OCR00181 - Streets of Rage 2 "Badass Posse"

[m68030]

Streets of Rage 2 'Badass Posse'

This is pretty badass. Great percussion and piano and guitar and just

everything. it's the kind of arrangement just you want to smile and listen

to. It's just fun.

[mDuo13]

Pretty basic percussion, a good, tough acoustic guitar (patch, I believe), some good piano, and good composition skills - I would expect nothing less out of McVaffe. It has some cool solo's and mixups, and is a pretty good mix, but it's not as masterful as some of McVaffe's other mixes (such as Super Mario 64 'Liquid Mario', Sonic 3 'IceCapped', and Castlevania 4 'CastleTrance'). It fits the title well, though.

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[violentreaction]

WOW VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERY COOL REMIX

Solo and Remix and Breketion ..OMFG Realy Cool

Prefection ...YEH PERFETION REMIX 10/10

Oh shit ...thsi is my favority Rage of Street 2 Music

Thanks a Lot

Best Rengard's

See,Ya

[Chizniz]

Its really cool, like it alot (especially the piano ^.^)

[hjalfi]

Some of the background of this rather cool track is reminiscent of Protection 1 by the disturbingly weird group Coil...

[Tex]

Nice, McVaffe!

Pleasant the part that touches to the 01:57, when the strokes move. The piano sounds pretty.

[jordex]

w-double-O-T

More jazzy from McVaffy

I'm feeling the vibe

[Pip is uh.....]

Compared to Gecko's fizzy version this one sorta falls flat. It is not without its charm though! The ranges of sound in this mix are a bit tamer than the outrageous collection of sounds used in Gecko's mix but it all works nicely. I dig the guitar and piano. All in all this is solid MCV work. Hes just on a different level than the rest of us!

[OceansAndrew]

Badass Posse is right! This is perfect music to listen to while wandering the tough streets, maybe with a burst of impromptu dancing, and snapping your fingers in time.

The synths and acoustic guitars are nicely balanced on their respective left and right turfs, and when the acoustic makes a quick dash into enemy territory, the effect is startling and pretty cool.

The drums are very nice, and the rhythms don't change a lot, but the fills are all very interesting.

The best part is near the end though, with both the panning guitar and drum breakdown, and then comped piano solo.

Awesome work, and highly recommended.

[Nutritious]

Nice mix that's stood the test of time. Kind of a chilled out version (at least I think so) of Under Logic. Very cool and creative use of acoustic guitar. Piano, of course, is classic McVaffe.

So, who's the other mixer DJP refers to in the writeup?

[Ruffian]

this is by far my favourite out of the bunch

[jpaulsnow]

Good tune, just found myself waiting for the Utah Saints to pipe in and sing, "I can move move move any mountain..."

[Constromlie]

I made a quick mash-up of this with Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg. This is actually the first ReMix I used for a mash-up, so great job McVaffe!

[Marmiduke]

Very warm, very pleasant mix that puts a few ideas of the table but most importantly, performs a really solid tune well.

The panning work was fine with me up until a point. Maybe because I listen exclusively with headphones, but there was something about the panning breakdown that made me question whether it was necessary, or even if it was done tightly enough. It's a strange effect to insert in a bridge between some really lovely piano music and balanced guitar work. For me, it wasn't utilised as well as McVaffe's own Tempest Mix.

Still, the samples have held up remarkably well in this, and McVaffe tunes are always irresistable to listen to whenever the opportunity arises. Awesome, upbeat McVaffe piano conquers all. A breezy one, but a good one.

[Holy Land]

Man, this would be totally golden material for a late 80's hip hop song. This actually reminds me a little of Paul's Boutique and its marvelous funky beats.

Sexy as hell stuff.

[Crulex]

Nice, man, this is very smooth and cool. Catchy and upbeat as hell, as well. The piano and acoustic guitar rolling around with the glitchy effects that reminds me of some SF3rd Strike stuff is a great combination. I love it.

[Black_Doom]

Pretty fun stuff! Not quite feeling the piano here at some points, but other than that - a solid listen, groovy enough to get my head bopping