ReMix: Super Mario World 'Da Phunky Forest'

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Super Mario World

Odd in a good way. Erratic percussion combines with mellow electric piano and MANY other cameo instruments including steel drum, theremin, guitar fret-noises, and several others. The result is a spooky, somewhat slapdash, but ultimately intelligent & musical arrangement from SMW. Judges all admired the originality, with Dan-the-Man noting: "Yeah I think this is another keeper. Except for the deviation from the original chord progression (which is a personal taste thing) it's very HQ with nice variation from the original but also staying faithful." - this from the OverClocked ReMix equivalent of American Idol's Simon Cowell :) If someone described simply in words, in greater detail, what newcomer Adhesive_Boy was trying to do with this mix, I would probably have some serious hesitancy toward whether or not it could be done and sound halfway decent, but while at times non-sequitir, this is a decent arrangement that takes some risks in the arrangement AND instrumentation arenas and pulls everything off in the end. Kudos for something different - definitely memorable; not driving or dancing music by a longshot, but something you can listen to and focus on and not get bored with - effectively changing background music into foreground music. Artistic, and recommended to the more adventurous.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Very unique and slick take(s) on the theme, though that weird choir patch i could have done without; I guess it lends character to the song.
This is a pretty experimental mix; Some sections are spot on, and some really don't gel, IMO. The first rendition of the theme was the best, I thought. SOme of the others get a bit too out there to really strike me as much more than a novelty. Maybe i'm just thinking too conservatively. I didn't think the chiptunes and flute section worked at all. There wasn't any anchor to that section. Maybe with a solid beat and a strong bassline it'd be a different story.
Soundwise, I really liked the kick sample used; it fit perfectly with the busy patterns you used. The epiano was also nice.
I strongly recommend listening to this one, as there are some really cool ideas, even if a few of them go a bit too far.

- OA on October 7, 2008
I'd just like to say that this remix is great and funny and...confusing. BUT THAT'S A GOOD THING, MR. ADHESIVE. The Forest of Illusion is about to get more hard to crack with this remix! (Also, my favorite sound in this remix is that wondeful and odd screeching noise. Spectacular!" :-)

- Serenade on May 1, 2007
Super remix. Very imaginative, very technical, obscure but extremely listenable, very intelligent. Great work, well done 8)

- Brand New Retro on February 11, 2005
Awesome stuff, I love the sounds and samples and those triplets in the background

- jordex on September 5, 2004
Great remix right here
Keep it up man

- Al Capwn on June 22, 2004
Great stuff man!! Loved this melody originally, and this ReMix is even better!!! Kudos for your great work man!!! :D

- Vash the Stampede on May 8, 2004
edit: link no longer works, sorry
This is the original .it file, compressed (to 6.86 megs) because it's pretty big and I was really inefficient with the samples. I recommend that you use MODplug tracker (http://www.modplug.com) to open it instead of winamp, because with modplug you can view the actual notes and it plays .it files better anyway.

- Adhesive_Boy on September 1, 2003
Man, this is sooo great. It's one of only a couple of remixes I actually come back and listen to once in a while. Outstanding. :D

- Nigel Simmons on May 10, 2003
One of the coolest Tunes in mario World remixed with style. Thank You! It's great.

- Prono on April 3, 2003
It's original, clever, hard to describe, and the original song kicked ass to begin with! i like it a lot. I especially love the augmented chord at 0:40 I'm sucha sucker for those things. ^_^ The way the song moves smoothly brings in new musical ideas without leaving you behind. I'm sorry I make no sense. I'll just stop now.

- Kamikaze Noodle on January 29, 2003
This track is a great combination of why-the-hell not spontaneity, and evenly- and carefully-measured mood. Eccentric, but effortless and talented eccentric, not random eccentric. I enjoyed this almost as much as [b]Frosted Mini-Chex [/b]and it left fewer dishes to boot.
Great work!

- Unipulator on January 23, 2003
Thanks a bunch, guys. You have no idea how happy I am right now...considering that this was put together for a contest in a short time span. Djpretzel did say "slapdash", which is true. I could've definitely made some transitions a lot better...but I felt like I just wanted to go crazy and do everything that came to mind with the tune. I just picked out random samples and started remixing. Certainly the most fun thing I've done...
And someone mentioned Radiohead - I love 'em! One of the keyboard riffs is similar to part of "Morning Bell"...at least a little anyway.
Thanks again, guys :)

- Adhesive_Boy on January 22, 2003
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Wow. I'm speechless. This song is totally unpredictable and freakishly bizarre. It sounds like a cross between an old German opera (with the Viking lady singing at the top of her lungs), a "ghost house/horror" tune, a bunch of old NES MIDI clips (which kind of sound like the first [i]Zelda[/i] game in one of the castle levels), and a slow trance mix all at once...and I LIKE it! Very, very nice job.

- Daikun on January 22, 2003
I really love all the directions that this piece takes throughout its relatively short span . . . you never know what is going to happen next in this mix, unlike most mixes that fall into a predictable groove that doesn't stray too far from the original piece. This ambience kind of reminds me of Radiohead--very enjoyable stuff.

- King Dedede on January 22, 2003
wow this is great. just like Seattle said, total ear candy.
good fun.

- DaleNorth on January 22, 2003

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