Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 9.58 Judge: 9.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 9.58 Judge: 10.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 9.00 Judge: 9.00
Averagescore:
9.36
Judgescore:
9.33
2
override & polyphonix - undertone
Judgereview:
State-of-the-art Canadian drum n bass tune with a great vocal hook and some superb 303 acidsynth! Full power on the beat but the track remains very melodious and full of cool music elements. Extremely well-produced and well-arranged this tune keeps you entertained from start to end. When the 303 acid kicks in with the vocal it really blew me away – “wow this is what Im talking about!” The tune kept on impressing me over and over!
The Beats are created from scratch with a very nice result. Doesn’t quite work as well as a chopped break but it’s without doubt the best “manual beat” I have ever heard! Its awesome how the second snare has extra power which really makes up a really cool progressive beat!
The Structure and melody shows amazing skills and is surely drum n bass at its best. The 303 synth is beyond compare the coolest thing to be pulled of in the contest this year! The other synthlines are in perfect harmony with the 303 and the rolling bassline!
The mixing has no flaws what so ever – everything is perfectly arranged. The vocal reverb sound is awesome and really gives the song a catchy element to hang on to. The synth buildup at 01:29 is one of my favorite parts of this song!
Overall this is a top-end tune with so many great features that it leaves most other contesters far behind! The energy of the song is outstanding and all elements are in perfect sync. What can I say…this is hot tune…hope to hear much more from you guys in the future!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 9.23 Judge: 9.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 9.38 Judge: 9.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 9.08 Judge: 9.00
Averagescore:
9.12
Judgescore:
9.00
3
Wicked Sneek - Break My Mind
Judgereview:
An extremely professional and aggressive drum n bass tune with an cool progressive beat and some fantastic smooth synthlines! Break my Mind doesn’t waste too much time on a build up it starts out with a crisp acidsynth and pumping drum n bass break! The synthlines advances as the song progresses and even shows some sweet harmonies mixed with the rough acid and bass!
The Beat is perfect – nice and steady break with some cool cuts at the end of each section which provides a nice variety. Well balanced use of snare which always seems to hit just right every time! I might have enjoyed a softer “teasing” kinda beat in the melody section to build up for the next beatsection – but its not critical at all!
The Structure and melody in this songs is without the best I have heard in the contest this year. Really great theme that gives you that “wow I wanna hear this track again” kinda feeling. I am really impressed of how well each of the many layers of synth works so well togther without ever sounding messy! I really love the sweet melodyline that starts at 02:12 which really takes the track to the next level.
The mixing is phenomenal like the rest of the track – all the elements of this song is in great balance. Even if its over 7 mins long it keeps changing and always keeps the listener interested.
Overall this is a state-of-the-art drum n bass track which shows great skills and professionalism from the Wicked Sneek! Its one of those tunes that grows on you to where the more you hear it the more you love it. One key element I am really missing in this song though are vocals – a tender female vocal line would have really been perfect for this song. The song is awesome the way it is but with a vocal this track would be beyond compare! Great job man!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 6.00 Judge: 8.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 8.33 Judge: 9.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 6.67 Judge: 9.00
Averagescore:
7.83
Judgescore:
8.67
4
LSD - Sunrays
Judgereview:
Straight in-your-face drum n bass with a great main vocalhook and some kickass beats. The tune starts out a little slow but when the main beat kicks in at 01:18 we all know what time it is! The humming female vocal really carries the tune all the way though – along with a banging bassline and some trippy stings and other cool elements.
The Beats are superb and really energetic – and is one of the strongest parts of this tune. The first beats seems a little weak but once the bass come in the beats moves at full speed all the way to the end. It sounds great how the bass is taken of the beats at 04:45 and it slowly slips away as the song ends.
The Structure and melody is build around a heavy synth bassline and trippy stingline . The stingline gives an awesome mellow atmosphere that fits great with the vocals and the beats. The bassline seems a little simple since it never changes key – but it sounds cool when its filtered up into an acid sound!
The mixing/originality it great – lots of cool details and a nice flow though-out the track. Its great how the vocal is playing a central role in the track and the rest revolves around this. A nice detail is how the vocals is chopped up and echoed out each time is plays.
Overall this is without doubt one of my favorite tracks in this year contest. It’s a perfectly balanced mixture of underground drum n bass with a twist of mainstream brought by the vocalhook. Minor adjustments is needed for this song to be absolutely perfect – very well done!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 7.00 Judge: 9.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 6.27 Judge: 8.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 7.00 Judge: 8.00
Averagescore:
7.55
Judgescore:
8.33
5
Toster - Playin' Wit' Fire
Judgereview:
Fresh drum n bass track from a guy who obviously knows what he is doing. The production is flawless and it almost seems like runtime for Toster to delivery this piece! Nice and energetic this track moves along at full speed after the cool intro has ended and for the remainder of the song!
