OverClocked ReMix...

Saunders · #1 05-26-2002, 07:06 AM

Final Fantasy 7 'Opressed Swamp Dub'

I like the underlying tune of the whole thing, and the sound effects, while loud, definitely add environment to the tune. The strange (I couldn’t understand them) vocals weren’t needed, in my opinion. Not a fan of the overdriven/distorted guitar(?) near the end though. 3/5

meek · #2 07-27-2002, 07:35 AM

This is probably one of my favorite remixes. I especially love the chaotic bit near the end. I think it does its job well, tells a story... it's just a great song. Give it a listen if you haven't already.

Samiril · #3 07-27-2002, 06:36 PM

I don't know how to spell it correctly, but the little vocal thing in this mix is from an anime called Rurouni Kenshin. I was listening to this song right after I watched some of the Kenshin episodes. One of the characters named Saito is talking about how people will always be the same. He says that he lives for his philosophy Aku, Soku, Zan (swift, sin, slay). And I forget what he says right before this, but he then says "Anakoro, soshte imao" (again, I don't really know how to spell it) translates as, "Not then, and not now."

:D Samiril

NoWave · #4 11-29-2002, 12:31 PM

I really like this mix, although as I write this I'm only half-way through listening to it for one time. I like the way that you've taken the basic theme, converted it to a bassline and it's all building out of there. I also like the stutter effect on the bass the second time around. Oh! some funky, creepy synths. A bit odd, and occasionally a tad to high pitched but very ATR. Is that synths? What the hell is that? Anyway, it sounds good, very much like ATR at the end, and really slow and moody at the start, sounds like the best kind of electronica.

SPFiredrake · #5 02-04-2003, 02:18 AM

Wow... What can I say....

I have personally 'dub'bed this "crack music" (pardon the pun). Anyway, all my friends that have listened to this all seem to agree. This is the type of music you listen to when you are so messed up on some sort of drug, that you no longer know what the hell is going on... That's why we all love it! I love how it builds up to throughout the whole piece, then just throws it all in at once at you, and you just get overwhelmed by the intensity. I especially like how about a 2:00 in, most of the music just starts quickly panning between the left and right sides (mostly just the bass at this point), and does it again with the distortion around 3:20. Seriously, kick ass. KEEP IT UP!

Elvenstar! · #6 06-22-2003, 04:31 PM

Wow, this may well be my first negative review.

The original song was good enough to put into your car stereo. This sounds like he took the song and started playing with options on his editing program. It's more of a study of options than a remix. The only moments I enjoyed this remix were when the original came through undistorted and free of any other sound effects.

Eric Cartman · #7 11-08-2003, 03:44 PM

I disliked most of this remix. The begining is too slow, didn't change much...just not that great...but I absolutely love about 3:40 on, this may be because I'm an electric guitar whore but I felt it really added to it. All in all this is a good mix but I often find myself skipping to the end as the rest of it is pretty boring.

The Orichalcon · #8 11-08-2003, 03:52 PM

I didn't mind it. At least the beginning. I didn't particularly understand why the author took a piece made to represent a bustling market scene, and turned it into a swamp piece.

But the beginning works. I just love the piece. The original was the first video game music I ever heard. And thus defines the video game scene for me.

From about 1:40-2:10 is alright. Then the delay effect overwhelms the theme a bit too much.

After 3:00 I don't know what the hell happened, but it's possibly the worst distortion I've heard so far in a remix here.

blaX · #9 12-06-2003, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elvenstar!

Wow, this may well be my first negative review.

The original song was good enough to put into your car stereo. This sounds like he took the song and started playing with options on his editing program. It's more of a study of options than a remix. The only moments I enjoyed this remix were when the original came through undistorted and free of any other sound effects.

i kinda have to agree with this. the original has a nice hip beat that you could jam out to in your car or whereever. this remix took that away and i am most definitely not a big fan of the distortion in the end.

LightCecil · #10 06-15-2004, 08:56 AM

I just love this piece. It's off the wall, and yet so... slow and chillin'. Defnitely enjoy this piece even though I have dozens of songs that are hyperactive to an insane level. This is a sort of balance when I'm not feeling in that sugar-induced hyperactive mode. And to top it off, that distortion it goes crazy with near the end is awesome in a way that I never figured crazy distortion would be. An excellent swamp piece by isopropyl, 9/10.