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Times of Lore - arranged by Marcel DonnéReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Almost perfect. Very close to how I always imagined it… |
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Instant Remedy Back in Time Live Mix - arranged by Instant RemedyReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I quite like it! Just to prove that I don't automatically dislike every dance remix, even from a more objective point of view Instant Remedy's remix stands out with its fantastic rhythm section (I love the base drum!) and good mix of classic SID tunes (even though at times the transitions between them are questionable). |
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Last V8 - arranged by RezistahReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Yo, dude, guess what, I made this kick-ass remix of Last V8 that makes the windows on my room vibrate - that is just *sooo* cool!… … Sorry for mucking Rezistah, but this remix is somewhat primitive and it would hurt me if I took it seriously. Still, it contains elements that made me reconsider the worst possible rating for it. |
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Delta (PSX Music2000 edit) - arranged by TomskReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Well, first of all, Tomsk, learn that increasing the volume of your instruments won't make for a more powerful remix and it will even lead to ugly distortion like here. The human ear is a weird non-linear microphone that has a pretty powerful computer sitting behind it - and it needs more than this to trick it. Turning down the volume of this remix one will find out that it's just another Delta remix with nothing new and nothing extraordinary. |
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Last Ninja (Wilderness) - arranged by Rob SteptoeReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Wilderness it ain't - weirdness is more like it. I perceive this remix as being out of tune (or out of key?), yet, its perceived disharmonic nature is strangely appealing to my brain. Somewhat simple, at times reminding me of electronic tunes from the '70s. Not very cohesive, though, and it feels a bit like a glass that was just shattered and its pieces are falling all over the place as Rob tries to tie them together. |
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Parallax (enhanced Amiga edit) - arranged by Michael BrielReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It's tough to cover Parallax. Would you rather focus on its melody or on the fact that it's pushing the capabilities of the underlying synthetizer to the max? Would you rather cover the concept behind it or the tune's atmosphere? Amazing as it may sound, it's tough do to all this at once in a single cover. Wisely, Michael didn't try to do that, either. His focus was on recreating the notes and melodies as accurately as possible with sounds that mimic the original closely. But in the tradeoff he lost the atmosphere and the technical innovation. Still, the result is a great cover that I don't think one can appreciate without listening to it more than once. |
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Aural Manouvers II (onefourty vs. seventy remix) - arranged by WobblerReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Is there another SID tune with the same title that I don't know about? After getting very, very excited that somebody finally thought that Neil Baldwin's fantastic tune would be good material for a remix, I kept waiting for it to appear in this dance oriented remix, and after a mere 3:42 (in this 5:08 long tune!) I finally heard traces of it behind some dumbass rap. Call me old- fashioned, but this is not how I would've remixed this tune. I even question whether this should be called a remix. The only reason I didn't give it the worst rating is because its technical quality is quite good. |
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Megamix II (ReMegamix) - arranged by Michele CinqueReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Well, I think this is a first: a cover of a C64 remix covering C64 tunes. 😊 Too bad it consists of nothing more than the original SID with added drums and a very decent bassline (although the SID sounds may have been massaged and re- arranged a bit - it doesn't sound like a 1:1 sampling of the original tune). I don't have much respect for covers like this. The bassline (probably played on a real electric base-guitar?) saves this remix from the murky depths of oblivion. |
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Platoon Title Remix - arranged by CZ TunesReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Technically, I am not quite satisfied with this cover, and artistically I find it a bit unimaginative. The bassline is played with an annoyingly poppy sound (which would be find for the beginning, but not for the whole tune) and the drums are a bit over-the-head. I am not sure in which direction this cover wanted to go, but it definitely didn't make a big impression on me. Nevertheless, it's a good effort - just not very good. |
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Commando-Capella - arranged by Igo SplashmanReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Call me egoistic, but this remix reminds me of - me! 😊 Which SID fan didn't try to whistle or sing Commando or some other SID tune to himself in his life trying to play all 3 voices with his one mouth? This cover is an enhancement of the same basic idea. My only gripe about it: after having heard May Be Bop's excellent (albeit short) a capella version, this one sounds a bit electronic. It is too obvious that it's not a live a capella choir singing it. For example, the bass line is definitely some pitch shifted samples put together, and the background folks sound just too perfect. Not to mention the lack of inhaling noises, that telltale sign of real humans singing. But it's ton of fun, regardless! |
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Comic Bakery - arranged by octave soundsReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Holy crap! This is awesome!!! Imagine a jazz band playing tune #2 of Comic Bakery in a smoke-filled restaurant and you get the idea. Nothing to criticize here, nothing is amiss - just listen to this fantastic cover played in a style unusual for C64 covers. |
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Boulderdash (hippy 2001 remix) - arranged by Rob SteptoeReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A neat idea for this tune, but I don't think it's explored to its fullest. The opening seconds are close to perfect, but I have yet to become friends with the flute-like sound, although it seems to fit in nicely. Pleasant remix, not bad at all. |
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Cobra (Pass-by-cs5 mix) - arranged by J LofReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It sounds like this cover is sped up compared to the original, which doesn't work in its favor, especially at the fast arpeggio-like transitions in the lead. There are some nice touches here and there, like the staggered bass, but as a whole I can't say I like it. |
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Commando Hiscore (bounce me this, bounce me that) - arranged by WobblerReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A wonderful piano piece openes this cover which is then brutally murdered by a dumb drumtrack and an overused Korg preset sound. IMHO, just the piano with a touch of strings or something would've worked better. This way it's just a chaotic piece that kills the mood of the original. Sometimes less would be more… |
