Heard this a few times in this past week's Office Hours with the Sages and I was all about "Tone these drums DOWN, there's no synergy!". Josh admitted he was too close to things to be able to say whether that should happen or not, but Melly Mel thankfully knew what was up, so we got the adjustments to pull 'em back, particularly during the middle of the track. :-P
Great treatment of the theme. Major props for Nemo's stylish and emotive delivery which effectively handled two styles of vocal performance; I enjoyed the treatment on her vocals to give them a spacious feel. I appreciated the story behind the lyrics; very cool!
A subtle thing, but strong use of the SFX at the beginning and at 3:09 to bookend the piece. The drumming was good, it just needed to know its place amidst this soundscape, which was subordinate to the vocals. :-) The DoD version would have gotten my approval as is, and there's no major changes, but it's nice to have an even stronger version now. Just need to get a proper fade to 0 here, but that's easy enough.
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