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Zool Elektrorock Remix - arranged by GeckoYamoriReview by infamous, 05/06/2004 zool… amiga's answer to sonic and mario… wasnt too shabby at all either but i do believe an alien ant was a bit of a crap mascot.. but hey thats just my opinion.this starts out sounding like its being played through an old wireless stereo and sounds pretty quirky for it but it works great.. especially when it fades in to full speaker glory and the song leaps into full patrick phelan mode.. fun fun fun fun. I loved this song, more so when it was in the lotus esprit game than in zool i didnt feel it worked well enough within the games atmosphere.. but im taking this remix on its merit not where it came from and for that its getting full thumbs up from me… gecko has seriously moved on and upwards and is rapidly becoming a very formidable remixer and here he is showing off some pretty impressive reverb work and an artistic flair rarely seen outside of the big boys.. they know who they are . So what we have here is a pretty damn fly rejiggle of a very classic amiga tune that is definetly worth downloading.. my only real gripe with the tune is its far far far too short and would have faired better for being a tad longer. apart from that… near as perfect as i think a electronic remix of this tune is gonna get… kudos to gecko . |
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Golden Axe Heroes - arranged by ProgZmaxReview by infamous, 05/06/2004 Golden axe.. probably sega's biggest franchise behind sonic the hedgehog back in the early 90's and rightly so, the game oozed atmosphere the gameplay whilst simplistic was extreme and the characters easy to endear towards.Probably the 1st arcade game that i had ever completed "in" an arcade and boy was it an acheivement too and its because of these fond memories that i came to this remix with great and high hopes. To be honest straight away its not what i had expected, but what it is is good. the sounds used within this remix are pretty clear if a little staid and maybe a tad lifeless but they work well enough to get the job done. the familiar melody is well in place and the drum beat mid way through is a welcome inclusion, as is the "welcome" sample lifted from the original arcade cabinet (though i suspect it was in the amiga version too) hence it being here. I love the beginning very low and brooding, and it just launches into the main theme with ghusto and just doesnt stop much like the original.. close your eyes and you can just about see the bald guy with the mace… the tall blokes that look like dan gillgrass with a huge hammer.. all this remix misses is the "ahhh shut up!! " sample that hit off everyime one of them baldies died hehe. so overall this mix is a good re-interpretation of a already damn good tune, nothing really different from the original but that is no bad thing and definetly worth a listen too.. well done mr stevens i salute you. |
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X-Out (Level up mix!) - arranged by Awesome-AReview by infamous, 15/04/2004 Pretty amazing this one, its a short tune that has been remixed here, but awesome has managed to squeeze around 4 minutes of music out of it… very resourcefull sir.ok lets start from the bottom and slowly make our way up shall we… the beginning - very quiet, a synth slowly moving up, taken it seem's directly from the original, sounds very nice though no doubting that and you recognise the tune near instantly, a small padding drum sound begins in the background and slowly things begin to get funky. around 1 minute in, its still building up, lots of reverse cymbal's to crash etc.. drum beat sitting nicely in the background, a trance filter and a breakdown to the mainline.. all very well done.. im really liking this so far. drumbeat's are layered upon each other and really well too, its got a real breakbeat feel to it and im definetly enjoying this remix now, wouldnt be out of place in a remix of the game (which there is one.. but its a straight carbon copy im sure alot of you have seen).. around 3 quarters of the way through it all re-breaks down and goes back to the beginning, this works pretty well, allowing for one last burst of music or at least you'd think so wouldnt you? nope instead it just fades out nicely. this works to its advantage for me, and after 4minutes of sitting here listening to it i come away smiling. so a nice lil start for mr awesome and i am definetly looking forward to hearing what else this guy/gal can produce. go download you'll like it. |
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Apidya Level 1 Trance 2K4 Remix - arranged by Awesome-AReview by infamous, 15/04/2004 heh awesome really does like his apidya tunes dont he… this is the 2nd one ive heard from him and frankly i hope for an entire set.. GET TO WORK MR AWESOME!! ..right anyway… yes… review… here goes. ive heard this on midi time and time again and absolutely LOVE the 1st line, its got trance written all over it and hearing it in full lovely syntho power made the hairs stand up on my arms.. this is a tremendous remix i want to say that now so that we establish that im not going to diss this very much. the tune slowly builds up like a trance tune does, it has a very whispy feel to it, kinda like chicane crossed with matt darey.. then after a lil drum roll drop we come back to that beautiful main line. and a slowed breakbeat/normal bpm combo which works great. then your normal bog standard drumbeat, that despite being tried and tested does as usual work well here. the synths are nicely reverbed, not too deep not too long, it all moves along nicely, its not quiete a tune you could get up and dance too as such but as a listener you are in my opinion drawn into the tune, its not a total work of art. but for what it is it is bloody brilliant. my only tiny gripe is that it does take a while to start and the mainline isnt used to much effect.. BUT what is used and what is there is brilliantly done and i recommend its download forthwith. |
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Silk Worm Amiga Attempts - arranged by SnmaloneReview by infamous, 13/04/2004 silkworm… ah what a great game that was eh!aslong as you was the chopper and not the completely useless truck thing at the bottom that just got itself brutally murdered constantly. The soundtrack albiet all in its one tune greatness isnt the best tune in the world, pretty basic in layout and in all honestly seemed to be more of a rock tune than what im presented with here. but hey! … this isnt a bad old remix at all, i love the drum work straight off, nice breakbeat style… good use of cut up drums etc… its a pleasure to listen to. the quality is pretty standard affair, as is the arrangement but considering he didnt have much to work with in the 1st place, the chopping and changing of instrumentation manages to make sure it doesnt get boring too quickly so is quickly forgiven. this is a pretty decent effort and a very good start for the arranger and i do really look forward to hearing more from this fella/lass.. never sure anymore with these nick names ha! .. now if someone will just remix swiv… mumble mumble… |
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