Right, I didn't vote b4 coz I didn't want to give points to others and not my track. I should have done what leezee did, and vote, then get my mates to vote for my track
Anyway nice to see all entries getting a few votes.
Track 1 : Theres some good ideas in this track. I rekon the beats and bass let it down a bit. They sound too raw need more FX to give more punch. The structure to the track is quite good - the first minute is well done, the breakdown at 1 min is well executed, the 2nd minute could use some more variation though. Man those drums need to be beefed up - compress, distort, EQ, reeverb etc. The melody is good, love the use of the organ stabs. Some nice sqidgey bass sounds too. Good effort.
Track 2 : Can see how peeps have voted as first. And yeah the start sucks when contrasted with the 1 minute mark onwards, so I'll just comment from 1 min onwards. The amen drum edits are phukin great mate. The lead is phukin rokin - brain tearing reece line, and the bass cuts sit in nicely there. If I could suggest anything, I'd say the beats are kinda stop start a bit - they could just roll a bit better - there sounds like theres one drum loop thats at half speed - thats just a minor thing though. Awesome production, at times it sounds like release quality dnb, just needs a bit more consistent finishing, but yeah a bee's dick short of an awesome track.
Track 3 : Really quiet mix here, I think ya kinda stuffed something up in the mix down. Bit of hooverage going on - cool, the kick n snare are kinda pumping nicely there, but the track as a whole sounds a bit lacking - maybe put in a bazzline, yeah more low end. Use less hoovers in the 2nd half, or vary it more. The vocal usage aint too flash, it just kinda sounds naff when slowed down to that bpm, could try cut ups or filtering for variation.
Track 4 : Nice atmospheric dnb here. Diggin this track. I call BS on peeps saying it lacks bass - this is how atmos dnb is done with the dubby sub bassline, right? Sounds better on the cans, maybe you just mixed using headphones. Anyway the track is pretty sweet, but I'd just suggest some more variation on the pads, and mix for speakers as well as headphones (The sub doesn't come out on my speakers propa - just the top bass note comes thru). Deserved more votes.
Track 5 : Load of crap, who did this? Oh me, yeah done with FL6. If anyone wants the source let me know, cheers.
Track 6 : Cool something technoey. The intro is noice and phat, and I like the sqiudgey sound, like it, but the wobbly sound at 1 min on sounds kinda naff, and then the track goes a bit downhill, sorry. The bass drop doesn't really fit. Then theres a bit that sounds a wee bit like saltnpeppa's push it, only crap, sorry. The whole track just sounds like you were experimenting. I like the intro, and I actually really like how you finished the track, how beats cut, and the bass comes out and the squidgey thing comes out, just emphasising the bits I do like in the track. Some good ideas.
Track 7 : Yeah this is quite interesting. What kind of style would you call this? Hoover house? Listening carefully, the piano sounds are very nicely done, and the warm organ sound is great too. Starts off going kinda old skool hoover techno, then warps into a house track almost? Nice production quality, I like the 2nd half of the track quite a lot. Good work, genre bending goodness deserves credit for originality.
Track 8 : Jeez I love hardcore ;P . Um, OK I don't know what's with the intro, everything is very very distorted. Then the middle section from 1 min starts sounding interesting, nice bassline and squelchy sounds, then the distorted lead at 1:20 kinda muffs it for me. Then from like 2:15 on things speed up, and now I can see what your trying to do with the track. OK, my advice, grab yer breakdown at 1:00-1:20, then run that into the faster section at 2:20 on and start a new track from that, hardcore is supposed to be fast like the last bit right?
Tack 9 : Like the vocal work here on the intro. At 1:30 I was thinking the subtle bass sits much nicer than the loud reece bit earlier, ooh bugger more of that reece - mixed just too loud dude! Yer kick drum sounds muffled, fatten the low end. The drum programming as a whole is good, and the tempo changes are cool too. Like the vocal echoing stuff quite a lot. The track as a whole is quite good, but is killed a bit by the reece bazz. Good potential.
Track 10 : Dnb is good! This track however, I can't see how it got 15 votes. Sounds like nintendo music. The beats are a bit flat - distort, compress, EQ or something, and bring them up in the mix (snare is not too bad). The reece line is nice and grunty, but sounds a bit too dominant in the mix. Not really feeling any melody here, and the percussion is too quite to set a groove. Theres some nice drum programming in there somewhere behind the bassline. Needs a better mixdown before I can be more positive.
Track 11 : Yeeaah, wicked distorted techno love it! This reminds me of stuff I've heard on vinly like Mauro Picotto or some shit. I think this track deserves equal first with Oblivious - track 2. I think maybe some more variation wouldve gotten you more votes, but your stickin to the style, representing techno very well - I totally appreciate that. This track is totally the dancefloor bidness. Quality!
My faves were tracks 2 and 11 - Oblivious was maybe at a slight advantage having contributed samples, so extra respect to Rob for that.
Then also quite liked tracks 4 and 7 too. Nice melodic stuff.
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. Massive congrats to Obliviuss, Rob and Roost and everyone who entered!
OK I'll STFU now and if anyone has production questions I'll be in the producer's ask RA which I have made my new home. again cheers to everyone!
) so its great to see that a bit of attention to that department due to those comments has escaped criticism in that department this time round, demonstrating the usefulness this comp has in furthering your own skills.
, but regardless, well impressed with your effort mate ! 
