ReMix: Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals 'Turbid Guidance'

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Wow. Ever since Faze's first submission, from the first Lufia, I've been looking forward to the follow-up. It's arrived, in a major way, and Lufia fans, RPG fans, and lovers of good music in general are in for a treat. Faze takes on the same theme both myself and mp have mixed, in a style probably closer to the former but very much its own, unique animal. Introing with swirling ambient pads and some backwards effects, the semi-hip-hop drumbeat slowly fades in until piano arpeggio enters around 0'46", with a synth string rendition of the melody following soon after. It's at 1'50" or thereabouts, however, where a masterful acoustic guitar solo with a spanish/flamenco sorta sound to it takes over, and you wet your pants. Well, perhaps if you have good bladder control you'll merely think about doing so, but this is good stuff. With an already high-quality backdrop that shines in its own right, adding a guitar solo of this caliber really sets the mix over the top - kudos to Faze for a great, classic rendition of this track. It still reminds me of the main slow theme from The Terminator, every time I hear it, but that's not necessarily a bad thing (god I hope T3 doesn't suck)... at any rate, this one's a must-download, just as good if not better than Faze's impressive first submission, and comes highly recommended. 'Nuff said.

― djpretzel