djpretzel Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C7 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Man, I really loved this remix! There's a ton of attention to detail throughout and it shows some great musicality. The fade-out is a shame, but a minor blemish for a great remix. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuma6498 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Wow Thank You Guys for the comments @ djpretzel from a small dj(me) to a Dj(pretzel) Thank You for the comment huge honor for me to be part of the OCRemix page a dream come true and a long waited one @ C-7 Thank you for the comments i also feel kind of sad because i couldn't do well the eq's and the mp3 bit-rate and i blame myself for that but i'll make sure the next remixes to come have the most good quality to enjoy @ SubNormal J3 Thank you for the comments also i'm a huge fan of Earth, Wind and Fire and the Phoenix Horns and it's a huge flattering by mentioning them in this forum and get ready there's more to come stay tune guys . . .Hint Konami's Life Force @ José E. Felix Thank You for the video design I'm also from Puerto Rico "Wepa mi hermano! Saludos!" Once again guys a huge THANK YOU - Juan Rosario (DjAkx) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Morse Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Sounds great! Always nice to hear a latin arrangement on OCR. Definitely one of the most impressive first submissions I've heard. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Harris Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 wow! really good arrangement. i love how you mixed up the harmonies a bit and added your flare here and there, but overall kept the whole remix very faithful to the source. just love the high attention to detail on display here, and the convincingness of the entire arrangement. particularly love the Mukaiya-esque keyboard solo, and the drum programming is incredible too. there aren't enough fusion style arrangements on ocremix. beautiful. i'm floored. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Briggs Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 jesus this is amazing normally I'm turned off by cheesy/dated samples, but something about this remix just makes it work extremely awesome akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPanther Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Whaaat a breath of fresh air! Dude this was somethin I was needing to hear; and old school sound with that new sound flare. Don't stop makin stuff like this, very impressive first submission, hope to hear more stuff from you soon =D. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emunator Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 One of my favorite remixes ever, the sequencing and attention to detail in the arrangement is astounding. We need more stuff like this on the site! akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorgatti Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Awesome music... 8 minutes of amazing nostalgia Btw, in the beginning there is a Brazilian music playing just after the 8bit music, am I right? I'm from Brazil and I swear I heard something like "bom dia pra quem é de bom dia" Searching Google... the song name is Boa Noite, from Maculêlê, Capoeira music akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillRock Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Holy crap. This is amazing. One or two iffy samples, but thats the minority, the sequencing and mixing are great, and the arrangement is fantastic. One of the best mixes i've ever heard ocr produce. This mix being overshadowed by zircons mix is a shame imo, particularly for a debut mix of this quality. Download this now, it really isn't to be missed. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuma6498 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 @ Emunator Thank You i can't find more words big enough to describe the gratitude of the comments posted here and yours are one of them in Big i really respect every genre of music but sadly now-days some are just doing it the easy way to gain easy bucks and the question is, but what about the fans? they just listen to the song and that's it "it's yesterday's dinner" there are songs like in the past decades and some today that are Epic and in time you listen and listen and don't get tired it's because music like that have been done with detail and painstaking care to make it sound good and this is why i want to bring to all of you once again My Big Thanks One of my favorite remixes ever, the sequencing and attention to detail in the arrangement is astounding. We need more stuff like this on the site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emunator Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I agree completely I feel like this is one of those songs I will listen to for a long time to come and keep finding new things about it. It's one of the great things of 7+ minute songs, you can't experience it all in just one listen. It takes several listens to really understand how much effort went into it, and that's the mark of a great musician to me! akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliceX Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 This is perhaps one of the longest remixes on the site as far as I know, but the good thing is, it NEVER gets boring and given the style of the arrangement, the length is appropriate. We need more remixes like this. Production is pretty clean, although the fake guitars sort of bugged me a little, it didn't really matter with the execution of the arrangement. The original tune sort of had an implication that it was written with Jazz Fusion in mind, without the improv. I'd say this arrangement is like a perfect "arrange version" for this song, considering it was written about 2 decades ago. Lots of syncopation, the improv, I can't really say much about the execution, it's just done so well. Perhaps you should get a lead sheet done for this and get an actual band to perform this arrangement. Splendid stuff, faithful to the original, and VERY nice arrangement. