Very cool
Yo dude, it's been a while.
You've been a bit hard on yourself in regard to this track! The introduction is beautifully atmospheric and left-field. The loungey drumloop and acoustic bass are awesome. Though the drum loop I think wants to be a bit louder against the low pads.
I hunger for more grit on the square lead though, seems a bit clean though the melody is very infectious and complimented by the strings well. Yes, definately excellent strings in this track.
In summary, this rocks! I love the ambient elements. Only complaints, the lead needs more attitude and the drumloop wants to be more energetic in my opinion. Keep it up!
I'm still hanging around to check out the music of my home-boys, dont worry!
It's true that I've scaled back my Newgrounds efforts though. Bandspace.com and garageband.com seem to offer more opportunities, I recommend you check it out, probably more up your alley. Newgrounds is a wasteland pretty much :(