The minimal bass line at the beginning and string drone at the beginning helped set the mood pretty well. The vocals were a good idea, although I think the recording quality could be better. I liked the minimal beat at :29. It was catchy, and the filtering helped keep things engaging. The open hat at :52 is a little generic, but the texture starts filling out a little more during the 2nd minute. Some of the synths are pretty cliche, but the production is clean and crisp. I also liked the atmospheric bridge at 1:29. The ABA structure of the piece between the rhythmic and atmospheric sections was effective, although I think you could’ve fleshed out the composition a lot more here. The harmonic progression isn’t very original, the texture is thin throughout, and the piece has almost no melodic content, sense of storytelling, or directionality. Strong work overall with the production quality, fun vocal samples, and rhythmic content, but the lack of creativity in the arrangement and harmonies hurt you a bit here. Keep at it, JohnnyFrizz! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
2/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.5/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.25/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.5/1
Composite score
6.25/10

Notbad at all

I really like this piece and love the drop about 1:40 to 1:50 ish its a nice effect I think you could have had more of those drops on this throughout the whole piece but overall this was cool I like your effort and energy in this one keep up the great work.

~~SUGGESTED IDEAS~~
love the drop about 1:40 to 1:50 ish its a nice effect I think you could have had more of those drops on this throughout the whole piece

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The quality is definitely enveloped in this kickin' catchy masterpiece. The bouncing mainline definitely carries this track throughout giving an insatiable desire to dance. Again, the command presence is very prevalent in that bassline.

The idea of dancing, then stopping and then back to dancing really works well for what you produced this track for with minimalism. You definitely made a vast improvement fixing the repetition and created more variation progressing this danceable tune into a great climax. Again, the supporting/harmonizing synth that comes in around 1:28 really carries this track into my favorite part with those smooth pads at 1:57, which really opens this track. That short build up around 3:05 sounds much cleaner and natural feeling with the filtered/phased build up making it sound more dynamic.

Overall man, this definitely sounds 10x better than the initial release. Incredible work and one hell of a banger, Johnny!

The Frizz, hah, I do like the idea! XD The beat didn't stop nearly enough to really make a game out of this, though the little stops it did have were unexpected, considering the wholesome waveform otherwise. Was thinking it wouldn't be a challenge at all with the NG player, but they're still camouflaged pretty well here. Short bits.

Overall it flows together well. The sound quality feels balanced, the variation's definitely there, the rhythm and all keeps you pretty hooked in. Reminds me of house/dance around the millennium, not so much the newer stuff, but maybe there's a lot of this still being made that I just don't hear. Feels like the that saw-like sound's not so common. That it's more drawn-out and reverby these days. But what do I know. Gives me a good dose of nostalgia that way though!

A blast to listen too! Good stuff.

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Much fun indeed. :)