Minimal/Progressive House: Definite Groove

[Vector]

Hey! Check out my work for the day yesterday: Definite Groove (http://bit.ly/4Bz1DG). Comments Welcome.

[the Deuce]

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[Snowman]

I listened to the whole thing. I don't want to sound mean, and please don't take it that way Vector, but the song came off kind of bland. I guess it's hard to explain what exactly didn't work for me in the song...here I'll try to explain. Music in general seems to travel, especially anything synthesized. The tempo of the song, the bass, the instrumentals, the rate, the fluctuation..all of these ingredients are messed with to allow the song to 'travel', to change the mood in a fluent manner. Your track seemed like it kept trying to build up, then would resort back to the same thing again, it was almost as if I kept getting tricked into thinking something was going to happen.
3:25-4:02, this particular part of it might help in understanding. Right when I heard the music start to fluctuate and dissipate I got excited, it gave me the impression that an impending increase to the speed of the song was near, or even just a lot more instrumentals playing in tune. But it fizzled out and the same thing started up again, except maybe a snare drum was getting tapped every now and then. I don't know all the different genre's well enough, so maybe this is the way a minimalist/progressive house track should sound.

Hope you understand 

[Vector]

Thanks for the comments, Snowman.

A definition of the Minimal genre might help:

Minimal (originally, minimal techno) is a form of electronic dance music that is considered a minimalist derivative of techno[1] or a subgenre of techno[2]. It is characterized by a stripped-down[3] aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition, and understated development. This style of dance music production generally adheres to the motto less is more [...]

Wikipedia Article

Basically, it's not actually really supposed to build up in any big way. It's the sort of thing that would typically be played as easy-listening background music, rather than a main-floor dance tune.

[Snowman]

Ohh okay, so when referencing the actual definition of the genre, this piece played out exactly as it should. Like something you could listen to while doing something else, like drawing or studying. I was judging it based on music that should hold its own. Now I feel bad, my critique was aimless  .

[Vector]

Hehe, no harm no foul 
Anyway, I appreciate you taking the time to voice your opinion.

[Pieter]

Quite good, I like how you used almost no melody and allot of repetition, yet it didn't feel stale to me (something that's a pet peeve for me with allot of minimal).