Cool, but very bassey.
Again you pump out a ridiculously original song with a structure which is unheard of in music :D. You're also really good at it, so I'm not complaining. This sounds so perfect for a flash game, really, especially in some sort of sewer level like Acid-Paradox mentioned (sorry for comparing your song to a sewer :P). But yeah, a very cool and original song, I love it!
Starting with what impressed me the most, it'd be the structure which as you said was out-of-the-ordinary. You had occasional time signature changes, and introduced new sections in the song which were completely unexpected and surprising, yet still leave me thinking 'wow that actually worked out really well' after hearing them. Not only that, but the different sections were all interesting and enjoyable, especially the one at 2:14 where the song subtly goes into a quieter ambient part and at 2:28 a triangle wave-like synth plays an exceptionally catchy melody. The section that followed afterwards was awesome too. All in all, you've managed to make something both really original and and really interesting in terms of structure. And that got you a lot of points. And points are naic.
Moving on. The instruments that you used at times really had nothing to do with each other, yet you still managed to fit them together and they really gave the song that interesting and unique feel. The arabic/egyptian like instrument had a really cool sound and fit perfectly with the melodies it was playing. Additionally, the bells were incredibly fitting too, particularly in the intro. Lastly, the sounds you used for the percussion were extraordinary. The snare/clap sounded fantastic, and I'm hearing some ethnic influences such as tambourines, bongoes, etc... I have but one complaint about the sounds. That kick is so punchy that I think it covers the listener in bruises by the time s/he's done listening to the song. I think for this song you could have gone for a little less punchy kick and a little more of an atmospheric kick.
On to the production. It was great, as your production skills typically suggest. Everything was heard very clearly and nothing popped out too much EXCEPT that bass, which brings me to my next point. This song has one hell of a bass, and I think that it would help if you tone down the bass a bit. Maybe it's just me, but I think that the bass took over the mix a bit too much.
I don't really have much to say about the composition. The rhythms, time signature changes and melodies were all flawlessly done and I thoroughly enjoyed them. You actually almost got my head bobbing at 2:55, and that's an incredible feat. Excellent job.
I'll talk about the percussion and intro/outro in one paragraph, beginning with the percussion. As usual, your beats were brilliant, and very well varied without sounding too random. From what I'm hearing, you put a lot of detail into the percussion, and therefore it was right at home with the melodies and rhythms that you had going. I especially liked the bongoes you used later on in the song. So yeah, other than that kick, I loved every aspect of the percussion. Now, when it comes to the intro, I admit that it was one of the best intros I've ever heard on NG. So subtle and quiet, but started the song up perfectly. No complaint about the intro. I also liked the outro too. Very original approach, which still left a satisfying result.
Now for my cheesy overall conclusion. This song is very good. Sure, the bass is quite overpowering and the kick is too punchy in my opinion, but the whole song had such an awesome vibe to it. Seriously, your stuff is awesome. So awesome you've beat Danman87 in my favourite artists list, making you second place :D. Keep up the extraordinary work!
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Note: This is your NGADM competition Round 4 review, which I took ages to post on here.