As an avid fan of all things SoR, I felt obliged to
share my impressions of this mix.
Usually, as soon as I download a SoR mix, I love it,
as I do most SoR mixes on this site, barring a
couple. I was really looking forward to
downloading this mix, and when I finally listened
to it I was a little disappointed - it sounded
too downbeat and unimpressive right of the bat.
I have to agree with Prot on almost everything he
said about the mix.
Oh well, in any case, most SoR mixes sound either
minimalistic or suspiciously like midi-rips, they
manage to capture the essence of the originals.
This one just doesn't. Gecko Yamori does it way
better in his version. Sensual Ippon sounds
uninspired.
On the bright side, rhodes do sound great and the
variations are also good.
I think that this mix would not have had an easy time
with the judges. Lack of progression is one issue.
The ending from the title just sort of pops up out
of nowhere, there is no buildup to it. Drums are
repetitive, I hear 4 unique measures at most, one
repeating over and over and 3 alternating fills.
The flute sounds subpar to put it mildly. There is
also very little going on in the rearrangement
department, especially considering the emphasis
that is being put on rearrangement on this site.
Also, it just sounds sparse in a lot of places.
The quality of this mix is surprising, especially
coming from mv, whose TimeChill is surely in my
top three favorite mixes of all time.
EDIT:
After listening to this mix on a good system
a couple of times, I learned to appreciate it more.