m68030 Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 Metroid 'Samus Strut' Could I possibly love this remix more? Omg. The bassline is pure magic. It destroys innocent subwoofers and makes them it's bitch. Play dead. AmIEvil juxtaposes a laid back drum track with the wandering melody on a sinewave/flute sounding deal. If only this track was longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samus Aran Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 A great remix! Like m68030 said, the bassline is killer. I like how in the very beginning, the song is composed only of two types of voices: very high treble and very low bass. The mid-range voices don't really come into play until the bridge of the song... rather clever if you ask me. Speaking of being clever, I love this remix because it required quite a bit of music theory knowledge to make. After all, AmIEvil takes a song written in 3/4 (or 6/8) time and transforms it to a strictly duple meter. Nice work there, it's brilliant! The title, oddly enough, also fits, IMO. The mix has a very... well, strut-like feel to it. I can picture Samus walking down the street all bad@$$... all right, I'll stop, I'll try and keep this review serious. Great work! Ingenious theory tricks, and you make it sound good, too. Personal Rating: 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skawttieboy Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 Good lord, for anyone who has subs in their car, take this song, burn it on a cd, and go play it at night....WOW! The bass in this song is absolutely incredible! I'm always afraid I'm gonna blow my speakers....wow! I must say I realllllly like this mix, it's well done, and has a lot of good things happening in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecco Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 This is a great! Keeps the Metriod feel and it is kinda freaky! I love the part at 1:02 Some parts did get a little boring but over all good mix 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tregan Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Good lord, for anyone who has subs in their car, take this song, burn it on a cd, and go play it at night....WOW! The bass in this song is absolutely incredible! I'm always afraid I'm gonna blow my speakers....wow! I must say I realllllly like this mix, it's well done, and has a lot of good things happening in it. I couldn't agree more. It's just... amazing. Words don't do it justice. Awesome awesome awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameBlazer Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 I love it. Love it enough to add it and Ben Lewis's Brinstar mix to the list of mixes that would have been right at home in Metroid Prime. Good stuff. This bass will take your girlfriend, have its way with her, give her the best time of her life, have her make it omelettes in the morning, and then throw her out on her ass right after. And she'll still come crawling back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndependentArmour Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 This guy is frikken ridiculous! His music is so infectious, it gives me the chills. Why AmIevil isnt doing this professionally is a complete mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglyhatman Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Best Metroid Remix I've heard yet. Samus Strut is an appropriate title. This and the dark Super Mario World remix are my favourite from this artist, and he's one of the best at OCR, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassivePretentiousness Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 This is standard high quality techno fare from our good friend AmIEvil. What makes this one different and downloadable for the masses is obviously the bass. I mean honestly, if you have anything resembling a subwoofer, you won't be able to hear the melody since the bass is jacked up so high. The only reasons why this doesn't detract from the song are that it perfectly complements everything else AmIEvil used and that the bass is so wonderfully high quality. 6/8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbenvost Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I've never played much Metroid, but I must say that this ReMix is awesome. God, I'm glad my Sony MDR-V500 'phones have the freq response to pick up that yummy sub. I love the groovy percussion, and that mellow tabla is just cool. The creepy strings and ambient sounds give it a more-than-adequate amount of darkness... simply amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddler Sensei Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I have a habit of configing my car's audio setup for a fuller bass...I blew a fuse the first I time listened to this in my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 AmIEvil is incredible. 'Nuff said. The bass line makes me want to get a really good quality stereo (or better head phones...). 1:02 is awesome with the drums fading in and then 1:05 couldn't be more perfect. The melody is just soooooo well done! Between this remix, "Hipccordian" (Zelda II), and "RiverofTime AmIEvil" (Zelda 64), I can't understand why he's not getting paid. I feel like I'm listening to professionally produced and engineered music. I'm blown away... Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmixer Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 this. song. is. awsome. it has the perfect intro and all the sound effects and intrustruments blend together thoroughly. it also for some reason reminds me of an evil demon from hell taking over the world, but thats beside the point. the point is that this song is a five star and definitly desirves being on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Capwn Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I love tha song !!! ....but my neighbors hate it lol Tha bass on this hits so hard i can be a few rooms over and still feel it in my chest Good work on making such a kick ass remix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwagnah Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I have nothing but praise for this remix. The tune is just so upbeat even though it was taken from Metroid. The mix is perfect to listen to at any time during the day. I really liked how the mix transitioned at around 1:05s, from a slower tune to a more up beat tune. There also seems to be some background water drop effect type things that really keep the pace of the tune very well. So, for my 2nd review of remixes, I will give this one a... 