ReMix: Castlevania 'RigorDance'

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The thing that makes this technodance Castlevania ReMix from Mr. Pordon stand out has gotta be some of the excellent drum work and syncopation, for which it is named. A very deep thud kick, VERY analogue synths (in all aspects), and some interesting key changes also make for interestin' listenin' - different from Steve's other ReMixes in style & execution but not in that regard :) WEIRD ending - didn't know if I liked it the first time but definitely did the second. Had it been any longer, I might have complained an eency bit about repetition of some of the recurring patterns, but it sits at just the right length to remain fresh even when you're not . . . ooops, thought I was in an anti-perspirant commercial for a second there ^^. Right. If ya like techno and ya like Castlevania it's a no brainer, and the modulation work on the synths should be heard regardless. Good shtuff.

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Discussion: Latest 11 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Other than the FL defaults, can't say I was particularly enthralled by the mix. I don't think I have much to add though in terms of comments...

- Bahamut on September 11, 2009
Weird track. Some parts of it were quite catchy, and if used a bit more sparingly with other cool melodic/rhythmic ideas would have really stood out, but as things are they get used too much and become repetative. Sounds are FL default, but they don't sound bad and generally work well together.
What I heard of the melody (which I'm guessing at, haven't played the old Castlevanias, don't kill me) it sounded too far back. Bring it up more to add more recognition in the piece.
Cool ideas, but needs more to stay interesting.

- DragonAvenger on November 7, 2008
Some catchy syncopation for sure, and well interpreted material; No one in their right mind could call this a cover. I think the synths are fine for an old school mix, though the analogue sound would mesh well with some other instrumentation, maybe brass and fretless bass?

- OA on December 28, 2006
Bah. No need to hate on the old school stuff, even if it's FL-default or whatever the case may be. It's an weird piece, has some odd harmonies in spots, and the last section was bad, but I thought this was actually pretty catchy in places, and I enjoyed some parts of it 3 years ago when I first heard it.

- Liontamer on June 20, 2005
I agree. It blows, and I wish I hadn't submitted it. However, don't blame DJP for my title...it was a double pun on "rigor mortis" (because I knew it was repetitive even when I submitted it) and "riverdance".
-steve

- Legion303 on June 20, 2005
Overly repetitive, except the parts where you could hear a little of the melody, which I _EVENTUALLY_ Recognized as Grim Reaper theme and Vampire Killer, badly combined... I personally hated this. I also couldn't see much "rigor". DJP misclassified this as "dance". It's a trance piece. No faster or more rigorous than Terra Tripmachine. Heck, I think Terra Tripmachine trumps it easy.
Either way, I think it sucks. Tone down the analogue, crank up the melody, keep the melody going through the whole song. Add some drums and up the tempo if you want it to be dance, but I would love a decent VK/Reaper trance piece.

- SixthFlyingMan on June 16, 2005
This was a sub par mix. far too repetitive.

- DragonFireKai on August 25, 2004
Hmmm..
Repetitive, uses default FL sounds with no effects, and the melody is drowned out by the annoying analogue synth. No sir, I don't like it.

- Kamikaze Noodle on June 4, 2003
Hmmmm....
This one just didn't do anything for me. It never really builds up, and it seems to stay in place for most of the song. I mean, it sounds alright and whatnot (samples aren't shitty and the beat is steady), but it's just.... boring.
For some reason I kept waiting for it to break out into a Wip3out song with that one sample going.

- The Coop on March 30, 2003
Rob Saunders wrote: Well I've never been a big fan of Pordon's stuff. The beginning of this sounds like some default FruityLoops samples and effects, maybe it's just me.

No, actually you hit the nail on the head. The song is entirely default FL settings. I've been getting away from that lately with some better samples, but this particular song was mostly due to laziness on my part. Thanks for the review.
-steve

- Legion303 on June 11, 2002
Castlevania 'Rigor Dance'
Well I've never been a big fan of Pordon's stuff. The beginning of this sounds like some default FruityLoops samples and effects, maybe it's just me. I personally didn't find this mix to be very interesting, it couldn't really hold my attention by itself for very long.

- Saunders on May 21, 2002

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