Trance/Happy Hardcore Track - All Feedback Appreciated

[pseudonym]

It started out as a trance idea I had, but once I did the melody, it turned into a slow happy hardcore kinda thing.

http://soundcloud.com/tjmann95/trance-happy-hardcore

[Adir]

very nice track, nice melody, needs more interesting stuff in the background...

[BPT]

I think the lead needs another oscillator going an octave higher, possibly some detune.

I also think the track is way too compressed. The volume of the kick is constantly changing and it's not really that pleasant to hear that. The kick should be constant in a hardcore track. I also think that too make the kick feel more powerful (and the track more driving) you should side-chain quite a few instruments to the kick and possibly add some distortion to it. The snare is also too powerful in regards to the kick.

Bothe the snare and the hi-hats come in too soon, I think and you probably need some verses with some repetitive, yet interesting synths breaking up the pattern of the constant melody. The lead sounds much more satisfying if you hear it less.

Also, don't give the key away too much in the beginning, either. Play the same note for the bassline for a while, maybe change it at the end of a loop to build some tension.