Palpable Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Contact Information Your ReMixer name: Tanuki Suit Riot Your real name: Matt Van Gelder Your email address: mattvg@gmail.com Your website: www.myspace.com/tanukisuitriot Your userid (number, not name) on our forums, found by viewing your forum profile: 4478 Submission Information Title of Song: Burning Building Name of game(s) arranged: TMNT The Arcade Game Name of individual song(s) arranged: Level 1: Burning Building Arranged by Greg Hosharian. Produced by Matt Van Gelder Link to the original soundtrack www.myspace.com/tanukisuitriot Your own comments about the mix, for example the inspiration behind it, how it was made, etc. I always loved the first level of Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game. I noticed I never saw a remix of it anywhere and thought our band would do justice to the catchy track. We use live horns in the recording. This is not a mash up, but a rock cover of the original tune! I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we had playing and recording it. Thanks for your time, Matt Van Gelder tenor sax / producer of Tanuki Suit Riot --------------------------------------------------------------- Man, I did like this a fair bit and there's some pretty cool soloing halfway through, but at least half of this is a straight cover, as you admit. On that basis, gotta say NO. This is very cool though and the performances sound great. Recordings could have used some sparkle but the coverishness is the reason I'm saying NO. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Yeah this is definitely cool- production and mixing wise, soem tips would be to bring the tenor up a little in volume when it has the main melody, and getting a little more high end on the snare. Other than that, the production was pretty solid. Arrangement is the issue that's holding this back from OCR- it's a sweet cover, no question there, but besides the solos, it really is too close to the source. I think adding some additional counterpoint, maybe play the theme once through in half time, or add some new harmonies. I really like it, guys, but I gotta no it. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 I was gonna say, those sound like live horns, and then I read the submission email Pretty rockin cover, fellas! Love to hear more stuff from you in the future! I thought the mixing/EQ could have used some work, but this is still nothing short of enjoyable, and the performances ranged anywhere from adequate to pretty darn awesome Unfortunately, as already stated, we aren't really in the business of accepting covers, and aside from the solo section, that's pretty much all this is. Perhaps a suggestion when making things more "OCR-friendly", try to work in some solos into the actual melodies themselves. It's the little flourishes and expansions that occur within the melodies that really show off the ways one can rearrange a classic theme into something more their own, while still remaining the overall spirit of the source Anyway, great stuff, sorry we can't really pass it on a technicality, but I hope to hear more from you guys! NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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