ReMix: Doom 'Jade Spawn'

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This Bladiator/TO collab is actually from The Dark Side of Phobos, and is seeing the light side of OCR just now as it wasn't one of the initially posted tracks and sorta slipped through the direct-post cracks. It's dern good, though: creepy, soundtrackish work that blends a spooky-verbed piano with legato and pizzicato strings, layered electronic and acoustic kits, ambient vocal and white noise fx, and my favorite, these little flutter-trills that remind me of the excellent BGM from HBO's prematurely canceled series Carnivale. It's an unsettling musical effect, not unlike a flying insect buzzing around one's ears; it worked well there, and it works well here, creating an atmosphere of tension, suspense, and most of all unease. From there, the mix doesn't really have what I'd call a melodic direction, but it continues to build percussively and in overall intensity, which is fitting with the genre/tone. The ReMixers make intelligent decisions on instrumentation, with pizzicato fitting the bill perfectly and the distant, almost observant piano floating over the crests of waves created by the underlying arrangement. There's not too much more to say, really; if you're into dark, developing pieces, not necessarily something you can hum and definitely something you'd have trouble dancing to, but atmospheric, nocturnal, swirling, and enveloping, this is definitely something you'll get into.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Beautiful piano piece backed up with some perfect subtle atmospheric details. Surprisingly optimistic in parts, while others had a bleaker edge more characteristic of the source material. It's quite an odd ride, submerging into eerieness and surfacing into some very pretty sounding moments over and over. As strange as it is, it never stops sounding fantastic. The female vocals sounded very Twilight Princess-ish, but I dug them regardless.
I really enjoyed the relaxed nature of the mix's structure. It's a piano piece, through and through, and I appreciate that everything else was gravy. Getting atmosphere crazy or intruding on the piano's turf would have created an entirely different mix; not for the better methinks.
Awesome collab piece and a favourite when it comes to both ambience and piano. Big ups.

- Marmiduke on September 16, 2009
Amazingly well done piece - it is so calming, it helps put me to sleep!

- Mr Azar on November 9, 2008
Fantastic atmosphere that TO is clearly a master at, with some great backing strings and hugely reverberated percussion. This song feels incomprehensibly deep, yet at the same time, the tension is so high to make it feel claustrophobic. The in-game monster sounds hidden about and the vocals punctuate this . An excellent juxtaposition that works very well. To make it even better, Bladiator adds some sorrowful and understatedly beautiful piano work.
As the beat gains intensity, I was expecting it to have a more prominent climax, but it seemed not as strong as it could have been. The piano outro was nice, but seemed somewhat tacked on. A minor complaint, as the song itself is excellent.
Highly Recommended.

- OA on February 13, 2008
Ah, I'm anxious! Then there's some high and reverbed piano and it goes away. Is this the MYST mix? I suppose it sounds like 'jade.' Very pretty stuff, though, I dunno how much of the original feeling it leaves. I'm gonna give it a 4 on Ormgas. Btw, those drums kick lotsa arse.

- meccaneer on March 23, 2006
This is an excellent piece. I actually enjoy the sort of ambient "uneasy" feeling that it eminates, while at the same time it isn't too overpowering. Personally, I feel there should be more mixes like this one :D

- Palindrome on December 18, 2005
Hmm, that's strange... when I listen to this, I hear at certain parts some kind of sound that sounds like one of those Imps...
Makes me a little paranoid, that I hear Imps in the background of this track.
Great work, very mellow sounding, definatly perfect to listen to for a rainy day.

- Jered Cain Denton on December 10, 2005
Why O' why didnt doom3 have this kind of mood and feel?
Awesome song.. I love the womanesque voice humming.

- swampbug on December 1, 2005
This is a beautiful piece. It keeps a steady, enticing atmosphere that's always changing, so it needs no real climax. It's just great to listen to.
When the bass line came in, it's reminded me directly of Craig Armstrong's "Weatherstorm". They even share the same aspect of arrangement in regards to a more ambient structure.

- Souliarc on November 27, 2005
Lovely. Great job. Besides the piano lead, nice use of effects throughout. Professional quality. hmm.. not much i can bitch about here. ;)

- jorgandar on November 23, 2005
This is one of my DSoP favorites, reminiscent of Mark Snow's X-Files work.

- Devonai on November 22, 2005
I had heard this piece a while back on VGMix. I was wondering when it was going to be posted on OCR :P .
This is good, high quality music.

- Bobwillis on November 21, 2005
Easily one of the most brooding and dark pieces on the Dark Side of Phobos, Jade Spawn is also one of my personal favorites (amongst a whole slew of awesome tracks). TO's moody atmosphere blends together perfectly with Bladiator's piano and the result is excellent.
As I pointed out to TO, when the drums pick up pace midsong, it always reminds me of the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack. Not the best comparison but it's my personal note to the song. :D
A classic track.

- myf on November 21, 2005
OmegaDonut wrote: I'm assuming that since Jade Spawn has been sitting in the direct-post queue for some time, it hasn't been altered since its DSoP inception, but if has, I'd like to know. Just to save myself the trouble of downloading it again.

Yes it's been on the direct post queue. It's the same, as far as I know.

- GrayLightning on November 21, 2005
Okay. Probably my favourite of the Dark Side of Phobos, but I won't put it down to just one track. It's definitely up there. Just a wonderful progression throughout the whole song, of which is hard source to work with. Bladiator and TO work well together, as evident in 'Clairvoyant Elegy'. Jade Spawn is an improvement on that collaboration. Keep working together guys.

- watkinzez on November 21, 2005
I'm assuming that since Jade Spawn has been sitting in the direct-post queue for some time, it hasn't been altered since its DSoP inception, but if has, I'd like to know. Just to save myself the trouble of downloading it again.

- OmegaDonut on November 21, 2005

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