Trolls (Evil trolls from the dark forest mix)
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REVIEW BY hbasm (09/01/2005) Here goes a well-rounded mix between C64 arpeggios, distortion guitars and punchy drums. We get some live guitar work, along with a (possibly sampled?) bassguitar.In my experience, C64 arpeggios are usually difficult to successfully integrate outside the realm of C64 music, but here they elegantly fulfills their potential. I always credit musicians for at least trying to use the C64 sound, to mix old with new, and create a branch of music that used to be unheard. The distortion guitar adds a heavy layer of sound. Perhaps the bass-guitar is slightly dominant for too long, therefore it drowns the lead instrument. Alright its a tough problem to crunch but everything can not be in focus at once. In my opinion, the leads should take the lead - in front! But on a positive note, the drums have perfect presence. And the bottom line is, this tune is elected to a personal favourite... I am only nitpicking. None of the problems I described ruins the song for me. The melodies are quite pleasing too, when you catch them. |
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Skitz shouts: Excellent Rock remix here.... Nice lead and fantastic electric guitar work! Makke shouts: Gave this one Very Good dispite the fact that the drums sound utterly sequenced. The guitar sounded too good for me to be able to give it anything less.;) Tas shouts: Enjoyed this one alot, very cool guitar work
Waz shouts: Nice example of someone taking on constructive criticism and doing something about it. In a previous upload of this mix, the guitars were muffled and really bad. Now they're tons better. Still not sure about using the original arpeggio, but good tune. LMan shouts: Almost Machinae Supremacy esque.:) Dan shouts: \m/ sweet piece of guitar work romeo_knight shouts: Good. Decent timing on the axe, but the drums sound too static and not natural at all. lagerfeldt shouts: Well done. Lacking a hook in the original SID tho vosla shouts: Much improved version though instruments sound a bit artificial. Otherwise this would be a red smiley. eliot shouts: Well done, a bit unbalanced, the guitars are too loud, covering the background. aries shouts: Laid back and funky. Cool. beldin shouts: Hubbard's Arcade Classics next, please! :o) weasel shouts: Nice guitars in most parts... Good remix! The other instruments are a bit 'average' in sounding and the drums come too 'cold' (sequenced)... Otherwise it could have been a real _killer-remix_! Let's wait for more!!:-) hispeed shouts: Maybe it's just my speakers, but the main melody gets lost in the guitar background sometimes.. So it s just "very good" :)
hbasm shouts: Lots more positive things to say than negative!
omoroca shouts: Too loud for my taste! Raw shouts: Great remix really gets me going!
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