@2GooD Productions
Grinding - The broken piano chords with the panning delay is a nice foundation for this! I like that you used, what sounds like a square synth, to pluck out complimentary notes from the piano arpeggios. Then you have the subtle rhodes picking up on the chords but used as a rhythmic element. Cool departure from your typical drums. One nit pick, check the chord on the strings at 0:21. Sounds like the middle note is flat or the top note is sharp. I'm assuming you were trying to massage them to blend with the vocals (which are a nice touch). If you can't get them quite perfectly, I think the chord at 0:19 could fit with the vocals. Otherwise, really cool and I like that you used different sounds and drum style!
Hardstyle - Did not see this going from early 90s smooth jazz to choral! In fact, I don't think most people could actually pull a switch like that off. I like the space you have on the drums. It's almost got an industrial quality as it kinda sounds like the drum kit sitting in an empty warehouse. Not sure if it was a cognizant choice; but that space on the drums matches the choral vocals nicely. Sound/sample selection choice is good too. All elements fit well together - and for how ambitious the track is, it doesn't feel TOO cluttered or aimless. I think longer arrangements with big changes and a lot of elements can lose their direction, but you do a good job of bringing everything back and putting a nice little bow on it.
@DJ Excellence
Smooth and silky! Grosso Modo = "Phat Style"? Not familiar with the original but the vocals have this golden era flow and the beat does a good job accentuating that. I thought the vocals were maybe a bit low in the mix, which is fine because the beat is super dope! I've tried years to get that paper-sizzle snare with just the right decay length! Love this!
