u/CheapAd9821

I'm looking for perspectives from experienced producers on arrangement and cohesion.

I've been producing for around 10 years and am currently finishing a 3-track electronic EP that sits somewhere between Big Beat, breakbeats, IDM and house.

A recurring piece of feedback I've received is that the tracks contain a lot of ideas and strong moments, but could benefit from greater cohesion and more focused pacing. One producer described them as feeling closer to "sound collages" than traditional tracks.

My question is:

When you're working on arrangement-heavy electronic music with lots of transitions, themes and evolving sections, how do you decide what to remove versus what to keep?

Are there specific approaches, listening exercises, workflows or decision-making frameworks you use to identify which ideas are genuinely contributing to the track and which are diluting the impact?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from people who work on longer-form electronic music rather than minimal club arrangements.

Thanks.

Who's still out there making music that doesn't really fit anywhere?
I've been producing for a long time and I'm always curious to hear from people who've spent years developing their own thing, whether anyone else gets it or not.
Not really interested in follower counts, industry stuff, or who's currently trending. More interested in people with a catalogue of finished tracks, half-finished projects, weird ideas, and a genuine love of making music.
The kind of stuff I'm talking about doesn't fit neatly into a specific genre. House, techno, breakbeats, big beat, downtempo — all fair game. The common thread is that it's recognisably yours.
Would be great to connect with some like-minded people, swap music, talk shop, maybe collaborate if it makes sense.
Curious to hear what everyone's working on.