djpretzel Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majin GeoDooD Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Ahh yes, someone mentioned a URL to this a week or so ago in #ocremix, and I picked it up. Love it. Definitely reminds me of AE. Wish I had the know how to give this a technical review, I'll leave that up to you remixers btw: for anyone who wants to, try and get J:/Drive's version of the 600 A.D. theme, it's also really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
«NMZ» Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Meh. A electronica/techno CT theme. Whoopie. Is it just me, or are these getting old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkhighwind Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Meh.A electronica/techno CT theme. Whoopie. Is it just me, or are these getting old? The fact remains that the song is on OCR and that this is a forum for "reviews" (of all things). Whether you think there are too many or too few of these songs is your own opinion- that has nothing to do with the quality of each individual piece. I just wanted to mention that DJP said the song had a resemblence to Vic Viper's arrangement "DownTown." I think he, in fact, meant Digimatic's "Simon's Town," which is an arrangement of the same song. In any case, I really like the song and wouldn't classify it as "techno" at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneBitesTheDust Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Not if it's done right. I remember the Temporal Distortion mix covering the same song, I didn't really like it that much for some reason. This, however, this...is pretty freaking cool even though I've heard the theme so many times. I remember this on vgmix awhile back. The second half seems better as more originality is put into it by then. Definitely something to put the volume to the max for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeality Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 The fact remains that the song is on OCR and that this is a forum for "reviews" (of all things). Whether you think there are too many or too few of these songs is your own opinion- that has nothing to do with the quality of each individual piece. Exactly. There will never be enough Zeal remixes. Excellent piece, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted February 8, 2003 Author Share Posted February 8, 2003 I just wanted to mention that DJP said the song had a resemblence to Vic Viper's arrangement "DownTown." I think he, in fact, meant Digimatic's "Simon's Town," which is an arrangement of the same song. Yes - good catch, thanks. Corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranced Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 There's something about this mix that stands out from any other version I've heard. I don't know what exactly, but it makes for a pleasing version of the CT version. Whether or not it's part of an ever-growing list of CT remixes, it's stands on it's own as a powerful song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzumebachi Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Ahh yes, someone mentioned a URL to this a week or so ago in #ocremix, and I picked it up. Love it. Definitely reminds me of AE. Wish I had the know how to give this a technical review, I'll leave that up to you remixers btw: for anyone who wants to, try and get J:/Drive's version of the 600 A.D. theme, it's also really good. yeah i've been listening to this for a while now, and i can't get enough of it. glad to see it's on OCR to be shared by the masses!! and yes... J:/Drive's 600 A.D. theme also kicks ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgx Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 AY! I caught this awesome song back on vgmix under a different name: "From Woodsword to Katana". Why the name change? Anyway, I think I reviewed this back at vgmix. I said something along the lines of how awesome the drums were, how the orchestral parts worked well, and how great the electronic sounds are. Everything in this is top notch. I think I griped about something about how it gets a bit too busy near the climax, but I've changed my mind. It's great. This possibly my favorite mix ever. This is the song I play for my electronic music lovin friends to show them how cool video game remixing can be. I hope I can ever kick close to how much ass this song does. Freakin awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatLeo Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Yeah this is totally one of my favorite CT mixes all the way back when I first heard it on vgmix and definately deserves to be recognized here aswell. Beautifully done in very much the same style as AE, so more of a reason why I cant wait to hear more from j:/drive in the future!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Crono Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Awesome. Definitely sounds like it would be on PMM's Squaredance. I like the combination of Hip Hop with Electronica. The scratches and distortions are done excellently, and the ending clock ticking is a nice touch. This remixer knows what they're doing. You know, I hear a lot of mixes, and I personally sometimes think, why? Or maybe, this could've been better. But this person's got, at least that's what I get from this mix. I'd like to hear more. ~DJ Crono~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziwtra Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Jam-packed with detailed effects and little tricks here, there, everwhere! My favorite is the fake ending at 4:20 or so. There are very fine moments of that sweeping feeling that I think Mitsuda captured so well in the CT Title theme.. but overall my only complaint is that the segmented/chopped leads and syncopated drum beat can't convey the feeling so well. At some points I felt like the mix was trying to be cool or clever or creative or wacky or slicey and had forgotten to just be beauitful. But "The lady doth complain too much..." for this is really an amazing remix. And, by the way, the little splice in of Terra's theme was terribly clever. yh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janus1428 Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 what is the url for the 600 ad remix?