ReMix: Super Meat Boy 'mAEt b0y'
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- Game: Super Meat Boy (Team Meat, 2010, XB360)
- ReMixer(s): A_Rival
- Composer(s): Daniel Baranowsky
- Song(s): 'Betus Blues (Ch 2 Light World)', 'Hot Damned (Ch 4 Light World)'
- Posted: 2011-01-07, evaluated by djpretzel
Mr. Rival succinctly writes:
"mAEt b0y is the name of the track on the original album. It was named by Danny B himself. *shrug*"
Indeed. Of course, said mix title makes more sense when you factor in Alex's previously preferred moniker, AE, a name that should ring bells made of pure awesome for anyone familiar with his works on OCR & elsewhere. This ReMix, also included on the upcoming special edition of the Super Meat Boy soundtrack which will be released on Monday, combines his larger-than-life, heavy hitting electronica with some really interesting, mangled choir samples that give things an epic, melodramatic flavor. There are plenty of crazy transitions & changeups, a rolling acoustic piano line, huge synth basses, and general sonic mayhem.
Is there more to say? It's A_Rival ReMixing Danny Baranowsky, it's hot, get it, enjoy it... wash, rinse, repeat. Awesome stuff; keep your eyes, ears, & meat on the lookout for the special edition OST release in three days!
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Confession: I listen to this only for those
electronic/guttural/reptilian voices that go "eye, eye" starting at
0:44 (and to a lesser extent, the squeaky/meat grinder-wrangling
followers at 0:46-0:47 and elsewhere).
Not that the rest of the mix doesn't stand out. Positive: I like how the piano sounds both delicate and sinister. Negative: some of the volume swells and wilts, while they definitely add to the chaotic atmosphere, are a bit uncomfortable for my ears.
Still, something about those alien vocals makes me think I'm looking into the paranoid mind of Meat Boy (I mean, he DOES have a jelly-like lower right eyelid and an Alfred E. Neuman grin. What's not to take away from that?). The surrounding insanity in this mix is like a perfect complement to the vocals.
- Polo on May 16, 2013
Not that the rest of the mix doesn't stand out. Positive: I like how the piano sounds both delicate and sinister. Negative: some of the volume swells and wilts, while they definitely add to the chaotic atmosphere, are a bit uncomfortable for my ears.
Still, something about those alien vocals makes me think I'm looking into the paranoid mind of Meat Boy (I mean, he DOES have a jelly-like lower right eyelid and an Alfred E. Neuman grin. What's not to take away from that?). The surrounding insanity in this mix is like a perfect complement to the vocals.
- Polo on May 16, 2013
this is an ReMix? i thought it was just a bonus track for the meat
boy ost! sweeeeet.
- Esperado on February 24, 2013
- Esperado on February 24, 2013
Yowza! Uh... yowzer! This is a relentlessly awesome flexing of
production muscle. Nails the spooky vibe on center, but it's kind
of hard to notice with so many amazing things going on left, right,
on top of and underneath.
No matter where you look, you're going to be impressed. This mix is crazily expert. Not used to THESE levels of electronica craftsmenship around here. It makes everything else seem... underpowered.
- Marmiduke on November 10, 2012
No matter where you look, you're going to be impressed. This mix is crazily expert. Not used to THESE levels of electronica craftsmenship around here. It makes everything else seem... underpowered.
- Marmiduke on November 10, 2012
Oooh, nice change of pace! The ghastly choir and piano that slides
right into evil aggresive wubs and hard hitting beats....that was
one of the best intros I've heard in a while. The ReMix is like a
dancing chainsaw, that's how gritty it sounds. Yep, dancing
chainsaw. That's how I describe it. Damn, I do love a dirty mix
every now and then, and this is one dirty mix.
- Crulex on October 10, 2012
- Crulex on October 10, 2012
This track sounds downright [i]evil[/i]. Absolutely great.
Love the piano, too. Most of the time, it makes for a creepy atmosphere, but sometimes, when it plays something like a jingle on its very own, it lightens the mood considerably (e.g. at 3:00).
- Martin Penwald on March 8, 2011
Love the piano, too. Most of the time, it makes for a creepy atmosphere, but sometimes, when it plays something like a jingle on its very own, it lightens the mood considerably (e.g. at 3:00).
- Martin Penwald on March 8, 2011
chthonic;744882 wrote: [IMG]http://loserville.tv/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/camron-no-homo.jpg[/IMG]
I dunno. The OST is bloody epic.
- Master_Yoshi on January 22, 2011
Great spinning with you last weekend! MAN this track owns, can't
believe I just heard it for the first time >B]
- DjCUTMAN on January 22, 2011
- DjCUTMAN on January 22, 2011
Wow, the synthwork for this was balls to the wall. Awesomely mixed.
Love it!
- Blake on January 19, 2011
- Blake on January 19, 2011
Damn, this lives up to its name because it is meaty indeed. Didn't
think such an aggressive punchy sound like this would be attempted
for OCR, much less direct posted. I want to drop this in a DJ set
so badly.
KICK, SNARE, it's unbelivable.
- CC Ricers on January 18, 2011
KICK, SNARE, it's unbelivable.
- CC Ricers on January 18, 2011
dizzzzam! Even on my little ear buds here at work this track is
THICK! Loving it, man. Loving it.
- Harmony on January 18, 2011
- Harmony on January 18, 2011
Yeah, I was gonna say this has a sound hugely reminiscent of
Noisia, but it looks like others have already pointed it out for me
though ;-) I will second the motion though, that this is right up
there with a lot of professional-grade D&B I've been hearing
lately.
Unbelievably good mix :-D
- Emunator on January 13, 2011
Unbelievably good mix :-D
- Emunator on January 13, 2011
Flexstyle;745219 wrote: Is it just me, or has the bar for electronica at OCR just been RAISED SKY HIGH? ...Plus, it's reminiscent of some of my favorite artists, namely Skrillex and Noisia. :-D
yes, and yes. I hear Noisia all over the place with some fidgety Skrillex in there for good measure.
Awesome tune all around.
A+++ would listen again
- PrototypeRaptor on January 13, 2011
Is it just me, or has the bar for electronica at OCR just been
RAISED SKY HIGH? It's about freaking time someone did that! Killer
work--one of the most cohesive and punchy mixes, especially
electronic, I've heard in a while here. While I'm unfamiliar with
the source (I know, I'm a horrible person), this is a completely
face-meltingly-awesome mix. Kudos. Plus, it's reminiscent of some
of my favorite artists, namely Skrillex and Noisia. :-D
- Flexstyle on January 13, 2011
- Flexstyle on January 13, 2011
Master_Yoshi;744207 wrote: my appetite for the meat is insatiable
[IMG]http://loserville.tv/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/camron-no-homo.jpg[/IMG]
- Benjamin Briggs on January 11, 2011
