a good beat so i liked it. it's really nice to hear from you guys again, this isn't my fav song by you guys, but it's close, keep up the good work ;P

ApproachingNirvana responds:

Thanks for the review! Check out our myspace for the most recent songs we've done. We've also got a lot of stuff there that's not on NGs. Annnnd be sure to check us out when the album drops!

Thanks again, good to hear from you again!

[Haunted -- Mix]

short but

besides the fact that it's nothing i'd listen to, it was alright for an ambiance idea. really needed something more to it though, but it's a decent start. sounds best near the end, which seems to be normal for you. way too short.

SilentCobra responds:

Yea, I know it's too damn short, when I tried mixing the whole song, the file size was like 15.58 MB and I knew that was too damn big for the audio portal. I thought I had more, I'll see what I can do about it though.

[End Game -- Mix]

nice dude

i like the start, it's very original and sounds great. kinda odd how it morphs into something you don't quite expect once most of the music starts. i agree w/ elder, it would make a good credits song.

once you get into the middle, the drums start kicking ass, and the guitar sounds good. it's a little slow to start, but sounds really cool later in the song, something you have to give more of a chance than you might most music. a little on the short side, and it never really develops past the original guitar riff, but sounds great for a first try, keep up the good work.

SilentCobra responds:

Thanks, I intend to do so. Apparently, I'm better at music mixing than I am at flash. It's sad. T_T Aside from this being a credits song, are you sure it couldn't fit in for like a battle scene in a sprite movie or something? That's what I'm hoping will happen. Thanks for the 8/10 and I'm assuming 5/5?

[Title Screen (maybe)]

just to let you know

we're using this as the title screen for our game. it's a great song, look for the game!

VincentVardia responds:

ha thanks heaps... can't believe someone would use something of mine... i'll be sure to check it out :P

[Gelatin Crusaders (A->N)]

love the song

as always, you guys deliver, lol. in this song, i liked the begging, minus a little of the drums, which didn't quite give the right beat to want dance to, but later they got better. i liked the lyrics, they were amusing, and at that point the drums fit quite well, but w/o them, the drums sounded off. don't get me wrong, i'm a fan of the on-off beats, but it just didn't seem quite right. excellent song overall, keep up the great music guys!

ApproachingNirvana responds:

Thanks for the review, Salad. It's always good to see you stop by! We'll take a listen to the drums and see if we can tweak anything.

Thanks again!