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Miami Vice Loada - arranged by MistaDistahReview by LMan, 21/02/2003 After quite a long time, MistaDistah is back with a pretty different interpretation of Galway's classic. Sound-wise it goes along with late 80s / early 90s ambient trance music. Very analog sounding, very chillout'ish.There's more to this remix than the sum of its Technical/Artistic/Nostalgic ratings. Guess you'll have to listen to it yourself to experience that… you shouldn't miss this remix, it is very beautiful! |
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C64 Turrican 2 Summer Remix - arranged by Markus SieboldReview by putzi, 20/02/2003 This is my last game for the C64 Manfred Trenz wrote in the end titles of Turrican 2 when the original SID of this remix played. Ok, it wasn't his last game (-Enforcer).The man who created the SID also made this remix, Markus Siebold himself. He extended the song to it's full glory with synthy violins and Italo-dance snare drums. The arrangement is great this way. The mid-frequencies are too low while you get a lot of bass and hihats in this mix, and it sounds not much stereo. It is still a remix that makes a die-hard-Turrican-fan smile 😊 Good ol' times! |
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Ocean Loader 2 (Dance X-Periment) - arranged by Sonic WandererReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 I'm never too keen on the over use of SID in remixes, it's just not my thing, but Sonic Wanderer certainly knows how to use it to good effect in this dancey experiment which well produced and utilised. |
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Last Ninja Remix (A Ninja By Night Remix) - arranged by Eric DelosReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 Oh! Now this is different!Sorta mixes the oriental feel of the original with a 70's private eye film. You know the one with narritation at the beginning… It was when Lucy walked into the room one winters night when I stumbled upon a letter… etc etc… Strange, uninteresting, but original! But where is the end, why does it stop so abrupty? If you're bored download it, if your not then do something better instead. |
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Moon Patrol - arranged by dor-xReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 Some really nice touches here which actually uses the SID and transforms the piece into a new piece of music entirely… Many would agree that this isn't a remix as such, but then what is?Dor-x has taken a brief snipet of an original tune and made it kinda bluesy and I think has re-invented a SID that never was! A good effort, which maybe is a little hard to get your ears around, but is well produced and is very different to what you normally hear, and to add to that it's probably Dor-x's greatest achievement yet! |
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Last Ninja Remix - Sewers (soft mix) - arranged by CytexReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 I plod along in a sewer; the end just doesn't come along soon enough, how do I get out from the stench!!!Well it's not really that bad, but it's not too far away really. Nopes, its one of those monotonous tune that isn't really inviting and just drags along, like being lost in that sewer! It's ok, but bet you won't play it twice! |
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Last Ninja - Wilderness Woodhouse Mix - arranged by Chris MReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 Poorly produced, poorly executed, but not entirely bad. There are a few elements to this to bring it into the average score.It's one of those once only plays, and that's about it really. Kinda samey all the way through which never finds a direction or really gives you any real enjoyment. |
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Grand Prix Circuit - arranged by AmpReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 I like this 80's approach to Grand Prix Circuit alot!!!This very electronic sound is what i call à la Vince Clark, and even more so typically Erasure. Which as many of you know already is by no means alien to me😉 The thing here is to remember the 80's sound and how they dealt with it, Amp has done just that and produced a very dancy yet smooth inviting remix complete with e-guitar and piano which works exceptionally well. Good work Amp, more of the same please😉 |
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Firefly Title Theme - arranged by Alfredo TerpentinReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 Very amiga mod sounding!!!Not saying I don't like that! But actually I do in this case. Works well and gives that nostalgic feeling, if a little flat and uncreative. Overall, a tune thats nice, but can you get your ears around how Amiga it sounds? |
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The Tube (FM Mix) - arranged by ifadeoReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 Ifadeo is what I'd say is a step away from being with the big boys on the scene. He's got the right ideas, but sometimes his implementation of instruments have something to be desired preventing his work from being in the top 10 works.Again a sublime background to this tune, yet unfortunately the lead is just too rough, harsh and basic in it's approach. If ifadeo could just master his production work, he'd be right up there. Keep it up ifadeo, your doing great, and in time… you'll be hailed 😊 |
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Storm (Its more fun to remix) - arranged by ifadeoReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 Terrific beat to this, an exceptionally groovey piece of work in the background. but, oh and why a but! The lead stinks.I'd really like this to be re-worked big time, and concentrate on the beat and it's dance nature. A fantastic idea, which has been let down in so many ways… oh this could have been!!! |
