Yoshi - Ocean Loader Four

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Arranged by:

Yoshi Veteran

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Yoshi

Original SID:

Listen at DeepSID

Original composed by:

Jonathan Dunn

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Duration:

3:08

Released:

25/03/2003

All-Time charts position:

4091

Score:

61%

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omoroca shouts:

The drums are so damn cool! Unfortunately, this is not enough to make this remix stand out from the rest.

Viceman shouts:

I had this as alarm tune in my cellphone for two years! Great song.

Review by eliot

25/03/2003

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Do you like to kill my ears with your drums? Seems so. Instruments and drum-line are out of shape… is it a dance remix or something different? The drum-line make me guess it's dance-style, while the lead instruments make me guess it's trancy. I also miss variations… The spirit of the original was completely lost.

Review by craigg

26/03/2003

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It's always odd to see how poorly many of the classic C64 tunes fare when remixed. This tune is no exception, with several mediocre renditions for every success. Unfortunately, this version tends towards the former category.

It starts well enough, with a suitably squelchy bassline, and crunchy drums reminiscent of Ambra Red's rhythmic style. Regrettably, the lead sounds rather weak in comparison; consequently the drums tend to end up overpowering the rest of the mix. There's also a distinct lack of innovation in evidence here--these days people tend to want more than straight covers of C64 tunes with new voices.

It's not all bad news though. The notes are accurate, and the use of SID sounds works fairly well. However, for me, this is no longer enough to excite.

Review by LaLa

05/04/2003

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A solid average remix, nothing surprising, nothing exciting, nothing outstanding, but nothing bad, either. The thumping base drum is rather overwhelming, but I like the choice of lead instrument.