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Old 08-18-2008, 10:04 PM
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Old 08-18-2008, 10:14 PM
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Finally! Glad to have this up, the intimate production style grew on me. And unless Kevin Stephens and Patrick had a falling out, we can be party to one of Kevin's ReMix reviews that's actually non-douchey! YES!
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Old 08-18-2008, 10:34 PM
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Wow, this is really cool. Great to see some chamber music on OCR! Any plans on getting this performed?
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Old 08-18-2008, 11:03 PM
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unless Kevin Stephens and Patrick had a falling out, we can be party to one of Kevin's ReMix reviews that's actually non-douchey! YES!
I lol'd

Honestly though, this is very good. Production is absolutely good enough and the arrangement is sweet. Get this performed and submit that version too! OCR needs more of this.
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Old 08-18-2008, 11:30 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the source track appears in multiple DQ games, right? Regardless, a solid track that is great to listen to. I like it. Also, C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER! First non-remixer review.
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Old 08-19-2008, 02:13 AM
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This is really an awesome arrangment. Kudos to Patrick for the hard work he put into this! Great to see a style not oft seen here up on the front page.
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(...)we can be party to one of Kevin's ReMix reviews that's actually non-douchey! YES!
Am I really that notorious? I think I'll take it as a compliment - and I'm trying to just keep my negative opinions to myself now. It's caused me nothing but trouble (and now I'm known for being an asshole and Pretzel probably wants me dead!) :D

BUT that aside, this piece is the usual Patrick Waters brilliance. I'm surprised it took so long to get posted here, really. The samples don't really show off the arrangement in the way it needs to be heard, but you can still tell how fantastic this is. Real attention to detail and Waters' knowledge of composition techniques are just so apparent. And his use of the samples is really good - he pushes them to their limits.

I really love the build to the climax, because when it releases, it's just glorious.

And I would like to echo all of the other sentiments - this needs a live performance.
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Old 08-19-2008, 06:15 PM
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An excellent remix; DQ games are a strong source, and few people really use them. A great job, trickwaters!
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Old 08-28-2008, 05:57 PM
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Very distinct, and pretty creative work. You really have to listen close for all the textures to be apparent, and this isn't one you can really get into the first time through. After repeat listens, however, it's pretty apparent that this works very well.

Samples are decent, but are very clean, which doesn't obstruct at all. I'd say it's a strength, since all the parts are very audible.

Nice work.
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Very intriguing. As was said before, chamber music isn't exactly something you'd find on OCR very often, so it's all the better to be able to listen to something as unusual as this.

Very nice song where it really pays off if you listen to it closely instead of just having it play in the background. Also, the ending is fun.
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