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Master of Magic (faerytale mix WIP) - arranged by Saul Cross

Review by zoci, 23/12/2004

I simply love it! Interprets the original nearly perfect, not only coz of some of the melodious oriental instruments (e. g. flute/oboe). Some technical and artistic deficits, but still very nostalgic at all! Just close your eyes and go down to that dark cave again!
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Body Slam - arranged by Romeo Knight

Review by zoci, 19/12/2004

Great stuff, very funky & groovy! Remembers me the days playing Interstate'76 like hell! Maybe RK got otherwise inspired by Robbie, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt (or the cover from Frank Popp Ensemble), a german 70s tv-series?!
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Zoids Revisited - arranged by Juha Kaunisto

Review by zoci, 18/12/2004

Hey, Zoids-remixers: Here is the point to stop your WIP-remix of zoids, coz this could'nt be done much better! Definitely not really my fav style, but i'm very flexible about music and THAT's how zoids/anchestors must sound! Hard and deep rockguitars with smashing drums. Rob Hubbard and Larry Fast sure will be amazed about this excellent interpretation! Great work, sumppi!
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Angel (Merry X-Max) - arranged by Lagerfeldt

Review by zoci, 18/12/2004

Man, THAT'S a remix, a really mainstream song! After lagerfeldts cool R-Type and Dutch Breeze/Robocop remixes his latest called Angel is now my favorite remix. It could be played in every club/disco and would be - without a doubt - a top ten hit in the real charts (here in germany, my opinion)! It's incredible what the unique lagerfeldt created out of the inconspicuous but impressing melody of the 1993-song from Danko/Decoder. With loads of creativity he produced a powerful, happy and VERY danceable partytrack in the style of the german top ten acts Dune or Mark Oh.

After a mellow beginning (lullaby-style with breakbeats and female voice) it turns to an explosion of filtered and voluminous synthsounds and a stomping beat, that your feet can't stop tapping. A drumkitbridge (Safri Duo-like) in the middlepart moves over to the final refrain-lap and leads out with a few seconds of the original sid. Ok, the main melody is repeating through the whole song, but it's going over to the listeners blood (like eric prydz' call on me)! If you don't like it the first time listening, give it a try, loop the song and hear it twice or more times in one piece. Maybe the Angel-virus will get u too (hey, do you already whistle the melody?)!?!

The overall impression ist superb, technically and artistic perfect, just a grey one for the nostalgic impression, but that would be hard to realize, if you heard the original song, that turns part away from the main start - so no full score.

One word: I'm just a newbie in here, this is my first review, but i think we've to put lagerfeldt on a higher socket soon. What he did and does for our (still) more or less small scene compared to others ist outstanding! Supporting sites, doing remixes and reviews at the remix64 and the Lemon-sites. My biggest repects for a guy who is a professional musicproducer (dozens of gold and platin records) but still having much fun going back to his roots… Holger, keep up your exemplary and great work, we can't await your next remix! You should contact Danko/Decoder to release a single of Angel! SIR Holger Lagerfeldt - even outstanding!
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