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Loopz (Radiowellen Mix) - arranged by ifadeoReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 Ifadeo experiments with melow ambience (not for the first time), however unfortunately his concepts haven't quite materialised into fruition as they should, due to simplistic instruments and basic implementations. Listening to this tune you can't help feel that with better smoother sounds ifadeo could have really been with the jiggy😉But as it is, it's ok, but nothing to light the world into oblivion. |
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Demonic Pt.1 (Romulus Mix) - arranged by ifadeoReview by Tas, 20/02/2003 A nice effort into mellow ambience here from ifadeo, which is fine. However it kinda misses the effects to really involve you in the piece of music. the underlaying score is inventive enough, but is simply too basic to evolve the piece and the instruments used are just a little thin to bring out the piece. A tune like this you really have to feel the piece inside, ifadeo has produced a good piece but without the feel which this should really have.Good work, but leaves you feeling a little empty. |
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Grand Prix Circuit - arranged by AmpReview by putzi, 19/02/2003 On the real C64 this was one of the few games that had a music with sample-sound added not only in the intro screen, but also in some game menus. It was really something unusual to hear this sound out of a C64, especially if that SID-machine was connected to a Hifi-amp. Yes, I loved the E-Guitar and real drumsound. So what has Amp done to this jewel of SID-music? He added some intro that the original missed (a fast car driving by), and then it is a very good 1:1 cover of the original, with the E-Guitars now being electronic -sounding, and the lead a melancholic piano, more sad than ever (needless to say: this would also make a great symphonic remix…), and some choir at the right time.Amp loved this SID on the C64, and so he was able to make this one a top remix for Kris Hatlelid-fans, also painfully reminding me how old I am now… Pretty good cover! 😊 |
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Delta - arranged by Terminal StormReview by beldin, 19/02/2003 Fast-paced club music arrangement of well-known elements from Delta with focus on the title theme. I think the chosen sounds and effects fit well and the added accompany was a good idea. It could add more bits here and there to sound more rich, however. |
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We'll never be apart (Commando Highscore) - arranged by N-JOYReview by beyond, 19/02/2003 A very original idea, very well orchstrated, and a wonderful female voice.Put it at the end of any recent Disney movie and nobody will think of C64 remixes. Fantastic! |
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Armageddon Man (Vocal Jazz feat. Karin Öjehagen) - arranged by MahoneyReview by beyond, 19/02/2003 There is no doubt in my mind that this is a classic, if any remix here will ever be one.Original idea and very well implemented! We are already used to the high quality work that Mahoney delivers, but Karin Öjehagen takes this remix to a higher ground, that is just purely amazing. This remix gives me the goosebumps again and again! And I have listened to it A LOT! Three thumbs up! |
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Cauldron II (the Pumpkin Rides again) - arranged by A0d+BST+TronReview by muppet, 18/02/2003 Aye, I cant help but agree with the last couple of reviews… this is a must-download if only to hear someone actually do something radically different for a change.The tune is so intense and the build up so rapid that after the first 20 seconds or so it seems to just grab you and fly by so that you hardly even realise you have spent 3 minutes listening to it and it all seems over almost too quickly… having said that, the arranger has had the discipline to end where he does as any more would have probably too much and ruined the considerable impact. I wasnt sure at first but… |
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Ocean Loader 2 (Dance X-Periment) - arranged by Sonic WandererReview by putzi, 18/02/2003 Comparing this OL2-remix to the first C64-remix that I heard from Sonic Wanderer (which was C64-Revisited, his first remix of Beyond the Zero, done with DreamStation back in 2000), I think it is safe to say that Sonic has kept his good taste in going for a powerfull disco-sound, now with better music equipment. And if I was forced to do a comparison to Instant Remedy, I'd say that it's out of question because SW already was a sure arranger for well-balanced disco-tracks 3 years ago.The song got an intro now, so you're not jumping into the action from the start, which makes it a bit of a hymn, considering the wall of sound the song builds up using all the new modern synths and some vintage SID-sound. It even reminds me of the N-Trance sound in Set you free (synths and thunder). You can play this track to some not C64-sound-aware but disco-sound-loving person and this person will like it! No C64-pling-plang-plong -bleep-sounds in here. Oh, and maybe another fact important for a dance-remix: this one is not boring at all. 😊 |
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Sanx(ion) from the moment we kissed - arranged by J LofReview by craigg, 18/02/2003 It's about time someone other than Chris Abbott (and perhaps Phil Bak) supplied us with a decent Sanxion remix, and preferably something a little different from the original. This dance-em-up attempts to take the track into 'clubland', and to some extent, it succeeds. Despite the loops sounding all-too-familiar, the beginning of the track is catchy and builds well. However, J Lof comes a cropper by screwing up a couple of later sections of the track. While I'm all for remixes that aren't direct covers, it still helps if you get the melody right. Also, the vocal samples rapidly become downright irritating.So, once again, we're left with a painfully average version of Hubbard's greatest. Oh well, back to Back in Time… |
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Last Ninja Remix - Sewers (soft mix) - arranged by CytexReview by craigg, 18/02/2003 The original Ryuichi Sakamoto track that Ouewhand's piece is based on is so beautiful that's it's tough not to do it justice. Staying away from the oriental leanings of the original and the tough sounds of Ouwehand's C64 version, this remix begins well, with gentle but engrossing backing. However, the weak lead instruments--particularly the piano--and occasional bum note go some way to ruining what had the potential to be a much better remix. |
