ReMix:Final Fantasy VII "Fading Entity" 5:59

Nearly 20 years later and I still can't wrap my head around how this subdivides a 6/8 texture into a four-to-the-floor beat by just... cutting the texture in half with the beat. It's so goddamn good - it's genius in it's simplicity, in fact. It helps that the beat is really good (as expected of bLiNd, even back then), and the textures sounding so close to the source material helps sell just how much that rhythm change up the feel of the song.

And then the guitar comes in.

Yeah, needless to say this remains one of my absolute favorites on this site all these years later - a must listen if you like, um, music.

I know im super late to this but this is some delicious ear candy and i want more! This is so good im raving in my chair!

I'm playing through FF7 for the first time (having largely skipped the PS1 era of gaming) and Listen to the Cries of the Planet has stood out as a favorite. This is an amazing take on that theme. The two main parts of the source are intact, and what's added is not all that overt (at least until the guitar comes in), but the overall package is highly enjoyable and I admire the restraint in adding only what needed to be added to make this interpretive.

I just cannot get enough of this mix! excellent work.

Just awesome bLiNd. The quality of your production work is just very well done.

One of my recent favorites on VotL. The intro used to bother me, could never really get out of that 4-2 rhythm I thought I heard until the bass drum came in, now I can easily hear the 3-3 rhythm, or a 4-2 if I'm so inclined.

The breakdown half way through is extreme, even to the point where it bothers me. Me, as in mr. predictable breakdown half way through the song -me. Of course, the solo guitar and build-up from there is great.

Fav part would still have to around 2:00 when the e-piano like synth comes in. That melody is just so evocative. Overall great track, but that one part... awesome.

see this is the reason why i keep pushing myself everytime i hear bLiNd's music my jaw drops. I expect nothing less form the guy who has influenced me. Great job on the track guys!

OCR Top 3...

nuf said

Fantastic piece, however something about the guitar part (in which I can't place my finger on it) just doesn't set properly with me.

The transitions and background noise fading along with the bass counter-part is absolutely breath-taking.

Personally, I would say 6/10 as far as trance goes.

Yeah. Been a while since I logged in.

LOVE this, say thankya. My favorite VotL mix, and whenever I listen to any of them, if this one doesn't come up, I have to manually pull it just to get a fix.

All points previously stated are valid: Beat, guitar, rhythm, etc. But what REALLY brings it all together for me is the "cry" in the background. It sounds like the echo of someone falling down a bottomless pit. The song gets the heart going, but that "cry" provides the goosebumps, and really increases the impact, IMHO.

This one is really so awesome. I get chills up my spine at the guitar breakdown with the massive pitchbends.

It's completely awe-inspiring the power this track has. The source tune is great, but this is just so much more so. Changing the 3/4 to triplets works wonderfully, and the production throughout is relentlessly strong. The bass is beyond massive, and the highend is super crisp.

Asspat +1, guys, bLiNd and Leifo are the bomb.

I am impressed by the quality of this track.

*fires up reason*

Side-chaining pads is the way to go.

This track is a great way to prove, once and for all, that trance ReMixes also can be great arrangement with amazing production qualities.

You're good people.

God I love the bass. This is awesome.