OCR00078 - Frogger 'Funkiphibian Dub'

[Joe Redifer]

Frogger 'Funkiphibian Dub'

Here's that "Dub" genre again that I know nothing about. When is someone gonna come out with a genre called "Erase"?

Anyway this is a really cool mix. Sounds like the Chrono Trigger Revival Day mix as far as the sounds used are concerned, but that's OK. There's no law that says each song should have completely different sounds. DJP got his money's worth with this set because I likes what I hears! A happy little tune with a funky beat. Hopefully this mix doesn't get OverLooked because it really does deserve a listen, dammit!

[djcubez]

Hey this is one of fav djp mixes. The beat with the kind of rip/scratch noises are pretty tight and the piano fits in well. Good transitions, i liked this one a lot.


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EXCELLENT :D

[LateralSnowflake]

This is perhaps the happiest remix I've downloaded. In fact, when I am down, I do a whole lot more writing when this song goes through my playlist. Brilliant job, pretzel. Bloody...brilliant.

OverLooked. Heh.

[dotSe7en]

Oh my god. Absolutly brilliant.

[Liontamer]

Can thank VGDJ #37 for having this one at random via the Roulette. Nice beatwork and bassline especially. Wasn't feeling some of the more freestylish EP stuff, but really appreciated how the supporting instrumentation arranged the source material beyond the melodic content. Surprised this doesn't have more reviews. Poor Frogger.

[OA]

This one happily bounces on and becomes somewhat forgettable until the modulation, and that's where it gets interesting. I wish that section had gone on longer, but these things happen. I'd say that the frogger theme sounds much better in a minor key, and expanding on that would have made the mix way cooler.

[The Unsung Plumber]

Hehe, this is fun, there's a great drum line throughout the entire track,


:00-:44 starts us with a driving beat and builds the percussion up to :45-1:18 which gets us into the melody.

1:19-1:52 brings us a cool drum breakdown,

1:53-2:27 gets back to the main melody of the song, then brings us another breakdown at 2:28.

3:01 takes us back once more to the main melody before

3:18 brings in something new with fx from the game(it seems).

very upbeat, and if I may dare, the sound effects at 3:18 3:20
sound like splats.(ewww)

[DragonAvenger]

I was never a fan of Frogger, possibly because I was awful at it.

Overall a happy little mix that deserves a listen. Drumwork is pretty good throughout. Definately an enjoyable listen.

[evktalo]

Shitload of fun indeed!

--Eino

[justinj212]

I hardly even remembered the music to frogger, but I guess I'm just a youngin'. My favorite part was around 2:45 with the funky keys. good job of building upon the source material!

[Bahamut]

Interesting take we have here. It doesn't seem to age well mainly because of the samples though. Otherwise I can see some appeal in this.

[SubNormal J3]

I usually avoid bubbly, major rhythm pieces, but this one has a certain charm to it. Interesting rhythms and a catchy melody make this ReMix work well.

[Marmiduke]

Most, if not all of pretzel's early works have a lot in common with eachother, whether it be samples or structure. And amazingly, I think they have aged remarkably well compared to some other examples in the seminal stages of OCR.
There's nothing too crazy going on here, and it is a stretch to call this dub music. But you can definitely hear where it is heading in terms of sound. It's light and slighty chippy and does a great job at expanding such a repetitive melody line. Things stay quite diverse throughout thanks to that infamous noodling solo motif pretzel has going on. In all, its a pretty solid package considering its age. It's a good mix to see what has and hasn't changed musically between now and then.