ReMix:Final Fantasy X "Twilight of Ivory" 4:52

Still my fav Palpable remix. Manages to keep the atmosphere/snowy mountain vibe of the original Ronso section of FFX, but with a simple yet polished beat to carry you through. That synth sound at 3:15 is like getting frost blown in your face. Super cool, pun completely intended.

I'd say this mix is a good example to follow when you're first starting out learning how to remix. I say this not having even finished any attempts at making one just yet

When it first started, yeah, it was pretty minimalist, but it got ridiculously good after the 1:00 mark every time the pads came in. The soundscape is really well done, sound design and all. The bass is nice and low, playing notes that I would actually have done myself if the me of today wrote this back then. The pads fill things out excellently. The reverb on the hi hats is a little off, but that's pretty minor. The piano is rather dry, but it's not detracting (I'm surprised only zircon mentioned the piano). I also love the wobbly pad at 4:29.

Downbeat/melancholic minimal ReMix of 'People of the North Pole' with sweet synth work, catchy beats and some smart piano? That's awesome. I really like such songs because of their mood. Strong stuff.

Wow, this is interesting. This is definitely one of those mixes you have to just sit down ant listen to in order to get the full effect. I am having trouble believing that this is "minimalist" too.

The only thing that really stays constant throughout is the driving beat, and it does something different each section.

I'm not 100% sure what to make of this mix; it just leaves me confused and intrigued. But I definitely recommend for anyone reading this to listen to this for yourself and making up your own mind about it.

You have won me over this mix. Great beat that keeps getting better the way through.

This remix is just so relaxing and i just love the drums.

I like that 3 subdivisions' sound, swing or whatever you want to call it, it's a nice break from the stale ol' four on the floor types, despite this being a four on the floor remix. There are some great synths used here. 80's synth toms? All good. The repetition? Not as much. The piano feels a little dry and short sometimes, but those two are really my only crits about this. Great track.

It never ceases to amaze me how vastly different people's tastes can be. One of my most favorite vg remixes passes by a hair's breadth. Incredible. I suppose I'm just a sucker for what I've dubbed 'dream trance': a heavy, rhythmic beat with higher-pitched instruments, especially a bright piano, that are used in a minimalist framework to create 'dreamy' atmosphere. That's exactly what this track is. And I love it.

To try to be a bit objective, I gave this a couple critical listens before I commented, and the only blemish I noticed was that the deepest bass notes fuzzed-out a bit. But that might be from my speakers. Every little sound, every added instrument and effect... they all belonged. I liked the tiny bit of dissonance. I especially liked how this mix didn't try to do too much; it didn't throw you about, it gently carried you to another place. Hope, longing, sadness, and a quiet persistence all came through my speakers. Doing so without live instruments is a triumph; I don't think it easy to squeeze emotions out of a computer, and though Palpable isn't the only remixer here to have accomplished this, it's still a commendable feat.

Perhaps my evaluation reveals my ignorance of music theory and of music sequencing. And that's fair. But ultimately, to me, it seems there is a disconnect between how the remixer intended his creation to be heard and what many in the audience expected to hear. This isn't an overtly technical piece; in fact, if it were challenging, it would betray its very purpose. The complexity lies in the addition and layering of sounds while still maintaining the invitingly-simple overall structure... to dab with color to enhance the atmosphere, but not to paint over it.

To each his own? Well, I'll take it! Thank you, Mr Prabhu.

This track has gotten stuck in my head of late, and I love it. It has this great 80s groove feel to it that creates a cool but energetic feel for the listener. I'm surprised it hasn't received more reviews; this track stood out to me among OCRemixes because of its obvious quality and sheer spiffiness.

Hey, anyone wanna mash this up with Basshunter?

Minimalism is good. This is an awesome mix that is going straight on my Mp3 player. As soon as I can get some batteries for it.

PS. The writeup says that BGC cast the tiebreaking vote, but reading the decisions it seems that zyko cast the last vote instead?

I agree. Minimalism IS good.

Also... this song makes me WISH I had an I-Pod. That makes three portability comments in 1 page. Spooky.

Fan-freaking tastic Palpable. Stick around. Do 1000 more like it.

Robert Miles anyone?

Exactly what I thought of when I listened to this mix for the first time.

Also, exactly the reason why it doesn't do anything for me. It's just too slow, and there's nothing else to make this track interesting.

Not my cup of coffee.

Robert Miles anyone? very nice work

-Derek-

Great song, very calming. Two thumbs straight up from me.

Very interesting, a set of beats combined with classical instruments; definitely something new and quite remarkable. I honestly can't think of some kind of criticism to give it. Great job!