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Prelude & Fugato - arranged by BeeZerkReview by LaLa, 29/10/2021 While the SID (and thus, its remix) is based on a Bach piece, BeeZerk managed elevate it to new sonic heights with elegance and grace. Sounds wonderful! |
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Myth - History In The Making - arranged by Marton BenczeReview by LaLa, 28/10/2021 Hello and welcome to the Commodore remix community! Üdvözlünk! A synth-heavy version of the classic Jeroen Tel tune, which goes to the dark side more than once. It's put together well, although I think the overall arrangement could be a bit more sophisticated. Looking forward to hear more remixes from you! |
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Ocean Loader 4 (Beneath the Current) - arranged by Octupus Tea offlineReview by LaLa, 26/10/2021 Welcome to the Commodore remix community!
A nice, minimalist arrangement which would be fitting as the soundtrack to a kids toy. Nice touch with the waves sample ( The mix sounds too dry, I think adding some reverb would've helped create a better aquatic atmosphere. But not bad for a first remix, not bad at all! |
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Lightforce (2021 Edit) - arranged by Dr FutureReview by LaLa, 24/10/2021 I have no idea how you manage to get your mixes sound so crisp and clear, but doesn't matter on what system I listen to this one, it just punches through speakers and headphones no problem. Anyway, I gave your previous version an orange 2 years ago, and this one definitely earns the red one. More guitars, less reverb/echo on the lead, and just an improved sound overall. I wish the guitar lead was more nuanced at places (like at 4:36 maybe should've used mutes instead), but that's just a minor gripe. I really like it! |
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Lightforce - arranged by Tim ForsythReview by LaLa, 19/10/2021 Tim is proving himself to be quite the remix meister, and here's another proof of that. A surprising, but very creative intro followed by a more upbeat PS: Prior to release Tim put up just the intro part of his remix in the R64 forum for people to guess which tune's remix it is. I don't think anybody got it right, including me. That was a fun little game. 😉 |
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Gaplus - arranged by Eivind SommerstenReview by LaLa, 05/10/2021 As happy as I am to finally hear a remix of this almost-forgotten Jeroen Tel tune, this one leaves me a bit unsatisfied. The simplistic arrangement is obviously intentional, but it feels to me there's a The whistling towards the end was a pleasant surprise, even if it's a bit out of tune here and there, but that just makes it sound more real. 😉 |
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Last Ninja Remix - The Sewers Intro (2021 Remix) - arranged by Fabio MarinelliReview by LaLa, 29/09/2021 This remix creates a really nice atmosphere right out of the gate. It's a nice mixture of gentle mystery and a subtle, creepy background. But… just when I am about to get into it, it ends. More, please! |
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Lightforce - arranged by Skaven252Review by LaLa, 17/09/2021 Wow, quite an honor to see Skaven's name pop up here - a legend all by himself! It's actually kinda funny to see the moniker He has graced us with his first ever SID remix submission - and what a remix it is! A hybrid symphonic-electronic cinematic style tour-de-force. It's 6+ minutes long, but there's not a single boring moment in it. My favorite is probably the super-raspy brass from 2:23 - holy moly, that just cuts straight through to my bones! An absolutely jaw-dropping production, just top-notch. Love it. 👍👍👍 Welcome, Skaven, and I hope you'll take the time to create more SID/Amiga remixes in the future, too! |
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Supremacy (Cobalt8 Mix) - arranged by RamjetReview by LaLa, 11/09/2021 Welcome to the remix community, Ramjet! 🙋♂️ A fairly straightforward cover of the classic SID, closely following the original's arrangement. So, nothing to complain about there. What's missing here is some sophistication in the instrumentation. I don't know if that was deliberate, but they all sound fairly flat with little movement, other than some reverb that got sprinkled around. I'd say pretty good for a newbie, so keep at it! |
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Terra Cresta - arranged by Tim ForsythReview by LaLa, 27/08/2021 Tim must have a built-in awesomizer. Somehow he was able to take an iconic Galway tune and make it even better. We don't even get to hear the iconic lead until 3 minutes into the tune, but it's not like it's all boring up to that point, on the contrary. And that lead: why mess with perfection, just use the SID as-is! And then he goes into his now-signature improv section that always elevates his remixes to new heights, and it's no exception here. I'm absolutely blown away by this remix! |
