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[Thing]

I really like this: the melody, harmony, the balance, the dynamics, the progression, all of the major things about this song hit their mark. The criticism I'm offering is basically me nit-picking some aspects of the song that just don't sit right with me, so feel free to ignore it if I'm misinterpreting the work.
1) The vocals in some areas (I noticed more in the beginning) seem unclear. The tone and air is on point, but it would be nice to be able to comprehend the lyrics on the first listen. Maybe I'm just bad at understanding modern lyrical music, though, or maybe it was meant to add to the atmosphere.
2) The musical foreshadowing of the glitch/gore effect in the second section as well as the crescendo at the end of that section I don't think is pulled off very well; I don't think those sound effects are inserted in such a way as to feel natural musically, and the sudden cutoff of the crescendo feels too unnatural relative to the theme presented. This is supposed to be a halloween piece, I get it, but the rest of it doesn't completely feel like that; when you do insert the halloween-y sounds in this part it's very out of place. By the end they do seem natural again, but it seems like it could have been inserted better in the first place to keep the unsettling feeling more consistent, like what you did in the first section.
3) A couple sound effects seem a little to echo-y compared to the rest, namely the ones that sound like some sort of machinery or gas pipe.
Other than my really annoying criticisms I love this piece, but I think it's better like this than if it was a full song. Glad for the upload though, and I hope you enjoyed your spoop-tacular halloween!
Note: I don't know whether to give this piece a 4.5 stars or 5, because of just the little tiny things that likely only bother me. Eh, screw it, enjoy another 5 stars :).

steampianist responds:

Thank you for the detailed review

[Leech Boy]

What, no mention of Slug Man? I am disappoint.

steampianist responds:

sorry

[-Koto-]

I found this to be a really easy listening song, mostly because of all the repetition and the Koto instrument. You did a really good job with this song! The only thing I would say to add is another cadence for the Koto to play as the sole melody. Still, I'd love to have this play in the background as I'm on my computer!

I'm new to constructive criticism (and am new to writing and analyzing music), so if I have bad judgement please ignore me ;)