Ok, time to vote!
I do have a track of my own in the making, but couldn’t seem to stick to my own deadline!@adrigax cool counterpoint melodies
@mguniverse i like it it feels cinematic. I’m picturing a detective snooping around for clues or some shady character shadowing the nights.
@dj_kLn i’m really digging this. I love how the wormy bass changes the mood when it drops and love the dj aspect of it. I kmow it’s the op1 but i keep picturing vinyl turntables and an SP
@mixrasta you make it sound so damn funky. My absolute favorite. Hats off to you sir.
Thanks @Blipsford_Baubie the counterpoint melody is in fact the melody played backward in the Endless sequencer…
My vote went with @dj_kLn with the scratchn’ trip-hop vibe. Bit of Mr Chop / Luke Vibert / Gorillaz
Great tunes! I’m really bummed I didn’t have to time to finish the song… My vote went for Mixrasta!
That’s a cool loop which is not get boring, so well chosen! @Blipsford_Baubie Your track has a cool structure but maybe you could have brought back the the first part again at the end… and you made a good work on the vocals that match the beat perfectly!
@adrigax Very cool transition from the gambler machine sound towards the middle eastern samples. Good composition and relaxing for the listener! My vote for you!
@mguniverse I hear a funny minimal jam and can see the ants waving and dancing to your song. Nice one!
@dj_KLN Great dubby jam with a lot of love for details. Always surprising! Some triplet tape delay on the snare and the bass here and there would have made it perfect. : )
Thanks to all for the nice words on my song! And thanks to @Yoof for the battle inspiration.
@Blipsford_Baubie Great sample selections. You’ve done a good job arranging the song to match the tension in the singer’s voice. I like when the metallic tom comes in with an almost housey rhythm. The track from this point on faithfully revisits early Nine Inch Nails to my ears. Very well done.
@adrigax That scratching is really cool. I love the string stabs here and there. There is a sense of mischief to the song, like something that would fit the mood while sneaking past guards in a video game.
@mguniverse Very strange, indeed! Like a battery powered John Bender. There are a lot of disconnected emotions trading dominance. I was really hoping for another one when the song ended, I could have listened to that for a while. Nice piece.
@kln Those dreamy e piano sounds are such a delight! Great drum programming. Excellent and varied transitions all around.
@mixrasta I love that chilly, howling pad that pans back and forth near the beginning. The vocal samples are super good. Slick chug-a-lug beat sounds like it could be in a movie. The tremolo eps are divine. Great stuff!
I’m bummed I didn’t get anything going for this battle. The weather was nice and took what I feared would be my last chance to charge my battery before bracing for the long winter. I notice absences from a few other die-hards as well. I hope you were all enjoying nice weather as well.
@Blipsford_Baubie liked the interplay and syncopation between the periodic sounds in your piece, also your use of the stereo field - @adrigax liked the composition and your juxtaposition of the samples and presets - @mguniverse loved the space, stripped-down sounds, how this piece is abstracted from the theme and how it leaves the listener hanging at the end - @kln swings between tuneful, dark and downright creepy - nice - @mixrasta liked your composition and blending of the vocals into the piece, also like the rhythm chugging along back there - my vote goes to @mguniverse
@lymtronics yes thank you. Shortly before the metallic toms, i was deciding how to change my own main drum beat. And hearing the 2/4 snare at that particular tempo and especially with the TRAPS kick and snare; it just screamed NIN to me! I couldn’t help it, lol. And them toms are originally something else. I still don’t know the difference between Djembe, ude, ect. but i had applied a lot of high cut with the nitro on them and added gain and fine-tuned the cut off to find that sweet spot that distorted the percussion just a little.
Thanks for the comments everyone. It was an intimate battle this time. Really it always is at OP-1
I’ll let any last votes come in and wrap it up tonight. Cheers guys.
@Blipsford_Baubie - you chose super cool excerpts from Fairuz, really embracing the middle eastern vibe I hoped would come about. I love all the little detail you put in it. The second section which goes more into a hypnotic groove with subtle variation is dead cool too. Very cool!
@adrigax - the stripped back chiptune opening suggests a simple affair, but all that changes pretty quickly with the intricate layers of melody. I really love what that awesome Fairuz loop does to the track when it comes in. Genius blend of authentic middle east with electronic sounds
@mguniverse - liking the patch with short vibrato notes. Also liking the low end that comes through in your track. Quirky, cool and moody!
@dj_KLN - wow, right from the start I know it’s going to be special. I soooo love that section with the sub bass and dub reggae style lead. Really good! There’s a lot of detail and change over time. Really keeps my interest. And there are also some nice repeating themes. I can see you’re really embracing the linear approach the tape takes you down. Really nice use of effects. Top stuff!
@Mixrasta - wow, what can I say! Near on a masterpiece I reckon! Really deep grooves, fantastic song progression, beautiful melody lines over very well chosen Fairuz snippets. I really love it man! Also, I find myself not automatically identifying the method behind it all - it’s just great music to be enjoyed
My vote goes to @Mixrasta!
Thanks all so much for taking part. You’ve all captured exactly what I was hoping for with the middle eastern vibe.
And now, I hereby hand over the mantle to @Mixrasta to dream up how we’ll spend the next couple of weeks Congrats!
Congrats Mixrasta! See what i did there^
Oh shit, I’m too late. Nevermind, here are my thoughts anyway…
Thanks again yoof and all battlers. I already have an idea for the next battle! Will post it soon! @dj_KLN thanks for posting your second track, it has a nice vibe towards the end!
Cool @dj_kln i would have voted for your first track. Still cool nonetheless.