ReMix: Barbie Super Model 'PlasticGoddess'
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- Game: Barbie Super Model (Hi-Tech Expressions, 1994, SNES)
- ReMixer(s): Children of the Monkey Machine
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- Posted: 2002-09-10, evaluated by djpretzel
I have to admit, it did take me awhile to appreciate where CotMM was going with this amusing ReMix of the SNES stink-bomb license, Barbie Supermodel. I didn't really appreciate it musically until about 0'36" where the rather cool underlying drum work becomes more clearly audible. Of course, there's instant appreciation simply on the neat-o factor of covering an awful game with - to be extremely kind with my adjectives - a dismissable soundtrack. The main melody is covered by a piercing synth texture that is certainly not what I would call "pleasing", nor clearly is it meant to be. I think many will concentrate on this specific point and probably not get too into it. If you can focus on the rhythms and textures in the impressive industrial drum region, however, and consider the fact that CotMM had some pretty gnasty source material from which to work, I think there's a certain twisted appeal. Stick it out to the end for a cacophonous conclusion and a pseudo-serious evil + brief vocal. Musically, this won't go down in history as a benchmark, but it ain't bad either, has rather good percussion, and illustrates a diamterically opposed style being grafted onto the plastic sheen of childhood's favorite big-busted, heel-footed icon. Plllassstiiiccc Godddeesssss . . .
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the - yosefu on October 11, 2009
Even after a refresher course from the chiptunes, it's a bit hard for me to identify the pieces CotMM used here, and I probably wouldn't have realized they were from the game if the remix hadn't told me. That said, though, it's an interesting piece..perhaps [i]because[/i] they're so vastly transformed? I mean, The through a glass darkly connotation that comes from changing such dopey, perky tunes into something mangled, eerie, and industrial is absolutely fantastic regardless of whether it's my cup of tea or not, and I've got to give him props for the venture. As I've come to expect from CotMM, always unique work.
If Barbie Supermodel had been set in a dystopic and/or zombie-infested USA, this would be on the sound track. I can see her now, rollerblading her way through the debris of what was once Hawaii and wondering what color assault rifle matches her purse.
- Carrie-san on October 10, 2009
I think the ending was a bit abrupt, but the slow burnout of the ending works ok enough.
Pretty cool that a random dare could produce possibly one of his best mixes.
- OA on September 29, 2008
is...
awesome...
I am a big industrial fan, and this is incredible. Definetly humorous. Sounds like there was quite a bit of Skinny Puppy influence in this mix. Good job.
- PancakeHero on September 13, 2004
Definitely not my type of music, but quite awesome for those that like it. Bonus points for doing this to Barbie. :D
- Durinthal on January 11, 2004
- Wiley Otis on November 19, 2003
This mix RULEZ! The irony of making such a twisted song from a Barbie game... it kicks more ass than, erm, something that kicks a lot of ass... I just wish I was as good at distorting my stuff without making it sound like KRRSSHHCHHHHWAAAAHHH!! CotMM is my hero! ^_^
- Kamikaze Noodle on February 1, 2003
- mDuo13 on January 25, 2003
Not all together a good remix.
- ChristKiller on November 1, 2002
- Landon on October 7, 2002
like it, but that's ok because I had faith in the judging board of OCR to
let this little chunk of electric misery shine through. (:
I find it very interesting that Shael's mix went up that the same time. His
drum samples came from a POS Casio keyboard, and the lead synth
in this remix was actually an old Casio PCM keyboard run through a
Zoom 607 bass pedal and an Marshal guitar amp. It gave it a very unique
shimmery sound to the high frequencies. This was also the first remix
I tried actually playing anything live on, which is why it isn't quite as
sharp as some of my other material.
The original concept behind this track was to be an industrial ballad of
sorts in the style of the NIN track Star*uckers Inc. complete with lyrics.
Well, as you can hear that got cut down to just a few words twisted in
the start of the track and the tagline hissing from under the melody here
and there.
The Monkey Machine is going to try and take a break from industrial
distortionfest brainraping for a while and attempt to focus on atmosphere,
like my last Chrono Trigger track. Sometimes I have to relax too, (:.
- m68030 on September 11, 2002
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