great track. love how the drums are moving, and all the timbres fit together well. reminds me much of daft punk. it does, however, seem like its playing real far away in a garage too often. a great effect, but the upfront moments could use quite a touch more lows and highs, for the sake of fidelity. really, for the sake of contrasting those banging moments against the more relaxed sections. it is highly cohesive, all the sounds really working in the same space. but, you really may want to bring that guitar out in particular into a higher fidelity. and then make it all bounce.

at 4:45, it's pulled off excellently. that switch from quiet and confined to open and explosive, i would like more.

I really like the ominous atmosphere at the beginning and the gritty edge to the texture. The piece is a little slow to develop at first, and I found it a bit disorienting when the atmosphere completely fades away at around :32. The distorted guitars are nice, but the texture at :48 sounds rather indistinct and bass-heavy. The sound design is enjoyable, but the texture could be more well-balanced to include more treble-range instruments. That said, the mix holds up pretty well in spite of the bottom-heavy frequency balance. The transition back to the murky atmosphere at 2:39 is rather sudden, though, and in general I think you could’ve done a lot more with this piece harmonically. The distorted synth at 3:12 sounds really nice. It sounds forlorn and yet also relaxed in a state of complete acceptance. You also do a good job of integrating the atmospheric flair with the guitars at 3:42. I think that section is still pretty repetitive, and lacks a lot of dynamic melodic content. I also think the piece has a lot of reverb and some relatively weak drums that could use sharpening in the mix. Overall, my favorite elements of the piece are the sound design and atmosphere. I think the composition and, to a lesser extent, mixing, could use some more polish, though. Either way, this is a fun, catchy, and unique piece. Keep at it, SourJovis! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.5/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.25/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
1/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.75/1
Composite score
7.75/10

Great atmosphere. Great progression.
Good job with combining so many requirements in one song, heh.

Nicee! The overdriven guitar licks and poppy bass really drive the piece. that synth at 3:02 really breaks everything up really nicely for that harder final chorus good stuff!

I dig it. Reminds of those funky space games from the 90s..great atmosphere. good luck on the game too, sounds really cool, keep us posted posted