Battle of the beats 2006 - I: reviews by ManFromZion

cryptic by crank: And heres the crank track Id

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:14.

And heres the crank track Id say Smiling Awesome vibe. Intro is just dope with those vocal samples. Bass is original and works nicely for this track. The drums evolve in a very nice and smooth way through out the tune. Every sound used is as usual just perfect for the vibe and enhance it even more. Nice intro. Lovely breakdowns. Great drops. Great work man. A perfect tune for me. But there is another tune here wich I think is awesome and after hearing both tunes over and over I decided to give you both a 10 I just cant give one of these tunes anything less.


Headshot by Virus + Glitch: The beat rolls but I think

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:16.

The beat rolls but I think the kick is a bit off stands out much in intro. Very nice pad in intro. The bass is workin very good here. Great breakdown. Awesome drop. The kick sits a bit better when theres more stuff going on. The melody lines in this song is dope. Very very vibed. Great use of FXs also they sit in background and do their work excellent. I gotta say it again lissening to it a second time; Truly awesome drops. They just hit right at you. Im uncertain about the kick and I wanna have some more hiend content
playin with drums. Some rides maybe. And a bit more variation to drums at some point. But this is a killer track. The vibe is amazing and the breakdowns and buildups along with drops are just perfect. Much respect for
this track. Awesome work. can this be the same producer as Baby Backesh? Cravont? Just as viby. I gotta say I had a very, very hard time deciding wether to give this or cranks tune a 10. I heard both tracks a couple off times now and there are things I see in both tunes that are so intelligent
and nice. Cranks tune is more off my vibe and if I wasnt so into sweet ambient DnB I think yours would have gotten the 10 by itself. I gotta share the 10s here for both these tracks are excellent.


Analog Vibe by DOME: nice intro. Builds upp

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:21.

nice intro. Builds upp perfectly. Dunno if I should call that a drop after the intro but it works very nicly as one. Drums are nice and clean. All elements works very well in this tune. Nice vibe. Good structure with breakdowns and drops workin very good. Great use of different elements. Keeps the track very intresting to lissen to. Sparingly use off reeces and focuses on other things instead very nice. Vocals FX work great. Scratches works great. Great production. Awesome track. This track was very close getting a 10 aswell as the third track in the battle I would rate a 10. But it falls short somehow. Maybe its cause Im more into different vibes. Its an amazing track though. Production is great.


Dark Side by Terra-Rise: Cool intro. A bit to long

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:21.

Cool intro. A bit to long maybe 1/3 off song Smiling Promising some dark stuff. First drop is really nice. dark vibe works out great. A bit repetative despite the nice use of FXs and variations. I think the drums fall a bit short here. The ghosts stand out a bit to much and maybe the drums could be a bit clearer. That layerd drums that you use here and there are really nice. Ah the amen! Nice that there is one track using it in this botb. A bit repetative for me but awesome vibe.


migraine (remix) by mabus: Nice viby intro. Nice sounds

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:19.

Nice viby intro. Nice sounds in this one "noisy" sounds workin great as melody and elements. The drums follow the track excellent or vice versa Smiling Nice breakdowns. The drops works out good. I dont feel the vibe as much in the later drops as in the intro. Maybe its cause this aint my kind of vibes.
Maybe its because I would want some more variation with the elements. A nicely produced track.


stalagtitus by Moonbird: Nice intro. Bass is nice and

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:15.

Nice intro. Bass is nice and deep. Awesome, Very nice vibe at first breakdown. Build upp very nice towards drop. The melody thing playin in intro and at this build upp doesnt appeal me as much. Melody is a bit wierd and I feel its a bit of different vibe for me. The drop could be fatter with some more stuff going on I think. That amazing build upp and breakdown needs it. Some very cool samples in this song. Drums are nice different and they dont stand out that much but they really do their work. Very nice work. and there is a 1min silence after the track is finished Sticking out tongue


Voice club by DMJ A.K.A Jossi: Intro is cool. The part

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:17.

Intro is cool. The part where only drums play are a bit dull. But the drop after is nice and powerful. Melodies are nice. Nice variations in the song. Mixing isnt perfect. Drums drown. That synth takes alot of space as do drums.
Some high frequencies throughout this song almost hurt ure ears, like the synth and vocal samples. This track really could use some better mixing. The elements in it are very nice and the song is vibed. Some better mixing in this one and this song would have had some high rating but unfortunatley it is badly mixed in the extent its hard to lissen to it. Great work though awesome vibe.


Gooness knows by King_Louis: Nice beat. Rolls very nice.

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:17.

Nice beat. Rolls very nice. Bass is nice. Could need more variations through out the track. Some more elements for variation. There is also a part of the frequency spectrum that isnt much used. I think you could use that to bring more power to some elements aswell. Mixing does need enhancement for this
tune gotta turn the volume upp compared to rest of tracks.


The Harmony by Vex: Nice soft intro. The

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:18.

Nice soft intro. The downtempo part in this song is sweet and soft. I like it however its a little bit monotone. The dnb parts works out nice to. The different layers of drums works very well in this tune. Still I think there is something missing, in the DnB parts, something more intresting or some more variations giving it more complexity. Another thing is I dont really feel that reece. Its nice but hmm I just dont know. Its a great track though. downtempo part gets a 8. But DnB falls short and since this is a DnB battle I gotta give it a lower rating.


Nightmare Sonata by Tedd-Z: The intro in this one sure

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:20.

The intro in this one sure stands out not the typical DnB intro so to say. The vibe also stands out. The drums rolls nice but could need some work with decays and clarity. The first breakdown or what to call it with that piano thats a very nice vibe there. I dont like the other vibe as much with the organ and rest of elements following it along. But vibes are pretty personal. This one still has a very defined vibe and thats whats important Id say. Mixing wise there is some work to be done. To get drums stand out and some
more clarity for track as whole would be nice. One thing about the melody I dont like though is that it plays through the whole track almost the organ beeing the instrument mostly playing it and sometimes other intruments. It
gets a bit repetative also thinking about this melody plays in intro and outro you often want intros to not be as much as rest of the track but to hint what will come thereby raising anticipation. I this track has some great
componenets but it needs to get carried out a bit better.


The new world by Dj Obscure: Using male vocals in DnB is

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Submitted by ManFromZion on Fri, 2006-03-03 13:20.

Using male vocals in DnB is a wild card. For this song it works out so-so. The bass, reece or what to call it melody is a bit cheesy. Drums are fine. Since thats the main parts of this song I cant rate it high. A reece like that should be more nasty here its pretty cheesy. Towards the end it gets a bit better melody works better there. More variations in elements would be nice also. Mixing could need some more attention aswell. Some parts of the bassline has wierd effects on my speakers, some resonating effect. And the
whole spectrum isnt used much to use in the upper area, the upper freq area gives your tunes more clairity.