A Bunch of People Rank Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 8

[@JonsBS]

Reasongs: 40.) I mean, yeah this isn’t great. I don’t think many people are gonna argue that. There’s a lot of stuff on this compilation that I like less though. (My Rank: 25) 39.) Again, this song isn’t great, but it has some entertainment value to it. This is my “so bad it’s good” song of the album. (My Rank: 24) 38.) This song is so damn charming. Every sample used just reeks of the Nerds, and it’s easily the most interesting dubstep tune Monstercat has released in the last couple of years. (My Rank: 2🤕) 37.) The buildups to these drops are legendary, and get me hyped up for the drops every time. I stand mostly alone on this one too (thanks for the love and support, Jayson). (My Rank: 10) 36.) This track just feels like filler. It seems like Slushii needed an extra track for his sets and just made the most generic Slushii trap song he could. Slushii has been on a roll recently but most of this EP didn’t do it for me, this track included. (My Rank: 38) 35.) The good news is that this isn’t generic midtempo. The bad news is that I find it even worse, featuring a lead sound that probably contributed to the hole in the ozone layer and some other unsavory elements. (My Rank: 39) 34.) Hearing an epic Tony Romera track works about as well as I expected. The buildup is actually so sick, and the drop is pretty cool too, but the synergy isn’t there. Tony Romera’s signature squeaky bass doesn’t work with the atmosphere created. (My Rank: 15) 33.) Nitro Fun riddim is ho hum, sounds like what I’d expect. (My Rank: 27) 32.) Ragga Twins are always good for a solid feature, and the drops are good, carrying some momentum and overall not doing anything to detract from the song. (My Rank: 16) 31.) I didn’t find anything special in this song, and I don’t remember how it sounds most of the time. (My Rank: 35) 30.) Generic moombahton track that does nothing to forward the genre, but doesn’t sound half bad. (My Rank: 26) 29.) You know when a large movie maker decides to reboot a fan favorite movie, knowing that people will go out and watch it? And you know exactly what to expect, and you know you’ll probably prefer the original work, but you still buy that damn ticket anyway just out of curiosity? The Sound that shook the ground. (My Rank: 29) 28.) Cool melody, okay off-drop, good pacing. (My Rank: 22) 27.) The Black Sabbath intro is awesome, and I love the samples used throughout the song. Even the buildup has some momentum. The first drop isn’t anything special, but I’m brainless so the one-note thing doesn’t bother me. The second drop is a cool switchup, though it does feel a tad slow. (My Rank: 5) 26.) It’s another one of those Bossfight songs that I choose to not listen to again because there is just nothing here for me. (My Rank: 36) 25.) The melody in the drops are cool and that’s about all I remember. EMEL, all love, isn’t particularly memorable here. (My Rank: 32) 24.) Props to Julian Calor for his interesting take on that 150 BPM Salvatore Ganacci-like house, but this just does not interest me. (My Rank: 33) 23.) I like the first drop decently enough but wow, the other drops are just so empty and have no interesting aspects. (My Rank: 34) 22.) This is everything I want it to be. The funky intro and midsection are lovely, and are so fun to listen to. The buildup leads well into the drop, which has some of the coolest basswork I’ve ever heard. The breakdowns are also icy, capturing the same mood that the intro and midsection captures while being so fun that I actively look forward to them. Great