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Boulderdash (hippy 2001 remix) - arranged by Rob SteptoeReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A neat idea for this tune, but I don't think it's explored to its fullest. The opening seconds are close to perfect, but I have yet to become friends with the flute-like sound, although it seems to fit in nicely. Pleasant remix, not bad at all. |
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Cobra (Pass-by-cs5 mix) - arranged by J LofReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It sounds like this cover is sped up compared to the original, which doesn't work in its favor, especially at the fast arpeggio-like transitions in the lead. There are some nice touches here and there, like the staggered bass, but as a whole I can't say I like it. |
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Commando Hiscore (bounce me this, bounce me that) - arranged by WobblerReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A wonderful piano piece openes this cover which is then brutally murdered by a dumb drumtrack and an overused Korg preset sound. IMHO, just the piano with a touch of strings or something would've worked better. This way it's just a chaotic piece that kills the mood of the original. Sometimes less would be more… |
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Rockbuster (a little something remix) - arranged by WobblerReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A deservedly weird cover of a Johannes Bjerregaard tune. One of the better remixes out there with its wacky selection of instruments and overall feel, but at times it feels too weird and not quite right to me. A decent effort that falls a bit short of being really good. |
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Chambers Of Shaolin Title Remix (Amiga Fight Mix) - arranged by CZ TunesReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Nice average remix, the lead sound is spot on, the mixing is appropriate, but this remix doesn't really stand out from the crowd. It's a solid production that is in dire need of a brilliant idea. |
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Last Ninja 2 (Final Battle Rave Edit) - arranged by Jurek RabenReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It starts out okay, but this rave style is not for LN2. It's a decent remix, and if played live, it would actually be rather enjoyable, but by itself presented as an LN2 remix it doesn't strike me as something that I would listen to more than once. |
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Last Ninja 2 (Final Battle Trance Edit) - arranged by Jurek RabenReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Starts out fine then it transforms into this technoish-trance-like piece that has next to nothing to do with LN2 any more. Sure, the melody line pops up here and there, but this style done this way is a complete misfit for this tune. This is one of those remixes that you either like or not - I am in the latter camp. |
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To Be On Top - Tune 2 (Smooth Earcandy Edit) - arranged by Sonic WandererReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It is more electronic than I expected it to be from the title, a very pleasant, or as the title says, smooth remix. But I feel it digresses from the original too much and thus I feel no real connection to this piece any more. Key portions of the original were left out completely, so for me this otherwise good remix lost its appeal. |
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Turrican v1 - arranged by Kermit offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It didn't provoke any real emotions in me until the drums kicked in, and even at that time it was a weak dance tune at most. The instrumentation is fairly unimaginative, the arrangement is rather dull and overly repetitive, but most importantly it's missing that spark that makes the best remixes really good. |
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Gem X - arranged by hegeReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I hope one of these days I will gain an understanding of why people bother covering tunes that were remade by Hülsbeck himself ages ago. Not only Hege8 covers the same tune, he even covers it in *EXACTLY* the same style Hülsbeck did it on his CD… Sure, it's nice to do things like this to practice and/or imitate composition and arrangement techniques, but to release it to the public this way? … Maybe Hege8 never heard Chris' own remake? That would be odd, because the similarities are frightening. |
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Bladerunner End Titles (Terminator Mix) - arranged by Honorabili offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Hmm, well, what can I say. Honorabili mastered the art of taking something with value and turning it into utter crap. As a hardcore Vangelis fan, I find this cover appallingly dumb. As a hardcore SID fan, I find this cover insulting. Either way, you are better off staying the hell away from it! |
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Unused1 (UnXenoed) - arranged by XeNoMoRpH offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Cover of a little-known groovy Jeroen Tel tune. I think, this cover doesn't do justice to the original. It sounds inferior with the original arpeggios left intact and with the very similar sounding lead instrument, which alone wouldn't be bad, but it doesn't work well in the big picture, or rather, I don't see thevalue added- I might as well listen to the original SID if I want to hear it this way. Too bad. |
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Ghost 'n Goblins - arranged by Krister NielsenReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Ever heard Skaven'sCatch That Goblin? Well, it's the same orchestral style, except it's covering Cooksey's tune. What makes it stand out even more that you can hear what great attention was paid to make it sound like an authentic orchestra as much as possible. A great cover that is so good, it deserves to be on the repertoir of your local symphonic orchestra. |
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FTC - Infodroid (Fade 2 Ambient Gray Mix) - arranged by FTCReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 This is so awesome that maybe I should capitalize it: it's AWESOME! It would be hard to find problems with it even if I put it under the magnifying glass, but take back a step or two and then you'll really appreciate how well it's put together. Ambience, emotions, balanced mix - it's all there and it all works in harmony. What a great unusual cover! You know a cover is really good when it's actually better than the original - and that's true with this one. What a pleasure to listen to! |
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Dixie Commando - arranged by ScalexReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Now, if you want to be tasty and funny at the same time, *THIS* is how you do it! The familiar Commando theme played by a dixieland band! Although I can think of other SID tunes that would've been helluva better candidates for a dixie remix, but even this one will make you smile for sure. Talk about a stylistic mismatch! But in this case, that's what makes it really fun! |
