Don't hate me...
I gotta say...after a dozen listens I feel this one unraveling a bit.
The first five minutes falls flat for me. It just seems like a less developed (not in a good way) version of the middle 5-7 minutes (which are great).
The ending is incredible.
I also sense a sonic thinness that is unfamiliar (for ae). Like parts of it were run out of a headphone jack instead of through an audio interface or something (which obviously it wasn't...or was it?....or not). It's hard to place my finger on.....just something different about this track compared to others sound design wise.
Compositionally flawless other than a couple bewildering dead spots that feel lazy in the first 5-6 minutes.
7.5
Hate me...