djpretzel Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HershDawg Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Over pretty good mix. little long of a start with just drums other then that its form is very similar to a jazz peice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidTrance Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Incredible! Very mellow and a great track to listen to during any occasion. The title perfectly describes the song's mood. A great job by the artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimFrost the Tourianist Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Jazzy and mellow . Excellent work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasbro24 Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 This remix is awesome. Its something you can listen to anytime, or set on repeat and never get tired of it. awesome job! -Josh- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjag Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 What a wonderful surprise see a SoR remix. Best genesis soundtrack ever. Good breaks in drumline. A powerful set of instruments in a super rearrangement. Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protricity Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 eh, not too bad. Percussion is pretty weak. The one loop used none stop is broken up a bit, but when that happens it goes from swing to 4/4. Awkward, could have been done much better. Melody is only slightly varied from the original. Theres additions here and there like the distorted synth, but I wouldn't say they enhance the song too much. Some rhodes stuff going on, nice. Lead flute is just plain weak. More off key/tune jazz riffs, but not nearly as bad as the cammy by night remix. Much better job with that. So in retrospect, feels like a simple upgrade from the original into slow, minimal version. I would have prefered some real progression, some real direction, but I suppose simplicity and a casual feel were the focus here. Would like to see more interesting things done to these songs in the future, especially in the realm of percussion, progression, and rearangement, but thats just a personal taste. More or less, it really feels as if this mix was thrown together in a few hours. Ending is rather uninspired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benevolensaurus Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 It's nice to see calm, mellowish mixes like this on the site once in a while. Kind of odd, I thought, how a mellow lounge-type mix would come from a game about fighting on the raging streets, you know, how that's all opposite and stuff... yeah. I suppose that's what remixing is about, though: taking a piece (or several pieces) and transforming it into something very much different while still retaining within it traces of the original material. Well, more or less. But anyway, yeah, very cool, mellow, lounge-like, etc. I like it, and stuff. I could go on to say a really corny line about "taming" this "raging" beast of a game, but I don't think I will. Even though I just sort of did. Eh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayLightning Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Enjoyable work as always MV. Easily my favorite SoR mix ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirRus Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 I think this is the second time I have heard mv say he put together a mix in a matter of hours (someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he said the same thing somewhere about "Forray Into Eastern Horizons") Anyway, its just one of those things you've got to admire and from my perspective envy that he can produce OCR quality songs with such efficiency. Perhaps this one is not my favorite mv song, but I respect practically all of his music, and this one is no exception. I enjoyed the mood and overall feeling of this song in spite of some of the more lackluster individual parts (Prot pointed out the flute sample and percussion for example). In the end, the song as a whole is a wonderful thing. Keep it up mv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CykoticZZ Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 i can't get this song out of my head. ARGH d@mn you MV, you and your darned talent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lucero Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I like it. From a purely musical standpoint, it may be somewhat lacking, (i.e, procussion & ending) but I dig the bassline. To me, a good bassline is the key to a good song...the quality of any (modern) tune can be boliled down to the funkadelic groove of a good base, which this remix has in spades (note 1'57, and again at 3'03.) It may not change structurally, but does it really need to? I think not. This remix gets my foot a-tapping and my head a-bobbin, and frankly, that's good enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpchips Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Matches the game perfectly. That "cool" street vibe, with undertones of something a tad more devious beneath it all, which really comes out at the end. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miletus Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 An excellent mix. You've got that cool cyberpunk streets of rage style close to perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Love_OC_ReMixes Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Such a sexy mix, and 1 page of reviews. I love this one, just like your Time Chill mix, creativity, original touches, flow, awesomeness. Love ya mv! and merry christmas!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FliE Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 This is a good piece right here. I like these, kind of relaxing, "chill-songs", and since Streets of Rage is one of the most memorable titles from my (early) youth, this song is pretty nostalgic too ) The melody fits in perfectly with the bassline (which could have been a bit "fatter" imo), and the kick (synth. drum or w/e) just makes me wanna nod my head Good one, I can't get enough of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Beautiful rhodes sound, and the bass sounds good as well, but that drum loop is just so repetitive. :/ It has a really smooth groove that is pretty easy to get into, but I think I would have to be in a specific mood to really appreciate this one. It flows very well, but doesn't really take any risks.Some of the samples are kind of weak, like the flute that is thankfully only used in a few minor spots. But for every weak sample, there is a strong one, like the underlying undulating synth. Pretty nice stuff, with just a few issues with a few instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternZypher Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I love this as much as Slow Moon Groove. And that's a whole lot. This comes on, and whatever my stresses, I reflect, I rewind, I unwind. Thanks you mv, thank you OCRemix, thank you Yuzo, for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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