Anchorwind's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[whenyour_world_comesdown]

I liked the steadiness of the track, just has a nice groove to it. It's kind of quirky. It's neat in this odd way.

Spoonukem responds:

That USSR synth (Polivoks) bass writes the track on it's own practically. The thing just has a great bass output, and the synth itself is rather quirky itself... being an almost 40 year old Russian synth. I love it haha

[Zombie Commodity]

I downloaded this. This is well done. Nice and mechanical, right up my alley. I enjoyed this from start to finish. I enjoyed the layering, the glitchy lines, the droning lines, the danceable nature of this, all of it. Very nice.

zybor responds:

Thank you for your response :)

[Nero Monster]

This is a curious piece. The breakdown of it was a bit strange but the first 3 minutes or so I really enjoyed. I am still trying to figure out how to describe it. I don't want to call it trippy because that's so cliche That rapid clicking percussive line does it for me. Then you have that almost siren style pad that blares on top of it and it's easy to get let your eyes unfocus and just let go for a while. It's nice when you can get into music like that.

Then it all goes away into this weird place around 2:45, it brings you back to the present.

Interesting journey.

SlaughterClub responds:

Thanks Anchor 4 the review its bit of a random track glad you enjoy the strange journey :-)

[AIM - Light Enduring]

Having listened for a good half hour, I get a real sense of conclusion.

I'm sitting on a small rock outcrop at the top of a mountain looking out over the countryside and it's beautiful. The trek to get here was arduous but I can appreciate every detail I see: nature in all its wonder. I haven't really stopped to absorb it like this in quite some time, but now I am and the walk back down will be full of joy.

Phonometrologist responds:

Beautiful imagery; thank you for your contribution.

[Lady Killer]

Pretty solid work. Textbook grinder with a bit of added keys. Didn't really dig the 1:23-1:36 bit. Loved the digging deep that came after that though. The extra depth helped. The softness at 2:34ish was a nice touch. The track ended well, and the layering + deconstruction reminded me of me. No bias.

ZLEAP responds:

I feel loved now.

Thanks ;)

[Incursus]

The breakdown around 4 minutes was refreshing. I enjoyed the track overall, worth listening to again.

stegosaurus responds:

Thanks a lot for the review!

[Desperation on the Dancefloor]

I liked the heavy kick. This is a solid start to something. I hope you finish it.

mrtmoney responds:

i did, it's called relenting. http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/714179 it does relent so enjoy.

[TIGER M Remix - Let Me Go (Full Forward 2 Freedom Remix)]

I love walls of sound but this sounds like too much in the mix. Not enough head room for a lot of it. The difference between good distortion and maxed out signal.

TigerM responds:

The Artists really loved it and live it is fun too =) Sorry it didn't get it for You Anchorwind
Happy 2017 and beyond =)

Thank Listen -- Limiter didn't give "signal max" possibility
Listen to on a Stereo / Speakers and You may enjoy it more if not satsifactory

Your liste and opinionn is cherished

Sincerely,
BAM! P.E.F. WAM! D.A.P. DJ, TIGER M^_~*

[Shards of ice (floating snow)]

I like it! the rumbling made the water in my glass dance, my kind of deep right there. I always enjoy the sense of exploration I get from your work. There's curiosity to it.

Yqarus responds:

Thanks, Anchorwind. :)
So, I had the right pick with that bass. :D
I try my best to keep the "curiosity" up and make it even better. :p

[Death Slumber: Lucid]

Yep, I downloaded this. Didn't realize I was listed as inspiration until later. I came for your profile because I wanted to send you a personal message. Saw a familiar title and clicked it. Wasn't disappointed. Grinder has gotten a lot of mileage out of the Slumber line: his remixes, my remixes, your inspired pieces, and I'm sure there are others out there. /claps.

Anyway, onto your piece. The swelling up to the ~1:45 section made me smile quite a bit. I listened a number of times. It grabs you, and doesn't let go for a good minute or so. The nice, abrasive, ringing that yields back into soft keys was well done. In my terms - Mother Machine gave way to Phonometrologist at 3:12. I was smiling from ear to ear. The soft left hand rhythm that faded out and then came the pulsating static. A final reminder that I'm always here - even if I don't say much. Lurking in the deep.

A rare, true, 5 stars.

Phonometrologist responds:

It's good to see another enjoy the abrasive ringing as much as I do. In terms of the storyline, I was inspired by Heartgrinder's melodic dream. As for the industrial section, I kept listening to Mother Machine for the abrasive, machine-like rhythm. Obviously, it doesn't come even close, but it's my first attempt. I was so frustrated creating the middle section as it stretched me from my comfort zone. It truly does involve a different mindset to composing than from what I'm accustomed to doing in the first and last piano sections. The noises and ringing was, however, quite comfortable. The actual ringing transitions was my friend's viola scratching near the bridge, time-stretched, and then with a lot of reverb and delay-- an instrument that humans use to make something beautiful becoming quite distorted. A familiar theme?

Although this piece is inspired by a nightmare, this is a story of lucid dreaming regarding the heart of humanity. I am reminded by what an old friend once said about my music, "a melody that has no meaning, as it's a depiction of the loss thereof, in a way of silence. Silence is a golden state; it touches us in ways like looking in a mirror through our ears."
It's interesting to me that even if we seek silence and have it for a time, there will still be that abrasive reality that so many people are incessantly seeking to escape.