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Cauldron II - I am a Pumpkin Man - arranged by traumaReview by craigg, 18/02/2003 Every once in a while, something comes along in the C64 remix scene that makes everyone sit up and take notice. This is one such track. We've had orchestral remixes, dance treatments, C64 tracks with lyrics, and more, but now we descend into total madness. In something akin from the warped brains of the Dead Guys versus Makke on speed, combined with a good dose of Jarre and NIN, Trauma creates one of the most original, funny and downright catchy C64 remixes of all time. The perhaps Zoolook-inspired intro is a red herring to what follows: a gradual build up of the original theme, laced with vocal treatment and funky drums, followed by a pseudo-industrial ending from C64 hell. Worthy of the bizarre nature of the original game, and should be required listening for fans of C64 remixes. |
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Hell On Earth Spells Game Over - arranged by MakkeReview by beldin, 18/02/2003 The winner of Remix64's Great CD Giveaway Competition gives an outstanding example of innovative and successful usage of singing and entertaining lyrics in SID remixes. It it based on a short accoustic guitar version of Times of Lore (Martin Galway) in the intro and builds its two main parts upon perfectly blended Pop versions of Deel 3 and Cybernoid 2 (Jeroen Tel) for a total of 4:47. The lyrics just fit so well. |
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Infernal Runner 2002 - arranged by Joe [Stainless Steel] BarwickReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 A very well composed remix of ambient/electronica style that has a nice fat sound to it, but not the 10000 beats per minute drum sound as you might expect. And I do, got a nice sound to it - electronica or old school techno if you like. Remixer uses mostly own instruments, but there is a well applied sprinkle of original C64 synths if I am not mistaken, it is a bit hard to hear. Perhaps a bit in the easy listening deparment is a better description. A very nice music piece that I am finding myself listening to a lot these days. |
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Cauldron II - I am a Pumpkin Man - arranged by traumaReview by mahoney, 18/02/2003 Well, this mix is very nice. Inspiring, well done and in the usual Trauma's funky drums mix I've heard before. Nice one, really!I'll be pumpking you. Isn't that supposed to be _humpin'_? 😃 |
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Wizball (Juno 106 remix) - arranged by oceanReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 I think it is one of the better wizball remixes out there. I agree about the drum part, but I think there is too much of an infatuation with fat drum tracks out there in general 😊 |
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Way of the Exploding Fist (Tune2) - arranged by Kent WalldénReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 I like unorthodox when you remix popular songs. Not much fun in Yet Another Remix of some game that sounds samey. This song is very nice to listen to. Even though some drum rhythm gets into the mix, it doesn't go overboard (giving you one of those dull Add drum track and stir -remixes). Very nice piano, synth thingy and is that a triangle I hear at the end? Recommended. |
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Moon Patrol - arranged by dor-xReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 I've heard too many remixes where the author slaps a few synths on top of the original tune. The greatest tribute is to take the old song to a new stage like Dor-x does with this one. Why just make a 25 second remix? Thats what we got the original for (Which isn't a synth but a IREM arcade if I remember correctly?).Anyway, Dor-x has substituted all instruments with new ones, still sounding a bit electronic which I suppose is the point. As the first reviewer pointed out, the song takes a few listening-to's but it ends up winning on me. I like it, great technical and artistic merit. Nostalgic impression inevitably suffers when you move far away from the original, perhaps that is what makes Belding so caustic in his review. |
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Mahoney - BoulderDash (Commodore 69 mix) - arranged by MahoneyReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 Mahoney seems to have an affinity for using voice or lyrics. And I think it's the first remix I've heard with Emil's father in it😉 The remix is ranking high on technical merit - getting those voices to work in a song - my hat off. Artistic impression, well most of it is just a nice slow drum not much there. I guess all the hard work went into the voices and lyrics. As usual with mahoneys remixes I am undecided for a while whether I like them or not. I decided that this remix is good as another remix that isn't just a few synths slapped ontop of an old song. Originality factor high.) And it's not just quaint but also because it's with humor. And it got panting women in extasy as well. |
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Finder's Keepers ('97 Title XG Mix) - arranged by Chris AbbottReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 Abbott always make remixes of a very high technical quality. Therefore I found this very simple tune to be a delightful listen. He has substituted many if not all of the original instruments with great skill. The song is cheery and happy and simple, one you can go and whistle to yourself and drive your co-workers nuts with. Great nostalgic value, and kudos for picking one of the less popular tunes out there. Also Finders Keepers was one of the first MasterTronic games I owned, so extra spice for nostalgia. |
