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| February 26th, 2008: Black Hole Megamix | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 26 2008, 03:52 PM (1,821 Views) | |
| Nick | Feb 26 2008, 03:52 PM Post #1 |
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Founder and Major Domo
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The controversial remix album gets reviewed. What's your call? http://www.toonamifan.com/musicblackholemegamix.html |
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| Calus | Feb 26 2008, 11:02 PM Post #2 |
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Black Hole Megamix is why I did my Toonami fan album. I thought that the beats were pretty good, but the dialogue clips detracted from the experience of the whole thing. And of course some tracks were REALLY obscure (#3 is from one of the TOM1 Reboot promos and also a different arangment of the beat 'Classic'.) and one or two had been changed in tempo(#4, which is MUCH faster in the TOM3 Yu Yu Hakusho promo). However, that's not to say that I didn't like the dialogue in it entirely; track #17 is a favorite of mine because of how funky and cool it sounds. I also LOVE the Inu Yasha quote at the start of track #18. And Aku's dialogue at the start of track #7 makes him sound really cool. All in all, I don't believe it to be better than Deep Space Bass, but it is a pretty good successor to it. |
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| Soul | Feb 26 2008, 11:51 PM Post #3 |
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To be honest I have mixed feelings on the album itself as does everyone else. it sure is 2nd to DSB but really it leave this jumbled "whoa" vibe after you've listened to it. |
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| The History Follower | Feb 27 2008, 06:17 PM Post #4 |
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Personally I really liked it. I think the dialogue clips were great. I would have liked more of them. Everytime I listen to 'Walking Stick' I'm dissapointed that I'm not hearing the sound clips from the Mad Rethoric music video. |
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| tytheartist | Feb 27 2008, 06:36 PM Post #5 |
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I did enjoy BHM alot more than DSB. However, BHM doesn't feel like a follow-up to DSB. So I judge them like as two different albums. Although. The fan-made 3rd album by DJ Calus. Superb. Hope to see more from the Toonami Faithful. Nick, will the DJ Calus album be receiving a review. -Ty |
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| Nick | Feb 27 2008, 06:56 PM Post #6 |
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Well, I did a heads up for it but I hadn't considered the idea of doing a review. I suppose I will; good suggestion.
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| macattack | Mar 3 2008, 03:32 PM Post #7 |
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Watch Your Head.
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I actually like this album more than Deep Space Bass. No offense to Boyd, but there often wasn't enough energy in his tracks, they sounded a bit half-asleep. Klarknova's melodies are far more impressive but of course the dialogue infusions got on my nerves after a while so that drags this one down a bit. 'Course, I might be biased because I heard a lot of Megamix on Toonami but virtually nothing of Deep Space Bass due to my . . . late entrance on things. My favorite tracks are probably the third and final one. "Causality" is just a short-but-sweet drum blast (though I would love it if Calus sought to extend it), but the final one, "Snare Peace" pretty much restored my faith in electronica . . . and doesn't have any dialogue interference until the very end. The guitar reminds me a bit of Collective Soul's "December" and it is simply a layered song with an understated but there beat. |
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| macattack | May 21 2008, 09:15 AM Post #8 |
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Long-winded review of Black Hole Megamix. If the track was played before a Toonami show I put the show down too. I used Nick's fantitles too (maybe we'll all end up using them eventually . . . ) 1. “Ancestry”. I like this one. Tight groove, and it’s always nice to hear something from Lupin III (!), even if this is supposed to be a Toonami CD. Let’s get funky, and it manages to hold my attention all the way through without getting boring. Great work overall. 2. “Numlock” Another good one. I know this was blasted before a Toonami show (I think it was Dragonball) but I don’t know. It continues where Ancestry leaves off but is even more energetic, starting with a drum explosion before settling into a steady, bass-heavy groove. Just when the groove gets old, more instruments arrive to lend the track variety, allowing it to be quite a strong track overall. It gets enough time to play out its ideas and themes and there is only one quote messing up the flow. 3. “Causality” (before G Gundam) Too short. It’s frantic, with the right amount of distortion and synth giving it an energetic, layered sound. The drum roll from “Classic” carries this track through the minute to the finish line, just barely a minute after the track begins. 