I like the echo-y guitar at the beginning and the crisp drums and smooth bass at :21. The phased synths in the background were a nice touch, too. Love the injection of energy at :43 and the call-and-response action between the chaotic melodic patterns and the groovy bass riffs. The mix seems to have a really strong high-pass filter on it, although overall the production quality is very good here. The arrangement of the piece is a bit hard-to-follow at times, with a lot of fairly sudden transitions and twists and turns, like 2:00, but the sound design and rhythmic patterns tie everything together nicely. The piece could also use a stronger sense of an overarching direction at times, with a longer solo or other moment of arrival and climax. The atmospheric bridge at 3:09 helps scratch that itch a bit, and I like how it transitions so smoothly into the re-intro at 3:36. Really helps bring the piece full-circle. Overall, this is really strong work, FourTHat3! I love the sound design, melodies, variety, and creative compositional details. Keep up the good work! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1.25/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
2/2
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?)
.75/1
Composite score
9.25/10

The only problem I have with this song is the bass feels squashed up and overly tight. The finger picking sounds FANTASTIC. You should do it more often.

But yeah, give the bass some more body in the low range so the kick doesn't stick out like a sore thumb as the only thing in that range, and this would get a near perfect ten from me. I might also swap drums to something with more snare body as well.

Excellent lead writing and phrasing.

I love this, you are amazing