ReMix: Donkey Kong Country 'Ambient Gemini'

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Hey, Jade Gemini comes in for a double-strike with her second ReMix, a great tune also from a Nintendo game, also ambient, and also, if I remember correctly, played during a water stage. Wow - coincidence or psychic phenomenon? Who knows. What I do know is that, like her Mario64 ReMix, it's good high quality stuff, with especially nice drum sounds that are very deep and have a clean, punchy sound to 'em. The great thing about ReMixes like these are that they sound so pro you could probably play them at a singles bar or cybercafe or somethin' and no one would stand up and say "wait a sec - that's VIDEOGAME music!" . . . unless they were regular visitors here :)

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
McVaffe is definitely my favorite artist on OCRemix and I always look forward to seeing his name show up on random playlists, but I must admit being a little underwhelmed by this track. It's way too close to the source material.

- dopefish on August 14, 2009
I love the source; I love McVaffe, but this one seems to be somewhat inferior to a lot of his other tracks.
Things are decently enough produced, but there are some samples that even though processed, sound really cheap, like the lead "guitar". I guess I was hoping for something more ambient than this, with a stronger mood. There is some good panning on the track, but the sound field doesn't feel very deep.
It's still a good track, but it seems like it wasn't quite complete, or perhaps one of his earlier works.

- OA on February 7, 2008
This sounds better on my laptop speakers than on headphones. That lead synth feels warbly and airy either way, but thankfully the kick sample isn't intimate with my right ear. The soundfield sounds incomplete, but when played through my computer's speakers, the distant, low-fi flavor feels more natural and less intimidating. I won't compare this to other Aquatic Ambience mixes, but this isn't my cup of tea.

- Polo on December 9, 2007
I´m sorry. McVaffe has always been fair to me, he makes great remixes, I download them and have a good listening moment, but this song sounds hardly arranged. It´s like:
"Hey, nice gamesong...what? It´s a remix? Oops.":oops:
Vaffdude is one of the best remixers we have, but this one didn´t just cut it.

- Bummerdude on September 27, 2005
I actually like the original better than this piece too. Tho to be fair it's hard to beat some of the tradcks from any DKC. :) I also tend to agree that Blue Vision is a better remix of this track. Not to say it's bad or anything, but just decent.

- Pineconeboy on July 14, 2004
great mix. as the name implies, it has an awesome ambient feel to it. makes you want to just lie back and drift away on the waves...
the lead synth is the only quirk... as pitch-bending would have helped it flow TREMENDOUSLY. it came off a little choppy. definitely would have suggested some reverb/delay as well. other than that, it really is a beautiful piece of work. keep it up!

- big giant circles on July 12, 2004
This was one of the first remixes that I ever dowloaded and it is STILL the only remix that gets looped to death in the house. It's so easy to chill too and get lost the th ambient sound. It was the only song on DKC that I liked! High recommended!

- Rapyer2986 on December 23, 2003
This mix sounds great apart from one thing......
The synth playing the main melody..... I'm sorry but to me it just sounds bad. Apart from that one niggle this is a fantastic rendition of, in my opinion, the best song in Donkey Kong Country.

- Omega Xi on November 22, 2003
Good remix, but if you want a true underwater remix for DKC, check out Blue Vision by bLinD.

- maplejet on May 17, 2003
Ahhhh... Fresh and cool. As the name suggests, this is almost relaxing enough to stop your heart. Drum beat is pretty neat, loved the little electric instrument and piano. I can't identify many instruments, but I do know that they blend quite well to create a mix that you can literally go to sleep on. Loved it.

- Ultimo Hedgehog on May 12, 2003
This track is good ONLY because it sounds nearly the same as the original. The percussion is good, but I liked the percussion from the original much better.

- Parker82 on August 31, 2002
i like this track. listening to makes me wanna close my eyes and drift off to a happy place.

- MB on August 28, 2002
This is another great example of McVaffe keeping close to the original track, yet providing a unique-sounding take on the music with his "Ambient Gemini Mix" of Aquatic Ambiance. This one's always good for when you just want a song you can relax to. It's well worth the DL, especially if you're familiar with the original music from Donkey Kong Country 1.
-LT

- Liontamer on June 12, 2002
Great song. Period.

- Jeff on June 9, 2002
Donkey Kong Country 'Ambient Gemini'
As the title suggests, this song is quite ambient. Delayed synthy flute starts this off. We've got a tomish kick in the right ear, some little hats in the centre, two sets of synth strings to the left, delayed piano and a couple of other lead synths. The delay in this track is panned to the opposite ear, so you hear the copy on the other side and it makes for quite a good atmosphere. You'll also notice a few ambient sounds here and there. I really don't like the kick in the right ear though - it really feels off balance. Everything else is quite well done, with a generous amount of reverb on some of the instruments and some good mixing of each individual track. Nice stuff.

- Jivemaster on June 2, 2002

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