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Black Lamp - arranged by SlaygonReview by LaLa, 22/08/2021 While sonically perfect, it feels like this remix is trying to compress about 10 minutes worth of musical material into 3. 5 minutes of a whirlwind. I get it, that was the time limit of the Árok compo, but it makes the arrangement feel a bit too mishmashy to me. |
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Ocean Loader - Modern Metal Mix - arranged by UnderphilReview by LaLa, 17/08/2021 Overall, not bad, good use of the double guitars hard-panned left and right, but let me point out a couple of issues with this remix:1. The intro (and the outro) is nice, but the licks really have nothing to do with the rest of the track, so they are a strange bookend. 2. The guitar lead starting at 2:01 (and @3:25) sounds extremely flat, void of any articulation. |
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Power Drift (Low carbs more cow Bell) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by LaLa, 14/08/2021 The mix is all over the place, the rhythm guitars are especially muddy. Got some nice ideas in there, but I think this track should've spent more time in the mixing department for polishing. |
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Star Soldier - arranged by AarrowReview by LaLa, 12/08/2021 Kudos for picking an obscure little-known tune for your remix! The arrangement is not exactly sophisticated, but it's charming. Great choice of instruments. Looking forward to more productions from you! |
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Bossa Nova - arranged by Eivind SommerstenReview by LaLa, 06/08/2021 Perfect marriage of original SID and remix musical style! Finally, something different! Very nicely done. |
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Hardware & Hubbard - arranged by MakkeReview by LaLa, 04/08/2021 Still sounding great after all those years! This has everything: multiple Hubbard tunes, hip-hop beat, Commodore ad samples, andlyricsthat only a true C64 geek can understand. |
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Microprose Soccer (Chug it) - arranged by SlaygonReview by LaLa, 17/07/2021 Mordi has the mordifier, Slaygon has the slaygonizer. A larger-than-life cinematic version of a SID subtune that is less than 30 seconds long - it has been slaygonized. Dark and gritty, grandiose and in-your-face. If they ever make a Hollywood epic about MicroProse Soccer, this should be its title tune. |
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Stranger in a Strange Land (Complete Mix) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by LaLa, 11/07/2021 The issues with this remix are multi-pronged. While the original SID has a great hook, its overall arrangement is just nonsensical and mish-mashy. Unfortunately, that arrangement is followed here way too closely. Second, sounds like a lot of parts were based on a straight SID2MIDI conversion: they are lifeless, and barely add anything to the original arrangement. Third, while individually the instruments probably sound fairly decent, together they just don't convey any emotion - it's like robots playing them from a set score. 0supereg0 - I know you can do better than this. |
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The Last Ninja - arranged by MASTER BOOT RECORDReview by LaLa, 09/07/2021 A gritty, industrial approach to this oft-remixed theme, in an 'extended cut' style. I quite like the arpeggiated sequences, too.But I think the real highlight of this remix is the clever re-arrangement of the tune, I really appreciate the effort that went into that. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. |
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Why Not (Dope Out) - arranged by Eivind SommerstenReview by LaLa, 09/07/2021 Wow, perfect marriage of original SID tune and remix style! Dig the electric piano 🎹 bouncing all around the stereo space. Dig the trumpet 🎺, too. Dig the sweet, sweet deepness of that bass 🎸, hotdamn! Digging the entire piece, period. ☺️ Wish there was more vocal 👄 shouts, though (like thatoh-ohearly on). |
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Wizball Hiscore Goes To 11 - arranged by Tamas KenezReview by LaLa, 01/07/2021 It's a good arrangement, I like the guitar work, but the mix sounds somewhat muddy, its clarity is not as good as it could've been, IMHO. I get it, it's a live recording, but it could've used some cleanup in post. |
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Gerry the Germ Caribbean Mix - arranged by Tamas KenezReview by LaLa, 01/07/2021 Welcome to the remix community, Tamas!This was his entry to the 20th Anniversary remix compo, and I think it gives Johan Andersson a good run for his money. 😁 The intro sounds a lot like a lullaby, very nicely done there. But then it quickly transitions to a a full arrangement, which sounds lively and joyful. A great debut, I quite enjoy it! |