4. “Stride” (before Yuyu Hakusho). Another short one, but this time it is for the better. It’s a very repetitive track, and ends before it wears out its welcome. It’s a good overall beat and such, but it doesn’t really go anywhere. 5. “Indulgence”. It basically uses the Stride beat and throws in electric guitar and a barrage of Batman quotes. The Batman quotes work well, but this isn’t a standout by any means. It is also longer than Stride, which means it does eventually wear out its welcome before the end. 6. “Voice Acting Funk” (Before Hamtaro). Not really much of anything here, but the voice actors screwing is amusing to listen to (even Peter Cullen shows he is only human). 7. “Moonlit Blade”. Kinda strange how a track with such a long Samurai Jack monologue never actually played before Samurai Jack. In any case, I like the jazz-esque sound of it, but like track 3 it never gets to fully play out its ideas before it ends. 8. “We Need Gundams…Lots”. Yeah, it’s a mess. The first 55 seconds start off good, with a well-timed quote and a very relaxing, thoughtful beat. Then it’s a mess, with a barrage of Gundam quotes and a cacophony of trumpets and drums. Even when the quotes do stop there is no melody. Just a pure mess. 9. “Mad Rhetoric” (before GI Joe). I don’t hear the “Walking Stick” resemblance at all, Nick, sorry. The first 3 minutes are unremarkable, with some guitar plunking and some synthed-up violins and keys, but once the 3 minute mark is reached it becomes a much better track, with a military-style rhythmic beat taking over and it captured my attention quickly. 10. “Running Crutch” (Before G Gundam) Good beat and nice clinking in the background. Chanting guy and quotes interfere, and, just like Stride, it is a bit too repetitive for its own good. 11. “Bravado”. Boooooooooring. 12. “Lizard Sphere Omega”. Not bad, not bad . . . nice layers, nice watery distortion. The barrage of DBZ quotes takes down the enjoyment a bit, though. 13. “Trouble” (before DBZ . . . I think) Nice guitar and drum beat. Not much to say otherwise, though. Another repetitive cut that desperately needs more variety. 14. “No Need For Company”. It starts off well but begins driving me crazy after a minute. The only track I’ve never been able to finish. 15. “Eternal Promise”. The “Broken Promise” track returns, but with some repeats, some distorted half-speed voices, and noises. Not an improvement. Most of the new material gets in the way more than gives the track layers. 16. “Quasar Waltz”. For some reason I am reminded of crystals whenever I listen to this track, I don’t know why. It’s a good track, very thoughtful. 17. “Etherride”(before Transformers Armada and Yuyu Hakusho). The funk is back! Seriously, this is a track that would fit in well in a club, without the quotes getting in the way. Unfortunately, it is yet another track that doesn’t fully show us everything it can do before it ends and it is on to the next one. 18. “Starbreeze”. This is one of the early Adult Swim tracks before they began licensing music. It fades in and out, and perhaps is the most hip-hop-influenced track on the album, with a lot of cutaways. It begins to drag on a bit before it ends, but that is partially because it is so long at over six minutes. Hilarious Inuyasha quote. 19. “Dusty Travels” (before DBZ) Another short one. The forward loop is an earworm, impossible to forget after being heard. Another club-ready track, it is energetic and breathes life into what has been a down-tempo album for the last several tracks. 20. “Recollection”. So . . . pretty. This is where the quotes drive me crazy the most, though. They have never been more interfering before now, speaking up at the most inopportune times. Otherwise this would have been one of the best tracks. DJ Calus did us all a service when he made “Exquisite” out of this. 21. “Snare Peace”. They saved the best for last. I am reminded a bit of Collective Soul’s “My December” when the guitar comes in, and there’s enough loops and beats to keep your attention. However, it is meant to be more of a thoughtful and introspective type of track. No quotes interfere with any of the music, allowing it to just smoothly move forward until the track finishes up. |
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| sonofnight | May 21 2008, 11:02 AM Post #9 |
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Toonami Faithful for Life
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I love the Blackhole Megamix. Everytime I listen to it, I try to remember the promos that I heard the particular song on. It is "simply wonderful" to quote Sara 2.0. |
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