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Grand Prix Circuit - arranged by jensa86Review by testacorsa, 05/09/2022 Well done! I am very impressed by your ability to keep itlo-fi. The dry sound, especially the drums is spot on. The Pad soundwith delay on the first beat from 0:53 really takes it to another dimension, but still stays true to the spirit of the song. I imagine this is what Kristjan Hatlelid would have made it sound like, if the c64 had the ability back then. 10/10 . Absolutely ♥ it. |
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Ace 2 - Remastered - arranged by OxxReview by Eivind Sommersten, 05/09/2022 I really like this - a good take on the original!There is still a lot of headroom left in the mix though and I feel perhaps the low end is slightly left out and that could be causing it. Maybe just a bit more attention to mastering in general would help here. There is such tremendous growth in your mixes - in no time at all you will be on top, not only here! |
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Falcon Patrol II orchestra version - arranged by Nadin0xD400Review by Gabiwan, 05/09/2022 I loved this game, it reminds me of my childhood. I love it, very good music. Congratulations! |
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Ace 2 - Remastered - arranged by OxxReview by LaLa, 05/09/2022 WOW! A huge improvement from your first version of this remix! Luckily, you kept the same overall arrangement, which I already liked in your first version. But you enhanced the sounds and the mixing in this one by leaps and bounds. I love the added vocals, too - they're sometimes subtle, but definitely improve the song. You injected a tremendous amount of energy into your arrangement with your tinkering. Very impressive, very well done! |
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IK+ remix - arranged by a-MaceReview by Oxx, 23/08/2022 The beginning is so promising, I can't help feeling a bit disappointed with the rest.But all in all (after listening to it for multiple times), I think I liked the arrangement, the altered parts of the melody etc. Just one note , I think the part starting at 02:58 deserves a good lead instrument and some sophistication, but the supporting elements starting at 03:14 compensate for it. Most of the melodic parts are recorded (or programmed) without velocity fluctuations (if my ears are not failing me. If this is not so you can always correct me) Will listen to it once more now 😊 |
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Terra Cresta - arranged by Johan AnderssonReview by Tas, 19/08/2022 I agree with Tim. This needed to be longer and as Tim superbly says - We needed to be taken on a journey. |
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Rambo High Score (RKO100 extended rework) - arranged by Johan AnderssonReview by LaLa, 18/08/2022 One year later… An outstanding rendition of the Rambo High Score tune! I especially like when at 1:02 that bass comes in, then at 2:15 that piano track - very nice addition. And that trumpet during the last minute or so is just icing on the cake. I really like how it all builds up to that final minute. Thank you for gifting us this extended version! |
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Auf Wiedersehen Monty - arranged by Dr FutureReview by LaLa, 16/08/2022 Here's what I like: * The original SID as intro transforming into the modern production. Well done. * The 80s feeling that I get from the instrumentation (especially the drums). * The lead guitar. * Good, balanced mix. Here's what I don't like:
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Falcon Patrol II orchestra version - arranged by Nadin0xD400Review by Joecat, 12/08/2022 Like a russian military orchestra! It is a real epic war hero music! Very good! |
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Commando (Extended SID Mix) - arranged by Anthony WaltersReview by al.x, 28/07/2022 I love this! It's the SID music we know and love! Please, give me more! |
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Terra Cresta - arranged by Johan AnderssonReview by LaLa, 19/07/2022 Just when I was getting into it with the vocoded voice setting up the saga - it ends. This entire remix feels like an intro to a much longer piece. |
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Outrun M.S.S (Fieramente Flamanco Fiesta) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by LaLa, 16/07/2022 Writingflamencoand fiestainto the subtitle elevates expectations pretty high, but I'm afraid this remix doesn't really live up to them. The arrangement sounds a bit of a mess, although I can't quite put my finger on why. The synthy instruments sound out of place in this genre for me, the improvs are too meandering, the delay is dialed up a bit too high on the backing tracks, and so on - my ears were pretty tired by the end of this 6+ min track. |
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Parallax Mini EP - The Past, Present and Future - arranged by Tim ForsythReview by IamnotKen, 15/07/2022 Like Galway meets Cerone in his most awesomeness space-opera era! Very nice twist on my favourite C64 music. |
