Kent Walldén - Wizball Highscore (sid-cover)

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Arranged by:
Kent Walldén Veteran
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Kent Wallden (Trace)
Original SID:
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Original composed by:
Martin Galway
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Duration:
3:27
Released:
13/03/2003
Charts position:
70. in the year 2003
2502. in all-time charts
Score:
75%
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Always good to have another Wizball Highscore remix! This one catches the Bossa Nova groove of the original quite well. Added to my collection.
Review by beldin
15/03/2003

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Compared with previous remixes of the Wizball high-score theme, I think this is a better one. As the sub-title might suggest already, this arrangement is based on SID-like sounds (except for drums and percussions, of course, but including arpeggio in the background) and also is a direct cover-version. The chosen instrumentation is pretty obvious and well-balanced and doesn't attempt on using any experimental and questionable instruments. I don't think I have tried hard to find any flaws. The remix just works fine the way it was set up. Thumbs up.
Review by Tas
16/03/2003

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This remix is very faithful to the original, i wouldn't actually call this a remix or even a cover, it's more of an enhancement to the sid with it being so very much like the original in sound.

Trace here has really just given the original work a smoother and more harmonious feel and has faithfully replicated the sounds and instruments of the original. The tune is not a mind blower, but it's one of those tunes that feels right. nice work trace.
Review by eliot
20/03/2003

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It's defintifly a remix even when titled as cover 😊 The drums kicks my head using my headphones… It's quite nice done, nothing special, but not a kicking tune I will listen more often.
Review by LaLa
04/04/2003

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Dreamy, electronic, fantasy-land-like. These are the words the came to my mind when listening to this remix. But it's not ambient, it's more like something from a fairy-tale that makes children smile. I think the arpeggios and the bass feel a little out of place and the drums could use more reverb, but it's quite good already as it is.