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bartkusa

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  1. I love reading the condescending comments from the elitists. "Techno sucks, blah."

    I'm sure you get enrage when you hear someone say "Classical music is sooooo boring" when talking about something from the Romantic period or something.

    Shut your face and let people enjoy their genre of choice.

    Take the time to learn about electronic music, and you'll understand what a well-produced track this is. If you're not willing to spend the time to understand what you're talking about, then you really shouldn't be saying at all. It doesn't contribute anything to the review pool. If someone doesn't like techno, then they probably won't be checking out the reviews anyways.

  2. Keep in mind I don't know anything about music, and just listen to it.

    Is it just me, or is there clipping on stuff like the piano? It might be my headphones...

    Also, I think I'd like to have heard the sax take off a little bit more, go a bit more wild.

    The break at 2:52 is a bit out of place. I wasn't expecting it, and only time will tell if it's welcome. Maybe I'm being deceived by the piano and sax from earlier, but I wasn't really thinking about this in a techno or house mind set (anyone care to pick an electronic genre that sticks to this?).

    Anyways, this is a solid mix that will keep my other SFII remixes in good company. Thanks.

  3. Alright, I've heard the mix now and the beep + strings intro is a lot of fun. Who did the voices? Are those game samples, or is that you, John?

    Also, + a hojillion points for the use of church bells. One of my favorite staples of Wingless mixes.

    The use of strings over techno is beautiful. It always has been. Goes back at least as far as Sonic 3 IceCapped (harp + flute over beats). The eclectic use of instruments and combining "conventional" instruments with purely synthetic ones is a distinctive bit of OC Remix heritage, and Wingless continues it flawlessly. Definately "soundtrack style" as DJP put it.

    (The strings do sound a wee bit MIDIish)

    Maybe I'll review the second part another day.

  4. A tour de force from AmIEvil. DJ Pretzel rightly praised his "Four Little Metroids" piece as movie-quality and atmospheric. Look here to see where he got the practice. If there were a Mega Man movie, here's the opening credits theme. I can imagine spotlights shining through broken beams and steel grills in fog, sweeping over the camera to coincide with the sweeping sound effect...

  5. This is one of those songs you can have repeat for hours on end solo (I speak from experience).

    I have to say my favorite part is a long-ass part. From 2:04ish to 2:48, there's these great percolating rhythms, followed by a great sparkling sound effect and soothing piano(ish?) break.

    Throw in a driving beat and quality sound and you have another instant classic at OC Remix.

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