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Cauldron II - I am a Pumpkin Man - arranged by traumaReview by a0d, 18/02/2003 Sorry for all you enthousiastic Cauldron II mixers out there. The final Cauldron II has been done.This version offers everything. A typical acapella Trauma start with a 21st century beat kicking in at the right moment. Then building up to a Nine Inch Nails kind of final haunting you way after the tune has finished. If that isn't in spirit with the (mostly hard and frustrating) game I have no idea what is! I can imagine that a lot of people from the BIT generation are not into this kind of mixing but condemning them for that would be unfair. Because in my opinion it is all still about creativity and fun… Bit muddy on the mixing, though, for the techno-boffins but nonetheless great! |
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Arkanoid (version x mix) - arranged by FTCReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 Arkanoid is a popular tune to remix. This remix suffers in my taste from being too close to the original. A lot of the original SID sound is applied, but it has been done earlier. So it is hard to discerne what the remixer is adding to the general song except a bit of extra instruments to add to the overall soundscape. In the end it is a quite dull remix to my taste, particularly because I've heard so many other 'Noid remixes - so a new one has to put a certain spin on it that I haven't heard before. People all new to arkanoid remixes might rate different than I. From earlier with other songs I think that FTC can do well. |
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Arabian Zoids (Themed Solo) - arranged by LarsecReview by immacolata, 18/02/2003 Very great review, rating up there with the masters of ambience Mike Oldfield. I am particularly fond of the guitar. When I first heard the chanting female voice I thought Oh my god, not ANOTHER one. But quickly, i realized that this was indeed very fit. This remix both reveres the old and build it's own style. Which is also why I rate it less in nostalgia - it reminds a little of Zoids but is clearly strongly it's own work. I mean, I am not really thinking of zoids here. |
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The Tube (FM Mix) - arranged by ifadeoReview by beyond, 18/02/2003 I like this remix - it is simple and yet it has a good groove.Some of the metallic chords are just a tad too loud. But the sound effects are just perfect as well as the usage of new exciting drum sounds. Nostalgic, hmmm, I'd rather say it most definately revives the tune. Three thumbs up! 😊 |
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Arabian Zoids (Themed Solo) - arranged by LarsecReview by maharishi, 17/02/2003 Let me say first of all that I am a good friend of Larsec in real life, and I that I am not blessed with any musical skills whatsoever, except an occasional and passionate desire to break out in song or discreet humming of tunes 😊I do appreciate music most definetely, though, but as an inductor of emotions and memories. I often react strongly emotionally to tunes because of what they bring forward in me. Its kind of like a surge of goosebumps that rushes my body. (I have heard Christians refer to it as the Holy Spirit 😊 lol) Hmm, I'd better get to the point. I signed up as a member on the site just to be able to write this, and it's all because of you Larsec! I don't have any terms to describe any of the technical diddeleyidoo, that you fuss around with, but let me congratulate you anyway with the a purely emotional judgement I can humbly give. I love it Larsec. It gave me that surge of energy when the solo begins at 6.31 and a strong sensation of sadness and beauty followed and giving the fact that I just fell in love (another story, but you know that one, hehe 😉) it speaks even more to me. Keep up the spirit and life will bring you to the forefront of music, my friend. At least that is my wish for you. Anders Lillemand |
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The Tube (FM Mix) - arranged by ifadeoReview by mattsid, 17/02/2003 I waited for this remix much time! 😊I like too much this David Whittaker tune (The Tube was one of my first game on c64)… your remix is great but not perfect… sincerely I prefer the true SID sound… you can re-remix and improve the original sound 😉 |
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Arabian Zoids (Themed Solo) - arranged by LarsecReview by LMan, 17/02/2003 This remix is so beautiful, I'm actually lacking the words to describe how beautiful. The whole thing sounds like a movie score, comparable to Dune, Blade Runner and Terminator (which have all great movie scores)😉I've listened to this mix a thousand times, and will propably listen to it a thousand times more. Please, more of the same, Larsec!!! |
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Cauldron II - I am a Pumpkin Man - arranged by traumaReview by LMan, 17/02/2003 Ay carramba! What a great remix! Technically, it's perfect: great mixing/mastering, overall quality and selection of sounds. Artistically, Trauma spills creativity all over the place, combining various styles into something unique - yet it works perfectly. This remix slowly but constantly builds up until it finally culminates in a musical frenzy. The lyrics and the clever implementation of Richard Joseph's original tune do all to spark nostalgia.I wouldn't have thought it was possible to make a remix of this SID I'd like even more than the 909Sadist's! But here it is! (be sure to check them both out) 😃 |
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Loopz (Radiowellen Mix) - arranged by ifadeoReview by monty, 17/02/2003 I like this remix very much. It comes cool and decent but has underlying power. You can feel the floating energy. And it's so beautifully electronic! 😉At first listen you may find that it has some wrong sounding edges but if you are going deeper into this tune you will discover that they are a necessary part of the song's soul. My expectations of a good remix are to catch the spirit of the original tune and maybe to upgrade it to another lever. ifadeo accomplished that, even if, in this case, I listended to the original sid AFTER listening to the remix. Overall a great contribution to R:K:O. |
