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Orchestral Sequence - arranged by moog (Sebastian Bachliñski)Review by romeo_knight, 13/03/2006 Yes, I have to admit that this is fantastic. Although it does not cover my preferred sid as well as my preferred style of remixing. But moog just did everything right:First of all he absolutely catched the serene mood of the sid and increased it dramatically. Then the tune gets the dynamic kick it needs when the rhythm section comes in - so a great curve of intensity builds up and comes down in the end again. What I especially like about this is that it feels as epic and emotional as a film score without trying to copy the sound of a real orchestra (what most of the times fails when using samples anyway). Technically flawless. Perfect choice of sounds. Nuff said. |
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Giana Sisters (They are punks and they are back) - arranged by X-formZReview by romeo_knight, 07/06/2005 Mmmh, I'll try to explain why this is 'only' good for me though I normally love guitar orientated remixes:1. There's already a far superior version of this sid in almost exactly the same style: Machinae Supremacy 2. I know it's always difficult to program drums that ought to sound like live drums but here it's too obvious, e. g. only 1 crash sound that's repeated over and over sounds awkward. 3. The guitar sound is too grainy and digital. There are ways of getting proper higain sounds without miking tube amps nowadays. The guitar playing itself is really good and has decent timing. Alltogether it's a respectable effort, but with Machinae Supremacy in the back just not good enough. |
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The Human Race (Melodie Eine) - arranged by Das Karl Werk ProjektReview by romeo_knight, 06/06/2005 At first I thought: Ok, another one of these mediocre remixed-to-death ones, but I was wrong. This remix is pure electronica without compromise and its arrangement and mixing shows a lot of professionality. The drumbeat deserves its name (beat!) and works perfectly with the rest. With its partly weird but always unique sounds and techno sfx 'The Human Race (Melodie Eine)' seems to feature the opposite mood of the ingenious original (2-voiced!) sid - but it is absolutely true to its origin anyway and original for itself at the same time. The piano end part adds another unsuspected dimension to it. No choice for me: Outstanding job!The only tiny flaw: The end should have been a sustained chord, not just one wonky choppy note. |
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