Battle of the beats 2005 - V: reviews by TVGHatesTVG

dead emotions by cyborg: I'm really enjoying the

Submitted by TVGHatesTVG on Sat, 2006-01-07 20:12.

I'm really enjoying the dirtiness of the intro.
the atmosphere is great as well as that classic sub bass sound.
the amen sounds eqed really weird and detracts from the track and imo the bass-line is too sparse at times (you could add more hits that are low-passed just to fill out the empty spaces more).
again the mood and atmosphere is ace.

Withered Hill by ManFromZion: the trumpet sticks out in a

Submitted by TVGHatesTVG on Sat, 2006-01-07 20:17.

the trumpet sticks out in a really strange way & sounds a little fake.
the drop is tight. all the elements are balanced well. plenty of variation makes this an interesting track, but the variations are subtle and flow.

Hydro by Virus: the drums have no snap.

Submitted by TVGHatesTVG on Sat, 2006-01-07 20:27.

the drums have no snap. possibly due to over-compression. they sound almost hi-passed too. but the variations and glitch edits are tight.
there are some really piercing frequencies that would make my ears bleed if i heard this at a club (watch the 3000-7000 hz range).
i like what happens around 2 minutes.
the hi-pitched synth doesn't work for me at all.
the bass flows and the atmosphere works.

Turn by DMJ a.k.a Jossi: the pad in the beginning

Submitted by TVGHatesTVG on Sat, 2006-01-07 20:26.

the pad in the beginning sounds particuliarly cheap & time-stretched.
the melody and synth in the breakdown are better, but the hi-hats sound too loud and out of place in the break-down.
bringing in the elements at the drop also works, but the drums sound squished now. the snare sounds like it's just static.
the bongos in the background add nice flow esp when bringing them in and out.
im not feeling the bassline at all.
there is a lot going on & the energy is strong, but you need to work on strengthening individual elements. really clean up those drums.