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  1. Nothing stellar?!?

    I think this is probably my fault because my definition of stellar might be different than yours.

    By stellar, I meant like, new, exciting, absolutely amazing, something that makes me go "Wow!"

    This mix is really great. Really really great. But it's not anything amazingly new or original. It's some basic techno. It's excellent, but I don't detect anything special.

    Also, I was distracted while I wrote this review. And the review for the other recently posted song.

    My main goal of doing the review right away was getting the reviews available to the other people of the board.

    Rob: OMG! Why so many fricken line breaks!?

    Yeah, I was distracted. It looks nice and neat in Notepad btw.

  2. Oh' date=' sorry about that. I had Paradox of the Pendulum up in January, but I took it down to make room for new files. I figured it had gotten turned down by the panel already. Anyhow, a much better mix IS up there, which I have already submitted, and that one is the Lufia Reuniting At Last arrangement, which you can review if you want in place of the other one. Sorry about that.

    -SonicBlade

    Any my new mail is [email']CreativeChaos79@hotmail.com. This one's been overran by porn mails. -_-;;

    >From: "Rob Saunders" <krawlie@hotmail.com>

    >To: <rpglover548@hotmail.com>

    >Subject: OCReMix Submission Again.

    >Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 23:41:43 -0700

    >

    >Hi there, I emailed once a little while ago about your submission to

    >OverClocked, but as of yet have received no reply.

    >Maybe your message was lost? Maybe my message was lost? Or perhaps you're

    >just busy and have not yet read it and/or replied to it

    >In any case this is just a follow up email to in case either of the first

    >two aforementioned scenarios have taken place.

    >

    >Below is a copy of the original message.

    >

    >----- Original Message -----

    >From: "Rob Saunders" <krawlie@hotmail.com>

    >To: <rpglover548@hotmail.com>

    >Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 4:25 PM

    >Subject: OCReMix Submission.

    >

    >

    > > Hello! This is Rob Saunders of the OC ReMix judges panel, I just wanted to

    > > let you know that we received your submission but there seems to be some

    > > problem with it.

    > >

    > > You've been quoted as saying the following:

    > >

    > > "Alrighty, since you set up the new judging thingy I'll just send this to

    > > you

    > > guys.

    > >

    > > http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/sonicblade/

    > >

    > > It's the CT: Paradox mix I'm submitting at the moment. Hope you enjoy.

    > >

    > > Peace."

    > >

    > > Yet when I visited the previously linked page I seen no sign of a CT:

    > > Paradox song. The word Paradox doesn't seem to even appear on the page,

    >have

    > > you possibly given us the wrong address to look for the song? Regardless

    >of

    > > the problem, please reply just so we can figure out what's up.

    > >

    > > Thanks.

    > > - Rob Saunders

    > >

    > > PS: On a personal note, I've heard your music before and I enjoy quite a

    >bit

    > > of it.

    > >

    -Sonic Blade

    My page: http://www.thefifthdimension.s5.com

    My email: rpglover548@hotmail.com

    Forum I cohost: http://www.delphi.com/fantasyfinale/start/

    >>I believe this is the song he wants us to listen to.

    >>It's on this page here.

    *judgement pending*

  3. Phantasy Star Online 'Lobby Static'

    If you've read through my reviews, you'll

    know that I'm not a fan of static in mixes.

    This song is no real exception, although

    there isn't an abundance of loud static

    in the song, which is good as far as I'm

    concerned.

    Now see, this is all personal opinion but,

    to me, this song sounds like it's being

    held back. There are some parts where it

    seems the song is allowed to "shine through"

    (examples: 0:40, 1:10) but these shining

    moments don't last long before the song

    seems to be subdued again.

    Once again, only my opinion, but I felt

    as though the song would have been much

    better if, at 0:40 where the song was first

    allowed to break through, it had stayed

    above the static.

    It just feels to me that throughout the

    length of the song, it's struggling to be

    heard, to be seen. Was this intentional?

    Was Quinn Fox trying to portray this battle

    between music and static that perceive?

    Who knows.

    Personal Rating: 2/5

  4. Not bad' date=' not bad, although it's not anything especially stellar.

    I actually liked the orchestra hits. The whole thing is a little loud, I suppose that's what volume control is for though.

    Overall I like it and I will listen to it again, I hope others feel the same.[/quote']

    Okay, I've had some time to listen to this again (I was feeling rushed the first time I commented about this mix, and didn't focus my attention on it wholly) and I think I'm actually going to have to go with a no.

