This is a fantastic soundscape. I feel a lot of fear and also wonderment at the same time. Your use of gates is fantastic, as is that crash around 02:00. Completely took my by surprise. Wonderful job on this whole tune!

Whoa I must have missed this one, it's amazing what you did with the samples! They sound like completely new and unique. Congrats on 5th!

This is really a cool track. It has so much diversity which is it's greatest strength. I really like how you have crafted the sounds and made it dark and moody. What plugins did you use? With that said I think (which may not be true) that it would have been greatly benefited by a main melody to keep it focused. But overall the track is lush and interesting. Keep posting more.

Interesting title! I liked the percussion at the beginning, and the ambient, drone-like sounds that slowly started creeping in. Nice job with the sound design and progression. It has a really engrossing, dark mood about it, although it's a little minimalistic and slow-to-heat-up. The sound effects at 1:13 were cool. Sounds like someone took quite a large dose of LSD before landing on this island. I like the theme/mood of the piece, but I think it really should've picked up in energy before 1:55. It didn't need to be 5 minutes long. That said, I think the mixing and mastering is generally pretty good - I can hear everything clearly throughout. It would make great background music for a movie or something. The structure is well-done, and it's pretty smooth-flowing too. I think the part at 3:17 helped offer some structural relief effectively. Interesting how it starts to take on a more tranquil mood at 3:45, if still somewhat eerie. The mood and atmosphere you've created with this piece are just outstanding, and I love how you finish the piece as you began it. The full-circle technique is extremely effective IMO. Keep up the great work, Daru925! ;)

I have yet to listen to all of the contest entries but I enjoyed this one a lot and wouldn't be surprised if it makes it into the top three. The song is interesting and has just the right amount of variety throughout its length. I can easily imagine and find myself in the scenery that you described - good job!