AIM 2023 Judge Review
What works really well for me is this entry's sense of forward motion. Throughout the whole piece, it feels like I'm flying constantly towards the focal point of the image. The composition captures the wonder and adventure - I can definitely see this fitting into a platform-adventure that takes place in an environment like the art inspiration.
It seems like you were going for a lot with this track - dynamic variations, a composition that has to work for both day and night, and I love that you approached this with the idea of creating a surreal atmosphere. I feel a sense of forwardness from some instruments (like the floaty arps) while the lower instrument with the attack almost feels like it's moving backward. Putting these together creates that perception of motion in two opposing directions simultaneously, as if one is venturing into the unknown.
I was also intrigued by the title of this entry, which I know shares the same name as its inspiration. Apparently it literally translates to "without time", so it is interesting that some of the percussive sounds used here sound like the ticking of a clock or the evenness of the piano notes at 1:50. Out of curiosity, did the meaning of the art's title get taken into consideration when creating this track?
Overall, I really loved the atmosphere from this entry. The use of the ambient sound at the beginning into the main sections worked really well and added a captivating wispy tone to the texture that I enjoyed a lot.