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I listened to hysterical realm, 11th hour, lift me up.
Soundwise, they're great (though I'm listening on my internet computer) - everything comes through well, you combine your sounds well, the songs have a good groove.
However, the sounds are very "Virus preset"-y. There's nothing memorable or new in the way you're approaching these sounds. The way you're using them sounds very professional, but not new.
For me, this is okay, as long as the music is absolutely beautiful - think the start of Beethoven's 5th symphony beautiful. But that's not the case here, the music sounds like you've only paid attention to composition for a couple of years. The progressions cover safe, familiar territory, the melodies/arps could have come straight out of the mid to late 1990s.
I really wanted to like this, since I love a lot of that mid to late 90s stuff, with memorable hooks.
You've obviously got the engineering side of things down, the songs sound great. But for me, I like to hear new, original artists with new things to say. Work out what makes you different from everybody else and don't be afraid to be different. Maybe you also like Reggae music and can find a way to combine the styles. Whatever. Be comfortable with being different, even if some people go "WTF? lol" initially. (though do listen to see if they have anything worthwhile in their criticisms).
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