ReMix: Blaster Master 'DerUberfrosh'

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Blaster Master

Blaster Master certainly has produced ReMixes that are vastly different in tone and execution - from the rather boisterous beats of AmIEvil's 'DancerMaster' ReMix to this latest, dark and brooding ambient metal rendition courtesy of K. Praslowicz, the game's OST seems to run the gamut. A strong intro here, with church bells that I think are absolutely perfect, overtop a delicate acoustic guitar arpeggio, before the trademark K. distorted guitar of death shows up to decimate all that stand in its way. Cool thing that K. manages to consistently do, even with a wall-of-sound guitar taking up most of the sonic spectrum, is mix his pieces so that you can still hear what's going on underneath - which is good, because he spends time on the guts as well. Here, you've got the afforementioned arpeggios, but also some killer haunting ambient pads, waterphone-esque effects, and a rather good drum track with a thick kick and choice reverse cymbals towards the end. Very good, and very K.

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Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
I like the theatrical intro to this. The crunchy, distorted drum kick made everything sound like it was clipping. The rhythm guitar wasn't my favorite and there were some timing/performance issues with it. The drums do sound a bit thin for something that it supposed to really rock. THe breakdown with the just the guitar, pads, and drums is very nice. Gives it an interesting dynamic! I'm really not a fan of that guitar, but again, that's personal preference. Let's hear what we have next!

- tweek on October 27, 2009
The fake guitar is :-( . The ending kinda stinks too - it just stops in a fairly abrupt fashion, and feels really unnatural. Otherwise, I kinda like the direction despite not knowing the original source.

- Bahamut on September 28, 2009
starts off setting a very nice mood, but I'm not too crazy about the guitar when it's introduced. I think there was another one in the background behind it, and if so I'd like to hear it with just the one in the background. I just think it clashes a little too much with the acoustic guitar which is key in establishing the atmosphere.

- justinj212 on January 15, 2009
Very dark, love the atmosphere of this. The guitar arpeggio sets up a solid base for the track, and everything added to it really brings out the feel of ths piece. Right near the end it almost sounds like bowed cymbals (which is a really creepy sound if you haven't heard it).
Nice work.

- DragonAvenger on September 21, 2008
This one is nice, it mixes peace with agony really well, and my only complaint is that the drums are pretty crappy. I even like the distorted guitar synth, as it is used sparingly and tastefully.
The acoustic guitar arpeggios are especially nice, and anchor the track very well, and when the aforementioned guitar synths come in, the air-raid siren sounding synth that comes in lends an understated urgency.
Bad drums or no, this is cool stuff, especially coming from early 2002.

- OA on December 26, 2006
Somewhow while downloading a bunch of songs from games I played over the past two years I missed this one.
And it is excellent.
Blaster Master's intro music was one of the best things about it.
Very tortured song.

- NeOmega on September 5, 2004
Very mellow and introspective...very interesting work. It brings up some vague memory I have of being very small and driving along the West Virginia turnpike in the middle of the night...anyway, brilliant work. I'm a fan!

- Royal Sovereign on August 12, 2004
Excellent deep BM remix , one of the very best i've heard of this sort :D

- RimFrost the Tourianist on July 10, 2004
Hey, this song is neat. why are there only three posts about it and why did it take me so long to come across it?!!!?!

- Zaphlin on July 10, 2004
I like what's going on in this remix...very smooth flowing, an all around great piece to listen to. I thought this game went along well with the type of approach taken to the mix. Well done! :)

- skawttieboy on June 26, 2002
This piece is excellent!
I'm a huge BM fan -- I like EVERY BGM from Blaster Master. So naturally, I like the title theme as well, but I never thought anyone could remix it, because it's so short and rather repetetive. Well, KP found a way, and did it well.
Very moody, it evokes a mood that's true to the nature of Blaster Master: you can easily think of dark, damp, vast underground caverns when you hear this. The church bells are a nice touch. A great mix, overall! :)
Personal Rating: 8/10
A very hard task to remix the opening music from Blaster Master, but KP did it!

- Samus Aran on June 25, 2002
Blaster Master 'Der Uberfrosh'
K. Praslowicz definately has a cool industrial thang going on here. I gotta admit I didn't like this at first, but then I got used to KP's very sonically heavy style and enjoyed it a lot. Anyway, this IS a well excecuted mix, even though it may take some time to grow on you.

- orkybash on May 22, 2002

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