ReMix: Super Metroid 'Dimstar'
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- Game: Super Metroid (Nintendo, 1994, SNES)
- ReMixer(s): Beatdrop
- Composer(s): Kenji Yamamoto (I), Minako Hamano
- Song(s): 'Brinstar - Plant Overgrowth Area'
- Posted: 2002-05-23, evaluated by djpretzel
First off, like the name :) Beatdrop's latest is some VERY electronic, slower techno (with a hardcore kick drum) coverage of Super Metroid. I'm of two minds about this mix - on the one hand, I dig most aspects of it - funky beat, some nice tricks and twists, in-your-face synths, and a kickin' upwards pitch-bent snare fill reminiscent of that 'I'm Too Sexy' song from days of yore. At times, though, I did feel like the combination of strong bass and a very deep, loud hardcore kick were overpowering the rest of the mix. I have a feeling this was the intention, however, and it certainly represents a methodology in the genre that is often utilized - it's just not one I'm particularly fond of. Don't let my specific nitpick on that one aspect stop you, though, because this is quite solid electronica, with a broad pallete of otherworldly pads and effects (see intro) and some very aggressive synth and drum textures. Probably I'm just getting old - soon I'll be watching soap operas and eating Metamucil three times a day :) Heavy, pounding, elaborate stuff from Beatdrop.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the bouncy. trancy. odd. somewhat incongruous, yet i dunno... I like
it! good stuff.
- duane on July 9, 2009
- duane on July 9, 2009
The beat here starts out rather annoying, but as a lot of people
have attested to, it really does make you start bouncing. There are
a lot of subtle touches that make this one pretty interesting, like
the bass drops, the shimmering synths, and some pads as well.
Melodically it isn't too interesting for me, but that is the source rather than any specific treatment of it. Super Metroid's music never struck me as being especially catchy, but you've made it so with that crazy kick.
- OA on February 25, 2008
Melodically it isn't too interesting for me, but that is the source rather than any specific treatment of it. Super Metroid's music never struck me as being especially catchy, but you've made it so with that crazy kick.
- OA on February 25, 2008
well... it's a damn good song! What can I say? It's really
interesting to me though, for some odd reason, I can't help but
feel like a little bit of Mega Man II was taken out and placed as a
backbeat...
You know? That one level of Dr. Wily's castle in number two where you had to go through the rusted water and kill the fish with Quick Boomerang and not to mention the boss... But... hell, I don't know. It just seems so damn familiar to me. Sure, you can easily hear the Metroid in it, but, it really feels like there's something extra.
In any case, as I said before, damn good song. Keep it up!
- nicholai_maelstrom on October 21, 2005
You know? That one level of Dr. Wily's castle in number two where you had to go through the rusted water and kill the fish with Quick Boomerang and not to mention the boss... But... hell, I don't know. It just seems so damn familiar to me. Sure, you can easily hear the Metroid in it, but, it really feels like there's something extra.
In any case, as I said before, damn good song. Keep it up!
- nicholai_maelstrom on October 21, 2005
Awesome kick ass song that I remember walking around the campus
bobbing my head to nonstop.
So many people gave me such strange looks when I started dancing to the beat afterwards.
This deserves 4 kick asseries out of 5.
- Hawke Edge on January 27, 2005
So many people gave me such strange looks when I started dancing to the beat afterwards.
This deserves 4 kick asseries out of 5.
- Hawke Edge on January 27, 2005
so many great things in this song to mention them all
0:49 memorable fill right here
1:07 anyone else here that bass drop?
1:20 arhh whats happening? my heads bouncing to the beat of the song! i cant control it, its just so awesome!
i dont think anyone else notices the sweet bassline going on behind the kick here but it is sweet
1:51 has some crazy hihating if thats a word
2:22 thats one of the best sounding bass drums evar
and the rest is all great, if you're lookin for some hardcore pieces to dance to, this is one of the best out there
- jordex on January 27, 2005
0:49 memorable fill right here
1:07 anyone else here that bass drop?