The Beat is programmed from scratch with quite a decent result. It shows great skills but it doesn’t quite reach the level a chopped up break would give. So the beat is probably the weakest part of the song I must say..
The Structure and melody is superb – with perfect balance between the bassline and synthlines. Awesome atmospheric elements in the intro with a great mixing of dark vox.
The mixing leaves us with nothing to add with the perfect flow from the atmospheric intro to the progressive bassdriven last part of the tune. An effective pause is found at 02:16 where the trippy synthline runs before kicking off the next mindblowing set of hightempo beats.
Overall this is without doubt a high end track with out a few missing elements. A more catchy theme or something to make you wanna hear the song over and over would have been nice. A break based beat with some cool cuts would also have made the overall impression of this song better. Nothing more to say than – great job man – hope to hear more stuff from you in the future!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 6.50 Judge: 7.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 7.50 Judge: 9.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 6.67 Judge: 8.00
Averagescore:
7.44
Judgescore:
8.00
6
Cyberworm - Deep Impulse
Judgereview:
Pretty trippy and dark drum n bass tune with some really sophisticated beats. Starts out with an atmospheric intro with a cool trippy vox effect. Almost though this tune was in the wrong category as the slow beat kicked in. But the beat quickly builds up and becomes a more traditional drum n bass beat. Its really interesting to hear how the beats develops from a really simple beat into a mindblowing inferno of rhythms.
The Beats are really awesome and its also whats driving this track. The beat come in many different shapes and forms throughout the track – but I must say I find the halftempo parts the most interesting. Its really cool how the beat morphs from full to half tempo and back at 03:34.
The Structure and melody is very limited – and its not really important due to the dominating beats. There are some pretty cool effects and vox in here but overall this track is not very melodious.
The mixing is quite advanced – especially on the beats! Its really hard to foresee whats gonna happened next which is a really cool thing. The track may seem a little unstructured for this same reason – but if you like sophisticated beats like I do this is pretty cool.
Overall an interesting tune with some nice ideas. Its does lack some fundamental elements to become a high-end tune this contest – like some kind of theme or melody. Its mostly beats and effect – which actually isn’t bad when the beats are as cool as these!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 9.00 Judge: 9.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 8.50 Judge: 7.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 8.50 Judge: 7.00
Averagescore:
8.17
Judgescore:
7.67
7
Intruder - Mind Rider
Judgereview:
Progressive dark drum n bass track with a heavy bassline and some pumping dnb beats. Mind Rider is a real dancefloor pumper and shouldn’t have much of a chance leaving anyone standing still on the floor. The song is driven by its deep bassline and pumping beats and doesn’t have too much to offer on the synth-side.
The Beat is really energetic and keeps the song moving from the first minute to the last. The loud snare is the coolest part of the beat – but a little more variety to the beat wouldn’t have harmed. .
The Structure and melody is kinda limited to some really dark synth bleeps which never really get to become a melody. To make this a true dancefloor blaster some better synth would have been required!
The mixing/originality it excellent – Intruder really knows how to build up a danceable track. The small pauses before kicking of the beats again is great and break in the middle for people can catch their breath is gold! Even if the melody doesn’t have much to offer just the great build up makes this a great tune! A great detail is also how the beats filters down at 01:20 before spinning up top ride again!
Overall this is a top end production which pretty much shows a school-example on how to build up a dancefloor oriented track. The melody and the beats could be improved but other than that this is a great track! Nice work!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 7.74 Judge: 7.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 6.47 Judge: 7.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 7.11 Judge: 9.00
Averagescore:
7.39
Judgescore:
7.67
8
ics - it's time
Judgereview:
Pretty cool tune – awesome concept with the martin luther king voice – really brings an extra dimension to this dark drum n bass tune. Added with a simple bassline and trippy beat and some trippy synth this track works well. Its nice for once to hear a short simple song that doesn’t go on for 10 mins without any changes. Strictly business all the way though!
The Beat is not an ordinary drum n bass beat – its programmed from scratch but is still pretty banging! The distorted drum adds some extra spice to an otherwise pretty simple beat. Could have liked a little more variety to the beats – maybe an different beats in the silent sections.
The Structure and melody is starting out with a mellow pianoline and followed up with a simple bassline and later on a filtered synth. It all sounds well together but it doesn’t quite reach the potential of the awesome mellow pianoline. The bassline seems a little too simple – but nevertheless it does the trick!
The mixing/originality is cool – I love how this track is really using stereo to its fullest. The hi-hats pops in each speaker and snares also switches from side to side. Big ups for that! Again the beat is original but the rest of the tune is pretty ordinary.
Overall this is great tune with some really great ideas. The mellow pianoline mixed with the luther vocals is great – but some weaker elements such as the bassline is pulling down the overall impression. But this is surely a high-end tune…nice work!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 7.40 Judge: 8.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 6.60 Judge: 7.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 5.60 Judge: 8.00
Averagescore:
7.10
Judgescore:
7.67
9
Blister Unknown - The Visitor
Judgereview:
Dark vibes with lots of atmosphere and a nice main synthline. A groovy classic break kicks in and freshens up the track at 1:40. After a short pause a new almost rock-sound kinda beats kicks in and adds even move crisp to the song. The 2 beats is blended together nicely for the remaining of the track – as more dark synth and vox are introduced.
