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Week 2 - BTF Ladder - 34. Mr. Deepi vs. 31. First Class Beats
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Another awesome song used for this week's challenge - one of my favorites!
My vote: DJ 2
Feedback:
DJ 1 - First off, the positive - when I was thinking about the original song & heard "Freaks" start up right when I hit the play, I laughed. That was quite creative, so props on thinking way outside of the box! Keep this up because a lot DJ's are lacking this type of creativity. Using the song Freaks definitely set you apart, but it was also your biggest downfall. I definitely agree with what the majority here mentioned - Freaks already has so much going on as it is; it just became chaotic with Naram Jehi added in. I really liked the concept of a short fade out/silence + back into the lyrics "margeh ho loko" at 0:16. After that your mix went back into chaos mode - things got too crazy with Naram Jehi + Freaks + the siren at the end. I think you would have been fine if "Freaks" was used in a creative way for just your intro and then you used other mixing effects (loops, drum rolls, voice clips, instrumentals, etc etc) without overpowering the main lyrics of the song for the rest of your mix. The ending was abrupt for me. Lastly, the total time of your mix was a little bit of a surprise. It seems like you ran out of ideas or time, so just submitted only this short segment that you worked on. In the end, you took a risk by adding in the song "Freaks" (the way you used it anyway) and it caught up with you in this instance.. but don't let that shy you away from using "unexpected" material as long as you follow it up with a lengthier, cleaner overall mix that adds a bit more variation in mixing techniques.
DJ 2 - I honestly didn't understand where you going with the intro. It wasn't of my taste anyway. I noticed a very bad cut in your sound clip at 0:03, which also led me to not like your intro. The good part is that you kept it fairly short (only 10 seconds), lol. I loved all the effects you used to introduce the main chorus of the song the first time from 0:10-0:15 and then dropped some bass as you transitioned into the chorus for the 2nd time. That was solid sir. I also noticed small subtle sounds/loops you added into the mix which only enhanced the overall mix (for example the "woop" sound heard starting at 0:17ish and the rapper's voice heard in the background starting at 0:38ish). I'm so glad you kept the main vocals on the song the main focus - that's huge because you can easily overpower Malkit's voice in this song (part of the "challenge" of using this song, imho). I have feeling that you have problem with your cuts, but you can hear Malkit's next verse about to start at 0:45, so you cut the song too late here. Good job with the compression & EQ in your mix. Overall though, it was just an "okay" mix - not overly impressive. I think you benefited a lot this week by having an opponent who took too big of a risk, otherwise your mix might have not stood up to the creativity of others.
~ Basim
P.S. - Just to touch briefly on what Lakha23 discussed in his post - I feel that I definitely look for and reward creativity/mixer's "pushing the envelope" (as you nicely put it). Music is something of personal preference, that's why you will get so many different opinions and ways people "receive" a DJ's mix. Some people like "outside the box" music mixed in, some people prefer cleaner mixes that are "pitched to perfection," some people like to hear more vocals or bass or mids, some people like to hear more of the original song, some people care less about the intro or ending than the majority of the mix, etc. Basically, there are a ton of elements people use to judge what they prefer/like in a mix. Likewise, I consider "risk taking" a mere element in the overall execution of one's mix. The same way you reward the pushing of the envelope, you also have to "penalize" excessive risk - this is similar to judging a bhangra team's performance if they decide to use some crazy lighting, non-bhangra props, non-bhangra moves, gimmicks, etc. I agree with what Swi had to say on this.
My vote: DJ 2
Feedback:
DJ 1 - First off, the positive - when I was thinking about the original song & heard "Freaks" start up right when I hit the play, I laughed. That was quite creative, so props on thinking way outside of the box! Keep this up because a lot DJ's are lacking this type of creativity. Using the song Freaks definitely set you apart, but it was also your biggest downfall. I definitely agree with what the majority here mentioned - Freaks already has so much going on as it is; it just became chaotic with Naram Jehi added in. I really liked the concept of a short fade out/silence + back into the lyrics "margeh ho loko" at 0:16. After that your mix went back into chaos mode - things got too crazy with Naram Jehi + Freaks + the siren at the end. I think you would have been fine if "Freaks" was used in a creative way for just your intro and then you used other mixing effects (loops, drum rolls, voice clips, instrumentals, etc etc) without overpowering the main lyrics of the song for the rest of your mix. The ending was abrupt for me. Lastly, the total time of your mix was a little bit of a surprise. It seems like you ran out of ideas or time, so just submitted only this short segment that you worked on. In the end, you took a risk by adding in the song "Freaks" (the way you used it anyway) and it caught up with you in this instance.. but don't let that shy you away from using "unexpected" material as long as you follow it up with a lengthier, cleaner overall mix that adds a bit more variation in mixing techniques.
DJ 2 - I honestly didn't understand where you going with the intro. It wasn't of my taste anyway. I noticed a very bad cut in your sound clip at 0:03, which also led me to not like your intro. The good part is that you kept it fairly short (only 10 seconds), lol. I loved all the effects you used to introduce the main chorus of the song the first time from 0:10-0:15 and then dropped some bass as you transitioned into the chorus for the 2nd time. That was solid sir. I also noticed small subtle sounds/loops you added into the mix which only enhanced the overall mix (for example the "woop" sound heard starting at 0:17ish and the rapper's voice heard in the background starting at 0:38ish). I'm so glad you kept the main vocals on the song the main focus - that's huge because you can easily overpower Malkit's voice in this song (part of the "challenge" of using this song, imho). I have feeling that you have problem with your cuts, but you can hear Malkit's next verse about to start at 0:45, so you cut the song too late here. Good job with the compression & EQ in your mix. Overall though, it was just an "okay" mix - not overly impressive. I think you benefited a lot this week by having an opponent who took too big of a risk, otherwise your mix might have not stood up to the creativity of others.
~ Basim
P.S. - Just to touch briefly on what Lakha23 discussed in his post - I feel that I definitely look for and reward creativity/mixer's "pushing the envelope" (as you nicely put it). Music is something of personal preference, that's why you will get so many different opinions and ways people "receive" a DJ's mix. Some people like "outside the box" music mixed in, some people prefer cleaner mixes that are "pitched to perfection," some people like to hear more vocals or bass or mids, some people like to hear more of the original song, some people care less about the intro or ending than the majority of the mix, etc. Basically, there are a ton of elements people use to judge what they prefer/like in a mix. Likewise, I consider "risk taking" a mere element in the overall execution of one's mix. The same way you reward the pushing of the envelope, you also have to "penalize" excessive risk - this is similar to judging a bhangra team's performance if they decide to use some crazy lighting, non-bhangra props, non-bhangra moves, gimmicks, etc. I agree with what Swi had to say on this.
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