OCR00594 - Donkey Kong Country 2 "Mechanical Swamp"

[Lint]

Hands down one of my favorite OC Remixes of all time. Now, the original melody is no slouch, and it definitely stands proud in this mix. I can't decide what I love the most here. The track has some amazing ethereal quality in its meandering nature that I love so much. Hearing the song come through distorted or piano... just all around awesome. This track could go on forever and I always find myself getting lost in it.

If there is a DKC2 album being made, I love you guys even more. Kong in Concert was effing awesome. (I loved Mine Cart Misadventure and Rare Reminiscene too, mad props)

[Crulex]

Protricity has always been one of my favorite remixers since I've been coming to the site, and remixes like this one is why. I'll agree with some others by saying that this is probably his best mix. Starting out so smoothly with the SFX of crickets and bayou life to great piano/guitar sections. A very well done piece by Prot.

[SubNormal J3]

If I recall correctly, this is the first DKC2 mix I downloaded way back in '02. Dang, it's been a while Anyways, this mix is pretty much what anyone who's played the DKC games could hope for (especially in 2002). It adds just enough grit to the source to make it stand better on its own. Love the strings that play on each beat. 3:00, however, is the real treat of this arrangement; it's a nice breakdown that leads the way for the climax at 5:00.

[WesternZypher]

Always loved me some Pro'tage, I wonder whether he's still doing mixes these days?

[tabuhli]

I think most of this is pretty good, but the beginning kinda ruins it for me. I don't think the transition from the nature sounds to the main song is handled that well.