Remix News, July 2024
Finished a bit belatedly, but the 2024 July edition of Remix News is now here! It contains not only all the RKO and AmigaRemix releases of that month, but as an added bonus you can also sing along to the Spotlight track of the month with synchronized on-screen lyrics! Which remix is that, you ask? Well, I guess you'll just have to find that out yourself by watching the Remix News!
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RetroGamingMusic Live at the Piano Bar on a Cruise Ship
Last weekend the gaming-centered Moderskeppet (Mothership) event took place on a cruise ship around Stockholm. Tony Fluke73
Wirén was there playing game music during the cruise. The ship sailed for a total of 20 hours, and Tony played game music for 10 hours of that! Watch the link below for a short
excerpt from his set.
Press Play On Tape @ Transmission64
64 days (!) from now the online demo party Transmission64
will open its virtual doors. On Saturday, Nov 23, 2024 at 22:30 (CET) the party will feature the world premiere of PRESS PLAY ON TAPE's live recording from last year's Back in Time Live event. Newly mixed, mastered and edited! See its teaser trailer below.
Zzap! Live 2024 Music Panel
After last year's success another Zzap! Live event was put on by the organizers which was held just last weekend, on Saturday, Aug 17, 2024 in Kenilworth, England. Of special interest to Commodore music fans this year was the music focused Q&A panel which featured Barry Leitch, Jason Whitely, Mike Clarke and Rob Hubbard, and the MC was none other than Peter Clarke. Good times were had by everybody and it was not only an entertaining session, but informative, too. Fortunately, the entire thing was recorded on video, too - check it out at the link below!
ReLive
by SIDrip Alliance
A free SID remix album by SIDrip Alliance, first released at AROK Party 2015. As the title tells it is a live-in-studio record. If you are into remixes played by real instruments, check this out.
SweetArranged by Marcel Donné
Second, I have to admit that for personal reasons I hold "Sweet" very close to my heart (one could say it hit my sweetspot, heh-heh). From the first time I've heard it I thought that it is one of the (if not THE) most emotional original tunes ever created on the C64. Many times when I was depressed or just sad, I listened to this tune with my eyes closed and by the time the tune was over I had tears on my face…
So, any cover of this tune has to pass my very high expectations. And I'm pleased to say that Marcel has done it.
The previous two remixes of "Sweet" that I heard were both lacking the emotion and the sadness of the original. Marcel delivers both thanks to the soul of the famed Yamaha CS-80, the same synth that provided that signature Vangelis sound up until the 90's (and Vangelis happens to be one of my favorite composers, too).
What do I like here:
- The opening arpeggios and the entire opening itself.
- The wonderfully emotional lead provided by the CS-80 (and Marcel's playing).
- The introduction of the drums at 0:37.
- The "shadow lead" starting at 1:17. What a nice touch!
- Those a la Zoolook Jarre-esque noise-effects at 1:48 instead of the original's sweeping double-noise. What a great enhancement over the original!
- The bridge being played on a guitar. (Or guitar-like sound.)
- The introduction of the very Vangelis-like bell-like pad at 2:26 - it really enhances the melody!
- The very cool ending.
- The fact that not only Marcel sticks to the original closely, but he also managed to enhance it!
What do I think could've been done better:
- The trills in the lead do not quite come through with the CS-80 brass, they seem to disappear into the rest of the tune. This is basically due to the limitation of the sound itself, but I wonder if it could've been enhanced somehow.
- The guitar could've used a lote more vibrato at 3:02, 3:10, 3:18 and 3:25 (i. e. on the low notes). In fact, short slides would've been better here than just a vibrato, because that's pretty much what the original SID does, too.
But these are the relatively minor gripes of an obsessive perfectionist. Plus look at it: 9 pluses versus 2 not-so-pluses. That ain't bad at all!
The bottom line is, I have a new tune to cry to…
Review by LaLa
Arranged by Reyn Ouwehand
Review by tamaskenez
Treasure Island Dizzy (I Can Fly Remix)
Arranged by Gareth Wood
Review by onlineamiga
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