Dr Future - Tristesse

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Arranged by:
Dr Future Veteran
Member profile:
Volker Buckow (Dr Future)
Original SID:
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Original composed by:
Thomas Mogensen
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Duration:
3:37
Released:
17/07/2023
All-Time charts position:
1777
Score:
80%
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lomaxx shouts:
Solid remix, but the beat could use some more variation and the ending is rather abrupt.
JLD shouts:
Wonderful!🎶🎸
Oxx shouts:
Great!
Review by Waz
27/07/2023

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I would have given this higher, but even though it sounds fine, this remix has all the emotion of DRAX's original piece torn out of it. Only when the SID lead comes back in does that emotion come back (because that's something DRAX was always superb at). It doesn't cut it for me - the guitar is nice enough but definitely feels like it's also too long compared to the original. A more cut down version may have worked better in this instance.
Review by LaLa
13/07/2023

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Hmm, there are several things this remix gets right, but even more things it doesn't. The instrument selection and the mixing is top-notch, no question there. The lead sounds are fine, but there's something missing there, too. I can't put my finger on exactly what, because the lead guitar has all the right articulations and variations, yet, it doesn't sound particularly exciting to me.

The biggest culprit in my eyes is the monotonous drums - they just play the same 4 bars throughout, which gets rather old pretty fast. And then the lack of proper closure (i.e. the abrupt ending) is also odd - it's like you got bored with the remix and just decided to end it suddenly.

I think this remix has more potential in it than what it actually delivers.