ReMix: Mega Man 2 'Laser Quick'

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Friday the 13th? What?! Nothin' unlucky about PHAT BEATS... start your weekend off right with some Mega Man 2 electro from TheGuitahHeroe, who just keeps getting better - impressive consistency AND productivity recall WillRock, halc, and others, but of course Jamison definitely has his own, evolving sound. He writes:

"Anyway, huge huge HUGE inspiration from Proto-Raptor's "Chemixtrixx" with this one. Doesn't mean it's anywhere near as good though.

This was created just before the start of GMRMB 2011. I really don't even remember why I chose this track to remix, other than the fact that Mega Man music = beast. I never even listened to the song, just....remixed it. I suppose that most people on OCR get musical inspiration from listening to the actual song and thinking, "Hey, you know what would be great here...?" In this case, it's the exact opposite; I got inspiration from listening to another remix (Chemixtrixx) of a totally different track and just thinking, "I'm gonna go all out with one." So I needed to find a track to convert into the electro genre, and Quickman, for whatever reason, was the first to come to mind. Go figure. 8D Anyway, hope you all enjoy this "Electroe!" (lolololimsocleverhahaha)

Also, should this be accepted, it would be a landmark of mine: this is the first remix I've submitted to OCR which I hadn't first switched to Mod Review on the WIP forum before submitting. Trying to take steps, I guess :X Huge thanks to the guys at the WIP forum for providing some minor feedback and suggestions, namely DaMonz, Nonamer, AntiSine, and SuperiorX. Biggest thanks of all to PrototypeRaptor, however, for being such a huge inspiration for this track, and probably future tracks as well :D"

Nice; TGH has been clearly improving and after I got over the discrepancy between his pseudonym and his music, I've been enjoying every single track. This one's no exception, and if you're gonna be inspired by a mix, you might as well go with a classic, right? OA sums up my own reaction, which is wholly positive:

"This is really awesome stuff. Solid production, great ornamentation, and a very fully realized sound. The source really lends itself well to this electro style, and besides the parts where it gets a little too far from the source for an extended period of time, this is near flawless, IMO. Absolutely love it."

Oji in with the alley-oop:

"Really dug the flow, dynamics and creativity of the arrangement, including some great original writing in the middle. Not much else to say but I dig it. A fresh take on a classic. Nice work, Jamison!"

Can't think of anything I'd change, and I love the overall aesthetic; great work, definitely a new jam for 2012 that I'll be queuing up often!

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Had me right from the start. Love the style.

- AMKalmar on April 23, 2012
urdailywater;855119 wrote: edit: Woops. Got infracted for trolling and stuff. :tomatoface: I'll post a real review.

Umm. Welcome to Arizona, I guess?
Anyway, I liked this. Got a pretty serious ABBA vibe around 1:40-1:45. Not sure if you want to hear that, but there it is.

- Dafydd on April 20, 2012
Sir Jordanius;855314 wrote: lolwut

they're making fun of his youtube channel
and also his mother
Great job on this mix, this is probs one of my favorites from TGH:sleepdepriv:

- zach72 on April 16, 2012
one word! Fantastic! Love the synths :D

- DjMystix on April 16, 2012
I love that Kick!

- Obtuse on April 15, 2012
Hey, I remember this from the boards! Great job on getting it posted! :-D You definitely deserve it!
Very cool stuff!

- DaMonz on April 15, 2012
It's got some serious hard-hitting bass, I'll give you that. A lot of the techno-ey parts tend to get old after a while. The change of pace around 2/3 was an important edition. The remix went pretty well. So don't sweat things too much, TheStringedInstrumentChampion. He's right to an extent, but it's hardly ruining Quick Man or anything. I'd say high 7's, low 8's.

- DominusVita on April 15, 2012
urdailywater;855119 wrote:
Try harder next time Mr. ViolinProtagonist.

lolwut
the whip's memory is still my favorite out of all of your posted mixes (dat solo.... daaaaaayum mane), but i won't lie: when i saw a new mix posted with your name on it i immediately clicked download.
:<

- Damashii!! on April 15, 2012
i think its a great remix

- Genoism on April 14, 2012
At the risk of garnering hate, gotta say I very slightly agree with urdailypee. (Very very slightly, VERY slightly, just in as much as I think it could have used slightly more effort). This is a really nice mix and it sounds great, and is nice and clear on my monitors, but it seems to meander a bit too much which is something that you notice from time to time with electronica mixes... It has a really nice verse and a chorus and the break at 2:20 is really awesome, but throughout the majority of the song, it lingers on the same four on the floor drum pattern. After the initial repetition, it would have been cool to hear some kind of drastic change with the patterns in the arrangement instead of coming back to that same part. The kick drum does seem to be a bit too upfront but that's a minor gripe. I don't want you to think I am h8in' TGH because I do really enjoy this song and your work, just sharing some thoughts. I don't think the flaws detract from the song too much and it is still quite enjoyable.

- Brandon Strader on April 14, 2012
urdailywater;855119 wrote: Crap. Sounds like every other techno song on the site.
Try harder next time Mr. ViolinProtagonist.
xoxoxo
-urdailypee

Piss off. :-P
Enjoyable stuff, TGH!

- Flexstyle on April 14, 2012
:tomatoface: I'll post a real review.
I really do love this song. IMO this is probably the mark where you really started definitely developing your current style in remixing / music in general (but even then you've changed so much) Maybe the whips memory did too, but this is definitely close to your newer house stuff. I absolutely love this song because I'm a sucker for long, drawn out slides on synths built into the melody.
The ambience at 2:23 was awesome of course, and the drop afterwards was absolutely epic. Seemed like the song was going to end for a second, and it came back full throttle. Very cool. The ending was kind of funky which I really liked.
This should be an insta download for any electro fans. It's super catchy, and just "cool". Yeah that's the only word I can think of.

- urdailywater on April 14, 2012
TheGuitahHeroe;855088 wrote: My last mixpost was on Friday the 13th too.... muahahaha :<
Next Friday the 13th is in July.
I'll be expecting another post on this date.

Better do it guys. It's your own fault.
I ALWAYS love what TGH here does. He's incredible.
He brings so many things to the table, keeping it fresh every time, while retaining his own sound.
I wish TGH a prosperous future in terms of music. He deserves it.

- Tuberz McGee on April 14, 2012
My last mixpost was on Friday the 13th too.... muahahaha :<
Next Friday the 13th is in July.
I'll be expecting another post on this date.

- TheGuitahHeroe on April 14, 2012
I LOVE this song. I remember hearing some of the earlier versions and I think TGH did a great job improving it over the various iterations. Definitely one of my favorite Mega Man mixes of late. Great job! And thanks for the shoutout :-D

- SuperiorX on April 14, 2012