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What's Good r/mixingmastering

Working on this with a friend, Dark atmospheric electronic dance? (if you guys can genre this it would be great) Sounds lik somewhere between Nicolas Jaar, Atoms for Peace Auto-tune Era Kanye, Cinematic rock. Sung/crooned lead vocal as the focal point.

Specific things I want ears on:

Vocal placement: does the lead sit forward and intimate while harmonies wrap around it spatially rather than competing?

Dark tonal balance: intentionally warm and weighted in the low-mids, controlled top end. Does it feel purposefully dark or just dull?

Space and depth: heavy reverb architecture on the vocal. Does it breathe with the performance or wash over it?

Hows the low end? Bass and Kick sounding full?

Vocaroo: https://vocaroo.com/1fsZII1Y5jb3 WHYP: https://whyp.it/tracks/345700/shine-mix36?token=NakAq

Hey r/mixingmastering, back with another one.

Dark, gritty hip-hop instrumental. I've been pushing away from a dense wall-of-sound mix toward something punchier and more defined, and I'd love some ears on whether I'm there yet.

A few specific things I'm trying to dial in:

Sample placement: how are the samples sitting in the mix? Are they cutting through where they need to, or getting buried/stepping on other elements?

Arrangement space: is each element in its own pocket, or are things masking each other and fighting for the same frequencies?

Dynamics: does it feel squashed, or is there enough movement and air to keep it from feeling claustrophobic? Definitely going for loud and aggressive but not pinned.

Don't pull any punches please I'm here for the feedback!

https://vocaroo.com/1mR56Evnx0C1

https://whyp.it/tracks/344645/yukon-redacted-13?token=ltct1

Hanging in the comments, will return the favor on yours.