ReMix: Mega Man X3 'Memory'

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From the opening chords (which are the main infrastructure) of this MMX3 mixage by DJ Terra, you should get the idea - more good, straightforward trance techno homage to Capcom's blue bomber. Random mental sidenote: the conversion/translation of the Japanese name 'Rockman' to 'Megaman' is one of the few instances I can think of where the Japanese original was modified significantly and it was actually an improvement. This mix's strength is also its weakness - the chord pattern that intros is basically the meat of the song. It's quite catchy, with nice filtering and effects, but it's relied upon to carry a track that's almost four minutes long, which is asking a lot. Would have liked to see more variety - sure, you could argue that trance as a genre is about repetition, but I still think break sections and what not are a good idea and what's more, they give the ReMixer a chance for more creative freedom than normal (some might say the chance to 'show off' but that's a negative spin ^^). Anyway, the source material's groovy and by no means is this sub-par coverage. Beat's good and strong and does do some fills and variations, the chromatic falls and rises of the main melody are mixed up when they occur, which is a nice little injection, and I kinda like the way you can hear the decay of the underlying synths at the very end. What's missing is a B section, or even B or C sections - just a bit more to fill the 3+ minutes with a couple extra musical ideas. Anyhoo, still fun and put together with attention and skill, and worth the download for MM / Techno fans.

― djpretzel