ReMix: Golden Axe 'DeathAdder Trance'
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- Game: Golden Axe (Sega, 1989, GEN)
- ReMixer(s): djpretzel
- Composer(s): Decky, Imocky, Nankyoku
- Song(s): 'Stage 1: In the Woods'
- Posted: 2000-02-11, evaluated by djpretzel
Some people liked to play as the hot chick, Flare, and some like the beefcake-blue warrior, but let me tell ya, I was ALL ABOUT the dwarf . . big time . . with his little viking hat and his axe, he *owned* . . or something like that . . this track is kinda trancy, despite being at a relatively slow BPM, and is experimental in the sense that the whole thing is filtered through a phaser/delay. you definitely need to pump the volume or listen on a good set of headphones for the full effect . . this is from the 1st stage of the arcade version.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Okay, so this was a good song with a nice arrangement, but the
samples were a bit weak and the whole thing wasn't overly
remarkable. Still, it's got a nice beat and holds your attention
long enough to tune out and get work done with headphones on, so
well done on that.
- Crulex on October 21, 2011
- Crulex on October 21, 2011
Awesome because DJP loves Dwarves. Dwarves, and this mix, own.
Relaxing and boppy. Great for studyingstudyingstudying. Or
anything-ing-ing-ing.
- WesternZypher on December 28, 2010
- WesternZypher on December 28, 2010
The processing very attractive to the ears. It holds the listener's
attention.
- SubNormal J3 on November 18, 2010
- SubNormal J3 on November 18, 2010
Ah, remix number 11.
Some of the samples are pretty low-fi, but the treatment of them is very interesting. The delay on the tightly wound organ at the beginning was a bit surprising due to the slightly off-tempo beginning, but it worked really well in filling things out, and when the flanged and leslie'd synth comes in, it gets a pretty good room sound.
I think the drums used are pretty weaksauce though; no self-respecting viking dwarf would be caught dead groovin to these drums. Maybe those little thief dudes. Nothing more satisfying than busting them up after they stole my potions. They would probably like these wimpy drums.
I wasn't really feeling the ending either, as it sortof record-skipped out, which is fine, but it didn't do so on the beat.
Overall pretty enjoyable, but the weak drums and dated synths hold it back.
I give this song two viking-dwarves out of four.
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- OA on February 28, 2008
Some of the samples are pretty low-fi, but the treatment of them is very interesting. The delay on the tightly wound organ at the beginning was a bit surprising due to the slightly off-tempo beginning, but it worked really well in filling things out, and when the flanged and leslie'd synth comes in, it gets a pretty good room sound.
I think the drums used are pretty weaksauce though; no self-respecting viking dwarf would be caught dead groovin to these drums. Maybe those little thief dudes. Nothing more satisfying than busting them up after they stole my potions. They would probably like these wimpy drums.
I wasn't really feeling the ending either, as it sortof record-skipped out, which is fine, but it didn't do so on the beat.
Overall pretty enjoyable, but the weak drums and dated synths hold it back.
I give this song two viking-dwarves out of four.
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- OA on February 28, 2008
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- Audity on October 29, 2006
- Audity on October 29, 2006
HAHAHA, this is actualy funny.
If you are going to judge this song by its title DON'T
It's not a trance song AT ALL.
No way would this ever be called trance
- PatrickWagstaff on January 5, 2006
If you are going to judge this song by its title DON'T
It's not a trance song AT ALL.
No way would this ever be called trance
- PatrickWagstaff on January 5, 2006
Man, Keiseth needs a pair of headphones. Surprisingly, I found this
remix rather relaxing. You can *never* have too many remixes for
golden axe. It's just too catchy. And it brings back memories of
bonking enemies over the head and kicking them off bridges. That's
[i]always[/i] good. Never expected to hear the wilderness song be
this quiet, but it worked well...
Also: Even the death adder can't take fifteen hundred dwarf bodyslams to the back.
- Keiseth on December 5, 2005
Also: Even the death adder can't take fifteen hundred dwarf bodyslams to the back.
- Keiseth on December 5, 2005
Pretty dull, the whole track builds up to a fairly weak ending.
Doesn't really capture anything of the original game. Stereo
seperation is a little annoying with headphones too.
- DarkWolf on November 15, 2005
- DarkWolf on November 15, 2005
Personally I thought that Golden Axe would demand a more orchestral
sound, but djpretzel manages to pull off something weird yet again.
The panning is astounding - listening to this track without
headphones is probably a felony.
My only complaint is that the mix feels like it should have been taken faster - but of course if it was, no-one would be able to hear the reverb and the awesome panning.
Well done.
- Firefly99 on March 26, 2005
My only complaint is that the mix feels like it should have been taken faster - but of course if it was, no-one would be able to hear the reverb and the awesome panning.
Well done.
- Firefly99 on March 26, 2005
The constant filter ride and delay make this a very dynamic
experience in the space between one ear and the other. Somehow for
excitement purposes though, I find the track wanting. For me, it's
in the nature of the Golden Axe melody that it wants to sound big
and melodramatic, and the main organ line in this tune is such an
inherently constrained sound that it seems to fight the nature of
the tune. You could probably make a case for this being the point,
but when the minimally percussive-sounding interludes between the
appearances of the lead sound so cool, I kinda just wish the whole
song had been made that minimal. THEN it would seem like an
avant-gardey minimalist take on the Golden Axe tune! Right now it's
neither here nor there.
- Bloomer on August 2, 2004
- Bloomer on August 2, 2004
I never played many Genesis games, but I like this song, It came
out really nice.
- zdude255 on June 26, 2004
- zdude255 on June 26, 2004
Whoo...where is everyone!!! This remix brought me back memories
from the game for Sega Genesid when I was young...oh yeah, a killer
beat-em-up game. I like the trance-feeling to the song. Just
well-done! Someone's gotta create other tracks to this game as
well!!!
- maplejet on September 23, 2003
- maplejet on September 23, 2003
good mix! hah thats funny- i used to be fricking addicted to this
game and i CAN'T PINPOINT the basis of this song- this is from
golden axe?!?!? 8O wow now i gotta get a sega emulator fast
- typhoidmary66 on May 16, 2003
- typhoidmary66 on May 16, 2003
