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Albums: Dwelling of Duels: Free Month (March 2025)

Leyenda und Labyrinth

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  1. Naop

    This entry is definitely groundbreaking! Why has no one done this before? As I mentioned in the listening party, anon has probably listened to “La Negra Tomasa” by Caifanes. I get that impression from the last half in particular. But a latin and cumbia inspired take on two of the franchise’s most iconic themes seems like a missed opportunity by the last 2+ decades of VGM.

  2. deluxdolemite

    Was the hi-hat as a click intentional? After that though, nice guitar groove to get us in – really liking the groove that was chosen for this arrangement. Great guitar chops from the anon, bass is pretty well balanced but the drums feel slightly too active (mostly the cymbals) and almost distract attention away a bit. Would have maybe chosen a slower samba beat or something slightly more subdued on the cymbals TBH. Guitar solo is very technically well done. Transition to the new groove at 2:25 was very well done, love the addition of the claves as aux percussion. Digging the intensity as the piece arrives at the end, even as we lower it a bit right at the ending. Fun ride!

  3. TheManPF

    I don’t know about that random cymbal keeping time at the first few seconds, feels very at odds with everything else that comes after. Oh man arrangement in this one fucking ROCKS. It’s so funny too, I’d expect this source to be really overdone, and it is, but I never heard it like this??? Great way of taking a known source and turning it on its head, really great adaptation. Tones in general are masterful, a nitpick I’d give is I think it has too much compressed reverb, the amount of reverb works but it sounds like it’s bouncing back after hitting a limiter and makes it sound a little too cramped. HELLA nitpick though, arrangement rocks and the performances go hard, easy one of my favorites of the month.

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