tune, even if I understand why this would be St. Not People’s Thing™️. (My Rank: 1) 21.) Jesus, another one I don’t remember at all. (My Rank: 30) 20.) Baller buildup, sick drop, would sound great live if people would play it. A great collab, and it sounds exactly like I’d hope it would. (My Rank: 6) 19.) This feels like someone else tried to make a RIOT song in order to get it on the album. It’s not bad, but lacks the RIOT character that makes some of their other Dogma Resistance tracks so good. (My Rank: 17) 18.) Gammer has officially set the Guiness World Record for “Most Happy Hardcore Songs Made that Redhawk Doesn’t Care About.” The ceremony is on Thursday, be there or be square. (My Rank: 37) 17.) I love this style from Crankdat. The vocals are fun, the buildups are great, and the chord progression in all three drops keep me interested throughout the song. (My Rank: 3) 16.) It’s no 1000 Cuts, but this is a very good trap song that did not disappoint me like it clearly disappointed at least a few others in the community. (My Rank: 7) 15.) Yeesh, Imma have to explain this one. You know that movie that is mostly good, but has that one moment that makes you feel uncomfortable, or brings up some traumatic experience, or invalidates the message of the rest of the movie? Yeah, that’s kinda how I feel about this one. The vocals are real good, of course, but the drop is so underwhelming that it retroactively makes the rest of the song underwhelming. This just isn’t my thing, and it doesn’t sound like it was made in 2019. (My Rank: 40) 14.) Basic Tokyo Machine stuff leaves this one unmemorable for me, but the ascension in the drop’s melody IS pretty cool. (My Rank: 23) 13.) Decent drum & bass track with cool basses but mediocre vocal chops in the drop. Don’t remember much else from this one. (My Rank: 28) 12.) It’s not bad, and has parts of it I like, but it just sounds off, and I can’t explain why. It sounds like it’s in the wrong key or something, if that makes any sense. (My Rank: 20) 11.) The one single from REAPER that doesn’t do anything too crazy. (My Rank: 19) 10.) The drops in this track are crazy catchy. (My Rank: 8) 9.) This has zero reason to be on Uncaged so it makes sense that Kad has it at #1. Fun song, and great idea for a collaboration, but it has some memorability issues for me. (My Rank: 14) 8.) I adore the vocal sample this song boasts, and the integration of that melody into the drop makes me irrationally happy. (My Rank: 12) 7.) This is very solid for what it is, though I prefer his stuff that underlines the Progressive in progressive trance, rather than emphasizing the trancey stuff that I’m personally not as into. (My Rank: 18) 6.) Of course Ben has this at #1 lmaoooo. It’s a real good dubstep track, and this gives me a link I can copy to anyone who thinks I blindly hate on Pickle Terror. (My Rank: 13) 5.) Hearing Koven follow this trend makes me sad. Koven used to be one of a kind in the “vocal-driven bass music,” and hearing stuff like this that sounds like it was made by other artists is the best way to send me running in the other direction. (My Rank: 31) 4.) Cool vocal samples, cool drop, I mean it’s Habstrakt what do you want me to say? (My Rank: 11) 3.) Stupid heavy, but in a charming way. (My Rank: 21) 2.) Seeing Whipped Cream on Monstercat undid years of stress, and it helps even more that the song is actually good. 1.) Even as the resident “Mazare isn’t a very good D&B artist” opinion haver, this is really something. The rawness of the vocals combines well with some aggressive sounding drops, and this is a memorable song and a fitting #1. (My Rank: 9)

