Thanks for the props on my beat, and yeah I was trying for a Primo/ Alchemist type track.
@Matt-D: I guess you took the beat down for now based on what B Noise said. I'll check it later.
@Marc Duncan Even though these aren't my style the beats are well put together. The Kendrick beat is the best.
@No WaY Kept waiting for the beat to drop. Even the percussion felt off kilter.
@PRGMAT Pretty much what B-Noise said. Awaken World has a great drum loop that matches the sample. It's the one that made my head nod. You do have good taste in finding esoteric samples.
@ThirdEye616 A bit too lo-fi for me, like one low pass filter was applied to the entire beat. It works great for the sample but weakens the drums too much.
@Kooija Nice work with this beat! You got the swing down on those various hi hats and the drums knock. Bassline has a good melody, could be turned up a bit.
@Beautiful Noise Really like it, picturing Dead Prez or Sadat X on this track
@Cedric Wntrs "Chillaxin" sounds good, drumwork is a good start, I'm thinking adding a little creative percussion to match the sample.
"Nightscape" needs a bassline to work with that low brass horn, and you've got a banger.
"Backstage Burner feels the most complete beat, has a great bounce to it. During the breakdown when you chop up the sample I was expecting the woodblock perc to get a bit crazy as well, but that's just me.
@HouseOfBeets I was actually thinking of getting some headphones for mixing at night so I don't disturb the neighbours. I was looking at the DT770, 880 and 990,as well as the Sennheiser HD650. Not sure what to get.