I like the ominous mood at the beginning. It quickly starts sounding more dreamy than ominous when the harmonies come in at :15. The atmosphere is nice, and the chord progression is simple, yet satisfying. The piece is slow to develop, though, and the texture remains very thin throughout. The recording quality is pretty good, though, and I’m enjoying the atmospheric harmonies at around the 2-minute mark. There’s a bit of atonality in the texture at around 2:30, and sometimes when you hit the higher notes in the guitar it’s pretty conspicuously out-of-tune. I think it might also be advisable to consolidate some of your harmonic ideas here and create a more cohesive piece. I liked the addition of the bass and drums at around 4 minutes in, although the guitars and drums don’t sync up well all the time. I’d suggest putting the recordings into a DAW and trying to quantize each instrument to the beat. The texture comes together better towards the end, and I like the consistent warm tone of the piece. You could use a bit more structural contrast overall. A more prominent guitar solo towards the end would’ve done a lot to hit this piece home. Overall, I like the relaxing tone, instrumentation, and production. Just needs a little more coherence in the composition. Keep at it, Rash12! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.25/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.75/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.75/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.5/1
Composite score
7/10