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Ormgas.com, OverClocked ReMix's unofficial internet radio station, wants YOU for its jingle contest, now underway and set to end on July 10th. We need artists, remixers and anyone willing to have some fun with a microphone to check out the contest and submit 20-to-40-second station identification style jingles, and if you're one of the top 3 entrants, you can clothe your body with hot OMG FREE Ormgas.com gear. As long as your entry is quality, you can potentially earn radio infamy along with other legends (like Liontamer) as one of Ormgas.com regular jingles, so be sure to check out more information at the OCR forums thread (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37786) as well as the full set of contest rules over at http://oc.ormgas.com/news.php?extend.36. Antonio Pizza, SgtRama, Neskvartetten & OverCoat are already in the game with their own entries, and I encourage you reading this [Larry points at you] to consider submitting your own jingles in support of Ormgas while you get in the hunt for free, fashionable swag. Please don't delay. July 10th's the final deadline.

Y'all need to make some Ormgas jingles, or I'll kill you. Pick the fun choice. Make a jingle. Let's check out what was going on for the week ending Saturday, June 19th:

Ailsean & ramblinmike - The Legend of Zelda 1 "Zelda Sunshine" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1687) [VGMix2 #1687]
It the scope of the remixing community, it's always a big deal when Sean Stone releases new material. Ailsean's 25th free, publically-released remix has Sean teaming up with his friend and bandmate Mike to conjur up a cool homage to Koji Kondo's Mario Sunshine soundtrack by adapting one of Kondo's Zelda tunes to the bubbly, very upbeat (yet laid back) Sunshine style. You like the flute? I know you like the flute, so this is right up your alley. You like the saxaphone? I know you like the saxaphone, so this is right up your alley. Did I mention there's 0 guitar work by Ailsean? Aight, I'm just playing. Don't wanna scare your ass away or anything. Sean always has fun with mixes like this, so enjoy the vibe here. All of Ailsean's publically-released remixes are available at http://oneupstudios.com/music/ailsean.php with various notes and background info from the man himself for each mix. Tons of remastered cuts of the old classics for you to enjoy as well.

BogusRed - The Legend of Zelda 3 "Into the Golden Sunset" [OC ReMix #1200]
My educated guess on the handle is that Susie Sahim is a dyed redhead. Oh, the mix? After some judging/production assistance from Protricity & DarkeSword, this promising piano submission finally got over the strictly technical problems holding it back from OCR. I particularly liked how things picked up near the end; a lot of energy there for the finish. I hope Red enjoys Zelda fanboys bugging her at her website (http://www.bogusred.net) every-so-often. The source material alone will serve to get her name out there moreso than your typical OC ReMix debut.

Corran - Megaman 3 "SnakeMan Charmer" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1645) [VGMix2 #1645]
Frankly, the first thing that came to my mind was "Um...'Snakeman Get Down?'" Corran's own take on this MM3 classic carries a lot of similarities to Disco Dan's own take on the theme, so, yeah, some people might not be feeling it for the first minute and a half or so if you're looking for something very different. Yet this dance track at least takes some different instrumental turns over the course of the track, so while this isn't Snakeman in a genre you haven't heard before, the sounds are still very nice. To be perfectly honest though, I really wonder what Dan would think of this one.

Daknit, Bard of Tarot - CastleVania 3 "Vamp Club Dance" (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/daknit/VampClubDance_by_Daknit_bard_of_Tarot.mp3) [http://www.rainstorm-pictures.com] - MP3 Mirror (http://sgtrama.no-ip.com/VampClubDance_by_Daknit_bard_of_Tarot.mp3)
Haven't heard from B.D. Blake in the longest time, brothers and sisters. Daknit's an old-school foundation of OCR, but hasn't been around the scene much as he's been much busier working on other outlets for his creativity, such as score composition and sound production (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1415048) for the movie "13 Seconds." (http://www.rainstorm-pictures.com/13seconds.htm) B.D.'s clubbin' it up with some gothic synths and some trademark spooky voice clip samples that fit like a glove next to his earlier OCR work, so fans of the elusive Bard of Tarot should snap this up, especially since he told me that he's laying on the low for now. And because I'm a nice guy, here's an older bonus mix (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/daknit/Dream_Oath_FF6_Poem_by_Daknit_bard_of_tarot.mp3) for you Daknit fans out there, as he takes the Cake spoken-word approach with some minimalistic Final Fantasy 6 remix background material.

Dennis Mott - "Exciting Ninja Adventure" (http://home.no/barfington/nes/exciting_ninja_adventure.it) [http://captaintortilla.iuma.com] - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3381)
Dennis plugged a bunch of NES chiptune tracks he's done in the past few years over at VGMix's forums, so I snagged one of his latest creations, "Exciting Ninja Adventure," done this past March. This is a brief shot, but very cool stuff that indeed fits the ninja game music style. Winamp's already set to play .it files such as this one, so no bitching about the file format you hos. If you can't play this at all, don't complain to me. I don't want to help you! :-D But seriously, Dennis has done quite a few chiptunes that go slightly outside of the genuine boundaries of 5-channel NES chiptune music, but I believe that this one stays within the actual NES soundchip limitations. Very catchy, full-sounding material. If you get this track (and you should), you deserve the 3-UP at the end.

Disposer - Megaman 2 "Deep Forest Dance" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1660) [VGMix2 #1660]
The Netherlands have tons of bike lanes, unlike the States. They've also got Disposer, which is also a big plus, and here he brings down a nice Woodman remix that's primarily bolstered by some cool string support for the countermelody. The mix feels pretty straightforward and isn't meant to kick you in the face or anything. Frank here brings it to you with some light electronica featuring loads of things going on at once, including the afforementioned strings, some distorted synth stuff and some percussion-like beats among other things. It's kinda of strange that a laid-back piece like this has so much activity going on, but I gotta give it up to Disposer for making things click.

GrayLightning - Final Fantasy 4 "Phoenix Symphonic" [OC ReMix #1199]
I could have sworn Gray was suffering from remixing writer's block a few months ago, but here he is YET again with a nice military-style orchestral mix, that includes GL's trademark new age elements and ethnic instrument flavors. Very well-crafted music that easily carries the connotations of war, with various sections suited to both the splendor of ceremonial marching and a romanticized vision of the heat of battle. I've had this one for a couple of months, so I've had a lot of time to enjoy it, and that's not even all he's got left. I can think of 3 submissions of his that also have the potential to drop (hint: "DS," "JTR," & "A"), so keep your eye out. Someone throw a bucket of ice water on Gray to cool his momentum down.

Joshua Morse & Mustin - Megaman 3 "Spark It" (http://oneupstudios.com/music/mustin/20%20Mega%20Man%203%20-%20Spark%20It.mp3) [http://oneupstudios.com]
Since I reviewed the VGMix version of Josh's "Where Destiny Meets" late last year, I got to notice firsthand the way that mix caught Mustin's attention and I'm glad to Morse continue to get his name out there as one of the skills jazz mixers on the scene. Considering how OneUp Studios' latest album release, "The Very Best of Sega," has a lot tracks that went the easy listening route, I can see how Morse & Mustin's styles have become compatible, which is why I'm not completely surprised to see these two collab their efforts with this electronic/light piano Sparkman offering. "Spark It" also marks Mustin's 20th free, publically-released remix, and this one certainly sounds like a winner. Cool, relaxing flow, and hopefully a sign that Josh will eventually make his mark on the professional release side as a contributor to a future OneUp Studios release. Like Ailsean's material, all of Mustin's publically-released remixes are available at http://oneupstudios.com/music/mustin.php with various notes and background info for each mix.

The Minibosses - Ninja Gaiden 1 "Ninja Gaiden (Live)" (http://www.minibosses.com/ninjagaiden.mp3) [http://www.minibosses.com] - MP3 (http://minibosses.robothouse.org/ninjagaiden.mp3) Mirrors (http://www.nescentral.com/minibosses/ninjagaiden.mp3) / Feedback (http://theshizz.org/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=6508&s=979b9fa04e0c52a1695ab108f21b744f)
Thanks to Ailsean for pimping this out on the VGMix forums. New Minibosses foo'! And the shit's LIVE. AND...it combines 2 seperate recordings of the same performance, just because the 'Bosses got it like that. Yep, I've sold you already...Fine. Go download it, ass. Since I likely don't have your attention anymore, I can switch focus and say things like "I think all RPGs are lame as hell" and no one'll notice. Well they are, so blech on all of 'em. Even Chrono Trigger. Especially Chrono Trigger.

Neskvartetten f/Thomas Gustafson - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening "Sahasralah's Homecoming" [OC ReMix #1197]
Glad to see Neskvartetten back on OCR, since they haven't been posted in a while. The light jazz approach of their newest mix left quite a few "ain't my cup of tea" remarks from some reviewers, but this is a very cool jazz piece that has a good flow as well as some nice rearrangement and freestyle sections, so peep it and judge for yourself. Thomas Gustafson lends a hand with some smooth saxaphone action, and helps the NES Quartet jam in this pimp interpretive jazz session. If they actually sequenced this instead of performing it improv, then they have FOOLED me. Be sure to try and get some adults, music professors and jazz lovers to check this out (without telling them what it actually is) so you can show them what quality game music is all about. I'm sure it would work just as well as other OC ReMixes like "London Drizzle," "Big Shell West Bristol," and "MegaDance Mix 2002."

