Battle of the beats 2005 - IV: reviews by mabus

phiuta by source: like the buildup during the

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 04:05.

like the buildup during the intro. crazy breakdown, love it, nice beats too. good structure.

Natural Violence by Virus + Glitch: nice one, wasnt sure about

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 03:30.

nice one, wasnt sure about the intro but the rest of the drums came in... Smiling  nice breakdown too, lots of energy in this track. not much else to say, everything seems to be in the right place.  maybe too much reverb in some places makes it sound a little muddy. but generally v.good. i think it maybe loses some energy near the end, the bass/lead repeats often, but then you just put more filters on as i typed that.. Smiling

Metro Lights by Screamheads: this track builds nicely, my

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 03:24.

this track builds nicely, my kind of flava too Smiling overall mix is a little soft but that doesnt really matter, bass crowds out the mix a little bit, but a nice bassline! not sure about the strings intro and breakdown bit more layers would help it. vocals good work. i like this dude.

Fallen Warrior by DMJ AkA Jossi: builds well this track,

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 04:11.

builds well this track, strings work well, sub bass is good too.

Red Rum by kompressah: nice intro, single hi hat

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 03:57.

nice intro, single hi hat repeating maybe a touch loud? good buildup. reece et sounds good, but they seem a bit disjointed from each other if u know what i mean, not enough flow between them all? breaks sound good, breakdown like the delays. maybe the strings in the backgoround out of context? keep it dark all the way through.

something wonderful by crank: intro works well, not sure

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 03:13.

intro works well, not sure about some of the drum hits, sound a bit too much reverb for my ears. is that a porn sample? Laughing out loud like the structure, each part works well. lost interest a bit near the end but some good work all around.

The League Of Shadows by Bobby Dangerous: gotta love the beats good

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 03:42.

gotta love the beats Smiling good atmospherics, works well this track, would need to hear more of it to know how it all relates

Drax.mp3 by King_Louis: like the choir samples,

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 03:52.

like the choir samples, makes it sound epic. the lead noise sounded a bit out of time. beats are good, lacking some high end maybe? kick is a bit muddy, good song structure though, need a little more work on the sounds involved. make the choir or whatever sample louder in the breakdown.

Even my heart cries by Forearm: drums sound like they are

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 03:18.

drums sound like they are missing a bit of high end could be the 128 mp3 that does that though too?, nice intro though, nice beats too. rolls well, cruisy stuff. maybe some more variations in the atmospherics playing.

seven samurai by 822: ohh chilled, nice. could

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 03:40.

ohh chilled, nice. could have brung in the breaks earlier, it did drag a little in the middle there. guitar delays seem to go a bit in and out time with the drums. i think this track would have been better if it was around 4 minutes instead of 7..

by : kick is a bit too distorted.

Submitted by mabus on Mon, 2005-11-28 03:34.

kick is a bit too distorted. not enough crack in the snare. synth noise needs a bit of layering i think, beats are good, the samples need a little more attention. gets repetitive after the breakdown, something new to bring in would help a lot.