1: 8 - Got me from the start, loved the super lofi intro. Slammin bass line, funky drumming, lots of filtering, & glitched out goodness (was an octa involved here?)
Nice jaunty sample choice and digging the jazzy end
Notes: bass seemed to pump the compressor pretty hard here causing drums and samples to drop out a little more than I would have liked
2: 13 -I believe the hype. Engergetic beat and great use of the symphonic sounds. The zippery sound gave this a feel like it was being live mixed dj style which was fun. I loved the little drop outs. Nice changes ups; I liked the contrast between the big symphony sound and the wiggly little sound used on the don’t believe the hype parts ( I really liked that part)
Notes: stereo panning was a little intense for me and some of the reverb (cymbal) could have been slightly less for my taste
3: this was so hard to decide between 4, 6, & 9 ( all great tracks) > I was so back and forth on this pick
Since I have to make a decision I will go with
4- I liked the intro getting straight to the meat of the beat. Definitely into the use of sidestick in the groove, the funky hihat and the delayed snare parts. Classic three bar straight with a twist on the fourth, I loved the flute turnaround. I thought this track had a real classic sound to it
Notes: the kick hit a little wierd for me in headphones when critical listening that made it stick out a bit, maybe that was just me because I didn’t really notice this on speakers and it faded away if I wasn’t really paying attention to it
So hm to 6 and 9 and props to everyone for all the hard hitting tracks here
I listened through several times, carefully and just for fun driving around. Headphones and speakers were two very different experiences. I took notes on everything and could say so much more, but tried to keep this reasonably short.
criticism and praise
Hopefully my small critiques are seen as constructive, and welcomed here, and are obviously just my opinions. People are so nice and supportive here which I think is fantastic as it is low pressure and inviting to others. I am pretty new to all of this so hearing anything good can be a nice little boost but i also want to learn and grow so please feel free to be real about anything I submit, even if it’s harsh. I’ve tried to give a bit of that with my votes so it’s not all just praise, i hope that’s received well. Also I love it here, it’s so great to hear everyone’s different styles and takes on the same source material. Had a blast with the last few battles and will hopefully gain some good experience here with a little more time, so just an all around thanks to everyone involved here
this track has all the ingredients I need to enjoy a good boombap track!