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternZypher Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 This is a very nice. :] I love all the site's wonderful iterations of Passing Breeze, but my one quibble - that they were all too short - isn't present when listening to Juan's work. What love and energy you poured into 8 + minutes, man! I hope it gives you great joy to know that this is pure sonic bliss, built for cruising anytime, anywhere. Can't wait for summer to load this on the radio akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProjectSpam Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Heck yes! This is incredible! I love the source 'Passing Breeze', and the arrangement is so fantastic and enjoyable to listen to. Easily one of my favorites, although I echo the sentiment that I expected a more epic ending. Regardless, this is fantastic, and I love the atmosphere and attention to detail. Great stuff. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Penwald Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Producing an 8+ min long remix without it getting repetitive is hard work, but you managed to pull it off; there's so much going on and so much variation, it's incredible. At the same time, it's very relaxing stuff. And I agree, we need more remixes like this one on the site. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crulex Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 First off, gotta say that the SFX at the beginning was pretty interesting. Nice tropical/Latin jazz, which is one of the few kinds of jazz I can stand for a while, which is good considering that this is more than eight minutes long. And making an eight minute song that doesn't get dull halfway through is a feat in itself. I really enjoyed the slower part where the drums took over. Great solos and great ReMix overall. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Marvelous rendition, indeed. I recognized the Shinobi reference before reading the write-up. That is because I'm a total Sega freak. akuma6498 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuma6498 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 9/26/2012 at 11:39 AM, Crulex said: First off, gotta say that the SFX at the beginning was pretty interesting. Nice tropical/Latin jazz, which is one of the few kinds of jazz I can stand for a while, which is good considering that this is more than eight minutes long. And making an eight minute song that doesn't get dull halfway through is a feat in itself. I really enjoyed the slower part where the drums took over. Great solos and great ReMix overall. I was visualizing the intro starting from the seashore when you insert the coin to select the song, then walking in the city and seeing the tv screen from the storefront showing Outrun gameplay and because it's kinda Brazil Samba Latin Jazz I pictured "why not a capoeira chant"? Then the percussion sets up to the Berimbau and the music starts! That was the concept! The song was supposed to be slower like the Arcade original tempo but due to size limits and time of the OC Remix rules I had to up the tempo and sadly lose audio quality of the original mix but hey at least it gave good reviews! I can't complaint! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuma6498 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 4/6/2011 at 4:06 PM, Martin Penwald said: Producing an 8+ min long remix without it getting repetitive is hard work, but you managed to pull it off; there's so much going on and so much variation, it's incredible. At the same time, it's very relaxing stuff. And I agree, we need more remixes like this one on the site. 67 Separate Tracks, almost 2 months of work, concept since 1999 and a bunch of crashes courtesy of Cubase 5, the song being accepted by the judges at Oc Remix . . Priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuma6498 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 2/5/2011 at 10:29 AM, WesternZypher said: This is a very nice. :] I love all the site's wonderful iterations of Passing Breeze, but my one quibble - that they were all too short - isn't present when listening to Juan's work. What love and energy you poured into 8 + minutes, man! I hope it gives you great joy to know that this is pure sonic bliss, built for cruising anytime, anywhere. Can't wait for summer to load this on the radio Thank you man! This following month I reelocate and hopefully re do this version again as it was originally intended to be with the downtempo and more quality detail of the instruments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuma6498 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 2/5/2011 at 9:15 AM, MaliceX said: This is perhaps one of the longest remixes on the site as far as I know, but the good thing is, it NEVER gets boring and given the style of the arrangement, the length is appropriate. We need more remixes like this. Production is pretty clean, although the fake guitars sort of bugged me a little, it didn't really matter with the execution of the arrangement. The original tune sort of had an implication that it was written with Jazz Fusion in mind, without the improv. I'd say this arrangement is like a perfect "arrange version" for this song, considering it was written about 2 decades ago. Lots of syncopation, the improv, I can't really say much about the execution, it's just done so well. Perhaps you should get a lead sheet done for this and get an actual band to perform this arrangement. Splendid stuff, faithful to the original, and VERY nice arrangement. Of course nothing was real except the samples in the beginning, the rest was vst including the solo trumpet that sounded real! But don't worry nowadays with Ample Sound those guitars will sound authentic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuma6498 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 2/4/2011 at 5:48 PM, vitorgatti said: Awesome music... 8 minutes of amazing nostalgia Btw, in the beginning there is a Brazilian music playing just after the 8bit music, am I right? I'm from Brazil and I swear I heard something like "bom dia pra quem é de bom dia" Searching Google... the song name is Boa Noite, from Maculêlê, Capoeira music Correct! The sample library is Bom Dia Brasil, I used the Maculêlê sample using Spectrasonics Stylus RMX to record the timing! Thank you for pointing the details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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