Saturday Morning is Forever (RWS0305)

Votes (8)

May 26, 2015 Yoshiblade
  1. Tree Fort in the Clouds
    Mark Sparling
  2. Draculesti Hall
    Jakos
  3. Macaques and Margaritas
    fxsnowy
Well Mark pulled first place for sure, the the most interesting battle was for 2nd place...There's really no way I can't justify saying one is better than the other, I supposed I could flip a coin, but in the end Jakos' track felt very well produced ( keep it mind I not a fawning fan for orchestral remixes) so the silver goes to him. fxsnowy, if that guitar was a little twangier and more prominent in the mix, that would have been a deal breaker, it sounded so good I was a little mad TBH that it was used so sparsely, ohh the more I think about the more I wanted to change my vote....hold on lemme ruminate on this one...for a sec...( seriously was thinking for 10 minutes)....yeah I gotta go with my gut on this one, Jakos was just slightly more dynamic with his mix, but your's is something I like...what key is it in? I'd like to see what is sounds like of I play a slide guitar over it.
May 27, 2015 bundeslang
  1. Macaques and Margaritas
    fxsnowy
  2. Tree Fort in the Clouds
    Mark Sparling
  3. Turtle Soup
    Yoshiblade
Fxsnowy - I like this style, great choice. I especially enjoyed the stuff in the background.
Jakos - Orchestral isn't the first style I would select for this source, but it turned out pretty well. It's a bit short and it could use more stuff (noise) in the song.
Mark Sparling - Chip and rock is a funny combination, especially in the way you mixed it. It's a living mix.
Yoshiblade - For some reason I have the idea that the song never really starts, it sounds like a nice intro of an amazing song. This song could fit as a source for the final boss stage of a game.
May 27, 2015 Jakos
  1. Macaques and Margaritas
    fxsnowy
  2. Turtle Soup
    Yoshiblade
  3. Tree Fort in the Clouds
    Mark Sparling
fxsnowy : I love how changed the style from mexican to hawaian chiptune, it's original and sounds great.

Yoshiblade : I like the song in general, looks like he's using a vocoder and cutoff effects and that give it a very cool touch.

Mark Sparling : I like the quality and style of the song over the Yoshiblade one but the song is similar to the original sources I think that's why I give you the third place (Has been hard, I would like to make songs like that someday)
May 27, 2015 Mark Sparling
  1. Turtle Soup
    Yoshiblade
  2. Macaques and Margaritas
    fxsnowy
  3. Draculesti Hall
    Jakos
Yoshiblade - Awesome! I really love the intro and the slow filter sweep on the drums. The drums sound fantastic here, and the whole thing is mixed very well overall. I felt that the filtering towards the end was maybe a bit too much and felt a little bit random at times. Overall, great remix though!

fxsnoy - I love the vibe here. The groove is really great. The little bit of "chiptune" works very nicely here and the change in styles/groove feels very organic.

Jakos - This sounds great. I really like the slow build here. I feel like it could've built up a bit more in terms of density, but that's just a personal preference. I really like that when the higher strings are more sustained, the bass is more staccato, and then the two of them switch off.
May 27, 2015 Jorito
  1. Tree Fort in the Clouds
    Mark Sparling
  2. Macaques and Margaritas
    fxsnowy
  3. Draculesti Hall
    Jakos
Macaques and Margaritas by fxsnowy: I like the restyling, nice chilly vibe. Not too sure on the lead chiptune synth, although the slide guitar works nicely :) The calmer part in the middle feels a bit empty to me (but I like to cram my tracks full with stuff so it might be just me). From an arrangement perspective it's a bit repetitive at the end, it could have used some more variations in the second half to keep the listener's attention.

Draculesti Hall by Jakos: not the easiest of sources to remix, but you were up to the challenge. For a first remix it's a good attempt :) The koto (?) and tubular bells/anvils feel a bit out of place and distract a bit in stead of creating this uneasy feel. Also better orchestral samples might help you out a lot. But like I said, for a first remix it's a good attempt. Keep at it, learn and grow, this is one of those things that you have to practice to improve :)

Tree Fort in the Clouds by Mark Sparling: Like Mark said in the comments I didn't hear this version yet. I like it, good improvement over the earlier preview I received, with a better mix and more liveliness in the chiptune parts. Also liked that he fused 2 tracks together and from an arrangement perspective it keeps my interest. One remark: the acoustic drums stand out a bit (and I think the drummer needs 4 arms to actually play these parts :P). Good job!

Turtle Soup by Yoshiblade: wouldn't call this track exactly breakbeat but I can see where you got the inspiration from. To me the source track doesn't sound like the easiest source to create an interesting remix from, so you might have made it a bit hard for yourself here. The synth lead/arp is getting too repetitive for me quite soon. The drum breakdown and buildup at the first 1/3 of the track is a bit too long and feels awkward to me. I do like the experimental setup and the extra bits of filtering and glitching you did in the last part. Ending is a bit abrupt.
May 27, 2015 timaeus222
  1. Macaques and Margaritas
    fxsnowy
  2. Tree Fort in the Clouds
    Mark Sparling
  3. Turtle Soup
    Yoshiblade
fxsnowy and Taucer nailed the vibe they were going for, and the arrangement and production were solid.

Mark Sparling and Jorito had a good arrangement but the drums were lacking in punch.

Yoshiblade and Esperado had a meandering arrangement that lost its way when it went trance. Sorry. :(
May 27, 2015 MindWanderer
  1. Tree Fort in the Clouds
    Mark Sparling
  2. Turtle Soup
    Yoshiblade
  3. Macaques and Margaritas
    fxsnowy
Mark: "Party in the Clouds" is pretty similar to this, stylistically, and the mids seem a little weak, but otherwise this is really nice. You nailed that Anamanaguchi feel. Good source choice, and a fun remix.

Yoshiblade: The source is short, but this sounds like it's based on something much shorter. It's very repetitive. Some of the high-mids are really piercing and painful. Ending is really abrupt. Nice drums, glitches, and VFX, though.

fxsnowy: The shallow soundscape makes this a tough sell. It sounds like game music from a really limited console. The arrangement is fun, but it's just so lacking in power.

Jakos: This started off really promising, but the soundscape never really evolved past the intro. Like fxsnowy's entry, there isn't enough going on to hold any interest. Low end is really weak, and it doesn't sound like there are any more than two or three instruments going on at any one time. It's a good start, but it's just a start.
May 28, 2015 fxsnowy
  1. Tree Fort in the Clouds
    Mark Sparling
  2. Draculesti Hall
    Jakos
  3. Turtle Soup
    Yoshiblade
Mark Sparling - Very catchy remix, incorporated two sources very well and it is really clean. Heard the adventure time songs, and I might even like the remix more than the sources.

Jakos - Instrumentation is really cool, synths are a little cheesy, but it works that way. Wish I could have heard more, I really like the ending part where the mood changes.

Yoshiblade - I like the start, it gets you pumped, and the part where the fast snares come in is really interesting (in a good way). I would have liked to see more variation, also the overuse of volume changes bothers me a little.