Battle of the beats 2005 - V: reviews by ManFromZion

Turn by DMJ a.k.a Jossi: Viby intro in this one.

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:30.

Viby intro in this one. Maybe could be a little louder though. Drums are nice fits the vibe very nice. This is a very viby tune. I like it! The drop works very well and has alot of power. The way all instruments interact here is
beautiful, drums, bass, synths, piano. The bass is very nice pretty similar to the terrorist bass. This is a way of using it wich works very well for me. Not as a something dark but rather viby and clear and it works out very well. The bass also has alot of power without drowning the rest of the song. The breakdown are nice and as viby as the rest of the song. The drums in this song are also very nice. I tried to find something negative about this tune but it was hard for me. But I think that the kick is a bit out of context its
to ploppy. awesome vibe, great work. rating 8.5 So why not a nine? Well it gets a bit repetative and somehow I would like some off the elements to sound different. Clearer more convincing. I cant put my finger on it.

Well I just went back to this one and changed it to a nine. I think its better then the rest off the tracks and it stands out so much so it deserves it. Great work my favorite tune off this battle. Great great work.


Baby Backesh by Picto: At first I lissend to all

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:23.

At first I lissend to all the songs just briefly a couple of seconds trying to figure how they sounded in the drop before sitting down hearing them all seriously. This song my first impression was that synths where to static and raw. But in context they fit very good with the vibe IMO. This vibe is so cool, very different. Every sound here probably would sound weak on its own but in this context it just works out so good.
I think the song could need some more hiend giving it more clarity. I rate it an 8. For a nine it could need some more intresting FX and maybe it would work better with a non static enviroment Im still not sure. I just feel some parts seem a bit to cheesy when they are like that. But on other hand it also fits the vibe. Great work though, awesome vibe, one of the best vibes in this BOTB IMO.


Hydro by Virus: Yeah som oldschoolish DnB.

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:27.

Yeah som oldschoolish DnB. Nice. The bass is nice and drums are just awesome in this track. The drums are what I like most about this tune they got such a good groove. The hiend synth is very nice. @ 02:14 it plays some real cool melody, awesome vibe there. Nice use of FXs. But it gets a bit repetative in the end. Same drums, same synth, same bass. It could need another set of elemenets somwhere breaking it off or replacing the other ones.


The Dutty Growl by Terra-Rise: Drums are nice. I had to

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:29.

Drums are nice. I had to turn my volume on my mp3 player down earlier today cause they where so loud when this track started off. This is some hard shit and your pulling it off without cheesyness. FXs are used sparingly and they work very well with the tune. The fact that you have a amen in the beat works very well to used sparingly but effectfull. The drop is nice and sweet. But I feel that the pads/strings used could use some more FX to be more intresting and have a more kind off fulliness. Great track nice work!


Staring Into The Shadows by Qatar: The intro is pretty cool but

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:28.

The intro is pretty cool but that synth just before the drums is a bit cheesy. The drums in this tune I like alot. Theyve got a good groove and they change a couple off times during the tune still preserving its character wich make them very intresting. What I feel this tune lacks is a real drop where you feel that everything sets off. The arrangement is set upp good for a drop but I think the drums would need more punch to really get the drop off. And that there would be some more instruments not used before. I also feel that the main synth kills the rest of the track a bit. Great drum work I must say was really intresting hearing. Anohter thing wich is very nice with this track is somehow how the beat interacts with the bass or maybe its just the
low end of the kicks. Well it works out real cool.


Sun Dial by Dj obscure: The way the vocal sample

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:31.

The way the vocal sample works in this tune is great. Drums are good the tablas or whatever follow the drums very nice. I like the vibe... well atleast the vibe on the vocal samples and the pads and FXs and everything. I feel that the bass however is out of context it has a completely different
vibe. As the bass serves as a major part of the tune here for me it gets like two vibes clahsing with one another. I also got the feeling that this tune needs more variation but when I think about it it has lots. Its just the bass
thats monotone. But as its a big part of the tune it makes the whole tune monotone. I could defenently see a different bass here making a huge difference. If it werent for the over viby parts off this song it would get a 5.5 or something. But if it werent for the bass I think it could reach upp towards 8 somewhere.


The Man in The Sink (Remix) by TVG Hates TVG & Vodka Jimmy: The drums are nice and

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:24.

The drums are nice and heavy. I like drums alot. FXs are nice. Mix seems pretty good. That disted thing playing. I dont feel it. I cant get in vibe with it. For me its just playing then actually bringing a message, a vibe. The song should need something that carries it vibe better IMO. Everything sounds good but I just dont feel it. The drums also could need some more distinct variation with another layer or something in the tune to make it less monotone.


Drunken Punch by Tedd-Z: The subbass in this one is

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:26.

The subbass in this one is really nice. Drums are fine. Mix seems nice maybe could do with some more hiend. That main synth that is used sounding all wicked is cool but I dont really feel it. It lacks some nice vibe for me. The synthish piano has a nice vibe but still isnt the main part off the song. I miss a good vibe.


dead emotions by cyborg: deep deep bass. beat work is

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:25.

deep deep bass. beat work is good. nice to hear some oldie breaks used. Nice FXs. All elements that are used are fine but there is nothing that carries melody. I think this tune needs more elements. Something carrying melody. Its pretty repetative despite nice beatwork and nice elements. I would say this is a good foundation for a song but I feel it needs something more. I didnt feel a nice drop here and thats probably because of the lack of instruments for carrying that out.


epitaph for humanity by ptah: Nice Fxs. The intro bass

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Wed, 2005-12-28 19:28.

Nice Fxs. The intro bass doesnt interest me at all and ruins the intro for me. After that the bass gets more intresting. The drums in this tune have their own sound to them and I like that. Some intresting FXs are used in this tune. And the vibe is dark. But I feel it could need some more synths that
carries that vibe and expresses the tune.