Hey Crickets, go fuck yourselves and thanks for the discussion and mention. Thoughtful points on my track and I appreciate the feedback. Long intros can be a bold move & cost too much attention span (on this platform) but when it does grab someone it becomes a more intimate listening experience and results in capturing intrigue instead of ear candy that fades into the ether. Id rather have 100 listeners and a couple keep coming back then 1000 who simply move on to the next thing. Sometimes its nice to get away from perfectly sterile mixes and generic formulas and just throw some paint on the canvas and try something different. Cheers!
P.s to put things into perspective Im 40 years old and what you guys consider "old school" is my only school. My mixing console is older then both of you put together and its absolutely not clean.