Listening the beats as I type this.
TepaphoneMP: Kinda sketchy with the chops, but they all flow well & the almost lo-fi production (it sounds slightly distorted in places, like you recorded it loud) is cool. Some good drum fills too.
Perfect 5th: The bit at 0:29 is gnarly, great bit to chop.
Deudi: I thought this was a continuation of 5th's beat! Smooth... They fow really well together (I suck at picking tempos). Starting to think that we all may have targeted the same parts of the source sample...
Borat: Yep, looks like there was a limited amount to sample in that (rather long) track. Thanks for the head nodding beat & sitar bits. That sitar genius! Subtle bass too, fits
really well. This is my favourite so far.
Obi-Dan-Kenobi: A pretty different take on the sample. Sounds like 2 or 3 different tracks playing in time at places. The piano's batshit crazy too. Not sure what to make of it. Kinda like the sound of David Axelrod composing an aneurysm. Made me nod though.
Joeypresents: Hearing how you've filtered those hits & used a few different notes is dope. Man, this is really well produced. Sounds professional with the panning, careful filter, delay, layered percussion, EQ etc. The sense of space in this is pure class. Like how you referenced the source at the end too. A winner?
Ghoul Abdul: Nice atmospheric intro. The minimalist vibe is a good change too. I agree with Tepaphone's comment in Soundcloud, the snare in the 2nd part is a little too loud, but it fits the vibe & the roll afterwards is a good 90's touch.
JosephNicks: Ah, some more boom bap. Sounds like you & Joey are on the same tip here. Bit more low-key though, this one made me phase out pretty quickly. Great vibe!
Chaotic: Oh man, that guitar lick! Did you play it or sample it from elsewhere? Love the way you turned it into a minor-key cinematic moment. I wanted to hear more of your guitar stuff than the Eric Gale sample, it outshone the source.
Verysickbeats: Like the way you put focus on the bass notes in a way the rest of us seem to have missed. Can't go wrong with a slightly swung bit of bap either. Ironically the 'turn it up a little' cuts were too quiet in the mix!
Citylabproductions: That hit hat's running what, 64ths? Cool touch! Especially cool with the way most of the other hits (including the LFO & ride cymbal) work in quarter notes. This had a totally different vibe, with the almost sleazy sax. Couldn't help imagining a purple 80's dancefloor with slowgrinding women listening to this one.
Progressivesoul: Trippy! That rhythm you pulled is crazy! When the drums started it sounded like you were gonna turn in a jungle tune. The synth melody is a killer hook. I really wanted to hear that drop more. Again the quarter note vibe gave it an almost tough-guy edge. Great filter sweeps. I could listen to beats like this for days.
Oh crap... Who to vote for? Borat, Joeypresents & Progressivesoul left the biggest impression on my ears. Voted for Joeypresents because it sounded like you spent ages crafting this tune, its a really tasteful track.
I'm a mixture between a heavy metal blueprint with strawberryfields meets company flow.
got my musical G spot.
