[djpretzel]

Hello there.

I have submitted this work previously, though (due to file delivery methods, I suspect) the mix was rejected before even hitting the judges panel. It is a thrash/black metal remix of the "Cat Kurobei" theme from Legend of the Mystical Ninja, on the Super Nintendo. I have titled it "From Ghosts Emerge Beasts."

The thrash metal elements from the piece stem from how the guitar parts are executed, including the drumming. The soloing is also "thrashy," and the distortion used on the guitars (ran through a Laney amplifier) was created to mimic the sound of 80's metal thrash groups. The black metal parts of the piece come out in execution as well, with lots of tremelo picking, double-bass, keyboard parts, and also the way the melody is presented throughout the piece. The final, acoustic closing section is also based on black metal ideas (jazz guitar over acoustics, for example), though I took creative liberties in making it sound more Japanese-like at that part, for a little added texture.

I hope that you find the mix enjoyable, and something different from what has been done on the site before. You can find the mix in either of these two places:

Thank you for your time, and I can not wait to hear a response, Eradicate

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[Protricity]

whoa.. lofi. Mono.

Like the guitar, but whats the deal with the lack of upper register frequencies? Everything is muffled.

Everything is well done about this mix except the lofi sound quality and lack of stereo.

Please fix these problems and resubmit. PLZ!?? Its really good stuff.

NO

[DarkeSword]

Prot, are you sure you didn't listen to the lo-fi stream on soundclick? It doesn't sound really lo-fi to me in the MP3.

THIS RAWKS OUT MAAAAAN

Yeah. I like it. It's awesome. I especially like the acousticky ending. Rock.

YEAH OK SURE

[Protricity]

eradicate+fromghostsemergebeastsupdate.mp3

I'm sure I got the right one. Its lo fi as all hell and damnation.

[GrayLightning]

Having done Asian Twilight, I can say I'm familiar with the source material. I see what protricity is saying with the lofi sounds, and I agree. But overall this has decent production, and very good arranging. There are a few little problems, but I see no reason to decline this mix. Good work.

YES

[Malcos]

Although the mastering on this is not to my taste (very sharp hats!) I enjoyed the arrangement on this, particularly the ending.

YES

[Digital Coma]

These sounds are definitely low-fi (downloaded 'heavily updated' version from soundclick), but the real problem here as I see it is not the samples or even the huffy guitar sound; it's that the whole mix is stale from beginning to end. There is nothing else going on besides heavily retriggered guitar and simple drums, so most of the track sounds empty and dry without any sonic variety. No pudding.

The guitar composition is indeed rockin' (not sure about that tempo transition ~ 4:14), but the instrumentation is sparse, the sound is unconvincing, and the arrangement is cut and dry.

NO

[Israfel]

Nice Euro-speed metal thing going on here. Production is a bit lacking, but overall it's a fun mix in a style that we really don't see here often. Not perfect, but good enough- and besides, I'm partial to the genre, so I have to go with a

YES