Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

First time i review music…

The song begins military and goes on in the same style. I cant here Tubelectric anywhere. This continues for (my guess) about a minute. Then, there comes another “pattern”, which is not tubelectric but sounds good. Finally, a very fast tubelectric theme appears. Overall, sounds good. But i don’t know what kind of level i would use this for.
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It takes too long before you can hear the tubelectric part of the music. Before that, everything sounds good but is repeated too many times.
After a very long time the “beginning theme” comes again and mixes with the tubelectric music, which actually sounds very good and bring some point to the long build up time.

Starting with: 8.2
Too long time to build up: —
Good remix (when we come that far) +
Tubelectric combined with build-up part:+
Repetitive -

Final rating: 8.1, rounded up to 8.2 for no apparent reason except i liked the tubelectric part. Download recommendation.

Well, anyways. Im going to rate this since most people here posted one sentence reviews.

Let me start off with the fact that I really love this song. It’s one of the ONLY 6+ minute songs that I listen all the way through each time over. I generally enjoy the entire melody of it, especially parts like patterns 0, 12, 13, 14 etc. The way those instruments are blended in together in one beat, they sound cool. Also the song is very nostalgic; I’ve heard something like this before (and enjoyed it) but I cant remember where.

Although the song sounds VERY different from tubelectric at parts, I can still hear a lot of familiar rhythms and sounds that remind me of tubelectric in it – which is great. I know I’m not all that great at reviewing musics, but you wanted a rating so here you go =P. 8.7, keep making tunes ‘cause most of them are really good.

Ur music always were Good, But LBR right,
(Unsupported rating removal. I don’t even know what you’re saying here. Try to make yourself clear when reviewing things. ~Violet)

I’ll add a full review in a few days, I now know it’s the demo music from Battery Check mixed with parts of Tubelectic(or at least thats what it sounds like anyways)

thx ;p ;p ;p

I Also Agree With What Labratkid Says!!

Danyjel You’re A Great Music Makerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!~~~~~~

i agree with labratkid :)

All your songs are great.
(Unsupported rating removal. ~Violet)

Don’t stop making music. All your songs are great. If you decide to stop releasing stuff on J2O or on the JCF, send it to me or something by email. I make songs with Modplug all the time and I usually only end up showing them to Blackraptor. And Blacky vise-versa.

On a side note, I’d like to say that this is most definetely Tubelectric. =P

Anyway, as for a review of sorts, my biggest complaint is that the song takes a very long time to build up. It’s one of those songs that start out with a single percussion instrument, then keep adding another every measure, until finally the song reaches a percussional climax. It’s also a bit too long / dragged out.

Instrument choice is nice, the drum beat is great, and the overall mood is also a plus. Now stop having bad self esteem and keep making music.

Download reccomendation.

Yes, that song beats your other ones. This is the best production of you, so I’m rating 8.5 :)
I hope that your next remixes will be very good too or even better than it :)
(Unsupported rating removal. Ok, so, it’s good. That’s great. Why? Can you explain what makes it good? How does it beat the other ones? Is there any evidence you actually listened to this music? ~Violet)

1) everybody says he never rated music
2) 7.3 means good, Blacky, thanx for it
3) Jarno, thank you for your great review!!! It’s awesome what you are able to write about one only tune! Bravo!

Hm. I like your remixes, Danyjel.

I just don’t review them because I’m not every good at reviewing musics. I’ll review this one though.

I like the beat of the song, and how you put in some jingle samples that reminded me of christmas. The song is nice to listen to, I can’t find much wrong with it. I think the beginning might’ve been delayed too long (Basically what LRK said), and there could’ve been another lead sample (Dont ask me what though, I can’t answer that off the top of my head) because some of the song sounds a bit empty.

Not my favorite remix by you, but a decent remix. 7.3, sorry if that seems a little low. Download reccomend.

Yuck!!

Your Other Re-mixes Are Better This One Are Very Bad
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HERE AN 1.7
~Jarno
(Unsupported rating (1.7) removal. What makes this bad? ~Violet)
EDIT :
Oh Sorry Violet I Forgot To Say How Can This Be Bad Now Look Down

The Music That You Have Made
Have One Theme ANd That Theme
Are The Same As The Others
And That Is Bad

~Jarno

The music is great for singleplayer lvls. It starts off quite slowly and doesn’t set the pace for battle or CTF lvls. At first I could only hear a few instruments, maybe just 1, but the more I listened the more the music came out to me. It doesn’t sound as good as music like White Hare or the other Xmas JJ tunes because the whole thing is very loud and it doesn’t sound that happy or Christmasy until about the middle and then it still sounds like…well…big drums…invading army…mushroom cloud in the horizon… lol… I don’t know! :-P I recommend DLing this music if you want something new apart from the official JJ Christmas tunes.

I also enjoy your remixes Danyjel, but I’m not sure on how to review music so I never do review your remixes. I liked Energia of Tubelectricity so much I downloaded it onto my freinds computer just so I could listen to it there. This one had a slow start but I didn’t notice it all that much. So don’t stop making remixes, theres people who like them.And even if you’re not extremely popular, you might get a cult following, and that’s just as good(if not better)

Your remixes are very good, Danyjel. I enjoyed this one a lot. The only thing I really dislike about this is that it starts out really slow – it takes a while to “get into” the song. Giving up is never a good thing… keep making remixes.

