Opinions on an 80bpm hiphop/electronic track.

[ScottyD]

Some parts remind me of Portishead and Mr. Oizo. I'm not sure what I would recommend since I am a metal/rock guy. But this sounds like a soundtrack to a tripped out horror flick. Don't eat too many mushrooms before listening.

-ScottyD

[esaias]

Hehe, reminds me of Spectre :D

Spectre - The Second Coming

-Tomi

[cornutt]

Great track! Some parts of it do sound like the soundtrack from a '50s B&W sci-fi movie, as the hero is skulking through the deserted town looking around corners for aliens. The one comment I'd make: the snare and hi-hat could use some more reverb or something. They sound dry compared to the depth that the other instruments and sounds have.

[backhair]

the snare is too hot - don't feel the need to max your recording out to 0db. also, the whole drum beat feels pretty thin. since most of the song revolves around that one sample, you need to give the drums some depth and keep them fresh to hold the listener's interest (not as important if someone is m.c.ing over it)

if you haven't already, check out "The Weight" by Creators (in a similar vein to your song). most of the beats on that album are pretty simple drum machine lines but they sound huge.

these are two different approaches to spicing up a sterile drum track:

Rue The Whirl - Boards of Canada
most of the song revolves around one main sample, but it uses very subtle changes to the beat to keep your interest.

Life is Sweet - The Chemical Brothers
Simple drum machine beat, but about 30 seconds in, a drum loop playing the same rhythm comes in under the machine beat. you almost don't notice it, but it adds a subtle depth to the whole thing.

[ignatius]

if you added a bit more splatter/thwack to the snare i think it'd carry the beat a bit more.. maybe a little verb in there somewhere. it's pretty dry fx-wise. perhaps some punchy compression on the beat.

i like the ideas and it's groovy w/some real nice changes and all the sounds work well together. that main hook w/the "super hero villain/oh sh*t everything is just about go all wrong" theme to it is nice. i think a pad in there somewhere might make it seem a little less loopy.

overall i dig it though.

have you ever checked out scorn? check out "Put Your Weight On It" from the Plan B album. i think you might like some of his stuff but it's pretty dark and minimal which may not be your thing but i think it's dope and his music popped into my head when i listened to your track.

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