ReMix: Sonic the Hedgehog 'sonik special'
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- Game: Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega, 1991, GEN)
- ReMixer(s): analoq
- Composer(s): Masato Nakamura
- Song(s): Special Zone
- Posted: 2003-07-09, evaluated by djpretzel
It's all about that funky bassline, jeeves. analoq gives us our first ReMix of Sonic's bonus music - light, trippy fare to begin with - and mixes it up with true electro-funk style. You've got excellent, funky, articulated acoustic drummage, a noticeable and noticeably good bassline that bends the genre more towards funk than any other element, some wonderful pads, and - becoming something of an analoq signature, and I've got no complaints whatsoever - a great variety of processed guitars. Oh yeah, and some rippin' and rupturin' analog synth grooving's thrown in there for good measure, too. What shines to me on analoq's work is that no one element has been neglected, or is serving a purely auxiliary role - each bit gets attention, is worth noting, and could serve as "that little bit of something extra" that would set an average mix apart from the crowd. Here, every instrument/track fits that description. Good arrangement too, taking a pleasant, albeit repetitive theme that almost sounded like elevator music originally and making it much livelier, expanding on the melody with the solo guitar, etc. Having high-quality equipment - and knowing how to use it - combined with an ear for arranging and genre adaptations are two deadly ingredients for ReMixing, and analoq uses them both here to great effect. Recommended.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the - KogeJoe on January 29, 2007
To transform the original track into this funky arrangement sure was a tough challenge, but from what I can remember, the Special Zone didn't really have a super-happy melody to begin with, at least compared with other games.
But as djpretzel said about every instrument being special, I think his right about that point. Although you used a gigantic arsenal of different samples and thingamajings, all of them shines on their own in their way and gives this remix some extra credit. It's like a cardhouse, if you remove one the house will most probably end up in a pile.
Funky, groovy and swell stuff, that's all I can say. Good stuff. :D
- Bummerdude on July 14, 2006
- DarthSonicJK on August 2, 2005
- Pip is uh..... on March 11, 2005
im gonna be having trouble getting this song outa my head
all of analoq's songs are so... hip
w00t this is sweet *starts singing along*
- jordex on January 3, 2005
Probably some of analoq's best stuff. I like it. It's nice and layed back type of stuff that I like to listen to. Good job.
- Moo2u on August 5, 2003
analoq wrote:nostalgic gen wrote: But next time I'd like to hear something that's a break from the mould: something to get excited about again :D
k, how about a FF trance remix? i'll get started on it right away...
cheers.
Amidst all this posting mayhem I missed your reply.
I look forward to hearing the end result :)
- nostalgic gen on July 19, 2003
nostalgic gen wrote: Nobody who's heard analoq's music can miss her abundance of talent.
Ahem...her?
http://www.aaronmatthews.com
;)
- KyleJCrb on July 18, 2003
nostalgic gen wrote: But next time I'd like to hear something that's a break from the mould: something to get excited about again :D
k, how about a FF trance remix? i'll get started on it right away...
cheers.
- analoq on July 18, 2003
Oh yeah, I also queried the use of that pad in the intro, Xelebes.
I have to admit, though, I kinda have an issue with analoq's work: I remember when I first downloaded Stunt Race FX; I was really excited and promptly rushed off to analoq's ws to dl the rest of her stuff, but I was left a bit deflated by the fact that it all sounded the same, and this track is no exception.
Comparing this with Stunt FX, some of the instruments used just sound like the same patch from the same synth to me, and then there's the same guitar... plus the arrangement is always to the same as well. It all sounds a bit, well, samey
Of course people develop their own style, but this goes beyond that for me. It sounds like the songs are being written to a formula.
Nobody who's heard analoq's music can miss her abundance of talent. As songs in their own right, I always enjoy the quality of the music and production. But next time I'd like to hear something that's a break from the mould: something to get excited about again :D
- nostalgic gen on July 18, 2003
Anyway, I love the bassline. Reminds me of the aforementioned heist flick. When the melody comes in-gold. It's something I'd crank up if I were a DJ at one of my school's dances.
- Domukaz on July 15, 2003
- KyleJCrb on July 12, 2003
endblink wrote:Habituation.analoq wrote: the result is odd and uncomfortable at first. but it becomes less odd and less uncomfortable with each listen to the point where it seems natual and fitting.There's a psychological term for that... and dammit, I can't remember it. I remember going over this in my cognitive psychology class. What it essentially boiled down to is that anything can become bearable to listen to when you hear it enough times.
Oddly, I experienced the opposite. When I first listened to this remix, the melody seemed unusual but hardly incongruous. The second time, it sounded forced, and when I held a tiebreaker, I wanted to filter it out. Actually, I think the instrumentation and processing had more to do with it than the arrangement; what works well with that guitar in "Sonik Azure" doesn't work so well here. Everything else is outstanding, though.
- Kaseijin on July 12, 2003
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