Bleak-Creep's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Melodies Arranged By Hand [Jamuary Day 12]]

You were right, I really like this one. There's a through line of melancholy that ties the whole thing together, but I love all the odd little sounds that you get to meet along the way. It's a real road trip of a song.

Quarl responds:

I'm hitting a little melody stride right now and will probably stick to it for a second or two!

[Don't Drink The Punch [Jamuary Day 7]]

I'm still catching up on these, but this is definitely one of my favorites so far. The melody almost reminds me of windchimes in a way. It seems to sway back and forth, and the effect is truly soothing.

Quarl responds:

You'll like tomorrows track, "Melodies Arranged By Hand." I've been stressing for high action EDM genres but I needed another rest day and spent it working on melodic ambient stuff :)

[Sad Melodies In A Cold Room In Front Of A Washing Machine [VIDEO - Jamuary Day 5]]

LOVE. I feel bad that I forgot to listen to this until just now because your solo piano/keyboard stuff has always been some of my very favorite from you. For my money, there's no instrument better than a piano when it comes to interpreting emotional devastation.

Quarl responds:

Its only been a day, I didn't expect you to respond when I uploaded it last night :D

Hard agree, piano is a wonderful instrument for sads.

[We Are Not Alone]

New song, yay! The jazzy stuff in the background adds a lot I think, especially that trumpet whenever it chimes in. Just an extra layer of "class", you know?

Quarl responds:

Gotta love Mihai. He's an old friend at this point and one of my only Patreon followers, bless his trumpet playing heart.

[Repoman(Toadcore)]

These lyrics are great, haha.

[Hank Loves Clowns]

Yay, new music! Always love to hear some piano against all that hard DNB energy. :)

Quarl responds:

Hardcore EDM people have always been like "stop using piano patches" but it's a timeless instrument I think sounds perfect. If I knew you'd stop by I might have put a little more effort into those sparse chromatic note choices...

[Us Chapter 4 Piano OST]

This melted my heart to read. I'm not sure why it took us until the end of the third episode to really start talking and become friends. Thank you again for helping me bring this series to life, and for providing the perfect notes for each emotional beat of the story. Like most of my animations, Us comes from a very personal place for me, and having something like that to focus on has really helped me retain my balance and sanity amidst all the chaos of these last couple years. I'm just happy to have it mean so much to at least one other person. :)

Quarl responds:

It means everything Garden. Thank you for the experience and friendship. You're a visionary artist and a wonderful person <3

[Don't Shut Me Out (Weird Demo)]

I really love the way this one builds up; I'm such a huge sucker for that sort of thing. It's got a hopeful yet melancholy kind of sound to it, and it's easy to imagine it alongside some sort of visual too.

junipersona responds:

Dynamics are my forte :drum:

[The Drum Machine Is Possesed]

The piano survived into the final mix, hooray! This feels like a real departure from most of your stuff, but it's still got a lot of your same signature sounds too. But maybe it's really just that the drums land a little heavier than usual. Either way, nice job!

Quarl responds:

Lol, everytime you drop a review I feel a little awkward that I'm writing experimental noise. I could be writing normal music but I want to make the unloved hardcore kids happy, but I also want to make the soft people happy, but I also want to make myself happy, and in the end... this noise.

[Born For You]

I think it still retains its original quality even with the drum and bass additions to the second half; still got that light and dreamy, night sky sort of atmosphere, even if it's got a few shooting stars here and there. It's nice.

Quarl responds:

Lol, I've been trying to lean into calm stuff knowing full well I have followers that want it, I want it, but that one friend from my early 20s that literally never talks to me said "make this dnb" and for some odd reason I said "yes." My inner demon wants break beats ( ⊙_⊙ )