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Rubicon Title Music - arranged by Magical Sound Shower 64Review by LaLa, 21/03/2021 Funky groove! Nicely done. I am not entirely sold on the vocoded vocals, though: it's a bit too hard to understand the lyrics. Maybe dial the modulator down a bit to let more of the original vocal through? Definitely plus points for originality, though! And I totally dig the guitar improv towards the end. |
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Commando High-score (bullboy command mix) - arranged by BullboyReview by LaLa, 21/03/2021 The flute in the intro is nice. The vocoded voice is hard to understand. The synth parts are okay-ish. The mix gets washed out due to the hi-freq pads. And the ending is abruptly cut off - at least let the reverb ring out. |
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Delta (Trouble in Tribble Town) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by LaLa, 12/03/2021 Nice and slow laid-back version with prog-rock ambience (guitar and electric organ). I am hearing some dissonant chords starting at around the 1:55 mark - tsk-tsk. Other than that, rather pleasant and relaxing. |
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Hysteria 3 (Listeria Free) - arranged by vurtXReview by Blackstar, 11/03/2021 Sounds great. Hard to say what could have been done better. Orinigal chorus could have been more highlighted - but great remix anyway |
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Hysteria - tune 3 - arranged by FerraraReview by Blackstar, 11/03/2021 nice instruments but too slow for me. reminds me of Bloddsport OST. Well done |
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Xenox - Closing In 2021 - arranged by XenoxReview by Dr.j Delysid, 11/03/2021 love this tune very much. great work!!! love the energy the danceable rhythm, the effects, the style and mixing work |
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Parallax Loader (Dozen Delightful Mix) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by Poke16384, 10/03/2021 Yes! Yes! Yes! Overall, a really inventive remix, very 'proggie' in it's feel and execution. My only criticism is the 2 minute wait from beginning to the entry of the picked guitar and nothing else to tickle the ears before. Another minute and the main protagonist joins the party, (the lead-guitar). For me, the remix really shines from around 3. 57 when everything comes back into tempo. There are some super-delicious licks & riffs happening and the overall sound is very authentic. Lots of musical invention here.. it perhaps needed more in the first few minutes.. another instrument to entertain us while we waited for the main-guest to arrive.. Great effort & a really good remix overall.. |
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Delta (lost in space mix) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by Poke16384, 10/03/2021 Wow! There's a mix of right & wrong in this remix.. For me, it misses a full set of red smileys by a small margin.. The guitar licks are tasty enough to occupy the centre of the stereo spectrum but moderation could have & should have been used. They could have been used as an 'answer back' to the 'Delta' melody line, (maybe using a slightly stronger melody sound).. and the guitar could have been given it's own, more traditional lead-break, somewhere in the middle too.. There are places in this remix where you hear an authentic prog-rock tune. In these sections, the tempo & feel really give us a little of the atmosphere of 'koyaanisqatsi', (the true parent of Delta). Despite my critique, I like this remix and I feel that it doesn't miss the mark by that much.. |
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Cybernoid 2 (Late Night Drive Mix) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by Poke16384, 10/03/2021 A very chilled beginning until the 2 minute mark when the guitar picks up the lead.. and there are some really delicious licks in there.. but a few that grate against the alternative chords, created by the bass wandering into new territory. I'm torn on this remix.. There's clearly a lot of talent here and some great ideas about taking this tune in a different direction but.. the mix is a little muddy in the low-mids, the balance gets lost and it does all get a bit messy, as the remix progresses.. Having heard this, I'll be sure to listen to future remixes from this musician.. I'm still going orange because I want to hear more remixes and new ideas.. |
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TASK III - arranged by Tim ForsythReview by LaLa, 08/03/2021 This is a hard SID to crack because it's so intricate and so complex, and it's also high-paced. If you listen carefully, this remix is a really good effort, with lots of the subtleties of the original present in this remix. The somewhat chaotic nature of the original also comes through very well. I find it hard not to compare it to Ocean's excellent version from 2002, which I think absolutely nailed the instrumentation and the arrangement, too. Listening to Tim's version and Ocean's version back-to-back also reveals that Tim's version lacks a lot of punch, which I think can be fixed in the mixing department. All in all, my hats off to Tim for taking a crack at this SID and because he obviously poured a lot of effort into his remix, and the result is a pretty darn good piece. |