[@telephonontv]

Overall feeling of this years uncaged album?

[@mr.fufucudlypoops8207]

How is power "so bad it's good?" That's just a badass song.

[@lek289]

I fully disagree with your placement of battlecry but agree with you the drop is a little underwhelming. I don't get your reasoning for blackwater. The tune has amazing buildup, the bass-line in the drops is the good shit, and the guitar riffs in the buildup to the second drop are like a shot of pure Adrenalin. All things that seem pretty damn reminiscent of riot.

[@telephonontv]

@@lek289 it's no The Mob or anything on dogma resistance that is eye-catching. Look, I like it. Probably like twice as much nowadays, but The Mob is equally eye-catching and has a lot more elements than Blackwater did. I guess it's a matter of choosing which track on Dogma Resistance is 10 out 10 and Blackwater is only and that is just solid but nothing legendary.

[@lek289]

I mean I think its better then Aiwa and and disorder. I like most of the songs in dogma resistance but the slow yet thunderous buildup and payoff of blackwater with the guitar I prefer over disorder which is just too much noise without the same punch for me.

[@berglund8092]

Alrighty Jon, I’m gonna need some reasonings

[@anthonydelgado8288]

Pontiah The true content

[@OfficialF7M]

Reaper really did good this album

[@WaveSamu]

i got suuuuch a different opinion holy shit: especially Eptic doesn't get the love he deserves :( 1. Blackwater 2. The One 3. Addicted 4. Let It Go 5. Power 6. Watch Yo Back 7. Your Pain 8. Don't Bring Me Down 9. Falling 10. Violence 11. Battlecry 12. From Dust & Ashes 13. Time 14. Galactic Trumpet 15. OBLIVION 16. Test Me 17. Evil Inside 18. Exterminate 19. SAWTOOTH 20. Bittersweet 21. BAD BOY 22. Assemble 23. Life & Death 24. Isolation 25. The Sound 26. Heat Wave 27. Beat Down 28. All Night 29. Who I Am 30. To The Top 31. Real 32. Brostep Strikes Back 33. Shouldn't 34. Berserker 35. This Is The End 36. TURBO 37. St Tropez 38. SICK FLOW 39. Want Your Love

[@calvinporter5171]

I absolutely love these videos. They're so interesting and entertaining to watch. Your work is amazing and I've never found anything like it.

[@valentinegonsalves7322]

Koven, Stonebank, and Tokyo Machine are killing it.

[@alexstokoe3484]

Honestly probably the best album since the Uncaged/Instinct split, full of bangers imo

[@waelfie]

with this and uncaged vol 7 uncaged has been doing really good recently

[@Twtching]

I second this

[@austinawesome5064]

i need an explanation for your #40 right now jon

[@mr.fufucudlypoops8207]

I know. This is straight up 2010 pendulum. How could he hate it?

[@JonsBS]

AustinAwesome St Tropez is my #1 why are you still putting any stock into my opinions

[@telephonontv]

@@JonsBS my guy, you put Colours on your best of 2019 June - Dec list. So wha? I don't endorse Battlecry as well, but that's some surprised pikachu face moment considering pendulum-esque tracks had been your spectrum.

[@JonsBS]

Kelvin Kuang Depends on mixing. Colours is mixed well (that’s one thing Maduk has always been good at) and Battlecry just sounds off. The guitar feels like it drowns out the rest of the mix.

[@telephonontv]

@@JonsBS but even in the days of pendulum, they also have moments when the mixing sounds off and you can somewhat look pass that, not that I'm trying to offend here since I know what track have suffered (And liked them a lot). I'm now curious about your new perceptive on Pendulum as you started learning more about the technical stuff. Care to share?

[@telephonontv]

So yeah, wheres the Forever-Knockin line for you?

[@Chaotix_]

chaotix has an opinion on the internet(tm) 40: yeah no surprise here 39: meh 38: Honestly forgot this happened, sounds pretty decent. 37: This isn't too bad, actually. 36: ...nah 35: THIS SLAPS 34: ehhh 33: Definitely heard better from Nitro Fun. I like the new direction though. 32: meh v2 31: cool 30: I'm still not sure what to feel about this 29: Interesting. 28: Not bad, certainly not his best though. 27: I'm liking Habstrakt's releases so far. 26: painfully average 25: I wasn't a fan when it first came put, nowadays I listen to his more times than I should 24: strange to say the least 23: pretty good, wish the ep had more than just house 22: also strange, not sure what to feel about it 21: EASILY the best on the EP and I wish it made it to the best of 2019. 20: They NEED to collab more. 19: YES 18: Honestly this still doesn't have the impact as us against the world 17: mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 16: Not as good as 1000 cuts, but it still slaps 15: SUPER dissapointing compared to Berserker. 14: YEEEEEEEEAAHHH 13: Protostar never dissapoints. 12: WEW LAD 11: REAPER is at his best when he's doing drum and bass. 10: This is alright too. 9: I'm liking this. 8: EASILY his best release currently on the label. Talk about an amazing first impression. 7: This was ROBBED from the best of 2019. 6: See 25 5: m e h 4: See 27 3: Probably Bossfight's best release. 2: This is a close second for best release from REAPER, this is godlike. 1: Surprised this is 1, but absolutely deserved, this is a BANGER

[@sirum3n262]

Imagine putting Brostep Strikes Back anywhere above #40 *oh nvm*

[@mr.fufucudlypoops8207]

I'm pissed about that power ranking.

[@metalcvnt]

Peasants am I right

[@joshh2492]

i literally had it at 7 bruh

[@acidrain7]

trend? man i have guesses that jon might not enjoy the butterfly effect lp as much as i do... also thanks for putting brostep strikes back out of the bottom 10 lol

[@JonsBS]

carcass2 based on what I’ve heard since Your Pain (so far just All or Nothing and Shut Your Mouth) my hopes are slightly higher but we’ll see.

