The Sixteen Pads Beat Battle 005 ended last night at midnight.
As usual we transferred everything to the studio in order to listen, judge, fight and leave in the wee hours of the
morning with the top 10 lined up and burnt on a disc.
The sample used in this battle came from Jean-Luc Ponty; the track titled “Once a blue planet”. We deliberately wanted to
incorporate this flavor to the battle mix knowing that it would push you creatively and make you work the beats otherwise.
Here is the top 10.
- Dasees - 16pads BB005
not too many chops, no special fill ups nor tricks..simply a banger. This beat grows on you and makes you wish you were an MC to rock on this. Dasees made superb sample choices, flipped the drums like no other and made us stand up when we heard it at the studio last night.
Choosing not to slice is sometimes better than over-chopping your samples. Dasees knows it very well.
The AKAI MPD 16 will sit on his desk.
- Endrjuss - 16pads BB005
very interesting track… multilayered samples, sick drums, the violin chops are superb, it sounds very eastern, not to say Asian.
Endrjuss is ready for an instrumental EP. No MC’s needed.
The Remix Mag. yearly subscription is his. - ParYen - 16pads BB005
vintage and classic. ParYen knows what works in beats, and what doesn’t. This beat’s monotonous nature only adds to its heaviness. We especially love the first part..some of the snares in the second part threw us off a little bit.
The Sixteen Pads Tee goes to ParYen.
- 4. majohanimo - 16pads BB005
very subtle and well put together, very rich with lots of background. Great bass… we loved how the piano chops come and go. The beat could be a little more specific in terms of where to look to see greatness in it…due its delicate nature it is easily to be overlooked, nonetheless very strong entry. - 5. Ken Boon - 16pads BB005
this is so different from everything else we heard..very jazzy, very avant-garde and still very hip hop. Ken Boon is having fun when making beats. No doubt. We wanna hear more. - 6. ElFer - 16pads BB005
loving the swing on the drums. The chops are pretty simplistic but work very nicely. This beat has structure, lots of nice little change ups. Easy to go back to. - 7. emanowiec - 16pads BB005
we loved the contrast between the drums and the samples. This beat sounds very 94’ish, which is never a bad thing, when it is done well. Great job on that. - 8. Conman - 16pads BB005
very nicely mixed…his hihats and snares sound awesome. It pretty much feels like a strong beat, however it gets a bit schematic and predictable. The chops could have been less obvious. - 9. Boyboy - 16pads BB005
everything would be so much better if the drums had not been chopped off the most recognizable break ever? If it was not for the break , this could be even higher. We love that west coast-Dre’ish piano thingy going on here. Very party friendly. BoyBoy is back!! - 10. Sabama - 16pads BB005
this beat smells very pro. The drumming is superb, the layering, the bass and the overall groove are very strong. But it does not really hit you where it is supposed to. Maybe it is the melody or maybe the cymbals. Something was off. - Remaining contenders, in alphabetical order
- Acuario - 16pads BB005
- AL-X ROCKs - 16pads BB005
- Arcane - 16pads BB005
- billy nguyen - 16pads BB005
- bomb - 16pads BB005
- Braggadocio - 16pads BB005
- Carbon - 16pads BB005
- Constalation Funk - 16pads BB005
- cræno - 16pads BB005
- DagRaw - 16pads BB005
- daidalosone - 16pads BB005
- DeeSupreme - 16pads BB005
- DJ DanjahOne - 16pads BB005
- DJ Darkfada - 16pads BB005
- Dj Darm - 16pads BB005
- Dj Hectik one - 16pads BB005.wma
- DJ Shy Guy - 16pads BB005
- DJ Slum - 16pads BB005
- Elan - 16pads BB005
- Es-K - 16pads BB005
- f1zZ - 16pads BB005
- fatel fx - 16pads BB005
- Hydrofonik - 16pads BB005
- JDaniels - 16pads BB005
- Jeekay - 16pads BB005
- JimBo - 16pads BB005
- JukeBox - 16pads BB005
- laci fajnschmecker - 16pads BB005
- LaJProd - 16pads BB005
- le petit prince - 16pads BB005
- luckycharm - 16pads BB005
- MCCOY - 16pads BB005
- MikeDowning - 16pads BB005
- Nothing More Than Reason - 16pads BB005
- nWo - 16pads BB005
- okze - 16pads BB005
- pigpen - 16pads BB005
- ro2x - 16pads BB005
- Siver - 16pads BB005
- SPE - 16pads BB005
- SpitShine - 16pads BB005
- Stan Steez - 16pads BB005
- the klitt - 16pads BB005
- The Opressiva - 16pads BB005
Our
FIFTH
BEAT BATTLE starts on Friday - 22.06.2007.
The WINNER will be announced on
Sunday
- 01.07.2007.
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DOWNLOAD the
SAMPLE :
:
Sample.WAV
or
Sample.MP3
1.
Turn on the MPC /SP /MV/PC - whatever you got going.
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2 .
Flip the samples, chop , reverse, go NUTS with it.
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3.
Ideally you would be using only what provided . However if needed you may
use external synths or VST 's for that matter.
NO OTHER
MELODIC SAMPLED material allowed.
There are no restrictions in regard to DRUMS.
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4.
Record
MAXIMUM of 2 minutes of your freshly made beat
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5.
Code it in mp3 - 128 kbs /
Name it by :Your producer name - 16pads_BB005.mp3
example :
DJ Green - 16pads_BB005.mp3
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6.
Send it to
16pads@gmail.com before midnight US Eastern Time on Saturday
30.06.2007
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7.
Let us as "Sixteen Pads Smart Asses" select the winner and
let the public select their own during the VOTE on
SUNDAY.
July 1st.
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8.
Have your WINNING beat posted on our page and .... WIN
the Akai MPD 16
courtesy of
AKAI Professional
or
REMIX
magazine -
yearly subscription courtesy of
hiphoptools.com
or
a Sixteen Pads Shirt
of
your liking.
For any questions get at us at
16pads@gmail.com