ReMix: Bionic Commando 'Armed and Dangerous'
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- Game: Bionic Commando (Capcom, 1988, NES)
- ReMixer(s): Palpable
- Composer(s): Harumi Fujita, Junko Tamiya
- Song(s):
- Posted: 2009-01-29, evaluated by djpretzel
Vinnie is really one of the unsung heroes of OC ReMix. Or perhaps he *is* sung... hell, I'm singing him right now, so that's something... I've tried to work in 'Oedo-Hop' to playlists and panel presentations whenever possible, to introduce folks not only to the brilliant Mystical Ninja score but also Palpable's unique brand of toe-tapping, refined electronica. In addition to all that plus his position as a member of the esteemed judges panel, Palp's been helping out behind the scenes with database work and interview editing/formatting, which is all the more important given my restricting schedule this year. This is his first mix since November of '07, so 2009 already has 100% more Palpable than 2008 did, proving its ever-growing superiority. Vinnie writes:
"I almost called this "Apologies to Trentemøller" because parts of it are a complete ripoff of his style. When I started writing this song, I had just picked up his album The Last Resort and the bonus disc that comes with it (both amazing btw), and they basically took over my brain for a few weeks, heavily coloring this song.
But enough shilling for him. This has parts that don't sound like him so there's some other inspirations in there too. I recorded some guitar for the first time as a nod to the post-punk music I dearly love. On a side note, I was pleasantly surprised that no one had touched this theme because it's always been my favorite from the game. I guess Rearmed seems to have a pretty chill take on it. Anyway, hope y'all like it!"
It's cool to see Vinnie bust out the guitar; he and Jimmy can both play pretty well, yet seldom incorporate it into their arrangements. This has an electro-groove that makes me picture the Commando himself doing a mean, bionically enhanced robot; things intro with a lean groove + thick bass but da synths come in soon enough. The main hook is handled by a trance-type lead that soars anthematically into the upper registers as EP, pads, perc fx, and - later @ 2'40" - guitar all swirl around underneath. Nice intervals - this one gets around a bit compositionally for an electronica piece, with lots of variation, transition, and color. Never gets old, components have great separation so you can appreciate each fully, and I love the direct, unafraid arrangement. Excellent stuff.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Macavity;527380 wrote: I, too, think this is a pretty good mix, but I do have a question.
Is it just me, or is anyone else getting a bit of a garbled section around 1:19 in this mix? (The garbling I speak of sounds like someone was recording this off an audio tape and accidentally hit the fast-forward button for about a second or so.)
I'm going to try downloading it from a different mirror to see if that fixes the problem - the copy I have is from ocrmirror.org, so it might just be a bad upload to that mirror.
EDIT: Just finished downloading it from the iiens.net mirror, and the same garbling is present in that copy too.
Hehe, it was intentional. :-P
- Palpable on April 7, 2009
Is it just me, or is anyone else getting a bit of a garbled section around 1:19 in this mix? (The garbling I speak of sounds like someone was recording this off an audio tape and accidentally hit the fast-forward button for about a second or so.)
I'm going to try downloading it from a different mirror to see if that fixes the problem - the copy I have is from ocrmirror.org, so it might just be a bad upload to that mirror.
EDIT: Just finished downloading it from the iiens.net mirror, and the same garbling is present in that copy too.
- Macavity on April 7, 2009
When it comes to Bionic Commando remixes though, this one is definitely Boss.
- Flare4War on March 14, 2009
wow. nothing compares to a fellow P doing the shizzle.. ;)
though i still can't stop listening to "In Pieces"..
let's hope this turns out to be a big classic like that one! keep it up!
- Platonist on March 7, 2009
This track is damn catchy, the feel is pretty chilling at the same time. My only thing is you took so long at 2:50 to finally get past the intro in the original theme to the rest of the theme. Thanks for bringing back an 8Bit classic, Plz post more!
- Streets of Rage bum on February 25, 2009
And I do hope you make some more music; I still listen to your Lifeforce remix regularly.
- Martin Penwald on February 12, 2009
The backing is awesome, really calm, laid back atmosphere. I love the little details you put in there as well, it really makes the track :P
I'm a little unsure about the lead tho... sounds a like it doesn't quite fit the style and feel you were going for.
also not a fan of the fade out ending :|
I don't know the source so I can't comment on that.
Still, nice work its well mixed and mastered imo, and worth the download
- Willrock on February 9, 2009
- gandalf0987 on February 9, 2009
- Katana1818 on February 6, 2009
I see it already has been mentioned and I meant to give a review for this remix the day it was posted, but I'm always so busy. :-x But yeah, Big Giant Circles also remixed the same track for the gameboy version. Another great song too.
This track in the game is my favorite one. I wish more people would remix it. Thanks for submitting your version, Palpable.
- JaDE ARaN HaRuNo on February 1, 2009
- windkirby on February 1, 2009
Anyway, this, like AnSo's latest mix, is pretty laid back and relaxing. Who would have guessed 100 years ago that electronic music could be this nice on the ears? The only thing I'm not particularily fond of is the lead, which is pretty harsh in comparison with the rest, especially when playing long notes as it doesn't have much of an envelope at all. The section at 2:57-3:10 is the best part of the whole song, except for the lead, and I wish more of the song sounded like that part.
- Dafydd on January 30, 2009
Awesome track, very toe-tappish, per Vinnie's usual trend. :nicework:
- big giant circles on January 30, 2009
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