ReMix: Final Fantasy IX 'Black Magic Synthesis'
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SyteManiac gives us a little bit of everything with this epic techno/breakbeat/dance/industrial Final Fantasy 9 ReMix that also goes classical for a bit and features some crazy-beautiful DSP processing tricks, beat slices up the wazoo, great and very spontaneous drum programming, layered synths, and a general vibe of being willing to take some risks and transition wildly. There's also samples of "Klaatu Verada Nicto" which judge m68030 cited as being from "Evil Dead" but I recognized as originally being from "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (Evil Dead was referencing it as an in-joke - both movies are worth seeing if you haven't) - no one was really gung-ho on the usage of said samples - it wasn't on any of the judges' list of favorite aspects of this ReMix - but I suppose it works well enough to not significantly detract from the more kickass portions of this six-minute plus endeavour, at any rate. This is apparently an older submission that for one reason or another is appearing now, but it's held the test of time well. Specific highlights include the piano-and-choir break at 2'30" (love the choir patch and the way it's filtered at the end for the transition), as well as the cornucopia of effects the ReMixer uses, especially at the end. If you want to hear a variety of digital effects applied liberally but musically, this is your gig. Also, the distant, verbed synth panned right that's used for the catchy main melody is perfect, and helps the whole thing stick in your head hours after listening. Innovative, unique stuff from SysteManiac, who weaves a schizophrenic sonic landscape around the original melodies and ends up with some enjoyably mutated yet still very muslcal results.
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