[orkybash]

Mega Man: The Wily Wars 'Break the Beat in Half, Dr. Wily (Extra Pie Mix)'

Well, this mix has an interesting title, but I guess that's to go along with the interesting sound. This definately takes some getting used to - the first time through it sounded a bit too messy to my ears. It's grown on my, though, just as it will on you once you realize how creative Shael Riley can get even when his groin isn't involved. There's so much going on in this mix that I can't even begin to describe it, so I'll just say get it. Even if you don't end up liking it, it will be the most interesting (as in "different") mix you'll hear on this site in a while.

[Captain Red]

First off: this one isn't to my taste. Really well done, but it stutters off and on too much at times for me. The stuff in between the stutters is gold though. The track is almost worthy of two versions- stutter and non-stutter. :¬)

About halfway through the first listen I realized what the stutters reminded me of- a cheat in the original MegaMan game(and, coincidentally, the only way I beat that gold-golemish boss). the cheat played off the "game freeze" pause that the select button activated. Elecman's weapon would hit the enemy it was over once each time the game was unpaused like this. It froze the music in much the same way as in this track...

Second(third?) thing that impressed me- if I'm not much mistaken, the voice bits(most of them anyway) were sampled from the megaman cartoon show(and man, that's a trip too). Twas nice. :¬)

I guess I do actually like it... I just don't think I could listen to it repeatedly. Worth at least one listen... just stick it out through the stops.

*honk*

[skawttieboy]

I like the clip from the Mega Man cartoon....but it about ends there..
Just not really to my liking, just going a little too far maybe?

[Heero123]

That voiceclip of Mega Man made me realize his voice actor also did Goku in the first season of Dragon Ball Z. ^_^ Couldn't help but notice.

[rebirth9283]

To be completely honest, I'm surprised to see something this "normal" after hearing the Groin Incident. I use the word normal very, very loosely.

As for the song itself, I definitely agree with djpretzel's use of the word schitzophrenic. It does have more awkward twists, turns, and cd-skip-like halts (more like crashes) than anything else I've ever heard anywhere.

The use of voice samples was... shall we say... unique. I never imagined that the MegaMan cartoon would find its way onto OCR. And the way that the voices are mixed can only be described as dizzying. But one thing is for sure, they set the mood perfectly. I knew what I was in for the second I heard "Now I've got your power!"

This is a very entertaining mix. That's really all there is to say about it. I look forward to hearing more from Mr. Riley on my quest through the site.

And I doubt that there's anything of Shael's that won't get this award...

=Stamp of General Weirdity=

[The King of All Kupos]

After hearing The Atomizer and Music of My Groin, this is tame by comparison. Extremely good music, but not quite up to the insanity of those other two...pieces...I hesitate to even refer to them as music. Their in a class of their own.

[Bruk]

I liked the usage of sound effects in this remix. Pretty good overall. Thumbs up, Shael. Now go and take Music of my Groin off of OCR, please?

[Icct Hedrix]

you know...the first thing that got me when i listened to the this track was not the amazing skill put into it oh no, it was at how many kbites it ran per second, get this 256k, which is more than some computers can do.
But other than that this is one of the best mixes ive ever heard

[CJ_Sparx]

At first, the clips from the cartoon sort of bothered me. Then came all the Protoman clips--especially "Give me that! You robotwit...". Suddenly, it was all worth it. Makes me want to break out my tapes. The actual music pops in and out quite a bit, so if you don't like interruptions, you may not like this. I personally like the song that was remixed, though, so even with all the jumping around, I still like this.

[Sam Ascher-Weiss]

I enjoy this mix alot. I do not find it to be schitzophrenic... or suffering from any other mental ilness. My favorite element of this song is the sudden cut-aways to silence... or near silence. This has the effect of turning everything happening in the moment into a single instrument.... like a perverted orchestra hit. It makes what ever rhythym patterns that take place in these spots have 10 times the impact that they would normally have. Definitely one of my favorites on the site.