ReMix: Mega Man 2 'Wily Meets Flashman'
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Could it be? A Mega Man 2 ReMix? Who'd of thought?!? Just kidding of course - forgive the sarcasm, but it's well-known amongst regulars or anyone who browses OCR's archives for a couple minutes that Mega Man 2 has spawned more ReMixes than Friday the 13th has sequels (and without ever stooping to the level of having Jason terrorizing space teens! Woo!) One has to wonder if any single one of the composers who worked on the soundtrack have visited us and laughed / cried / dropped their jaw in amazement that their NES chip tunage from days of yore had inspired this much homage. I guess we'll never know (unless like "Yuukichan's Papa" emailed us with proof of identity and some kind words of encouragement, but I'm not holding my breath ^^) Right then. NoppZ tackles the Wily AND Flashman themes (the latter of which currently constitutes my own sole coverage of the MM2 ReMix phenomenon) in this double-edged sword of an upbeat techno mix. You gots your standard hyper octave-jumpin' bass, some hyper-pulsing synth pads, and the interesting yet functional choice of a bell for much of the melody. Solid stuff that reiterates the melody stronger each time for a sense of forward movement that's important. We begin with Wily, move to Flashman, and then go BACK to Wily, then back to Flash, back to Wily, and back to Flash for the very end. Yeah, the two be getting it on, vying for airtime it would seem. My bet's on Wily, as I personally feel the coverage of that theme is stronger here, but the entire track is strong, well-produced techno. I'm not extraordinarily keen on the very first transition from Wily to Flash, and feel the later, more abrupt changes actually work better. But you gotta love some of the jazzy bits NoppZ threw in with the bell, which come to think of it sorta sounds more like vibes. Also dug the breakdown with the unfiltering drum loop at 2'20" - there's definitely enough ear candy here, and when segments are repeated, the right amount of shtuff is added or removed to make things still seem fresh. I dug it, and I think you will too. There's life in the little blue fellow, yet! Recommended.
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