LaLa - Emerald Mine

Track info
Emerald Mine
Arranged by:
LaLa Veteran
Member profile:
LaLa
Original SID:
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Original composed by:
Oliver Kläwer
Duration:
6:38
Released:
20/12/2023
Charts position:
28. in the year 2023
120. in all-time charts
Score:
95%
Story

This remix has a bit of a history.

Started working on it in July 2023. Then I decided to enter a shorter version of it into the BIT Live 2023 Remix Compo for which I had to modify it to make it conform to the compo rules. Then some weeks later I was trying to get ready to release the full version of it, but my 14 years old PC (!) started to show its age and slowly began breaking down on me. Decided to buy a completely new rig, which I then assembled component-by-component, and after reinstalling just enough software on it I was finally able to get this finished…

Lots of thanks to Tomsk for his thoughtful and patient feedback throughout this entire process!

 

Cover art ©️2023 by Esther Olajos.

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tim_forsyth shouts:
Excellent work LaLa. I love the brash 80s style production, the variation, driving beats and unexpected but cool vocoder make this a remix to keep coming back to.
lancer shouts:
This brings credit to the original and surpasses it!
XxDUSTYxX shouts:
Everything fits here - great fun!
Oliver Klaewer shouts:
Great!
Shargo shouts:
Without a doubt one of my favourites from 2023!
Oxx shouts:
Yeeyyyyy. This is superb amazing excellent job
Review by Tomsk
31/12/2023

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Cracking synth pop remix here, in what is now becoming a bit of a (TM) style for Imre. Nails this tune and takes it into it's respective era, with great attention to detail, and well chosen instruments to complement the original. Everything is here from the original, and the pitch pends are perfection. A solid and varied drum track keeps your toes tapping along the way, and nods to the original SID help remind you of this tunes' origins…However, it's now impossible to listen to the original SID without hearing the vocoder 😊 Another very satisfying remix, well done.
Review by Oliver Klaewer
04/01/2024

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Thank you for this remix. It's sound-wise pretty close to what I heard when I composed the song on the synth. Absolutely well done.