ReMix: Final Fantasy VII 'TurksInPursuit'
The Judges Panel has been having some close calls and longer, drawn out decisions lately, with Jet Set Radio and this submission from DJ Orange sharing the cake. The ReMixer writes:
"Thanks again for considering my submission. Maybe we can have sex sometime. P.S. This isn't a remix of the Turks' theme from FF7, as the name implies, but of "Underneath the Rotting Pizza". There's also a little bit of the FF7 battle theme near the end."
Lest you assume the only reason this was posted was due to the attached offer of carnal relations, which the panel collectively considered and rejected, there's actually some GREAT drum production going on here; most of it loop-based, but tons of processing and nifty tricks. DJ Orange seems especially adept at this, and it's the highlight of this piece in a sort of upbeat DJ Shadow sorta way. With ambient rain effects and some speaker/gramophone-affected orchestral bits starting things off, as a cool octave bassoon makes an evil little troll-like entrance and police sirens and pizzicato come in too, you can tell early on this is gonna be an interesting, transporting piece. A low electric-pianoish bass comes in from time to time, but most of the remaining mix is atmosphere, breakbeat work and splicing, and intermittent soundtrack cues. It's interesting stuff, and like I said, gives you the feeling of being somewhere else. For some point-counterpoint action, Shariq writes:
"Those drums are so loopy. Nice effects on the drums. Like analoq said, triggering and filter automation is nice. It seems to me though, that the drumwork is the focus of this mix, with little arrangement on the source tune. A melodic breakdown would have been nice; some more exploration and interpretation of the source tune could have made this mix really sweet. Work more on arrangement. ^_^ "
Whilst the more positive Daniel Baranowsky writes:
"I don't mind the drum loop, it's switched up and filtered enough to keep it fresh. And not to mention the way-rad, uber-low bass keeping a droning pattern through the breakdowns, chord changes, etc.... it just gives it an ominous and intense feeling that I mad dig. I can imagine myself running from the turks to this music."
Whom you agree with can only be evaluated by listening, in the end, but I'd say those with a penchant for less melody-centric composition and more ambient/cinematic electronica will be more gung-ho. Interesting stuff from DJO which spent a long time on the panel but has finally come to light after much discussion. Check it out.
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