1. Gatekeeper Mountain
   MindWanderer
2. Sadowugatu
   0x25ec
3. 
   

MindWanderer - Very nice choice to use classical, it worked great. I like the part around 1:20, the background `vocal' fits well in that section. The song sounds very complete.

0x25ec - The lead in the first section is a little too dominant, but it is working better in the next part of the song. The section starting at 0:50 is a little too long, it continues the same almost to the end, shortening that section could have been a solution. The ending is good.

Very good to see two newcomers in the competition. I can only vote one first, but I hope to hear more from both of you in the upcoming rounds and next season of PRC.

1. Sadowugatu
   0x25ec
2. Gatekeeper Mountain
   MindWanderer
3. 
   

It may not have much in the way of arrangement, and it's a little monotonous, but it has a good beat and a good soundscape. It's a nice sort of trace-y thing.

1. Gatekeeper Mountain
   MindWanderer
2. Sadowugatu
   0x25ec
3. 
   

1st - MindWanderer got some nifty arranges here which I like, but I couldn't quite get it what is the voice saying

2nd - 0x25ec has good electroish sounds and fxs, but I think the leadish pluck/fm sound could've been a bit different

1. Gatekeeper Mountain
   MindWanderer
2. Sadowugatu
   0x25ec
3. 
   

Gatekeeper Mountain: I though the overall structure was fairly good. The short source was worked into a longer piece successfully. Lots of distinct parts and instrument changes - maybe even a little disconnected, but ultimately it sounded like the same piece throughout. The vocoder part in the middle was quite a surprise, but for me it worked all right.

There are a few dissonant notes here and there. The sequencing is also quite mechanical.

Sadowugatu: I liked the sound/style, especially the percussion. The length is good and I like how the source was applied into 4/4 electronica.

The piece doesn't flow as good as it could - working a bit on this aspect would have improved it a lot I thought. Changing from part to part seemed quite sudden, and could've used a smoother transition. Some of the synths were constantly playing which made much of the piece feel samey throughout. They could have sometimes taken a break. I thought the intro and outro flowed all right and brought a dose of dynamics to the piece. I also think there was some dissonance in this piece too.

It was fun to hear two such different takes of the source, and pretty good ones too. I picked Gatekeeper Mountain first because of the better structure and flow, but I enjoyed both.

--Eino