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The Magic Writer - arranged by Eivind Sommersten

Review by LaLa, 07/02/2024

I am in total awe. Both by the quantity, but especially by the quality of your remixes. How you managed to create this wonderfully emotional piece out of a 1:22 long SID tune is beyond me. Just amazing. That opening with the muted trumpet - so delicate, so gentle. And when the singer comes in - wow. And it just builds up from there. I really do enjoy this, and pretty much all the rest of your work, too. Thank you for sharing your art with us! The world is richer now because of you.
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Lightforce - arranged by Slaygon

Review by coyote64, 05/02/2024

You never fail to amaze me even with less than 15 words because words not really needed 😊
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Empty (Amiga MOD Remix) - arranged by acrouzet

Review by BeeZerk, 25/01/2024

What an atmospheric piece! Blown away by the additional/alternated bassline towards the end.
You recognise the original immediately but it's still innovative enough to be individual, Love it! Stunning work!
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X98 - arranged by BeeZerk

Review by Divus, 24/01/2024

A very good remix might need to be a little longer but it's also well done.
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X98 - arranged by BeeZerk

Review by LaLa, 21/01/2024

It takes guts to even attempt to remix this SID tune, which is one of the best composed tunes ever (not just among SIDs, but in general). You managed to lift it up and 'modernize' it with a sonic landscape that's piercing yet melancholic, just like the original. The arrangement is easily recognizable, yet fresh and uniquely yours. The more I listen to this, the more I like it.
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Battle Squadron - HiScore (Encore500) - arranged by Tomsk

Review by LaLa, 19/01/2024

A uniquely elegiac remix that is becoming Tomsk's signature style. Absolutely wonderful and so full of emotions! The instrumentation is a skillful combination of violins, strings, guitars, and drums (and probably a bunch of other instruments, too), and the overall arrangement has a wonderful arc to it. So well done, I really enjoy it!
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Electric City - arranged by Rock & JLD

Review by Dr.j Delysid, 18/01/2024

Amazing collabration of 2 amazing remixers! JLD and Rock!! i love the energy of the remix, i love the groovy electric guitars which elevating it to another a superior level. i love the drums work, i love the lead track, and over all: very enjoayble remix!! we want moreeeee!!! !
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Occ-San-Geen (Encore500) - arranged by Firefox

Review by LaLa, 17/01/2024

Occ-my-god! What a great uptempo, dancey, staccato-heavy remix! It sounds like a modern chiptune mixed with heavy Italo disco and it really takes me back. Fantastic!
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Nebulus (Walkthrough Remix Radio Cut) - arranged by Mitch van Hayden

Review by Sada, 17/01/2024

I like it a lot! Surprinsing, evolutive, neverboring remix! The full ersion is awesome too.
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Rallye Master (Encore500) - arranged by Romeo Knight

Review by LaLa, 15/01/2024

Personally, I think the original Rallye Master Obarski tune is a bit uninspiring (ducks hail of rotten tomatoes thrown his way…), but Romeo Knight makes the most out of the material with a genius idea: make it into a Depeche Mode pastiche! It's spot on! Really well done, the early 80s style is instantly recognizable.
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Leander - Title (Encore500) - arranged by Glyn R Brown

Review by LaLa, 15/01/2024

The original one is fairly cinematic, too, so it's a perfect fit for that special electronic-cinematic treatment that only Glyn can provide. He is in full force here commanding a spectrum of instrumentation that several Hollywood music producers would be envious of. Just majestic!
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Amberstar - Title (Encore500) - arranged by Jogeir Liljedahl

Review by LaLa, 15/01/2024

OMG, that intro sends chills down my spine! A great emotional piece. My only wish is that the vocal was featured more than just in the intro.
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Myth - arranged by Eivind Sommersten

Review by Divus, 11/01/2024

That's what I call a remix in 2024. Always insert vocals from the opera. One of the best Eivind remixes.
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Myth - arranged by Eivind Sommersten

Review by LaLa, 10/01/2024

I am going to be a party pooper here and bring this remix down a notch. It sounds great, but it also sounds like you threw everything but the kitchen sink at it, and as a result, artistically it's all over the place, and doesn't sound very cohesive to me.The individual instruments all sound amazing, you made them bring all their fitting articulations to the table, from the trumpet to the solo singer.But. 😁I also felt like I should've kept a live instrument count on this track as it progressed. Solo trumpet? Check. Big mixed choir? Check. Electric guitar? Check. Solo violin? Check. Big brass? Check. Acoustic guitar? Check. Female choir? Check. Gated synth bass? Check. Orchestral strings? Check. Solo female singer? Check… It's like you went down the list of all things that make something sound epic and cinematic and you decided to check all the boxes. When I first heard this remix it made my head spin! I am getting used to it as I listen to it more and more, but still…Again, from a purely sonic perspective, the individual sections all sound fantastic. The entire tune is mixed to perfection. But I think it's just trying to cram way too much into 4 and a half minutes.
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Emerald Mine - arranged by LaLa

Review by Oliver Klaewer, 04/01/2024

Thank you for this remix. It's sound-wise pretty close to what I heard when I composed the song on the synth. Absolutely well done.
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Emerald Mine - arranged by LaLa

Review by Tomsk, 31/12/2023

Cracking synth pop remix here, in what is now becoming a bit of a (TM) style for Imre. Nails this tune and takes it into it's respective era, with great attention to detail, and well chosen instruments to complement the original. Everything is here from the original, and the pitch pends are perfection. A solid and varied drum track keeps your toes tapping along the way, and nods to the original SID help remind you of this tunes' origins…However, it's now impossible to listen to the original SID without hearing the vocoder 😊 Another very satisfying remix, well done.
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Delta (live at The Church for Transmission 64) - arranged by Reyn Ouwehand

