The Strings...
...make me swoon. Really love the strings you have going on. They really give me an 80's vibe, and I love it. They sound so cheesy, yet so unmistakeably delicious. The strings make this song for me, despite the fact they aren't the main focus.
As for the rest of the song, the intro is exquisite. I love the intro entirely, and the transition is very unique and catching. The transition into the main song really grabs you by the ears and screams at the listener, "You will listen to this, and you will like it!"
The chimes/glass breaking theme is really cool. I've used some glass breaking samples in music before, and it works so well. As do chimes. It sounds like you used both throughout this song, and it really adds a unique texture to this song. Very cool idea.
I love the mashing of vocals throughout this song. The background "clutter", as I would define it, sounds great and really adds to the unique sound of this song. Also, when you use more "clean" vocals it fits perfectly and really slices through the mix to give a sort of calm feeling in the midst of all the chaos.
Because this song is quite chaotic despite it's warm and inviting tone. The instruments/synths used are all very warm and soft in their own way. And it creates this sort of atmosphere that makes the listener feel relaxed and gives a nonthreatening vibe. The actual writing though is very chaotic and sort of angry in an off beat way.
A lot of the effects used are very unique as well. I hear a lot of effects people use, but just done differently. Its not the same filter wooshes and stutters often heard in all of the house/trance/dance music here on Newgrounds. So I really like the use of effects, because you used them in ways to create unique sounds that one simply doesn't hear on a lot of music today.
All that being said, I think the one weak spot is the ending. It isn't bad really, but it isn't all that great either. This song needs a little more closure than what it is given at this time. So tune up the ending a bit and this would be a great song without a doubt.
5/5 and 10/10 overall. Loved this song, and I know you are working on the ending so I'm not gonna hold your score back for something I know is being fixed at the time I write this review.
-Gravey-