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Hades Nebula Title (Etheral Chill Remix) - arranged by Jinx138Review by DMC, 15/07/2022 Since LaLa did his fabulous take on Hades Nebula it is very hard for me to open my heart to other people's attempt on Hades Nebula. But this one clearly has something to it . I like the style, the choice of sounds, the arrangement and the atmosphere. It seems like this is your very first track on remix64 so all I can say is:Very well done and keep up your good work. I am looking forward to more remixes. |
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Comic Bakery Live Performance - arranged by Tony Fluke73 WirenReview by Jinx138, 14/07/2022 Nice mixing, cool drums and chilly trumpet sounds. Great job! I really like the relaxing atmosphere reminding me of beaches and cocktails… |
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Shades (Single Edit) - arranged by Dr FutureReview by LaLa, 11/07/2022 For some reason the style of this remix reminds me of the memory I had of the Neverending Story title track, yet when I listen to that one, it's clearly not the same style, because the movie soundtrack was more pop than this. This one has lush pads, a dreamy lead, spacious drums, and plenty of reverb. Actually, I think this remix would've fit rather well with movie's soundtrack! 😊 Anyway, I quite like it! Especially with the catchy melody of Hülsbeck's original. Well done! |
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Exos - Acid 2 - (Bring the Beat Back) - arranged by OxxReview by LaLa, 02/07/2022 First of all, thank you for remixing this hidden little gem of a SID! I was familiar with it even before your remix, so thanks for picking it! This is a bouncy remix that is fitting for the original SID, and I quite enjoy it! Despite your efforts I think the low end is still not as punchy as it could be (or should be). The addition of the vocals samples is also welcome, and thankfully, you didn't overdo it, either. I think some of he instruments could be better, some of them sound a bit too cheezy for my taste. But overall I think this will be enjoyed by people on a dance floor. 😀 |
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Ghosts 'n Goblins (RockMetal Cover) - arranged by Vaggelis PapadopoulosReview by redhot, 29/06/2022 Yeah ok this deserves a full review. Ghost'n Goblins is probably one of the most recurring song coming from the past to my mind. I really lost hours trying to beat the game and, of course, there was no save progress on the C64, so I listen to the title track an insane amount of times. I really liked the atmosphere created by the SID and since the firsts I listen to every remix of the track. I found them really good but they lacked that atmosphere. Vaggelis remix is instead enhancing that. The first time I listen the it I felt the urgency to turn my old friend on, load the game and try, once again, to beat it. I consider this an outstanding success.So the technical part. Opening is theatrical and it immediately draw a line to the rest of the track. Instruments and parts are really cured except maybe for a little drop at 1:25 (I'm still asking me if I like it or not), then the rhythm takes off to the epic level of guitar at 2:10. The track won't leave you rest, with chorus additions and increasing climax, until the last part that is a complete surprise. LaLa says that it remembers Greek , but I feel it as balkans (better Romanian): the perfect place for Ghosts and Goblins. |
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sanXXIIon (Sanxion Loader Thalamusic Remix) - arranged by MMSYSTEMReview by LaLa, 27/06/2022 I think what brings down the score for me in this tune is that this is a Sanxion remix we've head a million times before. Not from you, obviously, but it sounds so similar to many other Sanxion remixes out there (with the exact same arrangement), and it doesn't really bring anything new with it. Technically, it's fairly good, maybe the mixing could've been improved a bit (cut some high frequencies), the instrumentation is fine, too, but… But nothing here blows me away. Good effort, good job - but that's about it. |
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Chordian - arranged by Eivind SommerstenReview by P.G.G., 24/06/2022 Like diving in an ocean of sounds. Best remix in last 12 months I've ever heard. |
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Afterburner (Melodic Modal Medieval Morning) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by robinsonb5, 17/06/2022 Wow - this is superb. The high-energy of the original completely re-imagined here, mostly familiar but with some unexpected changes waiting to surprise the unwary listener! |
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Cybernoid II - arranged by Steve FosterReview by joenemesys, 17/06/2022 The chip fashion samples, the full energetic percussions, the melody that is always her but with a scent of deep saudade: now I'm in battle mode and I can't stay still, I need to moooove! |
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Cybernoid II - arranged by Steve FosterReview by LaLa, 13/06/2022 Welcome back! It's always nice to see a remixer come back with a release after a long hiatus. Pretty straightforward arrangement that is fairly faithful to the original. I guess, the main issue I have with this remix is the mixing - it sounds too washed out, and sounds like it was over-filtered. I am unsure how to feel about the arpeggios in the first minute, rather than, say, using chords instead. Sure, the SID arpeggios sound retro, but I could've imagined this part with chords, too. The drums also seem to Overall, a solid arrangement with an underlying mixing issue. |