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-wix Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 hello J:/Drive! lets..start..! A pretty good mix, there are a few *SLIGHT* issues.. but.. this is deffinitely worth the long download. Especially for that ending - it can blow you away 0:01 - its a clock! ..it has to be CT! i know it! 0:11 - cool intro..digging the sudden beat changes here..along with those open chords..delicious. 0:30 - Sounds a LOT like the original..but the beat sounds awesome.. along with whats used. 0:40 - Whoa! awesome stuff here.. But again, a lot like the original, which doesnt sit well with me. Lots of stuff going on here.. Cool beat.. the lead is done quite nicely, i love the sudden stops. 0:58 - Again..still very much like the original..lets mix it up! 1:08 - Ouch - that hurt the ears a bit, careful.. 1:30 - Cool Drumbeat.. But again, Its a LOT like the original, even when you change it up, you can still hear the original, feels like nothings new beyond some cool effects. 2:27 - OMG! my Mp3 Skipped! 2:40 - The drumwork is getting a bit TOO sporatic for the mixes own good, while i see what your trying to do, I Don't think it complements everything 100%.. 3:04 - Some Chords sound OFF here.. maybe its my ears..but .. something sounds off. 3:24 - ahh, it was inteded to be off at this point, which i understand, thank you for mixing some stuff up 3:42 - Excellent work here...The Synth WOULD have created a Dance-ish vibe if it wasn't out of place through this part.. I wish you would have fixed that.. examples: 3:45 - 3:56 - 4:00 4:23 - Cool work here.. love the sudden stop.. The chords here are done very well. EXCELLENT work here. the bassline Brings this part at you, deffinitely a sign of pulling out all the stops, which i LOVE. 5:20 - Brilliant work here at the end, DEFFINITELY the highlight of the mix. It all came together quite nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Smeg Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Just a bit of info for those who are comparing J:\Drive to Digimatic and/or Æ: Æ + Digimatic + J:\Drive = Wave Theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-RoN Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 First review this year, This is a remix of the Chrono Trigger Theme I've been waiting for a long time to hear. Upbeat, slightly electronic and having variations. I've heard an Acid Jazz version of this theme, and it wasn't as good. Everything is excellent in this mix, good synth lines, some intentional skipping, nice choices of chances. Very good, except for how much reverb you put on the clock sound in the beginning and ending. The best Chrono Trigger Theme mixage from J Drive to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endblink Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Just a bit of info for those who are comparing J:\Drive to Digimatic and/or Æ: Æ + Digimatic + J:\Drive = Wave Theory.Heh heh. Thanks, we know. It was in djp's original write up. Okay. Coolest part of this mix is the "CD skipping" effect J:/Drive used. That blows me away. Also, the ending from about 4:19 till the end is to die for. I did have some issues with a few notes here and there I felt were a little... off. Things where I understood the choices made, but felt they were a little jarring, mostly in the bridge. But those are drops in a bucket of goodness. Cool effects, good original tune, great song. Definitely recommend this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabreman Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 I'm so happy to see J:/Drive here at OCR. This is one of my all-time favourite remixes - I picked it up from VGMix a while ago under it's 'Woodsword to Katana' guise. Unfortunately VGMix always seems to be down since, and I've tried finding some more stuff from J:Drive, so hopefully here's where I can get it. I'm not musical myself (I just love these remixes), so I can't offer any musical criticism except to say that I love the whole of this and can't wait to hear more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeenbor Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 I also got this a few months back at vgmix, entitled "From Woodsword to Katana". My favorite part is at ~4:20... Makes me want to bang on my god damn desk it is so good. ~3:40 is also damn good! Excellent remix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieFonzie Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Solid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neostormx Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 EDIT: I gave it a couple more spins. I've been spoiled with so many remixes of this popular track that they all start to sound the same to me. However, the second half of the remix DID have new interpretations and for that i was appreciative. I agree with everyone else that the ending was very well done and improvised. Let me just sum up by saying this remix has tremendous quality in terms of technical work (its not easy to do), but I felt some sounds were a little off key and it disturbed me. I thought about what those quarky off key notes mean to this remix... I guess i'm just a tad bit conservative cuz im sure its something new and innovating, but it hurts my musical soul. J:\Drive has really got something here though (especially that beat work at 3:37) and I can't wait to hear what cool INNOVATIVE stuff i'll hear next from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneda Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Well, I cant say much regarding the appropriateness of what instruments and form the artist used considering I have no remixing background, but I must say this song, in my opinion, far surpasses any other Chrono Trigger remix on the site. Sometimes I think its better to just to sit back and listen to the remix as a whole and take it all in, instead of dissecting it and saying how such and such a portion could of been better. I don’t know if I’m alone here, but I feel this song is truly a masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesper Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Everything in this mix i superb. I look forward to hearing more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrobble Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Whose idea was it to change the title? I like the mix, just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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