You're on a trend recently of trying new things, very cool.
 
This is entertaining to be sure. Mix is very good, but the vocal does get lost in the "modern" section. You may need to EQ it differently just in that section as the top end (of the vocal) it lost due to the other instruments. I thought the kick was perfect.
 
Regards,
Dan

wow Steve - an amazing concept very well executed. Nice one mate

I especially loved the beginning of this one. I thought the rest was very creative as well....the music takes a lot of interesting turns both in style and in the basic compositional direction..note relationships are all very interesting. 
I think this is one of your best so far Steve! 
 
I hope you don't mid me downloading Clara. All the wonderful sounds without the trouble :)

Great track Steve!  I just downloaded Clara, thanks for the tip... she's going to be auditioning for future song of mine soon. :)
 
I think the drums might be a little hot in the modern section, but it's not fatal.  And perhaps the bass could come up a touch.  I love the sound of the "older" sections.  Great concept, great execution!

Dan - yeah, I actually started this one shortly before my last experimental tune but I just couldn't decide where to go with it.  I guess the electronic thing took over a bit in the end.     I'll have to go back and fine-tune the vocal + EQ.  Thanks for listening.
 
Daryl - Thanks, I appreciate that!  I always enjoyed "concept" music but have never done much myself.  It was fun...
 
Tim - thanks, the beginning was originally the whole tune!  I tried doing an orchestral background at first, but just wasn't working.  Then once I got the more acoustic feel going the second electronic section just sort happened... 
Oh, and go for it, Clara is waiting.    
 
Walt - Thanks!   I'm going to revisit the drums and bass when I go back in and tweak the vocal, so I'll see if I can get more balance.    And yes, Clara is pretty cool!  Definitely up there as far as free Kontakt libraries go, especially vocal libraries that aren't very common.

wonderfully creative composition.  And I love your transitions too!
 
much enjoyed! A wild ride!

Thanks, Lawrence!   I am glad you enjoyed the ride.   
 

Great work Steve. The thing I noticed most was the frequency balance between the two sections. There is often an imbalance when a song goes from one section to another, but in this one I think you've nailed it. The bass frequencies are especially well mixed and seems to flow effortlessly between the two parts.
Am enjoying your pieces.

Thanks, Wayne!   Getting some semblance of balance between the two sections was very important for me, and while there are a few tweaks I'd like to make (mostly in the second section) I am happy to hear that it's working as-is.
 

Great sounding and well executed idea! Its so hard to do extreme changes in style and you have indeed the skills to do it right. Good mixture of sounds. :)