Benga - Diaries of an Afro Warrior

typo · Post by **typo** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:11 am

DJ VK - SNAKEBITE ENT. wrote:I'm seriously considering paying £39.99 for it

I've got a bid on the other one, don't know if I can stretch £40 though!

4linehaiku · Post by **4linehaiku** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:41 am

DJ VK - SNAKEBITE ENT. wrote:If anyone is a Serato user and will rip this to WAV, PM and i'll buy the recordings off you.

That's rather illegal.

3rdpunkmunki · Post by **3rdpunkmunki** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:51 am

4linehaiku wrote:
DJ VK - SNAKEBITE ENT. wrote:If anyone is a Serato user and will rip this to WAV, PM and i'll buy the recordings off you.
That's rather illegal.

Lol, oh dear.

T_macabre · Post by **T_macabre** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:05 am

howstrange wrote:can i just say... the press sounds amazing, even the 33rpm 2 track sides sound proper crisp, better than the skreamism 4 press definitely. done at heathmans by the way

yeah press sounds Bo!
just waiting for the cd to drop now to get the rest of the tunes!

oddfellow · Post by **oddfellow** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:13 am

3rdPunkMunki wrote:
4linehaiku wrote:
DJ VK - SNAKEBITE ENT. wrote:If anyone is a Serato user and will rip this to WAV, PM and i'll buy the recordings off you.
That's rather illegal.
Lol, oh dear.

There will be tears before bedtime

conspira · Post by **conspira** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:20 am

3rdPunkMunki wrote:
4linehaiku wrote:
DJ VK - SNAKEBITE ENT. wrote:If anyone is a Serato user and will rip this to WAV, PM and i'll buy the recordings off you.
That's rather illegal.
Lol, oh dear.

what u mean? It's illegal.

ufo over easy · Post by **ufo over easy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:38 pm

howstrange wrote:can i just say... the press sounds amazing, even the 33rpm 2 track sides sound proper crisp, better than the skreamism 4 press definitely. done at heathmans by the way

tempa have been mastering at heathmans for ages though innit, was skreamizm 4 not done there as well?

heathmans cuts do sound loud definitely... but I thought the headhunter double pack especially sounded.. too loud. the bass on drop the waste sounds quite distorted I swear. not 100% but I think the HH pack was done at heathmans too

yunx's heathmans plates definitely have a different sound to the transition plates as well, you can really tell

braiden · Post by **braiden** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:43 pm

UFO over easy wrote:
howstrange wrote:can i just say... the press sounds amazing, even the 33rpm 2 track sides sound proper crisp, better than the skreamism 4 press definitely. done at heathmans by the way
tempa have been mastering at heathmans for ages though innit, was skreamizm 4 not done there as well?

heathmans cuts do sound loud definitely... but I thought the headhunter double pack especially sounded.. too loud. the bass on drop the waste sounds quite distorted I swear. not 100% but I think the HH pack was done at heathmans too

yunx's heathmans plates definitely have a different sound to the transition plates as well, you can really tell

distorted?? nahh must be your speakers the press is clean. skreamism aint heathmans, i havent even checked the etching but you can tell. i think headhunter's ep was tempa's first heathmans press.

i know what you mean by too loud but its not that, its more that theres so much sharpness and depth in the track, it constantly stands out of the mix when mixed with a more inferior mastered track which sounds relatively flat. ideally, i'd just have everything cut at heathmans but at 50 quid a pop... not yet

ufo over easy · Post by **ufo over easy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:30 pm

howstrange wrote: distorted?? nahh must be your speakers the press is clean. skreamism aint heathmans, i havent even checked the etching but you can tell. i think headhunter's ep was tempa's first heathmans press.

nah it's not the speakers.. I just don't like the sound. I've played my copy on a few speakers cos I love the tune. It's definitely a loudness thing as well - I have to turn it down considerably when I'm playing it with other stuff, even other heathmans cuts.

I prefer the sound of transition plates as well definitely, but that's just a preference thing

spender · Post by **spender** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:55 pm

I noticed exactly the same thing. Sounds overwhelmingly
loud in the mix unless it's dropped right down. Definitely not distorted though.

The press on the Benga LPs is absolutely top draw.

boomnoise · Post by **boomnoise** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:49 pm

braiden, ben. now now. youse two better not have a fight over mastering engineering down at the awards tomorrow.

dirty · Post by **dirty** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:40 pm

I really like the quality of the headhunter release, I bought it on vinyl and mp3 and they both sound nice on my monitors.

But saying that they are definately louder most other releases.

efa · Post by **efa** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:07 am

Tomity wrote:Currently going on ebay. I tried my luck but there is no way I'm paying over £20 for it. It does sound amazing though....

Ebay wrote:£51.00

dubloke · Post by **dubloke** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:00 am

I remember someone saying that the insomnia remix would be on this album?

oddfellow · Post by **oddfellow** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:57 am

Dubloke wrote:I remember someone saying that the insomnia remix would be on this album?

Vinyl wise it would make a lot more sence as a single I suppose.

dubloke · Post by **dubloke** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:42 pm

Tomity wrote:
Dubloke wrote:I remember someone saying that the insomnia remix would be on this album?
Vinyl wise it would make a lot more sence as a single I suppose.

true, doesnt really fit in with the rest of the album. were the vocals recorded for the benga track, cos i swear the lyrics are differnet to the original?

oddfellow · Post by **oddfellow** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:44 pm

Dubloke wrote:
Tomity wrote:
Dubloke wrote:I remember someone saying that the insomnia remix would be on this album?
Vinyl wise it would make a lot more sence as a single I suppose.
true, doesnt really fit in with the rest of the album. were the vocals recorded for the benga track, cos i swear the lyrics are differnet to the original?

I might be wrong but I think they are the original lyrics. The single had different lyrics due to the originals drug references.

clarkycatdealer · Post by **clarkycatdealer** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:49 pm

i get that with drop the waste a little , on certain mixer/amp setup it sort of over drives but on a club system i've not had any issues .....

what about dubplates and mastering?? thinking of getting some bits mastered over there.....

n-type · Post by **n-type** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:05 pm

SICK ALBUM! FUCK OFFFFFF!

ufo over easy · Post by **ufo over easy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:25 pm

clarkycatDealer wrote:i get that with drop the waste a little , on certain mixer/amp setup it sort of over drives but on a club system i've not had any issues .....

good point! my mixer has really nice, clear, punchy sound but it can be a little harsh occasionally. still though, I'm sure a well mastered track shouldn't sound too loud in that sense on my setup, all the parts I use are of good quality.

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