I like the percussion at the beginning. The mix is very loud and punchy. Great instrumentation and mood/theme. The chords at 1:00 are clearly heavily compressed and/or sidechained, which gave them a bit of an unnatural-sounding pulse. I also thought the transition at 1:30 was quite abrupt. You really overused the “salsa” vocal sample after a while, too. The “hey” vocals toward the end didn’t add much to the piece IMO - perhaps they could’ve worked better if you had introduced them earlier. I liked the trumpet solo at 1:45, though. Overall, the composition/structuring seem a bit formulaic and cyclical, but you won me over with the fun mood and atmosphere. Keep at it, Dukebartje. ;)
7.5/10