ReMix: Super Metroid 'Samus Bubblebath'

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Sam writes:

"hey yall... I got last place in DoD cuz I made a garbage entry and the night I found out I was so ashamed, I wipped this up in an hour and twenty minutes that very night and it tied for 2nd place hurray! Everything except the drums are played live with zero quantizing. Enjoy!"

March 2008 was "Sci-fi Month," making the subject material appropriate, but if you're expecting super-electro-futuristic-techno action, this is not the droid you're looking for... move along. Back at SITACon Vinnie and I were chillin' with the good and upstanding people of Armcannon (along with Daniel Brown), and Danimal and I were expressing our mutual respect for the genius of Sam's work. It's pieces like this that earn the respect not just of listeners, but especially of musicians, as sometimes it requires more of a background just to appreciate the performance of craft of what Shnabubula's doing. This is one of his craziest, most elaborate arrangements yet, blending the byzantine complexity of his earlier pieces into a more organic, accessible jazz/funk performance piece. Definitely the best of both worlds - you get Sam's inventive, trance-inducing soloing, with its myriad twists and turns, combined with the fluidity of live performance. Drums may not be played live, by the way, but they're rather insane nonetheless.

You know, I could keep talking, but the more I listen to this, the more I'm thinking I should just shut up... this is an absolutely brilliant exploration on a simple but perfect theme, and stands out even among the artist's consistently impressive work as being a classic.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
1:58 is AMAZING. OMG. It slaps a huge smile on my face. This whole mix does but that part in particular stands out for me. I heard "accessible" thrown around to describe this mix, and I agree.

- SoulinEther on July 3, 2009
Awesome bass driven remix. I'm loving the keyboard melody. Very cool stuff.
Also, I love how it all starts to go crazy around 2:35 or so. Nice!

- MechaFone on April 29, 2009
Brilliant use of the source material :) I like the flute and the drums I don't care how they got in there you made them sound just right.

Strings at the "chorus" section 2:20 fit perfectly

Chill remix I'm keepin it on my hard drive

- Mtlbro on December 10, 2008
Still gotta say I love this song, good job Sam, again.

- Monobrow on November 22, 2008
Antipode;468596 wrote: I love how this song manages to sound frantic, energetic and jerky while also being smooth, jazzy, and even chill.

This.
Also, the part between 2:35 and 3:00 is insane and awesome. Insanely awesome. Awesomely insane. All of it. And more.

- Martin Penwald on November 9, 2008
Awesome. 1010char

- Dafydd on November 4, 2008
sam: You still inspire me. Keep doin' your thing, okay?

- DrumUltimA on November 1, 2008
This is so great. The balance in the drums is perfect.
Simple bas line that carry everything. Little variations that make it last forever.
Love the smooth transition at 1.30. So small.. but it feels so big.
So great chromatic stuff after that, and then back to structure. Lovley work.
Love the 1.56 support guitar rhythms that start as well.
One thing I think you really is the master of, is slowing down back into the groove with a soo fitting melody. (3.01)
You are the man and Im your humble servant hehe. You kickass.

- AeroZ on November 1, 2008
I love this. I'm playing Super Metroid for the first time now, and this is my favorite track in the game! Excellent job.

- Detuned Logic on October 30, 2008
big giant circles;469503 wrote: Maybe she's born with it... Maybe it's Maybelloid

Is Maybelline even a bubble bath brand lol?

- BlackPanther on October 30, 2008
Maybe she's born with it... Maybe it's Maybelloid

- big giant circles on October 30, 2008
Nice and relaxing.
By the way, what kind of bubble brand do you think Samus uses?

- Mr Azar on October 30, 2008
Just when I think I'm the most awesome ever, I go and listen to Sam's stuff. Simple as that. Haha.
Seriously though, so amazing with the way almost everything on this track is live. I was there when this was posted, I think I posted something in the same month... or what going to, but never got around to it. I remember listening to it and being all like "Its not metal, so DOD will be less impressed" but I swear to god, if I can get any of my pieces *stops*
Anyway, too much gushing isn't good, but I'm still on my way, I just hope I can get to where Sam's at.

- Cyril the Wolf on October 29, 2008
crikey, this only just got posted?
hooray sam \o/

- Dave Harris on October 29, 2008
Oh, man! This is seriously the shit!

- Abadoss on October 28, 2008

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