I dig your overall sense of melody and choice of sounds. I do think you have a bit of the tendency I have to create overly complex melodic progressions though. I've found that I do this so I don't get bored with my own music...but the impact on a new listener is different. Most people respond more favorably to more simple melodies, something that will stick in their head and they can maybe hum or whistle. Maybe that seems more pop-oriented, but my ear at least likes to be able to quickly recognize patterns in each part of the track if that makes sense. Think recurring melodies but at the same time avoiding over-repetitiveness.
Love the acoustic drum sounds, I'm determined to use more of these going forward in my music making, as my background was originally a drummer.
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