Tastyfresh reviews are intended to be an honest and accurate resource that holds music to the highest possible standards. All featured selections are compared to the world’s best electronic dance music, and rated accordingly.

The purpose of the reviews is to provide advice to working DJs as to the mileage they can expect to get out of the track. Both the body of the reviews and the new scoring system have been designed with this focus in mind.

Ratings Chart

Each review is given a score between 1.0 and 5.0. The score is presented in the review in the form of a series of headphone icons. Scores are indicated by the number of filled-in headphones and are given in whole (e.g., 4.0) and half (e.g., 3.5) units.

1.0 – I would never actually play it out.
2.0 – I would give it one or two spins
3.0 – It's a nice track; the crowd would dig it.
4.0 – It's a great track; the crowd really would be into it.
5.0 – It would be in my crate for months

Legacy Rating System

All reviews published prior to September 2008 used our previous rating system. In this system, each review broke the release down into three categories: production quality, programming and arrangement and entertainment quality. Each category received a number between 0.0 and 10.0. An average rating was a 5.0-5.9. This means that the release was equal to the average quality of music available at that time in the secular scene in regards to this category. The category scores were then averaged for a final overall rating.

9.0 and above – Tasty & Fresh – To be rated this high, a release must have more than just tight production, programming, and groove. It has to have that extra special quality that make it a strong candidate for “song (or album) of the year” in its genre.

8.0 – 8.9 – Great – Scoring this high indicates extremely high quality. Great music is worthy to be a deejay’s top track or a listener’s favorite album. These selections are usually groundbreaking or extremely popular releases.

7.0 – 7.9 – Good – Good music is well produced, well put together, and fun to listen to. Selections with that score in this range are solid and have no glaring weaknesses, but have a few small things that keep them from being at the top of the charts.

6.0 – 6.9 - Above Average – Selections in this range have qualities that make them enjoyable and significantly better than your average album or track, but still have problems that limit their value to selective deejays and discriminating music fans.

5.0 – 5.9 – Average – This is the “hit and miss” range. Comparable to the average record or CD you might randomly pick up at your local music store, an average rating indicates music with some entertainment value, but also some risk that you won’t get your money’s worth.

4.0 – 4.9 – Below Average – A score in the below average range indicates that the reviewed selection falls below the current industry standards and has limited entertainment value. This should be consided a high risk when it comes to getting your money's worth.

3.9 and below – Sonic Torture – If we rate something this low, consider it hazardous to your ears. These items shouldn't be released to the public.