Battle of the beatz 2007 - I: reviews by Contact Lost

Ultrafunkiller by DJ Ruffneck: Intro is awesome. The

Submitted by Contact Lost on Sun, 2007-04-15 13:42.

Intro is awesome. The basslines remind me of good old school uk jungle. The drop into the riff is cool and offers a real contrast to the bass line. The little builds have the nice touch of holding for a bar on the sample. The return on the riff on the outro is a good technique. Very nice track.

Nightmares by Noctuary: Intro is awesome. Loads

Submitted by Contact Lost on Sun, 2007-04-15 13:29.

Intro is awesome. Loads going on. The two bars befor the first drops really buiil up nicely. This is one of those tracks where you have to step back and appreciate all of the little sounds and details. The softening up of the outro is also cool. I can tell a lot of attention was payed upon production.

Anger Management by Contayjen: Its hard for me to review

Submitted by Contact Lost on Sun, 2007-04-15 12:39.

Its hard for me to review this as i am more into the liquid side of drum and bass. But there are some really nice sounds in this track. I liked the progressive style and how you gave time for the track to develop instead if just drop. But when you do the drops are just right.

Cho Re-Interpretation by Decklyn: Cool drums. Quite complex

Submitted by Contact Lost on Sun, 2007-04-22 16:27.

Cool drums. Quite complex but not too crazy. The drop into the pads and bassline has a really nice punch to it. The bassline has a lot of power but doesnt steal any attention form the other components. However when the pads disappeared i did miss them. I felt that they were an integral part of the groove. The basslines and hooks did keep it rolling though.

Future Robot Funk by Bluntman: Nice intro. Really liking

Submitted by Contact Lost on Sun, 2007-04-15 12:50.

Nice intro. Really liking the drums. The pads give a lot of added depth to the song and mix really well with the bassline. The structure is good also. Very good development into the outro. However i did feel a slight repetitive nature to the track.

Non-Locality by ruffian: Love the intro. Really

Submitted by Contact Lost on Sun, 2007-04-15 12:46.

Love the intro. Really atmospheric back ground sounds. However i wasnt sure on how the drums built up, from a mixing perspective. The first drop is cool, the beat is a proper neckbreaker. I like that sample that pops in form time to time, adds identity to the song.

Control by Harikiri: Nice tense intro. Although i

Submitted by Contact Lost on Sun, 2007-04-15 12:58.

Nice tense intro. Although i did feel that the first drop was lacking. The pads are really nice. One thing that stands out on this song is the use of hooks. The small synth and sample hooks really keep you listening.