The Laptopbattle in Mannheim 2007
Mannheim's second Laptopbattle was held on 27th October 2007 in
MS-Connexion. As
our host we could arrange Malaclypse
and he moderated the Laptopbattle all through to the finals.
We had eight contestants battling against each other. In the preliminary round we had four battles, in the semi final there where two matches, and after the final the winner of the Laptopbattle Mannheim 2007 was choosen.
Before starting the event we were busy with interviews for the Laptopbattle reportage of DASDING-TV.
The preliminary round had four fights in total. Each artist had three minutes time for his performance:
Hollaender vs. Alexander Link
Hollaender opened the Laptopbattle
with a Big-Beat track,
which invited the crowd to dance.
YouTube: LBM 2007 1-1
Alexander answered with a
Knarz-Sound
Techno track.
YouTube: LBM 2007 1-2
As result of the first fight of the preliminary round the judges declared Hollaender as winner.
sabian vs. zenEdikt
sabian opened the second fight of the
preliminary round
with a groovy Drumm&Bass track.
YouTube: LBM 2007 1-3
zenEdikt showed us how to battle
and played a tough
Mashup Drumm&Bass track.
YouTube: LBM 2007 1-4
As result of the second fight of the preliminary round the judges declared sabian as winner.
Wetware vs. Spleen
Wetware opened the third fight of the
preliminary round with a nice
Acid track.
It was a quite remarkable performance of Wetware, considering that he was on
Ableton Live for just two weeks.
YouTube: LBM 2007 1-5
Spleen went on with a contrast strategy
and played a contemporary Minimal track.
YouTube: LBM 2007 1-6
As result of the third fight of the preliminary round the judges declared Spleen as winner.
Wesen vs. Ingo Gabriel
Wesen opened the fourth fight of the
preliminary round with an amazing Wiimote show and his fine
Dubtech track.
Wesen gave us an idea about what it means to be spontaneous: the actual planned artist
c'mon scum
got out of order with a bad flue and could not make it to the Battle.
Wesen accepted to jump in for c'mon scum the same
day and was busy with his arrangements and fine tuning of his Wiimote until just
before his performance.
We say: lot's of respect and thank you Wesen!
YouTube: LBM 2007 1-7
After that it got a bit mellow with Ingo Gabriel,
who showed us an easy going
Big-Beat track. The trumpet
samples he recorded on his own.
YouTube: LBM 2007 1-8
As result of the fourth fight of the preliminary round the judges declared Ingo Gabriel as winner.
In the semi final we had two fights in total. Each artist had six minutes for his performance now.
Hollaender vs. Sabian
Hollaender started the first fight of the semi final
with another Big-Beat track, but
this time with interesting samples and a subtle acid line.
YouTube: LBM 2007 2-1
sabian answered with a
mellow Drumm&Bass track
with strings, piano samples, and an impressive bass line.
YouTube: LBM 2007 2-2
As result of the first fight of the semi final the judges declared sabian as winner.
Spleen vs. Ingo Gabriel
Spleen showed us in his semi final round
a spurring Minimal track.
YouTube: LBM 2007 2-3
Ingo Gabriel answered with a jazzy
Break-Beat track.
YouTube: LBM 2007 2-4
As result of the second fight of the semi final the judges declared Ingo Gabriel as winner.
sabian vs. Ingo Gabriel
sabian showed us in the final
another Drumm&Bass track
with interesting samples and a groovy bassline.
Ingo Gabriel followed with an epic
Drumm&Bass track
with trompet samples, which he had tuned in before.
After the final our judges decided that sabian is the winner of the Mannheim Laptop Battle of 2007.
The Laptop Battle team of Mannheim 2007 wants to say thank you to all participants, to the Judges, to our moderator Malaclypse, to our sponsors and to all our guests.
Check out our gallery for more pictures of the Laptop Battle Mannheim 2007.
