[djpretzel]

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

[evktalo]

Loved this on the WIP boards already. The brooding, chilling vibe is fantastic. I really, really like the rhythmical feel with the drums going and the piano kind of creeping over them.

I like the rapping, it sound good, but I've got to critique how suddendly it comes on. It sounds a bit tacked on. There could have been a lot more vocals.

--Eino

[Dhsu]

Already know I'll be looping this one for a while...

The rapping is pretty tight, but I agree that it is a little abrupt not only because of how late it comes in, but the stuff that you hear before it doesn't really indicate anything is coming. For example, it might've fit better sooner after the break at 3:01.

And then it disappears as quickly as it appeared. An extra verse would've been appreciated. It also sounds very "close," which probably isn't a bad thing, it just caught me off guard.

Overall, very impressed by this remix, and hoping you'll do more. It's only a matter of time before we see a YouTube of this over the House, M.D. intro. :D

[BlackPanther]

Whoa this is a dope piece right here. This definitely has a DJ Shadow sound to it. The broody feel is nice. While I did like the lyrics towards the end, it feels kinda tacked on I probably woulda saved that for another track and left this just as an instrumental either way though this remix is kick ass.

[EvilHorde]

"Guess who's coming
It's...
Guess who's coming
It's...
Guess who's coming

Dj Shad..." No, wait. It's... The Vagrance!

Yeah, I'm not surprised people hear a lot of Dj Shadow in this, and of course I do too. But that's not a bad thing at all. I think its a really cool style for a videogame remix.

I really like the overall mood of the soundscape here, great ambience. The rapping didn't feel very necessary in there, but then again it did the song no harm, so I guess its ok. Talking about Dj Shadow though, I think it would've been a cool idea to sample snippets of that rap and place them all over the song to enhance the mood. I think the rap would've made more sense that way too. I've always loved the ambience that short vocal samples bring to this kind of music. You know, the bits taken from old movies on the background or short low-quality hip-hop vocal loops to deliver the groove.

But all in all, great stuff. Keep it up!

[Palpable]

Originally Posted by EvilHorde

I think it would've been a cool idea to sample snippets of that rap and place them all over the song to enhance the mood.

I really like this idea, I wish one of us judges had suggested it, since he went back and redid that part anyway. Oh well. Still an excellent piece.

[Txai]

The piano sounds like it was ripped/borrowed from the original. When it plays the main melody in particular; sounds almost (if not, exactly) the same as the original piano sample.

Moreover, this whole track is way undeveloped. Weak stereo field over almost every instrument going on, except the suspicious piano. Lots of empty spaces to fill, but not a lot of new ideas. Not very well executed sampling transitions from one part to another. Not a very good ending.

Kinda WIP style to me. Unfortunately it did not had some more rework before being posted.

[DarkeSword]

These beats are jawesome. :D

[DrumUltimA]

Congrats on this getting posted man! I really liked this one, I remember spending a lot of time with it on the WIP boards. It really sounds great :D

[Canidrianic]

I found myself really enjoying this piece, but then it hit the lyrics. It's not really my style, and that's fine, but on top of that the lyrics seem relatively out of place and simply tacked on. Likely I would have enjoyed this much more if the lyrics were left out. Other than that, there is a bit more you could have done, adding in a few more parts and making the song more complex and interesting, but over all it's very decent.

The lyrics just don't do it for me though. It sounds almost wrong to have them in there, for they're just suddenly there, and then suddenly gone.