@LyingDalai suggested I should vote last so I could avoid a possible tie for first place , so thats why I’ve waited till now. The good news is the way I intended to vote did indeed break a tie for 1st place. The bad news is that it did cause a tie for 3rd/4th place
I listened to all submissions as they came in, and then sat down yesterday to listen to everything back to back on my studio monitors. Is has been said by others but wow, the overall quality of beats that came out of this battle is amazing. Most of the beats would easily be a top3 submission in any other battle I’ve ever done. I love the old school vibes, the originality and experimental nature of most beats, and I really appreciate the great atmosphere here, this really is a forum full of talented yet friendly people! Thanks for joining this battle, and I really hope this will start a run of productive battles!
My top 3:
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@sezare56 : The perfect combination of a dope groove, experimental elements, and a lot of variation. The fact that you used the OT tops it of!
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@garfield : I’m kinda surprised you didn’t get more votes, the drums and bass are dope as hell, and this is something I would definitely play a lot myself.
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@DimensionsTomorrow : This track is just perfect: The drums, sample, and strange buildup all perfectly fit the Doom vocals, making it into a song I wouldn’t change anything about. The only reason you’re not higher is the fact it fits so well with the vocals that I feels this clouds my judgement about the beat itself just a bit.
Honourable mentions:
@Doug: a nearly perfect submission by one of the masters of DT hiphop: a dope groove, great sample chopping and use of the DT, and I love the fact that you showed us the samples used. You mainly fell short of the top3 because I feel the beat is better without the vocals.
@the_PMO: Love this track, the style fits the vocals like a glove, and this is def something I would listen to. You were also just short of the top3.
@Kpucski: This track is seriously something special. The music is perfect for the track, and definitely something I would listen to.
@Yabba: You used the same piece of sample I took (great minds think alike!) and i’m really impressed with how you used it!
@sndrsklr: very unexpected and unique use of samples and synths, you’ve done something very different from everyone else, props for that!
And with that, I am proud to announce the winner of this first beatbattle! I discounted all the votes from people who didn’t participate, and I gave @the_PMO’s top 3 2 points each, because he didn’t rank them. In the end 4 people where clear favourites, but the fact that most people received votes or honourable mentions, and 7 different people received 1st place votes speak to the overall quality in this thread! (btw: I hope I my math is correct, please correct me if I made a mistake here )
Final score:
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@DimensionsTomorrow 21 points
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@the_PMO 20 points
- (tied) @sezare56 and @woops 18 points each
Thanks everyone for joining, I sincerely enjoyed listening to your music, and I love all the samples you shared. I hope @DimensionsTomorrow will set up a new battle!