I don’t really have time for a long review, but I’d also like to say congratulations on getting the 3,500th upload. ;-)

Bjarni: To update to version 1.23, download and install this file: http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/downloads/info.php?levelID=572

I apologize for being off-topic.

By special request from Danyel, It’s my turn to review. That, and this download doesn’t have a rating yet and I’m trying to catch up anyway :p

Melody

If the name didn’t give it away, this is another remix of the Jazz Jackrabbit theme we all know and love. It starts off shallow, slowly fading in till 0:54, when the real song starts. Nice for keeping the intro limited to 1 minute or so. The intro is basicly the first part of the intro of the original (I think I lost a few readers) over and over. If you’ve read my review of Dan’s Tubelectric Remix, Dan uses the same tactic: switching instruments. Nice strategy, as it helps keeping the song from growing dull. From 0:54 the actual song kick in, it somewhat follows the original(with a piece omitted). At 1:29 we get an intermezzo (quiet period) followed by, in my opinion, an annoying part if you use stereo headphones: The section 1:34 to 1:46 has the melody focussed too much on the left. Kinda painfull as it’s kind of loud. Followed by another intermezzo and at 2:04 we get an orignal solo piece till 2:28, with the same problem: focussed too much on the left. At 2:34 it resumes with the same melody as at 0:54. It goes on like that till 3:27, where we get another original solo (focussed too much on the left again, could ya guess?) It’s quiet long too: to 3:50. Then comes the outtro, which follows the outtro of the original faithfully, only with fade-out. Ok, i’m done.

Instruments

Switching instruments seems to be Danyel’s favored strategy for making remixes, and with the in-game songs being so short (a few exceptions here and there), what else can ya do aside from creating original melodies? I can’t exactly indentify the exact instruments, all I know is that the ones in the background are bassed in the beginning, sounding somewhat heavy and dampered. My guess is they’re synthesized. One instrument that caught me off guard was the piano, used for the original solos. As said before it’s quite loud. It’s also used at the very end, with heavily bassed instruments in the background, it’s a nice contrast wth the clear piano.

Tempo

All I can is: it’s steady. No changes or anything in mid-song. Compared with the original, this remix is a tad slower.

Verdict

A nicely done remix overall, the only problems are that on occasion, it’s focussed too much on the left and the piano’s a bit too loud when that happens. Still, the original pieces are an added welcome. Recommended listening with reservations, be sure not to use stereo head-phones :)

- JelZe GoldRabbit =:3

TBM: Music modules with the extensions .mod, .s3m, .it, .xm and some others work with JJ2 too. You just have to include the extension in the music field in the level proporties. You have to have version 1.22 or higher to make it work tho (correct me if I’m wrong) And besides, some remixes are just for listening.

Violet: I think he’s either trying to suck up to me (Tubelectric is my fav JJ song) or finding that the song so easy to remix, along with Technoir.

And with that, i’m forced to write a review. How lucky can I be? :P

First impressions

Danyel has really overdone it this time. Just a warning to future reviewers: it’s 10 and a half minutes long! Be sure to have some spare time handy ;p. Anyway, this a real remix, not just a change of instruments, or tempo. Just parts of the song rearranged, but because the original song is so short (2 minutes at the most) you only have that many parts to work with, so repetition is a major danger here. It gets repetitive, yes, but I actually didn’t find it that annoying, especially near the end.

Melody

It’s not a straight conversion, but some part of the original are used more than others. We’re talking 10 minutes of play time here, folks, ten fricking minutes! The Intro is really… well, semi-active, just some beats in a regular tempo. The real thing starts at about 1:20, a tad long for my tastes. That’s where the intro of original Tubelectric kicks in, and keeps kicking in till 1:58. Then we get the intro again, mixed with the second part of Tubelectric, fading in. When near 2:48 it fades out, then the song relies on beats and the second part of the Tubelectric, stand-alone. At 3:05 it resumes its original pattern, but more of the original can be heard. Stay with me folks :P, We’ve only covered a third so far. Intensifying at 3:31, switching to outtro at 3:57… To make this short, It’s repetitive, but not that annoying (Yes, I’m a cheapskate for not giving you the entire song ;p), thanks to the variaty in instruments and good use to fading in and fading out of some parts. I just wish more of the original melody would have been used, would have made it more interesting to listen. As for looping, there is none, only fade-out from 10:00.

Instruments and Samples

Danyel claims this to be techno trance, I’m sensing more techno than trance. In fact, I dare say this more dance music. Heavy beats, synthesized instruments and the like. Tho the melody is repetitive as stated before, the change of instruments gets most of the sting out of it. A real nice example of this is near the end from 8:58, where it keeps switching between two sets. i don’t really have anything else to say :)

Final Verdict

Things are starting to look up for Danyel, he’s finally getting closer to the jackpot. This remix is more for listening (or dancing, it’s perfect for that) than for using in a level, therefor it’s recommended.

- JelZe GoldRabbit =:3

P.S. I’m playing this in XMPlay, but MODPlug works fine too

Wait a second, is this allowed? This music file doesn’t work on every JJ2 game, but J2B does, is this allowed, FQuist? Derby? Someone?
(Bjarni, you are the ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD this music file does not work for. I’m sorry. ~Violet)
(Well, I only do have 1.21 version my game is old! And I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one. And I also need to know how to update this. ~TBM)

why is it ALWAYS TUBELECTRIC?????????????/