Insanctuary's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[I Don't Want These Cells]

Genius.

[The Place of a Skull]

The chaotic parts didn't mean anything to me, which may seem like an insulting opinion, but you must understand, that I am a man of chaos; I dwell in darkness and I speak the language of all that people choose not to hear, see and speak of. The very fact that you've managed to create chaos I could not ascribe meaning to, shows how talented you are as a composer. I've listened to the chaotic parts with a willing and curious mind, yet nothing came to me - it was abundant with incoherence, yet melodic and flowing - that's something I rarely ever experience nowadays. You've given me a state of absolute solace in chaos, where in there wasn't a single thought to disturb my experience - I was captured by the torn essence you've painted with sound, and for that, I commend you.

The classical part and the cinematic part is taking nothingness, and building everything out of that nothingness. Something I'm personally very fond of, ontologically speaking. You have the ability to combine emptyness and everything into one dramatic track, thus again, I commend you. It's not very often I come across someone that can draw 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, and you've successfully reached that state, my friend.

5/5 10/10

Phonometrologist responds:

For me to get a complementary and well thought-out review from you in my opinion says a lot as I find this to be quite encouraging. The philosophy behind a piece is something I really like getting into, and that alone is what gives part to the listener entitlement of the very thing for which I can no longer keep as my own. For you being a self-proclaimed man of chaos, and for me not to be able to communicate a message to you within chaos is very interesting. When I write these things, it is more of a reflection in how I observe injustice in the world. Or at least the pain therein for those far less fortunate than I. Those raped, abused, and killed for no reason of their own compels me to write. Those robbed of peace and joy from their thoughts deserve others to share the burden. By keeping them into my thoughts, I wouldn't be doing them any favors if I chose to spend my time carelessly on things that don't amount to anything. I would rather use what was given to pay homage in some way that I can.
Perhaps the chaos isn't suppose to prescribe meaning for I cannot find reason for why people go through these things while I have been so fortunate. Arnold Schoenberg constructed the idea of the 12 tone primarily as a way to get rid of the normative in music and try to express music through the human subconsciousness. Expressionism in itself could have been born by the dislocation of emotion from the early twentieth century. Writing this is perhaps a reflection for not to have any meaning to why, but just is, and it is my choice to make something good of it. For me, at the very least, I find meaning in the title for that I find hope.
I have to say that I find your statement to be very profound: "Silence... touches us in ways like looking in a mirror through our ears." Unfortunately many cannot bare it for what that leaves them.
I look forward to your intelligent writings :)

[Farewell to Life]

Congrats on front page, my friend. What's a troll doing there anyways? You dainty trickster, you!

I'm sure the under-side of your bridge makes for great acoustics to arrange this level of music; I am thoroughly impressed by it. I also can admire your trips to obtain different sounds from so many different sources to make this one piece; again, thoroughly impressed. I have one question for you, though. Did pedo bear contribute?

[Halindir - Europa XI]

Genius.

[The Cyber Devil]

This piece is well fucking done. I mean it's ironic, and slightly compromising, because it's so brutal I want there to be red, but then it being well done takes away the red. I don't know what I am doing with my life, but atleast I know I am spending it well listening to such a beautiful piece of work. 5/5

Story time? Fine... We're in the year 2014, because I'm too lazy to go any further into the future, so this song takes place in a conspiracy theor - no, that's boring, how about an army of... racoons that are tired of being told what to do by humans, so they are putting on more makeup... over their black circles for some redundant reason, and umm... they are creating, umm... racoonzookas and umm... the way it works is, the racoon uses its bushy tail as a guide to umm... remotely activate the racoonzooka because the stripes on their tail have this whole demolition device attached to it, and when the racoon farts, the tail lights up, and um... it activated the racoonzooka, and so they take these special weapons into the human trashcans with lids, else the plan wouldn't work, so when the human opens up the trash can, BOOM. That's what I got from this song.

[FD - Dreams]

You've managed to break down the limits of my past-compositions, like a grand weaver of shadows, where particles are driven by your swaying complacency, but amongst that, you have turned tiny stars I've created and poured so much new life into them that they've turned into blazing orbital rings of light that shined throughout all of the darkness that I've composed by the haunting corners of my mind.

I make music speak; you make music scream. Together, we make music live!

ForgottenDawn responds:

Thank you brother. For everything.

[Halindir - Europa V]

Two monks were returning to the monastery in the evening. It had rained and there were puddles of water on the road sides. At one place a beautiful young woman was standing unable to walk accross because of a puddle of water. The elder of the two monks went up to a her lifted her and left her on the other side of the road, and continued his way to the monastery.

In the evening the younger monk came to the elder monk and said, as monks, we cannot touch a woman

The elder monk answered

Then the younger monk asks again, then Sir, how is that you lifted that woman on the roadside

The elder monk smiled at him and told him I left her on the other side of the road, but you are still carrying

[a amaranthine by [8bit]]

This is very intelligent 8-bit; a bit rough, but so is life. 5 stars.

Calamaistr responds:

thanks :)
it better be intelligent as thought is behind it :P

[Lovely Rage]

Loving the whistles throughout main melody. It gives it an epic feeling. However, I thought the proceeding elements were dry and unwelcoming. I could easily see you placing automations throughout the song to bring in the beginning sounds and give it more variety to give it a serious oceanic deliverance of sheer chaos. I seriously love that part. It's post-apocalyptic; and that is one of my most favorite genres -- ever. Even in my music, I always combine life and monster in nearly everything I compose. However, in your music, I only experience anger, lost, contemptment, blindness, pain and sadness.

Perhaps you would enjoy a discussion? You seem to have a very dark mind, which leads to only creativity.

Cheers, mate.

ZLEAP responds:

It leads to creativity, depression and a disconnection from the world. That's what happened with me, anyway. I often find myself sad and angry at the world. An extremely volatile mix.

The Idea was to make the majority of this track seem as if it was coming from within until it comes alive with the chaos and whistles. Mission success?

I'm usually up for conversation. I may not reply right away but it will happen.

[Acid Junk Yard]

Slightly repetitive. However, I wouldn't whine about that; I could not stress how pathetic I would be if I let that affect my opinion -- after all of these anime shows where battle scenes last for 10 episodes because of all of the dialogue.

It was good, I liked the quality. Really no complaints overall. GJ. No really, go get some grape juice. Celebrate your victory.

wax-jr responds:

thanks,
and cheers