Battle of the beatz 2007 - II: reviews by Golem

Necrophobia by Harikiri: fuck, this is dark, and

Submitted by Golem on Fri, 2007-06-08 21:20.

fuck, this is dark, and quite glitchy (in a good way) although it sounds like the mini break is quite over compressed, love that squeel sound in the back ground..... incoming (lol that laugh is heavy) damn this is darkness!!! bit too dark for my liking but well produced although it could be meatier...i reckon i know who this is...my rival >:( (lol just kidding ) muhahahahahah Sticking out tongue sounding good though but needs more low end dont be affraid of teh bass... OWN IT!!! heavy tune m8 big up defo one of my faves!!!

overall sounds very nice n crisp, just needs more low end which is the difference between a finished track and an almost finished track...

btw what happened to our collab lol Sticking out tongue ???

losing sleep by obscure: love the congo/tabla

Submitted by Golem on Fri, 2007-06-08 16:58.

love the congo/tabla percussion, and is that a harp i hear? or am i trippin Sticking out tongue??? break is quite harsh on the ears frequency wise but as always mr obscure you have the upmost chillin liquid basslines and that melody is to die for Laughing out loud

Massive by Noctuary: ok so i found the track

Submitted by Golem on Fri, 2007-06-08 21:26.

ok so i found the track doesnt have much movement or flow, well produced but missing vital elements which could make this a fucking stomper of a track... first of all nice fucking reese action, very nice has a great low end to it, secondly i dont think this break suits the reese it needs ghost hits and a different structure completely imho more of a neuro break than a dark step sound i also found that it gets quite repetitive.

very nice track, but i feel with more work this could be sick!!

the bass episode by synrgy: "dadadada..... its the

Submitted by Golem on Fri, 2007-06-08 17:01.

"dadadada..... its the mother fuckin D.R.E! dr dre mother fucker :P" lol

i like where this is goin but ive never been a fan of remixes in botb, hahaha this is fuckin great! "hold up!"  but seriously i reckon the sub could be deeper and the melody gets abit monotonous, but this really has brightened my day great effort!!!

London Bridge ( Bluntman Remix ) by Bluntman: as i said in a previous

Submitted by Golem on Fri, 2007-06-08 17:05.

as i said in a previous review im not a fan of remixes in botb although i like this one aswell but is a bit clownsteppy production is rather nice on this although the vocal seems to lose sync near on half way though when the other bird starts singin, and it gets abit repetitive beats wise.
good effort though m8!!!

Big up

casim by UNDERSIDE: nice tabla/congo action,

Submitted by Golem on Fri, 2007-06-08 21:30.

nice tabla/congo action, seems very chilling on t3h intro, i think the breakis abit too loud prepared to the rest of the elements, nice reese action, break needs more movement imo seems quite lonely and the drop feels like there is alot missing maybe you should implement more elements from the intro in with the drop fx/stabs or what have u, maybe some more variation, nice tune overall just more work could hlpe u prevail.
best of luck to you sir...

BTW that vocal is nice man, great contrast!

Feeling Blue by DJ Scape: i like where this is goin,

Submitted by Golem on Fri, 2007-06-08 17:10.

i like where this is goin, nice steppy break n stuff, atmos noises are great, wow this ones dark, love the jungley mash up amen but i reckon its abit over the top gets rather annoyin after a while, is that a metalheads reese sound i hear in the background??? its nice but i think the chillin rhodes piano and the amen and harsh junglism clashes too much imo and the amen needs more punch really push it to the verge of the speaker cones almost hitting your face.

good effort though it really shows you'be put alot of work into this, with abit more you'l be on to a great oldskool meets new skool tunage!

Big up!

Krank It by King Louis: sounds good, love the dark

Submitted by Golem on Fri, 2007-06-08 16:55.

sounds good, love the dark switch up, i think the drop sounds too much like the intro and theres isnt much low end need to get that sub pumping!!!break needs more Punch almost as if its smacking u in the face, and the tune goes really wierd nearly halfway, it seems as if the melody loses sync with the beat.

overall rather nice but is a bit monotonous and lacks sub, easy mistake though as getting your levels for sub is a nightmare!!!