OCR01307 - Donkey Kong Country 'Chekan Winter'

[djpretzel]

What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

[Protricity]

Probably my favorite Prophecy song. Its epic trance that doesn't suck, which is sorta uncommon.

[Txai]

Wow! That is really good! This stuff is from Kong in Concert. But I had not listened this remix.

The beginning confuses my ears. But a process occurs where the melody is incorporated. Strings, voices, beats...Later the violin and the bells (domestic bells for me, is logic, exist bells thus...). Finally, at a moment the arrangement if together, mixing the old with the modern. This create a powerful magic in my ears. Excellent! I liked "Northern Hemispheres" (Snow Theme from DKC). Great arrangement. Good Trance and... Russian influence? Cool! Congratulations to Prophecy, Digital Coma and to Kong in Concert team. My ears are thankful! :)

[Txai]

Its epic trance that doesn't suck, which is sorta uncommon.

I agree with Prot, because the majority of the epic trances are ackward. This was really rare and uncommon.

[Omega]

Personally don't like Donkey Kong very much, but that song pops right top of my favored list.

[StarKirby]

This was my favorite Donkey Kong ReMix out of Kong in Concert...hell, it's my favorite Donkey Kong remix! It starts out kinda quite and slow (In a louder way) then picks up a beat. Then it quiets at 2:10 to fade in with my favorite part of the song. It has lots of assorted beats and instruments and just completely rocks. I never got to compare it to the original though, so I am clueless on how they are alike. Doesn't matter, though. This song rocks and that's that.

[GreatCow]

This sounds really awesome. It does capture the whole winter feeling. It has great rythm and beat. It starts off quite slow in the beginning but after that is just like "whoa."

[Oubliette]

I had to listen to this one a second time because of interruptions *glares at phone* but the second time through I found I really appreciated this remix. AS stated before, there isn't a lot of well done trance out there, and this certainly shines! I really like about 4:45 where the heavy beat drops off and that eerie accompanyment faintly heard in the background pushes through to the surface with those awesome bells tinking away in the background. It sounds very ominous in my opinion! In a good way of course! This one is DEFINATELY going on my list.

..... Being a bit of a newb... I feel liking I'm missing something when this 'Kong Concert' gets brought up.

[Hawke Edge]

i downloaded koing in concert shortly after it first came out, and i gotta say, this is probably my favorite track on it alongside Vigilante's Beneath the Surface.

i cant help but love it.

[Artificial_AI]

This song is really fun. The psycho-synth part from 4:07 to 4:47 is super amazing. Great stuff.

[Moo2u]

Trance that dosen't suck. That says it all really.

Prophacy really hit a home run with this one, being one of my favorit tracks from KiC. So many unique elements brought in togeather to get the motivations of the piece higher and higher until the end.

And also, it's a remix of an uncommon Donkey Kong theme, which is something that I personally apperiate. We all love the main jungle music and the water music and all, but I really love to here something that someone hasn't done before.

Keep up the good work Prophecy....or else... :D

[Hocus]

I love this remix, it's one of the best on Kong in Concert. I really like everything, but the bells really complete the mix. Definetly one of the best trance remixes I've heard.

[TaterChipMonster]

I played Donkey Kong Country for a long time growing up. The levels featuring the original music were the most breathtaking to me. But later on, the music didn't have enough bite when the levels grew difficult. This music expresses so much more than even the scenery could. It helps me imagine myself in my own wintery world, a world much more terrifying than a twelve-button nightmare.

The trance effects were beautifully timed, the instruments were carefully chosen for their parts, and the rhythm never slipped once. This is a keeper for sure.

[OmegaSephiroth]

Very Cool Mix. I give props where they are due. I heard this tune, or at least a shortend version on Flash Flash Revolution, glad to get ahold of this one, its to cool to pass up.

[RimFrost the Tourianist]

It is by far Prophecy's best remix, and one i got hooked with once i heard it. Though it strays pretty far from the original tune in the game by use of the trance style, it never fails to captivate.
I had it on repeat like 10 times at least and it became ever better for each listen.

Solid gold stuff. A keeper for sure 8)

[benevolensaurus]

I like this. I like this a lot.

[Chrono721]

This piece is really well done. Though a lot of repetition, it has good use of Techno. It's giving me ideas too. 9.9;;. Great Job. Only problem is that it's a bit loud compared to the other ones. I had to alter my volume a bit when I tried listening.
-Chrono721

[dragnmastr85]

I liked the Kong in Concert version better. good job!

[Fray]

Damn, this is fantastic. The style is clever, and the execution is slick. Not much more to say about this really, it's an instant classic.

[Red Light District]

I haven't played much donkey kong, and this wasn't the kind of remix I was expecting. You really blew me away this is great...keep up the good work!!

[Sega.]

Very nice. Great atmosphere and how the russian influence still manages to stay in a trance song is very clever.

[_ddog_]

of course, speaking as a DKC/DKC2 fan who has beaten both games more times than he can count, of course I loved the snow levels because of the beautiful graphics (hey! it's snowing now!) and so of course I recognized immediately the source of the mix, and of course, I love it.

