ReMix: Final Fantasy IX 'AlexandrianNightmare'

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Final Fantasy IX

Very groovy-mechanical and actually a little frightening short techno / d'n'b FF9 coverage from DJ Pheonix. Using primarily clean, unprocessed synth textures, including a downward squelch effect that's very nasty (in a good way), this lil number takes on the chromatic Alexandria City theme. Starting off with a rising alarm and gradually building the multi-layered drum track from there, things culminate till 0'53", where melody begins to play a bigger part, and the huge pitch-bending warble bass makes its entrance. Relatively short, but establishes its presence well and interprets the original honestly and creatively.

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Discussion: Latest 13 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
The alarm makes sense in it's own right, but after a while it can become grating. Agreeing with others that the melody comes in in a different key, kinda throwing things off. Overall, the sounds aren't really pleasing. Gonna have to pass on this one, sorry.

- DragonAvenger on November 17, 2009
I think the beat, and everything up to when the melodies start are decent (esp. for a mix of this age), but when they do come in it's not too good. I basically agree with OA, the first lead is way too simple, and the melodies feel pasted on without regard to key. I didn't mind the long intro at all, I liked it and it got my expectations up (which was good) but unfortunately the piece didn't deliver.
--Eino

- evktalo on January 21, 2009
Interesting sound, once we finally hear the source. The intro is way out there and over kill for the length of the mix. The mix itself is too repetitive and too short, not a common occurrence on my playlist.

- Evil_Cronos on January 5, 2009
Review# 4/1522 [URL="http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?p=254555#post254555"]Final Fantasy IX 'Alexandrian Nightmare'[/URL]
This industrial style tech mix is good for what it is and what was intended, unfortunately its not the most pleasing on the ears for me, but as always different people, different tastes.
Score: 4/10 "minor taste dispute"
-FlamingTP

- FlamingTP on April 28, 2008
It started off pretty good, but once the melody came in, it lost me. The melodic synths were just kindof generic and it sounded like they were in a different key than the opening.
I also wish the snare was stronger as well, as the current one sounds like a snare drum being played with toothpicks instead of drumsticks.

- OA on April 4, 2007
It sounded like someone just started playing Fruity Loops for their first time and decided to submit it to OCR. Needs better mastering, but he didn't do a terrible job with the beat, though repetative.

- !Nekko! on December 1, 2005
This was...weird.
Cool beats, funny idea to use many of those sound effects, but I didn´t like it at all.

- Bummerdude on November 2, 2005
I didn't like this one too much. I thought that it was......too common. It is nothing that hasnt been done and done over, like the most obvious choice. But I was happy that I did reignize it. :D

- Princess_Of_Memories on August 16, 2005
I actually really liked it--and this is from someone who didn't like any trance or techno before finding this site. I don't know exactly what it was, it was just... really aggressive, it sort of yelled at you, if you know what I mean. I didn't find it too repetitive at all... in all, 8.5/10, maybe even a 9. Good work!

- Kapuran on July 6, 2004
i prefer DJP's (hehe) FF9 notalone remix more. This one gets pretty annoying sometimes but it has it's glory parts!

- djcubez on January 13, 2003
Yeah this is one of my favorites too, however, I did like some of his other work a little more, I give it a 7/10. I agree with krispykreme, the mix does have too much put into the introduction, and the middle of the remix just doesn't seem to last long enough, that's why the low score.
~dj carbunk1e

- Xaleph on June 10, 2002
Hehehehe...im a Dj Pheonix fan so i liked XD, the drums are alittle annoying in the beggining, but its all worth it for the meledy (I think :p). I wish he made the beggining shorter and took off with the meledy a little more, but its a decent mix anywayz. I liked the original song ALOT, and this is a good mechanical mix of it, atleast worth listening to once. I give it a 7.5/10.

- krispy on June 10, 2002
Final Fantasy 9 'Alexandrian Nightmare'
OK, some might like this one, but I personally think it's pretty annoying. Drum work doesn't shine as much as DJ Pheonix's other stuff, and I'm frankly really sick of that saw wave thingy in the background. And for the half of the remix that has the Alexandria melody, it's really repetative with not-so-great instrument choice. If you're a big DJ Pheonix fan, go for it. Otherwise, skip it.

- orkybash on May 22, 2002

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