OverCoat - "Favonian" (http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat/OverCoat%20-%20Favonian.mp3) [http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat]
So Scott was telling me a few days ago that he was on a creative dry spell. I told him he'd snap out it quickly though, and sure enough here he is with a brand new ambient original for y'alls. Very chill beats arrive to complement the gentle intro after a minute and change, and the build continues thusly for another minute before a weird electrosynth comes in. It's not too putoffish or anything though, and it's quickly joined by an ambient melody and more weird st00f. Is there a such thing as progressive ambient? I'm just trying to coveniently label SOC's work into some genre, but the hook here remains the same as always. This is oddly-constructed, yet curiously engaging ambient material with the trademark OverCoat twists. Definitely give this a look.

Rellik - EarthBound "Dreaming on Distant Shores" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1634) [VGMix2 #1634]
The newly OC-christened Rellik asked me if I had any ideas on how to improve this cool EarthBound mix, and for once I had nothing I could really offer suggestion-wise. That's not to say that this is immaculate or anything, but Adam here has laid out a slick dance track that features nice builds and a very solid groove. This is a very different style of music that I'm used to when it comes to EarthBound mixes, which is in large part to me only being familiar with Shadow's EB mixes like "Bus!!," "Funky Bookas," and "Oceans of Mud." Can't say I ever thought the downright weird EarthBound soundtrack would ever translate to a dance mix, but you get surprised pretty readily in this community. If you feel you can offer some tips to Rellik on this mix, feel free to DL it and give him your comments. This is 6 minutes and 20 seconds of good stuff.

Rellik - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "The Outer Space Machine" [OC ReMix #1196]
Rellik's finally posted at OverClocked ReMix, and I'm glad to see Mr. Lederer make it after hearing good stuff from him especially on the SoundTempest/CompoST side. This is a cool remix of the final boss theme from Sonic 3, a rarely remixed tune, that's got some good rearrangement ideas. Thanks to the source tune, the atmosphere is still pretty suspenseful, yet with a huge electronica edge. I liked it, but I can't wait to see what Rellik's capable of in, say, 1 year. He'll blow this mix away.

Reuben Kee - Street Fighter 2 "Ryu's Theme Song for 4 Pianos" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1662) [VGMix2 #1662]
After being in the WIP stage for a while, Reuben's released the final version of this ambitious Street Fighter remix where he played 4 different layers of piano in one take apiece and merged them to form this remix. It obviously takes a lot of effort to play each section live and have everything synch up properly, so props to Reu for making the idea work from conception to finished product. Don't be intimidated by 4 different piano tracks at once, folks. Two tracks provide background support while the third provides countermelody.

The Risen Dayspring - Final Fantasy 7 "Truth in Forgiveness Await" [OC ReMix #1201]
I'm not gonna lie. When I first heard this mix, I said "How the hell did this make it?" And I said that the second time. Then I went to go do something for 15 minutes and checked it out again. At that point, 1) all of the elements seemed to come together more sensibly and 2) the weak samples didn't really bother me. This one's gonna be a tough sell for a lot of people, but the rearrangement is very strong, which is why this ended up passing the OC judges panel. Give The Risen Dayspring's debut a few chances if you don't like it immediately, but for the less-descriminating listeners among us this may be a sure-fire hit.

Rosemilk & Juverna - "A Cautionary Tale" (http://home.comcast.net/~candybullard/Music/acautionarytale.mp3) [http://home.comcast.net/~candybullard]
BogusRed's not the only lady with stuff to highlight, so when old-school OC sister Juverna let me know she had this available, I had to ask to pimp it. Kim Genly & Candy Bullard teamed up earlier this month to make this quick spoken-word piece with music by Juvy and narration written by Rose. And what are they talking about? Shitty fanfiction! Watch as the duo freestyle complete fanfic nonsense in their sarcastic salute to the women of fanfiction and (obligatory celebrity idol) Shania Twain. And there's more where that came from. (http://home.comcast.net/~candybullard/Music/dreadpirate.mp3) ;-P You might want to be high when you listen to this. Then everything will make much more sense.

Sir Nuts - Megaman 2 "The Last Challenge" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1681) [VGMix2 #1681]
Does the world need more "Dr. Wily Stage 1" remixes? You probably already know what I'm talking about. So when I read Nuts' mix description for "The Last Challenge," my first reaction was "Ah man. Another one?" Nonetheless, I DLed it, and was glad to see that Sir Mike has dropped a nice mix of one of the most remixed themes out there. This is done in a trance style, so that means all systems go for some of you out there. What distinguishes this genre adaptation from countless others is the very effective use of lots of countermelodic support to add more dimensions to the music. Take the challenge, so-to-speak and hit this one up.

Star Salzman - "Platypus" (http://www.starblast.org/starsongs/platy.mp3) [http://www.starblast.org]
This actually isn't Star's first song about an animal. That honor goes to his collab with roommate (and business secretary) Jon Martindill, "Magellanic." (http://www.starblast.org/starsongs/magellanic.mp3) This is just a quick original from Starblast and thus not overly fleshed out, but the lyrics are amusing so check it out. Star also wanted me to say that he's the greatest musician alive. Well...he didn't tell me to say that, but the next time I talk to him, I'll tell him what I said and he'll go "Damn straight."

Terminator f/Big T - Super Mario 64 "The Hazy Maze Effect" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1221) [VGMix2 #1221]
:-D April Fool's comes nearly 3 months late with this hip-hop/rap collab by Terminator and Big T. This was a HUGE hit in #ocremix, or maybe that was just me spamming the song link a hundred times. DCT, zykO & The Bronx Rican better watch out. Even the Crazy Crakaz days may be numbered too. The new hotness is here and it's "The Hazy Maze Effect." Dizzle-lizzle this shizzle, fo' rizzle.

TO - Final Doom "Iron Demon" [OC ReMix #1198]
Lee Barber's another mixer that was inevitably gonna be posted, so I'm glad to see him finally reach that mark. Based off this mix and Dj Redlight's pair of Final Doom submissions, I'd guess that Final Doom's soundtrack was a lot more subtle that Doom's, but what do I know? Nice eerie mix going on that was a lot more soundscape-ish than some of The Orichalcon's more recent percussion-heavy mixes from PRC & ORC. I always felt TO had some solid sounds, so hopefully Lee will keep the momentum going with more mixes that play around with the source material and show substantial development like this one.

TO - "Sacrificial Pulsar" (http://www.geocities.com/reaction5b/TO_Sacrificial_Pulsar_ORC3.mp3) [Original Remix Competition 3] - MP3 Mirror (http://doulifee.com/Storage/TO_Sacrificial_Pulsar_ORC3.mp3) / Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37869)
TO also managed to win ReaktorZ0's Original Remix Competition 3 this past week, with a downright awesome remix of an original MIDI by KirbyMixer (http://www.bigsmad.worldmast.com/ORC3.mid). The tempo is a little slow and I wouldn't mind seeing it increased just a touch by Lee, but this one has got great sounds and thick reverb for a gloomy atmosphere. I must have looped this one for about 9 hours straight early this week. I can't guarantee that you'll like this track. Objectively speaking, a mix like this seems like a hit-or-miss proposition for most people, but if you're into something with a darker, very deliberate feel to it, then you wanna scope it out. Dare I say, my pick of the week, fellas.

Unknown - "Omen of the Storm" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost20/flight(CompoST20).mp3) [CompoST 20 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost20)]
Tyler challenges you to outdo him in these CompoST competitions. Here's a brief flight theme he made for the latest one. This definitely does a nice job of evoking a scenario saying "We've gotta get the hell outta here, so let's fly dammit." Or in plain English, this song gives off a sense of urgency, along with the mental imagery of flight. How many CompoSTs in a row has Ty won? I'm almost always impressed by what Mr. Heath caters up.

virt - Metal Slug 1 "Rocket Lounger" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1663) [VGMix2 #1663]
virt rarely releases material at his own site, so when he does, it's like a mini-event. This basic cover of level 1 from Metal Slug didn't take incorporate any meaningful stylistic or instrumental changes and doesn't serve to rearrange the source material, so I personally thought it was weak as a "remix." However, the real hook with this one, and the testament to virt's skill is that this fast-paced cover was sequenced by Jake Kaufman by ear after someone at the VGMix forums complained that it's generally not possible to sequence complicated tracks without the assistance of a MIDI file. If you're able to obtain the first level music for Metal Slug and compare it side-to-side with this one, you'll really be impressed by the inherent talent Jake displays in that he figured out the music on his own and laid everything down in a matter of days. As a professional musician, he'll tell you that he doesn't expect anything less of himself.

zircon - "Boss Fight" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/MegaCompoST2/MegaManWut.zip) [MegaCompoST 2 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/MegaCompoST2)]
More NES chiptune stuff, this time coming from zircon, who you should already know as the creator of the original game music composition site SoundTempest.net (http://www.soundtempest.net). MegaCompoST 2 featured the challenging task of creating 5 original game tracks for a would-be Megaman game in the form of a stage select theme, 3 stage themes, and a boss battle theme. zircon rose to the challenge for first place, just BARELY edging out smh's "MangoMan ZX" entries (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/MegaCompoST2/smh-megacompost2.zip), with his set of 5 tunes. Along with the stage select & boss battle themes, enjoy Andy Aversa's work with themes for Fossil Man, Saw Man, and Island Man!

zircon - River City Ransom "Chain and Tire" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1551) [VGMix2 #1551]
As Andy continues work on several remix WIPs, zirc's gonna be active in the next few weeks dropping finished tracks on the people. While his dramatically different Final Fantasy 2 (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1652) & Chrono Trigger (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1594) WIPs still have yet to be final releases, the River City Ransom offering, "Chain and Tire" is complete enough for official release. This is an uptempo mix of the main music for RCR where you're running around kicking the shit out of various gang members. I'm not sure what genre you could call it. It's clearly not dance, but the pace is pretty quick. It's like electronica I suppose, but doesn't really sound so much like other electronica I've heard. It's even got a synth guitar in there. All the elements keep the feeling frantic, which works well given the nature of the source material. Energetic stuff you should check out, especially you RCR fans.