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IK+ (Nokia mix) - arranged by DJ SubslashReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 This remix starts out with a superb groove, then you hear the beeping IK+ theme coming out of a Nokia phone. If this remix was intended to be funny - it ain't. If it's serious, it's making a mockery of this SID classic. It's tasteless. |
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R-Type Title Remix (Dance Version) - arranged by CZ TunesReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I am unimpressed. Yet anotherlet's add drums to the SIDremix. Well, actually, some effects also try to enhance the feeling here, too. Hooray. I'm still unimpressed. |
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Hollywood Poker Pro - arranged by Dr FutureReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 The basic idea was good (to turn this tune into a dance-mix, which I see as the natural choice), but the execution lacks the oomph and feeling to push it over the edge. No doubt it's due to the lack of decent synths available to Dr. Future, because I find one of the lead sounds rather childish and the whole tune has this cheap Casio-synth feeling to it. A nice effort, nevertheless, but it's in dire need of a better treatment. |
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Thanatos (sleeping dragon mix) - arranged by FTCReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 When it started, I was tempted to denounce this remake, but when the lead kicked in and as it progressed, I was convinced that it's a well thought-out piece that deserves more attention. Some might be annoyed by the high-pitched lead at times, personally, I am annoyed by the seemingly out-of-rhythm snare drums, but as a whole it's better than its parts. Not superb, but better. |
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Arkanoid 2010 - arranged by FTCReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A very unusual approach to Arkanoid, tilting it more towards the ambient side, although the famous drums and beeps are kept intact. Lots of filtered analogish sounds, a very nice concept overall that I think works rather well. |
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Cybernoid II - Jarresque 2001 Mix - arranged by Jarno BeumerReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Personally, I don't find anything Jarresque in this cover despite the fact that I consider myself a big fan of Jarre. Maybe, only maybe I can sort of imagine its style being a mix of Chronologie and Oxy 7-13, but that's a stretch. Nevertheless, this is one superb cover, albeit a bit too bright for my ears. (Perhaps I am just getting old?) More or less it follows the predictable path of a typical Cybi II remix, but it's very well produced and it sounds prettyclean, if I may say so. A bit thin here and there, but other than that there's hardly anything wrong with this cover! |
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Wizardry - arranged by AmpReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A bit too rich with drums for my taste (which feeling might actually be caused by that brassy bass), but otherwise a decent remix with carefully selected instruments for the different parts of the lead. But the sound quality of the instruments is subpar, causing the overall mix sound more mushy than it really should. Kinda groovy, too, which helps a lot. |
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Commando (2001 mix) - arranged by Jarno BeumerReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 The beginning is very promising with some cool sounding drums, then it slowly builds up with very synthy instruments - and that is where it became less impressive. This build-up just stops when the main melody-line comes in. I have to say, I am very impressed with the final mixing of this remix, though. Musically, it's not as good as the opening bars suggested to me, but it has a cool bouncy feeling to it and it's worth listening to. |
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Enlightenment Druid II (Trace cover) - arranged by Kent WalldénReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Obviously, there was a Druid remix compo recently that I missed… This is also an above average cover with relatively rich instruments. Nice arrangement, I think it's rather pleasant just listening to it. Soundwise it has thatsamplerfeeling, productionwise it's well balanced. Recommended for download. |
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Druid (Respect The Original Mix) - arranged by PloughReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Interestingly, it sounds rather simplistic. Not bad, but nothing to get too excited over. |
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Druid - arranged by Zane WhitakerReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Not an elaborate cover, but at least it adds some personal touch to Druid. Again, it has more potential than what it actually delivers. Quite nice and worth a download, though. |
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Last Ninja Wilderness ( Cadrega Mix) - arranged by Eric Pochesci offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Another attempt at remixing Ben's famous Wilderness tune from LN. If the game was written in the style of this remix, it'd be a high-paced fast-action car- chases-galore game resembling a Hollywood blockbuster. Personally, I think this remix goes over the top, which may be due to a problem with the mixing or with the arrangement. I would be tempted *not* to recommend this remix to those with weak heart conditions, and nobody should listen to this tune in a car, otherwise you are guaranteed to be clocked by a traffipax at two times the posted speed limit. |
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Krakout (Kocmoc Mix) - arranged by SlumgudReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I supposeKocmochere is the Russian spelling of Cosmos… This remix is quite weird, certainly surprising and different. Unfortunately, it never really builds up and the constant repetition of the introductory sequence becomes boring pretty fast. The vocoded Krakoutspeech sample is kinda cool, though. |
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Sanxion (Spandau Ballet mix) - arranged by MahoneyReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Yet another awesome remix by Mahoney that is completely screwed up by the original SID sounds. Yes, I know this was an artistic choice, but for crying out loud, it sounds like crap this way! I'm sorry, I just don't get it. Believe me, I was actually scratching my head as I listened to this remix. It's like seeing a Michelangelo painting (= the superb Spandau Ballet-like accompaniment) that has two large blue stripes painted over it by a child ( = the SID sounds) - kinda ruins the whole thing, doesn't it? |
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Rasputin (Rob Rulez Remix) - arranged by Sascha TheelReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Sounds like something that was made on a cheap Casio synth which has all those auto-accompaniment features. Seriously! Not bad, but nothing to get excited about. Keeps it high-speed throughout the remix which makes it enjoyable. |
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