Battle of the beatz 2007 - II: reviews by Harikiri

Massive by Noctuary: this sounds kinda Ruff

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Submitted by Harikiri on Sun, 2007-06-10 01:52.

this sounds kinda Ruff Eye-wink

feelin this intro, at last a tune to my taste, lol! flowin fx, jus the way it shud be lol...I lyk the way bass slowly creeps in too...not sure on wher the trak landed tho, isn't defined enuf, blends to much into the intro... lykin the calyx'y feelin break..U need to put alot of mid bak into that bass, it makes the trak sound too empty.

thats all thats needed...i lyk this, big potential again, jus need to fix the bass...

here my winner, easily slaps the others iv herd!

seriously up for a collab, over summer!!! Myspazz me if interested, lol


Rehab by Golem AKA Pyre: i like this one....two

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Submitted by Harikiri on Sun, 2007-06-10 01:29.

i like this one....two things tho, MORE FX!!!! and put a lil note to follow the bass, maybe distort the mids or put on a wraspy square wave over the top or sumat to give it definition. basically I cant hear it, i can only feel it...this has BIG potential tho!


casim by UNDERSIDE: THAT BASS IS

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Submitted by Harikiri on Sun, 2007-06-10 02:17.

THAT BASS IS SICKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!

but, the dums are SOOOOOOOOOOOO boring!! dude, where s the FILLS?  *sigh*
U wudn't need such loud hats to try and fill the gaps if U put in those much need secondary snares...

switch up the bassline, a gud sample's gettin wasted!

lettin urself down mate...sooo much potential...push it further...
I think U shud listen to Spor's Powder Monkey for a better idea of what I think U could have achieve with a lot more teky-programming effort!!!


Feeling Blue by DJ Scape: intro is VERY gud!...tho i

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Submitted by Harikiri on Sun, 2007-06-10 01:36.

intro is VERY gud!...tho i don't thing the phasey renegade snares thing is workin for me tho, shuda kept it in the same style the intro and break...well produced tho, no unintentional empty spaces lyk the other trax *rolls eyes*...not sure about how the trak comes out of the break... not sure bout the piano that U put in after the break, its not in tune...

switch the track up!!! it gets very borin after a while hearin the same thing over and over, dramtic fills keep it entertainin...

overall, one the better trax!!!


Krank It by King Louis: started ok. but not to keen

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Submitted by Harikiri on Sun, 2007-06-10 01:01.

started ok. but not to keen on where it went. take note of the tuning and progression of Ur chords, etc, Uv got sum clashes.  overall productions ok, bass needs pickin up a bit  tho (same prob I have tho tbh, lol)


London Bridge ( Bluntman Remix ) by Bluntman: kind of a jump-up'y

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Submitted by Harikiri on Sun, 2007-06-10 01:27.

kind of a jump-up'y commercial vibe here...vox samp is strong, BUT no FX holdin it together.  Drums lack, work on the fills.  snap on the snare needs biggin up, its too soft as if the drummer used brushes instead of stix... trax abit borin to me!!!

another straight out of the box tune, seems lyk ppl are relying to much on that 'whole track' vox samps to hold the trak together... its suppose to compliment it, the trak shud sound just as gud without it there!!!

still got a fair way to go...altho, the mixdown wasn't bad


the bass episode by synrgy: big start, hope U live up to

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Submitted by Harikiri on Sun, 2007-06-10 01:19.

big start, hope U live up to the fame of this track, lol!!!! BIG TASK rmxin a successful tune!

that snares too weak from the start, it chokes as soon as it comes in, (sounds like a blatant reason samp as well, lol)...bass is cool, but the drums lack alot of dynamics so they get eaten...mixdown needs sortin, vox gets drowned out a little... luvin the idea, but i don't think U pulled this one off v.well... can't really hear much 'work' in this, theres no dramatic changes to the drums (fills, break, etc) bass hasn't bin worked either, sounds straight out the box....

basically, lots to do imo :s


losing sleep by obscure: not to ken on the snare in

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Submitted by Harikiri on Sun, 2007-06-10 01:09.

not to ken on the snare in this needs a tighter snap to make it more punchy, or maybe less tail to make it more defined...not v.keen on the drop (bass is out of tune wiv the melody) :s ... v.empty without that absynthy-pad, so id shuv in sum discrete back-up FX?switch it up too, s'abit samey... i like the ideas, jus not to sure bout how Uv executed it tho, bit more work... sorry for shittin on this one btw :s