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Getting some slight Boards of Canada vibes with the psuedo-wind instruments and the FM-synth sounding keyboards.  Love the fuzzed out feel and that heavy kick; the percussion in here sounds great creates a really dancy, head-bopping rhythm.  Great sound design and mixing.  My only constructive feedback would be the stereo imaging, as the song is very center weighted.  Especially considering the electronic nature of the production, more left/right panning seems like it would work very well here.

I actually got chills when the higher vocal melodies come in around 1:30.  Another medieval masterpiece.  My only criticism is there aren't any V-I cadences.

... Just kidding.  Great job reviving melodies and textures that seem all but forgotten these days.

This was so well orchestrated and mixed.  Top notch stuff.  Complex harmonies and driving motivic rhythms keep this moving and surprising.  Hard to find something constructive here, it's very well done.

Texturally and harmonically this is really unique.  Great choice of instruments and you're not stuck in a single key, you're pulling all sorts of fun chords from different keys.  The rhythm is really well done.  The only thing I'm not a fan of is that "clicking" percussive noise that sounds almost like clipping to me, it's kind of distracting.  Aside from that, this was one of my favorite listens.  Great job!!

I dig the sound design and love the changeup into the new section at 1:47.  Very well mixed.  I feel like it should be a lot louder given the electronic production, it just seems too quiet.  The psuedo-wind synth leads are so well done, texturally and melodically.  I do not agree that this is too minimal.  You're playing around with a single driving melodic idea and it works.  This submission definitely stands out for me.

I said it in the last jam, and I'll say it again, I'm getting strong Emerson Lake and Palmer vibes and I absolutely love it.  Your chord choices sound like you're channeling Emerson's hands.  The harmonic choices don't sound weird to me, but maybe because I'm a big ELP fan?

Love the keyboard work, I don't mind the lack of quantization/perfection.  It sounds like it's alive.  I really really like the synth sounds, but, I am not a big fan of anything going on with the percussion.  The kick especially isn't working for me at all.  Maybe studying how Palmer's percussion compliments Emerson's keyboards would be a good starting point for rhythmic inspiration?  Mix is lacking on the low end, I don't hear much bass.

The mellow section around 4:30 is a great textural change and I'd like to hear a big progressive changeup in the middle of the song too.

Overall, I'm extremely envious of your piano skills, this was really impressive to listen to.  I love the style you bring to these jams and am looking forward to your next work!!

Very cool arrangement and chord choices.  Sounds "icey" to me, fits the theme perfectly.  Kind of a dark mix but I think that works here.  I agree with FoxHyode that it's too quiet.

Very cinematic with a bit of drama in there too.  The mix is slightly dark, I'd like to hear it a bit brighter and louder.  Overall excellently composed and mixed.  Nice submission!!!

Nice somber yet uplifting composition.  Great use of dynamic range, the mix is very well done.

Really cool how this track progresses through different moods and intensities.  Great use of the piano to drive the energy.  I hear some clipping/fizzle when the piano rolls in around 1:10 but this might be some intentional record player type crackling.  I really dig how the intensity grows over time, you pulled that off well!

Final Solitaire - this track is so cool.  Great choice of sounds, melodies and textures.  Mix wise, it's got a lot of low-end and the "snap" on every other 4th beat is too loud for my ears.

Micron by Micron - the super reverb snare/clap that occurs every few bars is delicious.  Reminds me of vaporwave.

The Sprawl - speaking of vaporwave/synthwave.  These synths are so retro and full.  Amazing!!  The melody is surprising and hits unexpected notes.  Nice.

The mix in these tracks isn't very bright, but I can't help think that was an intentional choice that helps create a nostalgic and spacey atmosphere.

Really cool sounds, that unique kick sounds like the drum is frosty.  Love the textures and harmonic choices.  If it was a bit brighter with some ice sounds, it might sound more 'wintery' to me. 

Love the dissonance around 1:50 and the legato on the lead synth.  You're driving home a melody the whole time and it works out really well.  It's got a lot of bass and low-mids which I dig, makes it sound nice and full.  If you threw on a limiter you might be able to crank the volume up a little more??? 