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Rockbuster (a little something remix) - arranged by WobblerReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A deservedly weird cover of a Johannes Bjerregaard tune. One of the better remixes out there with its wacky selection of instruments and overall feel, but at times it feels too weird and not quite right to me. A decent effort that falls a bit short of being really good. |
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Chambers Of Shaolin Title Remix (Amiga Fight Mix) - arranged by CZ TunesReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Nice average remix, the lead sound is spot on, the mixing is appropriate, but this remix doesn't really stand out from the crowd. It's a solid production that is in dire need of a brilliant idea. |
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Last Ninja 2 (Final Battle Rave Edit) - arranged by Jurek RabenReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It starts out okay, but this rave style is not for LN2. It's a decent remix, and if played live, it would actually be rather enjoyable, but by itself presented as an LN2 remix it doesn't strike me as something that I would listen to more than once. |
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Last Ninja 2 (Final Battle Trance Edit) - arranged by Jurek RabenReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Starts out fine then it transforms into this technoish-trance-like piece that has next to nothing to do with LN2 any more. Sure, the melody line pops up here and there, but this style done this way is a complete misfit for this tune. This is one of those remixes that you either like or not - I am in the latter camp. |
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To Be On Top - Tune 2 (Smooth Earcandy Edit) - arranged by Sonic WandererReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It is more electronic than I expected it to be from the title, a very pleasant, or as the title says, smooth remix. But I feel it digresses from the original too much and thus I feel no real connection to this piece any more. Key portions of the original were left out completely, so for me this otherwise good remix lost its appeal. |
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Turrican v1 - arranged by Kermit offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It didn't provoke any real emotions in me until the drums kicked in, and even at that time it was a weak dance tune at most. The instrumentation is fairly unimaginative, the arrangement is rather dull and overly repetitive, but most importantly it's missing that spark that makes the best remixes really good. |
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Gem X - arranged by hegeReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I hope one of these days I will gain an understanding of why people bother covering tunes that were remade by Hülsbeck himself ages ago. Not only Hege8 covers the same tune, he even covers it in *EXACTLY* the same style Hülsbeck did it on his CD… Sure, it's nice to do things like this to practice and/or imitate composition and arrangement techniques, but to release it to the public this way?… … Maybe Hege8 never heard Chris' own remake? That would be odd, because the similarities are frightening. |
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Bladerunner End Titles (Terminator Mix) - arranged by Honorabili offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Hmm, well, what can I say. Honorabili mastered the art of taking something with value and turning it into utter crap. As a hardcore Vangelis fan, I find this cover appallingly dumb. As a hardcore SID fan, I find this cover insulting. Either way, you are better off staying the hell away from it! |
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Unused1 (UnXenoed) - arranged by XeNoMoRpH offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Cover of a little-known groovy Jeroen Tel tune. I think, this cover doesn't do justice to the original. It sounds inferior with the original arpeggios left intact and with the very similar sounding lead instrument, which alone wouldn't be bad, but it doesn't work well in the big picture, or rather, I don't see the value added - I might as well listen to the original SID if I want to hear it this way. Too bad. |
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Ghost 'n Goblins - arranged by Krister NielsenReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Ever heard Skaven's Catch That Goblin? Well, it's the same orchestral style, except it's covering Cooksey's tune. What makes it stand out even more that you can hear what great attention was paid to make it sound like an authentic orchestra as much as possible. A great cover that is so good, it deserves to be on the repertoir of your local symphonic orchestra. |
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FTC - Infodroid (Fade 2 Ambient Gray Mix) - arranged by FTCReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 This is so awesome that maybe I should capitalize it: it's AWESOME! It would be hard to find problems with it even if I put it under the magnifying glass, but take back a step or two and then you'll really appreciate how well it's put together. Ambience, emotions, balanced mix - it's all there and it all works in harmony. What a great unusual cover! You know a cover is really good when it's actually better than the original - and that's true with this one. What a pleasure to listen to! |
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Dixie Commando - arranged by ScalexReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Now, if you want to be tasty and funny at the same time, *THIS* is how you do it! The familiar Commando theme played by a dixieland band! Although I can think of other SID tunes that would've been helluva better candidates for a dixie remix, but even this one will make you smile for sure. Talk about a stylistic mismatch! But in this case, that's what makes it really fun! |
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IK+ (Nokia mix) - arranged by DJ SubslashReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 This remix starts out with a superb groove, then you hear the beeping IK+ theme coming out of a Nokia phone. If this remix was intended to be funny - it ain't. If it's serious, it's making a mockery of this SID classic. It's tasteless. |
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R-Type Title Remix (Dance Version) - arranged by CZ TunesReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I am unimpressed. Yet another let's add drums to the SID remix. Well, actually, some effects also try to enhance the feeling here, too. Hooray. I'm still unimpressed. |
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Hollywood Poker Pro - arranged by Dr FutureReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 The basic idea was good (to turn this tune into a dance-mix, which I see as the natural choice), but the execution lacks the oomph and feeling to push it over the edge. No doubt it's due to the lack of decent synths available to Dr. Future, because I find one of the lead sounds rather childish and the whole tune has this cheap Casio-synth feeling to it. A nice effort, nevertheless, but it's in dire need of a better treatment. |
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Thanatos (sleeping dragon mix) - arranged by FTCReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 When it started, I was tempted to denounce this remake, but when the lead kicked in and as it progressed, I was convinced that it's a well thought-out piece that deserves more attention. Some might be annoyed by the high-pitched lead at times, personally, I am annoyed by the seemingly out-of-rhythm snare drums, but as a whole it's better than its parts. Not superb, but better. |
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