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Magical Sound Shower (Carribean Edit) - arranged by GhostReview by q__, 16/02/2003 Cool, you must (or should) be a drummer 😊I don't know if the 'casio' sound was intentional, but i think with better quality gear this would be better. IMHO the tune itself can't carry a piece this long on itself, but the percussion in particular the 'improvisation' at around 2:30 keep it interesting. Overall a very rhythmic piece which i like. |
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Space Harrier (Cooksley vs Bach Mix) - arranged by Karl R PettersenReview by beldin, 16/02/2003 It's a pitty the great harpsichord arrangement has no chance against loud percussions and a lead instrument which could be described best as a singing saw, it literally gets buried - eewh! |
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Ocean Loader 2 (Dance X-Periment) - arranged by Sonic WandererReview by beldin, 16/02/2003 Considering how Instant Remedy started out, Sonic Wanderer's attempt sounds much like he's in the early steps of Instant Remedy. For a club remix, however, this one starts too late with stomping drums (at 1:22). The middle part with bass-line and steady percussions is better, but also has a questionable sequence where the rhythm is changed abruptly. Another thing that could be replaced or changed is the dominating Arpeggio in the background which is too close to the lead. Else this is a nice effort. |
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Moon Patrol - arranged by dor-xReview by beldin, 16/02/2003 Entertaining…, but hey, what is Moon Patrol? The original sidtune is a 25 seconds short bass solo (well, call it melody) accompanied with weird drums. So, what this remix does is adding a complete own and lengthy guitar composition on top of the looping (and later modified) bass-line from Moon Patrol which makes it a complete new track rather than a remix, IMO. Hence in the category of a SID remix, I think this one performs a poor job. |
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Jinks Rebound - arranged by Krister NielsenReview by beldin, 16/02/2003 A straight-forward extended SID cover which means it contains a few samples from the original sidtune, but replaces most of the instruments and percussions. In this enhanced sidtune category, however, it does a good job. In particular I enjoyed a great bass-line and drums. |
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Cauldron II - I am a Pumpkin Man - arranged by traumaReview by beldin, 16/02/2003 A mixture between a capella, lyrics, Kraftwerk-style electro drums, club-music and heavy metal near the end. In other words, a real strange mixture, and although I agree it may be a very creative piece of music, I can't get accustomed to weird stuff like this and I'm not impressed at all with what it does to the Cauldron (Hexenküche) theme and its atmosphereI think this mp3 has a very limited and special target group. It's not anything I would recommend as a download. |
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Loopz (Radiowellen Mix) - arranged by ifadeoReview by beldin, 16/02/2003 While a selection of good and smooth sounding sounds was used, this track covers parts of the original sidtune in a quite too repetitive way for a bit more than four minutes. I wish it would cover more of the sidtune and would attempt at one or two variations. If you're looking for a track to become sleepy, this is one. 😉 |
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Sanx(ion) from the moment we kissed - arranged by J LofReview by Makke, 16/02/2003 I liked the first version of this remix when I first heard it, and I still like it though there are far better remixes of Sanxion around. This version is in my ears nothing more than the old remix with some loops on top of it, which I personally don't feel add anything of relevance to the song. The production quality is not exactly top drawer, and I don't particularly like it at all.It was probably more fun to make than it is to listen to. At least IMHO. |
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Moon Patrol - arranged by dor-xReview by Makke, 16/02/2003 First I was only going to rate this as good, but Dor-X's songs can take a few spins to fully grasp. So after a few more spins it changed my mind to Very Good. Because it is! It has great production, a really bluesy feel to it with a mixture of synthesized sounds and guitar.This might not be something everyone can dig. But give it a chance or two and you might just discover something new. (Hohoho, I rhymed!) |
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Armageddon Man (Vocal Jazz feat. Karin Öjehagen) - arranged by MahoneyReview by _pld_, 15/02/2003 Superb! Is there any genre you CANNOT do?I've heard all the mixes and covers you have on this site, and I'm truly impressed… you are an exellent musician, indeed! I still remember when I got the noisetracker you made a long time ago, with the Mahoney and Kaktus logo, if I remember correctly… and I did make much noise with it =) Nothing half-hearted in your music… if it says Spandau Ballet Mix, you can actually wonder if it was made by Spandau Ballet… could've fooled me =) And THIS tune is just beautiful 😊 |
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Turrican (Juno mix) - arranged by J LofReview by beldin, 12/02/2003 Too much filtering used throughout the 6:25 mix of several Turrican songs gives an overall too muffled sound. The used sounds/instruments mainly sound cheap, too. Additionally, the remix doesn't concentrate on any theme either which makes it a bit of a boring random concatenation of unfinished Turrican cover versions. |
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Clystron (Subtune 6: Hiscore) - arranged by LManReview by beldin, 12/02/2003 The rating of this remix is solely based on what the remix has to offer since hearing the name of the sidtune doesn't ring a bell. The high quality of sounds used in the remix, the modulations in the bass-line, drop of percussions and a piano part in the end, and the overall hypnotic atmosphere (in a good sense), make this an outstanding piece of music. |
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