Elektronauts Hiphop Beat Battle #8 - Voting and Feedback

[Sleepyhead]

Well deserved win @looms! Looking forward to what @Unifono and @surfacescan come up with!

[surfacescan]

@looms big up! I love that beat you put together. Love those triplet hihats in there - it was like they were driving the beat forward like a trucker on a mission.

@Unifono - major honour to be able to work with you on hosting the next battle.

It would be great to hear what that involves if someone can recap in this thread?

Big respect and thanks to all who participated and put them into this. And to those who voted for my entry - thank you. It felt really good to get those mentions. It was a great excuse to get back to 92 and study some of those masters.

[surfacescan]

@rockpapergoat

surfacescan: more live piano! like other said, you came in after the vote and destroyed us all last time, so i was looking forward to your entry here. i like how you chopped the sources; they weren’t easy. my only critique is that the track could be shorter. track gets a dope stamp.

@Sleepyhead

honourable mention: @surfacescan, you retrospectively defeated all of us in the tribe battle, good to have you join this one while it’s going on! This one is something I could hear an oldschool westcoast group like pharcyde rap over. Great groove and I love the sound of the drums.

Thanks for the feedback and the props on the belated Tribe track. I think I approached this one in a similar fashion, moulding the beat around an accapella I wanted to use. I think thats why its a bit sparse, long and laid back west coast vibe. For those who are curious I imagined it going like this…

For fun because I’m kinda into doing a series, I am planning to make a video remix out of it too…

[looms]

Pharcyde remix sounds awesome man! Fits perfectly.

[looms]

@surfacescan

It would be great to hear what that involves if someone can recap in this thread?

@Unifono

I can host the next battle, I just have to check what kind of battles have been done already. I only joined the first one and this.

Thanks guys

It’s definitely a good idea to check out the previous battle formats for ideas and you can pretty much copy and paste one of the previous battle posts, swapping out with the new rules, sample sources, deadline when creating a new one.

One of you will need to do the hosting (posting!) and in the previous ones I’ve done I’ve collaborated over messages with folks where we’ve suggested themes, decided on a theme and then chosen samples each.

Hope that’s helpful and if any veterans want to chime in please do.

[Sleepyhead]

Completely agree, you guys can just keep it simple and copy one of the previous ones and update it if you’re ready. No hurry.

One thing I’ll add is that we’ve changed the way of selecting samples since starting out. The hosts now pick the samples, instead of everyone posting one. This made the battles more focussed and the entries more comparable.

You’re completely free to set your own rules though!

[Unifono]

I have already suggested one idea for a battle to @surfacescan.
Let’s see if he likes it

[surfacescan]

Hi @Unifono and @looms I am really looking forward to collaborating on this one. Unifono already has some awesome ideas.

I am in the middle of a big move with my family and will need until at least next week to clear some space to work on this. Hope that timing is ok. If not, let me know.

[looms]

Hope the move goes well man! No rush on my part. My job here is done

[DimensionsTomorrow]

@surfacescan

I am in the middle of a big move with my family and will need until at least next week to clear some space to work on this. Hope that timing is ok. If not, let me know.

Take your time and good luck. I hope the move goes well.

[Yabba]

Fingers crossed for a new battle posted over the weekend, I’ve got a few days off work then won’t have any time from the middle of next week for a while.

I realise I’m being completely selfish with this request and understand if people ain’t ready yet.

[PineappleDave]

Once I’m done with this finals week I’ll be 100% ready for some action

[Unifono]

Action coming very soon

[rockpapergoat]

busy with work over here… take your time!

[Yabba]

Hi RPG, hope all’s good.
If a new battle was posted, it could still have a long submission time, even a month away so everyone has plenty of time.