This kind of stuff is pretty hard to do effectively I find as it can just sort of meander along endlessly.
This was nice from like 1:00- 1:40 where it had some meat.

 
Really don't like the sitar sound. Might be a personal thing. Just reminds me of the tonality I was always trying make sound good in the early roland synth 12 string guit patches.
 
I do think it would be great in a James Bond movie (with a real sitar player).

Thanks for taking the time to listen timidi, and for your kind comments.  It's true that ambient music is not for everyone.  In fact the point of it is to "meander" and allow the listener to daydream, rather than be focused in on the music.
 
As for the sitar, it actually started out in early incarnations of the song as a saxophone part, but I decided I wanted something more exotic sounding to be in keeping with the sort of "mysterious" and "exotic" vibe I was going for (i.e. exploring the liquid diamond oceans deep inside the planet Neptune).  It's admittedly a little edgy and definitely not supposed to sound like pop music.  All that being said, a few different people have mentioned the sitar (negatively), so now I'm wondering if there's an actual problem with the sound, for a sitar.  I'm not hearing a problem here, but maybe it sounds different on your speakers, or maybe I'm just deaf too. :)  Is it that you don't like the choice of sitar in the song, or that there's something wrong with this particular sitar sound (or perhaps my post production)?

Really good!.. But man do I love "Electric Strut" ! :)
 
 

Thanks for taking the time to listen DK.  Glad you like them both!  I was actually going to post Electric Strut here for comments pretty soon.  I think it needs something, but not sure what.

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In fact the point of it is to "meander" and allow the listener to daydream, rather than be focused in on the music.
 

 
That's maybe why the sitar bothered me. In that, it made me focus on "what's that obnoxious sound"....
 

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Is it that you don't like the choice of sitar in the song, or that there's something wrong with this particular sitar sound (or perhaps my post production)?

 
As I said before it might be a personal thing. But yes, the particular (fake) sound. But then, I don't really know because I haven't heard it with a real sitar. I just think some sounds are sampled better than others. And, I think sitars are pretty hard to get right.
 
piano would be nice ??

Nice rich mix on this piece

Thanks for the follow up Tim.  Unfortunately I don't know anyone with a real sitar.  Personally I think it sounds a little edgy, but intentionally so.  As for piano, I think that would bring the song "back down to earth" a bit... which is what I don't want to do. ;)  I guess we're going to have to disagree on this one.
 
@twisted6s: thanks for listening Tony, and for your kind comment.

Great work! The stereo image is perfect...sounds really good here.

Thanks so much Clint!  I appreciate your comments and your time.

I think the mix here is pretty good. The theme is fairly constant.No sudden departures,breaks or tempo changes. The sounds are fairly consistent . If I were to put this In a nut shell I would say it is predictably consistent. Nothing happens that I'm not trained to expect. Still, what it is is good .

At the beginning The first three chords are similar to the song from the Matrix, only a slower tempo.That last chord is a diminished or something different. The ascending chord idea is similar. I'm sure you didn't plan the similarity. If you're just getting the feel of synths, this is a good start. One thing you did that is a departure from a norm is that you used the sitar in a way I'm unaccustomed to hearing it. You made it sound more western to my ears.