ReMix: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 'Assembly line Apparitions'

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Donkey Kong Country 2 was the first game Protricity submitted a ReMix for way back when, and this marks his fourth arrangement, all told, of the very dynamic, enduring, and worthy soundtrack by Dave Wise. Obviously the ReMixer/Judge has an appreciation for the game's music, which has manifested itself previously in downbeat techno, orchestral, and industrial fashion and which, this go-round, leans again towards a more mechanical/insdustrial sorta sound with extensive, hyper-programmed guitar riffage. This is very aggressive, over-the-top stuff, reminding me of the battle music from many a mecha-centric anime OST, i.e. Gundam, etc., save that Ari throws in some brass bits, low and high, cross-panned, to counter-balance the otherwise primarily synthetic sound. This is also an epic mix, at almost seven minutes. Things go into a crazy guitar solo around halfway through - some of the sequencing here is pretty badass. Then we get into some heavier shred guitar work - not subtle in the slightest, perhaps, but at all times illustrating a fine, granular degree of control over note placement and programming, esp. with the elaborate trickery going on in the solo guitar department. This was the ReMixer's first attempt at using ModPlug, Reason, and Cubase in a single mix, and the results do indicate a diverse array of sounds and techniques. As a sidenote, Ari recently coded a small JavaScript that provides links from our ReMix ReViews forum back to the mix detail page itself, via a 'Go to the song' link by the topic title, which was long overdue and greatly appreciated. This is an in-your-face mix that doesn't make any apologies, but is quite the journey for anyone looking to enjoy some industrial-rock, DKC2-style. Recommended.

― djpretzel