ReMix: Sonic the Hedgehog 'sonik special'

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Sonic the Hedgehog

It's all about that funky bassline, jeeves. analoq gives us our first ReMix of Sonic's bonus music - light, trippy fare to begin with - and mixes it up with true electro-funk style. You've got excellent, funky, articulated acoustic drummage, a noticeable and noticeably good bassline that bends the genre more towards funk than any other element, some wonderful pads, and - becoming something of an analoq signature, and I've got no complaints whatsoever - a great variety of processed guitars. Oh yeah, and some rippin' and rupturin' analog synth grooving's thrown in there for good measure, too. What shines to me on analoq's work is that no one element has been neglected, or is serving a purely auxiliary role - each bit gets attention, is worth noting, and could serve as "that little bit of something extra" that would set an average mix apart from the crowd. Here, every instrument/track fits that description. Good arrangement too, taking a pleasant, albeit repetitive theme that almost sounded like elevator music originally and making it much livelier, expanding on the melody with the solo guitar, etc. Having high-quality equipment - and knowing how to use it - combined with an ear for arranging and genre adaptations are two deadly ingredients for ReMixing, and analoq uses them both here to great effect. Recommended.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
The music is pretty cool, no doubt about that. Good base, percussion... But it does not do this melody justice. Actually, this is not my most FAVORITE Sonic 1 piece, but I kinda liked it... More could have been done with this melody besides just sitting it on one chord for most of the song. And then when it goes into the bridge, WHY does it go down to the 5th instead of the flat VII chord? Kills the original melody. Sorry, but this piece makes the original melody sound boring and uninteresting. What's going on sounds really awesome, but more could have been done in terms of creative re-interpretation on the part of the chords, and maybe even the melody.

- KogeJoe on January 29, 2007
How many funky Sonic remixes are we going to have exactly? This is like the 8th time I'm once again forced to use the words groovy, funky and swell, since there are no other words to describe it.
To transform the original track into this funky arrangement sure was a tough challenge, but from what I can remember, the Special Zone didn't really have a super-happy melody to begin with, at least compared with other games.
But as djpretzel said about every instrument being special, I think his right about that point. Although you used a gigantic arsenal of different samples and thingamajings, all of them shines on their own in their way and gives this remix some extra credit. It's like a cardhouse, if you remove one the house will most probably end up in a pile.
Funky, groovy and swell stuff, that's all I can say. Good stuff. :D

- Bummerdude on July 14, 2006
Yo Analoq i just wanted to say this is an awesome Remix :D I only heard the first 3 seconds and I knew I was gonna love it. I've heard alot of Sonic Remixes but this one, by far, is one of the best i've ever heard! I like the funky techno feel to it, I miss those kinda songs, but you have revived it. Keep up the great work!

- DarthSonicJK on August 2, 2005
This is the 2nd of Analoqs track's that I downloaded. The 1st being his spectacular Sonik Azure mix. When I first heard it I thought it was good but easy to pass by. I didn't listen to it much after that. Luckily one night after some hard "partyin" I came home blitzed and decided to listen to music before I went to bed. This track somehow found its way onto a cd I burned. After that I really loved the track. It's just oozing greatness. It has a real liquid feel to it. I think the mix really hits it's stride at 1:30 and after that its pure gold! Solid solid solid trippy stuff! Worth the download. Excellent job Analoq!

- Pip is uh..... on March 11, 2005
funky monkey
im gonna be having trouble getting this song outa my head
all of analoq's songs are so... hip
w00t this is sweet *starts singing along*

- jordex on January 3, 2005
Is anyone else reminded of the Futopia ads when they listen to this?
Probably some of analoq's best stuff. I like it. It's nice and layed back type of stuff that I like to listen to. Good job.

- Moo2u on August 5, 2003
analoq wrote:
nostalgic gen wrote: But next time I'd like to hear something that's a break from the mould: something to get excited about again :D

k, how about a FF trance remix? i'll get started on it right away...
cheers.

Amidst all this posting mayhem I missed your reply.
I look forward to hearing the end result :)

- nostalgic gen on July 19, 2003
Hehe, she is very talented. Also, she simply adores trance. :P

- spacepony on July 19, 2003
According to him he's a her. I guess he has issues 8O

- nostalgic gen on July 19, 2003
nostalgic gen wrote: Nobody who's heard analoq's music can miss her abundance of talent.

Ahem...her?
http://www.aaronmatthews.com
;)

- KyleJCrb on July 18, 2003
nostalgic gen wrote: But next time I'd like to hear something that's a break from the mould: something to get excited about again :D

k, how about a FF trance remix? i'll get started on it right away...
cheers.

- analoq on July 18, 2003
The overall quality of this song is as high as ever but, yeah, as stated earlier, it kinda goes downhill after the intro. The tune doesn't really match the style, and I'm not sure choosing an overdriven electric guitar really helps things either.
Oh yeah, I also queried the use of that pad in the intro, Xelebes.
I have to admit, though, I kinda have an issue with analoq's work: I remember when I first downloaded Stunt Race FX; I was really excited and promptly rushed off to analoq's ws to dl the rest of her stuff, but I was left a bit deflated by the fact that it all sounded the same, and this track is no exception.
Comparing this with Stunt FX, some of the instruments used just sound like the same patch from the same synth to me, and then there's the same guitar... plus the arrangement is always to the same as well. It all sounds a bit, well, samey
Of course people develop their own style, but this goes beyond that for me. It sounds like the songs are being written to a formula.
Nobody who's heard analoq's music can miss her abundance of talent. As songs in their own right, I always enjoy the quality of the music and production. But next time I'd like to hear something that's a break from the mould: something to get excited about again :D

- nostalgic gen on July 18, 2003
Like AmIEvil's "Battle Rocks," this mix could very easily be placed in a heist flick, like "Ocean's Eleven."
Anyway, I love the bassline. Reminds me of the aforementioned heist flick. When the melody comes in-gold. It's something I'd crank up if I were a DJ at one of my school's dances.

- Domukaz on July 15, 2003
It was awesome a few weeks ago, and it still rocks today :D In continuously repetitive words of you in Mae's chat: "Nice work! Let's masturbate!" :P

- KyleJCrb on July 12, 2003
endblink wrote:
analoq wrote: the result is odd and uncomfortable at first. but it becomes less odd and less uncomfortable with each listen to the point where it seems natual and fitting.
There's a psychological term for that... and dammit, I can't remember it. I remember going over this in my cognitive psychology class. What it essentially boiled down to is that anything can become bearable to listen to when you hear it enough times.
Habituation.
Oddly, I experienced the opposite. When I first listened to this remix, the melody seemed unusual but hardly incongruous. The second time, it sounded forced, and when I held a tiebreaker, I wanted to filter it out. Actually, I think the instrumentation and processing had more to do with it than the arrangement; what works well with that guitar in "Sonik Azure" doesn't work so well here. Everything else is outstanding, though.

- Kaseijin on July 12, 2003

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