ReMix: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 'Seeking Heat'

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Sine applies a unique, minimalist electronica style to this arrangement of 'Barrel Volcano' from the Super Mario RPG soundtrack. This one's from a while back, as it was his second ReMix, but it's got a slick, perculating sound to it, and the monophonic glide lead does some very prog-rock, challenging intervals. Israfel seems to have heard the same juxtaposition: "prog meets techno...well, not really, but those synth solos at around 2:40 really reminded me of Emerson, Lake & Palmer or something. hehe, anyways, this is really incredible. Lots of really great stuff going on - love the piano, love the synth leads...I just love the mix." - in particular, a great ELP track is "From the Beginning" which has a nice synth solo that's a little similar. One judge took issue with the odd interval at around 2'40", but I'd have to say this was definitely stylistic and contextually made sense, given the rest of the mix. There's a great piano solo around 1'30" that puts the mix well over the borderline, regardless, and is well-performed. What I love about this mix is that dynamics are highly attenuated, and this lets the various subtleties going on really shine through. Not sure if Israfel's a fan, but I'm also into prog rock, so some of the intervals on the lead hit me the right way. Great driving music; this is a deceptive mix that I liked well enough the first time but which I've grown to appreciate more with repeated listening. It's well-realized, interpretive, innovative, and unique. Mebbe a bit challenging for those that don't like their techno crossing over into jazz or other more ornate voicings, but the subtlety and restraint in the style really work well with electronica. Or rather, have been made to work well by the ReMixer. Good stuff.

― djpretzel