Battle of the beats 2006 - V: reviews by kit

Bin Juce by Mike Native: love the vocoded beats

Submitted by kit on Fri, 2006-09-22 14:37.

love the vocoded beats intro
bass line sounds a little bit too distorted for my taste
good structure
good layered beats
overall i like this a nice little roller but i dont like the bass line stabs at the end

They Prey by Ruffian: good dark intro like the

Submitted by kit on Fri, 2006-09-22 14:55.

good dark intro like the delayed sword noises
dont like the distorted bass noises buut the filtered reeses are sick!
dont like the dist bass drums
wicked build upseems to go on for a bit too long though
good beat but not to my taste
good strong snare/ programming
wicked bass line with filtered reeses gong off all over the shop
overall a wicked dark one let down by a few dodgy distorted bits ie bass drums on the intro

When Push Comes To Shove! (WIP) by Vex aka Rezidue: good bongo sound but twould

Submitted by kit on Fri, 2006-09-22 14:26.

good bongo sound but twould be better with some reverb
dont like the distorted beats
build up is good/dark
reese sounds too robotic/thin
drop is good but the beats arnt heavy enough for my liking (snare too thin)
good fx though
cant hear any real bass
good standard structure
good ideas but the beats too thin

Chaotic Minds by QuiVeR: intro:good sounds nice high

Submitted by kit on Fri, 2006-09-22 14:31.

intro:
good sounds
nice high pitched flutey sound
like the square wave bass line line
good whapp whap break down
good beat had my head nodding
would be better going straight into this drop
dont like the pitch change
flute melody is good

Dawn Shadow by Virus: good airy introlike the way

Submitted by kit on Fri, 2006-09-22 14:10.

good airy intro
like the way the bass fades in
some good drum programming but the snare could be bigger
like the bass riff
Has a good structure
overall better than average!

The Prophecy by King Louis: intresting intro drop has

Submitted by kit on Fri, 2006-09-22 14:16.

intresting intro
drop has good drums but i dont like the bass sound
decent bass line
needs some fx in the background to keep you interested
standard arrangement
dont like the choir (but thats just personal pref!)
beat had my head nodding
good fills

by : dont really like the intro

Submitted by kit on Fri, 2006-09-22 14:41.

dont really like the intro or the vox sample but the simple catchy b line makes up for it
proper head nodder
a bit wierd structure
dont like the middle should have stuck with the catchy b line instead
good beat but the snare sounds a bit too thin

Timerun by DMJ A.K.A Jossi: love the filtered beats

Submitted by kit on Fri, 2006-09-22 14:20.

love the filtered beats intro
head leaders style beat (but sort of comes out of nowhere)
dont like the piano riff
wicked layered beats but dont like the melody
cant hear any bass but thats probably because im on mac speakers
reese sounds too robotic
dont like the breakdown/piano
average