Battle of the beats 2006 - III: reviews by Terra-Rise

Withdrawal symptoms by Vex AkA Rezidue: dirty, this is the style im

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 09:48.

dirty, this is the style im more into, nice intro drops well. The mix could do with a little bit more compression so that the drum switches all sit nicely. could also do with some more sound stabs aswell to fill the depth off the tune out a bit more.  some nice technical work going on in here, although that voice sample man... Its got a nasty little pop!!!! the way it ended to was a little bit sharp and sudded, should try breaking out smoothly, like droppin bass out and stuff. still overall its pretty gd track


Gimlet by Bladetone: QUALITY!!! this tune is

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 09:38.

QUALITY!!! Smiling this tune is very well put together( sounds professional), the use of ambience and sounds, very nice, the drums and hats nice n crisp(mix is v.gd) probably the best tune i heard so far, I cant reail comment on faults coz I cant hear any! I wouldnt change anything about this tune!! could see the man like fabio playing this on radio 1. well done Smiling


Missy Says (Cop that shit) by QuiVeR: a little errie, quite like

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 10:36.

a little errie, quite like it though, put together wel. The amen loop that comes in needs a little bit more substance, sound really boxy.  There now bottom end, frequencies need adjusting!! nice use of voice samples(it works), need to bring the bass up a bit more though cant really hear it.


Mindgear - Heavenwards(rmx by Kondencuotas Pienas) by Kondencuotas Pienas: this again is well produced,

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 10:31.

this again is well produced, inteligent style back to the days of ltj bukem ay?!! nice use of synths, fits the tune maybe the bass could do with a little bit more variety, there is a hatty sound that is siting under the hats and it sounds a little bit pea shooterish, I think this could do with being changed or maybe take the attack of a little so it feels more natural


Step Aside by DJ Shiver: nice new skool sound, nice

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 10:57.

nice new skool sound, nice and clean the voice sample becomes a little bit anoying and I dont think it fits the tune


innocence by Dj Obscure: again another nice tune,

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 09:58.

again another nice tune, nice intro and drop, mix is clean aswell.  The bass could do with some more ummmf in the bottom end, it sounds alittle hollow and the strings could do with a little bit of rework.


Hack A Hip by DMJ A.K.A Jossi: not a bad tune this, liked

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 09:24.

not a bad tune this, liked the way the intro started out as half beat then stepped up to a nice drum n bass rythm!! Although you dropped into the main tune a little bit to early, hang out to 1min30secs!! got a little bit of eastern european sound to it, although I think the sound that reminds me off this becomes a little bit repetive, try and use some more sample stabs and this will break the reptivness of your tune, overall not bad at all


Where Is My Mind by Mike native: the intro man, its sh*t hot

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 11:00.

the intro man, its sh*t hot on a technical level Smiling, the intro sound(ambience) create's a gd vibe mood, reali like it!! Then I was sadly dissappointed by the drop and it all went wrong :-(  I would go back to this tune keep how the intro and totally change the drop different sounds etc and try and keep it in sink with the intro(that gd mood vibe)


butterfly in silver by synrgy: erm, not enough substance in

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 10:51.

erm, not enough substance in this tune. the technical level of production is very gd.  The intro is to long before it drops into the proper drum and bass rythm and the tune itself doesnt reali drop into anything, it needs a little something more going on.  Its quite a calming tune but sadly it doesnt do it for me


Obsessions by Decide: all sounded quite clear and

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Fri, 2006-05-26 11:03.

all sounded quite clear and the mix wasnt to bad, but I didnt reali like this tune become a bit same samey and rather annoying


Black Sky by Virus: when this tune 1st come in,

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Thu, 2006-05-25 13:15.

when this tune 1st come in, I thought nice, the intro had some good things going on, and the breakdown before the drop was nice to, but thers them harsh sounds that spoil it, again i was a little disappointed with this 1, production on a technical level was ok, but man get rid of them harsh sounds and get some nice melodic bass goib on or if you use harsh grinding sounds make sure they fit with the rest of the tune!!


Light Crust Doughboys by 822: hmmm, little eratic and

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Submitted by Terra-Rise on Thu, 2006-05-25 13:11.

hmmm, little eratic and strange for my liking, seems like there is no true rythm or vibe about this tune, although I do like some of the samples in this tune they could be used reworked to come up with something so much better, the mix isnt to bad although some of the sounds are a little bit quite