The worst news I've heard was at the beginning of this past week when Quinn Fox announced that he's essentially retiring from video game remixing (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1647). [big frowny face] (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1647&mode=1) Quinn's one of the most consistent and talented OC ReMixers I've ever heard, so I'm really disappointed. Not in him, but at the loss of a huge talent active in the mixing scene. Quinn said he won't completely be gone, but it'll be a while before he goes back to making music of any kind. When he's eventually back, you know he'll be coming out with material that'll be better than ever! Be sure to visit Quinn's homepage at http://quinn.50g.com and get everything of his that you haven't heard.

VGMix (http://www.vgmix.com) is pimping out X-Strike Studios (http://www.x-strikestudios.com)' documentary now available for Magfest 2.0, which took place this past October. The second annual Mid-Alantic Gaming Festival was the place to be last year with tons of VGMix regulars congregating there, along with remix performances by virt & The Smash Bros., The Minibosses & Wave Theory. Magfest is the place to be for lots of game music remixers, gamers, people into the emulation scene and the occasional (shudder) video game cosplaying, so you can head over to Magfest.org (http://www.magfest.org) and obtain X-Strike's coverage of the event via BitTorrent to check out what went down. Preregistration for Magfest 3.0 is also available at the site.

Shael Riley's got a robotic-like Megaman (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38582) 3 WIP (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1692) going on, so head on over for it. Sadorf's working on another Ecco 2 (Game Gear) WIP (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38137) in a trance-like style that's a different flavor than his posted OC work "Medusa Mix," so check out the near-3 minutes of progress so far. Binster's got a nice X-Out chiptune-ish WIP (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=62) dealie going on at well over at VGMix, and you need it badly. Like I mentioned earlier, zircon is THIS close to finishing up his remix of Chrono Trigger's "Kingdom Trial," (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1594) which many are calling his best yet as a remixer. Be able to say you heard it early.

That's my good deed for the week. Comments on what you liked and disliked are welcome, so make 'em dammit. Until next week, I'm still the greatest video game remix radio show DJ alive! And that's not sayin' much! Don't forget the official Larry Oji hate thread (http://oc.ormgas.com/forum_viewtopic.php?18.3409), you jerks.

[Sadorf]

*EDITED*

No need for me to be a dickhead :)

[The Orichalcon]

Thanks for the comments LT. ;) Nice to see my stuff being reviewed and recognised.

[DCT]

Cool, relaxing flow, and hopefully a sign that Josh will eventually make his mark on the professional release side as a contributor to a future OneUp Studios release.
The staff of Urbanizm Music is extremely happy to have Mr. Morse as a member of our corporation. Our staff is hard at work preparing Joshua's debut album under our imprint. Yeah, his soul belongs to me.

Terminator f/Big T - Super Mario 64 "The Hazy Maze Effect" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1221) [VGMix2 #1221]
DCT, zykO & The Bronx Rican better watch out.
You've got to be fucking kidding me.

[Liontamer]

Terminator f/Big T - Super Mario 64 "The Hazy Maze Effect" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1221) [VGMix2 #1221]
DCT, zykO & The Bronx Rican better watch out.
You've got to be fucking kidding me.
I am suprised at this...jealousy of the talent displayed here. You don't think I would pimp a song that wasn't good, do you? Of course not! For shame.

[The wingless]

Man, look at all the free time :(

[Liontamer]

Ormgas.com, OverClocked ReMix's unofficial internet radio station, wants YOU for its jingle contest, now underway and set to end on July 10th. We need artists, remixers and anyone willing to have some fun with a microphone to check out the contest and submit 20-to-40-second station identification style jingles, and if you're one of the top 3 entrants, you can clothe your body with hot OMG FREE Ormgas.com gear. As long as your entry is quality, you can potentially earn radio infamy along with other legends (like Liontamer) as one of Ormgas.com regular jingles, so be sure to check out more information at the OCR forums thread (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37786) as well as the full set of contest rules over at http://oc.ormgas.com/news.php?extend.36. Antonio Pizza, SgtRama, Neskvartetten & OverCoat are already in the game with their own entries, and I encourage you reading this [Larry points at you] to consider submitting your own jingles in support of Ormgas while you get in the hunt for free, fashionable swag. Please don't delay. July 10th's the final deadline.
Relatively light week of stuff for the week ending Saturday, June 26th, but I was busy as hell, so this all stayed incomplete on my laptop for a few days. Ah well. Better late than never, brothers and sisters:

Arkimedes - Shenmue 1 "Dreaming While I Wake" [VGMix2 #1253 / OC ReMix #1205]
I've been waiting for Jaron's latest OC ReMix to hit the site for quite a bit ever since it was pimped the the OC Works forums. This is some downplayed, yet unique light techno that a whole bunch of people have compared to Moby with pretty cool lyrics and occasional vocoding and delay effects that accentuate the vocals, which, as you likely know, flow more like spoken-word verses. This is an important mix, in my opinion, when it comes to expanding the styles of music that are covered by the game remix community, so you owe "Dreaming While I Wake" a listen simply based on that. Great stuff that could pass for a mainstream release. If Moby can do it, Arkimedes certainly can. Keep an eye out for his Soul Calibur VGMix, "A Different Kind of Hero," for more of Jaron's work that's similarly poised to make it to OC in the coming months as well.

ArseAssassin - Kabuki Quantum Fighter "Take the Red Pill" [OC ReMix #1204]
The name'll leave some scratching their heads, but now Tuomas Kanerva's made his mark on OCR. It's always interesting seeing people develop in different ways, as time leads to change and many have gone different routes to improving their mixing ability, whether that be VGMix1, the old-school IMC contests or the more recent PRC challenges. Double A's been showing his own self-improvement through the People's Remix Competition with mixes like the Kirby's Block Ball mix "Happy Island of Pink Fluffs" for PRC11 and the liberally-arranged FF Tactics mix "The 4th Dimension" for PRC13. Double A now makes the leap to OCR with some harder-edged Kabuki trance. It's not my cup of tea, so I can't BS anyone and give this my ringing endorsement, yet I know from Tuomas's PRC work that he's got talent that I often enjoy hearing. Be on the lookout for more quality stuff from ArseAssassin, as he become a name you'll (easily) remember.

The Brothers Wogan - "Argh the Bees" (http://home.no/friendskull/arghthebees.mp3) [Mother's Day 2004] - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=2874)
For Mother's Day a little while ago, Solomon & Gwilym whipped up this insanely stupid and fun beat poetry. If you forgot to buy your mom a card this year, hook her up with this track from the rappin' Wogan bros. And don't mind their accents. Trust me, those are the least of your worries.

debeerguy (Kevin "Lorenzo" Sisk) - Sonic & Knuckles "Machine Gun Hedgehog" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1483) [VGMix2 #1483]
Here's the latest electrorock from Kevin that isn't gonna kick you in the face or anything, but does a great job of melding original composition work alongside the Act 2 Boss theme of Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. When incorporated, the actual boss theme itself could have used much more on the arrangement side, but the combination of original and source tune lines worked very well. I didn't really pick up on why Kevin dubbed this "Machine Gun Hedgehog," but this is some decent stuff that caught my attention.

mv - "Green Ashes" (http://home.no/mistermv/songs/mv_-_green_ashes.mp3) [http://home.no/mistermv] - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3486)
Xaiver Dang knows how to create a relaxing, laid back vibe with a lot of his mixes, yet this new original track of his is something that's even softer and something I'd more readily expect to hear over at SoundTempest, as it sounds like a wonderful, suitable piece for running around within an RPG. mv says it's short and repetitive, but also that he enjoys it, which I figure is how most of you would judge this as well. Simple guitar and piano work is essentially what's going on throughout the short but sweet "Green Ashes." You know mv would never steer you wrong, so don't make the mistake of passing up this relaxing original work.

Mythril Nazgul - The Critic "The Kritic" (http://mythrilnazgul.com/MythrilNazgul-TheKritic.mp3) [The People's Remix Competition: Animation 2 (http://animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90)]
Aight, so I'll level with ya: the track link doesn't work, because the mix is no longer hosted. And I wanted to hear this stuff so bad. So you're gonna have to settle for aluminum's 2nd place mix of the theme song of The Critic, "Theme from 'The Critic' (aluminum's Irresponsible Mix)." (http://www.digitalscourge.com/irresponsible.mp3) It's still pretty funny stuff though. PRC:A3 is already underway, so hopefully I'll be quicker on the uptake when it comes to covering that. I can't win 'em all. Damn, I wanted to hear that winning Critic mix. Y'all bug the hell out of Mythril until he comes up with the goods.

