ReMix: Sonic Adventure 'Taikal Drum'n'Ragga'
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- Game: Sonic Adventure (Sega, 1998, DC)
- ReMixer(s): McVaffe
- Composer(s): Fumie Kumatani, Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, Masaru Setsumaru
- Song(s): 'Theme of "TIKAL"'
- Posted: 2002-06-20, evaluated by djpretzel
We saw a beautiful flurry of activity from McVaffe a considerable time ago . . let us refer to that period as the "golden age" . . . but he's remained fairly quiet since, working on numerous other amazing and wondrous things. Check his site out for a bit and explore - you won't regret it. This mix is not brand new, but a holdover from that period. I kinda kept it around as a 'McVaffe Stopgap' if he hadn't released anything in awhile. Seemed like the right time, so up it goes. This is some of McV's best work, due largely to BRILLIANT flanging on a breakbeat and funky interactions between offbeat chords, deep & soulful tabla, and plucked stringed leads that play beautifully off one other. There's also bandpass filtered synths, ambient pads, an ethnic flute, piano, and a nice filtered eighth-note running synth. The combination of these most excellent elements into a funky new-school ragga is not to be missed - it's the afforementioned DSP on the breakbeat, noticeable at 2'08", that really whips the llama's ass, to borrow a quote from those blokes at nullsoft. Just dig that DEEP Q (aka resonance) at 2'49" and some of the jazz voicings that go on over top this wonderful stew of world-beat and electro-funk. Highly recommended.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Some more classic hi-fi McVaffe. Much more minimalistic than his
'3rd Strike' mix, but it sounds like this was made long before that
(see djp's write-up). Regardless, this is still quite an
accomplishment. As with most McV mixes, the beauty is in the
subtleties. The mix comes off simple, but there is a ton going on.
Whether it be the various articulations or the DSP scattered
throughout.
- SubNormal J3 on March 20, 2011
- SubNormal J3 on March 20, 2011
Great pads and percussion on this, even the simple progression and
beats at the beginning is interesting. The modulating synth gives
it some teture, and the piano + dulicmer sound great.
When the flanged beats come in, I feel the high end is a little too sharp, and it gets distracting.
This is a very nice and chill kind of groove, with a lot of underlying motion. It doesn't completely blow me away, but as long as the flanged beat isn't around, it's great background music.
- OA on April 24, 2008
When the flanged beats come in, I feel the high end is a little too sharp, and it gets distracting.
This is a very nice and chill kind of groove, with a lot of underlying motion. It doesn't completely blow me away, but as long as the flanged beat isn't around, it's great background music.
- OA on April 24, 2008
DarkMatter_the_Enchida wrote: Hell, even if you haven't played Sonic Adventure.
Roger that one, and I'm glad that I did.
To start out with, I'm really digging this tune, McVaffe always seem to make great remixes when it comes to instrumental and foreign genres. Those drums in the beginning made me think of Africa, but it changed quickly into something more ancient sounding, I dunno bout the country but that harp synth sure sounds fiiiine.
However, it doesn't make you wanna go wild, neither it's not very suiting as background music, or at least to me. This fits better for when i'm relaxing, turns on my mp3 and just chills to whatever track that comes out. When it comes to this song, it feels like you only can enjoy it to the fullest if you take some time and really listens to it, to all the instruments and samples that it contains. That way, you can understand how much work this piece needed to become complete.
Or something like that, you have to decide on your own. At least I know what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna download this.
- Bummerdude on July 11, 2006
DarkMatter_the_Enchida wrote: I love Tikal's theme in Sonic Adventure and I love this remix of Tikal's theme. Very good work. Anyone who has played Sonic Adventure should download this. Hell, even if you haven't played Sonic Adventure.
Definitely. I think this song is either one of or the best song in all of the Sonic Adventure BGM's.
It seems to have the best groove, most effrot put into it, and not all junky-sounding.
- Salluz on November 3, 2005
i've had this lying around on my harddrive for a long while, and i
finally got around to playing it this morning..wow, it's too
great!
will definitely also go in my "favorite songs of all time" folder :D
- junker on October 19, 2005
will definitely also go in my "favorite songs of all time" folder :D
- junker on October 19, 2005
very very good.. I loved it in Sonic Adventure.. and now you've
mixed it with my favorite two genres: Ambience and Drum and
Bass/Jungle. It's a complete winning combination I will file this
under "my favorite songs of all time" folder... I really liked it
that much, yes.
- neoyaku on June 16, 2005
- neoyaku on June 16, 2005
A great ambient track. This is the kind of music I could relax to.
It really has an eastern flare to it and takes MCV's stuff into a
different direction. It's not my favorite peice per se. It's good
but it just lacks that memorable feel to it. As you would expect
from MCV's ambient tracks this one is really layered. Theres alot
going on in this mix. Overall its a good enjoyable peice.
- Pip is uh..... on March 11, 2005
- Pip is uh..... on March 11, 2005
This is a ReMix that I downloaded some time ago, but it was until
recenty that I feel in love with it. It reminds me of the music
played on Indian clothing stores. When I listen to that remix, I
imagine enteriong one of those stores, smelling the incense, and
then browsing the clothes racks.
- DJ Pili on September 10, 2004
- DJ Pili on September 10, 2004
I love Tikal's theme in Sonic Adventure and I love this remix of
Tikal's theme. Very good work. Anyone who has played Sonic
Adventure should download this. Hell, even if you haven't played
Sonic Adventure.
- DarkMatter_the_Enchida on April 3, 2004
- DarkMatter_the_Enchida on April 3, 2004
Tikal's theme has always been one of my favorite tracks from Sonic
Adventure 1. This remix makes it that much more soothing and it has
the feel of standing in front of the shrine of the Master Emerald
running through me in my opinion. I give it a 9.2/10.
- Falcovsleon20 on February 1, 2004
- Falcovsleon20 on February 1, 2004
that was..lovely. I loved Tikal's theme,and this remix is simply
groove-able. i had to get up and dance to it. XD; good job. the
misspelling threw me off a bit originally, but, i'm glad i
downloaded it. really nice.
- Carrie-san on March 23, 2003
- Carrie-san on March 23, 2003
An excellent regae-style remix. It takes the original tune, and
makes it even better in my opinion. Its something you can listen to
over and over and not get bored with. Well worth the download.
- IcePak on September 22, 2002
- IcePak on September 22, 2002
Simply Tikals theme with an as allready mentioned Raggae and drum
beat. Well done, but feels too drawn out. Good but could have been
better.
- Nexxus on July 20, 2002
- Nexxus on July 20, 2002
Despite the misspelling, I love this remix. So mystical and
beautiful. It really draws you in, but it all seems to go by too
quickly. All of McVaffe's work seems to be amazing, however, and
this one is no exception.
- PlatformerMastah on June 26, 2002
- PlatformerMastah on June 26, 2002
