I like the eerie atmosphere at the beginning. Some of the synths sound a bit cheesy and unpolished, though, including the “lead” echo-y one at the very beginning. The intro also drags on for a bit too long here without a strong sense of development. I like how you start really playing up the dissonance by about :40, but the synth at :44 still comes in way too suddenly and just completely hijacks the mix. Toning down the synth’s reverb a tad might help make more room for the drums, which are getting heavily distorted by 1:20 or so.
Especially during the busier sections, it might help to use equalizers more often. Also known as EQs, they’ll help you filter out the frequencies in the harmonic instruments (i.e., pretty much everything except the bass and drums) below about 200 Hertz. That’ll make all of the instruments sound much clearer because instruments with a similar frequency range tend to distort each other, especially on the low end of the spectrum. You may already know about equalizers, but you should use them way more often, is the point.
I also found the harmonic content of this piece to be very minimal and repetitive. There are long sections of this piece (like 2:20 to 3:10) where each instrument is playing a maximum of 2-3 unique notes. You clearly have a good sense of rhythm and progression, but working to layer more interesting and variational harmonic patterns on top of each other would really help take this piece to the next level.
Until then, I thought the content that is already here was catchy, and had some cool sound design elements. The acid bass at 3:12 is really groovy and alien-like, and the sweeps towards the end (4:30ish on) add a nice sense of apprehensiveness too. Keep at it, OANSHY! ^_^
Mixing, mastering, and balance
.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.5/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.5/1
Composite score
5/10