Great minimal arrangement with a solid, captivating melody.  I wish the two chords you chose were more harmonically dissimilar.  Adding some relative sharps/flats would create a more dynamic 2-chord vamp.

Nailed the space vibes.  I really enjoy your style of percussive and textural arrangement, and THAT BASS!!! Very nice work.

Really strong melodic and harmonic intro with "Stronghold at the End of the World", this is so solid.  I feel like it has an abrupt ending, but enjoy how it was explored more in the next track "Heart of the Mountain".  Great compositions!

This one took me by surprise.  I love the impressionistic, organic instruments and the surprising harmonic choices.  So relaxing yet mysterious.  I just wish it was longer!

When compared to your last Impressions submission, I hear you experimenting more with sound design and rhythm.  I dig this direction.  Your composition style has this  sort of "stream of consciousness" feel.  It sounds like rhythm and texture are forming the songs more than functional chord progressions, a compositional style that I really like.  "Intro to the Form" is probably my favorite for the industrial sounds and that gritty low end doom/sludge distorted bass sample - so tasty!!!  Some instruments still sound a little loud in the mix, like the synth at 1:10 in "Formed Glass".

Really digging the bass at 0:34, love that crisp drop.  Very nice mix of a lot of unique sounds, it sounds very high quality.  

Very nice arrangements.  Your choice in instruments seems carefully chosen, as though you were avoiding things becoming too dense.  And it works out really well.  The piano seems to be the star in these songs, taking a different role with each tune.  The piano with all the reverb in "Holy Ground" being used as a background sound effect was really cool.  "To Da Mountain" gave me super retro 80's, vaporwave vibes.  Holy Ground had that 90's JRPG temple feeling which I love.  Your chord progressions sounded mostly non-functional, which I like a lot, it kept me guessing and created surprising moments.  Nice work!  You really know how to nail that "old school" vibe.

Same to you, I really enjoy what you produced for this jam!

I really appreciate you listening to all 3.  And I'm ashamed to say I haven't played Okami yet.  Your comment may be the push I need to go and buy it though...!  Thank you again!

Damn!  

This was goofy but well mixed, well composed, well orchestrated and fun.  Nice job!

"Damn Daniel tries to reach for his remote but it is on the table which is very far."  This is an interpretation of "the far reaches" i can get down with LOL

This is extremely pleasant to listen to.  Of all the submissions, this one seems the most feasible as video game music.  It's the right blend of repetition and novelty to make it infinitely loop-able.  Amazing work!!  

In the inspiration art for this jam, Hokusai frames the approaching rapids in a circle.  This was a very poignant move on his part, and is one of many surreal choices he made in his woodblock print.  I'm so happy to hear you develop music that, to me, relates to that circle.   

 The harmonies between the two reed instruments in the second part of your track are heavenly.  I'm not sure I've ever heard anything like it.  It took me somewhere far away, and honestly sounded like it transcended western harmony altogether.  Of all the submissions, yours completely abandons the rigidity of western music in a truly authentic way.  Not only is that difficult, but it's impossible for most people.  Well done.  Superb music!!!

Really great arrangement of tasteful and dynamic electronic instruments.  Love how melodic instruments are being used as percussion in places.  The chord progression is relaxing and modern.  It sounds like you're pulling in extended chords from adjacent keys which I always love.  The wait for the bass drop was a little long (1:22 or so) and the payoff could be deeper.  I wanted some deep bass frequencies and a mind-melting bassline after the high-end intro.  Overall the textures and harmonies really won me over.  This is a fantastic, well-executed, listenable tune that puts a contemporary spin on the theme.

Great feedback, glad you got the waterfall idea in the 3rd song.  I feel like I've heard that descending piano motif in water areas in SNES-era JRPGs but failed to find a good reference so I just recreated what I heard in my head.  Also, I agree that 10,000 Hinoki Trees could use some brightness, even if I was going for a darker theme.  The higher elements are mixed really quietly.  Thanks again for listening!

