[djpretzel]

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

[Dj Orange]

I'm very impressed with the variety of ideas that have gone into this song.

As DJP said, the breaks are the highlight of this mix. Teh're kitteny soft. The hihats, on the other hand, are very nicely distorted. I'm taking notes.

The lead synth is a bit too garish for my tastes. Headphones may fix that. The undulating volume of the song at the end doesn't agree with me either. Once again, headphones may fix that.

My fav part is probably from 0:30 to 1:15.

[Sir_NutS]

Well I have had this since the IMC-X, and I like it a lot. The drumwork is great, taking in consideration the odd time signature. It's not an easy task to make beats for a 6/8 song. The beat reminds me of Korn's "Dead". In the other hand, the synths are very good and original, the Arrangement is handled very professionally and the music flows and never gets boring. I like the style of adhesive boy, as he's always trying to bring something different. Nice Work.

[Liontamer]

I've also had Linoleum Stalactites since IMC-X, and for those that are familiar with the IronMix Challenges, IMC-X was supposed to be an advanced level remixing challenge, with a longer time limit and higher expectations on the level and quality of rearrangement.

It's one thing that only Adhesive_Boy and Suzumebachi were willing and able to create submissions for IMC-X, but AB's finished results were VERY impressive now, and I'm glad that this track made it's way on OCR.

Like DJP, Geoff and Sir Nuts all said, there's ton of variety here, and there's full, broad, professional sound. I'm not really able to articulate everything I liked about this track, since I'm no musician, but I definitely recommend you try this now, if you haven't already listened to it.

[Psycrow]

Ew... sorry, if this is what new ideas sounds like, give me old recycled stuff any time :P

[Kamikaze Noodle]

Wow, this is very different. A lot of different motifs coming together, and the song just changes as it moves along. The orchestral breakdown caught me by surprise. This reminds me in ways of Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell" with the panning and subtle melody. I have to give mad props for making a good beat in 5/4. It's typical for beats in 5/4 to sort of stutter, because they'll play a rythm that's really more of a 4/4 groove with an extra beat. This beat flows like Dave Brubeck's "Take Five". So, kudos for that Adhesive Boy. I suppose I could go on about other aspects I like, such as the contrast between sparse piano and complex drums, but that'd be somewhat convolutted. I just love this piece.

[Rucianu]

Hmm..never heard the original version of this song, so I feel somewhat guilty reviewing it.

That aside...

The percussion is great. I agree with the previous posts about Dave B. (awesome music, awesome!) I wish I could get this remix with just the percussion and the chanting-voice-sound from 4:42 till 4:50.

Not too keen on the other synth stuff going on...though there was a point at 3:30 with the violins that I liked.

Good remix, trying something new. Can't say I care for it tooooo much, but that's my own pickiness. Anybody else should listen and judge for themselves.

[Adhesive_Boy]

Thanks guys! I didn't figure that everyone would like it, but I figure that there's so much normal-sounding stuff out there, it was time to do something a little different. The track is pretty simple - I did about 2/3 of it in one day (because it was for a contest), and if I were submitting it now I'd definitely EQ it and add some more on the low end.

Umm, but yeah. The intro sound was just me breathing into the microphone with tons of delay (and speeded up a little) and the drums are just riffs that I had floating around in my head. They do sound looped, and I really should've done more to vary them. At that section that starts at about 1:54, I just had two different drums that I fiddled with the volumes to make a weird effect. Most of rest of the stuff is pretty basic...some arpeggios w/the piano and I added some violins in there so people wouldn't go insane listening to that extremely flanged and overdriven guitar lead for the whole piece.

The way djp describes it, though, it sounds like a friggin masterpiece. Glad he liked it. Enjoy.

[Nobbynob Littlun]

At least 99% of all songs ever created are in standard 4/4. This song may throw you off, but it's all good - I found it easier to listen to after I started doing the conductor thing, waving my finger in the air to the time of the music. I happen to have a picture lying around from when I was telling a friend about 5/4, will dig up from harddrive and link...
http://www2.kalenda.com/andrew/temp/fivefour.jpg

Just try and find the beginning of the measures... the 3:32 area is a good place to find the rythmn, land the 1 like on that picture and cycle through, and the rythmn is much more apparent. At least that's what I did, the song went from somewhat disorienting to enjoyable.

[Snyderman]

Not to rain on Adhesive_Boy's parade, but Mission Impossible anyone?

It's the exact same pattern. (5/4 with the exact same rhythm)

I must say though, this, while not my style, is very unique. I can't really explain it. I liked it for the sheer unique/strange feeling it had, while being a song I didn't particularly enjoy. Good work though, I must say.