Protricity - Zombies Ate My Neighbors "Neighburgers" [OC ReMix #1202]
When Ari finished this mix back in May, he said that this was his best mix. The fact that "Neighburgers" doesn't come from Donkey Kong Country 2 like most of Prot's other mixes will likely lead most fans to disagree with the claim that this is Prot's best stuff. That's the bias of nostalgia for you. Of course, I liked "Forest Birdcussion" the best out of all of his mixes, but I can say that since I've never played either game. :-P So why would Prot consider his newest OC ReMix to be his personal best work? For me, I believe it lies in the level of rearrangement. Listening to the source tune of "Boss Battle" from the ZAMN soundtrack (http://www.alpha-ii.com/snesmusic/spcsets/zamn.rsn), the mix follows the same structure for quite a while. But even here, the tempo is slowed down so that it would function better as a hard rock track, not to mention the fact that Ari gave this mix the EarthBound treatment in that he fashioned something a bit more melodic out of strangely sequenced source material. Nonetheless, comparing the mix with the original is necessary in order to really appreciate the effort made in dynamically rearranging the source material into what we have before us now. There are a lot of original ideas here beyond paying homage to Joe McDermott's stuff. Of course, I'm not Protricity, so I can't specifically tell you any or all of the reasons this is his favorite remix so far, but if you make the effort to compare Neighburgers with it's inspiriation, you may understand a bit about why he likes it so much. Maybe it's just the gigasamples. True, that's probably it.

S.S.H. - Super Robot Taisen MX "The Watchdog of Hell" (http://www.ssh.ne.jp/mp3/mx_twoh.zip) [http://www.ssh.ne.jp]
Since there isn't too much going on with releases on the Remix64 scene, I didn't wanna leave everyone high and dry on some of the international flavor, so we'll pimp out some Japanese material instead. Live House S.S.H. released this mix in late April for the recent Japanese PS2 release Super Robot Taisen MX (a.k.a. Super Robot Wars MX in the States), and this one is some of their trademark upbeat synth rock style as opposed to some of their heavier live instrument work. As opposed to sounding like a heavily retooled arrangement in regards to instrument quality, this sounds a lot more in the style of in-game music. You'll understand the analogy completely once you check this one out.

TexasRowan - "Lost Plain of Unforgotten Sorrows" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost21/Lost%20Plains%20of%20Unforgotten%20Sorrows.mp3) [CompoST 21 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost21)]
There must not be enough Heaths making music, so, believe it or not, Unknown's little sister Rowan is also getting in the game with a quality original composition of her own. In fact, her take on a wasteland theme for CompoST 21 beat everyone else out, because Rowan's got it like dat. She's like a young prodigy, mind you, so I'm looking forward to hearing her release more material whenever that happens. The foundations are solid, so as she hones her craft and eventually goes for riskier, more ambitious projects, you'll really see her start to shine. Just why is the Heath family full of such capable musicians? It must be the genes. Or the Wheaties. You gotta eat your Wheaties.

TO - Final Fantasy 8 "Dolletrocution" (http://www.geocities.com/reaction5b/TO_Dolletrocution_PRC18.mp3) [The People's Remix Competition 18 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38228)]
Some judging delays have been holding up the momentum of both PRC and IMC, so the compos have been feeling the pinch. While IMC will be on hiatus until things get back on track, PRC19 is underway under the command of Mr. Barber. And why is that? That's because TO conclusively won PRC18 with this interesting hybrid piece that features an ethic-esque (see, I can make up words easily) wind pipe, some nice thick strings, shrill modulating electrosynths and his near-trademarked industrial percussion. I thought sections like the one from 1:18 to 1:41 needed more emphasis on the melody for the foreground, but the mastering presents a semi-lo-fi feel, so that's part of what you get with the complete package. Lee's selection of Chrono Trigger music for PRC19 is bound to be met with a large response, so be ready for some interesting things there.

trickwaters - Dragon Warrior 4 "Seven Fantasies for Piano: I Overture" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1715) [VGMix2 #1715]
I'm wondering why Pat hasn't submitted anything to OCR (that I'm aware of at least). trickwaters has released several of his older tracks at VGMix, including this first part of a 7-part series covering the music of Dragon Warrior IV. This piece is a pretty straightforward piano-driven effort, but one that continues to highlight trick's skills. At times, the piano felt a little dry, but this is simply a nice, flowing piece, as Pat continues to carve out his niche among other skilled pianists on the remixing scene. Nice stuff you should check out, and if you haven't heard of Pat's work before, this is certainly a nice introduction for you. The other tracks in this suite (as well as trickwater's entire body of work) is freely available at http://www.betterthanbach.com.

Ubik - Adventure Island 1 "Tribal Warfare" [VGMix2 #277 / OC ReMix #1203]
Brian Davis brings another VGMix joint over to OC with this hot breakbeat mix that left me scratching my head at first. When I thought about it though, this was kind of the reaction that I first gave Ubik's 2002 FF3 mix "The Dark World (Crystal Abyss Mix)" when I first heard it. The layout is strange, but there's an unknown factor that kept me from passing it over. You may have to listen to this mix several times to acclimate yourself to the structure here, but I think it's well worth it if you're a fan of them phat b33tz. Hot stuff. And an easy mix to show off to people who might like the d'n'b style, but aren't necessarily video game music fans.

Unknown - "Sand in the Eye" (http://www.soundtempest.net/music/Unknown_-_Sand_in_the_Eye.mp3) [CompoST 7 / SoundTempest (http://www.soundtempest.net/Unknown.html)]
Not forgetting the "other" Heath, Ty adds to his growing collection of tracks at SoundTempest with this quick shot of Middle Eastern flavor done in the style of a desert theme. Excellent ethnic feel that genuinely gives off a traveling throught the desert feel. Do yourself a favor and click the SoundTempest link so you can listen to all of Unknown's original works available at the site. Ty's body of work here is much more diverse than his OC ReMix work would suggest, so check them all out and listen to a skilled hand at work.

zircon - Chrono Trigger "Calamitous Judgment" (http://www.soundtempest.net/CJudgment.mp3) [http://www.zirconstudios.com]
Pretty much anyone who's a fan of OCR knows of Spekkosaurus's CT remix "The Trial in Concert," which is a very high benchmark when it comes to touching the "Kingdom Trial" theme. I can't say I can recall anyone else ever touching the theme, but Andy here comes out swinging with his latest release. Spekk's treatment of the source music was much more of a laid back affair while "Calamitous Judgment" involves a strong but simple beat foundation along with orchestral and electronic elements. If you enjoyed Star Salzman's hybrid arrangement style with the Megaman 2 soundtrack with mixes like "Tickle My Wily" and "When You See the Flashman, Duck and Cover," then I have a feeling you'll really enjoy zirc's own approach, which means that you absolutely can't pass this up.

zircon - "Face Off" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost22/faceoff.mp3) [CompoST 22 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost22)]
zircon's also keeping up with his winning ways on the CompoST side with this dramatic fight theme. Someone's gotta put Unknown in his place right? Who better than SoundTempest's creator and founder. This is a quick, very up-tempo shot that's both serious and action-packed, all parts of a formula that make up a quality original game music composition. Very cool stuff from Mr. SoundTempest, and, at 54 seconds, certainly a piece that leaves you interested in the direction and wanting more.

As I noted in my S.S.H. remix pimp, the European scene has been a little slow this monthsince R:K:O (http://remix.kwed.org) and AMIGAremix (http://www.amigaremix.com) have been backed up with submissions, so you'll have to be patient while things get back on track.

Rayza encourages any interested OC ReMixers to hit up BemaniStyle.com at http://bemanistyle.com/sims and check if one of their remixes has had a DDR-style stepfile created for it. Lots of mixers are already represented at the constantly updated database. The best way to search BemaniStyle's database is by track/remix name rather than artist name, so check it out and see if you're represented.

Spyder, of "Electric Gear Solid" fame, has a very interesting original WIP, which from the looks of it is tentatively called "G5." If more progress develops on it, I'll definitely let you know. Inspired by the source tune of the recently OC-rejected "Isla Nublar Jam", Danny B has an SNES Jurassic Park mix in the works. Keep your eyes out. Vigilante's Donkey Kong Country 1 remix of "Aquatic Ambience" for Gorilla con Gusto just needs some final tweaks, but it's great work and finally something the breaks the stereotype of "no one's actually rearranges Aquatic Ambience." You'll really enjoy it when it finally comes out. After a lil' hiatus, Adhesive Boy hosted AB Radio this past Saturday, so I'm proud of my protege. Except that he's not my protege. And we hate each other. Hopefully, I'll be back on schedule for next week. Take it easy.

