The first part with the almost random melodic movement feels like the sideways movement of a crab walking while also giving a sense of an alien-like environment. The drum beat and the chords introduced help add some order and helps contextualize the “random” bell tones so that it makes sense. It makes me imagine that the alien civilization might initially not seem to make sense, but then after close observation, structure begins to emerge. I think that the drum beat is my favorite part of this piece. Very nice job on this and thank you for sharing!