Intrapath's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Newgrounds Voice Acting Collaboration 2020]

This was so much fun! One of my favorite things about the way this was structured was the variety (i.e. having the stories broken up by ad placements or songs). When it comes to the stories themselves, some of my faves were The Best Bad Date, At the Foot of the Bed, I'm a Simp for You, the Italian Sob, Premature Health Group, and ASMR You Kidding Me. Great work from everyone here, you outdid yourselves!

VoicesByCorey responds:

I'm glad you enjoyed the collab! Make sure you check out Part 1 of the '21 collab! We have Part 2 releasing next month!

[Variations on Endless Handbag]

I absolutely loved this! It's one of those songs that took me a few listens to really appreciate, but after everything clicked into place for me, I couldn't get enough.

In the context of the original song, it's funny, because I had totally forgotten that Endless Handbag was a full song - I only remembered the 8 second loop before seeing the full track again in Related Audio. After my first listen of this song, I thought, "This is really cool, but man, this is a big song for something inspired by an 8 second loop!" I read a little more, though, and re-discovered the original. Then, everything made more sense, and I was able to appreciate not only how this feels faithful to that track, but sort of weaves its way through time. The drumming, guitar work, and organ reminded me of rock acts like Queen and King Crimson.

What's really exciting about this to me, though, is how this uses the original song as a base, but still runs away with something wild, exciting, and creative. That in itself feels like it taps into the spirit of Newgrounds so well - taking inspiration from what came before, but still going to new, ambitious places. I'm starting to ramble, but in short - great work!

[Red | 2019]

This is really cool! It felt like this great big blend of moods to me: adventurous, ominous, mysterious, optimistic, uncertain... it felt like there was a story being told here, with a solid start, middle, and end. This would make a great track in a game or a movie. It actually reminded me a lot of the track Red Soil from the Metroid series, funny enough - both in terms of the mood and the music itself.

Oh, and I know where you're coming from in the author comments. For me, "occurrence" is just one of those words that's never gonna come out right for me without spell check. It just sounds to me like it'd be "occurance", y'know?

Bertn1991 responds:

I appreciate this lovely comment. The beginning actually uses radio emissions from Mars to create the eerie tone. You can do this to "listen" to all the planets and even the Sun. Pretty neat. And Metroid was definitely a big influence for this album and this track especially.

And yes, words are hard >.<

[Cracked Knuckles]

This was my favorite track of the whole EP! It's such an earworm, the tune got into my head right from the get-go. One thing that stood out to me (and that I heard in the rest of the tracks on Limits) was the vibe that that the percussion was very "playful", if that makes sense? I thought that it intertwined really well with the melodies.

I really love the artwork you made for the EP, too - it has a lot of character, and I think it fits the music really well. Bit of a shame that the audio player only shows the waveform now; it would've been cool to see the artwork spinning around like a record, like you could display on the old version of the player.

Oh, and this isn't really related to the song at hand, but it would be cool if you posted the lyrics to Thought Spiral in the description for that track! Your voice is pretty clear on that one, but there are just a few spots here and there where where I had a hard time figuring out exactly what was said.

Wrapping things up though, you did some great work with this song, and the EP as a whole! Catchy tunes, solid production, and the artwork is the cherry on top.

Pahgawk responds:

Thanks so much for the listen and review! I'm glad the percussion stood out, I've been listening to a lot of Fela Kuti and Talking Heads and was trying to channel that Afrodisiac/Remain In Light percussion sound a bit. Trying to turn probably the most stressful month of the pandemic for me into some dance music, living by the wise words of LCD Soundsystem, "dance yrself clean."

Also if you're curious about the artwork, the code for it is up here: https://codepen.io/davepvm/pen/vYXQwBv

Lyrics are now available in that song's description!

[colony remix]

Love the original, and this is an awesome take on it! The more electronic approach is fresh, and you got a kickass guitar tone out of FL Studios, which is always to be commemorated. Great work!

BUT7MAN responds:

thanx alot, first i was very hesitant, but i thought.. whatehell lets give it a go. i really appriciate the feedback. maybe i will do something else down that very same lane.

[The Catalyst m. fusion remix]

Great!

I first heard this on youtube, and it was a pleasant surprise to find this here when casually scrolling through the Audio Portal. This was a great throwback to Meteora, I especially like how you slowed down the "God Bless Us Everyone..." verse. You went up and beyond with this, especially with the acoustic section and synth that you could only really hear until after the guitars stop playing. Great piece all around.

[Muss: Odd]

Great job!

Very nice! The tune is very catchy. In my opinion, if this were to be used in a flash movie, it would best work in an environment where a character is traversing down long and dark castle passageways in an effort to escape someone (or something) or chase after said someone/something. The sound quality came out great, and every sound came out brilliantly, no one instrument was overpowering, they all came together seamlessly. I could definetly learn a thing or two from you. :)

FairSquare responds:

Thank you!
And i love your idea about that flash movie :)

[-Cannibal-]

Very nice!

Very good song! I really liked the mix of tribal and darker dance, a combination that works surprisingly well. Very good percussion too. Like Louissi said, this could work well in a dark game, or as a boss theme. About every 8 beats, I heard what sounded sort of like a growling noise, it complicated the song very well. You never fail to bring out another great song! Good one! :D

[Silent Haunting]

Very nice

Very nice job. Has a very eerie feel to it until 0:28. The great thing about this is if a flash author wants to use the horror theme, they only need the first second or so, but if they want the more vibrant part that comes around :30 and ends around 1:26, they could use that. Good transitions too, and high quality sounds. Good job!

[Theia - The Devil's Whistle]

Fantastic

Great song here! Easily the favorite I have heard from Theia so far. All the sounds are perfectly placed, and it's just a really catchy tune overall. It loops nicely too. Good job!