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordex Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 It's so strange hearing such a familiar song with a different time signature but this is still outstanding. I love the bassline AmIEvil's got going here Strangly at 1:04 it doesn't sound like it's in a different time signature but that makes it good I'm still loving the bassline But at 1:26 the bassline get's sloppy, the melody here is great though 1:47 the transition there is cool but the melody just seems off, its got a 3/4 time sig melody in a 4/4 atmosphere, that's just too weird for me but this is still a psycho, funky, kick-ass song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 For the first half of the remix it sounds like an ambient and chilled out Korn track, and without the faux aggression Korn attempts, it works way better. It has a very sinister groove going on, and the bass is super intense. The changeup halfway through is just what it needed before going back to the main section, and though I'd have liked the track to be longer, I'm not sure what really more could be done. Increasing the intensity would be good for a huge climax, but I think that part of the mystery in this is what makes it so appealing. You just see glimpses of it. Not normally my style, but this really speaks to me. Hella great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Adam Bell Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I don't really like the synth at the beginning—I think it's a little high and grating. The minimalist beat's nice, though, as is the opening electronic ambience. The offset time signature makes the melody feel a little weird, but props to AIE for giving the track his own unique flava. It feels a little short, too, though I'm not really sure why. Synths used are serviceable, but nothing outstanding. My rating: 2.5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulinEther Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 This feels like music you'd play when a gang of 5 people in suits come walking through a dark alleyway in a black and white movie all brandishing guns, with slow-mo and the cameras panning from right to left, cutting to fuller shots from a farther distance to get a larger view of them to ultimately fully appreciate the awesomeness (hate to glorify em) of these 5 contract killers coming to put a hit on some tied up individual. If you understood that, i deserve a medal. lol. The ambient wind sets up the scene, then they come in with the intro of the main melody, and they unload when the second part of the melody hits. I guess that does sound a little sexual, prolly because there's this huge buildup going on in the intro that finally gets released a bit with the second part of the melody. And the terms that one can use for firing bullets are too ambiguous. Awesome. OCR needs a competition to make fake movie scenes for all of AmIEvil's works... they're that friggin cinematic. Love the bass, sometimes I wish it were slightly quieter but it would lose a lot of energy without that intensity. The time sig change along with note duration changes really lend itself to the whole badass theatrical imagery for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillRock Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I really like this one. Great build up, feel, and samples for its time. My only draw back is that it is too short Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmiduke Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I'm a huge fan of the Metroid score, and I see this mix as a long, hard look at what makes it so great. And when I say long, I don't mean in the mix's length, as this is yet another AmIEvil mix that is petrified of outstaying its welcome. By playing around with the time signatures, this mix really shows off the original piece's complexity in its simplicity, which is what I love. It shines some new light on it and musically examines it at a magnified level. However, besides the variance in time signature, there is little to no actual difference in terms of arrangement, which I can live with. It's been given a more refined pace, a cleaner sound and a hell of a lot of bass. You could do worse to a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The first 21 seconds are seductive as both Kraid's Lair and windy ambience creep forward. In general, the arrangement gets some natural, orderly extrapolations in 4/4, but the slower tempo makes it surprisingly tiresome for me. It's also a shame that the bass pulsates so strongly it intrudes on the chill mood set by the percussion (although it better controls itself at 1:04). Not as balanced as I'd prefer, but at least the beat stays as sexy as Samus's prostitute-like outing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 that funky bassline is keepin me awake! i dont hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crulex Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Not bad. For it's time, this is a rather enjoyable little mix that seems to glide the edge of a smooth beat with some nice bass. A bit short, but I think it works for what you have here. Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCD1 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Almost 24 years later and still a great track. Nice and moody, the sounds especially makes me think of Samus just hanging out in those deep bubbling caverns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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