Critiques! I apologize if these come off as harsh, I'm too tired to butter them up with details about positives (just ran 12 miles) - I may update them with more detail later in the week.
Superior X - Vicious Liquids (Rainy Turtloid vs. Shieldner Sheldon)
Pretty straightforward take on Rainy Turtloid here. I don't hear Shieldner Sheldon here, unless it's some unmemorable part used near the end of the song in order to emphasize the beatdown. The drums are plain & underutilized. Song needs to change up its tempo, too static here. Almost the whole second half of the song feels aimless to me - would be better to cut most of that out.
Phonetic Hero - Shell Bros (Shieldner Sheldon vs. Rainy Turtloid)
Production sounds messy here - lots of crowding in the mids & possible overcompression? The section with the delayed stutters sounds weird to me - needs more force behind the music before the stutters. Pretty brief cameo of Rainy Turtloid here.
Tuberz McGee - Snail-Gator Jive #5 (Wheel Gator vs. Crystal Snail)
Song has a disjointed feel to it - sax sounds too mechanical/rigid, could use some humanization. Synth could use some work too. Mixing gets too crowded near the end.
Jakesnke17 - Sluggish Revolution (Crystal Snail vs. Wheel Gator)
Snare could use some work, mechanical & tinny sounding. Instrumentation is a little thin.
AMT - A Good Question (Flame Stag vs. Blizzard Wolfang)
Vocals! Sounds overcompressed though, the guitars & vocals lack clarity. Song could use some more meat in the arrangement too.
Mr. L - Blizzard (Blizzard Wolfang vs. Flame Stag)
Drums could use some working, especially that snare - sticks out. Instrumentation is too thin - needs another instrument or few to help round things out and give a bigger sound. Song could also be longer.
BlackPanther - Lone Journey (Blast Hornet vs. Vanishing Gungaroo)
Wait what, that's it? Man...I was hoping for more and it just ends. Strings could use some work to sound less sample-like. Song is too quiet, drums are mixed too far forward IMO.
Cash and Change - Ostriches Flying Over The Crescent Moon (Overdrive Ostrich vs. Crescent Grizzly)
Interesting approach here. Synths need some work here, something about them in some areas sound...too thin perhaps? I can't quite put my finger on it.
urdailywater - and what Comes around, will stay down (Frost Walrus vs. Optic Sunflower)
ladyWildfire - kuwangawanga (Boomer Kuwanger vs. Magna Centipede)
Little mixing issues here and there. The bass on the dub elements could be a little lower/stronger I feel, would probably have a bigger effect. Bass beat a little before 4:30 sounds underwhelming.
Benjamin Briggs - Beetle Brawl (Magna Centipede vs. Boomer Kuwanger)
I was wondering when the chiptune would creep in. The string synth is kinda meh. I'm probably in the minority, but this style doesn't get me really pumped in the biggest votable battle of the bracket (sorry Ben).
Also I'd like to take the time to post that if you haven't heard Washudoll's Boomer Kuwanger from Maverick Rising,
! Having a tough time deciding this battle, I feel wildfire has the stronger composition but Ben has a much more polished song. I'll come back to this later on in the week.Prophecy - Vector Point Engineering Volt Buffalo (Volt Catfish vs. Blizzard Buffalo)
Oh wow. Only 1 minute but I might have had to vote for this anyway. Good lord!