[@danvian.]

40 and bruh moment

[@feuerrm]

My top 3: 3. Addicted 2. Violence 1. Blackwater Brostep Strikes Back is the biggest letdown in music to me in years, I love the intro but absolutely hate the drop :(

[@Twtching]

My reasonings (in my rankings order) 40 - Gammer - Brostep Strikes Back (3.5) - I’m about to say something I’ve always tried not to say, because I don’t think it’s fair too. But after hearing some of the things this guy has made, I wholeheartedly believe Gammer chooses to make bad music. 39 - Crankdat - Who I Am (4.5) - I sometimes wonder what old monstercat dubstep would sound like with modern production. Now I know, and I never need to hear it again. 38 - Eptic - Violence (4.5) - Christ, people out here shitting on Power when the most generic Midtempo Bass song in the history of man is on the EP. 37 - Nitro Fun - Addicted (4.5) - Innovation in EDM is something that gains high praise by everyone. But Nitro Fun had such a good thing going with his complextro that he never needs to leave it. Case in point.. 36 - Gammer & David Specter - This Is The End (5) - This is a 5 because super Euphoric, vocal UK Hardcore is just generally good. But it’s overdone to death and this is no different, and nothing special. 35 - Slushii & Dion Timmer - Test Me (5.5) - I don’t wanna think about this... because it could’ve been way better, but instead we got a mess of every style that these artists do in one. 34 - REAPER - SICK FLOW (6) - Probably the weakest song by REAPER so far for me. But it’s REAPER, so it’s cool enough to not be a low tier song. 33 - Eptic - Power (6.5) - Theres plenty of bullshit brostep I do like, and there’s no defending why. I got nothing else to say here but only 7 songs in and we’re into songs in my pl. god I love this album 32 - Pegboard Nerds - Exterminate (6.5) - Drops are really really good, I don’t think all of the samples are mixed in very well though and that really hurts it for me. 31 - Justin OH & Xilent - Assemble (7) - This should’ve been so much more. But it’s still a Xilent and Justin OH collab so it’s not like it’s a bad song or anything. It’s gonna be a cool one in context of the album though, no doubt. 30 - Tony Romera - Heat Wave (7) - I like this trashy bass house style the more and more I listen to it (hey Super Hott). I like that a lot of the sounds used here wouldn’t typically found in the genre too. 29 - Dirtyphonics & Bossfight - Evil Inside (7) - Total banger, I wish all heavy dubstep sounded more like this, the world would be a better place. Wtf though, this is not the heaviest song on the label like people say it is. 28 - Bossfight - Beat Down (7) - I wanna take the time to praise what this man does in the offdrops of his songs. Because I feel like people focus more on the drops but a lot of my love for Bossfight in general comes from the atmosphere he builds between the stars of the show, not that I’m shitting on the drops though, holy moly. 27 - Habstrakt - Real (7) - This is just a Habstrskt song for me. All that means is that it’s super solid and sits comfortably in my playlist. 26 - Pegboard Nerds & Ragga Twins - Computa Hakka (7) - Computa Hakka was the highlight of PBNs EP last year. Not only does it do the whole reggae dubstep thing to a tee (well done Ragga Twins!) but the drops are really cool and the vocal chants feel more at home than the ones used in exterminate. 25 - Slushii - Watch Yo Back (7.5) - I don’t like this as much as I did when I put it on my best of September list. But it’s still such a hype trap song, even if it’s nothing more that - I really like this one. 24 - Notaker - From Dust & Ashes (7.5) - Honestly, this is not something I’ve listened to much but the big fat Notaker label attached to it means it’s probably a 7.5 or higher song. Definitely one that’s gonna grow on me even more. 23 - Julian Calor - Galactic Trumpet (7.5) - This isn’t quite there like it’s predecessor, Space Flute, is. But my god it’s still as fun as you can get and does lots of cool things, I love this guy so much. 22 - RIOT - Blackwater (7.5) - This one has only recently started picking up steam for me. Obviously, the theming is immaculate and among the best in all of music. The drops are growing on me (those guitars jheeez) and to be honest the only reason I ranked this as low as I did is because it’s not The Mob or Aiwa. 21 - Stonebank - Want Your Love (7.5) - It says a lot about this EP as a whole when my least favourite track is a spot below the halfway point on what could be my favourite Monstercat compilation since 030.

