Battle of the beats 2005 - V: reviews by dumi

Withered Hill by ManFromZion: nice, melodic, uplifting

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:04.

nice, melodic, uplifting tune. i like the structure as it doesn't allow monotony to set in. good job Smiling

The Man in The Sink (Remix) by TVG Hates TVG & Vodka Jimmy: heh, this sounds like it's

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:13.

heh, this sounds like it's goin to be ruff. the industrial fx are nice. tvg is this you? i think i heard this before somewhere... feeling the beat. desimal stylie (you know the tune 'mantra' ?)

i'd say add some drones... some nice stabs would work too.

all in all good tune.

Baby Backesh by Picto: id3 tag! shit! anyhow. this

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:28.

id3 tag! shit! anyhow.

this tune sound like soundtrack from some old sega video games. lol, not wobble again. it sounds like music for kids. don't want to offend but that the way i feel.

trying to be objective now...the sound is pretty good, structure is not boring and i think this would have a rather ok effect on the dancefloor. still don't like it tho Laughing out loud

Turn by DMJ a.k.a Jossi: the filtering on the beat in

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:09.

the filtering on the beat in the introis pretty neat Smiling heh, it gets pumpin. i like how the beat rolls. the ghost snares are sweet. when it finally drops it's a bit disapointing. i dunno why really. it's not really bad, just that...hmmm...i kinda expected smth different. this one too is rather monotonous after a while.

dead emotions by cyborg: this has a pretty decent

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:00.

this has a pretty decent groove to it. tho i'm not really into jungle, this is rather enjoyable. a bit boring tho after some 2 minutes. needs some melody, and more fx.

Hydro by Virus: first thing i need to say is

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:06.

first thing i need to say is i feel the snare needs more  punch. eq and/or compress it to achieve this. other than that... it's an ok tune. could definetely benefit from some variety as it gets monotonous... needs more work

Staring Into The Shadows by Qatar: the beat is muffled by the

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:47.

the beat is muffled by the synth. you need to compress and eq to make room for each sound. subtract un needed frequencies in your bass/synth/beat. there's also some nasty clippin going on with the synth. you really need to deal with that.

Drunken Punch by Tedd-Z: nice filtering on the

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:45.

nice filtering on the synth...you need to work on the structure. you should kind of "announc" when new sounds come in or whe you change smth in your track with a break in the beat or something. the beat loops forever and it's kinda boring. filter it, break it, reverse it to keep the listener interested... and beside that synth and the keys there's nothing happening...
not cool

Sun Dial by Dj obscure: hmmm, not fond of the wobbly

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:23.

hmmm, not fond of the wobbly bass at all. i'm being very subjective right now but i'm really not feeling it. also the tunes seems unfinishe. as a sketch it's cool but not as a finished song.

epitaph for humanity by ptah: the layering is sloppy. it's

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:18.

the layering is sloppy. it's like bad beatmatching when dj-ing. fix that. this is a major flaw in this tune, which could be good otherwise.

not much happening in the tune.

The Dutty Growl by Terra-Rise: another case of improper

Submitted by dumi on Sat, 2006-01-14 23:55.

another case of improper beat layering. ruins the whole vibe of the tune.