    I enjoy this mix, but the ending is a problem. In fact, it's the major problem at this point, I find myself agreeing with Dan, it sounds as though the mixer just couldn't come up with anything else, and ended it. In the middle of a bar even.

    I don't mind the default bass sample, while I have heard it in the other mixes mentioned here, I think that it fits this mix pretty good.

    The drums are a little loud, they could do with some volume tweaking, but are good otherwise. In fact the whole mix seems to be, on a whole, louder than most, but that might just be me.

    And if there's one thing I could toss in, I think it would be to possibly lengthen the mix, if this is possible without making it tedious and/or repetitive.

    Overall I can still say I really like this mix. But after listening to it several times looped I just can't get over that ending. It just leaves you hanging.

    Vote: No.

  5. Jurassic Park (SNES) 'New Age Gipsy Dance Mix'

    Some nice smooth trancey sounding instrument starts off this mix. The mix really begins at 0:30 I feel, where a sorta bouncy bass comes in with some guitar picking. There’s some clicky percussion here, then some heavier stuff comes in. A pipe of sorts starts up at 1:14 but fades out to the almost lone guitar again after a short bit. Then the bass/percussion comes back and then the pipe, then it starts into something new with a new sample also at about 2:10. Not sure what that is, sounds like another pipe of sorts. After that plays for a bit it goes back to the beginning tune.

    Overall it’s an okay tune. Nothing that I personally will rant about though.

    3/5

  6. Donkey Kong Country 2 'Simian Symphony: Part 1'

    Protricity let me listen to this song a while ago now, so I've heard this before, so let me just tell you how BOOORING AND STUPID AND LAME THIS IS!!!

    ...

    ...

    Just kidding! Haha.

    Truthfully, I really like this song, not my favorite of Prot's (that's Brainsick Metal) but it's great.

    I love the piano intro. The horn sounds a little off, un-real, etc, but not bad. The strings are great.

    At around 1:00 it seems to change themes I believe and becomes a little darker, with a lower horn, and some deep heavy drums.

    Then it changes again at 1:30, it becomes much lighter with a harp and some choir backing I believe. Not sure what the following sound is (at 2:11), but it's pretty neat. That goes for a bit then the trumpet takes over and the strong percussion comes back. Later the percussion fades out and the piano does it's thing for a bit.

    Now it changes themes again (4:13).

    It gets a very powerful feeling with some bold percussion and horns. Eventually that simmers down into a short peaceful bit just before it ends.

    Overall, I REALLY like this mix, and I suggest you get it, especially if you like orchestral stuff.

    4.5/5

  7. Sounds like some bad mp3 compression right off the bat, or just a strange flange effect.

    Essentially everything from the beginning annoys me, but when the bass and drums kick in I like that (which is not to say I like the stuff going on, but just that drum loop).

    The part at 1:47 I liked, but it didn't last long.

    Also at 2:44 it got kinda good, but soon the same repetitive drums were back.

    I think the usage of original Pacman sounds, while adding to the nostalgiac value I suppose, were a bad idea personally, I didn't like them at all.

    Sorry, I'm gonna have to take a no on this one.

    Vote: No.

  8. The drums sound kinda off, and the lead is a little quiet, kinda strange sounding too.

    The rain annoys me on a personal level because I dislike static in music, and that's what it sounds like to me.

    Also: It cut off at the end. I'm hoping that's a bad download, not the file itself.

    It sounds like it has potential but it needs a bit of work.

    Vote: No.

  9. Glitch at the beginning. Was that my download? Or is that in the song?

    Whoa! I recognize this.. I seen it on the Project Majestic Mix demo tracks like years (re: a year) ago! It was only a clip then unfortunately (Note: I still have it) and I guess it didn't go onto the CD.

    Now this is just cool, I like it, some of the playing is a bit off at times I think, I wasn't fond of the victory theme area, but I think that it should still go up.

    Vote: Yes.

  10. Right off I can't say that I'm fond of this, in all honesty it sounds like something being played on one of those children's keyboard.

    And uh.. well it doesn't get better.. :(

    I was actually expecting it to start like that and then go into something uh.. good.

    Sorry.

    Vote: No.

  11. Big Blue? Wow, you better make it good, I love this tune.

    So far so good, although it sounds a bit muffled, and the guitar thrashing is a bit much at times. Aside from part of it sounding like I'm hearing it through my neighbours' wall I think it's pretty cool and I would listen to it again.

    Vote: Yes.

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