Posted 2004-07-16, evaluated by the judges panel

Newcomer Fray initially submitted this mix in a slightly different form - we were all impressed by about 90% of it, save for a blues piano section that some of us, myself included, felt was egregiously misplaced and sullied an otherwise pristine and well-juxtaposed arrangement. Fortunately, with some input from Protricity, the ReMixer has made some modifications that both he and the panel feel were for the betterment of the mix at large, and I'm happy to post the final product, a kickin' Morrowind mix. Things start as relatively normally techno with a fairly standard drum groove, but the synth solo that comes in has some nice inflections, and there's some funky drum solos that follow, showing good percussive variety early on. The problematic piano solo has been turned into more of a Billy Joel-style, two-fisted melodic bit, and fits right into place, thus making the highlight section at 2'14" with some tres groovy arpeggios and a sweeping, Celtic vibe all the more impressive. This is followed by a solo piano/strings melodic break that puts a warranted spotlight on the progression, which is quite lovely. Another synth lead comes in afterwards that's pretty elaborate, transitioning into a string break that essentially evolves into an extended ending. At over six minutes, this is quite an extensive arrangement to debut with, and I'm happy to report that all six minutes are vacuum-packed for freshness and chock full o' mix. Nice to see an elaborate, well-produced and arranged first mix that also involved a beneficial implementation of feedback. I'll exit on Wingless' quite "topical" evaluation:

"From seventh sign of eleventh generation,

Neither Hound nor Guar, nor Seed nor Harrow,

But Dragon-born and far-star-marked,

Outlander Incarnate beneath Red Mountain,

Blessed Guest counters seven curses,

Star-blessed hand wields thrice-cursed blade,

To reap the harvest of the unmourned house.

And wingless gives this mix a YES"

Pretty much :) Kudos to Fray.