Ottaviani really got stuck to this same sound that he has churned out for the past 3 years. First listen is always enough, as there is nothing new. Be more creative.
I had a comment ready haha, but actually i think the melody had a little more balls this time, then the pluck came in and made it generic. He doesnt need to use that one in every prod. Kick is too loud ofc.
I wish he could try on a more layered production, instead of just this loud kick+melody no-nuances track.
For the last two years I always thought Craig Connelly was the underrated one and the better one with more vison in his songs. There was some rare gems in his album last year - non vocal ones that were kind of unnoticed between the more commercial vocal ones. I also think Black Hole have a double standard when it comes to promoting them and pushes Giuseppe Ottaviani more for some reason.