ReMix: Treasure Hunter G 'Linoleum Stalactites'

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Adhesive_Boy provides another interesting, not-your-run-of-the-mill ReMix, this time in 5/4 and from the Squareresoft RPG Treasure Hunter G. One of the main highlights is a great acoustic drum riff, well articulated, lending a hybrid-acoustic feel to the mix. Overall, this is compelling stuff, that doesn't cut any creative corners or hesitate to try new ideas. The melody is sometimes impressionistic and sometimes more straightforward, and a jungle-style breakbeat is layered on top of the acoustic riff. You've also got distant, spooky arpeggios, excellent choral patches, swirling, liquid synth lead, artistic and haunting piano, a solo string breakdown (!!) towards the end, and elements of jazz, ambient, and breakbeat all coming together perfectly. Tellingly, due to its unique, left-of-center style, Judge Israfel was perhaps the most positive, describing it as being "packed with interesting ideas from beginning to end" - if you're looking for interesting ideas, I'd have to agree: look no further. Not just interesting, but also musical and well-executed. Not quite chill music, not really driving or dancing music, to me this has enough motion, variety, and originality to just sit and listen to intently, appreciating the textures. At about five minutes, it's also telling that this mix still seems ephemeral, and doesn't drag on, which sometimes more experimental pieces have a habit of risking. Impressive and very respectably original stuff from Adhesive_Boy, from some new territory at that - kudos + recommended.

― djpretzel