Flute, strings, harp each get their chance to take the center stage in this piece, which I thought was a fantastic choice on your part.  Gives me Ralph Vaughan Williams "pastoral" vibes, like I'm wandering aimlessly around the countryside to clear my head of emotional trauma I experienced back home.  It's arranged and mixed very well.  Being a lover of bass and low frequencies in general, I wish the first half of the song had a bit more low end.  Or some dramatic entrance of the bass.  Overall this is a very evocative piece that paints a clear picture in my head.  Excellent work!  

Hey thank you for checking out my work.   Agreed, I overdid it with the reverb and I'm surprised you're the first to mention it.  I will pay closer attention to cramming too much reverb into the low-end mids in the future.  Great advice, and I look forward to hearing your future works, hoping you explore more generative stuff again.

Gorgeous, dynamic and engaging without being too much.  One of the best, if not the best, piano submissions.

I'd be pretty happy if I walked into a new area in my favorite SNES JRPG and these tunes came on.  NICE!  Love the low frequencies.

ELP vibes

Great sound design.  It's kind of unnerving to listen to, almost hurts my ears.  Not sure how you'd tame the dynamic range to be honest.  Certain high frequencies are slightly painful and loud to me.  Despite that, all the sonic elements come together and it makes sense, and is a cool short journey.  This is a really unique submission and definitely stands out!!

Flutes, kotos, guqins (I really don't know what they all are) are being turned into percussive, textural sounds and it's so cool to hear.   You're folding, weaving and stretching them into something non-traditional and the effect is unlike anything I've heard before.  And it works so well.  This was so great to listen to.  This work is so rhythmic, despite only featuring minimal percussive instruments.  You're turning melodic instruments into rhythmic ones and it's amazing.  One of my top favorite submissions that gets better each time I listen to it. 

The bends, dynamics and tenderness of the koto and guqin are breathtaking.  The transients on these instruments are really loud and a bit jarring to my ears, but don't detract from their beauty.  I'd like to hear you break out of the minor key more often, but it does set a sombre and introspective mood.  This is amazing work.  You really pull so much life out of each instrument that even such a sparse arrangement sounds full and engaging.

Cinematic, engaging and beautiful.  You definitely know how to use harmony and aren't afraid to show it off.  It says so much for being such a short song.  Excellent work!

The bass at :42 gives me chills every time.  Wow.  Musically I have no critique, this is so spot on.  I've listened to this several times and it gets better each time.  Incredible use of generative elements, which from my experience, can be rather unlistenable when used incorrectly.  Thematically, I don't feel like I'm playing a walking simulator.  I feel like I'm exploring a post-apocalyptic metropolis in 2392 that's been overgrown by flora that would seem alien to us. 

This is by far one of my favorite submissions.  Incredible work.

Love the high energy.   So many different instruments and they're all mixed so well.  The harmonic shifts feel meaningful.  Overall it's just fun and engaging to listen to, it gets me pumped up!!!  Since I'm a bass freak, I can't help but wish there was more in the lower end, maybe some sub-bass somewhere.  The instruments feel alive, this could be a live recording, you must have spent so much time tweaking the dynamics of the instruments.  Amazing work!

Your choice of harmonies, textures and well-placed dissonance is nothing short of masterful.  Very well done.  This is so beautiful.  You find a balance between grace and chaos and roll with it.  The bassline is so engaging and interesting.  Like other commenters have said, it's a bit quiet and the mixing needs some work.  It's got a lot of highs and mid-highs and that bass needs to be louder and fuller.  There are a ton of lows and low-mids in your piano and bass that could be making the song feel "full" but I feel like they're being repressed.  Regardless of the EQ the composition is beautiful and this was one of my favorite songs.  It's got so much variation, every measure brings a new thing for my ears to eat.  It never feels "stuck" and instead feels like it's telling an evolving story.  I love it.  Brilliant work!!

Thank you for the feedback.  It really means a lot.  Yeah, 10,000 Hinoki trees starts out a little optimistic and falls towards gloom without a big harmonic shift.   I think I was playing with the Dorian Mode (the major 6th and minor 3rd interval contrast) for that one.  Anyways, thank you again.  And please keep bringing that mind-meltingly delicious sound design to the table.  So good!!