01.
Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Leitch)
02. Lionheart "Dragonflight" (Steinwachs) 03. Final Countdown (Gellrich) 04. SWIV "Decimation" (Barnabas) 05. Body Blows (Brimble) 06. Carcharodon: White Sharks (Gellrich) 07. Jim Power "Main Title" (Hülsbeck, arr. Del Priore) 08. Z-Out "Level One" (Stember) 09. Shadow of the Beast 3 "Gottabe" (Wright) 10. James Pond: Robocod (Joseph) 11. X-Out (Hülsbeck) 12. Battle Squadron (Klaren) 13. Lethal Xcess (Hippel) 14. Hero Quest "Ingame" (Leitch) 15. Rain (Zottmann, arr. Zottmann & Del Priore) Produced By Jan Zottmann Released 2002 |
CD Reviews: |
Here
we have it, the second CD in the series of Immortal. Ruben Monteiro
released the original Immortal, but this time Jan Zottmann takes over
the reign of producing and continues the series with Immortal 2. (...)
The first thing that hits you is that the CD’s quality of sound
is mightily impressive and it is very well produced. The tunes themselves
are very good with some great ideas and nifty effects which don’t
detract from the music. A good balance has been found here. (...) The
CD has brought Rubens vision and taken it one step further… It’s
a great CD and one I’ve enjoyed listening to immensely. It’s
a very professional product right from the booklet, which has some great
pieces of artwork to the tunes themselves. There’s many CDs out
there and many of them are well worth the money you spend, but here
you’ll find a CD that is second-to-none in the terms of sound
quality. 8.5 out of 10 points. - Neil Carr, Remix
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Immortal
2 is the second release of Amiga-based music. (...) This collection
thrives on nostalgia - but don't think it lacks substance! The production
value here is top notch. Before
I continue, it's time to quote the album's producer Jan Zottmann: "This
is not your regular remix CD! ...what could be more authentic than a
new arrangement made by the musician who created the track in the first
place?" So don't think you are going out to purchase a soundtrack
consisting of real "bleeps and blips" from 1983. (...) A host
of the best composers from the Amiga era were assembled and asked to
remix some of Jan's favorite old Amiga tunes. Some of the songs, like
Lionheart, still have quite an old sound, while others are pretty modernized
and sound akin to club techno. The list of veterans is quite distinguished.
Skilled composers like Chris Huelsbeck treat us to a few of their rare
gems. Other guys like Allister Brimble, Barry Leitch, and Andrew Barnabas,
who have several decades of experience in the industry, are included
- it's great to hear how they changed as electronic music has changed.
And Jan even dug out a few obscure favorites and tracked down their
original composer, as in Ron Klaren's exceptional piece "Battle
Squadron". It shows the depth of emotion that some of these early
pieces really contained. In fact, it is great to hear a lot of these
songs "realized" for their full potential. As several of the
composers note, such as Barry Leitch in his "Hero Quest" theme,
there is not much you can do with 3 channels of audio. The songs were
almost begging for a tribute such as this. Hearing the extremely catchy
remake of the hilarious classic "James Pond: Robocod" and
the intensity from songs like Leitch's "Lotus Turbo Challenge 2"
might turn some new listeners over to the classic side of Amiga. And
if you have ever played any of these games or can even hum a tune by
these composers, be sure to check this out.
- Jay
Semerad, Music
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