PlasmaDavid Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Wow. This ReMix PERFECTLY encaptures the feel of the cave levels on DKC. For anyone who has grown up with the game, or at least played it and savoured the music and graphics the really do try to capture the essence of the wild jungles, forests, caves and other terrains covering Africa, this music perfectly encaptures my idea of CAVE. Beautiful, restful and CAVE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip is uh..... Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Although this doesn't feature AB's usual tight drumwork this still stands as one of my favorites. It's so moody and very very ambient. The cello really makes this piece sing. It is really great in the car too. Good work AB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiremanJoe Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Great stuff here. As a cellist myself i can really appreciate the effort required. i cant express enough how great this mix is Highly recommended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bummer Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Wow, this song is marvelous. It may start a little slowish, but if you just have patience, you can experience the full glory of this remix. Beautiful cello cooperating with drumbeats, synths and some cool marimba makes this one of the best, adhesive boy really sticked to this one and finished it graetly. And if you liked this, you REALLY have to check out the Kong concert. I cannot set up links, so you just have to go to djpretzel´s review like everybody else. Adhesive boy, until we meet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drack Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I didn't like the original DKC song this was based on, but it's a good mix. I liked the arpeggios at 1:45. Overall it's nice and smooth .. What is that weird background sound panning at 2:20? Very realistic strings in the forground around 3:00 but the background strings sound fake and squeal a little. I likes the melody around 3:20 but the bass is overpowering the treble a little too much. I like how you subtlely worked a couple samples from the original. It's a well done inside reference. It's a decent mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defend Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I've had this song for months now, but I think it deserves a comment here now simply for the fact that this song contains such a beautiful intro. Cool yet so soft, it draws you in so carefully. I just find it strange that it still sounds absolutely perfect, it still gives me that feeling of exactly what it is being. I can't think of any other song that does that, I think "carefully" was the keyword there. The intro doesn't ask anything of you, and gets it so right that many months later I find myself wondering how a song exists that still makes me feel like it did the first time I heard it. I never really thought people could do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasmaDavid Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Nostalgia abounds in this piece doesn't it? It takes those beautiful natural "cavey" tones and draws them even taunter, and that cello just sends shivers down my spine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenzark Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I don't know what to say, to be honest, that hasn't already been said. This is a masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k0ping Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Overall, this is a good mix. It starts off slow, but builds nicely over the first minute. I loved how the song layered all of the instruments, especially when the strings were added about a minute in; the song comes together very nicely at this point. The chimes at 2:25 really brings you back to DKC. After that point, the mix was nice, but you begin to lose the sense of being in a cave, which is what I think draws the listener into the song. However, it does not detract from from a very nice mix. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ujjay Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 This is the embodiment of ass kicking. This is my favorite song on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KogeJoe Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Has a typical remix feel to it... EXCEPT... the usage of real instruments. The cello definitely takes the cake. Also, the improvised melody with the keyboard instruments. In the middle, there's a quiet but prominent suitcase piano instrument... can't put my leg on it right now, but it gives the melody a kind of cozy feel to it. Right about that point it gives me the feeling of sitting down, eating or enjoying coffee at a busy diner in the middle of a large city. There's bustling all about, but I'm able to sit down and talk and/or read the paper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windkirby Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I truly love this song - the opening is absolutely beautiful! The smooth synths, the jungly xylo (i think) and the deep cello all come together to produce such a subtle beauty. It's astounding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emunator Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Has a typical remix feel to it... I have to disagree here - this feels pretty unconventional, partly due to the chosen source material, but it feels completely cohesive and organic. While the cello is nice, it's not just the live instruments that gives this mix personality. Every element of the soundscape comes together to make this mix memorable and unique. One of my favorite DKC remixes, killer job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halc Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Adhesive_Boy, where did you go? The world needs more amazing remixes from you. This song is nostalgia overload - one of the most well-realized DKC mixes on the site imo. I think the hi-passed strings at 2:40 might be mixed slightly too high, but in no way does it hurt the track. Superb production and arrangment ideas make for a moody, nostalgic, and oh-so-subtly haunting listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Really a unique and chilled out sound on display here, with some very well done and deliberate pacing. The cello playing was very nice, and the soundscape surrounding it is very cool. I'd have liked to have heard even more cello, but even as-is, this is a mix that holds up really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crulex Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Fantastic....the xylo beat was probably the part of this and bravo on adding real chello to it. You know, a mix that makes me like the source a little more than I used to makes it greater than some other mixes do to me. The fact that I never cared about the original until I heard this says something. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSim Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 This was one of my favourites from Kong in Concert, and that's saying something considering I couldn't for the life of me remember this source in the slightest. Usually the ReMixes I relate to most I have some sort of connection with the original source, but not this one. The slow pace of the intro and masterful execution of the cello and xylophone give this mellow remix an assurance that if you listen patiently, you will be rewarded. The drum beats at 1:36 and 1:46 are great, and then when the song quietens down and builds up again bringing in that bell sound it's just lovely. A really nice change of pace, and a surprisingly good arrangement considering the weak source material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaFone Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Everything about this mix screams professionalism at me. The string solos, the percussion, the old-timey strings and sound effects. Not too surprising considering the album as a whole was fantastic. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternZypher Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Just as with GeckoYamori and so many others, Adhesive Boy's another remixer I'd hoped to hear more from over the years. This song has _NEVER_ left my playlist. It's beautiful, and captivating...and cavey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monobrow Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I want to say that this is one of my favorite songs on this site ever. Liz is a wonderful musical talent, and I can't wait to hear more someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternZypher Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 This song...it is so...resonant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansdown Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) A track for relaxin'. Deep sound. ... also that xylophone! Edited September 8, 2023 by swansdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrox Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 A nice, cohesive mix with a lot of elements that work together. The strings could have easily sounded out of place, but didn't. Also, the solo at 3:20; good stuff. Very good mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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