MeisterMach5's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Last Era, Evening Stroll]

When I first heard this, I didn't read the description and swore this was an amazing remix of a Touhou song with an extremely original flair. Then I read it and discovered it was ORIGINAL and was blown out of the water. You and K-Pone did some great work on this piece. I also think a little bit of your experience working on Touhou songs caused a little bit of that style to enter the piece, if just for a moment. The instrumentation choice was fantastic, but the mastering could have had a tad bit more work. I think Jernemies basically summed up this song in one nice little package. Overall, this is a great song and I think there is some untapped potential inside it (but every song has that problem). Whenever you feel that musical itch to just pen an idea down into a track, don't ignore and act on it immediately.

Darknessbreaker responds:

Haha, thanks a lot! We worked on this for almost a year if I am not mistaken and I am so satisfied with the results. :D
A sad thing is that I can't get motivated to do something, although I've got some ideas for Touhou (Old Gen) remixes. I try to get up soon and make them even better as K-Pone and I did this :D

[77111 - Locked Inside]

Decided to just browse the latest posts on the Newgrounds audio section and I was pleasantly surprised by what I found: this is truly a gem sitting in a remote corner of the internet. I enjoyed most of this song (with the exception for the dubsteppiness that occurred, since wubs and dubs aren't really my thing). But the rest of what you have here? Phenomenal.

77111 responds:

Wow thanks for the long review ♪~ ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ
The genre was hard to choose because of all the origionalities.
I'm glad you liked it though (｡◕‿‿◕｡)

[SSJ3 - Nuclear Fusion REDUX]

For lack of a better phrase, the mastery of the mastering here is insane. That nuclear warning blip? That was just the icing for this delicious radioactive cake you've baked here. You're instruments are a lot more REAL than the ones I pump out, and I can't even imagine how long this took to do. The layers here are freakin' nuts, man. This is probably one of the best arrangements of Nuclear Fusion here on Newgrounds at the moment. Now it's time to see if I can best you using MY particular style...

Shiverwar responds:

I can't tell you how wide my smile was reading this review. I'm so glad you like it. Honestly, the planning process took a lot longer than it did to actually make this. A good three years of planning went into this particular version. I can't wait to see your take!

[SSJ3 - Love-Colored Star]

Casket of Star and Master Spark? In the same track? Mixed WELL?

Dude. Chill. You're giving me the music equivalent of breast envy.

Shiverwar responds:

That is a very humorous way to put it! Thank you, Meister!

Honestly, I wasn't even sure I could mix them together well! I had to figure out what to do in order to mix Vessel of Stars into the song without changing the tempo or the key. Eventually, I just decided to put the whole thing at 160 BPM and, much to my initial disappointment, increase the tone of Vessel of Stars by one and a half tones. It seems to have worked out well, considering the praise I've been getting. I appreciate it, man!

[Serial Killer's Emotions]

Compared to the original, this version seems more... Serial Killery? XD
But yeah, it seems just more sad than the original. Which I love. You've pretty much captured the essence of what any Touhou song is about, fan made or not. It's the emotions that describe who these characters are and what they're capable of. For that, you have my respect, sir. Finely done. You've written a story that I would like to hear more of.

Aisnon-A responds:

Pardon the late response.

I thank you for taking the time to write a comment, as I most certainly appreciate your thoughts. To be frank, I did not expect:

"It's the emotions that describe who these characters are and what they're capable of... finely done. "

I don't believe myself to have any sort of capacity for emotion. I have feelings, that is to me, the basic sensations which arrive from some stimulus, but nothing I could claim as indicators for concepts such as joy, anger, and, in this case, sadness. When I make music, intuition and logic are my ways of knowing. To hear, then, that I could convey emotions without having any (recognized) personal acquaintance with it is a curious idea, to say the least.

As for the story, I do plan to make my own music/illustration project for my own intellectual purposes. I'll certainly look at this piece again to unravel the creative processes that I was not aware of during this arrangement's creation, since I also would like to know my story.

Again, you have my gratitude. I am unable to express the extent to which this comment has mentally excited me.

Peace.

[SSJ3 - Sis Puella Magica]

So many things are going through my mind right now due to this song. How do I explain this song? Well first off, it's really beautiful. The instrumentation, the flow, the speed; everything is practically perfect. The violin is absolutely orgasmic (for a violin player to listen to at least). The piano complemented it really well and it blended into a flurry of emotions. It's slightly melancholic here and joyful there. In a sense its a perfect summary of Madoka Magica. Thanks for posting this, man. I bet your girl was just as pleased as I am, if not more.

Shiverwar responds:

Heh... I posted this more for my convenience, but I never expected that it'd be this well-received! I worked especially hard on it, since it was for our anniversary and all... I wanted it to be really special, so I pulled out all the stops on it. Words cannot describe how happy this review makes me. Truly, I'm out of ways to explain it. ^^ Thank you, truly.

[SSJ3 - Apparitions/Night]

That flute?

It blew my mind.

Shiverwar responds:

That review?

It made me smile.

[Spellbound]

Sounds absolutely perfect for an RPG. I love what you did with just... everything. Great choice of instruments, perfect tempo, and amazing composition overall.

I look forward to what you have to make next.

Krichotomy responds:

Thanks! I've been rather under-the-weather, and not in the mood to work on music, but maybe something will surface sooner or later.

[Fleeing the Hidden Palace]

I love the way you handled this. I'm gonna have to listen to this a whole lot and take some notes, because this is something incredible.

Krichotomy responds:

Thanks! I do wonder if I should have totally dropped out the percussion like I did.

[Tea Leaf Melancholy]

This was frightening at first... I felt like I was lost and couldn't find my way. But then as time went on, it became more and more hopeful, and I found what I was looking for. Excellent choice of instruments, and the pacing is quite magical. But for some reason this song felt really nostalgic to me, and I couldn't figure out why for several minutes as I sat here staring at this sentence. I realized that this song reminds me SO MUCH of Chrono Trigger. I feel it would fit absolutely perfectly in that game. Everything is just right for it.

Krichotomy responds:

I'm glad you "found what you were looking for", and I hope the looping nature of this piece didn't make you lost over and over again. :P Perhaps it reminds you of Chrono Trigger because this piece is partly based on a piece (To Zanarkand) composed by a guy (Nobuo Uematsu) who contributed to the Chrono Trigger soundtrack. I appreciate your compliments.