KleptoidKat's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lavendar]

Very well done, the mix/master is great, interesting drum loop.

Im feelin that lofi trance.

- Qwaint (Rexile)

AxTekk responds:

Ahhhh thanks bruh, always sick to get positive responses back from the producers I really respect.

[Prototonus (version 0.5)]

What the hell lol, sounds like something straight from 80s tv cartoons.

Nonetheless, its very Teqneek. Sound quality is on point.

What is the origin of Prototonus?

- Qwaint (Rexile)

Teqneek responds:

Oh man I can't believe I forgot to add the back story on this one!

Basically this is 2 rappers attempting an 80's Fantasy Metal song, about the dark overlord Prototonus, a mythical being my friend and I created in the 6th grade while shooting hoops in my driveway.

Prototonus was to be included on the HDC Metal Album, but there wasn't enough commitment all around and the progress grinded to a halt. Rampant and I recorded the chorus but never saw it through after realizing the album wasnt being made. So yeah, that's basically it. Thanks for the comment homie!

[Possession]

What a grim sound.

I can imagine Hopsin over this one.

Dope snare my man! Those thick Hi hats cant be ignored either.

Only issue is the volume, its a tad bit loud.

- Qwaint (Rexile)

[Tormented World]

THE VIBES.

10/10

[Shrooms on Deck [prod. HWY]]

DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO MOM.

Lmao no doubt tho, boutta DL right now.

Dope vibes dude, looks like you got that mixing down now.

Hmm, not sure if I would consider this modern. Much more of an underground feel over irritating as fuck nympho synths and trap beats.

Promethicus responds:

thanks dude, please do and bump that shiz.
pm me about some collabs too!

[The City's Ghosts (Original)]

Wow, loving your style.

The mic picks up your voice well, but as said before, it sounds like you were short on breath towards the end.

The piano buildup was incredible, very atmospheric, i especially liked the brushes of those background twinkles.

Going against the review beneath me, I thought your layered vocals sounded pleasnent though in some areas the voices are out of sync. Not as in tone but speed/measurements.

Great work, im sure you can turn this 4 star into a 5.

- Qwaint (Rexile)

Jabicho responds:

Thank you so much for your words! they mean a lot

[Woah dave!]

No matter how hard I try I cant find anything wrong with this track.

I really enjoyed how you made it sound so innovative and funky, great range of frequencies.

I liked it. My favorite part was when those (rounded harp plucks?) came in. Around 2:03.

- Qwaint (Rexile)

ganon95 responds:

thanks, the harp, was indeed, a harp lol though it was actually a combination of two instruments on the second half of the melody.

[Fats & Sky - Midnight]

No complaints at all.

Well done. Well done.

[Back At It Again]

I can tell you put your heart into this piece.

I thought just about everything was fantastic dude, from the rhymes schemes to the punches, alliteration, diction, and clever multisyllabics.

Really enjoyed the new style you crafted but I gotta agree with Kwing here, it does sound a bit awkward and unpolished but hey, thats okay. It really is, mastering something takes time, and this is an entirely different approach from your original demeanor.

Please dont take this as some passive aggressive insult. Im here to help you build yourself, otherwise I wouldve left some stupid one line comment just praising you. You cant raise your limits if you constantly receive positive feedback, its the assholes that make you stronger. Take this as intended, constructive criticism.

That being said, id like to transition to the things I feel you needed to work on.

1. Your flow gets really repetitive over time, especially over a sluggish bpm. Think about changing things up a bit over every couple bars.

2. Now this is a big one that stuck out. It was like watching Wolverine ice skating. Content. I can see how you came with the personal disses and the punches, but to me a big minus is the lack of creative topic. There is no message involved in this, therefore it is nothing more than a lesser track.

3. One thing I truly despise is unnecessary cussing. It shows lack of skill, it is merely a filler. Its great that you didnt over saturate your track with shallow vocab, but it was still done.. at the beginning of the song.

Anyhow, im glad to see you back at it again :D, ill be awaiting that tape of yours.

Keep it up, and lets get a collab going in the near future.

- Qwaint

Teqneek responds:

Yo Qwaint I appreciate your thoughts for real man; kinda like the other side of the coin. But there are a few points I kinda want to address, which I'll cover in the novel I wrote below.

I want you to know that I fully invite and encourage constructive criticism. And viewed by themselves, many of Kwing's reviews would hold weight with me- they're well-written, polite in tone, are very thorough... with some of the most baffling logic I've ever heard.

My side of the coin- In the past few months I sat and watched as this guy named Kwing appear, out of nowhere- and proceed to negatively review almost all my work...

He voted against me in every battle I've done, even obvious wins. And if the guy just doesn't seem to dig my stuff, I'm cool with that...

Butttt I already know a Kwing review of a Teq song is gonna be yet another "you need to step your game up"-type review, and I'm not gonna keep taking him seriously. Nor do I like seeing the most recent review of EVERY SONG I'VE UPLOADED HERE to be negative, and that's what it is now. Every song of mine someone clicks on- the first thing they see is Kwing describing my mediocrity. lol...

Aside from point 2, the things you mentioned are aspects I have been really focusing on for a while now, just so you know. And thanks for the review btw homie, I appreciate your input, even if I disagree to an extent. Okay here goes-

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1. ---Your flow gets really repetitive over time, think about changing things up a bit over every couple bars.---

Almost every song I've done since my first album, I have made it a point to switch my flow and delivery up every 4-8 bars. I swear to god haha, if you listen to my songs enough you'll eventually notice that the flow changes a lot. Subtly maybe, but it does change often, as that's something I've consciously made sure to do. But I'll work harder at variety, along with everything else as always.

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2. ---Content. I can see how you came with the personal disses and the punches, but there is no message involved in this, therefore it is nothing more than a lesser track.---

This is a mixtape song. All my upcoming Kill Teqneek album tracks deal with a specific issue or tell a story. But the sole purpose of this is to update people on what I've been up to, and to bring new listeners up to speed. It does exactly what I intended it to do. Although... I did address, in-song, the fact that I edited this so much that the original message was lost (even though it wasn't lost, since I only intended this to serve as an update/introduction to me, why I took a break, and what I've been up to, to this point).

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3. ---One thing I truly despise is unnecessary cussing. You didn't over saturate your track with shallow vocab, but it was still done.---

I've been working so hard at not using filler curse words. But sometimes I want to throw in a dirty word or two anyway, just because that kind of talk is ingrained in both myself and hip hop in general. But if you compare ANY song from my first album to this, you'll see that a random old Teq song has about 25 cuss words in it, and in my new stuff, filler is rare. 2 cuss words (one of them being a non-lyric ad-lib) in a song like this is A-okay in my book.

I thank you for your review though brutha; you brought up some good points, and I definitely want to collab with you sometime in the near future, and possibly on a Kill Teqneek album track.

[[S_Rock] Break the Bottle]

Damn man, very impressive.

Everything is on point, but my favorite element is the snare.

Also enjoyed the words of wisdom. Keep it up S!

S-Rock responds:

Custom Drum set for the win! that's what I like about these drums... it's not going to sound like a sample that has been used out like a whore. I need originality so construction from scratch is the only way I know. I'm glad you liked it! I appreciate the listen!