Tomsk - Stationary Ark

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Stationary Ark
Arranged by:
Tomsk Veteran
Member profile:
Barry Thompson (Tomsk)
Original SID:
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Original composed by:
Georg Feil
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Duration:
5:01
Released:
12/05/2021
Charts position:
8. in the year 2021
106. in all-time charts
Score:
95%
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So the winner of the most uninspiring picture to accompany the write up goes to…..LOL

Anyway - this demo was a favorite of mine, and all of the tunes got listened to regulary. But it was Stationary Ark that stood out. For those who don't know the story, George Feil based it on a recollection of a TV tune he'd been played by a friend. As a consequence, his version differs from the original, but still sounds as sweet as the day I first heard it.
So my second serious remix, a brand new DAW to mess around with (bye bye FL Studio, Hello Reaper). Time to try my hand at something more melodic and orchestral

Entered into the recent remix 64 anniversary compo.

Once again mixed and mastered by the gullible legendary Peter Clarke, who helped make it shine so much brighter! Cheers mate!

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2 c64 charts May 2021

ROTY 2021

2 Best c64 Remix

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Dr Future shouts:
Beautiful arrangement, nice variations to the original. Good work, Tomsk.
Waz shouts:
Take some lovely inspiration from Blur's The Universal during an initial gorgeous crescendo, and you've got a remix full of feeling with gorgeous piano too. Absolutely stellar work.
C64_Gamer shouts:
Such a nice interpretation
Dan shouts:
Shivers when those strings kick in, a beautiful and haunting remix
Amiga4eveR shouts:
Lovely track!
Wilfred shouts:
Like Oldfield's Music of the Spheres...
kjetiln shouts:
One of my favorites from the Remix64 20th anniversary compo!
Glyn R. Brown shouts:
Very impressive track!! .. Great work. Looking forward to hearing more from this Guy :)
Poppykuk shouts:
Love the emotion in this track. Great work.
Review by LaLa
06/05/2021

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This remix reminds me of a finely woven tapestry where each strand, each color, each motif was made with the utmost care to ensure that when you step back and look at the entire piece, it remains a beautiful piece of art. All the nuances, all the articulations must've taken Tomsk a long time to get just right in this mostly orchestral remix, from the guitar to the strings, from the piano to the flute. I think the choice of the waltz-like, but 4/4 based rhythm was a fine one, too. I really like what I am hearing here!