Battle of the beats 2005 - IV: reviews by Tetrabrot

Even my heart cries by Forearm:  i bow to this producer in

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Sun, 2005-11-27 17:47.

 i bow to this producer in uttermost respect! like this one a lot and no production issues.


phiuta by source:  this is one of my

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Sun, 2005-12-04 21:40.

 this is one of my favourite, its got a full sound, heavy but funky drums and cool samples, my guess is its vojyeet from spinwarp.


something wonderful by crank: arrangement: arrangement is

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Mon, 2005-11-28 15:10.

arrangement: arrangement is good with lot of variation, perhaps too much teasing.
mixing: very clear sound.. the drums a bit too loud in relation with the rest..
bass: nice bass, the sound is perfect.. should be louder !beats: great sound and edits.


by :  loving those dark

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Sun, 2005-12-04 21:06.

 loving those dark atmospheres and heavy drums, the arrangement is good keeping it interesting with the same elements. the sound is a bit opaque tho its not a major issue i think it needs more high frequencies.


Metro Lights by Screamheads:  nice vibe ,overall good

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Sun, 2005-12-04 20:52.

 nice vibe ,overall good production and cant find major flaws.


Fallen Warrior by DMJ AkA Jossi: arrangement: it seems as if

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Mon, 2005-11-28 15:17.

arrangement: it seems as if its going explode, like tension accumulating.. a great effect but i waited for the tune to explode and enter into a powerful bass & beats stage.. too short!.
mixing: very good.
beats: the sound of these drums is the best so far.
bass: yeah very crisp bass.


Natural Violence by Virus + Glitch: powerful beats, nice

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Mon, 2005-11-28 14:55.

powerful beats, nice neurofunky groove and sounds. the arrangement is the weak point here.. all elements playing at the same time all the time.


Red Rum by kompressah:  nice elements and mixin'

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Sun, 2005-12-04 21:25.

 nice elements and mixin' tho i dont dig much this brand of dnb, the pad doesnt fit the rest of the vibe i ..some dark atmospheres could 've been better but thats more artist concept business than production issue i guess.


Drax.mp3 by King_Louis: arrangement: it has enough

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Mon, 2005-11-28 14:55.

arrangement: it has enough variation except in the drums.. perhaps not variations in the pattern as this is two-step, but droping the shakers, or switching with another breaks or processed versions of the same. the sample at 3:00 doesnt seem to fit.

mixing: low-midrange is somewhat muddy.. perhaps should highpass everything but the drums and bass above 300hz..

bass: not bad.. thought it suffers because the mixing problem.

beats: the drums are funky and have a nice sound.


The League Of Shadows by Bobby Dangerous:    drums sound clear, but

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Sun, 2005-12-04 21:33.

   drums sound clear, but other elements seem weak..those midranges and fx could be more on the front, and an atmosphere/ambience type of sound would do good also.


seven samurai by 822: the bass.. or the pad making

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Submitted by Tetrabrot on Mon, 2005-11-28 14:28.

the bass.. or the pad making the bass.. there is somethng wrong with it, all other elements sound clear, but the bass has like aliasing or phasing problems, perhaps it has chorus or delay in the low frequencies? this always cause this problem. the lead and beats sound well.. tho perhaps the high end misses some kind of ambience, reverb..