November 4, 2008
Author's Response:
Well.
The most important thing for one to know when listening to this is that it is FIRST, an experiment, and SECOND, a track. I don't typically put into ambience the kind of effort that goes into my full-length Trance tracks. What's more, I haven't submitted anything in more than two months, so this or anything else on Newgrounds is no good example of my skill level right now. In a few weeks I'll be submitting something new for a contest, which I've been working hard on for a long time, and then you can judge. ;)
I don't think ALL reviewers give 10s to the Weekly Best, if I sounded like that, perhaps I should have worded myself differently. The support of the audience on Newgrounds is worthless to me because nearly all users praise virtually everything. If an audience likes anything shown to them, what kind of accomplishment is it to gain their support? There are the people on this site, like there are on almost any site, who know what they're talking about, but there are hardly any of them - and what's more, I don't need to submit to Newgrounds when I can use chat to share demos and tracks and get criticism. (Though I don't intend to get into another debate about not submitting to NG, that's another thing entirely.)
Accomplished artists such as xKore, Reasoner, and Zellers have praised this track, and because they make good music and generally know what good music is, I take their opinions seriously. Same deal for my reviews, and my music - not only have I been at it for nearly two years, but both are taken seriously and appreciated by people who have proven themselves time and again skilled and creative. So naturally, when someone who I've never heard of gives my track a 2 in their review (which mostly details what they think is wrong with my reviews, or attacks my track without any reasoning whatsoever), why take them seriously?
From this, and because you seem to have used the same track twice as an example, and have added the artist to your favorites list, I get the impression you're just an angry fan trying to get me back. For that, I've reported the review as abusive (as there's no real criticism in there to begin with). If it's not the case, comment on my news post, and the debate can continue from there - but as it stands, this is laughable.
