really torn on this one! the first and last chord stack sections feel really nice but the middle of the song for me seems like a lot of ideas that work well in a vacuum but never have enough time to dig their roots in. the little squarewave arp doesn't provide a strong enough melodic throughline to navigate through the structural chaos for me, either. the very bassy snare is an odd choice, and the vocal section feels a little corny to me, but otherwise the sound design and mixing is great.

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I love the echo-y vocals and powerful piano chords at the beginning. The chord progression is a bit generic, but the drop at :22 is super catchy and the rest of the sound design is also really cool. The balance of the mix seems a bit off, though - namely, the drums are a bit flat at times, and the bass is a tad too loud. The transition into :24 is also pretty abrupt, and in general the pacing of the piece is a little too fast. You transition from energetic to mellow to glitchy breaks to piano ballad really quickly. Especially in such a short piece, it might help the listener stay oriented if you spaced out the different sections a bit more. I certainly wanted the part at :45 to be at least twice as long, and I’m also envisioning more gradual transitions at 1:53 and other places. The compositional details here are really nice, though, including the vocals at 1:41 and the rhythmic content throughout. This is a really distinctive piece with some refreshing sound design, Enysmo. Keep it up! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.75/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.5/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
1/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
9/10

Funky! The first thing that caught me about this song is the structure, it's very different than what I'm used to. It gets more normal structure after the middle, but the beginning was really interesting full of unexpected drops and twists. The bass is mixed super well and the instrumentation is awesome and heavy. The melody was also really pretty. I think the thing that makes this song the most unique is the unpredictability of what comes next and when, which makes this super refreshing to listen to. Awesome work, keep it up!!