m68030 Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Sonic Adventure 'Taikal Drum 'n' Ragga' Mmmm.. Juicy. I like. Wonderful skittery drum lines and a beautifully crisp lead instrument gives this track a wonderful atmosphere. McVaffe continues to kick my ass with no remorse. Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebonyks Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Groovy. While i feel that this piece is more atmospheric than anything else, it still works very well. I love the drums in this piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispy Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 Although Sonic Adventure was one of the few songs for the Dreamcast I actually sat down and beat, I dont recognize the theme here, the jungle theme possibly? I dont know for sure. Has subtle breakbeat-like drums in the background that are filtered making it sound very ambient, in fact the whole piece sounds rather ambient. Also very ethinic sounding (atleast to me) probably from the wodwind-like instruments that play. The song shapes as the piano starts taking the melody away in a more situated manor. I liked it alot. Like his Soft Museum Jam mix of NiGHTS, all the instruements sound very natural and "right". Recommended, give it a try, I give it a 9.5/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneBitesTheDust Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 Definitely well done. Most refer to this as being ambient, and it is in a way, but that piano and panflute have a pretty distinct melody. So I would say it is a mix of both. The drums seem to be the only element to ambience. With that said, I definitely like this style. The only way for someone to dislike this song is because they don't like the style used. I like it, so I'm stickin' to it! 10/10, it never gets old. I can listen to it over and over. Even someone who doesnt care for much of the mixes on this site liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatformerMastah Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 Despite the misspelling, I love this remix. So mystical and beautiful. It really draws you in, but it all seems to go by too quickly. All of McVaffe's work seems to be amazing, however, and this one is no exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexxus Posted July 21, 2002 Share Posted July 21, 2002 Simply Tikals theme with an as allready mentioned Raggae and drum beat. Well done, but feels too drawn out. Good but could have been better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePak Posted September 22, 2002 Share Posted September 22, 2002 An excellent regae-style remix. It takes the original tune, and makes it even better in my opinion. Its something you can listen to over and over and not get bored with. Well worth the download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie-san Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 that was..lovely. I loved Tikal's theme,and this remix is simply groove-able. i had to get up and dance to it. XD; good job. the misspelling threw me off a bit originally, but, i'm glad i downloaded it. really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcovsleon20 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Tikal's theme has always been one of my favorite tracks from Sonic Adventure 1. This remix makes it that much more soothing and it has the feel of standing in front of the shrine of the Master Emerald running through me in my opinion. I give it a 9.2/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMatter_the_Enchida Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 I love Tikal's theme in Sonic Adventure and I love this remix of Tikal's theme. Very good work. Anyone who has played Sonic Adventure should download this. Hell, even if you haven't played Sonic Adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Jose Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 very nice and soothing. smooth sound to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Pili Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 This is a ReMix that I downloaded some time ago, but it was until recenty that I feel in love with it. It reminds me of the music played on Indian clothing stores. When I listen to that remix, I imagine enteriong one of those stores, smelling the incense, and then browsing the clothes racks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip is uh..... Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 A great ambient track. This is the kind of music I could relax to. It really has an eastern flare to it and takes MCV's stuff into a different direction. It's not my favorite peice per se. It's good but it just lacks that memorable feel to it. As you would expect from MCV's ambient tracks this one is really layered. Theres alot going on in this mix. Overall its a good enjoyable peice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoyaku Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 very very good.. I loved it in Sonic Adventure.. and now you've mixed it with my favorite two genres: Ambience and Drum and Bass/Jungle. It's a complete winning combination I will file this under "my favorite songs of all time" folder... I really liked it that much, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junker Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 i've had this lying around on my harddrive for a long while, and i finally got around to playing it this morning..wow, it's too great! will definitely also go in my "favorite songs of all time" folder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salluz Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I love Tikal's theme in Sonic Adventure and I love this remix of Tikal's theme. Very good work. Anyone who has played Sonic Adventure should download this. Hell, even if you haven't played Sonic Adventure. Definitely. I think this song is either one of or the best song in all of the Sonic Adventure BGM's. It seems to have the best groove, most effrot put into it, and not all junky-sounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bummer Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Hell, even if you haven't played Sonic Adventure. Roger that one, and I'm glad that I did. To start out with, I'm really digging this tune, McVaffe always seem to make great remixes when it comes to instrumental and foreign genres. Those drums in the beginning made me think of Africa, but it changed quickly into something more ancient sounding, I dunno bout the country but that harp synth sure sounds fiiiine. However, it doesn't make you wanna go wild, neither it's not very suiting as background music, or at least to me. This fits better for when i'm relaxing, turns on my mp3 and just chills to whatever track that comes out. When it comes to this song, it feels like you only can enjoy it to the fullest if you take some time and really listens to it, to all the instruments and samples that it contains. That way, you can understand how much work this piece needed to become complete. Or something like that, you have to decide on your own. At least I know what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna download this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Great pads and percussion on this, even the simple progression and beats at the beginning is interesting. The modulating synth gives it some teture, and the piano + dulicmer sound great. When the flanged beats come in, I feel the high end is a little too sharp, and it gets distracting. This is a very nice and chill kind of groove, with a lot of underlying motion. It doesn't completely blow me away, but as long as the flanged beat isn't around, it's great background music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Some more classic hi-fi McVaffe. Much more minimalistic than his '3rd Strike' mix, but it sounds like this was made long before that (see djp's write-up). Regardless, this is still quite an accomplishment. As with most McV mixes, the beauty is in the subtleties. The mix comes off simple, but there is a ton going on. Whether it be the various articulations or the DSP scattered throughout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaleph Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I really enjoyed the piano work in this piece along with some of the panning. The EQ, mastering, and overall arrangement is on point - which is par for the course with MkVaff. Thank you and great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 An old school track in texture for sure. Synthy sitar noodles a bit but that filtered breakbeat is killer. Really liked the groove here. CLASSIC!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMixtape Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Classic MkVaff is super chill, I love it! I think I like it even more than the original, despite it being a pretty faithful cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelseph Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 It's 2024 and the textures in this piece still hold up today! Great use of panning on the percussive elements, as well as the flanging and filter sweeps. Melodically conservative but with a lot of personality in the programming and production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyluck Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Very chill vibe, more an enhancement of the original that has aged gracefully. I think I hear the odd Super Mario World-esque sounds in there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Wow, surprised I hadn't reviewed this at all when this is one of my favorite old school OCR tracks. Great example of personalizing a theme while remaining melodically conservative. Love the percussion and love the tropical vibe. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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