ReMix: Crazy Comets 'Komet Non-Stop'

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Now this here is one creative ReMix. You'll often hear me throw honor & respect towards the c64 remixing scene, which has been around longer than OCR and produced tons of great, innovative mixes, and this is the type of track that supports those statements. Marcus Nilsson, alias Makke, gives us a ReMix of the popular title 'Crazy Comets', originally by veteran c64 composer Rob Hubbard, in the style of . . . Kraftwerk! If you're like me, and I know I am, when you hear 'Kraftwerk' you think slightly-goofy but deadly-serious short-haired European men singing like robots to catchy, rhythmically mechanical synth pop. Well, that hardly sums it up - if you've never heard of them, you should have, as Kraftwerk are ubiquitously credited as being one of the more influential bands in the history of synthesis, bringing synths to the forefront of a "band" and making some influential tunage as well. The title here is a reference to their 'Musique Non-Stop'. Okay, history lesson over. Makke has taken Crazy Comets tunage and run it through a veritable 'Kraftwerk filter', and the result really does sound authentic. You've got original lyrics, sung in an amusing but musical robotic monotone, some great speak n' spell style synth voice at the intro, and overall just a lot of creativity at play. Over top a funky beat, replete with synth fx augmentation, an anchoring synth bass riff gets its thang on whilst various discrete layers of delayed synths vary between counter-melody 'leads' and backing chords. The DSP here expands the stereo field significantly, as you can hear reverb + delay trails on either end of the stereo spectrum as they diminish. To arrange game music while at the same time so wonderfully emulating the style of a well-known, groundbreaking electronica act such as Kraftwerk is really an accomplishment unto itself, and to do so with vocals and the types of subtle touches Makke has added is just great. Even if you don't know Kraftwerk OR Crazy Comets, or even the venerable c64, this is worth checking out. It's catchy minimalist electro-pop that remains true to two masters - Hubbard and Kraftwerk - whilst adding its own spin on things. Recommended.

― djpretzel