We had eight contestants battling against each other. In the preliminary round we had four battles, in the semi final there where two matches, and after the final the winner of the Laptopbattle Mannheim 2007 was choosen.
Before starting the event we were busy with interviews for the Laptopbattle reportage of DASDING-TV.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round had four fights in total. Each artist had three minutes time for his performance:
- Hollaender vs. Alexander Link
- sabian vs. zenEdikt
- Wetware vs. Spleen
- Wesen vs. Ingo Gabriel
Preliminary round, first fight
Hollaender vs. Alexander Link
Hollaender opened the Laptopbattle
with a Big-Beat track,
which invited the crowd to dance.YouTube: LBM 2007 1-1
Alexander answered with a
Knarz-Sound
Techno track.YouTube: LBM 2007 1-2
As result of the first fight of the preliminary round the judges declared Hollaender as winner.
Preliminary round, second fight
sabian vs. zenEdikt
sabian opened the second fight of the
preliminary round
with a groovy Drumm&Bass track.YouTube: LBM 2007 1-3
zenEdikt showed us how to battle
and played a tough
Mashup Drumm&Bass track.YouTube: LBM 2007 1-4
As result of the second fight of the preliminary round the judges declared sabian as winner.
Preliminary round, third fight
Wetware vs. Spleen
Wetware opened the third fight of the
preliminary round with a nice
Acid track.
It was a quite remarkable performance of Wetware, considering that he was on
Ableton Live for just two weeks.YouTube: LBM 2007 1-5
Spleen went on with a contrast strategy
and played a contemporary Minimal track.YouTube: LBM 2007 1-6
As result of the third fight of the preliminary round the judges declared Spleen as winner.
Fourth and last fight of the preliminary round
Wesen vs. Ingo Gabriel
Wesen opened the fourth fight of the
preliminary round with an amazing Wiimote show and his fine
Dubtech track.
Wesen gave us an idea about what it means to be spontaneous: the actual planned artist
c'mon scum
got out of order with a bad flue and could not make it to the Battle.
Wesen accepted to jump in for c'mon scum the same
day and was busy with his arrangements and fine tuning of his Wiimote until just
before his performance.
We say: lot's of respect and thank you Wesen!YouTube: LBM 2007 1-7
After that it got a bit mellow with Ingo Gabriel,
who showed us an easy going
Big-Beat track. The trumpet
samples he recorded on his own.YouTube: LBM 2007 1-8
As result of the fourth fight of the preliminary round the judges declared Ingo Gabriel as winner.
Semi final
In the semi final we had two fights in total. Each artist had six minutes for his performance now.
- Hollaender vs. sabian
- Spleen vs. Ingo Gabriel
Semi final, first fight
Hollaender vs. Sabian
Hollaender started the first fight of the semi final
with another Big-Beat track, but
this time with interesting samples and a subtle acid line.YouTube: LBM 2007 2-1
sabian answered with a
mellow Drumm&Bass track
with strings, piano samples, and an impressive bass line.YouTube: LBM 2007 2-2
As result of the first fight of the semi final the judges declared sabian as winner.
Semi final, second fight
Spleen vs. Ingo Gabriel
Spleen showed us in his semi final round
a spurring Minimal track.YouTube: LBM 2007 2-3
Ingo Gabriel answered with a jazzy
Break-Beat track.YouTube: LBM 2007 2-4
As result of the second fight of the semi final the judges declared Ingo Gabriel as winner.
Final
sabian vs. Ingo Gabriel
sabian showed us in the final
another Drumm&Bass track
with interesting samples and a groovy bassline.
Ingo Gabriel followed with an epic
Drumm&Bass track
with trompet samples, which he had tuned in before.
After the final our judges decided that sabian is the winner of the Mannheim Laptop Battle of 2007.
The Laptop Battle team of Mannheim 2007 wants to say thank you to all participants, to the Judges, to our moderator Malaclypse, to our sponsors and to all our guests.
Check out our gallery for more pictures of the Laptop Battle Mannheim 2007.