[@Twtching]

(20-1) 20 - Tokyo Machine - TURBO (8) - Tokyo Machine had a very up and down 2018 but he got his ass back in gear in 2019 in my opinion. To the point where TURBO, which has drops as cool as it does, is one of the weaker songs he put out last year. 19 - KUURO & Clockvice - All Night (8) - Am more than happy to have another collaboration between these Titans, and even if it’s not as good as the last one, it’s KUURO and a Clockvice for heavens sake. 18 - WHIPPED CREAM & REAPER - Shouldn’t (8) - This is a total banger and that’s all I’m saying on the matter. 17 - Tony Romera & SQWAD - St Tropez (8) - Although I think Stuck In Your Head as taken the cake now, for a while this was the most Confession song on Monstercat. I like when Jackin house has funky aspects to it and the offdrop does that. 16 - Eptic & Dillon Francis - Let It Go (8) - I’m finding myself getting into these more bullshitty moombah songs. I’m finding myself getting into songs with the poppy, dancehall intros too. So I dig this to be honest. 15 - Pixel Terror - Bittersweet (8) - When I first heard this I wasn’t too hot on it. But I’ve really come around to it over the last month. It does a lot of things pixel terror gets right and has less grating and annoying sounds. I love that Lalala vocal sample too. 14 - Crankdat - Falling (8) - I hadn’t really realised it but Crankdat has been up there with my least favourite artists on the label over his tenure so far. But then he released Falling, and it’s incredible. That last drop is one of my favourites in all of 2019. 13 - Habstrakt - The One (8) - This is pure dirt and I love that. When it first came out I thought it was one of his weaker efforts, it sounded too much like All Night and a few other songs he’s made in the past. But then I came around to the vocals, then the drops, then the joblot. To the point where it’s closing in on my top 10 on a phenomenal compilation. 12 - Koven - Your Pain (8) - Something that’s really stood out to me, somehow even more than usual, is Koven’s production value. Songs like this and Give You Up have are at such a high quality to the point where I kinda lose interest by the time the heavy drop rolls around in this (it’s probably only a 6.5 drop or so) and it’s still my #12. 11 - REAPER - SAWTOOTH (8.5) - I wish I’d realised earlier just how genius this song is. Like seriously this is what artists that try and mix dark and heavy together should strive for. The leads and basses are punchy but the backing is super dark, and I mean super dark, it’s best shown in the last drop. Where you have to listen to it twice to hear everything that’s going on. Yeah this was probably the debut of the year for me. 10 - Tokyo Machine & YAKO - BAD BOY (9) - I’m so happy with how this turned out. It has all the charm of a Tokyo Machine song and all the heaviness of a YAKO song. It’s a perfect marriage o styles and one I wanna see again. 9 - Julian Calor & Aiobahn - Time (9) - At a time where I’m falling more and more out of love with this sort of house. Julian Calor (of course) is gripping on to me with some of the best melodies going. I mean Julians vibes matched with Aiobahns bouncy production made this one of my favourite if not my favourite commercial house song I 2019. 8 - REAPER - OBLIVION (9) - Theres probably only 1 song outside of my BO2019 that has a better drop than Oblivion’s second drop. One of the coolest things I’ve ever heard, in a genre that’s getting more and more tired. 7 - Protostar & hayve - Isolation (9) - Isolation is an absolute madness. It sounds like something crashing or someone having a mental breakdown. It’s ferocity isn’t really like anything else I’ve heard, and I have to commend it for that. 6 - Stonebank - To The Top (9) - I’ve spoke about this EP so often recently because it’s just insane. This has that classic Stonebank complextro feel to the first drop and then the second drop is far darker than anything (that isn’t dark of course) he’s ever made - and I love it. 5 - Justin OH - Don’t Bring Me Down (9.5) - My top 5 of this album all made my BO2019 - testament to how good a compilation I think this one was. This is just classic Justin OH man, I think that’s reason enough. 4 - Mazare & Phillip Strand - Battlecry (9.5) - Not everyone sees eye to eye with me on this, but I think Battlecry is spectacular. It has a very strong vocal performance by Philip Strand, and very powerful drops to boot. Everything Mazare does on uncaged is actually golden. 3 - Stonebank - Life & Death (9.5) - This is mental from start to finish, that last drop is another highlight of 2019 for me. 2 - Aero Chord - The Sound (9.5) - People don’t seem to know what they want from Aero Chord. Whatever he does he gets hate for. I for one know exactly what I want from him, and it’s this. 1 - Mazare & Essenger - Berserker (9.5) - Yeah yeah, Berserkers my number 1 you hate to see it, but who doesn’t love to hear it?

