ReMix: Donkey Kong Country 'Blue Vision'

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Donkey Kong Country

Atmospheric agua in the form of downbeat electronica from bLiNd, covering the groovy, super laid-back water tunage from Donkey Kong Country. Gotta love the original, and though there's not much additional arrangement to speak of, Jordan has done good, wholesome things with the instrumentation, choosing impeccably his various replacements for the original SNES timbres and mixing the whole enchilada to a milky, deep, reverberating abyss of music. I now have a much longer commute thanks to a new job, but mixes like this give me less to complain about - very soothing, perhaps even enough to make me forget about people that leave their turning signals on for ten miles or go twenty in the left lane when the limit's thirty or don't understand the concept of a merge or yield and never will or . . . well, you get the point. Mr. Aguirre's latest ambient work might not completely alleviate the commute, but it'll certainly help - liquid analog synths, echoing arpeggios, and nothing grating or intrusive to spoil the vibe. Good stuff - a bit more interpretation of the melody/chords would've pushed it into "great" territory, but it still comes recommended.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
While Aquatic Ambiance employs a subtle, minutely worrisome feel, Blue Vision is openly sweeping, bubbly, and pronounces the beat to the point where I just gotta bob my head. Every lead synth is endearingly elastic, and the constant ebb and flow of effects adds to the strong but gentle current in this mix. I also like the way the chewy supporting lead (3:07+) alters itself briefly before the very end (4:08+).

- Polo on July 17, 2009
Great job with this remix!!! You have no idea how many times I've listened to this song in particular! This song has inspired me to work on a song with Aquatic Ambiance. It's taking a long time and a lot of hard work, though.

- luckystud77 on June 29, 2009
Oh my l really need to stop playing this. It is a excellent remix you have created.

- metalsnakejuice on May 30, 2009
Thank you so much for making this! The original one from the DKC is one of my favorite video game songs. Your version makes it even better. A very well done remix! Thank you so very much for making it, and i hope you remix more songs from the DKC series.

- Lemon on July 29, 2008
I think it's safe to say that this is my favorite OC ReMix for quite some time now.
bLiNd did a fantastic job with this song. A very good aquatic atmosphere, great sound and a great arrangement.

- Mano on June 2, 2007
this song is accurate to the very last ...uh...how to say...beat? But man, its just one of those songs that won't burn out in a looong time. Good job mate :D

- HoboKa on January 24, 2007
I can definitely hear contribution, as well as allusion to the original sound theme.
There seems to be something really beautiful appearing in the electric background toward the end... you know? The part that fades away...
It would have been nice to hear more of that. Great work lad.

- KogeJoe on January 21, 2007
im not one to remix but i thought this was pretty cool
gave it a small twist to the sound of the theme

- SiC-DCoN on December 30, 2005
Hey, I'm fairly new here, youknow, searchin' around, and this was the second mp3 i dl'ed. D.K. Country's music is expressed through combinations of chords and rhythms, and bLiNd, you got that!
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-9 o/of 10

- _blank on December 28, 2005
Wow, where can I start?... This mix gives the complete power of the original water levels directly from the game, but doubles it. It gave both soothing elements throughout the mix, but still kept a strong beat to keep a realistic feeling of dangerous waters that you would be swimming through. This was by far one of the best water effect mixes I've ever heard, and deserves to be heard by all.
Final Grade: 9 out of 10

- Magnum_Thunder on October 2, 2005
fake reviewer wrote: This remix was kind of funky, the original was along many other DK songs great to listen to, but bLiNd here took it one some step further to make it slightly better and to improve the listening experience. A very chill remix that has the charm of the original but the style of bLiNd. Very good!

Yeah, I´m totally agreeing with fake here, great song dude. :D

- Bummerdude on September 29, 2005
Even with a ReMix too close to the original, i think it sound very pleasant. But a little more modifications on it would make it perfect.

- Ruby Moon on July 25, 2005
A great piece that flows very well. Nice work.

- Pip is uh..... on July 22, 2005
This remix is absolutely fantastic! I love the original version, and this is even better. I really can't think of anything negative to say about this; great work. I will certainly d/l more of your remixes.

- Homunculus on October 3, 2004
First off Congratulations on making an awesome atmospheric trance track and second off great sound design. Some of the best LFO I've heard in quite some time and your intro had some of the best sounding trance synths on it I've heard in quite some time.

- Sanguineuniverse on September 20, 2004

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