Thanks Grant, you may well be right re bass and Vox, Vox is not high on my mixing knowledge scale.

There are 36 tracks in total from the four zip files so you know.

36 tracks, oh my that's a lot of tracks. I would be overwhelmed to be sure with that one. You're getting there, the guitars and other instruments are sure getting that Wookiee sparkle that delights the ears. I'm sure your final will be a serious contender.

Thank you Grant you are too kind.
 
11 Drums,
1 Bass guitar DI'd
7, Vocal,
9, Orchestral type instruments
8, Guitar

Okay, Wook, hooked up Steinberg, Sennheiser phones and downloaded .wav.  Man, it's beautiful.  I thought I had left the peripherals in the car which is valet parked in the mountains here.  But, I did bring them in.  Now I feel bad about the others I commented on.  It's like I didn't give them a fair shot, though I know some people critique on laptop speakers so...... I love this song, too.  It's really nice, John!!!!

Thanks Warren, I take no credit for the stems, they were recorded by someone else.  But thanks for kudos on the mix.

Interesting idea. The stems sound well recorded, so I'd think the mixing would be a little easier? A lot easier? My main fight on my own mixes is trying to accentuate the good and polish the heck out of the turds.
 
On your mix here, some said too much bass? I'd want more. I'd try to thicken that acoustic guitar a little maybe, or add some lower range eq back to it. But that is certainly just personal mix preference, not necessarily better,  and yours and everyone else's will be different of course.
 
But I think your mix works very well in all other elements! As far as the song goes, I find your original stuff much more interesting. Is this "shoegazing" that they are going for? Time to look up!!!
 
cheers,
-Tom

Thanks Tom, I agree the songs sentiment is a little in his boots. The stems are nicely recorded though the Bass is somewhat distorted and one of the overheads in the kit is out of phase, nothing SONAR can not cope with.

Thank you for taking the time to have a listen and make comment and thank you for your kind words about my own stuff appreciated. 

Sounds pretty good, Wook.   Nice presence, width and punch.   I think the lead vocal may be a little too present, but that's completely subjective.   Overall nice work though.     
 
This sounds like a good mix experience...
 

Thanks Steve appreciate your time and input, interesting how some want the vocals up and some want them down

hey wook,
this mix sounds good!
 
i think the comment about it being hot,
is directly related to the way the STEMS were recorded, only...
 
they seem to have very little dynamic range,
as if they were all compressed and limited,
but this is a 'modern' sound,
and working with what you have, i thought it was a very straightforward mix.
nice job.