1:20 arhh whats happening? my heads bouncing to the beat of the song! i cant control it, its just so awesome!
i dont think anyone else notices the sweet bassline going on behind the kick here but it is sweet
1:51 has some crazy hihating if thats a word
2:22 thats one of the best sounding bass drums evar
and the rest is all great, if you're lookin for some hardcore pieces to dance to, this is one of the best out there
- jordex on January 27, 2005
Out of curiosity why did you filter the kick? If you are gunna use
distortion on a kick let the distortion be heard
- Sanguineuniverse on September 20, 2004
- Sanguineuniverse on September 20, 2004
This was the first OC Remix I ever listened to, and it has a sort
of... ethereal... quality to it. The tune at the beginning seemed
to herald not from the old computer speakers, but from my own mind.
I spotted quite a bit of what sounds like Descent 3 influence in
the general makeup of the song... This remix certainly fits the
world of Brinstar, mysterious and lonely, technology present but
shrouded in gloom... A great piece, worthy of recognition.
- Tenebrys on August 7, 2004
- Tenebrys on August 7, 2004
Now I triple checked and I found something very weird. There is
indeed some cross-pollenation: in my download manager. It got
confused and wrote in some Metal Gear song I was downloading in
place of Dimstar. Out of curiosity I downloaded Dimstar again to
really scrutinize the songs and the one I just got off the site is
normal. My apologies.
- Orion283 on May 16, 2003
- Orion283 on May 16, 2003
Well, no matter what you "double-checked" (since you didn't double
check with ME, the remixer), I based this remix on the song from
Super Metroid. I don't remember the music from Metal Gear at all.
- Beatdrop on May 15, 2003
- Beatdrop on May 15, 2003
I can see how one might mix the two up, they're pretty close. Makes
you wonder if there was some cross-pollenation between the Metroid
and Metal Gear production teams. But at any rate, I double checked
and I'm certain Dimstar is based on Metal Gear. Uh Oh The Beat Have
Started To Move by Khalal and Nintendo Guru is a good comparison
tune.
- Orion283 on May 15, 2003
- Orion283 on May 15, 2003
I have to disagree with DJP and orkybash here, I don't think the
beat is overpowering or reason to pack my ears with gauze.
To tell you the truth, I never thought the brinstar music was anything special, but Beatdrop makes it an exciting song. I love the violins with the heavy beat, it always makes me smile.
- Wabbajack on May 15, 2003
To tell you the truth, I never thought the brinstar music was anything special, but Beatdrop makes it an exciting song. I love the violins with the heavy beat, it always makes me smile.
- Wabbajack on May 15, 2003
Orion283 wrote: I noticed something odd about Dimstar by Beatdrop. Although it's categorized and billed as a Super Metroid remix, it is most definitely a Metal Gear remix. Just a thought. (^.^)
Nope, that's definately the Brinstar theme. Plays when you first enter that area. Fire up your copy of Super Metroid and go check.
- Smoke on May 14, 2003
I noticed something odd about Dimstar by Beatdrop. Although it's
categorized and billed as a Super Metroid remix, it is most
definitely a Metal Gear remix. Just a thought. (^.^)
- Orion283 on May 14, 2003
- Orion283 on May 14, 2003
By Heck! Great mix, Dain!
Anywho, yeah, they must have totally different settings. The bass drum wasn't very overpowering on my Altec Lansing setup. I have a sub, and two tweeters, and it sounded great. The bass wasn't REALLY overpowering, but it could've been toned down a little bit, not much though, as it would take away from the body of this otherwise great electronica Super Metroid mix. Now, Metroid FUSION anybody? ^_^ *gets to work*
- NSR::Neko on November 27, 2002
Anywho, yeah, they must have totally different settings. The bass drum wasn't very overpowering on my Altec Lansing setup. I have a sub, and two tweeters, and it sounded great. The bass wasn't REALLY overpowering, but it could've been toned down a little bit, not much though, as it would take away from the body of this otherwise great electronica Super Metroid mix. Now, Metroid FUSION anybody? ^_^ *gets to work*
- NSR::Neko on November 27, 2002