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Great Tune - arranged by JLDReview by LaLa, 27/06/2021 Wow, I also can't believe nobody has remixed this tune before! 😲 The drums really drive the energy in this remix, maybe a bit too much so. Lovely reverb on the lead synth! The guitar sounds too synthy to me, maybe adding more articulations to it could've helped fool my ears. Good choice of SID, great remix! |
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The Last V8 - arranged by Johan AnderssonReview by LaLa, 16/06/2021 I really, really like the 70s funk feel of the intro (reminds me of those 70s cop TV shows), too bad it's not carried forward to the rest of the tune. Also, I keep missing the… immediately!from the speech samples, it just doesn't feel complete to me without that, and it drives me nuts! Am I the only one? 😊 Other than that - top-notch stuff yet again from Johan. |
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Last Ninja - The Wilderness (TweakerRay ReMix) - arranged by TweakerRayReview by LaLa, 16/06/2021 First of all: welcome, TweakerRay!I like this remix from several aspects, but it feels more like an enhanced SIDto me due to the overwhelming presence of SID-like sounds and SID arpeggios and whatnot. Nothing wrong with that (we like SID sounds!), it's just… largely the same as the already outstanding original SID tune. I like the atmosphere in this remix, I like the sounds - but I also liked those in the original, and here it's not much different. I guess, in summary: plus points for execution, minus points for lack of originality. |
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M.A.C.H - Subtune 3 (extended) - arranged by Tim ForsythReview by LaLa, 27/05/2021 What a great remix! 😎👍Yet again, Tim hits it out of the ballpark. The first half of this remix is a pretty amazing remix of the SID itself. Then Tim decided to add a second half consisting of his improvs and variations - and it sounds fabulous! Definitely has undertones of Jarre in there (Zoolook, Revolutions), and it's done very elegantly. Well done, Tim, well done! |
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The Last Hero - arranged by Wallstrom & FriendsReview by LaLa, 25/05/2021 What a great collaborative remix! Andreas on the drums goes crazy as usual. 😊 Necro is smoking hot on the guitar, Laxity kills it on the keyboards, Marc on the bass just kicks ass… Well done, everybody! Personally, I think it deserved to finish higher in the Remix 64 20th Anniversary Compo, but at least I can give it all the red smilies I want right here. 😊 |
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Time's Up (Unusual Suspects mix feat. Vir) - arranged by MordiReview by LaLa, 21/05/2021 Wow and holy s**t and whoa!!! People, we need a new smilie: a red smilie is just not good enough any more to express how excellent this is! We need a flaming red smilie for this one! The compo version you submitted to the Remix64 20th Anniversary Compo was already good enough for 3rd place there, and that hadonlya Mordified synth lead. Here with the sweet, sweet vocal you just elevated this remix to a whole new level. Sounds like those singing lessons Lea gave you have paid off - your voice has improved a LOT, Mordi! 😉 I don't know who came up with the pop song lyrics(you, Mordi, or Vir, the singer), but it's absolutely fitting. And you did a fantastic job dressing up the solo vocal with harmonies and effects. I just can't say enough good things about this remix! Superb! I think from now on when people chuckle at me that I am totally into remixes of nerdy Commodore-64 SID tunes, I will just show them this song and I'll enjoy watching their jaws drop. Suck it, non-nerds! #DemandAFlamingSmilie |
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Delta - arranged by SoundLogicReview by LaLa, 15/05/2021 I quite like it! A mostly guitar-based arrangement with additional synths. It all blossoms into a nice groove which keeps the tune going. Then there's a nicely positioned break, then the groove picks up again… All in all, it's very nicely done! |
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Ghosts'n Goblins - arranged by SoundLogicReview by LaLa, 15/05/2021 This is a remix of two personalities. I quite like intro where you went in the opposite direction of the usual horror-themed remixes and created a more mellow choral piece. The electric bass guitar shattered that serenity - but then you went back to being mellow with the flamenco guitar (?). This constant flip-flopping in the arrangement was an odd choice, IMHO. I can't really decide whether that's a good thing or not. |
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