ReMix: Final Fantasy 'Medieval Kaoss'

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Whoa - a lot of great drum + loop work from resident favorite QuasiKaotic - he really starts cuttin' it up at about 2'30" . . . you just gotta hear it, 'cause it's badass and good and shit. Yeah. It's funny to hear such excellent drum programming surrounding a peppy lil fun melody from an the original Final Fantasy, but that's what ReMixin' is all about - mixing things you wouldn't expect and making it work, and Quasi does that to great effect here. I also love the way the background 'strings' are very muted and echo the main melody line. But my favorite part is the mad drum shitz that QK dishes out - mean shtuff.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
This is the song that drove me crazy in May of 2001. Hearing it again brings a smile to my face. <3 this song and McVaffe. This song never gets old.

- JaDE ARaN HaRuNo on September 27, 2009
I feel like I'm in the thick of an active volcano as soft and sharp illuminations (sparks, lava bursts, and glows) emphasize the ghostly darkness. Certain elements illustrate this preciously: the muted lead supporter (glows), the reverbed synth at 1:16 (ditto), the drum+cymbal quote at 1:26 and elsewhere (lava bursts), and the coital drum loops during the 2:15-2:38 breakdown (sparks galore). Hot stuff.

- Polo on June 30, 2009
hehe, the loops are really piled on strong here.
The melodic content is kindof buried by the phat beatz, but I guess it's fine, as it doesn't seem like as much care was put into them. Good matching the beats to the melody of the original tracks, but this one doesn't really keep my interest for long. The fadeout ending is also kindof weak.
Showin' it's age, imo.

- OA on March 21, 2009
I like the staccato melody. A nice reminder of the Nintendo feel for things, but still sounds good. Not terribly too much done to the melody, but that's ok. Drums are good, I think they still stand up after all this time.
Like the solo section, the long notes contrast to the staccato nicely, and it doesn't feel out of place or anything.
Still a good listen after all this time.

- DragonAvenger on August 18, 2008
The section from 1:17 to 2:15 sounds very much like a dance song I heard way back in '98', kinda nostalgic. High points dude.

- GrrDraxin on October 22, 2007
I feel as if in a dream when I listen to this song, not that it makes me sleepy, but that it takes me to another place. Ingenius would be too light a word. I think that you, could do professional work. I myself being an amateur animator (still going to college for it) would love someone with your ability. Keep up the good work. :D

- Soapy on June 30, 2006
Great percussion in this. I love the solo that starts around 2'14. Great work McVaffe. Keep it up!

- nitroXpress on June 11, 2006
I´ve always liked the volcano theme, but to make it this funky? That was a surprise, but not a failure.
Nice work, Vaffe.

- Bummerdude on September 16, 2005
k this is my bros' favourite song ever
they sing along even though they don't know it
its just so entertaining
great drum solo!!
thanks mcvaffe!

- jordex on January 13, 2005
This is my favorite mix on the whole ocremix site yet. The last drum solo gets my grooving like nothing else, and I listen to it at least 2 times a day. Simply great, I cannot believe this guy does this for free !

- PriZm on December 26, 2004
haha! i love this song, drum programmings great! hell i'd need 3 hands for the main beat, and 5 for the solo part to play this in real life.... i dont really think its possible.... oh well, a guy can dream cant he?
one put down i had was the sound of the drums for example the snare sounds like someone blowing into a microphone... i dunno, hehe could be beat boxing!!
ya wutever. a great mix, keep up the good work McVaffe!

- Cheeszeman_ on October 4, 2004
I would have to say that I really enjoyed this song. I'm one for good drum programming once in a while, and this is by far one of the best works i've heard on the site. Great job, McVaffe!
:twisted:

- the prophet of mephisto on September 7, 2004
I have to say that I enjoyed this for its keeping of the original song in there. I love the little beeps, and this song tok me right back to that *expletive* volcano with the *expletive* lava and the *expletive* monsters that wouldn't *expletive* die! No, really, the drums and tempo were just enough to make this enjoyable without losing the feeling of the original. Keep it up!

- Sarah Cosmo on November 15, 2003
Ok the making of the drum beat is rather ingeniously simple ^_^...infact its very fun. This song is rather low calibur as far as mixes go these days, a virutal remake of the original with a nifty drumbeat ontop.
To clarify, samples do make it DnB or Breakbeat, its in execution. There is FINE line between DnB and Breakbeat, which is that Breakbeat is DnB cut up to add lots of breaks. Its like how a rectangle is a square, but a square isnt a rectangle. Same idea. So when people say this is DnB technically they arnt wrong ;p.

- krispy on August 22, 2003
Yes, this is DEFINITLY breakbeat. I have some breakbeat drumsets, and the samples sound exactly the same. The song overall is on the minimal side, but the crisp quality of the sound and the high quality arrangement really keep the listener's attention. Just when you might start getting bored with it, a drum solo comes in; the one at 2:30 is purely awesome.

- zircon on April 29, 2003

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