[myf]

O damn, was I supposed to keep hosting that?!?! 8O

Heh, Sorry about that. Needed some space for this:

http://mythrilnazgul.com/MythrilNazgul-The6thOmen-PRCEdit.mp3

(Shameless pimpage)

[bladiator]

O damn, was I supposed to keep hosting that?!?! 8O

Heh, Sorry about that. Needed some space for this:

http://mythrilnazgul.com/MythrilNazgul-The6thOmen-PRCEdit.mp3

(Shameless pimpage)

Beautifully done, MN. It would have slipped right by me if you hadn't explained what you were doing. :wink:

[Liontamer]

Ormgas.com, OverClocked ReMix's unofficial internet radio station, wants YOU for its jingle contest, now underway and set to end on July 10th. We need artists, remixers and anyone willing to have some fun with a microphone to check out the contest and submit 20-to-40-second station identification style jingles, and if you're one of the top 3 entrants, you can clothe your body with hot OMG FREE Ormgas.com gear. As long as your entry is quality, you can potentially earn radio infamy along with other legends (like Liontamer) as one of Ormgas.com regular jingles, so be sure to check out more information at the OCR forums thread (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37786) as well as the full set of contest rules over at http://oc.ormgas.com/news.php?extend.36. Antonio Pizza, SgtRama, Neskvartetten & OverCoat are already in the game with their own entries, and I encourage you reading this [Larry points at you] to consider submitting your own jingles in support of Ormgas while you get in the hunt for free, fashionable swag. Please don't delay. July 10th's the final deadline.
Hope y'all Amerikaners had a good 4th of July long weekend full of illegal fireworks, lemonade and hot dogs. That's the American way. The jury's still out on what the Scandanavian way is. Oh hey there, folks. Do an Ormgas radio jingle for the contest above and win free stuff. Es bueno. Now let's see what was going on for the week ending July 3rd:

Chad Seiter - "Whiskey and Lead" (http://www.chadseiter.com/music/whiskey_and_lead.mp3) - [7th Serpent OST] Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3513)
A name non-OCR folks need to know is much more active on VGMix, and he's got a very professional sound. Could be because he has access to professional samples. Then again, it could be because he's, you know, an actual professional. Aside from professional video game and independant film scoring, Chad has one strong work at VGMix, the old but very VERY ambitious 2001 13-minute mutiple-Squaresoft-game mix "Final Fantasia." (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=831) After you impress yourselves with that, go ahead and "take the risk" on some of the original work Chad plugged at the VGmix Minstrel's Guild forum. My personal choice out of the three tracks spotlighted is the action-oriented "Whiskey and Lead" which is actually an original game music track for the upcoming game "7th Serpent," though you can go for the independant film piece "The Power of 4." (http://www.chadseiter.com/music/the_power_of_4.mp3) Not an artist to miss, folks.

Destiny - "Eldamar" (http://destiny-hikari.net/palace/Eldamar.mp3) [http://destiny-hikari.net] - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3520)
Helen does double duty this week, first off with some original action courtesy the VGMix forums as well. I had three tracks to pick from, and they're all good, so I decided to pick the most accessible track. "Eldamar," is an original inspired by the Lord of the Rings series featuring unique Quenya/elvish lyrics. What that's all about exactly? Fucked if I know. My geekdom only goes so far. [/jab] You can always rely on Ms. Trevillion for lovely vocal efforts, so put this one on for size, and if you're not satisfied, there's the very relaxed "Dream of the Innocent" (http://destiny-hikari.net/palace/Dream_Of_The_Innocent.mp3) as well as your choice if you want something with tangible lyrics, "Will You." (http://destiny-hikari.net/palace/Will_You.mp3)

Digital Coma - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Gorilla con Gusto" (http://dkcproject.ocremix.org) - [http://dkcproject.ocremix.org] - Project Mixes & WIPs (http://student.santarosa.edu/~rguinn/DKC) / Project Discussion & Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35285)
With 14 tracks under their belt, Digital Coma and his team of mixers are inching closer and closer to completing "Gorilla con Gusto," the Donkey Kong Country Arrangement Collaboration project. There are already incredible tracks available from established favorites like GrayLightning, Adhesive Boy & Vigilante, along with several tracks from remixing up-and-comers like Red Omen, Icy Guy & Hemophiliac that really pushed their current talents to the limit. For those new to knowledge of the project, GcG is created and organized by legendary tablas player, and all-around good fella Binnie Katti, known to lots of folks as Digital Coma. He's definitely a man's man, but the project contributors'll tell ya: do NOT cross his path, or he turns into an Indian tyrant with a huge anger management problem and the um...moxie...to back it up. Anyway, all of the unofficially completed Gorilla con Gusto tracks available at the link provided are open to tweaks and are thereby subject to change, so remember that before you mistakenly claim that I hooked you up with the inside connection. You know I'd never give you information of any legitimate importance!

Double A Ron - "Freestyle Rapaway" (http://www.angelfire.com/rebellion/doublearonmp3/Freestyle%20Rapaway.mp3) - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3467)
Aaron Comica threw out some more of his upbeat rhymes out last week to celebrate his 21st birthday. The production on "Freestyle Rapaway" is awful, so you'll either be put off by it or you'll be able to weather and listen to the song beyond the technical flaws. Double A offers a more friendly style of rap, harkening back to the old school flavor of the genre. Of course, Aaron's a white Canadian, so that's not really...old school. Nah, it's not. The fact that this track sounds unrefined isn't too much of a deterrent, as it's actually from 2001 and Double A has only improved since then. Aaron plans to do a studio album release in Winnipeg in the near future that will obviously have tighter production. So take this primarily as an example of Double A Ron's rhyming skills..."direct from Canada, eh."

Freemind - Morrowind "The Final Stage" [OC ReMix #1207]
FM finally follows through with his first solo submission via Morrowind, and I'm always impressed by how many different styles Thanasis drops on us listeners, as his body of mixes and original tracks don't fit comfortably into one genre, or, if I wanted to be more accurate, four genres. For an mixer such a Freemind who really enjoys his hybrid pieces, I most enjoyed the Celtic overtones he used that I've heard in one other piece of his, though the various different instrumentalizations of the lead melody are what really sold me on it. I thought the drumwork could have been sequenced a bit tighter, but the overall package is strong and it's one that highlights already strong, memorable source material from Jeremy Soule.

Gecko Yamori - Streets of Rage 2 "Infectious Oldskool" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1767) [VGMix2 #1767]
Sweden's Dan Bärlin is the most prolific mixer on the American scene that's also a participant within the European scence and the C64 side of remixing. Gecko pleased a lot of people by dropping this C64/SID-chip inspired mix of Yuzo Koshiro's "Under Logic" on VGMix early in the week. What makes this mix even more special is that it the sequel of sorts of his already popular mix of the same theme in "SID of Rage." Infectious Oldschool marks Dan's effort to make this remix much more like the artistic vision he originally had when he initially attempted SID of Rage. Both mixes are highly enjoyable in my opinion, but there's a bit more polish on this release that makes it a must to check out, especially to compare the two tracks side by side. It's more than likely that you'll really enjoy it.

JAXX - Chrono Trigger "Johnny Suck Pavement" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1796) [VGMix2 #1796]
When guys like Mustin opine for the old days of the American game mixing scene, they're talking about mixers like McVaffe, Ailsean, Kaijin, and JAXX. Patrick Jacks is pretty elusive for one of the old-school legends. His last 3 mixes have been 7 months apart each, so oftentimes it's hard for fans to get their JAXX fix. Luckily Pat is back with a new CT mix, although those of you expecting a page out of "Lightning Star" or "Time Punk" are gonna be disappointed. That's your loss though, as JAXX instead lays it back with some chill acoustic guitar flows possessing a Spanish-style flavor, along with some vroom-vroom samples. Don't be one of those annoying n00b bastards that typecasts a mixer and their style; be sure to give this one the look it deserves.

Kirbymixer - Kirby's Dreamland 3 "Birds of Dreamland" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1765) [VGMix2 #1765]
Where would we be without Kirbymixer frequently tackling material from the Kirby series. We'd be in Hell or whatever your personal equivalent of Hell is (Catholic school), that's where. Some light woodwinds provide the metaphorical representation of the mix title's afforementioned birds in this very nice orchestral offering. The tone never gets too heavy, and there are some excellent gentle sections from Bas, along with some initially strange transistion sections that work surprisingly well. This is a straight up medley piece that has a light air to it, but doesn't get too bubbly for us folks that hate, well, Kirby music. This is the part where DarkeSword kicks the crap out of me...

k-wix - The Legend of Zelda 64: The Ocarina of Time "Ocarina of Seasons" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1774) [VGMix2 #1774]
Dustin's back with a Zelda medley piece, but instead of going the route of Unknown & his "Artifact of Power" series (http://www.vgmix.com/search.php?username=Unknown&show_songs=1) with an orchestral style, k-wix has gone for a straight piano approach touching upon several well known Zelda 64 Koji Kondo cuts. The mastering leaves the high-end frequencies unattended, so the texture might feel a bit dry as a result, but this is solid work combining elements of the Ocarina of Time that so many gamers know and love with their great personal bias! Definitely one to keep and recommend to other Zelda fans.

N-Joy f/Simona - Stormlord 1 "Seneca's Marble Pack" (http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/2289/N-Joy%20of%20TSW%20featuring%20Simona%20-%20Stormlord%20%28Senecas%20Marble%20Pack%20Edit%2 9.mp3) [R:K:O #2289]
This one is my extra enthusiastic pick of the week! After pimping out DHS in late May regarding his collab with soon-to-be-posted OC ReMixer & R:K:O vet Makke, fellow member of The SoundWavers (http://www.soundwavers.com) N-Joy has dropped a HOT new pop collab on R:K:O with the talented vocalist Simona. Though it was both on the C64 & Amiga platforms, I've never heard of Stormlord myself, but I do know that this is some kick-ass work that you aren't allowed to overlook whatsoever. Simona's lyrics are top notch, and (coincidentally) they're also in Italian. Don't let the language barrier dissuade you; they're very well produced regardless of the language. I don't know if "I-Pop" is much of a genre, but you can serve me up some more of this any time. Love it or hate it, The SoundWavers bring something unique to the scene that you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.

