Battle of the beatz 2007 - IV: reviews by DZ4

future drifting by thin king: nice chilled out feel. good

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Submitted by DZ4 on Fri, 2007-12-07 22:29.

nice chilled out feel. good intro, beats come in nicely.

Bit more variation in the piano melody would be good, although i do like what you've done, and it sounds a bit too jabby. Bass is pretty phat, nice tune, perhaps bring it to the fore more volumewise or beef it up a bit. Liking the beats.

Nice pads. sound is pretty tight. Smiling


Evac by Harikiri: Professional sound, nice

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Submitted by DZ4 on Fri, 2007-12-07 21:34.

Professional sound, nice mate. Smiling

Nice break @ 1.50. Some nice elements in the beat, like the panning hats and the fact it keeps moving and changing, but i don't like the parts where it has a repetitive feel to the snare hits.

The beat seems to clip at 3.37 or did i mis-hear?


Life by Bluntman: A tight sounding track! The

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Submitted by DZ4 on Fri, 2007-12-07 21:16.

A tight sounding track! Smiling

The beats are nice, flowing, the breaks at the end of each bar are sweet. Nice incidental noise (scratches etc). I really like the strings that come in around 4.20, they are nicely understated and compliment the vibe.

The section from 1.54-2.39 i'm not feeling i'm afraid, the sections on either side are much better.


PSYCHOTRONIC WARFARE by DARK GENIUS: dark intro, nice. Needs

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Submitted by DZ4 on Fri, 2007-12-07 22:21.

dark intro, nice. Smiling

Needs more of a bassline A bit more variation in the beats would be good, and maybe a melody or lick in there.

I like the dark vibe you've got going here. Smiling


Needing You by DJ Scape: Production-wise, this sounds

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Submitted by DZ4 on Fri, 2007-12-07 21:17.

Production-wise, this sounds tight!

Nice chilled vibe, nice bassline that keeps things flowing. Beats sound professional.

I would probably buy this tune if it came out, but it lacks a 'hook' that would make me play it all the time.


mixed beauty by hydrophonic: Nice darkside flavour! For

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Submitted by DZ4 on Fri, 2007-12-07 20:40.

Nice darkside flavour! Smiling

For my tastes the cymbal is a touch too loud. The drop @ 1.25 might be a bit nicer if it was just the beat and the bass, a bit cleaner. The drop @ 4.30ish is sweet! Smiling Builds the tension a bit by holding off before dropping in. I would have liked a bit more bass, it seems a bit too downplayed in this.

I could imagine a dance floor skanking to this! i like this track, just needs a couple of tweaks and it'd be phat.


hindsight by obscure: This track needs to be a tad

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Submitted by DZ4 on Fri, 2007-12-07 21:15.

This track needs to be a tad louder i think.

Tight sounds with the beats, maybe need to bring the bass to the fore a touch more. I'm almost waiting for a melody to kick in...if there isn't going to be one the beats need to be more broken and play around more.


diabetic by lmc: Need to work on your volume

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Submitted by DZ4 on Fri, 2007-12-07 21:53.

Need to work on your volume levels, make sure everything is consistent.

Beats could be more varied - like some more hihats (the one i can hear is overpowered). I'm not keen on the snare that's been used, the 'static' feel is a bit harsh.

Sometimes the basses are clashing with each other imo.

I quite like the arpeggiated pad @ 3.48. and the whole track has a computerised, C64 vibe, which i like. Smiling