Review by LaLa, 28/12/2023

Yawn, yet another remix of Delta?!?… Just kidding! 😀I absolutely adore the heavy use of the organ. (Hmm, an organ in The Church? Whoever heard of such a… Oh, I get it! Nice touch, Reyn! 😜)I feel like this could've easily gone double the length, Reyn's improv skills are just that good.
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Bombo (live at The Church for Transmission 64) - arranged by Reyn Ouwehand

Review by LaLa, 28/12/2023

Folks, please, keep in mind that the original SID tune is barely over 2 minutes long, and Reyn doesn't even get to the end of his intro before the 3 minute mark in this remix… Reyn's wide spectrum of musical talent is in full display here. Just listen and be in awe, or watch the video of it from the Transmission64 concert and be even more in awe - because this is all played and mixed live!
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Parallax (live at The Church for Transmission 64) - arranged by Reyn Ouwehand

Review by LaLa, 28/12/2023

Amazing buildup into a full-blown symphony of sounds. But to me the most favorite part of this remix is the elongated outro - total mic-drop moment, like Reyn is OUT! It sounded absolutely mind-blowing at Transmission64, and still sounds just 🤯!
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Tiger Mission (liveThe Church for Transmission 64) - arranged by Reyn Ouwehand

Review by LaLa, 28/12/2023

What a wonderful piano improv over the beat of the original! You can feel it's from the heart…
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Electric City - arranged by Rock & JLD

Review by KoYamaRo, 28/12/2023

There not many to say, Perfection… The Lead is nice the Drums are Punchy and the rest ist well done, with a nice part of Retrosounds
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Drums on the Run - arranged by Eivind Sommersten

Review by Divus, 27/12/2023

A pure energy that overflows from a second in a second.

It would be good to insert the opera vocals.
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The Way of the Exploding Fist - arranged by Molom

Review by Methanoid, 21/12/2023

By far the best exploding fist remix ive heard, dont often hear mixes of this tune but loved it instantly.
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The Way of the Exploding Fist - arranged by Molom

Review by al.x, 19/12/2023

Innovative yet still true to the original sound! I love that new talented musicians are joining this community in 2023!
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Electric City - arranged by Rock & JLD

Review by tw1l1ght, 17/12/2023

…you had me within 20s, sensing a pattern here - careful, from now on we will expect nothing less! xD

Another total banger! \m/
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Green Beret (live at The Church Transmission 64) - arranged by Reyn Ouwehand

Review by LaLa, 14/12/2023

Massive musical talent in full display here.I absolutely adore the use of organ sound in the intro! And then it just keeps building up and building up in a long, amazing crescendo, ultimately developing into an epic piece.When I first heard this entire concert while attending Transmissions64 online, I was completely mesmerized. Actually, that's not even the right word. The only other time I felt similarly is when I attended the Mythodea concert by Vangelis in person in Athens. I felt completely awestruck in the presence of a massive musical talent, overwhelmed and completely swept away by the moment we are all shared together with him. And during Reyn's performance I felt the same way again.If you haven't, yet, do yourself a favor and watch his entire performance that he linked in the video here. His tributes to Johannes Bjerregaard make me cry every single time I watch it. And I watched this video a LOT since it was first published.I hope, Reyn, that you'll consider uploading the other pieces from your live T64 performance to RKO, too.Thank you, Reyn, for sharing these wonderful moments with us!
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Mystery (Abyss Game 2) - arranged by Eivind Sommersten

Review by LaLa, 12/12/2023

Superb! The quality of the instruments is absolutely top-notch, from the violin to the choir. I love the arrangement, too, it carries sooo much emotion! And I'm always in awe in the quality of your mixing. Every note has its place here, every phrase tells us something, every passage evokes deep feelings. Again: superb!
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Knucklebusters (PSX Music2000 edit) - arranged by Tomsk

Review by Waz, 09/12/2023

Twenty four years on, and this for me is still one of the definitive versions of Knucklebusters, for a number of reasons. Firstly, it takes on the whole tune, so anyone complaining it is too long clearly does not appreciate the original (which what Windshield_CB also alluded to.) Second, it replicates the dark Industrial sounds throughout really do make the tune have that bass crunch too.

And thirdly, most important of all, the feel of the original is there, which when doing something like this, is massively important.

Yes, the instruments may not be to everyone's taste, but doing this inside a Playstation 1 music editor and working within those confines shows some considerable skill also. And when you consider that this was a stepping stone to the superb remixes that Tomsk does now, it's important historically to appreciate where someone comes from and starts with.

So sit back, listen and enjoy.
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Green Beret (live at The Church Transmission 64) - arranged by Reyn Ouwehand

Review by Tomsk, 09/12/2023

There are musicians, there are SID artists, there are remixers who grace this site with their artistic efforts…and then there is Reyn…the complete package, which will never be bettered. How lucky are we that this immense talent still finds time for the scene. I'm in awe, wonderful stuff.
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Falcon Tn - arranged by Eivind Sommersten

Review by LaLa, 04/12/2023

How the heck is this the first remix of this popular tune!?! Funkiness is dialed up to the max in this one, really good! The brass section is especially alive here, I like the echo on it. I wish the synth lead sounds were thicker, though (or replaced with a sax), they kinda get lost in all the funkiness. But otherwise, it's very, very enjoyable.
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