[@Cyphule]

@@Twtching I was waiting for someone to point out Oblivion's 2nd drop,it's such a good switchup.

[@Twtching]

Cyphule yeah, was almost drop of the year for me

[@telephonontv]

@@Twtching how miffed are you to see Battlecry, two songs on Life and Death EP, Time, Your Pain, Isolation and The Sound on the wrong end of Jon himself? Edit : it was three out of the five tracks on Life and Death EP on this comp. My dumbass. Edit pt2: Fuck my memory. It's actually a 7 track EP. Wow.

[@Twtching]

Kelvin Kuang it’certainly wasn’t an album we saw eye to eye on was it haha

[@goldent8705]

Jon with the CORRECT #1

[@Cloudcage]

jeeelm has lost his wendys privileges for that number 1 also jon what do you mean ofc ben has this at one

[@imsnowchild]

This Dude Had St Tropez 6! laughing emoji

[@JonsBS]

Jeeelm i’ll fuckin throw hands

[@STYKSmusic]

I haven't listened to much of mcat recently but i like all of the bottom 10 except 40 which is an absolute joke of a song Edit: Test Me is also top 10 on the label

[@B666-j7i]

Well this is polarizing.

[@anteros__]

Unpopular opinion... I will get a lot of hate for this..so I already regret posting it. Ehem: Reaper, Mazare, Essenger,Notaker, Crankdat, KOVEN, KUURO, Clockvice,Stonebank, RIOT, Xilent, and Eptic genuinely made some pretty unique and moving tracks. The others just seem like the same old same old slower riddim drops or bad bass house. Falling is definitely an exception to this, but then again, that's pretty much...the only exception...

[@zaajdaeon]

holy shit my ranking is so outdated here lol yeah shouldn't is my #1 now and it's not even close

[@protato3148]

Reasonings when?

[@EsKpistOne]

Funnily, despite a lot of people disliking this comp, this is the first album where I at least enjoyed every song on it. Any overall thoughts on the album?

[@JonsBS]

EsKpistOne it’s better than UV7 and IV4, but has a lot of unmemorable content. I think I like this album more for the signings (Habstrakt, Reaper, Crankdat) than for the songs themselves, if that makes sense

[@EsKpistOne]

@@JonsBS Does make sense, given the 'signature' sounds for a lot of these artists. A lot of the songs do end up being played less by me, but are generally distinguishable.

[@B666-j7i]

I have almost the same opinion of this album as I have of 026: No, I'll pass

[@Cyphule]

What did Eptic ever do to y'all? Otherwise everything else is solid except Evil Inside.

[@zelic360]

Release shit songs

[@totalfailure8032]

@etotheipi I've honestly never gotten the love for Bossfight in general. Sure, he makes quality at points (Carol of the Cartels, Comeback, Overdose), but a lot of his stuff is very hit or miss for me. I guess you love him or you hate him

[@rickty20]

I believe Monst3r had the best ranking...

[@waelfie]

jon why are are the stonebank songs bottom 10 :(

[@JonsBS]

Damian Read The new Stonebank EP captured a very specific sound, which is good, and I wish more EP’s did this. It’s just not a sound I’m personally into, and that’s okay. I’d rather Stonebank’s EP a million times over something like Eptic’s EP

[@telephonontv]

@@JonsBS but it has beyond the stars tho.

[@lucamercuriali5989]

blackwater for the #1

[@BakaHazel762]

Til this day i'm still pissed on WMG for cucking shockone TWICE, Pray for me would be easy #1 for me.

[@Twtching]

What it was meant to be on here?? Damn

[@blamo7055]

this album's not the best but it's better than uv7 at least