Thank you so much, BlueOceans. That really means a lot, and I feel honored that Lucid's high praise piqued your curiosity! Until McG's recent spate of submissions, I had probably only listened to a handful of Synthwave tracks hereabouts myself, but they all made me want to try my own hand at the genre. Suffice to say, I feel quite validated in the decision.

Luscious leads, you say? Absolutely amazing alliteration, amigo! ^-^

Thanks, man. Gotta love that old school vibe. The feedback is appreciated, and I'm glad you dig the track.

Woo! Thanks a bunch, Lucid. This track was incredibly fun to work on, and those catchy melodies and rich chords still give me goosebumps when I listen, which usually happens with other people's work...not so much with my own. Definitely a genre I'll have to revisit from time to time.

Gori-chan? I love it! And I love getting more compliments on the mix since that's something I've really been working on a lot over the years. I'm also really happy to hear that you needed to listen to this, even though you didn't realize it. What an incredibly nice thing to say. Yes, I can absolutely confirm that my love of these styles aided the process considerably. I started right off knowing where I wanted to go and how I wanted to get there, at least in part.

Brilliant review! Very much appreciated, and totally made my day. ^__^

Many thanks, McG! The review is much appreciated. Of course I gave you a shout out, man. Been loving your recent musical activity, after all.

Really glad to hear that the mix is clean and the sound design is solid, especially since - as always happens with a new genre - one can never quite tell how well something will be received. Tempo changes are just plain fun, and they really seem to enhance the telling of the story. I was sorely tempted to add a key change or two, but ultimately the reprise in the second half ended up being in a slightly different key anyway. Funny how that worked out.

Whew, that's an early morning review! And I'm glad to hear that you were listening on headphones. Always the way to go, unless you've got a really nice speaker setup. Hard to pick out all those subtle nuances on smaller speakers, let alone the laptop or mobile device variety. Especially the bass, and missing out on that would be a shame.

Looking forward to your spruced up tracks! Not to mention your up and coming offerings. I use FL12 for all my stuff, so I don't really know anything about Ableton. Best of luck with the software and stay frosty.