Battle of the beats 2005 - IV: reviews by King_Louis

Even my heart cries by Forearm: 35 - Again: yes

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:31.

something wonderful by crank: 34 – Yes yes! 

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:31.

34 – Yes yes!  Probably joint top for me.  Really well written.  Artistically and technically.  Excellent beats: patterns, stereo and weight.  There are a couple of small bits where hits don’t seem top overlap perfectly – like at about 55 seconds – does the kick distort slightly?  Only thing that stopped it getting a 10 was the vocal: “something’s going to happen…” – wasn’t keen on that.  Get this signed if it isn’t already.   9/10

Natural Violence by Virus + Glitch: 37 – Subtitles or

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:33.

37 – Subtitles or what?  Clear and stylish.  Nice atmospheres and choice of atmospheres.  Well written!  Not quite as crisp as tracks 34-35 but this stuff is more difficult to crisp up because of the lower kind of sound range it occupies (imo).  I reckon you should pay someone in a mastering studio £100 to properly put this through some very expensive outboard and it’d be signed. 8/10

Red Rum by kompressah: 44 – made me smile! 

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:34.

44 – made me smile!  Liked the steppy drums.  Good to hear someone doing the tearout :]  Bass patch could have been a bit better defined.  7/10

by : 38 – Nice again. 

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:34.

38 – Nice again.  Man, what a standard!  Would have liked more bass in this track!  Bring it up.  Written quite “professionally” – I was in the record shop the other day and this wouldn’t have sounded out of place.  7/10

The League Of Shadows by Bobby Dangerous: 41 – Errr,

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:35.

41 – Errr, unfortunately “Inner Journey” by Technical Itch is one of my favourite hard tracks of this year.  This made me think badly of this track because the sample and tune are embedded as great.  Cool production though 6.5/10

phiuta by source: 45 – Really liked the

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:36.

45 – Really liked the percussion before the main beat came in and up to 1:25 – don’t think the rides (?) that come in at 1:25 sound right.  Need moving around and changing imo.  Felt so far off to me that I couldn’t really enjoy the rest of the track.  Sounds like a good one under that though! 6.5/10

seven samurai by 822: 40 – Sounds like 822

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:33.

40 – Sounds like 822 to me!  Trademark pitched down amen!  Sounding much cleaner / brighter / bigger.  I reckon the bass at 1:50 could be even louder – maybe not lo-pass quite as much.. let a *tiny* bit more of that grit through.  When it goes into double time it’s too fast for me….  Hmmmmm 6.5/10

Metro Lights by Screamheads: 36 – Not really keen

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:32.

36 – Not really keen on the composition here.. I like the drum and bass but not the choice of samples.  Like the bit from 4:10 would have been wicked without the vocal stab.  5/10

Fallen Warrior by DMJ AkA Jossi: 46 – Nice beats, not a

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-12-04 11:34.

46 – Nice beats, not a fan of the choice of samples I’m afraid.  Cool beats though 5/10