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Wizball opus 4 - arranged by MozolowskiReview by LaLa, 13/06/2022 Another minimalist arrangement that reminds me of Kraftwerk for some reason. (That's because you are old, dude, and you have no other, more modern frame of reference! Ouch.) It's an almost hypnotic, sequence heavy piece - much like the original, to be honest. It's different, it's new, yet, somehow, it's the same. It's mysterious and ambivalent, it's tribal and ambient. I dunno, I like it! |
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Cybernoid (surf mix) - arranged by Johan AnderssonReview by LaLa, 12/06/2022 Surf's up! Spot-on with the Beach Boys style. My only gripe is that the mix sounds overcompressed, especially in the low end. |
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Hawkeye (Slipping into the Stellar Sublimeness) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by LaLa, 12/06/2022 Nice idea, but a bit too heavy on the jingly-jangly things, they get really tiring after a few bars. Tone those down with a low-pass filter (or stop doing them after the intro), but keep the dreamy guitar. @3:22 - oh, those jingly-jangly things suddenly stopped! Why? I don't know, their abrupt departure sounded rather random, but my ears welcomed the change for sure. At around the 5:00 min mark - wonderful pads, now that actually sounds like This track has the potential to bring me to another level of consciousness, but every time I get captivated by its downtempo rhythm and dreamy sounds, I get yanked back into reality by something happening abruptly. Like that sharp synth at around 7:16, where the guitar also inexplicably gets moved to the left channel. Eh?… Anyway, lots of great ideas here, lots of potential, but the execution could've been better. |
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Traz - arranged by Dr FutureReview by LaLa, 10/06/2022 Excellent disco feel, spot on with the instrumentation. Sure to bring smiles on all 80s music fans' faces. 😎 Great guitar lead in the first half of the tune. But minus points for oversimplifying the lead between 1:25-1:55 - where are the signature slides?!? Omitting those is a total deal-breaker for me. The same goes for the synth lead pretty much throughout the rest of the tune. Plus points for those guitar noodlings in the second half of the remix. Sigh.. so close to a red, so close. |
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Ghost 'n Goblins - Orchestra Cover - arranged by NordischsoundReview by LaLa, 10/06/2022 Hi, welcome to the remix community! A very good remix, especially for somebody who is a newcomer here, and especially for an orchestral cover. Using an organ for the intro - clever! Unfortunately, the rest of the arrangement relies too heavily on the percussion to drive it forward. I also hear a bit too much of the low-end instruments throughout the remix, which muddies it up for me. I wish you also used a larger dynamic range for the individual orchestra sections - everybody just seems to be playing all the notes at the same intensity, which makes it sound too unnatural. Other than these, I think the arrangement has a lot of promise, but I think with a bit more attention to the individual instruments (and maybe even adding a few |
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Traz - arranged by Dr FutureReview by Nordischsound, 10/06/2022 Great 80's vibes, would love to hear that one with cheesy lyrics on top 😁 Traz intro is awesome, always one of my favorite tunes since my childhood |
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Beyond the Ice Palace Live Performance - arranged by Tony Fluke73 WirenReview by Oxx, 09/06/2022 What I liked the most about the work is that every single element and all the instruments playing together being clearly distinguishable.Note: This is a quality I myself cannot achieve very often. (never?) Less is more!. Some notes: 00:10 - Pitch slide : pitch bend range could have been adjusted so that the slide could have ended on a harmonic or on some planned pitch. As it is, it felt like a bit random to me. 00:21 - And in many more repetitions, the same slightlyout of sync elements in the background has added (for me) a naturalness, a human factor, a groove if you may, which is good, but the synchronization failures should also be very subtle I think, which seems to be violated a little bit here. 02:14 - and again at the end (04:18) The master bus goes competely silent abruptly, This audible silencewas a little bit unexpected to my ears, because the reverbs had still time to roll. And at last, the output could have been better if some variations were added to the repetitive sections. Note: This is another quality I myself always fail to get right. I realized that the top remixes on remix.kwed.org get that right, which means more hours to spend on the project 😊 I enjoyed listening to this remix as well as the original sid. I think the originality is preserved well. Note: I am no one to judge any other's work. But after seeing how much others' comments and reviews helped me improve myself pushed me to write anyway. :) Oxx. |
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