ReMix: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 'It's a Jungle Out There!'
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- Game: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Nintendo, 1995, SNES)
- ReMixer(s): Joshua Morse
- Composer(s): David Wise
- Song(s): 'Primal Rave (Animal Antics)'
- Posted: 2010-03-16, evaluated by djpretzel
- Album: Featured on Donkey Kong Country 2: Serious Monkey Business
Taucer sums this one up succinctly:
"It's Joshua Morse. Really, do I need to say anything more?"
Well, you certainly COULD have, just to make my life easier in terms of doing so many writeups and having something meatier to quote, but as far as persuading me or a lot of other folks to check the track out, that'll certainly suffice. By now, like most of you, I walk into a Morse ReMix with a certain set of expectations - it's gonna be slick, funky, and polished, no matter what - but lately he's gone a little more gothic (quite appropriately) with his one-man Sonata of the Damned EP, and with this mix he again contextually changes his style a bit, in this case adapting to a tropical, Carribean vibe. Since I've taken to quoting from IRC, here's a good one from #ocremix just last night:
[01:58] <+Rellik> this is like a japanese tribal weather report
[01:59] <@djpretzel> 01:58] <+Rellik> this is like a japanese tribal weather report << post that in the review thread when the mix goes up, please
Now he doesn't even have to! It's a good analogy, for anyone that knows the band; jm really went all out in terms of setting his arrangement in a fully realized atmosphere, and it shows. Bahamut adds:
"Joshua Morse provides us with a lush song evocative of a jungle, the setting of where the original song "Primal Rave" was played in DKC 2. The ethnic instrumentation combinations found throughout immerse the listener pretty well, and the transition to JM's more trademark jazz style flows seamlessly like butter."
This source track was yet again ReMixed excellently by Protricity way back when, so yet again one of his mixes is getting some great company. The cornucopia of ethnic percussion here alone is superb, but the low brass motif segue into doubled flute and chromatic percussion lead melody, trading off with plucked, cross-panned soloing... yeah, definitely works. If a really talented instrumental band just set up a gig in the middle of the jungle and started riffing on Wise's pleasing original melody, this is what you'd have. Morse has got another great track on Serious Monkey Business as well, so there's more where this came from. Great stuff from a musical one-man army that still fits right in and makes complete sense in the context of a group album!
Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the The source is treated with a lot of delicate care, keeping that jungle atmosphere with ethnic flutes and some brilliantly-sequenced percussion, but managing to take it to a whole new level with the jazz flair you injected in, especially toward the end.
Pretty much flawless here. Love it :-)
- Emunator on December 9, 2010
- justinj212 on December 8, 2010
Not only does it have a good ambience, but it is also well-balanced.:smile:
- Electrolisystem on December 4, 2010
Takes me back :)
- Mtlbro on May 2, 2010
- animatedjay on April 27, 2010
A+ must listen. This is perfect for my study breaks, hahaha :nicework:
- ChaosPlayer on March 17, 2010
- Crulex on March 16, 2010
- SubNormal J3 on March 16, 2010
- Giga Bowser on March 16, 2010
i'd suggest maybe even that people should pump up the volume and dance dance when that low brass comes in. :O
- OA on March 16, 2010