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Last Ninja 3 (Ninjha mix) - arranged by Red DevilReview by beldin, 18/02/2003 An awesome atmosphere (somewhere between majestic and melancholic) is created by this arrangement. The highlights of this remix being piano and pan-flute as lead instruments, a well-balanced choice of mostly accoustic instruments and a rhythm which keeps you caught for the entire song. |
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Arabian Zoids (Themed Solo) - arranged by LarsecReview by beldin, 18/02/2003 Musicians most likely disagree, but for my taste the 9:29 long track contains far too many added pieces which have nothing in common with the great source theme. In particular, the female voice singing some completely unrelated Oriental stuff from 1:30 to 2:45 is something which makes me double-check whether what is playing is actually the correct track. Apart from that, the beginning sounds thin, and with the long Oriental singing, it takes too long for the remix to build up. Assuming it started around 3:53, it gets better, but not with regard to the mixing and the things that follow. It gets thinner again around 6:30 with a solo (nothing recognizable), followed by another own composition which almost fails to find its way back to the Zoids theme which in the last minute is disturbed by improvised and IMHO questionable and wild lead guitar playing. Conclusively, in the category of a SID remix -- as a remix of Zoids -- (and trying to follow and understand the arranger's long comment) I don't see many bits which make this remix more than average in its category. The sheer play-time can't compensate the ballast. In a stripped down version I could concentrate on a remix of Zoids and would rate it higher. |
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Arabian Zoids (Themed Solo) - arranged by LarsecReview by craigg, 18/02/2003 For all its pseudo-industrial stomping, Zoids is actually a quite beautiful piece of music, as proven by O2's wonderful and lasting treatment of it, which also ended up on Back in Time 3. In some ways this remix follows a similar path, exploring the ambient side to the piece. The guitar lead, which could easily have jarred, is pushed back to good effect in the mix, and the bass pulses to add strength to the arrangement.In some cases it perhaps moves a little too far from the original arrangement, and there's a little too much noodling here and there, but it would be churlish to penalise such an accomplished remix for a few minor niggles. |
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Cauldron II - I am a Pumpkin Man - arranged by traumaReview by craigg, 18/02/2003 Every once in a while, something comes along in the C64 remix scene that makes everyone sit up and take notice. This is one such track. We've had orchestral remixes, dance treatments, C64 tracks with lyrics, and more, but now we descend into total madness. In something akin from the warped brains of the Dead Guys versus Makke on speed, combined with a good dose of Jarre and NIN, Trauma creates one of the most original, funny and downright catchy C64 remixes of all time. The perhaps Zoolook-inspired intro is a red herring to what follows: a gradual build up of the original theme, laced with vocal treatment and funky drums, followed by a pseudo-industrial ending from C64 hell. Worthy of the bizarre nature of the original game, and should be required listening for fans of C64 remixes. |
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Hell On Earth Spells Game Over - arranged by MakkeReview by beldin, 18/02/2003 The winner of Remix64's Great CD Giveaway Competition gives an outstanding example of innovative and successful usage of singing and entertaining lyrics in SID remixes. It it based on a short accoustic guitar version of Times of Lore (Martin Galway) in the intro and builds its two main parts upon perfectly blended Pop versions of Deel 3 and Cybernoid 2 (Jeroen Tel) for a total of 4:47. The lyrics just fit so well. |
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Infernal Runner 2002 - arranged by Joe [Stainless Steel] BarwickReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 A very well composed remix of ambient/electronica style that has a nice fat sound to it, but not the 10000 beats per minute drum sound as you might expect. And I do, got a nice sound to it - electronica or old school techno if you like. Remixer uses mostly own instruments, but there is a well applied sprinkle of original C64 synths if I am not mistaken, it is a bit hard to hear. Perhaps a bit in the easy listening deparment is a better description. A very nice music piece that I am finding myself listening to a lot these days. |
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Cauldron II - I am a Pumpkin Man - arranged by traumaReview by mahoney, 18/02/2003 Well, this mix is very nice. Inspiring, well done and in the usual Trauma's funky drums mix I've heard before. Nice one, really!I'll be pumpking you. Isn't that supposed to be _humpin'_? 😃 |
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Wizball (Juno 106 remix) - arranged by oceanReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 I think it is one of the better wizball remixes out there. I agree about the drum part, but I think there is too much of an infatuation with fat drum tracks out there in general 😊 |
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Way of the Exploding Fist (Tune2) - arranged by Kent WalldénReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 I like unorthodox when you remix popular songs. Not much fun in Yet Another Remix of some game that sounds samey. This song is very nice to listen to. Even though some drum rhythm gets into the mix, it doesn't go overboard (giving you one of those dull Add drum track and stir -remixes). Very nice piano, synth thingy and is that a triangle I hear at the end? Recommended. |
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