I like the spacey pad at the beginning and the distorted bass. The lead synth at :20 is a bit cheesy, but I like the upbeat mood and quirky percussion. The pad that starts fading in at around 1:05 clashes a bit harmonically with the lead - it sounds like they’re competing for attention a bit too much there. The breakdown at 1:25 came on a bit suddenly, but I like the bright pads at 1:42 and the rhythmic content. The melodic variations later on are nice, and I’m usually not a huge fan of fade-outs, but I think this one works well here. Overall, this is a cute and well-structured piece. Sometimes, the reverb on the pads is a bit too much - I think that might be part of the reason why the harmonies clash a bit at times. Still, solid work all around. Keep at it, 50Steaks! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1.25/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.25/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.5/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.5/1
Composite score
7/10

pretty basic but quite pleasant melody & chords! liking the contrast of straight and triplet rhythms. mix is very muddy and messy, would look at the bringing the master limiter level down a little and moving or removing some of the bass elements around so they don't clash as much. way too much reverb on the kick drum. could use some more inspired synth programming instead of the flex preset sounding supersaws and such. good effort though!

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

I really like this one. It feels so much more different than the other ones and I really like how you're starting to mix things up a little. Feels much less ominous and much more friendly and slightly happy. I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that. I really like how you had a little reset section where you played the intro again. I think it was really nice and impactful. Welldone 50Steaks. I think you did really well on this one :).

Sounds great, but the kick has reverb?. is occupying the mix and some instruments. this great one just need to clean the kick reverb a little more.

i love how you combine this sort of folksy sense of melody with a sort of industrial design! it is almost krautrock in ways, reminds me a little of Roedelius or Momus? this is my favorite thus far! i have really been enjoying your project!