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OCRA-0004 - Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star
Benjamin Briggs replied to DarkeSword's topic in Album Reviews & Comments
I'd just like to point out the incredible amount of stylistic variety on this album. Guitar, synth, orchestra... it's pretty much all there. Kudos to everyone that was involved in making this a success, and although I am a bit dissapointed that sir nuts and beatdrop were unable to join the fun, Shariq pulled through and showed versatility when tracks needed to be done. Congrats on the release, everyone... and to the listeners: enjoy! -chth -
OCR01367 - Dizzy the Adventurer "Mix Dizz"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
The mastering on the drums leave a lot to be desired... where's the snare? I need SNARE! Otherwise, this is extremely fun and the style is incredibly refreshing. -chth -
OCR01366 - Mega Man 6 "Flurry of Frozen Fury"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This works pretty damn well as a standalone piece, seeing as I am completely oblivious to Mega Man 6's OST. Ok, first off, This is really well produced. The EQ sounds completely full, and the resulting sound is very satisfying. In fact, I think I would have been turned off to this mix on the first listen if it weren't for the excellent sound achieved in the first few seconds. I don't like the solo violin that much (sounds really fake), and I like the solo sax a little more, but it's still a bit lame. I think it would have worked better in a higher octave, but I can't be sure without hearing it. Dug the solo vox, too. EDIT: I'm going to start encoding all of my songs in VBR to be exactly 6,291,456 bytes. Seriously. -chth -
OCR01365 - Sonic the Hedgehog "Marble Dash"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This is clearly an example of groove-bias and should have recieved the rejection form letter. It is not possible for something to continue for six minutes and twenty seconds and still be interesting the whole time. I am using bold to emphasize how serious I am about this issue. Wait. Yeah, this is awesome. I could have used a little more open high hat and a little less snare to give it more of a house feel, but that's nitpicking. Overall very groovy and enjoyable. -chth -
Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star - History
Benjamin Briggs replied to DarkeSword's topic in Projects
Wow, this is coming together fast. That's a lot of mirror ops. I can't wait. -chth -
Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star - History
Benjamin Briggs replied to DarkeSword's topic in Projects
The site looks amazing. We're almost there. -chth -
OCR01311 - Super Mario 64 "Fleeting Ecstasy"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
I have no idea. I think it has something to do with Def Jam. Or something. I don't really know. But the sample actually says "YEEEAHH BOOYEEE!" If that helps. Kinda. -chth -
OCR01361 - Star Fox "Fortuna Favors the Funk"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
I really like the separation that this mix has. Everything takes up its own space in the sonic field, and nothing interferes with anything else. It's really neat to isolate each of the individual parts throughout the whole piece, and hear what they're all doing. It's all very well thought-out and varied, and the way everything lines up and works together (think 0:54) is brilliant. Even with somewhat limited instrumentation, everything locks in and never gets boring. I'd like to say it's your best piece yet... but then again, you also did Pachebel's Ganon. -chth -
OCR01360 - Final Fantasy VI "Deadly Promises"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This is a wonderful piece, and the drums still catch me off guard every time I listen. Good job. -chth -
Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star - History
Benjamin Briggs replied to DarkeSword's topic in Projects
You can bet your ass we're used to it. At least it was quicker than Hedgehog Heaven. -chth -
OCR00022 - Legend of Zelda "Rabbit Joint Cover"
Benjamin Briggs replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Just out of curiosity, have you heard Reel Big Mario by JAXX and Kaijin, chth? I always felt that fell under the catagory of ska. So, months later, I'm going to reply to that with: Yes, but that song is much more swing than ska. Still pretty good (if it weren't for that damned brass sample), but it's not the kind of stuff I'm thinking of. Also, that song doesn't really sound much like Reel Big Fish to begin with. -chth -
OCR01311 - Super Mario 64 "Fleeting Ecstasy"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
I have yet to figure out whether or not you mean that, but if you do, awesome. -chth -
Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star - History
Benjamin Briggs replied to DarkeSword's topic in Projects
Seriously. -chth -
OCR01338 - Mega Man Zero 2 "Cool Mind"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This mix does exactly what it's supposed to. And I, for one, don't mind supporting my latent groove-bias for this gem. The only complaint I have is with the ending; it's way to abrupt, in my opinion. I was expecting something like a fade-out, just to fit the feel of the track. Really solid stuff. -chth -
...pwn't? -chth
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Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star - History
Benjamin Briggs replied to DarkeSword's topic in Projects
More like RotS = Relics of the Star -chth -
OCR01332 - Super Mario World "Grand Valse Mario"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This is amazing, as per usual Blad's work. Crazy bastard. I have virtually no complaints. Anyway, the Chiisai mirror is 404'd. -chth -
OCR01330 - Final Fantasy VI "Haunted Train Disco"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
There needs to be a huge front-page announcement: VBR FUCKS WITH MEDIA PLAYERS. Anyway, this track is really cool. I dislike how some of the loops are layered, because they don't sound very natural when played on top of one another, but other than that, this is really atmospheric and groovy. -chth -
OCR01328 - Super Mario Bros. "Bowser Is Pissed"
Benjamin Briggs replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
I absolutley adore the ending of this song. -chth -
Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star - History
Benjamin Briggs replied to DarkeSword's topic in Projects
That hiccup would be Trenthian. Where'd he go, anyway? -chth -
OCRA-0003 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Hedgehog Heaven
Benjamin Briggs replied to ProjectSpam's topic in Album Reviews & Comments
Solid. Nothing too eye-opening or outstanding, but that's to be expected from a project that started twenty-three years ago. Kudos. -chth -
Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star - History
Benjamin Briggs replied to DarkeSword's topic in Projects
Exactly what I was thinking. -chth