Who knows I might even just leave it as it is. I tend towards minimalist arrangements and have fun with sound design & melody. Mix needs some work, obviously....and I don't know what it is that Soundcloud does to your tracks but it's frustrating....anyway here's some more dirge. That glitch at the start is Sonar's fault 
 
https://soundcloud.com/sharke-1/softly
 
 
 

This is the first time I have listened to anything from you James.
 
I like the funky rhythm that comes and goes throughout this piece.
 
Sound design is interesting and I liked what you chose for each of the lead parts.
 
For a thirteen minute track I happily let this carry me along. Certainly not your "normal" rock/pop arrangement but I like this sort of stuff.
 
Like the jazz vibe too. I thought that the melding of synth sounds with "traditional" instruments works very well.
 
Minimal it may be, but it is obvious that a reasonable amount of work gone into Softly. You could probably fill an A4 page reviewing all the sections/parts.
 
Nice clean and clear mix as far as I'm concerned, and I don't think SoundCloud has messed things up too much. Unfortunately they process your upload to 128kbps, which usually plays havoc with some of the high frequency stuff. I always upload my 24bit 44.1 kHz WAV file and let it convert that.
 
Could this be Minimal Prog Jazz Funk, perhaps
 
 
cheers
 
andy

Thanks for the comments Andy, glad you like it. I've heard some people say that throwing a LPF across the whole mix at around 18kHz helps when downgrading audio on SoundCloud so maybe I'll try that.

Some tasty chords, and I like the funky sections. good use of delays too. I think it's worth expanding on, I could imagine all sorts of stuff layered in there.

Good stuff James - I really like the sounds you have used and the theme running through it

Mr. Sharke, I have wanted to hear some of your creations for a long time.
 
Lots of stuff going on here.  It's almost like five pieces in one, but tied together with different sounds as the piece progresses,
 
Very cool around 7:15, especially the bass.
 
There is an interesting "halting" flavour that I can't put my finger on.
 
The muted horns at 9+ are very neat, and when the drums come in it rocks good.
 
Very insightful for me as to what you do.  I like it.  You kept it real all the way through.  Some very interesting sculpting.
 
Jesse Q. Screed
 
 

jamesg1213
Some tasty chords, and I like the funky sections. good use of delays too. I think it's worth expanding on, I could imagine all sorts of stuff layered in there.

Thanks, I can imagine all sorts of other stuff layered in there as well - the danger with me is that going down that road quickly leads to mix hell. Maybe I'll add some guitar or something in parts. 

daryl1968
Good stuff James - I really like the sounds you have used and the theme running through it

Cheers Daryl, as you might have guessed I really like sus7 chords!

Jesse Screed
Mr. Sharke, I have wanted to hear some of your creations for a long time.
 
Lots of stuff going on here.  It's almost like five pieces in one, but tied together with different sounds as the piece progresses,
 
Very cool around 7:15, especially the bass.
 
There is an interesting "halting" flavour that I can't put my finger on.
 
The muted horns at 9+ are very neat, and when the drums come in it rocks good.
 
Very insightful for me as to what you do.  I like it.  You kept it real all the way through.  Some very interesting sculpting.
 
Jesse Q. Screed
 
 

Thanks Jesse, I know exactly what you mean by the "halting" flavor. It's the rhythm of the kick, and what I started with. It drove the rest of the track. It's all got a fair bit of swing to it, and I'm a sucker for swing!

This one I like a lot better!  I agree with what some others have said that I could definitely hear some more layers to it if you were to decide to expand on it, I think it would improve it even more.  but it is a good work!