Insane to think that its 10 years since I made this.

I couldnt tell you where the idea came from per se - but the original ditty from the game was just something I'd always liked. I liked the way the tune evolved (synthwise/pulsewidth) over time. I think I remember sitting letting it play on sidplay.. and then just seeing what happened with my keyboard.

The drums/timing issues that everyone notices is unfortunately a symptom of that era of composing for me. This was pre- my use of proper sequencers, and before I got to grips with trackers again post-amiga… so the track is quite literally a hand-made multi-track recording with the C64 part working as a metronome and its my own timing at fault.. exasperated with each layer of instrument as it got put down

Massive Kudos to Marcel and his re-engineering of this, I was with him all the way, and it kind of came about from discussions we had in the pub post-BIT London 2004 Listening to Marcel's final version raised the hairs on the back of my neck and a tear to my eye as he realised the song for me, and the fact that the piano melody in his final version is my actual performance = a fabulous collaboration that I will forever be appreciative of. Would have loved to have played this live with him + drummer + guitarist

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t0ester shouts:

Brilliant!!

nonick shouts:

Excellent! But I'd like to know which Galway tunes have been recycled here.

romeo_knight shouts:

Would have been outstanding if there weren't those weird timing issues with the drums!

eliot shouts:

The original can not be beaten by any remake :-)

grytulf shouts:

Ok nothinh more

soppa shouts:

Absolutely stunning remix, so simple (as the sid) but yet so eerie and deep feel to it, also love the selection of ambient sounds in this.

mfe shouts:

To take something so simple and make it this atmospheric requires skill. Kudos!

Dumper shouts:

Absolutely brilliant.

Zilog shouts:

This is AWESOME!

omoroca shouts:

All-time classic remix! Great! Added to my collection.

karter shouts:

Must have for every collection. Outstanding!

Nebdar shouts:

This tune has sole and purpose... Similar to the Twin peaks Tv series tune

LaLa shouts:

Almost two decades later still a powerful, emotional remix, a must-have classic!

Ryrynz shouts:

Nicely done.

Review by Chris Abbott

23/01/2003

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And Microprose Soccer begat… well, sometimes an idea floats across the Universe, and hits the right person. In this case, that idea was a Microprose Soccer subtune, and the person was Feekzoid. A simple riff that sounds like it came from a Pong game has an entire space station built around it: SFX, vocoded space vocals, whistling wind, beautiful pads, and an entire song structure. It should have been on a Jarre album, but of course, Feekzoid hates Jarre 😊 Probably just as well it wasn't then. Just download it: it's not a tune you'd heard in its original form, but it's a great space overture, which builds and builds into a prog rock masterwork: military drums, wonderful powerchords and a theme which never seems to end. One of the best C64-related MP3s ever created.