ReMix:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "Sonik Azure" 3:40

Love those warm guitar vibes.

Nice textures and panning, but the source doesn't really lend itself to an exciting overall mix. Clean guitar could use a little tuning as well. The sounds chosen were fine, and I did like the synth, but it didn't feel like much happened during the course of the mix. Sorry, not my favorite.

I still associate this remix with the exact moment I decided to make my own remixes. That may come off as cheesy, but I felt like posting it anyway.

When I first started listening to this song and the guitar kicked in, I had to take my headphones off and inspect them to make sure neither candy nor gold was coming out of the earpieces.

That's when I knew this one was a keeper.

The piano at the end just seals the deal, by the way.

A fine mix! The clean guitar being out of tune takes it down a notch, took a bit of getting used to. It would probably sound really good if it was in tune.

The guitar-riff sounds that come after the first lead, actually emerging from behind it, sound really good. That's a cool moment specifically. I like the outro too.

--Eino

It must really suck to have a professionals musical ear because it seems this mix has been judged based on correctness by some people more than the actual sound of the song.

Someone may just have a bright idea to play out of tune for that tuned out feel hehe.

I say it sounds awesom even if somethings not as it would be expected.

I couldn't agree more! No one can possibly do it better than Analoq here! This is just a one-of-kind brilliant fucking song! I just love it! Seriously, no one can do it better than anoloq! His guitar driven and synthy groovy pieces just blow everyone away! You gotta love that guitar! and what better way to end the song than with a cool little part recorded on an old fuzzy, crackling record player?! This is just amazing analoq, I love you for this one!

This is quite possibly one of the best mixes on the site. Or ever. I was really stunned by it when I first heard it. The sound quality is amazing. The guitar is excellent. And the ending is really original. Really really excellent stuff.

Yes, 'creative' is the key word here... it sounds like Hootie and the Blowfish mixed with late 90's synths and a carefree sensibility worthy of Oasis...all with a piano at the end! But I must say it all holds together beautifully -- a delicious piece of ear-candy.

This is a totally unexpected twist on the original Azure Lake song... and it's awesome. It's slower, much more mellow, and definitely worth a download.

The thing that struck me most was the ending, though--it took more than a few listens to realize, but I think it's actually the second half of Azure Lake's song, just extremely slowed down and made to sound like a classical piece. Not entirely obvious what it is, and I like that. Very creative mix.

Interesting you said that it seems like a rolling credits type song. I thought the same thing, so I emailed analoq and got permission to use his song in a short movie I made for a movie competition. It turned out like anyone would expect with such an atmospheric song. Really captured what I was going for.

Great mix

Analoq!!! You totally did this song justice! After hearing this, I might take up the guitar. Or will I... Seriously though, you nailed it.

Pretty much the entire OC Remix collection is awesome. Even among that company, though, there are a few songs that have enough longevity to follow me from MP3, to CD-R, to whatever media the future holds. This is one such keeper. It strikes a unique mood that I haven't heard on a single other piece. Ignore the complaints about out-of-tune guitar. I've listened five times already and I can't detect it.

I generally prefer synths to guitars.

But this mix is anyway one of my favorites on OCR.

The marriage between filtered synths and guitars

(distorted lead and rythmic) is here a real success.

well... i really like the composition, effects and panning tricks used here. the main problem is that the guitars are so out of tune that it makes it hard for me to listen to. i would have brought the level on the lead guitar down just a little bit, and used some more interesting phrasing, but it's not my song is it? works great. just think that it would have been high up there in my playlist of oc remixes had the guitars been in tune. next time right??