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IK+ Club Mix - arranged by PhrygianReview by LaLa, 08/03/2021 I don't think you amped up the clubby beat on this high enough! Great concept, so-so execution. I think I like the 5:34-6:04 section the best. The part starting at 6:04 was supposed to be crescendo of the entire tune, and your lead here sounds really whimpy, plus it misses all the portamentos badly, too (you did not pay attention to that after your SID2MIDI conversion, did you?). |
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Delta (lost in space mix) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by LaLa, 08/03/2021 Really smooth bass kicks ass on this remix. That whiny sound, though - ouch, not to my liking. Love your guitar jamming on top of the beat. This remix falls apart badly at 1:30 - you should've stopped the guitar licks at that point. That section sounds too dissonant to my ears, anyway. At 2:16 we are back to our regularly scheduled Delta, still, that thin hi-freq whiny sound just doesn't seem to fit. 3:05 - silky smooth jamming again, tickles my ears. That provides a strong finish to this remix. Overall, I think you fell too much in love with your own jamming on this remix, you should've paused it, especially after 1:30. |
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Cybernoid 2 (Late Night Drive Mix) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by LaLa, 08/03/2021 This one sounds really excellent until about the 1 min mark when that synth lead comes in. Does not compute! Then you redeem yourself with a much better guitar lead after the 2 min mark, only to switch back to the synth lead again. I mean, the lead sound would be fine by itself, it just does not fit this track at all, IMHO. At around 3:50 it all gets chaotic to my ears, and then it fades into a jam session. This tracks shows a lot more promise than what it actually delivers. |
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Parallax Loader (Dozen Delightful Mix) - arranged by 0supereg0Review by LaLa, 08/03/2021 I love this! It's like a jam session over a Parallax beat. Sounds very impromptu, towards the end ever more improvised. You've done something new, something fresh with Parallax in a prog-rock style. Great job! |
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Glider Rider - arranged by MakkeReview by LaLa, 05/03/2021 Another Makke classic from days of yore, yet, it sounds as good today as it did 15+ years ago. (Funny how these bits and bytes don't fade with age like my cassette tapes do…) And that vocoder voice totally became Makke's signature. 😊 All coupled with lyrics that is spot on. |
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Druid II Enlightenment / Fairlight Crack Intro - arranged by LukHashReview by m1k3p, 04/03/2021 LukHash has done it again - Great sense of space in the mix, and a fantastic flair for capturing the WHY we loved these tunes in the first place. I've been a long-time fan of LukHash, and think he has a unique talent for bringing these SID classics into the 21st Century! |
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Terra Cresta Reason remix - arranged by Rodolphe BostReview by Kenshigros, 26/02/2021 Hi. I am the one posting this music. Like I said in the comment of this tune I am not the creator but his friend and it was back in 2012 and it was his mp3 so I wouldn t touch it and he was a guy who don t touch but record and send. He didn t like to alter or optimise stuff He just played on the keyboard thru Reason 5 i, the night in high season since he was a cook. I know it ends abrutly but by respect I wouldn t touch it. Thanks for reading me Alex |
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Turrican II Loader (LManic Mix) - arranged by LManReview by FlowerAI, 24/02/2021 very ultra super duper techno trance bass and drums holly shit!!! shitstorm, shitstorm, shit thunderstorm |
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Dragon's Lair II - subtune 4 (Renaissance prelude) - arranged by Fabio MarinelliReview by Waz, 23/02/2021 Although a very nice idea to carry out a very Renaissance era theme to this Dragon's Lair II, there's just the feeling itself that seems to be lacking. It needs some more emotion, possibly a crescendo in parts to heighten the suspense. The idea is absolutely the right one to do and with more care this would be rather delightful, but it falls short unfortunately. |
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Druid II Enlightenment / Fairlight Crack Intro - arranged by LukHashReview by Scaver, 22/02/2021 Second disappointment in a row: I felt the same with your Central Park remix, did not make a remark then but now it seems some kind of tendency so I may put it in detail. Good one but - with all due respect - nothing groundbreaking: Druid 2 in synthwave/dubstep. (The line from Impossible Mission was surely unnecessary in my opinion, it strongly felt out of place.) I feel we are somehow having an inclination to ’overrate’ the work of LukHash which is quite understandable: with great former achievements come great expectations. Though the sound is truly top-notch, I fairly miss the features that make a remix distinguishing and really innovative which would deserve this credited appreciation. The only nostalgic factor I sense is merely from the original sounds, not from the melody which should be the primary source. Also, when choosing an extremely well-known and over-remixed song, you gotta’ come up with more new ideas (structural twists and turns, supporting melodies, significant own