ReMix: Streets of Rage 'Going Up'
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- Game: Streets of Rage (Sega, 1991, GEN)
- ReMixer(s): Ryu7x
- Composer(s): Yuzo Koshiro
- Song(s): 'Violent Breathing'
- Posted: 2002-08-03, evaluated by djpretzel
I'm a big fan of Ryu7x's SFEX mix - I still think it was a cool song choice and well-handled. While this isn't quite as dynamic, due largely to being based off a far simpler track (very brief BGM from the original Streets of Rage for Genesis), I still dug it. Whenever a decision is made to cover a highly repetitive and relatively basic piece, there are several issues to consider - how to develop the shorter piece into a more substantial song, and whether that development should involve deviating from the original with entirely new sections (I'm probably the biggest perpetrator of that methodology) or to rely on repetition with subtle variation, which was what Ryu7x opted for here. Whether or not there's enough variation to justify about three minutes of music here, you'll have to decide for yourself, but I do know that there's some good solid musical ideas - the funky 808 drums with mechanical, non-stop hi-hat, echoing sirens, seamless usage of original game fx, a gritty, modulated bassline, and some layered comping strings - there's a lot of motion and much goings on, but you do have to listen for the changes, additions, and subtractions, as otherwise it essentially sounds like one big (but good) loop. I don't mind that too much, though I always lean towards more deviation with own interpretations. Hopefully that write-up gives you a good idea of whether or not you think you'd be into this - it's not easy material to cover and make overly interesting, and I think Ryu7x has done an admirable job.
Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the The song gets repetative for my tastes, and while DJP says in the write-up that he might overuse the 'new section added in' theory to mixing a song, I feel that it would have been welcome here. Something to break up the action could have really refreshed the concept and made further variations later on be more welcome. Overall, the song is decent, but it doesn't catch my ear.
- DragonAvenger on October 25, 2009
- justinj212 on January 20, 2009
- Captain Skyhawk on June 20, 2008
- MechaFone on April 14, 2008
it's an old mix but a good one to discover ryu7x.
ryu was able to keep the old electronica feeling we all feel when re playing street of rage all over again, with addition of those fun "city" noises.
- Doulifée on December 23, 2007
It sounds like the source was pretty short to begin with, but there is a decent amount of arrangement. It really doesn't stand up to repeated listens though, there needs to be a change in the drum patterns.
- OA on December 27, 2006
- Txai on January 24, 2005
The drums don't do anything. They just kind of sit there playing the same pattern over and over again.
I like the strings though! Very nicely pulled off. The entire remix sort of reminds me of something from, say, Armored Core...
- Beatdrop on August 6, 2002
This was not my first submission, my first submission was Guardian Legend - Liquid Corridor, and then Street Fighter EX - Pullum Summer Trance Mix 2002 whitch was actualy my latest remix, this remix was made after Liquid Corridor so it is a little less exiting compared to Pullum Summer Trance Mix 2002.
And yes, the track that I remixed was Round 7, the elevator stage before the final stage from Streets of Rage, I tried to give the listener a fell of moving up in that elevator.
- Ryu7x on August 6, 2002
for a 1st submission, not bad at all.
Was this tune from the final stage elevator to Mr.X? i hear lots of elevator sounds in BG but not sure if it was just thrown in......
- Streets of Rage bum on August 5, 2002
U gotta love that kick. Boom. This had been mixed quite well, as that kick does take up quite a bit of headroom at times. What else can I say? Cool.
- Malcos on August 5, 2002
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- Disco Dan on August 4, 2002
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