I like the ominous and somewhat exotic sound design at the beginning. The texture is pretty bass-heavy, and the harmonic content is a bit thin for much of the piece. The nature FX build up at :35 is a little drawn-out, but I like the catchy beats at :48 and the foreboding vocals. The mix is pretty clear and loud, if a bit dry, and after a while I’m craving more moving notes and dynamism in the composition. You start to overuse the vocal samples quite a bit later on, too. The new vocal samples and percussion at 2:40 offered some nice variety, but the texture remains quite thin until the end. I also like the fuller, glitchy section at 3:12, although the arrangement of these fun sections towards the end is a tad choppy, relying on stop-start transitions and drum fills a lot. Despite the cool sound design and catchy rhythmic content, the composition of this piece is just a bit underwhelming. The thematic content is fun, but overall I wanted to see you do more with the harmonies and overarching structural details. Still, it’s been a pleasure listening to your tracks throughout this competition, and I wish you the best with your future projects! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
.75/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.25/1
Composite score
6/10

The percussion stands out right off the bat in this bad boy. I love that whistling before that massive build. This grooves and soothes the demon inside me. I love it so far. If there were a speaker wall and this song was coming out of it then I would challenge it to a battle to the death. It is entrancing in the rhythm that you chose. It changes up right when the listener needs it to. I am still fond of the second section (right around 3:40) of this song but not as much as the first. That isn't to say that I don't love it... Those whirling zaps are hypnotic and well timed with the breathing bass of this creation. It is alive. It might last a little too long to some but to me it is perfect. Thanks for this. I needed it.