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Old 08-20-2004, 06:26 AM
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Default OCR01234 - EarthBound 'Dreaming on Distant Shores'

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Old 08-20-2004, 06:29 AM
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Very ambient. Not bad.
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Old 08-20-2004, 07:29 AM
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Yay! I heard this a long time ago and really liked it. Glad to see it made OCR! G'job Rellik!
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Old 08-20-2004, 07:54 AM
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this remix is magical number 1234, brought to you in part by the letter Q.
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Old 08-20-2004, 08:21 AM
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Lovely beats and very trancelike. Good Work.
The guitar at the end is quite nice.
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Old 08-20-2004, 08:23 AM
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Really nice... I completely agree about the sharp timbre near the end, but its all very nice to listen too.. sweet piece.
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Old 08-20-2004, 08:36 AM
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I'm torn. On one hand, Earthbound is my favorite game, ever, of all time. Nothing will top it. So a new EB mix fills me with joy.

On the other hand, are we talking about the same Earthbound here? The cult classic SNES RPG? I've played it at least once a year, every year since it came out, and although I hear some thematic similarities and samples I really don't recognize this song as anything from the game. So I'm sort of disappointed in that regard.

However, as a piece, on its own, it does some really neat and funky things. The trance ebb is carried throughout and it's very relaxing, I like the acidic synths and the crunchy drums near the middle. The instrumentation is well put together and the acoustic guitar is great (I normally abhor acoustic guitar used in electronic music) and the percussion has a very minimal quality to it. I seem to be hearing a sample of the sound stone melody in the background at places, but it may be my imagination. I love how it breaks down in the end to simple guitar and bass, it's got a bit of melancholy that reminds me of the end of the game--happy, and yet, sad. If they EVER make another Earthbound game I can see this being part of the soundtrack. Great work, even if it's more of a departure than I normally like.
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Old 08-20-2004, 09:39 AM
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it's cliche.

it sounds the same as every other electronica/techno mix i've ever heard. not that it's not a good mix, it just dosent offer anything very unique. seems like everyone is just copying each other these days.
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Old 08-20-2004, 10:22 AM
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My prefered part is the main central electro one,
from 1'27 to 4'33.
Excellent rythm effects around 2'30 !!!
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As much as I like it, I'd have to agree with Squid. On my first listen, I couldn't recognize any EarthBound music in it at all. After figuring out which song he was referring to and listening to it a couple of times, I could barely recognize bits of the melody in the intro and ending during my second listen.

Overall, I like the sound of it, but I never would have recognized it as an EarthBound mix if I hadn't been told that's what it was supposed to be, and even so, I'm still not sure that I do.
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