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Sanxion (Techno Mix) - arranged by KrakuReview by wwwwolf, 03/04/2005 This thing has, quite simply, some Groove(tm).I can't quire say why I like this thing so much, but I think this is pretty much a good example of "mechanical" music, and I don't mean it in bad way. It makes me think mechanical, and I love it. It makes me think of robots and battlemechs and stuff. It makes me feel I should *move* that way too. Weird feeling, I tell you. I didn't even really play the game that much (but still Rob rules, and the original was pretty nice too, I guess), but I still really really got caught in this thing. I wonder, somehow I think Rob is really really cool on SID, then all sorts of people come along and make remixes that are just as good or better. This is one such ocassion: Original was pretty decent, remix just plain rules. In closing, um, this thing rocks. That's all. |
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Wings Of Fury - arranged by JPHReview by wwwwolf, 23/11/2003 Oooo.It's short, yeah, but it's *short and sweet*. =) Helicopters and gunfire, and electric guitar melodies… almost kicks most of the power metal bands out of the charts! This is just *epic*! Great work. No idea about the nostalgic value. I don't care. This thing rules even without nostalgy. Yet, since it reminds me of SID arpeggios, I have to give *some* score =) |
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Barbarian (Orchestral) - arranged by Matthias SachalReview by wwwwolf, 14/06/2003 Hmm. I have to say one thing first: This tune is one of the tunes that need a freaking good remix that's all the way faithful to the original. So in a way, I'm very glad that this remix was made in the first place. I hope it serves as an inspiration for the remixers.As for this particular tune, I found it somewhat disappointing because it was somewhat short (The original is six and half minutes, this is a little bit over a minute…), and it's a little bit too slow too. Fight music needs to be fast! The rest of the elements of the song are pretty good; I like the use of the noises in the beginning. The instrument choices are pretty good. But as it is, it isn't bad! I hope someone later remixes the One True Barbarian Remix. This will definitely do while waiting… |
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Last Ninja 2 Central Park (full direct cover-mix) - arranged by PutziReview by wwwwolf, 15/05/2003 Not bad. This is definitely among the greatest synth-sound versions I've heard. Usually synth versions tend to fail to amaze me - my Nostalgic Impression score can't go above average unless you make a rock / heavy metal remix of this. And truth to tell, I've grown so used to the original's amazing sounds that this modern synth-stuff sounds awfully hollow in comparison.But as a whole, to give the opinion on the song as it is and not on the style merits, not only does the synth stuff *not* annoy me, it's actually pretty listenable. On a bad day with nothing else to listen to, I might even call this excellent. Not bad. Not bad at all. |
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Last Ninja 2 - Central Park (ingame) - arranged by Puffy64Review by wwwwolf, 13/05/2003 Okay, first a confession: I really, really, really love the LN2 Central Park tune. It is in my opinion one of the greatest SIDtunes ever made. Nay, the best!Ever since I first played Last Ninja 2, I had one idea in my mind. The central park tune needs to be done with a real orchestra. Far later I got to the net, slowly found sites that had game remixes. Most of them did have remixes of the central park theme, but not good ones. Let me clarify: Rock. Or heavy metal. *Not* goddamned techno. And then I found this Puffy's remix (or earlier version of it, actually), and I was completely blown away. Here's a remix of a song that really does *everything* on the song right. It uses instruments well, and leaves the Matt Gray's original guitar voices there in parts (in my opinion, the greatest-sounding synthetic electric guitars ever made =) The tribute album version is very good also, and in my opinion even more faithful to the original (even when the said synth-guitars were toned down a little). If there's anything to criticize, it sounds just a little bit cluttered at times. Sounds completely drowning behind the guitars. And I wish the tribute version had had just a little bit more of the said synthguitars. But even with its flaws… This is how the song should sound like! This is how game remixes should be made! This is how to cut to the essence of SID music! |
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