ReMix: Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade 'Space Drifter'

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Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade

Yes, you read that right: Linus Spacehead. Slightly less famous than a certain Finnish OS developer by the same first name, Mr. Spacehead didn't really make huge waves or encroach on the well-staked territory of Mario, Luigi, or about a zillion other better-known platformer heroes, when he made his debut. Perhaps it was because of his spacehead, the size of which reportedly frightened young children and made bashful ladies avert their eyes. But enough of that - regardless of its goofy title or relative obscurity, Linus did have a half-decent soundtrack, which resident OCR Judge DarkeSword has taken and ReMixed into a catchy sort of high-tech light-jazz affair. Now, I sorta had to agree with a couple of the judges, who did cite Mr. Ansari for overusing a certain saxophone patch, the ubiquity of which isn't necessarily a problem save that there are better, more deserving lead patches out there that could spice up Shariq's musical curry. You'll have to forget I ever used that metaphor or you'll hate me for life. At any rate, GrayLightning was the most positive voice evaluating the mix, and what GrayLightning thinks is:

"Kenny Darkesword G is back with another sax mix? Very fitting with the title you've given it. I think this may be my favorite of yours so far. Only slight complaint is the sax sounds slightly mechanical at times, but sax is one of the hardest to sequence. I love the vibe of this whole piece. Groovy bass line. I always like hearing unique mixes, and this is no exception. This also reminds me of gradius music. Very chill and completely capable work darkesword. "

Personally, I didn't feel this was quite up to the standard of Shariq's other pieces on the site. Jesse puts it well, as some of my beef may in fact be with the original:

"this is strong work, and a solid arrangement of a less than breathtaking piece."

It's enjoyable, pleasant, but it's not very risky outside of covering esoteric source material, and an alternate lead timbre would have helped with variety as, even if you allow for the sax if evaluating the piece in a vacuum, it still became overused even within the same song. Regardless, it's a testament to the high level of proficiency and creativity that Shariq's attained that a mix that isn't necessarily up to his own standards is still quite a worthwhile endeavour and still represents some good tunage.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
hi2u obscure game! Sortof decent track on it's own, if a bit vanilla, and the arrangement does feature some cool ideas, but some of the samples haven't held up so well, and the second half doesn't expand enough on the ideas set forth in the first half. The sax patch is a little shaky in some spots, and sounds very mechanical, but it works. The synths sounded really nice though, and were a strong point.
Probably one of my least favorite DS mixes, but still pretty competent.

- OA on November 20, 2009
I like how the mood transitions from relaxing to bouncy and back again without dropping the space drifting vibe it has going for it. The synth fade-ins, fade-outs, and reverb are all lovingly polished. Add the percussion sprinkles and choir icing to the mix and this takes the cake. No lie.
Also, I don't care if DS has used it before; that's one sexy sax.

- Polo on November 20, 2008
I have already posted how much I enjoy this arrangment but since it was brought back to the board, I'll say again how much I like it.
"I like this mix, I like-it-alot"

- Flare4War on February 16, 2005
I would have to agree that this remix ROCKS! Probably either my favorite or second favorite on the site. And, as the person above mentioned, way too much techno gets posted to this site. :)

- remline on February 15, 2005
jorgandar wrote: I think this is one of the best mixes ever posted. The reason is that it's DIFFERENT. it follows a different style than the same old tired cliche techno crap that gets posted time and time again. people struggle with difference because it's harder to understand. oh well, i dont credit many people for being as smart as me.
great work.

Thanks but DON'T BASH TECHNO :|

- DarkeSword on August 20, 2004
I think this is one of the best mixes ever posted. The reason is that it's DIFFERENT. it follows a different style than the same old tired cliche techno crap that gets posted time and time again. people struggle with difference because it's harder to understand. oh well, i dont credit many people for being as smart as me.
great work.

- jorgandar on August 20, 2004
Gren-Lohart wrote:
Kaleb Grace wrote: can EMA (eat my ass).
What the heck, that makes about as much sense as "Eat my shorts" but is far more unsettling.

Yeah, it's probably the equivelent of a "tossed salad" (even though this latter term makes even less sense).
Erm. :?
Anyway, I don't see why one saxaphone sample makes this sound the same as Angel. With that reasoning, I guess every rock or metal song sounds the same too, as they all use guitars. :roll:

- Kaleb.G on June 4, 2004
I already said I liked this song :D
As for Angel, I'll sum up some will and go over and reveiw it one day... but yeah Linus Spacehead =Kickass remix = Highly recommended o.O

- Kodeir` on May 10, 2004
Kodeir` wrote: ...I just listened to Angel and I'm sorry - what the hells wrong? Nothing. Just because their both jazzy doesn't mean they're the same song. I mean I hear the same guitar in most songs of most bands... just because an instruments the same doesn't mean that the song sounds the same.
I mean look at Techno, Country, Rap... their all using variants of an instrument widely used in the genre and mostly ALL the songs sound similar - yet that doesn't mean they are the same song - or really that much alike.

Thanks. ^_^
but what did you think of the song? :(

- DarkeSword on May 9, 2004
...I just listened to Angel and I'm sorry - what the hells wrong? Nothing. Just because their both jazzy doesn't mean they're the same song. I mean I hear the same guitar in most songs of most bands... just because an instruments the same doesn't mean that the song sounds the same.
I mean look at Techno, Country, Rap... their all using variants of an instrument widely used in the genre and mostly ALL the songs sound similar - yet that doesn't mean they are the same song - or really that much alike.

- Kodeir` on May 9, 2004
Kaleb Grace wrote: can EMA (eat my ass).
What the heck, that makes about as much sense as "Eat my shorts" but is far more unsettling. Anyway, The flow of this song reminds me alot of his sonic remix. It's gotta a good groove to it, and the samples don't stike me as bad or unhumanly. Atlest not to where as i'd notice it right off. It's made it on my hard drive and i think it's here to stay. Something seems missing though, i'm not sure but that might be sleep deprivation talking or something. Yeah, probly that. Anyway nice job.

- Gren-Lohart on May 7, 2004
Great mix here Shariq! All those people bitching because you used the same sax samples can EMA (eat my ass). This mix is very well made, and has a great groove.
You really should make that Schala sax remix just to stick it to 'em. :P

- Kaleb.G on April 14, 2004
Never even heard of the game, but this sounds pretty good. A catchy, upbeat tune and as someone else said, it is kinda of reminiscent of "Space Lion" from Cowboy Bebop. Pretty cool. Recommended.

- Rapyer2986 on April 13, 2004
As much as I like trance it is always good to listen to remixes which are different than the usual techno/trance types with the usual instruments. I have never heard of the original song before but this is exceptional, definitely something which I can share with my friends who are not into gaming music. Keep up with the good work!
Now about the similarities of this song to the other piece from Sonic, I just listened to both and would say that for the most part (95%+) these two songs are completely different. IMO some people might think this way because the smooth sound of the saxphone?

- whatever on April 11, 2004
Piejacked! wrote: I agree with fisherman. I've heard this soundscape before. The saxophone chords are nearly identical to those in Angel. The choir patch does exactly the same thing it did in Party in the Snowland.
I notice a few differences in accompanyment though. The bass isn't as low-key as it usually is in your mixes, and the drums are somewhat more lively. Still, to the casual listener, it's hard to differentiate this from some of your other styles.
So yes, it stands on it's own feet, but it has a formulaicness to it.

A saxophone patch hardly counts as a 'soundscape.'
The textures between Angel, Party in the Snowland, and Space Drifter are unique among eachother. Look past the lead.

- DarkeSword on April 10, 2004

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