Ryan8bit - Dragon Warrior 4 "The Grief of Aktemto" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1782) [VGMix2 #1782]
Just like JAXX, Ryan Stern is another guitar guru that hasn't dropped anything on the people in a while. And while the wait for Ryan8bit's newest release (2 months) wasn't nearly as long as the wait for JAXX's latest, Ryan's here to bring it to ya as well, with this DW4 mix that starts off with acoustic and acid guitar elements before adding to the background with some orchestral swells. And while this beginning also isn't the style one would be most familiar with Ryan's work, the halfway point brings out the electric guitar work that those OverRocked ReMix fans worship him for. A nice change of pace to hear two guitar rock mixers like Ryan & JAXX moving a but out of their traditional bounds, both in the same week.

Shane Barber - Little Nemo "Nightmare King's Dream" [OC ReMix #1206]
OC-newbie Shane Barber has already cut his teeth on the professional side, so this brand new Little Nemo mix has pretty nice mastering as compared to a lot of other tracks on the site. Here, we have a primarily piano-centric mix done in an upbeat, techno-ish dance style. The way in which the synths are used doesn't lend much "meat" behind the sounds per se, so this isn't like one of those thumping trance ReMixes you may know. Yet given how many elements are in play throughout the course of Nightmare King's Dream, especially the distorted synth providing countermelody, the sounds are very well distinguished from one another, and the low-end frequency areas also managed to be filled without drawing attention away from other elements in play. Shane has access to professional equipment, so this a great first-time OCR effort that has a lot of pluses on the production side, and as DJP mentioned in his writeup, this mix brings a more upbeat quality to Little Nemo mix coverage that hasn't been there before.

Strike911 - Vectorman 1 "Oceania Robotica" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1802) [VGMix2 #1802]
Strike911 is one of those guys that I've enjoyed hearing develop, since his work has been either hot or cold with me. New guys typically come in with weak samples and no creativity on the rearrangement side, so it takes a while for them to find their legs so to speak. Jase is gradually finding his way as he does a little bit of rearrangement here within "Oceania Robotica," but this mix of the classic Vectorman track "Tidal Surge" stands out much more to me as a successful genre adaptation. The samples for a techno track like this are very solid if you're familiar with the Sega Genesis classic game, then you probably remember that the source material in play here is minimal. 53 seconds minimal, in fact. Jase manages to carry the theme for nearly 5 minutes and while there aren't many stylistic changes as the song progresses, the strength of the material here makes this one that doesn't get boring. Definitely some quality work that has a chance to see action on the OCR judges' panel down the line once it's submitted, and one you should give a look if you remember how dope Vectorman was.

The Wingless & Destiny - The Legend of Zelda 1 "Eutopia Pegasi" [OC ReMix #1208]
My main man, "The Wingless" J. A. Burnett hollers back with a brand new Zelda mix thanks to a team-up with OCR's biggest female mixer since Injury, the engaging Helen Trevillion, who herself makes two apparences in the Pimp Section this week. You guys hanging around the VGMix chatterbox may have seen John pestering Destiny with messages like, "O Destiny, thy runnest away once again as I ceaselessly chase thine agreeable vocal chords." Well, anyway, it would be something more Wingless-crazy-sounding and less Larry-made-it-up-sounding. In any case, with all that chasing Wingle was engaging in, I thought to myself "If he ever actually gonna, you know, collab with her like he planned???" Which is why it was all the more surprising to see "Eutopia Pegasi" appear at OCR a few days ago. For me, this liberal, lush-sounding mix really functions a lot better for me as background type music, as it's difficult to grasp what's going in an airy piece such as this via active listening. Very relaxing flow overall, and one you can kick back to when you wanna slow things down.

Xerol Oplan - "Loyalties" (http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/songs/09-loyalties.mp3) [Xerol's Quest (http://www.lggaming.com) OST]
XO has got some more material out there for the in-progress game, Xerol's Quest, in the form of this newly-finished track, "Loyalties." For the moment, Loyalties will function as an event track, though of course plans can and do change. This composition features some very nice piano work, and I think you'll really enjoy this one when it shifts into a higher gear at 1:35, including a quick Final Fantasy crystal theme reference. For those of you that want a darker-sounding piece, check out the alternate version of "Tracheon" (http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/songs/tracheon_alt.mp3) and see if that fits your style more comfortably. Xerol has Red Omen, Mythril Nazgul & Rellik on tap to help him with the music duties of Xerol's Quest, so be sure to keep an eye on the developments, at least on the music side that most of us are here for.

For highlights on what's going down on the WIP side this past week (things are REALLY busy), allow me to list off stuff you may wanna check (deep fucking breath, please): Wintermute - Chrono Trigger (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39275), Mythril Nazgul - Chrono Trigger (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39214), GrayLightning (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39338) - Chrono Trigger (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1787), Freemind - Secret of Mana (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39310), Sir Nuts - Ninja Gaiden II (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39082), Koelsch1 - Street Fighter Alpha (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39353), Strike911 - Vectorman (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39391), Mythril Nazgul - Kenshin (Anime Remix) (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38596), DCT - Megaman VII/Eminem (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39136) (yes, that's correct), Raven8t8 - original (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39092), Fusion2004 - originals (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39040), Reuben Kee - original remix (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39346), Freemind - original (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38838), Cuddly Pyramidhead - audio drama (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38038), DistantJ - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1760), Rexy - Sonic & Knuckles (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1790), Kadmium - Super Street Fighter II (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1804)

While zircon is on vacation, he's left a slew of original compositions that need to be judged (http://soundtempest.net/forum/index.php?s=2e95cbbf7acef7b7813e95b918b6a708&act=SF&f=9) at SoundTemptest (http://soundtempest.net). Register with the SoundTempest forums (http://soundtempest.net/forum/index.php?s=5c7ef9ad3c84a0f7454de8741ae3a4e7&act=Reg&CODE=00) in order to cast your votes as fans as to whether various submissions by Shael Riley, OverCoat, Rellik & Unknown have what it takes to be legitimate original game music compositions.

The People's Remix Competition 19 is in the voting stage. Mixing TO's source tune of choice, Black Omen from Chrono Trigger, this is one where a lot of people may be interested. Read the voting directions (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38945), download the contest entries (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=996432#996432), and send a private message to TO (via OC ReMix's forums) (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=9048), placing the entries in your order from best to worst. Who's gonna win??? That could be up to you.

bLiNd finished his share of remix contributions to the upcoming Project Majestic Mix Trance album this past week, so everything is done from his side. Having just finished up his remix of Prophecy's Super Metroid mix "On Top of Jacob's Ladder," (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=257) rendering the mix's project file took up 90% of his 2.4ghz processor. Now you're playing with power...and so forth. ;-) Along with Proph, SuperGreenX & FFmusic Dj, you know this album is gonna be quality for you trance lovers out there. The material could go to press with Stephen Kennedy & KFSS Studios (http://www.kfssstudios.com) by late August.

You better believe that FFmusic Dj knows a lot more than trance. Though I know FF has got some excellent remixes in the works that go along with his most known style, Haroon has got things cooking on the original side via the chillout genre. After coming out of the gate with two chillout remixes of BT's "The Great Escape" this past April, Haroon has got a cool new WIP that's all his own. The initial results are good, and it looks like FF has found another genre to embrace. Hopefully, we'll see some finished product in the near future.

SuperGreenX has got a near 9-minute original track in the words, and he assures me that it's gonna be hot, noting that it some of his best, most professional-sounding production work ever. Speaking as a fan of Danny's, this is definitely some powerful-sounding stuff so far, and one of his keepers in the vein of his original album, "Synesthetic." (http://www.supergreenx.com/album.php) I can't wait to play this once I get back on the air. There's a bright future for SGX, and it could drop as soon as next week.

zykO's current band, Absynthe, had a performance for the 4th of July in San Diego, California, along with Innerlimit. Hopefully, we can get some info on that for next week's Pimp Section. Meanwhile, you can check out weed's pimping of the event over at VGMix (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3529), OC ReMix (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39400) & OneUp (http://www.oneupstudios.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2179).

Rayza won $12.50 at video blackjack recently. I'm proud of him! I think that was $12.50 Canadian though. Well, he did better than I did at the casino. (Ayako: "That's what you get.") :-(

Hope you had a Happy Independence Day! Let's do it again sometime.

[Xerol Oplan]

including a quick Final Fantasy crystal theme reference.

Not quite, actually. Here's the section of music you're talking about:
http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/loyalties.gif(That purple note on the left is the mouse cursor, in Finale.)

So while it's similar, it's not really the FF Crystal theme. (Actually, it's the XQ Crystal theme. You heard it in Call of the Crystals (http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/music/callofthecrystals.mp3) briefly.) [/shameless advertising]

[GrayLightning]

N-Joy f/Simona - Stormlord 1 "Seneca's Marble Pack" (http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/2289/N-Joy%20of%20TSW%20featuring%20Simona%20-%20Stormlord%20%28Senecas%20Marble%20Pack%20Edit%2 9.mp3) [R:K:O #2289]
This one is my extra enthusiastic pick of the week! After pimping out DHS in late May regarding his collab with soon-to-be-posted OC ReMixer & R:K:O vet Makke, fellow member of The SoundWavers (http://www.soundwavers.com) N-Joy has dropped a HOT new pop collab on R:K:O with the talented vocalist Simona. Though it was both on the C64 & Amiga platforms, I've never heard of Stormlord myself, but I do know that this is some kick-ass work that you aren't allowed to overlook whatsoever. Simona's lyrics are top notch, and (coincidentally) they're also in Italian. Don't let the language barrier dissuade you; they're very well produced regardless of the language. I don't know if "I-Pop" is much of a genre, but you can serve me up some more of this any time. Love it or hate it, The SoundWavers bring something unique to the scene that you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.


