ReMix: Metal Gear Solid 'LiquidMetal'

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Jesse Taub aka Vigilante joins the ranks of OC ReMixers with this Metal Gear Solid ReMix, our first from this landmark game. I actually enjoyed MGS a bit more than its sequel - nothing can beat that feeling of playing something that felt totally immersive, new, and amazing the first time. I spent hours simply exploring the novelty of "box" - I loved my box, and crawled around merrily in it, eventually getting detected and shot the shit out of, but loving every minute of it. I think they should make a spinoff game based entirely on a team of super-elite badass spy mercenaries who do nothing but move about in top-secret facilities inside cardboard boxes. I might be the games' only fan, sure, but Konami has money to spend and I feel they should humor me, just because. But to the mix: running a bit short on time, but this is some very mellow, reticent, acoustic guitar-driven instrumental work. Guitar is very warm and resonating, and a trumpet, delicate breath pads, great acoustic soloing, some nice rain stick-ish effect pads, and string pads all join in as back up. There's a sorta non-sequitir key change that's abrupt but works alright, after which the arrangemebnt builds, cuts, and builds up slowly with the original acoustic guitar, exiting with melodic closure on an arpeggio and a fading, gurgling pad. VERY new age, but in a good way - this is uncannily like some of the stuff I've heard on New Age albums, down to the rain stick fx, pace, and mixing. Not evocative of most of the MGS universe per se, but very liquid (Houston, we've got a mix title), emotive, and organic. Good, transparent blend of the live playing with synth backing - an outstanding first submission, by any measure, and some damn good tunage to zen out to, which I seem to have been doing a lot lately. Recommended, and kudos to newcomer Vigilante.

― djpretzel