BIT Live 2026 Remix Compo - Results
The BIT Live 2026 and Remix64.com 25th Anniversary Remix Compo is now over, all votes have been counted and the results are in! No spoilers here, but you can go to the compo results page and check out the winners yourself.
Congratulations to all winners, and a huge thank you to everybody who submitted a remix, and to all people who voted and played the Guess the Remixer game!
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Firefox birthday show!
Let's have a birthday party for Firefox, aka. Jimmy Fredriksson! One of the guys responsible for the music for the classic Phenomena Amiga Demo Enigma! Tonight at 21:30 (CEST) on the Retro Gaming Music YouTube channel.
BIT Live 2026 Schedule
The schedule for the Commodore remix event of the year better known as BIT Live 2026 has been posted, and it's quite a doozy! There will be performances by Double Score Dungeon, NecroPolo, Jeroen Tel, Linus Åkesson (lft), and, of course, by FastLoaders! Ziona will also play a DJ set, there will be a C64 Café with SID music, and in-between SLAY Radio will be playing remixes on-site (they also plan to stream the entire event online). If you are still on the fence about attending, this lineup should convince you to buy your tickets now!
BIT Live & Remix64 Remix Compo - 3 Weeks Left!
This is a friendly reminder that the deadline to submit entries to the BIT Live & Remix64 25th Anniversary Remix Compo is only 3 weeks away: it's July 21! For detailed rules of the compo and to submit your entries, head over the to the compo's webpage. Have fun creating, everyone!
Matt Gray: Quedex Title Theme (R5 Version)
The next single from Matt Gray's upcoming Reformation 5 project is here, it's a remix of Matt's own Quedex Title Theme, available now on Bandcamp.
Sidologie
by Marcel Donne
If Jarre and Vangelis had done C64 music: they would have sounded like this. Highlights include a stunning cover of Rob Hubbard's Knucklebusters, a full length Miami Vice which fills the soul with Martin Galway's rhythmic and arpeggionic genius, and a cheeky Band in the Rain
tribute with the Wizball High Score Theme. From Jarre to Vangelis, to a sound that reminds you of both but remains unique to Marcel, this album goes way beyond tribute into soul satisfying
. C64 Music has never sounded so evocative.
The Great Bath (of the Seven Seas)
Arranged by Mordi
Review by Starwer
Arranged by CZ Tunes
By and large, it's quite a solid remix, but lacking some creative touches to really stick out.
Oh yeah, I love the tune. But my liking stems basically from the original SID and not this remake.
While being good enough to bring back some nostalgic feelings, it does little to enhance the original. The instruments could have been chosen better, especially the leads which sound fairly dull and feeble to me (I would even prefer those of the original).
The drums are decent, however, and the beat pattern is slightly more varied, which is a good thing.
The intro part is a great additon, too, and the outro rounds it all off nicely.
You can also notice some added effects that give the tune a bit more depth. These are all on the positive side.
The structure of the remix follows a traditional pattern without any surprise, but that's okay with me. Mixing is up to CZ standards, too.
Quite strangely, the connective parts (bridges) somehow just sound better and more pronounced in the original.
An even bigger problem is that the remix totally lacks any kind of climax!
From 2:40, for example, you would expect things to rev up a little, but all you get is the repeat of the 1:20-1:50 passage…
It's also disappointing to realize that the higher-pitched variation of the melody line (from 3:05 to 3:20 in the original SID) is totally left out, for who know why.
Another possible solution to this flatness could have been the inclusion of lines from subtune 5 of the SID (0:47 to 1:30). That would have made a pretty nice and dynamic finish for sure.
So, to sum up, it's a good remix but nothing special or brilliant.
There is so much unfulfilled potential in this tune that I would love to see either CZ tunes or anyone else give it another try. For I believe this SID could be turned into a powerful hit by adding new instruments, tempo changes, melodic variations or other such ideas.
But without them, unfortunately, it just goes along smoothly for that 3 and a half minutes, and although sounding quite fine, it never really kicks in.
I can't help but feel that I've been left a bit unsatisfied, mainly because the remix doesn't show many signs of extra inspiration or vigour compared to the original. And that's exactly what Makke called too by the numbers in his shout.
Anyway, I must thank CZ tunes for digging this one out, as it is the only remix of this great SID tune here.
Yet, for the above mentioned reasons I can't give it any better than a Good overall rating.
Review by Mr P.
Last Ninja 1 Wilderness - Remasterd Take 2
Arranged by TmX
Review by Nickyp123
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