ReMix:Banjo-Kazooie "Malevolent Mansion" 4:38

This site needs more kick ass Banjo Kazooie remixes like this one. But damn has the bar been set high

Such atmospheric tracks are always fun to listen to The percussion drop @ 1:27 is definitely my favorite moment here, it gives this mean, pumping mix some cartoon-ish feeling, and I love this. And I just love the whole mix as well. Well done!

It's got a gnashing bite and never lets up. :3

Favourite part at 2:02 to 2:22. The backing(?) melody reminds me of Parathin from Magi Nation.

This song... just thinking about it makes me want to play the game. It's a fantastic rendition of the track, capturing the creepy feel of the source and the area it represents. Fantastic collaboration; you two work well together! :3

Dammit. My badassometer just exploded.

http://reoganworks.blogspot.com/2011/01/song-of-week-27.html

An author from my blog did a fairly lengthy writeup of this. I love the insanity, awesome interpretation of a source.

Good gravy, this ReMix is sweet. Like DarkSim said, the energy of this piece makes the time fly by. I guess it's that energetic style that has kept me hooked to this song ever since I downloaded it. Also, this song sorta makes me think of a carnival run by The Joker from Batman for some reason. Can't say I know why.

Anyway, it's definitely something that's worth a good listen and download.

This is one of the tracks that brought me back to OCR one day a couple of years ago (and played no small part in me sticking around) when I was bored, and it remains in my top 10 favourite OCReMixes of all time for so many reasons.

For one thing, the sheer energy of the piece is incredible - it makes 4:38 fly by! The half-tempo sections serve as brief respite from an absolutely storming ride. It's like the aural equivalent of being on a ghost train with a brake failure.

The instrumentation is also top-notch, giving it just enough edge to be taken as a drum n bass style tune, but also playful touches such as the xylophone firmly reminding you that it's a BK tune. Those off-beat staccato strings are delicious, and help spooky-up proceedings, as do a lot of the staccato instruments in there. The chunky distorted guitar helps give weight and cohesion to the track (if anything I'd have liked a little more bass out of the power chords) and the ending is perfection, just a little teaser of a guitar solo.

Another thing I love about this is the depth, and attention to detail. It seems like every time I hear this I get something new out of it, and I've listened to it over 100 times now. Keeping the intensity up for over 4 minutes isn't easy, but this makes it seem effortless. Really nice percussion variation throughout the track as well, which is hugely important and much appreciated!

This has also been an inspirational track for me as an aspiring ReMixer, and this piece was the major influence in my first effort at an OCR submission, so for that I am also grateful!

A lovely fast speed rendition of the Mad Monster Mansion track I can't help but think that this is probably how Mozhand would have played this song if he hadn't been so busy trying to kill you.

this track is fantastic! great work from both artists

great mix!! a more fast-paced version of the theme. i could see it be used for a boss battle.

Nekofrog Review:

Being a HUGE fan of B-K, I loved this remix all the way. Greg make the perfect choice by bringing in Justin for some guitar goodness. The metal guitar added so much to it. The playing is executed perfectly. The sound is a little thin, but for everything that's going on in the track, it's not a bad thing as it sits very nicely into the mix. The power chords just gave it a new level of drive. The Pendulum sound is never really lacking drive, but the guitar opened it up to new heights. I would have loved to have heard a bitchin solo in there somewhere to give a mix a little variation, not that it needed it, but that dynamic shift would have been awesome. The rhythmic guitar lead at the end was a good middle ground. All around, a great first mix from Neko!

What a F'n ride! Awesome mix!!!!!!!

By and large this reminds me of the Dark Matter battle from Kirby 64, except a little more haunted-house-esque.

I'm also quite impressed with this. While it is very energetically in your face and keeps a fast pace, it keeps a very pleasingly varied texture and soundscape (which I have to admit I wasn't expecting for a track with as "thick" textures/soundscape as this one has, if that made any sense) I also appreciate the slower tempo pauses for the listener in an otherwise exhausting track.

This is a really amazing track and highly recommended.

I'm a little disappointed that the guitar didn't get as prominent of a treatment in the track, but I understand its use as a background element. I just enjoyed it so much when it took center stage toward the end of the song that I was left wanting more

The rest of this is expertly arranged and sticks close to the source tune in terms of arrangement and mood (sorta) but, in signature Audix style, gets completely beefed up with extra embellishments out the wazoo, and the end product is just a spectacle to behold.

You guys really killed it here, brilliant job!