ReMix: Sonic CD 'Saturday Night Speedway'

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Man, I love a good bassline. And from the very first nanosecond of Gecko's latest ReMix, from Sonic CD, he's got one going on. Love the mix title too - this has indeed got a groovalicious vibe that John Travolta could concievably have gotten down to way back in the decade of bad hair and cool pants. There's some interesting panning decisions going on here I'm not too sure about - bass and drums seem a little left-heavy, in particular - but there's some cross-pan delay on a nice synth that widens out the field. We've also got a cool distorted bass synth later on that ends out the track and is killa, some good if not jaw-droppingly realistic saxophone bits, piano, and a very nasal, retro synth lead that pans around a bit and is backed up by some respectable brass. I could dig the retro-factor on this lead - others may not. There's some good snare roll-ins on the drums that help w/ transitions. Biggest hangup I have is the panning, though, as on my headphones everything sounds like it heavily favors the left. Politically, I'm rather okay with that, but sonically it might be too biased :) There are some Beatles tracks I can think of that have bass and drums polarized, so it's not without precedent, it just bugged me a little in this disco/techno context. Other than that, a fun, concise number from Gecko that does achieve a feeling of a night out on the town, cruising under the street lights, like in one of 'dem crazee Mitsubishi ads where the music be playin' and the girl in the passenger seat be movin' her arms around all funny n' stuff. Right - groovy, mellow work from GY.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Oh my, that was beautiful. I loved the brass work especially. Sax, right?

- Bendario on November 3, 2011
WesternZypher;761262 wrote: Ah, this takes me back. I love all of Gecko's mixes. And yes, you NEED to play this while cruising on a summer Saturday night. It just works.

I agree with this one.

- thals1992 on March 15, 2011
Ah, this takes me back. I love all of Gecko's mixes. And yes, you NEED to play this while cruising on a summer Saturday night. It just works.

- WesternZypher on March 15, 2011
This one plays it pretty safe arrangement-wise, but that bass groove is really hard to deny. Just when it's getting going though, it ends.
Easily loopable though, so listen a few times. :-)

- OA on May 4, 2009
This is so mellow, almost ethereal.
It's extremely hard to not like this mix.
This mix is highly recommended if you're stressed and need something to listen to in order to chill out for a while.

- 42 on January 22, 2009
Basically almost exactly the same as the original.
Don't HATE this, it sounds great. However, the music for the Zones in Sonic CD are all basically variations on one melody. There's a "re-mix" for the past and future ALREADY, so there's only really so much you can re-mix, unless you can REALLY get creative...
Other than that, I really like it.

- KogeJoe on January 29, 2007
This is swelltastic. It took its time to get itself going with that chiming synth, so I got glad when a trippy piano suddenly started to spread its magic. And the sax, it sounds strangely for real, and the bass that later comes into the picture really adds some more funky style to this arrangement.
I really liked this remix, it had a wide selection of samples and instruments, and everything ran smoothly. No complaints, at all. I give this one two thumbs and two toes up, everyone should give this a listen.
Edit: Oh, and Sweden rocks.

- Bummerdude on July 13, 2006
Where are my techno-geek clothes and flashing lights?! This song matches them perfectly. Its got a great beat. As opposed to your other remix on these, "Stardust Beat", This tries various beats as opposed to a few. It worked. ^_^ Now if only i could decide which one i like more...

- Kurokun1293 on February 14, 2006
Heh, I remember having this song on my old Hard Drive... ah, yes... I played it every Saturday... Anyways, good job remixing my favorite Sonic Zone (all time periods, both US and Japan). The beat was good, and I liked the "Ahhhhhh..."ing (or whatever that was). Keep this up!

- GS on May 12, 2005
:) This song is so tight, the best part in the song is when it get to 00:01 to 00:59 when u hear the horns come in at 00:34, the song makes u want to get up and start dancing non-stop, trust me u will like this song!!

- QuestimElite on December 8, 2004
I can't stop listening to this great remix... I love the intro sound, and how it comes back near the end of the song at 2:12, but it always seems like this song ends a little too soon. It's so great, though, and I'm always putting it on again, again, and again. Sweet (but short) mix; I give it a 9.5/10.

- Something Else on July 23, 2004
Oh baby that's smooth. I love this song. Nice work Gecko, I don't know why but I have to say your sonic covers are at least 5 times better than your other stuff. I live for those kind of creepy ambient loops you opened with... it's not the effect as much as the chords I can tell, but it's the effects paired with it that make it genius. 9.5/10

- Less Ashamed Of Self on July 22, 2004
Dhsu wrote: Really? How come the main themes sound the same then? O_o;; (BTW, there's a remix based on the American Present theme in progress in the WIP board :) ).

That's because in the Japanese version the timezone themes are remixes of each other.

- Axe Canabrava on April 6, 2004
Really? How come the main themes sound the same then? O_o;; (BTW, there's a remix based on the American Present theme in progress in the WIP board :) ).

- Dhsu on March 10, 2003
Actually "Saturday Night Speedway" is based on the Good Future version, and "Stardust Beat" is based on the Past mix... but that's just what I think, anyway.
Now you need to do Bad Future and Present!

- DragoonFenix15 on March 10, 2003