ReMix: Mega Man X4 'ZeroTheUltimateWarrior'

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DJ Terra brings us some more solid trance from the later Mega Man games, this time again covering X4 with a good foundation techno trance arrangement. This is good but not great, which I often use "solid" as a euphemism for - basically, the foundation is strong, there's nothing out of place, the construction makes sense, the original theme is clearly there and clearly modified, and within the context of the genre, the piece includes sound decisions on mixing, instrumentation, tempo, et cetera. But there's nothing fantastically over the top that screams to be noticed & remembered, no one salient ingredient. Actually, the badass synth that comes in (way too) briefly around 3'20" with crazy-sexy-cool modulation is very juicy, but it only really has this cameo appearance. I also like the synthesized speech, ala the Lain episode layer number announcements. And the thunder is cool too. Okay, so there actually are some nice finishing touches that Terra included in an already strong trance mix. But at almost five minutes, I would have preferred either more such highlights, or to have had them last longer and/or figure larger in the overall arrangement. It's still dern good net-surfin' tunage, as my doing the ritual 15-minute check for new news over at slashdot whilst posting mixes tonight illustrated. I'd just recommend to Terra and all trance ReMixers to bring out the big guns sooner and more often when it comes to trance arrangements - the basic evolution of a trance intro is such known territory for most that getting a branded, unique hook or key element in there earlier on can really help ensnare listeners and make it more compelling. Trance/techno fans and Mega Man electronica junkies (you know you're out there . . . ) will definitely dig regardless, and there are compensating elements as indicated, so overall this does come with an emphatic "check it out" :)

― djpretzel