JustShawn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Catgirl Summer]

This for sure has Anime written all over it!
Just the general hype alone is enough to fit right in with the genre, then of course, you can SMELL your style all over this piece. The portion you mentioned around 1:50ish is noticed, but you know what? If you're feelin the track, you can't even tell one bit, so no knocks there.

The pitches around 2:30 and taking it to 16-bit beat style...was a brilliant touch! You don't see that much often anymore these days...which is why I said you can smell your style ;-)
So tell me...when are you going to come back full swing with something so nasty, crispy, brutally insane, and uber fresh for all of us?

Our ears demand JUSTICE!...and I'm still waiting for your pieces to make it to the top of Tiktok man...where be you on there? Rofl! Your audio would become insanely popular!

Burn7 responds:

I mean, I have an entire album (with vocal/instrumental versions of each song) already written that just needs mixing/mastering... But who the fuck has time for that in adulthood right?

Also: I'll probably just keep doing what I've been doing forever and post here on NG where I started. I think my outlook on getting listens/views or whatever has changed a lot since I first started posting. Nowadays if I just hit the frontpage of NG once a year I'm happy.

Maybe one day I'll post something other than music even lol

Anyway, good to see you're still trolling about on here :]

[Chaos Marine]

The sheer force behind this melody...you can literally FEEL the bloodlust behind the sudden and acoustic abuse to the ear drums!...especially though my gaming headset, and only at 30% volume!

Absolutely BRUTAL!...and yes, I would say this falls under Gordoncore ;-)
Now...as far as your mastering goes, it's 99.8% flawless! There are some hiccups I'm picking up on my headset, but it could be my trash audio card? Cause everyone knows how touchy feely Intel GPU and CPU can be, but I was on a budget...!!! Don't hate! It's a powerful machine and can handle what I play with literally zero strain, but then again...I'm not the insane graphics kinda player. If I can see what I'm doing, lock on, and drop some fools...that's what counts!

On that note, that's exactly what this track does! Drops souls into the abysmal drain of purgatory!

[Full Force!!]

I smell another Advertisement within a clip of mine coming!!!
MUST! USE! THIS!

Edit: 6/22/2021
With PLEASURE! With as high energy as this is...I'm gonna have to hopefully get into a multi-team battle and come out victorious!! Which is honestly rare in "the game" lmfao!
2:16 - 2:40 has some serious potential for a revision of a previous clip of mine! Might drop that for ShizNgiggleZ lol!

DanJohansen responds:

USE IT!!! Shoot em all!

[Ethereal Pasture]

Ahhhh such soothing lines! I'm soooo gonna borrow this! This suits what I'm about to post, and yes I will give proper credit as always! Check your BAWX for a link to the finished work my good sir!

Please keep these kinds of beats coming! This just suits my mood, and lets just say that my coworkers even like the feels they get from this! Too bad they dont have a NG or they could enjoy this gloriousness! If you get a slam of followers...you know who to thank ^_^!!!

DanJohansen responds:

Glad you dug it man! My next tune will be pretty epic and dark, so don't expect this sooth-ness next time you see a new post from me, this one is gonna be balls out boss battle mode! :D

[Time Machine Adventure]

Kind of takes me back to my roots from 16bit Gaming!
The atmosphere it creates, the calming melody, and those LINES!
I can see what you meant by going back to your roots, I see what you "kinda" did there.
I really don't have anything to criticize in this piece. All I know is that it flows, its groovy, and brings a wave of nostalgic feels!
So much so that I would love to utilize it for a small future project outside of NG's.
**on that note, check your inbox \m/ **

johnfn responds:

Awesome :D

[The Daicoo System]

Dan dan dan dan...
What did you just create?...lets see here...
Something that reminds me of the good ole CONTRA button smashing days.
Has quite the 8bit feels going for it, and theres a hint of 16bit glory!

My my my...how my earbuds are tingling!

DanJohansen responds:

I've been dabbling in 8-16 bit synths, mixed with more modern synths, makes for a nice combination :D Glad you enjoyed it, good sir!

[Dragon Savior (Reborn)]

Sweet SWEET!! Sweeeeet!!! Melody to my ears on this long ass shift! Knew it was a good idea to poke around on newgrounds tonight! The original always holds a spot on my playlist zerk...always! But this might just take the cake!

You never cease to amaze me with your style...and the mastery this time...ahhh soo fucking smooth!!! Could literally say it got a wax job and is struttin’ its sexy ass all over the place for us head bangers!!!!

\m/

[Bad Blood (Reborn)]

I've not taken the liberty to hunt down the original, but if the Remastered version is nearly similar to this, I am quite certain that the original slaps like this one does.

The atmosphere this melody of yours creates, is soothing to the ears.
You know when Male-PMS strikes (damn sympathy for our women)? Yea, this is taking that rage down quite a bit.
Where there's chaos...chaos finds peace within chaos.
I do have a suggestion for you...and please, hear me out ~ Check your inbox.
After all of the work you put into this slice of goodness, I find my rage subsided, and am at peace.

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[Face The Facade (Instrumental)]

Had to re-do my review just because my previous one made absolutely NO SENSE!...

After YEARS of listening to this track and associating it with various online games through the years, as well as some of the current first person shooters like APEX...makes for a GREAT!...no, FANTASTIC listen. The atmosphere, the build ups, the general hype, the mid-mellow break, and straight back to chaos just makes this piece all that much more thrilling to the ears.

Very rarely do we see good talent from the old days resurface to newgrounds...but perhaps this might intrigue you to come back and take a swing at the almighty current standing gods on newground.

[Fear Factory Elite]

There's gotta be something seriously wrong with me...I favorite'd this piece YEARS ago...and just going through the list of my favorites since getting a new PC I discovered that I didn't comment on this.

The homage paid to the original is OBVIOUS! No one can deny that this "tribute" to the original is absolutely stunning. Whereas others would say that the original is much better...blah blah blah...or that OC artists got it nailed. No. This unique take on such a great childhood gamers melody, doesn't go down without a FIGHT!

Loved it then, LOVING it now!