I really love the Sound of your piano. Also the Piano Riff starting at 2:10 is really cool, it better not be a Sample
I don't like the Bass Sound starting at 3:03, just doesn't fit the track imo.
Generally I really like your idea, but like many other Producers it's lacking that one special thing that would make you really stand out. I can't tell you what tough, I'm still looking for it in my own music...

I appreciate the kind words!! Nope, not a sample I actually wrote out the entire song on piano and then let the piano sit behind most of the track. Once I separated the melody by octaves and gave each layer its own place in the arrangement I made the synths and threw the midi in their respective sounds.

I think that special thing may have to do with like a general motif thats so catchy it just gets painfully stuck in your head for days? Something sort of like Porter's intro to Divinity, with that twisted/distorted vox sample. I'm not sure If I wanna get some singing on this track or just leave it instrumental and expand upon whats already there you know? I would really love to discover that special something...

I started a lo-fi project recently and I would really appreciate anybody's thoughts and criticism on the track so far! Some parts aren't too perfect but don't be afraid to say whatever you feel

https://soundcloud.com/justin-hansen-28/chrome/s-DECm1

I dig it, very dark sound and can be shaped into something cool if you add some more layers and spend time developing it more

I think the reason some of your friends don't like your track too much is because your composition is flawed. I really don't want you to take offense here but the timing of your drums are awkwardly dancing out of rhythm with your melodies in this track. Having some level of swing or a tasteful level of off beat rhythm is acceptable (alla Flume/Flylo/Shlohmo...) but this song isn't in that style and I'm not sure if thats really what you were going for here. Make your drums lock onto the meter a little more so you can dance to them, and fix your hi hat/shaker to hit a bit later than they are because that is throwing your rhythm off the most IMO. I would work more on the melodic end too. Work on adding a different section to your song that contrasts well with the one you have. Think of what makes a complete song, instead of using the same minor chord progression for 3 and a half minutes, try switching over to a major key. There doesn't seem to be a Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus-Bridge-Chorus/Coda, it all sounds like one long verse. If you're having trouble with that, imagine what the song would sound like with no drums and no production trickery, all your melody played solely on piano. You would get very bored after three minutes. Some producers can get away with this because their interesting production makes up for the lack of actual music, but at the end of the day you need to evaluate your song from every angle - As a production and as a musical composition. Hope this helped... inb4   tl;dr
good luck with your music

Hey everyone, I was digging through some songs I made a while back and I decided I want to rework this track. What do you guys think of it so far?

https://soundcloud.com/noose-jenner/rework-1st-time/s-MbgF7

This sounds like it could a part of an OST to an anime. I think your choice of notes is really beautiful. Definitely some interesting harmonies in there with an enjoyable taste in melody.

I'm not really digging the ambience to be quite honest. I enjoyed the piano more than anything.

I can live with that, haha. What in particular turns you off about the ambience?

A while back I made this glitched out steaming pile of bass...

https://soundcloud.com/noose-jenner/grizzly-bears/s-0xrf4

If you had a bandpass filter sweep out and introduce the piano in the beginning and messed a little more with dynamics/ texture your track would sound much better. I don't think its bad but it can definitely be done better (not to sound discouraging!) playing with groove/swing and velocity a little more on your drums will also make a much much bigger difference than you think to the feeling of your song. Right now it sounds a bit robotic. Try a bit harder on finding transitions that will help guide your ears on a bit more smoothly. I think of house music as a sonic journey that should gently take you from one place to another without making as many drastic changes to the music itself, keeping you hyped and remaining organic with a sexy rhythm.