ReMix: Streets of Rage 'RetouchtheBoss (Short Edit)'

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It's been a long time since FuZZneK's last ReMix of Castlevania 4 (Prologue Painmix) back in 2000, but I'm glad he's back. MR_44 already submitted some excellent coverage of this boss theme from Streets of Rage (A Yuzo Koshiro masterpiece), which rocked quite hard, but FuZZneK's own take also has some heavy beats and formidable mixage to offer (get 'em both, ya ninny!). Going for a cleaner sound that's not quite as biting but no less groovy, this mix starts off with some fast-and-furious cars going by with that good ole doppler effect, then the evil bass and four-on-the-floor drum track starts kickin' posterior. Actually, the drums remind of some of Jivemaster's tracks, with have similar heavy and groovematic feel to them (good thing). What positively sets this mix over the top, and is the best thing FuZZneK could have done, is the siren manipulation at 1'39" . . . damn . . . I played that twenty seconds of the track over about ten times. It's a musical moment, beautifully implemented. From then out this mix maintains its extremely high energy level, with a different bassline that instead of a rigid pattern is a nebulous, undulating pitch bend. Track exits on thicker descending chords, followed by drums only for a few bars. Good, solid, heavy-hitting stuff which again I think Yuzo Koshiro would dig. Someone has to call the man up some day, and - after telling him how much of a deity he is - see if he's heard of and/or digs OC ReMix. Anyway, definitely recommend this one, esp. if you're into heavy-hitting synth techno.

― djpretzel