First off let me say great job guys- lots of really interesting flips here. Also, I found it really helpful when people gave out commentary on individual beats; constructive criticism is how people get better.
Teewok- As always your sample work is brilliant, man. This track is very well conceived and as thus gets my vote.
A.D.- Great sample work here as well. The only suggestions I'd possibly give would be to layer a bit of filter bass from the musical part of the sample to fatten up the low end. Also, variety can be good good, but it needs to be balanced with familiarity of theme to be something that people can recall.
C.Scott-mp3 would be the preferred format here..wav took forever to dl. I like your drums and your mutes and filtering were very interesting. My only issues were that the song structure doesn't do your ideas justice.
A'Jin- I appreciate what you were doing with the vocal "smooth to soar" transition. The main problem with this beat seems to be the drums...you might want to time stretch them, resample, and then chop. Otherwise it sounds like the beat is falling down stairs.
Zomb- As always I enjoy listening to your beats. This is one of those beats that shows that simplicity is not necessarily a bad thing. The highlight for me was the part when the triplet hats come in. Very effective. This beat wasn't the most memorable, but is a mature and thought out composition.
Unfolding Machines- Cheater! haha. Its all good- these aren't the Olympics and no urine tests will be given (I'm not sure how many cats here would pass one anyway.) I really like the flute sample and the drums. I however didn't quite think the bassline change about 1/4 of the way in really fit the composition well; the rhythm seemed to buck the direction of where the track wanted to go.
Gis Sweden- This is sort of the hiphop version of minimal techno. Interesting use of the ring mod. the individual ring mod hits would sound really interesting with reverb resampled. As far as criticism, after a few listens i'm still trying to figure out what a boing machine does. This would benefit from more tonal content and a bit of dynamic structure or sections, etc.
Fuguefat- Nice selection of chops...best when the main vocal bit sets in. a bit more variety in percussion other than just the kick and snare would have set this off and added to this feeling like a full beat.
Nimbo Stratus- The timing of the drums was interesting here. I like the glitchy crackles, etc. but think that the filter may be best applied to individual elements rather than the full mix (full track filtering can be a cool trick if its used the right way, such as working toward a build-up). I would have liked to see a bit more tonal content.
Eze- Interesting concept, as others have said, with the odd timed beats. At first I wasn't sure what to make of it, but its gotten better with listens. I also like the effects you designed (i.e. the delay rolls, etc.) which others would be wise to pick up on. The only thing i could have suggested was having some variety in the velocity on your kicks and snares...that would have added a bit more dynamic interest to your percussion.
Xdemalaga- This one has a lot of potential, but to me seems incomplete. Layer some big punchy drums over this and a few non-muffled bits of string or flute and you'd have a gem.
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I like it!
. But again, thanks. I liked the drum work on your track by the way. 1
and a.D.'s drums were my favorite.