sonic Spinball - Lava (MnP36)

Votes (6)

Jun 12, 2015 Xenonetix
  1. Subterranean Magma
    Cash
  2. Lava is Hot
    supercoolmike
  3. Sanic
    gercr
Cash - Really loving your take on this, keeping the feel of the original, yet drawing out the best bits in creative ways.

supercoolmike - Very nice, although I kept feeling the piece was supposed to lead up to something "bigger" if that makes sense? Also a bit of an abrupt ending, but very nice use of the new synths overall.

gercr - Not a bad "reskin" for the song. Some interesting instrument choices, and definitely a bit of an abrupt ending.

Trism - If you could have participated, I'd have put you 2nd after Cash. Love the percussion samples throughout, making it a powerful and fun rendition.

Xenonetix - Screw it, why not put a review of my own? In hindsight, I realised the piece as a whole is lacking bass, and I probably could've drawn out the middle section a bit more. I do like the "alarm" feel of the accompaniment in the 2nd half, although I probably could have made it more prominent. Sadly, time's a thing in life :P
Jun 12, 2015 hoboka
  1. Ferrons Away!
    Xenonetix
  2. Subterranean Magma
    Cash
  3. Lava is Hot
    supercoolmike
Xenonetix - tied with Cash for me in many ways, but I found your soundscape to be funner :) - the production is sorta meh, but I don't like to use it as my only form of measure, unlike certain hoity toity know-it-alls at OCR :D - I'd have to say that I really liked the string and bell combination, had a lot of energy and feelz.

Cash - Probably the best produced remix here for sure. And some cool reinterpretation, honestly, I see every1 else putting you in 1st, because your take is teh sexy too. And very energetic too!

Gercr - not great, but not bad. I would really like to see you put on your A game sometime - I know you can do it, as I've seen it before :)

supercoolmike - experimentation always comes with risks and rewards. Kinda mixed on this one personally. I like the percussion elements and the bass -that vibrato lead thingy is nice too. But, the energy doesn't feel preserved as well as the other people's - it's either likely to do with the velocities or some such, idk I'm bad at critiquing lol. Otherwise, this isn't too shabby mikey :D
Jun 13, 2015 Trism
  1. Ferrons Away!
    Xenonetix
  2. Lava is Hot
    supercoolmike
  3. Subterranean Magma
    Cash
Xenonetix - Nice work in addind in the missing MIDI parts, I didn't notice they were missing :( I like your take on this, you've given the track a 'building up' vibe that gives the impression that something epic is about to happen. Nice work.

Cash - A nice chiptune-ish track, the EDM drum track works well. I think you've strayed a bit from the MnP style here though, this is more like a PRC arrangement.

gercr - I like the leads in this but the bass and drums are a bit lacking in oomph.

supercoolmike - The evolving drums in this one work very well and the synths used compliment each other nicely. Ends a little abruptly though.
Jun 13, 2015 gercr
  1. Lava is Hot
    supercoolmike
  2. Ferrons Away!
    Xenonetix
  3. Subterranean Magma
    Cash

great turnout
Jun 14, 2015 kingtiger
  1. Lava is Hot
    supercoolmike
  2. Ferrons Away!
    Xenonetix
  3. Subterranean Magma
    Cash
I really like the aggressive feel of supercoolmike's, and the orchestral version by xenonetix was well-done, I thought.
Jun 14, 2015 Cash
  1. Lava is Hot
    supercoolmike
  2. Ferrons Away!
    Xenonetix
  3. Sanic
    gercr
supercoolmike - I thought you had some interesting synth sounds here, I think your track also has a nice groove to it. I think the drums are a bit weak, they feel buried at times.

Xenontrix - I liked the ambient/atmospheric sections at the beginning and end, I was disappointed that the rest of the track moved away from that. I enjoyed some of the more intense sections. The production needs some work I think, I heard some clashing/muddiness through the track.

gercr - I'm not too keen on the sound design choices. That bass is muddying up the track. I think production in general good use some work. Still, I can hear all of the source so that's good.

Trism (bonus mix) - I like the cinematic sound here, but production is a bit lacking. It feels rigid, and not the greatest instrument quality.