Firstly, about the remixes, they have for sure evolved, from the classic re-do of the orig SIDs using modern day gear, beefing it all up and what not, adding modern dance beats and what have you, to the much more 'evolved' stuff when the essence of a track is kept but the style and instrumentation and beats are COMPLETELY morphed! Those are what I really love now, because everything else has 'been done' so really you have but two choices now for something new, either remix very unknown rare obscure stuff which doesn't really capture anyone's imagination because the nostalgia factor is not there for most listeners, or, remix in a completely new way/style the old classics.
Like the vocal remixes (Visa Röster etc), orchestral remixes (C64 orchestra etc), acoustic remixes, and also electronic remixes which completely morph the orig style into something utterly new, like for example Peter W - Spy vs Spy (Instrumental Version).mp3.
Now, secondly I want to say something in response to what Analog-X64 said:
You're SO WRONG in that statement Analog-X64 :) I'll allaborate... I am one of those types who joined the forum, didn't find much (other than the music of course), read a few posts, wrote a few, then never came back again for like 8 years (ignore my joined date I lost my password this is like my 3rd account here, again a symptom of not coming regular because you forget your login hehe) MAYBE popping in once every 2 or 3 years (like now) to have a quick look see if anything new or interesting (never is) then vanish again for years. So in that bit you are right, but in the rest you are wrong. The 'scene' is SO MUCH broader than I think the 'core remixers' who I'm guessing are the demographic who frequent this forum? realise!Analog-X64 wrote:Look at how many members we have here, who have joined back in 2002 and have 5-10 posts and drop in once every 2-3 years and disappear? Those are not the ones who will keep the scene alive.
I have found the C64 remix sound everywhere! In so many bands, signed and un-signed, gigs I've been to, albums I've bought, un-signed music I've downloaded, etc, also in my own music. I have never submitted a remix to a remix site such as this, but my god I have made TONS of C64'esque music which could loosely be described as C64 remix. Jammed it, recorded it, gigged it, etc'ed it. And I am part of a big bulk of musicians who do that but never put anything on a remix site or even read any remix forums.
So the 'scene' is not dead and dieing at all, it is evolving, and in the way it is evolving it can feel like a death of sorts but it is more of a skin shed than a death. In my opinion :)
It's like, dunno, case in point would be something like do a search for machine supremacy on this forum or in the remix MP3 archive, and you basically find nada, but they're like one of THE most popular C64 orientated remix bands in the world (when they're doing C64 stuff I mean ofc).
Also, when you say keeping the scene alive do you mean remixers or consumers of remixes? Or both? I mean, I have bought virtually every remix CD, and downloaded virtually every (good) remix mp3 off this site (and all others), and I been to most of the live gigs, bit lives etc, and given BIG donations to those events too to help them happen, so I'm a wet dream of a remix 'consumer'. But, as you state, I don't visit the site, I don't read or post on it bar once every 3 years with a new account, I don't submit my remixes to it, etc, yet, surely I am keeping the scene alive in the best way, as a consumer of its product?
Just trying to throw that angle into the mix :) Hope you see my point hehe, I could have said it in one single line but I kinda elaborated a lot sorry 'bout dat hehe. One line ver: your view is way narrow my friend!
Cheers 
dunno how u got it to behave but i can't seem to 