I'm not into pop, but this easily the best pop mix I've ever heard. Production values are through the roof and beyond. Cool britney spears type vocal effects. Exceptional.

[bladiator]

N-Joy f/Simona - Stormlord 1 "Seneca's Marble Pack" (http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/2289/N-Joy%20of%20TSW%20featuring%20Simona%20-%20Stormlord%20%28Senecas%20Marble%20Pack%20Edit%2 9.mp3) [R:K:O #2289]
This one is my extra enthusiastic pick of the week! After pimping out DHS in late May regarding his collab with soon-to-be-posted OC ReMixer & R:K:O vet Makke, fellow member of The SoundWavers (http://www.soundwavers.com) N-Joy has dropped a HOT new pop collab on R:K:O with the talented vocalist Simona. Though it was both on the C64 & Amiga platforms, I've never heard of Stormlord myself, but I do know that this is some kick-ass work that you aren't allowed to overlook whatsoever. Simona's lyrics are top notch, and (coincidentally) they're also in Italian. Don't let the language barrier dissuade you; they're very well produced regardless of the language. I don't know if "I-Pop" is much of a genre, but you can serve me up some more of this any time. Love it or hate it, The SoundWavers bring something unique to the scene that you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.


I'm not into pop, but this easily the best pop mix I've ever heard. Production values are through the roof and beyond. Cool britney spears type vocal effects. Exceptional.

I concur. EXCELLENT remix.

[Liontamer]

I'm glad we got a nice bunch of entries for the Ormgas jingle contest. Myself, the other Ormgas staff, and some select others will be judging things up over the next week. Once a winner is decided on, I'll highlitght what we collectively chose.

Everytime I think I'm gonna be quick with the writeups for the week, I always find more stuff to say. The only way I could say less was if you paid me too. Let's sort through what was going down for the week ending Saturday, July 10th:

Ailsean - F-Zero 1 "Flying Hachi-Roku" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1854) [Dwelling of Duels: Free Month (http://dwellingoduels.rock-out.net/past/mayjun/mayjun.html) / VGMix2 #1854]
As part of the May/June Dwelling of Duels contest, Ailsean whipped up this homage to the anime Initial D (which I've seen part of and enjoyed in it's cheesiness), hence the title. This 3rd place finisher isn't a straight guitar track (though it actually doesn't sound like the cheesy 80's Eurobeat & J-tronica I've heard from the initial D series), but Sean pulls off some very cool licks in this remix taking on "Big Blue." The percussion's pretty plain, but that about the only thing I felt needed some added attention. This is more of a stylized cover piece, as per the general layout of the DoD compo, but one with the energy you'd come to expect from Ailsean for a source tune like this.

alunimum - Dragon View "Apocryphal" [OC ReMix #1210]
I dig aluminum's style, as he usually offers unique stuff when he infrequently releases material. This one's a wind and piano-centric piece with orchestral and electronic support as well. This one took me a couple of listens to get into, especially since I'm unfamiliar with the source material, but it's pretty cool, especially upon repeated listenings, where you can get more comfortable with the structure and direction within. Ironically enough, this is aluminum's second OC submission, and both of them abruptly cut out at the ending. Someone's gonna tell alum how to create fadeouts. Not everyone likes fadeouts, but in this case, they're only your friend. :-)

Arkimedes - Lufia 2 "Tickling Clocks" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1853) [VGMix2 #1853]
Looks like I've been suckered in yet again with the work of Arkimedes, as this one is my pick of the week! Jaron's back with another VGMix release, this time taking on the Lufia series. The composition is strong and Ark's now-trademark vocals are well-written per his usual. I thought the production could be tightened so that the vocals don't get buried by the music, but, for the casual listener, it probably won't bother you. With remastering, this could be OC ready. I'm a big fan of Jaron's current remix formula, so I'm always glad to see him active in the community. The others of you out there who enjoy Arkimedes' work can check out his brand new homepage over at http://www.jtwidman.com.

Bladiator - Chrono Trigger "Woman in a Black Dress" (http://www.geocities.com/bladiator/bladiator_woman_in_a_black_dress.mp3) [The People's Remix Competition 19 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38945)]
Karl Harmdierks displays even more improvement with this salsified remix of CT's Black Omen theme that took home yet another first place PRC finish for him. The tempo's a little bit too fast for the comparison I'm making, but I still got a little bit of that Tropico vibe from this, if any of you out there have played the quasi-Cuban equivalent of SimCity. This isn't as refined as say "Needles," since the soundset is fairly basic, but the arrangement is tight, and Blade takes Chrono Trigger in a direction that I've never heard before. The version available here has been retooled since PRC19 and features a stronger ending, and it's been submitted to the tender mercies of OCR, so best of luck as Blade goes through the submission process with it. Stay on top of things with PRC20 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39779) as several entrants attempt to mix Bladiator's challenging source tune choice from Max Payne 2!

Carbunk1e - Rurouni Kenshin "Undanceable Waltz" (WIP) (http://mason.gmu.edu/~msabol/undanceablewaltz.mp3) [The People's Remix Competition: Animation 3 (http://animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&start=105)]
You know, it doesn't take much for Japanese speech to sound ominous. The woman intro-ing this next recommendation could be saying "I'm just so happy to see you" and it sounds like some bad omen. Anyway, Anime Remix head honcho, Bunkie, managed to give a nice intro here via said ominous Japanese anime sample, and this work-in-progess develops into a very nice trance piece. But, alas, it's incomplete. Based off of the nearly two minutes so far, the foundations look in place for Carbunk1e to complete this mix and add to the burdgeoning collection of mixes available at Anime Remix. As the only entry, this WIP was enough to give him the win for PRC:A3, but this is solid stuff nonetheless, and one you'll wanna follow if you're feeling the trance. Matt's slection of muzak from Azumanga Daioh is the next track that's being given the treatment, courtesy of PRC:A4 (http://animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&start=120).

Daniel Baranowsky - Jurassic Park (SNES) "Before Time" [http://members.cox.net/systemaniac]
Dan recently finished up the Jurassic Park mix that essentially came to life once he heard the source tune of Yoozer's "Isla Nublar Jam." This one features (OMG) real guitar, so while Dan did a great job faking it in "Agony of Obscuration," this one has some genuine geetar playin' for ya, featuring a harder edge thanks to some layered sections and a nice bass pad. I don't have a link for you, since I'm not sure Danny B wants it given out and he's away in California for a little bit, so just keep an eye out for it later. (And act very surprised when you see it. He'll like that.)

debeerguy (Kevin "Lorenzo" Sisk) - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 "Dark Caverns Mystified" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1323) [VGMix2 #1323]
Kev has some fairly ominous sounding synths going on in this electronica mix of the Mystic Cave Zone theme. There aren't too many liberties taken on the arrangement side until the mix is about 3/4ths over, which is pretty interesting, although I would have liked to have heard more rearrangement. Still, the sound choices here are pretty nice, creating quite the odd atmosphere, and making this an enjoyable release. I'd really like to see Kevin take more arrangement risks, and building future mixes more like the freestyle conclusion of "Dark Caverns Mystified" would be a welcome change of pace. He's gettin' there.

Flik - The Legend of Zelda 3 "Kakariko Prom" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1845) [VGMix2 #1845]
After contributing to the sick River City Ransom rap mix, "River City Rap," (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1082) Chris Serani makes his solo debut on VGMix with this prom-music spin on the SNES's A Link from the Past. Featuring a joking story-style intro (and outro) harkening back to the old-school days of Mustin, "Needles," and "Team Gato," this one definitely intros the right way and gets your attention. If you're a sap for Zelda music that you and a high school sweethart can dance to, your prayers have been answered. Certainly a good debut from Flik, who's been mostly known for his directorial work for X-Strike Studios and "River City Rumble." Nope, he's not a one-trick pony.

goat - CastleVania 3 "Rancid Purgatory" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1848) [Unchosen Paths / VGMix2 #1848]
Keep rockin' 'em, goat! Here's the latest release from his CV3 remix album (which you should be able to figure out the name of). Halfway through, we get some brief call-and-answer moments thanks to some guitar layering. All things considered, it's the heavy rock that you know and/or love. It's all good here, thanks to goat's high standards. This'll tide me over until he releases his remix of "Demon Seed" from the CV3 soundtrack. I prefer some CV3 tracks more than others, but the entire album so far remains strong, and is sure to impress.

JigginJonT - Donkey Kong Country 1 "West Coast DK Island" (http://pixelated.myrmid.com/users/jigginjont/WestCoastDK.mp3) [Gorilla con Gusto (http://dkcproject.ocremix.org)]
Mr. T recently wrapped up his part for Gorilla con Gusto (which is slowly but surely heading towards completion) in the form of this 50's-era jazz piece rearranging "DK Island Swing." Of course, there are modern elements involved, as easily evidenced in the introduction, but the spirit and style are there in full force, and if anyone would know how to be faithful to the structure involved in this genre homage piece, it would be the Jiggy One. This is a very full-bodied effort, and yet another track that shows off the strength of Digital Coma's brainchild in Gorilla con Gusto, which continues to look good with 15 remixes now completed.

