I like the airy pads at the beginning. There’s a bit of harmonic dissonance in the texture with those electric piano riffs, and the mix is pretty muddy and indistinct. I’d suggest taking some of the reverb off of the pads and doing more with panning and compression. The percussion at 1:19 is a bit cheesy and unpolished, but I like the dreamy melodies at 1:38. The injection of energy at 2:20 was a welcome change to the texture, and the rich atmosphere at 3:20 or so is especially nice. You have a strong sense of progression and harmony, although as a whole the piece seems pretty dragged-out, and the sound design is full of cliche and preset-quality choices. I also would’ve liked to hear more melodic content later in the piece - I felt like the track needed a more distinct climactic section to tie it together. That said, overall the mood, rich texture, and phrasing help sell me on this piece. A tad more attention to mixing and sound design next time could help you move this track into the 8-range or higher. Keep at it, OddaSykes! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1.25/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.5/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.25/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.5/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
7/10

sounds very dense! it can be hard to glue a lot of thick textures together and get a cohesive sound but for the most part you've managed it. there's a lot of nice brighter elements scattered about to add depth and space, loving that. i think if the song ended at 3:48 with the bitcrushed drumkit it would be a lot more satisfying, but as it stands there's a lot of progression but the movement between sections isn't particularly interesting. the main drum pattern is a bit too busy i think, takes a lot of space out of the main sections and with the syncopation of the other lines it sometimes makes the downbeats hard to follow. wasn't very much drum variation either and you really need it on a 7 minute song with a complex main drum beat. cool track overall though

important notes on my NGUAC review process: https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1476427/18#bbspost26965604_post_text