Reviews for this is not very good

[etherealwinds]

I have to say, it's really nowhere near as bad as you think it is. I think you've done a really great job with the mix; it's sounding smooth and balanced. There's a lot of details in the arrangement to enjoy, so it doesn't feel shallow or rushed to me. I love the part at 1:14, especially when the beat comes back in. If anything, perhaps there's room in this track to experiment more, melodically, but I wonder if I'm not just looking for something because you've made me feel there's something to look for with the way you've written the title and description.

I'm not sure I agree with your friend about leaving your creativity behind. If there's room in your life now for lots of good things, how much room can another good thing really take? It hasn't given up on you, so don't give up on it quite yet. So many people struggle with writers block, imposter syndrome, and self-hypercriticism. I know I'd love to keep hearing new music from you, so at least to me, it makes my world a better place. Keep it up! :)

[Albe]

This is, in fact, very good.

[Brewstice]

idk it's loopable and great to work to

[Everratic]

This is indeed very good. With music of this quality, you're definitely up to the task of competing.

[AED4]

I feel you man, for the longest time I was in a very similar spot of just not having enough juice left for music (save for a slew of 8-32 bar long WIPs...) in the middle of university, work, and whatever else life happened to have going on. And I don't think I'm not even out of that "slump" completely, as the lack of musical output shows.

But even still, I wouldn't ever consider "leaving behind" music or any other creative outlets I have. I don't see them as the kind of hobbies that you have to consciously take up or leave behind, they stay with you after you've once gotten the gist of them, ebbing and flowing with peaks and valleys of inspiration and spare energy. And while one certainly can dedicate more or less or almost no time at all for them, I don't think they're something one should seek to abandon completely. In short, I don't see why going forwards would require one to get rid of all the old :)

In the end I'm just rambling highly anecdotally, but your description hit home close enough that I felt the need to spill some of my own thoughts here as well :p Oh and when it comes to the music itself, this is fire man, don't let the critic in ye convince you otherwise ;p