FeekZoid - Tusker - Finale

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Arranged by:
FeekZoid Veteran
Member profile:
feekzoid
Original SID:
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Original composed by:
Matt Gray
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18 other remixes of Tusker

1 other remix of subtune 4

Duration:
5:25
Released:
07/01/2001
Charts position:
126. in the year 2001
2359. in all-time charts
Score:
76%
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foxx shouts:
Sounds great!!! One of my favorites
redi72 shouts:
Fabulous remix.
Cubud shouts:
Absolutely love it, well done. Just how a SID chip would sound now if they had continued to develop it :-)
NecroPolo shouts:
It's pretty heavy in a way. Nicely crafted track that captures the atmosphere of the original Matt Gray song well. For me, it's an instant flashback of ol' memories.
omoroca shouts:
Never liked Matt Gray, but good rendition anyway!
Review by Chris Abbott
23/01/2003

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Jungle screams and atmosphere permeate this track. The Matt Gray jungle drums are cleverly mixed with other ethnic percussion to create a jungle atmosphere. Most of Matt Gray's SID bass and drums are intact here, but the lead and chords have been re-rendered with a choir-like instrument and FX. Later developments include SIDlike FX that weren't in the SID, phasing, flanging, gated synth and other additions. Some large chords never quite sound large enough. A cool throwaway distorted lead at the end should have been used earlier: it's worth the price of downloading in itself… This remix is well done, but it doesn't float my boat. This is probably unfair on the remix, but it's a reflection of my lack-of-feeling towards the original tune. Quality Matt Gray cover.
Review by ikonsgr
30/05/2005

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It's pretty amazing that, so many years after Commodore era, a tune, based on the good old sid synthesizer, can create such a magic and mystical atmosphere! You can close your eyes and travel in outerspace! It is something that i never heard before: a superb binding of jungle sounds, sid bass, and modern synth sounds. I especially liked the short bell melody at the ending of the tune. Followed by the short 'rock like' ending made me feel a sweet nostalgia of the legendary pioneers of home computers, C64 and AMIGA the best computers ever made!!