OverClocked ReMix...

Joe Redifer · #1 05-07-2002, 09:34 AM

Arkanoid '1999 (2000 Mix)'

Ahh, the first ReMix here at OverClocked! Suprisingly it's not by DJP, but by Chris Abbott (that name sure sounds familiar for some reason). Of course it only APPEARS to be the first ReMix because the original tunes were posted alphabetically on the same date. This is an arrangement from the Commodore 64 version of Arkanoid. Commodore 64 games often had original music that was nothing like their arcade counterparts. Encoded at 112 kbps, it does exhibit a few digital artifacts, but overall it is pleasant sounding and worth a listen. Techno-ish in nature, it holds your interest. Recommended, especially for C64 fans!

krispy · #2 06-10-2002, 09:11 PM

Ya i really dug this one, it keeps very true to the original and is exactly what I imagined it would sound like if made now a days. Yet another amazingly solid techno song on this website, with that crazy synth in the background among others made me really enjoy this song. As Joe said, if you like C64 or especially Arknoid music, then check this one out. I give it a 10/10

JamPaladin · #3 07-02-2002, 11:08 AM

The first ReMix on Overclocked (But not the first I heard) this is very solid. It's a very good techno piece with a lot of cool synth sounds. The sort that sound kinda like squeezing water but with the consistancy of toothpaste through a small bottleneck with no other hole to let the air out. At the very start it sounds almost as if something is "powering up" and then introduces a catchy beat and all sorts of cool sounds as mentioned above. A bit furthur and there's some kind of scratchy (As in scratching record type scratchy) things but with the electronic sounds. If you like Techno, you can't go too wrong with this.

Subjective simulating-electronic-sounds-with-a-bottle-and-rubber-hose whilst-simultaneously-bopping-head-O-Meter: 8.7/10

Blackwand · #4 09-10-2002, 12:06 AM

Maybe not. nevermind.

Kamikaze Noodle · #5 12-31-2002, 10:19 AM

Too bland for my tastes. This song seems to just float along heading nowhere. Nothing particularly wrong with it. I just feel a song has to really head somewhere to be worth listening to.

CXI · #6 12-31-2002, 07:34 PM

A good mix from Chris Abbot. Not the kind of ReMix you would find yourself jumping out of your chair and dancing to, but an enjoyable listen and an overall well done techno/electronic piece.

The zooming sound in the background fitted well with the other, less flowing instruments, which even included (or perhaps just sounded like) some of the tones from the original game. The more ambient bit after 1:06 sounded great and added a nice change to an otherwise sound-rich mix. The voice added that extra touch of ambience. The instruments fading back in was well done, the ending sounded okay, but nothing special.

There was some indefinable quality about the first half of this ReMix that didn't sound so great. Perhaps it was just a bit too muhc c64 chirpiness carrying over, or perhaps Chris Abbot is just better suited to a slower kind of beat. Regardless, this ReMix is well worth the listen, if not for the nice beats then for its historical significance as the first ReMix posted on the site.

Durinthal · #7 12-16-2003, 04:42 AM

Well-done electronica song for being one of the first remixes around, including an ambient section with vocal support. Nothing too outstanding, however, and it ends up being a fairly mediocre piece. Not on my regular playlist.

atomflux · #8 06-14-2004, 02:54 PM

This is the first remix I ever downloaded from this community, I like it.
What scares me though is I actually heard this before I'd even heard of this community as the remix appears as a backing track to a trainer patch on a psx burn I have. So it was hauntingly familiar to me for a while, until I figured out where I'd heard it before.
10/10.

meccaneer · #9 10-09-2005, 07:20 PM

More chirps!

Excellent beginning. Poor ending; too abrupt.

The pads are slick. I would have made the entirety more minor. The drums work really well with the ambience. It's a good track so, let's make it longer!

watkinzez · #10 10-21-2005, 02:24 AM

The soundscape at the start of the song works well- it feels full and rich after the preceding beep intro. Problem is, the song is so underdeveloped. At its current state the it just doesn't go anywhere beyond the basic drum loop with a few variations. There was some great ideas here that desperately need expanding.