I like the mysterious atmosphere at the beginning and the crisp drums at :20. The rhythmic content is really great, but the harmonies are a bit lacking for a lot of the piece. The texture is super minimal, and after a while it needed some more melodic content or another strong foregrounded element (dynamic pad line, etc.) to keep it engaging. I also thought the panning on the percussion was a little jarring at times, especially with the open hats at 2:10. My main concern with the piece is still that the composition is a little bland. That said, you nailed the sound design and atmosphere with this one, and despite the odd panning choices and very loud percussion, the production quality is also quite good overall. Keep at it, C-Lehman! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.25/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
.75/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.75/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.25/1
Composite score
5.75/10

very interesting FM sounds here! i quite like the section at 0:59 where the bass just sits back and drives the beat forward. when the bass is busier it starts to clash with itself so i would turn the release time of that synth down a bunch so it hardly overlaps when you play multiple notes. some of the samples have a click at the end, idk if they're caustic's built in samples but i've never had that issue when i used it, so maybe try making the sample length shorter in beatbox. otherwise there's not a lot really going on and the musical ideas that are here don't really compliment each other well. but i appreciate the unique sounds you used and hope you build on them some more.

important notes on my NGUAC review process: https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1476427/18#bbspost26965604_post_text

I have loved the drums and percussions, this has a good progression, very good job :)