ReMix: Final Fantasy VI 'Ruined Skies'

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Some really interesting submissions lately, from established artists that are branching out in new directions or at the least being a bit riskier with their ReMixes - a great and needed thing, methinks. Not that there's anything wrong with producing a series of fantastic, high-quality mixes with a certain "consistency" about them, but there comes a time when injecting a little more experimentation is a good idea. While this mix sounds like Orky's others, to a certain extent, I'd have a hard time calling it that way if I didn't know ahead of time. It's not any single element that's changed, more the overall feel. Beginning with 80's saw-synth octaves, OB brings in a cool electro-acoustic drum pattern with all-important synth chirp hits adding a lot of motion and rhythmic intricacy. A very deep synth bass stays out of the way for the most part, but is appropriately menacing, whilst choir piano and a very muted, close sound (like a louder but muffled piano) takes a stab at the melody, followed by flute. At 2'27" there's a break + cello solo, with the bass doing double-hits on the choral chord changes underneath. Then, somewhat unexpectedly, electric guitar picks the main melody back up. Guitar is decent but not balls-to-the-walls, i.e. it's a *little* thin and lacking presence, but it only sticks around for a short while, after which we get a more extended break with ambient wind and a soft electric piano solo. At 6'07" we've got time for one more pick-up with the drums, and a "tricky" ending I enjoyed quite a bit. For some reason, this mix just feels a little different - it's not Orkybash's best work, but it's fresh and held my interest for six minutes, which is pretty dern respectable. Check it out.

― djpretzel