No! Funk YOU!

I like the heavy sidechaining at the beginning and the groovy sound design. The texture really comes together nicely at :16, and I even think you could’ve pushed the snare up a notch in the mix. The lead synth also sounds a bit quiet here, which is a shame because it’s such a neat, quirky synth. You totally nailed the rhythmic content and atmosphere of this one, although the composition feels a bit stale after a while, with the oft-repeated sweeps and near-constant instrumental hierarchy for the first 1.5 minutes. I like the prominent pads during the bridge at 1:47, and also the dreamy synth line at 2:05. Throughout the piece the arrangement feels a bit formulaic, with regular changes to the texture every 8 bars or so, but not much ebb and flow in between. I kept waiting for the really ambitious and cathartic solo to hit the piece home, but it never quite got there. Overall, the mixing and instrumentation are solid here, but you could’ve done a tad more with the composition. You still got my foot tapping, though! Keep at it, TeffyD! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.5/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.5/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.75/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
7.75/10

Thematically and in terms of writing, this piece has my attention. Some choices of mix are impeding however my full enjoyment of it however. Such as around 1 min I'm having difficulty making out the lead above the very prominent bass and chords on the side. I also struggle to hear the chuckas in the right ear over a heavy reverb wash and the same aforementioned issue.

I think the bassline could stand to have more octave jumps or a sub bass applied to it. It's quite thin for the heavy house drums, which may have benefited from a 70's style snare and less present clap. Otherwise the bass sounds a bit gridlocked for the funk rhythm being played and seems to play almost the same exact octave jump jig throughout. As prominent as it is in the mix, that took away some of my attention from your very pretty writing as well. Some variation there in rhythm or bass reharmonization might help.

I also can't recall any big cymbal transitions, but I did enjoy the sweeps. Something is missing there and I don't know what it is.

Other than that, solid piece. I only wish it were longer! Thanks for coming out to NGADM!

Sounds very good I like it

such a good song !