This is more than just a good remix, though. This is one of THE BEST trance mixes I have ever heard, and I believe it transcends into the realm as quality music in its own right, outside of the association with its source. Excellent, excellent track, a beautiful constantly evolving trance epic. Kudos to Prophecy

[Bummerdude]

This remix really rings a lot of bells, and I like it!
Very cool when the beats around 2:30 came up, pumped
up the tempo real good.

[Fusilliban]

This song, like so much on Kong in Concert, is bloody amazing.

Prophecy leans heavily on reverb and vox, but... I like reverb and vox, so I'm not complaining.

[Ghetto Lee Lewis]

I first heard this song on vgmix in Summer 2004. That was the summer when I didn't have air conditioning in my apartment, and I lived in Las Vegas (I'm still in the same apartment, but got a new A/C eventually).

Anyway, I live in Las Vegas where it gets up to 115 degrees during July. I would never have been able to get through the summer if it hadn't been for Prophecy. That song seemed to cool off my apartment whenever it played.

This is still one of my favorite songs from Prophecy. He needs to submit something else for this site; I'm waiting for "Soul Rust" and "Back to the Place that I Once Knew" (I think you can get one of them on www.prophetikmusic.com along with lots of other good songs).

[YellowYoshi1]

I absolutely love this remix. It really catches the theme really well, and in a GOOD trance mix as well!

After I read about the Russian influence I always imagine an FF-ish RPG with russian soldiers in a turn based battle. o.O

[TonyHex]

I'm absolutely in love with this song, definitely my favorite track of the KiC album. It genuinely gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Simply amazing.

[Liontamer]

I agree with Prot, because the majority of the epic trances are ackward.

Agree with that? What a dumb thing to do. :lol:

Surprised I never posted here, as this was definitely an eye-opening from Kong in Concert. Jason transformed the source into a completely different animal, while still keeping the winter imagery of the source here intact. The imagery seems like a lot more violent snow storm than anything in the original game. Good stuff!

[Txai]

Agree with that? What a dumb thing to do. :lol:

Am I imagining things, or did someone tried to point out what I do? Yet in a Review thread? Keep it off.

This song is still quite playable. The entire drum work change at 4:06 surely keep things interesting and heavier. Also, I love the brief breakdown around 4:45; good use of Irina's voice. Still a keeper.

[animatedjay]

Now where did i put those glow sticks? Great mix. It has an awesome atmosphere to it.

[OA]

this one has a huge build up, but there's some great spectrum-filling saws that end up sounding excellent, and the arrangement here is exceptionally good, really conveying a feeling of a powerful winter blizzard. Some incredibly well executed filter automation, and good transitions round this out. It runs a little long, but it definitely works to keep things exciting.

Good stuff, check this one out.

[Scar]

this song has an amazing development.
its amazing

[Crulex]

Good ol' Trance/electronica mixed with DK. I really enjoy the heavy gongs at the beginning of the track and the bells that break out later on. Fun thing to try: Try playing this while walking in a snowstorm. It's awesome.

[Giga Bowser]

Probably my favorite Prophecy song. Its epic trance that doesn't suck, which is sorta uncommon.

Its the best I find it something really unknown and excellent the truth is I've been looking years to hear a trance music like that if you know any other tracks the same genre or what is this type of trance or any other info on someone who makes these I'd be deeply grateful.
Oh and my second best was echoes it was very well made anyway thanks for your remixes and btw I'd like to ask you something you don't have to answer, but the reason I am is because I couldn't contact you V_V. Well I would really like to know why didn't you join the serious monkey business album were you busy or did you want to give a chance for other remixes or is it because you have done enough DK2 remixes, the reason I'm asking is because I care and I personally find that the best DK2 remixes are the ones you make and no I'm not exaggerating I really do admit it and please don't be modest Thanks.
Please forgive me if I intruded or annoyed you in any way by this message.

[DarkSim]

Fun thing to try: Try playing this while walking in a snowstorm. It's awesome.
Last winter I had my OCR playlist on whilst on a long drive at night. As this came on it started snowing hard, and it was such an awesome experience. Seeing the snow fly past the car as I was driving into it listening to this really loud made me feel like I was having some sort of out-of-body experience almost, it certainly was entrancing. Truly excellent work, I always get goosebumps at 3:32 when the lead synth comes in.
A fantastic development of the (reasonably sparse) source, conveying the journey through a blizzard magnificently. Love it.

[Giga Bowser]

this is one of my fav remixes in all of ocr plus you made my dream come true I always wanted to hear a remix of this track but no one in the world ever made one personally before hearing any dk remix in my life that was my fav track and atmosphere in the game.
Best part of that remix was the Psychedelic part I want more Psychedelic remixes!!!

[GTAHater836]

I DID have the right idea. This IS the idyllic ReMix for a snowstorm! I can imagine this track being well-suited to a desolate mountain road that's been closed due to extremely heavy snow. I still think this is Prophecy's best work.