The Beats on this track is really off the hook and it probably the strongest side of this song. The blend of steady breaks and cutting and chopping is at perfect levels on this song. I love how the different breaks are switched without the listener really noticing it – even if they are so different. Really well done!
The Structure and melody has a lot to offer as well. A little on the dark side for my taste – but its well done and it keeps the song going – all 7 mins. of it! The coolest part is at 04:30 where the synth goes acid which sounds great with the rock-style drums.
The mixing/originality is lacking nothing – the song keeps changing which keeps the listener hooked at all times. The intro may seem a little long – but the rest is great!
Overall The visitor is a great production with lots of cool elements. The beats are really well done and synth and bass seems to work well with it. The vox samples sounds great – but they do seems a little random and there is no overall meaning with them. The songs is lacking something a little more catchy – something that makes you wanna listen to it again. When this is said I must conclude that this song is at the top end of this category – well done!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 7.33 Judge: 9.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 5.67 Judge: 7.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 5.33 Judge: 7.00
Averagescore:
6.89
Judgescore:
7.67
10
dj_padman - Impossible Surface
Judgereview:
Nice and twisted experimental drum n bass tune from down under! The review is is little late but hopefully better late than never :) The tune is surely well worth a review!
The beat is twisted but yet still stabel in true squarpusher style. The small vox hits in the beat is also a cool squarepusher twist thats done nicely in this tune. Unfortunantly the beat isnt bringing the variety that you could expect in an experimental beat like this. Some more cuts and different snaredrums would have made it even cooler!
The melody and structure of the track is kinda mellow and dark ambient inspired synth. Gives a very twisted vibe to the whole thing. Could have used some elements that were a little more catchy to make the song more accessable.
The mixing and originality is awesome. The twist vox effects and the whole squarepusher arrangement is really cool. The mixture of fast drum n bass and ambrient also makes up quite an original cocktail!
Overall a cool experimantal production that could have benefited from some more catchy elements. Still very well done!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 7.00 Judge: 7.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 7.00 Judge: 7.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 8.00 Judge: 8.00
Averagescore:
7.33
Judgescore:
7.33
11
michele vincenzo fusco - plasma ray
Judgereview:
After deliverying kickass drum n bass tunes in the last few contest including the winning tune of last years dnb category – michaele vincenzo fusco brings us something completely different this time. This really states the fact that we are dealing with a skilled artist who can do more then one thing. This experimental track kicks us into an amazing epic of trippy sounds and laidback grooves.
The Beats are nice and steady which fits this tune well. The tune is kinda laidback so too much slaming beats would work. I love when the beats gets totally distorted before a new section starts – that’s really effective.
The Structure and melody is based on a huge ambient journey though sounds. The synth bells are great and the whole thing matches perfectly. I know this is meant to be a trippy experimental tune – but I am kinda missing some thought of theme melody in the whole thing. It really gets heavy after the first 5 mins I think.
The mixing/originality is outstanding – nothing to add here. All element are in perfect harmony From the synth to the background noise to the deep vox – good job!.
Overall this is cool song and it has so many cool elements and details. But this is not contest winning material – its way to deep and serious but still I enjoyed it. Surely another great tune to be proud of!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 5.75 Judge: 6.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 7.00 Judge: 8.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 6.00 Judge: 8.00
Averagescore:
6.79
Judgescore:
7.33
12
aeczem - Bad Dreams
Judgereview:
A nice atmospheric drum n bass tune with a trippy flow. Starts out with some chillout stings and drops in a deeeeeep ass bass accompanied with classic drumloop. The build-up is pretty well done and things are faded down quietly before staring the next section which makes this a cool tune to chill out to.
The Beats are straight classic drum n bass breaks which are crossfaded together with a lowpass filter. Not to many surprises to be found here – but I guess this is suiting for a chill out production.
The Structure and melody is a little limited – the mellow stings are mixed with a bass that seems are little out of tune. The chords doesn’t seem to match each other which is quite a pity since these are the only 2 music elements in this song. I am missing something else – like a gentle piano groove or maybe a mellow trumpet would have been nice.
The mixing/originality is really well done – no flaws in this area. I love the chillout style and the way it is quietly mixed together.
Overall this is great track but it does quite reach the heights that it could have. With some more music elements and some more variety to it this song could have been perfect. Hope to hear more of this stuff from you in the future!
Beat/Productionscore:
Visitor: 6.00 Judge: 7.00
Structure/Melodyscore:
Visitor: 6.50 Judge: 7.00
Mixing Originalityscore:
Visitor: 5.50 Judge: 8.00
Averagescore:
6.67
Judgescore:
7.33
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