solos… etc.) that clearly distinguish your track and bring added own value (reaching far beyond refurbished sound only) thus not leaving it only one among many on which the usually applied delayed arpeggios and over-compression do not help, unfortunately. With your recent ‘convenient tracks’, I cannot help but feel a little struggle to quickly jump in ‘da old days’, enjoying their glory in a quick and comfortable way. So, again with due respect, this is only mediocre in my opinion, I am sorry. In the future, please re-invent your remixes with fresh ideas, not just by polishing the sound and insert some filling sections to stretch playing time. Being your fan for a long time, I followed your work and I know you can re-born and show some new and great stuff, like you have done a long time ago. Live up to your reputation, dude, don’t let it fade. |
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Dragon's Lair II - subtune 4 (Renaissance prelude) - arranged by Fabio MarinelliReview by Tomsk, 22/02/2021 After a few listens, I decided to review this (instead of a shout out), and up the rating from Grey to yellow. Reason? It's a nice clear mix and even though it's a simple 1:1 the instrument choice is good and perfectly suits. I still feel it's a slightly missed opportunity and is crying out to be given more feeling and emotion. A really good idea, but free it from the 1:1 cover and take us on a journey. Potential is there Fabio… |
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Tusker - 03 - Metal Tribute (2020 Rework) - arranged by XxDUSTYxXReview by mhailingsworth, 22/02/2021 Great song, I really like it! Played really well on all instruments and great sound, respect!! |
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Hades Nebula - arranged by ColmarrReview by LaLa, 21/02/2021 The essence of the original is there, but it's presented somewhat flatly - I wish there was more emotion, more dynamics in it. I also think the male vocal shouts do not fit here, they jolted me out of the otherwise ethereal soundscape. The arrangement is fine, I even like the instrument selection, but the mix could've benefited from some additional tune-up to add some 'unpredictability' to it. |
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Quedex Loading (REMASTER) - arranged by Philip BakReview by Ahriakin, 20/02/2021 Wonderful arrangement and mix providing a complex symphony for a tremedouse source piece. Love it. |
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Human Race (Welcome To Goldrunner) - arranged by The St. Albans Rob Hubbard Fan ClubReview by Ahriakin, 20/02/2021 Occasionally seems to fall out of tune, and the piano reprise doesn't quite work imho - the concept yes but the instrument is too forward compared to the space fo the mix and isn't impactful enough to match the tone. But other than that is a great epic vocal mix. |
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The Last V8 (Locked Down Remix) - arranged by Graeme SlappReview by Ahriakin, 20/02/2021 Though well respected not one of Rob's absolute best, at the same time this is an excellent mix of the original. Doesn't stray too far from the source but at the same time perfects it to nab a 5/5 from as 4/5 imho. |
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Oblique (Hoax me once, shame on you...) - arranged by SlaygonReview by Ahriakin, 20/02/2021 Absolutely deserving of 'Cinematic' as it reminds me so much of Hans Zimmer. The beat and melody are uncomplicated but satisfying. The arrangement and mix/master impacting, engaging and downright fkn brilliant 😊 |
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Hessian - Title Theme (epic vocal soundtrack) - arranged by Anthony WaltersReview by Grigul, 12/02/2021 That track is a great example when you try to explain, what a C-64-Remix IS. You give the other person the original tune, he recognizes it immediately as C-64-Music. Than you give him this remix, and enjoy his reaction. Absolutely amazing track, I really enjoy it every time I hear it. |
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Dragon's Lair II - King Lizard DarkMedieval Remix - arranged by Fabio MarinelliReview by Amon73, 10/02/2021 Mi piacciono molto i cori, le campane, ed il remix! Continua così. Spero di ascoltare quanto prima il tuo lavoro su shadow of the beast! |
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Commando Highlife (Christmas Carols in St. Albans) - arranged by The St. Albans Rob Hubbard Fan ClubReview by LaLa, 10/02/2021 This sounds much better than your previous choral remix (Human Race). I love the arrangement, and the performance is full of emotion, it's rather moving actually, I quite like it! However, I am going to be nitpicky about the choirs yet again: I really wish they sounded a bit more natural, a bit more convincing. You have mixed the male, female and children choirs masterfully in this remix, all singing their own lines - what a great idea! But they sound just a tad too robotic to me. I think yet again it's down to the lack of legatos between their phrases. But that piano ending with the soft tones - OMG, that is just brilliant! All in all an excellent piece - and to be honest, I think you made your choir sample libraries sound as good as you could, with proper dynamics and everything. I just wish you pushed them a bit more. I can only imagine how this would sound with a real choir… Really impressive job, thanks for sharing! |
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