Here it is! Congrats and thanks to @NVVI @Klaus_Wuhan @schoolbabyboy @flipinfantile @KingDuppy @electricthing @proskynesis @v00d00ppl for supplying the beats to yet another stellar Elektronauts hip hop beat battle mixtape!
Voting rules are the usual: 3 pts for 1st, 2 pts for 2nd, 1pt for 3rd. Voting is only for those that submitted a track. Let’s shoot for this Friday the 4th to get all votes in.
hell yeah! excited to give these a few run throughs
Nice work everyone! That was a great first listen😎
Looking forward to hear what everyone came up with
Nice listen. Good to hear different inspirations.
yooo, dope stuff in here! 
will listen a few more times before voting.
ok.
here are my votes:
#1 - beat4
#2 - beat2
#3 - beat5
thanks @malus_mons for hosting this nice battle!
Hi, here are my votes:
#1: beat 8: Original style. Love the chords, the hi lead, the panned perc, the pitched synth
#2: beat 2: versatile, good sound, rap works well, love the reverb on vocals
#3: beat 6: like this different beat, is that ringmod on the voice at 4:50?
HM: beat 5: This Beat just works
here are my votes! thanks for the fun battle yall, always an honor to share the space with your music.
1 - this feels like it could have been the original beat for the verse. dark and moody, wraps around the vocals perfectly. tight sounding drums and cohesive.
2 - i like the energy the sample brings, keeps things feeling ethereal. the smooth sample compliments the gritty drums well.
3 - vocals pitched around got me thinking of quasimoto. i dig the switch up in the back half, love the 808 cowbell.
4 - this has a sick vibe. a trudging beat, its got a swagger in its swing. love the percussion sample, that clap is crisp.
5 - i like the play between the sample and the drums. i like the use of effects on the verse. got a chill flow to this one
6 - this goes bananas. i wanted to use the didgeridoo sample so bad but couldn’t click with it. you killed it, tribal doom psytrance should be a new genre
7 - drums bump, i like the driven sound they add. the slurry sample in the back adds a wonky vibe that keeps things feeling villainous.
8 - i like the wonky wood block type sample throughout. feels like a spooky dreamscape, matches well with the abstract doom lyrics.
9 - the drums are sounding crisp, the dubby effects on the samples keep them dynamic. wish there was a doom verse on top!
votes:
1st: Beat 1
2nd: Beat 4
3rd: Beat 6
HM: Beat 2
Yo! here’s my votes:
Honorable Mention (HM):
#1- beat 7
Vocals work really well, great energy from 808s
#2- beat 6
Dig the uptempo electro-ish vibe
#3- beat 1
Smooooth
HMs: 2 and 5
#1 : 7
#2: 1…if you don’t use that doom acapella you could probably use it on your other productions
#3 : 6
looks like we got @KingDuppy and @proskynesis with the final votes before @malus_mons puts in their two cents. we got votes across the range of beats, who will be victorious…
Sorry for dragging. A bit unfocused in my head so this was hard. I like everything.
1=7
2=2
3=1
Sorry I’m late!
1st: Track 2—I really liked the chord progressions and the places you took it. Good use of the 3-minute runtime.
2nd: Track 1—Strong atmosphere and mood. Simple but never boring.
3rd: Track 5—I really liked the Aphex samples here. Pretty.
#1 - Track 6
#2 - Track 1
#3 - Track 8
Looks like I got the most votes with Track 2, with @electricthing with the second most and a a tie for 3rd between @Klaus_Wuhan & @proskynesis! @electricthing, if you want to host the next one, its all yours! Rell loved how this whole playlist turned out
I made my track in Ableton, used the 2 main phrases of Flim, which has a very funky hip hop beat when slowed down. I put 2 instances of beat repeat on it set to very low percentages to add stuttering and glitches randomly. The intro is Avril 14th with a filter. I made the bass by making a wavetable out of the crash cymbal and one of the congas
Congrats to all the winners!
Nice job @malus_mons, on first place and hosting another great battle, thanks!
Congrats to the win @malus_mons and thanks for a very fun battle!
I took a shortcut as I made an edit of Didgeridoo for a liveset one week before this was posted that I played with the octatrack and a drummachine. I hade the track already lined up in ableton with drums and bass so I just switched the samples to 808s and chopped around the arrangement a bit. Tried out some accapellas that didnt work but the Gazzilion one just almost fit directly. Duplicated the main didge and put a modulated resonator on that. Another resonator on the vocals for the robovoice. A limiter on the master. done.
Congrats all winners and all beatmakers.
I made beat 7.
Honored to be runner up. Thanks guys.
First time in top 3.
About hosting: Due to chronic brain issue it is hard for me to do, I have no continuity. Participating is a challenge for me.
These battles are valuable to me.
I have some ideas, but someone else would have to do the decision making. I can only help with a bit of time doing one clear task.
I appreciate the work that others put into it and would prefer to do my part.
Not so fond of asking attention for my personal stuff, but I find it important to explain.
I will later share about my beat 7.