ReMix: Final Fantasy VII 'Mark of the Beatsmith'
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- Game: Final Fantasy VII (Square, 1997, PS1)
- ReMixer(s): Hy Bound
- Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu
- Song(s): 'Mark of a Traitor'
- Posted: 2007-09-27, evaluated by djpretzel
God, we haven't had an FF7 ReMix posted in these parts in what feels like... oh, at least a couple weeks. Voices of the Lifestream has been very well received, and we're working on potential contests and VotL-related stuff - keep your eyes and ears open. We did recently make the album available on Last.fm, so you can listen to all the tracks right from your browser - sweet. This track was particularly interesting to me for two reasons. One, I considered doing an arrangement of the source material myself as a second contribution to the project, but couldn't really find an approach I liked, and second, because Hy Bound was one of the few artists on the project I'd not previously heard of. Fortunately, he did a wonderful job with a tricky track. Clocking in at 7'20", this is a pretty epic mix that intros ambient with some very shimmery, high-end aliasing effects and strings, but builds up big beat mojo with some strong drum work, as the title might suggest, and has more than a couple arrangement/production tricks up its sleeve. The way Tyler works with the chromatic "melody" from the source, which is more of a riff than a theme, especially towards the end when he's layering it on top of itself, is purdy cool. Now seems like as good a time as any to mention to our listeners that we've been slower with posting and evaluating mixes lately largely due to this project - it's very difficult to support such an undertaking while still running the overall site, and in this instance I was involved not just with a mix but with artwork, site design, and promotion. Nevertheless, the show must and has gone on, and we should be back up to full speed shortly. Of Tyler's contribution, zircon writes:
"I was excited to see Hy Bound volunteering to contribute to VotL after hearing his work on sgx's remix albums. His main influence for this piece was the artist Hybrid, who deals in progressive nu-skool breakbeats; fans of BT may also hear some trademark stuttering effects and other tasty audio processing techniques throughout."
... very cool. Though VotL certainly featured a lot of big names that have been regulars in these parts for some time, it wouldn't be the same without some newcomers as well, and Hy's piece was a pleasant surprise that provided an awesome and thorough take on what I consider some of the most difficult source material FF7 contains.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the - jididly on November 13, 2008
Also, on another side note, your original music is BRILLIANT: namely Bed of Knives. I'm pleased to admit that your compositional skills are just as strong as your arrangement ideas, if not stronger. Sometimes it feels like some artists in this community aren't as great as creating original melodies as they are at arranging, but you sir, I believe, are the real deal.
Keep up the awesome work. I'll be very eagerly awaiting any album releases in the future. Fingers crossed.
=]
- RedFusion on September 16, 2008
- Platonist on March 10, 2008
This is absolutely INCREDIBLE, in a weird laid-back-yet-ass-kicking way. The beats rock hard, with an almost understated theme on top of them, and it shouldn't work, but holy gods it does.
I look forward to hearing more from this remixer. :-)
- Mockingbird on March 10, 2008
- TJF588 on February 8, 2008
TJF588;373771 wrote: Well, this'll make for a cruddy first post, but in searching for this ReMix I ran across this topic, so...
On the VotL page(s), anything linking to this song (either in the .torrent or the mirror hosts), the ID3 tags (or whate'er they are) label the song with the word "Beathsmith". Seems this was corrected in the individual post here on the main site, but it's still bothersome.
For the record, should I burn CDs with this typo intact, or would it be better to correct it before etching one of many greats into flimsy, cold silicon?
Direct this question here: http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11896
Review threads are for reviews
- Another Soundscape on February 7, 2008
On the VotL page(s), anything linking to this song (either in the .torrent or the mirror hosts), the ID3 tags (or whate'er they are) label the song with the word "Beathsmith". Seems this was corrected in the individual post here on the main site, but it's still bothersome.
For the record, should I burn CDs with this typo intact, or would it be better to correct it before etching one of many greats into flimsy, cold silicon?
- TJF588 on February 7, 2008
- Sansana on December 26, 2007
This is one of my favorite mixes on the album. Amazing work, dude
- Subz1987 on December 23, 2007
Looking forward to more remixes from Hy Bound!
- skcoder on December 5, 2007
Truthfully, i didn't expect this to get passed or even submitted... It started out as something completely different and then got a Hybrid overhaul to it. It turned into something that wasn't quite as approachable as what I had first imagined, but I'm glad that you guys like it.
And yes, I am going to be submitting more and more as time goes on.
- Hy Bound on November 14, 2007
Here's to hoping that this gem won't be Hy Bound's one & only contribution to the site!
- Moguta on November 4, 2007
on another note, 4 reviews? what the hell people? show some effin love for once. quit mooching music and say thanks once in a while. geez.
- big giant circles on November 4, 2007
The source was a bit hidden (with a few obvious exceptions), but it didn't take much digging to find it right under the surface. This is a difficult mix to initially get into for a lot of people because it walks a fine line between having a lot of energy and being laid back, and it frequently goes back and forth, but the creative writing, great production, and superior attention to detail make it really rewarding if you give it a few listens.
I hope in a few months when people become more familiar with this one that we'll see some more reviews on it.
- OA on October 23, 2007
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