The writing itself was good with it though, and to see it move into the guitars for the end was firm enough in regards to the feel. But then with the guitars coming in with thicker drums and the shifting synth, that's where we can see that industrial metal influence to it more Nine Inch Nails than KMFDM imo, but the texture managed to work shakingly well.Īlbeit, I'm not too sure about the break at 1:45 with the random switch to 909 percussion and lighter synths it ended up switching the atmosphere completely from what had been intended. I'm not really too sure about that thin snare intro (which similarly gets repeated in the interlude in the middle) there's definitely some good articulation, but it doesn't tend to provide that impending marching feel to it. And what's written above, is why I dislike it. Sorry about the long post, but I've always been of the mind set, "If you praise something, why do you praise it? If you dislike something, why do you dislike it?" when dealing with artwork (music, visual, etc.). Hate me if you will Mellogear (and I'm sure you're already telling me what to do with myself by now), but that's how I feel about this tune.
As it is now, it's just repeatative and uninteresting. It would have been an improvement if the artist had added new material to break up the repeated uses of said opening rhythm. It's just the same opening rhythm redone again and again. Now, I know the original song wasn't exactly filled with different sections and and multiple "verses", but this remix needs a body to the song. When everything is going at 2:33, you've returned to the opening rhythm again.
The toy piano-like samples that start up at 2:18 definitely aren't in time with the rhythm behind it (again, there's a slight delay before the actual note comes in) and don't do any favors for the song sound-wise. Another version of the opening at 1:32 comes in, then there's a small change around 2:10. There's the opening rhythm, then another version of it at 1:01, then you're back at the beginning at 1:17.
My other problems with this remix is that it never really seems to go anywhere. like there's a slight fade in for the drum sample and this throws the rhythm a bit out of wack. Parts of the beginning (namely the opening drums that start at 0:30) sound off a little. I've listened to it this remix several times, and I have to wonder where this remix was intending to go. Having heard the original quite a few times (and liking the original as well), I was curious to hear what Mellogear had done with it. I'm sorry, but I can't recommend this remix.