I like the ominous mood at the beginning and the slidey bass. Some of the instrumentation is a bit cheesy, like the kick drum or the pads at :26, and at times the mix sounds a tad strained, like at :40. I’m a little torn about the tempo change at :55 - it definitely took a few passes for me to get used to it. At 1:55, the texture is a bit bottom-heavy and the mix sounds a bit overwhelmed again. The drop at 2:10 is especially minimal and grating, but catchy, and my favorite part of the piece is at 2:34. I love the blissful mood of the synths, the vocal samples, and rhythmic content there. I like how you brought the piece full-circle at the end with the pensive arpeggios and smooth “slidey” sub-bass. At some point, I might’ve liked to hear either some greater variety in the drops or more dynamic melodic content, but admittedly 2:34 helped scratch that itch a bit. Overall, this is a very creative piece with some unique sound design, a great sense of energy and drive, and appealing danceable quality. The mastering could use a bit of tightening up in places, but overall this is a solid effort. Keep at it, Solarloe! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.5/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.5/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.75/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.75/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.75/1
Composite score
7.5/10

Sounding solid at your intro. Nice and weird harmonic minor. It sounds like everything has been phased or chorused which leaves the center of the track feeling somewhat weak.

I appreciate the kick chaos. Would like to hear more hihat or snare there.

Growls sound wild af. Dig that. Want to hear more of your cymbals and hihats here. It sounds like the track was mixed at a quite loud volume prior to mastering fx being applied. I generally recommend to mix at a quieter volume prior to the master, leaving between 3 and 6 dB of headroom for the compressor to take care of.

The switchups throughout make this a strong composition. I want a more centered bass from 250 hz and below. There are plugins for that. May also appreciate some sub below that to make it nice and beefy.

Really enjoyed the listen. Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

That's a pretty solid track, get it!? Jokes aside it's pretty trippy and acidic. Good job!