Beat Battle - VOTE NOW! "Steely Dan - Aja" Sample Battle

yea i ment dirtybird. but nice track to whoever made down

eastcoast121 wrote:i like 'down' the most..n good look for the streams dB

I thought Down was wicked, but there was no progression there after a great intro. I'd like to hear a full track of Down for sure though.

i thought it was still fine tho, sometimes u just gatta let the beat rock n b raw

True.

I went Planet Aja... really enjoyed the integration of sample and add'l instrumentation. Great snare too of course

Captain Murphy wrote:This has to do with the battle I had with Nym as well as this one here, but I'm curious about these people who need time to decide whether or not they like a song or even which one is better. I couldn't imagine a decision like that taking more than one or two listens especially when each beat is so different. I don't know, it seems like kind of a gut thing, a feeling, emotional even, but definitely not something cerebral. If you have to think about liking a song, movie or even a person then you probably don't like it at all.

I guess maybe you guys expect it to grow on you or sumthin or expect to hear sumthin different, just a thought, no shots... Peace to you all

Nope not at all homie, I been doing beats for a long time. I dont ever make a 2 second judgement on anyones music. The reality is that whether the beat is wack or dope someone sat there and really spent time putting it together. Dudes might have details in there that someone else wouldnt think of. I personally like to at least respect the artists time before making a choice. Hell before I sample a record I like to actually listen to the whole song.

ima have to go with closed, but it was really close between closed and unquatized mind... i just dug the feel a little more from closed

poundaproblem wrote:

Captain Murphy wrote:This has to do with the battle I had with Nym as well as this one here, but I'm curious about these people who need time to decide whether or not they like a song or even which one is better. I couldn't imagine a decision like that taking more than one or two listens especially when each beat is so different. I don't know, it seems like kind of a gut thing, a feeling, emotional even, but definitely not something cerebral. If you have to think about liking a song, movie or even a person then you probably don't like it at all.

I guess maybe you guys expect it to grow on you or sumthin or expect to hear sumthin different, just a thought, no shots... Peace to you all

Nope not at all homie, I been doing beats for a long time. I dont ever make a 2 second judgement on anyones music. The reality is that whether the beat is wack or dope someone sat there and really spent time putting it together. Dudes might have details in there that someone else wouldnt think of. I personally like to at least respect the artists time before making a choice. Hell before I sample a record I like to actually listen to the whole song.

Listening to a song all the way through is one thing. Like you I also listen to the whole song before I sample. Paying someone the respect of listening to their song all the way thru is dope. But for the most part you know right away whether or not you like a song. You say listen to the whole for critical purposes, but it sounds like you've already made the decision because as you said "whether the beat is wack or dope", you will still listen so you can give an intelligent critique of the song, and you should be applauded for that.

steely dan !!! mos def 1 of me fave's of all-time..... nuff said !!

NOW, with this battle, good job on makin them flapjack turn well.......... all contestants !!!
4 me, DOWN had the most disgustin intro... so well put together, kinda expected more jus cuz the progession it had
UNQUANTIZED MIND had more musicality behind it..... other two were still nice....
This battle got me confused

DOWN : lovin the 1st 24 secs, thenjus fades away
UNQUANTIZED MIND : love the feel behind the tune............. undecided still........

Down got my vote just has that head nod east coast kinda vibe that I like.

wow. it's a game again. good battle ya'll.

careful sampling steely if your using it to make tracks, hes taken a couple artists to court already

StaticAutobot wrote:careful sampling steely if your using it to make tracks, hes taken a couple artists to court already

its not a crime to sample. Its a crime to sell it.

Keep sampling yall...

StaticAutobot wrote:careful sampling steely if your using it to make tracks, hes taken a couple artists to court already

.......... jus a battle, not beats 4 sale....... but thanks 4 the 411

lol Steely Dan isn't one guy. And "he" can't sue over this. But yes, be careful who you sample if it's being released for real.