I like the nature sound effects at the beginning and the murky sound design. It’s a bit hard to follow the rhythm once that eerie synth at :28 starts fading in, and the progression is pretty choppy. By :57, the sound design begins to sound a bit grating, and the minimal texture throughout is also not a draw. The rhythmic content is pretty catchy, and overall the instrumentation is pretty cool, but the composition could’ve been a tad more developed, especially harmonically. I know the abrupt transitions are on purpose, but combined with the experimental sound design and minimalism the piece just came across as a tad too experimental imo. Creating some more well-balanced harmonies during the drops and smoothing over the arrangement would go a long way towards improving this piece imo. Until then, thanks for coming out to the NGUAC this year, Embyeee, and congrats on getting this far! ^_^
Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
.5/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.75/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
1/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.25/1
Composite score
6/10