BOTB 2006/IV [Vemberaudio Sponsored]: reviews by DJ Shiver

Global Threat by Vex: Yeah, this one's a monster.

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 16:35.

Yeah, this one's a monster. Sounds like a l;ot of time and efforts gone in to it. Perhaps some of the bass could be louder and the drums in certain places could do with being tidied up cos they sound at a slightly different level to the rest. All in all this is the best for me cos the production's really good and ythe only way I could think of it getting better would be to have louder bass noises.

Headlines by DMJ A.K.A Jossi: In really ;like this one

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 16:24.

In really ;like this one though its one of the first i've heard here that i actually thought got better after the intro. The intro starts ofrf as if its gonna be pretty grand but kind of disolves pretty quickly.
Could do with being a bit heavier on sub bass and less treble but overall i really like this one.

Dark Visions by Virus vs Toxic Reasons: Well produced track, loads

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 16:11.

Well produced track, loads of good ideas. I thought the bassline got a bit grating after a while. needs to vary in sound a bit for me. Perhaps some of the treble, especially on the scream on the drop seems to overpower the bass a bit.
I can see this took some skill but its really not my kind of thing, sorry

wait to sleep by robad pills: Not feeling this tune. The

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 23:00.

Not feeling this tune. The snare was out of time with itself, i'm sure thats deliberate but it did my head in. therwise, it did actually keep my attention but i can't put my finger on why. The bass seems to be there but not very strong. Certainly different, but not my cup of tea.

urza by infest: I think perhaps the drums

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 22:14.

I think perhaps the drums could be brighter, maybe more treble on the snare. I didn't really think the different bits of the tune worked together too well, the bass is pretty atmospheric and floaty while the drums clunked about and sound quite industrial. Not a bad tune but not one of my favourites

Nevertheless by Kondencuotas Pienas: Not usually a style that i'm

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 21:52.

Not usually a style that i'm in to but there was definitelyn something about this tune. I really like the way the drums first drop. I would like the bass to be a bit more imaginative throughout, I found I actually prefered the bits with no bass cos the tune was nice and bright but the bass kind of dulls it and changes the vibe imo.
Also I think there's an excessive use of filters in here, sounds good a couple of times but its in there too much.
No problems with the production ability, sounfds pretty crisp.

trial (working title) by synrgy + empyr: Everything sounds nice and

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 22:00.

Everything sounds nice and clear in this but I found it got very repetetive. I was quite dissapointed with how it dropped. The tune sounds quite empty and plods along a bit. i really like the drums but they don't hold the tune up alone I'm afraid. Sorry, but its gotta score low

bodycount by mabus: Started off promising but

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 21:29.

Started off promising but never really delivered anything i'm afraid. i got quite bored of this one. Production quality seemed pretty good in that everything was nice and clear. Could definitely do with more bass but i ythink the actual melody of the bass needed to change too. The whole tune sounds like an intro to me, (a good one, don't get me wrong) but it never really has that punch that tells you it's arrived. I think this could be a great tune but needs a lot more doing imo.

by : Not sure what to make of

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 22:21.

Not sure what to make of this tune. Sounds like it was made on as 303 or sometrhing similar. The drums get very boring. Also the bass frequencies mess with the drums a bit too. I do like the fact that it sounds likle it was played live (ther bass at least) cos it makes the arrangement interesting. Needs more work, other layers tpo add a bit of depth cos there's really nothing to discover with this tune. Also the bass definitely needs to be re equed.

Different Dub by DJ Scape: This seems to be without any

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 22:28.

This seems to be without any bass for far too long . Lots of other layers that make it interesting but I did get bored quite quickly. Production's ok, could maybe be a bit brighter but not much. Not in tio this at all, sorry

no tommorow by dj obscure: The track sounds like it

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 21:42.

The track sounds like it qwas clipping severely cos there's loads of distortion on it which makes the track quite hard to listen to and hard to judge the rest of. The drums seemed too loud and the vocal sample used in the break sounded like it was a bit fucked (maybe dust on the record it was taken from). Sorry to be so negative but this definitely needs another mixdown. The actual tune sounds promising though, it just made my ears feel like they were breaking.

Undertone by Override and PolyFonix: This track is only 48

Submitted by DJ Shiver on Tue, 2006-07-11 23:05.

This track is only 48 seconds long ??! sounds like its about to get good but it stopped. Igf its my computer fucking up then sorry for the low mark but otherwise, I just didn't hear enough to make up my mind.