Battle of the beats 2006 - II: reviews by crank

Winter Sun by Virus: so fucking nice tune,

Submitted by crank on Sat, 2006-04-15 10:26.

so fucking nice tune, really.
beats are right, snare is crunchy, kick is punchy.

that old electro vibe is good.
love pad & leads.
some epic cosmic feel that i'm crazy about.

quality is good, loud stuff !

structure is well balance, no bothering,
endless lissening in a loop.

Bow

I FEEL IT

the winner.

now critique: the mid range is not enough.

Unfinished Autumn Symphony by Kondencuotas Pienas: nice chillout stuff. the

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 08:07.

nice chillout stuff.
the intro catches.
the structure is too progressive.
got boring to the end.

if u get drumfunky beats here
it will be more interesting.

otherwise good vibe & atmos.

dark apprentice by synrgy: really nice evil stuff

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 08:03.

really nice evil stuff here.
tasty tighten up edits.
to vox 'tah's are rather funny.

Three Seasons by QuiVeR: again nice neuro vibe but

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 10:39.

again nice neuro vibe but boring.
some photekish vibes sometime.
i liked that.

Hot RidE by DMJ A.K.A Jossi: shit, seems high bpm here

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 07:55.

shit, seems high bpm here Smiling
think the track is too much compressed.
otherwise mix is good balanced
i'm not kind with these simple synth lines.
tho distorted one is good.
glass like is annoying.
breakdown on 2:53 is somewhat strange Laughing out loud

i bet there would a great track if it's made simpler
less redundant melodies and more attention to dynamics.

Deep Deep down by Vex: nice neuro vibe &

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 07:58.

nice neuro vibe & drills.
otherwise a bit annoying bass & structure.
for the main beat i think the kick should be more prominent.
no good balance between snare & kick.

cease to amaze by Dj Obscure: nice pad & vibe. dont like

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 07:38.

nice pad & vibe.
dont like such vox here. that's not r&b really.
drums need more crispiness.
shaker would be good here.
tho punch is nice.
ghosts a bit muddy, chopped from break?

good work, but many things to change i see here.

Lose Control by Shiver: another dnb styled pop tune

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 07:49.

another dnb styled pop tune here with teenage vibe.
good production, punch sound.
maybe it should a bit wider in stereo.
no constructive thoughts i have there.
Smiling
good work, no obvious faults.

Out of this world by Optimystic: again. vocal tune. i liked

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 08:21.

again. vocal tune.
i liked cymbals & pad chords.
otherwise a bit boring & blue.
dont like that kind of oneshot 2step beats.

Not In Love by Mike Native: hmm. strange pop remix. not

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 07:44.

hmm. strange pop remix.
not bad mix tho.
anyway some gay beats, kick build-ups & melodies here.
pure teen vibe here.

man, put ur good productions skills on something more serious Eye-wink

Butterball by JL-ion: another nice mess

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 09:38.

another nice mess Sticking out tongue

Hell by 822: some nice mess here

Submitted by crank on Thu, 2006-04-20 08:00.

some nice mess here Sticking out tongue