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Hahaha I'll try to explain it better, but let's use this image as a reference:

(remembering that this is one of the ways we can mix a song, however, to explain to you what I meant, it will be easier to guide us by this model, hahahaha)

Basically, we have two incredible vectors for “positioning” the tracks/stems/lines, which are: Panorama and Reverb. 

“PAN” helps to shift the sound to the right, left and/or spread the width of the volume of what we're hearing. Reverberation gives us a sense of the depth positioning of what we're hearing (whether it's closer or further away - remember that I'm talking about “basically”, as there are many other factors such as reflection, type of material, etc.). 

So I think you've understood how much we can play with where we want each instrument to be in a way that relates left/right to near/far, where the volume (db) will give us the amount of force to notice.

Returning to the image, now look at how the author positioned the instruments. As well as getting a sense of volume and pan, we can also interpret that the height at which he placed the names of the instruments could also be the distance from the central convergence of the image from near to far.

So, finally, answering your question about your composition (lol): the impression of fluctuation is more to do with the fact that I can't understand if it's on purpose that the instruments don't have a fixed positioning during your music or if it's so that they behave as if they were floating from side to side. That's what I meant: if it's to float, make it more obvious (which makes sense, as they sound like they're being played by ghost musicians hahahahah).

(sorry for my English, I'm Brazilian)

Of course!

A very simplified and shallow addendum to the historical context:

“funk carioca“ is a style that arose in Brazil's urban peripheries, mainly in Rio de Janeiro (”carioca” is a term for those born in the capital). The artists had no money and no access to musical instruments or technological resources. So, they could only buy some K7 tapes that had some simple percussion from Japanese keyboards and some American ones. Then they would improvise very popular and simple lyrics over these beats. And most of them were funk and disco. But the media abrace it and today is a explosion here in South America.

References:

This is the anthem of funk carioca:

This song brought the style to the Brazilian masses in the 2000s:

This is how the “funk carioca” style is today:

This other song shows how the style influences even hiphop or rap:

Thanks man! Thanks for pointing out the points I liked drawing in the track.

Man, what an incredible bass line, I liked this mix of tones with this salsa y merengue feel, to me it's as if Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers had collaborated with Carlos Santana and posted this piece on David504's channel.

My silly opinion: the “leftovers” in the bass line could be echoed more, but not enough to make the bass sound too spacey. I'd make a duplicate of the main bass stem, equalize it to enhance the bass and treble more, leaving the midrange almost imperceptible, open up the width of this duplicate, add a super reverb effect to match the rest of the mix: I think your bass would have a brilliant stage to showcase all the wonderful lines you've composed!

(sorry for my English, it's not my native language)

Thanks! I enjoyed so much design it! 

What a sensational drum line. I liked every proposal in the sections! I loved the weight of the guitars and the way they reacted with the rest of the instrument proposals and accompaniments.

A silly detail from my perspective: I missed a contrapuntal fill (be it an effect or an arpeggiated design with a sharper or less virtuosic and straighter guitar, I don't know if you know what I mean, ahahahah). All the instruments are in their places in a fantastic way, both in the mix and in the sound space, congratulations!

Wow this is so nice to read! Thanks so much for your kindness and keep up too!

Oh! Thanks for lovely words! I appreciate it :)

What a fantastic and embracing introduction! It bought me on board with the sound proposals you presented. I loved the synthwave proposal with the orchestral strokes! I missed less compression, letting the instruments shine more, a little more chaos would give a more creative perspective to the melodic proposals. I loved the chord progressions, the arpeggios and especially the development of the sections.

It's great to see how you give space to the melodic line of each instrument. I like the proposal of each line as if they were guiding our ear like a fun, dancing funeral march!

These arpeggios are wonderful! The theme plays a lot with the genres you mentioned, it was amazing! You developed each section, played with the possibilities of the timbres presented, I loved it. There's room for all the progressions. Fantastic!

I loved how you led the chords of the song! What a delicious tone to listen to and the mix is spaced out brilliantly.

The bass takes us to one side and then throws us into a section that feels like a macabre but magical portal. It's excellent! Congratulations!

Thanks so much for your kindness :)

Man, what a wonderful mix! I liked every aspect of the presentation. I loved this City Pop take on an 80s advertisement in a pixelated game. Each instrumental presentation is in its proper time, the two main sections have their roles well established and, I never thought that some colors would match so well until I heard your piece.

Congratulations!

Man, what a fun song! You're great at counterpoint, I loved the tonal solutions you took and the presentation of the melody. I feel it has a very "Latin Flavor" to it, despite the thematic pattern you bring. It's a beat that brings a dark feeling plus the desire to dance on the run, ahahhaha

A silly detail of mine: every stem in your composition is floating. If it's on purpose, I'd make it more obvious, because it's really cool to feel that fluctuation in headphones, almost bordering on headroom. If not, I'd recommend leveling the spacing in proportion to the volumes of each instrument. There's so much creativity in the instruments that they'd look better in a simpler way.

I loved the ghostly influences, along with the orchestral flirtation. I managed to get a picture of Bernard Herrmann driving a kart on the ghost track in Mario Kart 64. Congratulations! 

A silly detail of mine: your composition has super-creative sections that could be repeated with changes or progressions that would make the music longer and the auditory memory more active. In other words, your music makes me want to listen to it again and again, because it's so much fun - but all the section is very short.

I loved the bass line. What a wonderful loop you've created with the progression of instrument inputs. Section two holds the thematic feel well. But the sax was a wonderful surprise. Congratulations! A silly detail of mine: I missed the music spreading out more in the mix. Not the volume itself, but the width.

What a fantastic bass line! It went super well with the ostentatious proposal of the piano in an unbelievable way. Congratulations. I'd just put the instruments more spread out in the spatiality of the mix: Bass and Drums in the center, Piano as wide as possible and the rest wherever you wanted, which would only give it more Groove.

Wow I like all the colors of this track! It was so glad to listen it!

Thanks so much! Yes, I just remember to check this point when I finished the track, and when I down low, it loss the "sauce thing" hahahahaha Thanks for your kindness

Thanks man! I appreciate it :)

Thanks for the words! In my country, percussive sounds are our thing! The bitcrushed vocals is a bit part of an audio at the child show of my childhood. Thanks for your kindness :)

Thanks for advise! I will do it, but I will not compress because "the sauce" of this style called "funk carioca" that exist in my country. The volume is over level 

Thanks so much! Really happy for your compliments!

Thanks! This is so nice do read! I forget to fix LUFF after my mix... sorry for ear trouble!