littlbox's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[You must want something]

It's always great to hear something new from you. You have a distinct style, but your technical skills get better with every track.

Here you do an excellent job with the arrangement: the same instruments you typically use, but the levels of each instrument and overall dynamics add a lot to making the song stand alone in your discography. The drums are distorted, but don't overtake the ambient keyboards and the pinging of your guitars. The same story, but told slightly differently, gives off a wholly unique feeling.

That feeling, at least to me, is one of the end of something. My interpretation of the song is of a relationship that just doesn't work anymore. There's no passion in it from either party, nothing left for one to give to the other, and we're caught in the moment where one realizes it, but doesn't want to disrupt the status quo, even if it is one of habitual discontent.

It's interesting to note that, compared to your other songs especially, there's no real release here. The narrator is more or less thinking out loud and isn't really speaking to themselves or to another party in order to address and fix what is wrong. In fact, that is the problem...there is nothing. So how do you fix nothing? The narrator doesn't quite know, so they go along with the routine, even with the knowledge that it's just not working anymore.

I think this is probably one of your best and most mature works thus far, as it is isn't seeking to solve a problem, but simply for us (the listeners) to observe it, as we cannot make the decision for the narrator in the song. The only thing we can do is make note of it and look for a similar situation in our own life, or risk finding ourselves in a similar fate to our narrator.

Well done, and as always, but especially now, I'm extremely excited for what the future brings in regards to your music.

:),
littlbox

Bitbeak responds:

You say very nice words, thank you very much :)

[stay/change - you are here]

Reminds me of "HollaSports" by Herman Cain (RIP)

---

In all sincerity, this song (or songs?) has (or have?) helped me quite a bit recently. Thanks for being here, Andrew. :)

Bitbeak responds:

You’ve got a good ear, this song is actually “HollaSports” (R.I.P.) played at 1.01x speed.

But also thanks, that means a lot.

[Meteion I : Entelechy]

Always great to hear you at work, sir. Excellent job on this one. :)

[Make it up]

"When I'm On Top" is still a song I listen to. And I can already tell I'm gonna listen to this one quite a bit as well.

It's so cool to hear you continue to make stuff. Keep on making it up.

:)

[M00nMute{`2mintGr00vin'}]

It's not okay to like this song. It's not okay, I promise.

GoodL responds:

in a god kind of way or more like pizza boy?

[Swift Distribution Gregory]

I have been rather defunct on the site, and this is the first piece of NG music that I've listened to in several months.

I'm very glad you're continuing to create chaos. :)

Trubiso responds:

welcome back! glad i set your expectations high for newgrounds music :)

[Town Hall]

Still gotta pull them weeds... :(

popolanoonestops responds:

Wrong. You GET to pull them weeds!

[house paths]

Real nice and simple - I enjoy the melancholic vibe. Well done!

[ik kan niet zijn wie je wilt]

I have no idea what you're saying, but I like it.

[are you alright / skywatching]

Really nice song! I enjoyed the overall mood of the song, and the effortlessness from one part to the next. Mixed feelings on the sparse instrumentation - it gives it a nice vibe, but maybe some additional arrangement could help bring out the song more. That's just my opinion, though. Nice job!

vioyoyo responds:

thanks so much for the feedback! i appreciate it!