ReMix: Xenogears 'Echoes'

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Well, after having been snowed in for two days, with Anna in Philly, I am officially getting sick of hot dogs and frozen pizza. Many of you are no doubt tuned in to Super Bowl XLIV... as a Redskins "fan" I've sort of numbed to the entire sport after so many years of suck here in DC, but the commercials are usually fun and it's a great excuse to drink more beer than a typical Sunday night would require. Anyhow, this seemed like a fine time to post Fishy's 'Echoes' mix of Shevat, off Humans + Gears. Cain writes:

"This remix is ooooold. Like 2006 old, from when I was an OCR nub. This was my attempt at one of them cheesy ass guitar ballads from the 80s. It even has my dad's real 80s drum machine for maximum retro-ness."

2006.... damn. So, has it aged like a fine wine or become crustified & dingy w/ the molds? Well, it's Fishy, so I'm not even sure the second option there is even a possibility; anything but n00bish, this mix shows that Cain's really always had the skills. Overall style is a little more mellow and (as mentioned) 80's than his newer stuff, but production is still clean & crisp and the arrangement still has teeth. The blend of cleaner backing guitars with a long, ringing sustain on the distorted lead texture really builds a nice bed. There are also some solo passages where the cleaner tone gets the spotlight, and I really like the contrast this offers; the overall piece stays at a pretty steady intensity level & tempo, so most of the dynamics come across through trading out the processing on the guitars, which was smart. Great piece from Cain, off a great album.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
This is a pretty cool mix.
Sound like UFO meets dream theater.
Lots of really nice touches here, and a somewhat dreamlike soundscape. Pretty awesome stuff right here... altho i'm not sure the lead guitar tone is quite right, you have a really nice mellow soundscape with lots of room to breath until that lead comes in. It sounds a little too upfront and almost interferes with the lush soundscape you have, particularly when they harmonize... I think the chorus on the guitar might have something to do with it.
Anyway, thats a minor gripe on a solid mix that keeps interest for 5 and a half minutes. Nice work
:nicework:

- WillRock on February 17, 2010
This track's very mellow, with some usual Fishy awesome guitar running the show. Once things got started the time flew by, but the intro was a bit long, IMO. Love the 80's drums and the overall feeling of this one. Nice work.

- DragonAvenger on February 17, 2010
Absolutely amazing!

- Mr Azar on February 14, 2010
Pretty smooth stuff, and hold up well. It's pretty obvious that your guitar technique has improved since this, but this track is still pretty great. Excellent flow, and it doesn't drag; it definitely doesn't feel like almost 6 minutes have passed since I first hit play.
Good stuff. :-)

- OA on February 12, 2010
I love how, from a general quality standpoint, Fishy's remixes from 3 years ago are almost indistinguishable from his new mixes. That's not meant to slight his new work, which is extremely good, but rather to compliment the timeless quality of his work :-)
This is a rather simple arrangement but it's very cohesive and an appropriate take on the source material. The whole thing can be described as very tasteful. Nice work! :-D

- Emunator on February 11, 2010
I love this mix. It is perhaps my favorite mix on the Xenogears: Humans + Gears album. The mix is extremely clean and also sets up a great mood. Great stuff!

- jintoreedwine on February 9, 2010
Muziks for the hott sexin! (btw nice track; stays true to the source in a good way too!)

- avaris on February 9, 2010
This is pretty straightforward, but nice.

- Bahamut on February 8, 2010
Loving this!!! Keep it up Cain!! (Your name is so cool too)

- Smarty on February 8, 2010
I really enjoyed the original track in the game. I thought it was airy and lonely and fit the setting perfectly. This remix definitely sticks with the same theme for me. I enjoyed it on Humans+Gears and it's one of my favorite pieces between the two CDs.

The style kind of reminds me of some of the tracks in The Journeyman Project which is really awesome

- MessagesFromEarth on February 7, 2010
An excellent take on a source which I... well, actually, I hated the source; I thought it was one of mitsuda's weaker pieces.
ANYWAY, nice mix.

- Geoffrey Taucer on February 7, 2010
What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

- djpretzel on February 7, 2010