(disclaimer: AIM judge review here! these are just my opinions and thoughts, you can take from them whatever you like! music is subjective and all that. <3)

really enjoying the slow build of this one, the idm-oriented rhythms and percussion, the glitchier textures, and the colorful modal harmony. enough new ideas and sections get introduced over time that the long length of the track feels justified, and it all holds together nicely. kinda reminds me of modern 65daysofstatic at times. it does feel a bit like abstract music for abstract art, which i can dig, though i'm curious if there was anything specific you wanted to convey in the process; but at the base level, the artwork seems like it could be the cover of an idm album, and so i'm not really finding it at odds with the art you chose or anything. it's a solid abstract track!

AIM 2023 Judge Review

This is an entry in which I really would have loved to hear more about the process behind making it. When working with an art inspiration that seems so abstract, it would be interesting to know more about how you interpreted the work and how you think that reflects in the music.

As far as what I think about this piece's connection to its art inspiration, there are a lot of interesting things going on in the sound design and the texture amidst its repetitive loop pattern that feel like they're playing around with details without sounding too concrete. I like that the recurring idea is set up in a matter where the only way to resolve it is to repeat itself over and over. There also appears to be some timbral shifts in the instrument carrying this melody at around the 2:07 mark onwards - sounds like there's some filtering or distortion going on and I love how this gradual change affects the colouration of the track without being a melodic change.

This entry overall has a general sense of urgency and forward motion as it culminates to its third section. The struggle for me is that I don't really feel like this art has that sense of urgency or any sort of unsettling undertones. The reds are not as harsh and are more muted - it doesn't really seem as futuristic as the music (imo) implies. But that's not to say I don't understand the connection between the music and the art. I think the way the instruments shift in tone, the use of the chopped up vocal samples and the way the layers are placed or added/removed gives just enough discernibility like the shapes in the art. Everything is set up in a way that is tangible while also being strange and a little off-putting and I think that's a good approach to an abstract work of art that has "Untitled" in its name.

gypsy scale in 7, very nice. has my stars

one of your best works and definitely one of my favorite tracks from u

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful track my man, good luck with the contest!