gonna have to learn to accept criticism /shrug

at the end of the day though, if you can listen to a reference track and then your song, and it still sounds the way you want, even if other people dont like it, then thats fine. wether or not something is expressive is left to the listener. in this case, you are the only one that knows what your music is supposed to sound like. but when i compare your songs posted on your reddit to other commercial releases, it is either that you want it to sound unmixed on purpose, or you are not mixing it properly to achieve the same sound as other releases in the same genre. on my studio monitors, those songs sound like every sound is coming from the same spot in the center of the soundstage. they need to be separated and given their own unique position in the soundstage, which will help add to the fullness and depth of the sound. after one quick skip through, i would not download that and save it to my library as it does not sound similar to what i like, and i would not think to play that on loud speakers for people at a party. these are just my opinions, and they technically do not matter, BUT, if you are trying to make releases that people will want to pay money for to play at parties, my opinion might matter a little bit to you in that regard. then again, it all depends about your audience. maybe some people are more into that unrefined sound, and i am not your target market, but that is still important to know then, so you know how to narrow down your audience better, so you can spend your time as best you can. i think audiophiles might have a few comments to say about your song in regards to the mixing. take it or leave it. we will see what people have to say as time goes on.