LindsayAnne Klemm - The Legend of Zelda 1 "A Fate Preordained" [OC ReMix #1209]
Hot off the heels of The Wingless & Destiny collaboration of the same theme, LindsayAnne finally hits OCR with her take on the perpetually remixed Zelda theme. Lindsay's the collaborative partner of fellow OC mixer Edgen Animations, i.e. Justin Durban, which I found out back in April when I first discovered this track here and played it on my show. (It's nice to be ahead of curve sometimes.) If you've enjoyed the lushly orchestrated Zelda mixes of Nixdorux & Unknown, then you've got no reason not to check this one out. The tempo stays slow and engaging throughout, so sit back and relax with this one. Hopefully LindsayAnne will stay involved with OC with future submissions, as she beautifully scores one for the ladies here!

Makke - Lost Patrol "In the Air Mix" (http://www.amigaremix.com/storage/25/Makke%20-%20Lost%20Patrol.mp3) [AMIGAremix #107 / OC ReMix to-be-posted]
This recently OC-approved mix is Marcus Nilsson's second contribution to both AMIGAremix & OC ReMix, though if you frequent the C64 scene, he's already an established name there. This homage to Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" is very well-produced and grew on me a lot with repeated listenings. The lyrics seemed odd at first, since one is likely used to the note pattern of Phil Collins lyrics, but the minor-key vocal stylings sounded better and better over time, so that's just my personal disclaimer for anyone who's initially put off by the style here. I'm lucky I've had this for a few weeks, as I'm sure my enthusiam for this one would be a lot less if I only heard this a couple of times. The top names of the European game mixing community have the best production anywhere, and this is another one of those excellent sounding efforts. Don't you have a thing for the 80's anyway? Aren't you a child of the 80's??? See if this one rekindles some old memories for you.

Nixdorux (Nicolas Ferranti) - The Legend of Zelda 3 "Escape from the Mountain" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1807) [VGMix2 #1807]
Nix's latest Zelda 3 piece is probably the most forceful orchestral piece of his that I've heard so far, and sounds a LOT more at home as some sort of PlayStation Final Fantasy cutscene music. The mix title didn't really fit the imagery I got from this piece, as I'd think something more frantic would be in order. Nonetheless, I'd personally say that (aside from the ending) "Escape from the Mountain" is Nicolas's strongest remix ever. I wouldn't put it as the catchiest of his works, as that's not the point, but then again, I suppose I have different standards than lots of other fans. Check this one out for some well-crafted militaristic Zelda action.

Norrin Radd - Double Dragon 3 "Brett's Requiem ~ Flight of a Dragon" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1825) [Dwelling of Duels: Free Month (http://dwellingoduels.rock-out.net/past/mayjun/mayjun.html) / VGMix2 #1825]
Norrin Radd recently came back to OCR after a long hiatus thanks to his skills at rearranging Guile's theme, which was the winning entry for the March edition of the live instrument remixing compo, Dwelling of Duels. For the free choice month of Dwelling of Duels, Norrin once again took 1st place with this medley from the high underremixed Double Dragon 3. Some games just don't get enough coverage. I think someone wanted to cover something from the Silver Surfer NES game, but I can't remember who that was. Maybe Norrin should check that out, given his handle. In any case, things start off slow for the first 1:20, and Radd left me wondering (ignorantly, might I add) why and how this mix managed to win out in the Dwelling of Duels. Suffice to say, this one greatly picks up in intensity and is a fine example of powerful guitar work. For me, it's not something that blew my mind, but the guitar aficionados will have nothing but love for the work and proficiency here, as virt and Ailsean can attest to here, so give it that look.

Ork Estral (Nigel Simmons) - Super CastleVania 4 "Into the Corridor of Shadows" [VGMix2 #1493 / OC ReMix #1212]
As I work hard to earn my weekly pay of $0 for the VGF Pimp Sections, let's check out what I said about this one from the May 22nd edition:
Ork is back again with a very nice-sounding mix from the SNES classic. Ditching the gothic music style found in the game, Nigel offers a well-developed orchestral (what else?) remix featuring little bits from the large range of symphonic instruments. There are some very nice builds and tempo changes throughout and the piece easily could pass as a wholly original orchestral composition rather than a CastleVania medley. Ork Estral always comes out with well-produced music, whether original or remix, and this looks (and sounds) like it doesn't disappoint.
Quinn Fox - Ghosts 'N Goblins "Arthur Enhanced" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1829) [VGMix2 #1829]
Quinn's retired from the scene for a while, but he's still releasing some older material that had previously been available strictly at his homepage. As you can hear, the mastering isn't as crisp as other work you may have heard from Quinn, but chalk that up to age. This take on the familiar Ghosts 'N Goblins theme music is pretty straightforward until you hit the 2:20 mark where Fox goes for a nice freestyle section that continues until the fadeout, leaving you wanting something more. Too bad, cuz that's all you get. It's a good trick too, because it worked for "Nial and Nowhere," his Phantasy Star 3 remix. This one's pretty repetitive, and Quinn'll probably tell you that himself, but this is a chance to peep some older, rereleased material that you may not have been aware of.

Sir Nuts - Ninja Gaiden 2 "Ashtar's Desires (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1837) [VGMix2 #1837]
Mike Molina indeed drops the nuts on this trancified take on the Parasprinter theme that guys like Silent, EgM & Kaijin have taken on in the past. A straightforward trance/piano cover eventually gives way (more than halfway through the track) to some solid freeform work that really plays around with the basic structure of the source tune while creating some new ideas. This one's been doing pretty well in terms of reviews at VGMix and, if you like trance, this'll do you right. I would have preferred a little more variation in the structure, so that rearrangement and remix sections alternated, but I can't complain, bros. Sir Nuts continues to step it up as one of the scene's most proficient trance talents.

SnappleMan - Star Ocean: Blue Sphere "Killer Dokko" [OC ReMix #1211]
Ever since Debotron requested that I play Killer Dokko on the radio show back in April, I've been keeping an eye on Andy Kotsamanidis, who's been getting more and more ready in the last few months improving his game. The WIP version of Killer Dokko (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1322), available at VGMix, was a piece that had a lot of character, along with some chiptune-ish flavor, but wasn't yet ready for the "big time" so-to-speak. Once Snapple decided to add a little more meat to it, there was nothing holding it back from making it to OCR. Snap's gonna be working on some CastleVania material that's not necessarily going to see the light of day at OC, so if you like how he's rocks Killer Dokko, you oughta keep your eye out on Gorilla con Gusto for his powered up DKC mix, "Thrash the Plank." Of course, his GrayLightning collab, "Distorted Star," is waiting in the wings of OCR as well, so SnappleMan is a name you'll be hearing a lot more in the coming months. I could go for a Kiwi Strawberry Snapple too. I'd swear he has that effect on purpose.

trickwaters - The Illusion of Gaia, Soul Blazer & Terranigma "Geheimnis der Erde: I Der Anfang und ein Gebet" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1785) (a.k.a. 'Mystery of the Earth: I The Beginning and a Prayer') [VGMix2 #1785]
Pat must make it on the pimp section 2 or 3 times a month, because he's always got something good released on VGMix. To be perfectly honest, I have no damn idea what could have made trick combine the intros from these three games, as I just don't see the connection here that other mixers make when they do muiltgame Final Fantasy medleys and stuff like that, so props to trickwaters for thinking outside of the box. For those of you who are familiar with Pat's traditional piano forays, y'all can enjoy a new angle on things, as this marks his first release of orchestrated remix material rather than straight piano work, and is a newly completed work rather than older material. The levels are a bit low, and the strings came off as noticeably unatural beyond the 4-minute mark, but otherwise this is some bueno stuff. I'd say "good" in German, but let's stick to a language I know.

ZhayTee - Metroid 1 "Kraid Adagio" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1805) [VGMix2 #1805]
Finally, we're at Joe Toscano, who's got this low-fi Metroid piano offering covering the ever-popular Kraid theme. You probably aren't familiar with ZhayTee if you're not a longtime VG remix fan, since he only has one OC ReMix from just over 2 years ago. Zhay marks his VGMix debut with "Kraid Adagio" which isn't really there to break any new ground, but sounds nice nonetheless. And continuing with this week's apparent motif of not dramatically rearranging tracks until most of the song is over, Joe adds a little interpretive material 2/3rds of the way home. This mix doesn't take many liberties, but hey, you can't go wrong with putting your own cover spin on a classic. Definitely worth checking out.

A bunch of remixers are getting together in California, including a handful of OCR judges. Rumor has it that they'll be conducting a summit on both world peace and "LOLz." Stay tuned to the OCR forums for more of the goings on with that. I'm a busy/tired man, so it's time to wrap things up. For this week, I'll stay off of the WIP front and hope some ideas develop into new releases for next week. Until then...um...keep on truckin'. Yeah, I think that's it.

[neminem]

A bunch of remixers are getting together in California, including a handful of OCR judges.

As they say, link please? ;-)

[Liontamer]

A bunch of remixers are getting together in California, including a handful of OCR judges.
As they say, link please? ;-)
It's the blockbuster movie event of the summer! Choreographed by martial arts expert and best-selling exercise guru Billy Blanks, watch as Prot and Vigilante take their mutual hatred of one another outside the forums...and TO THE STREETS! (http://www.members.cox.net/protricity/MVI_0995.AVI)
(Disclaimer: VG Frequency is not responsible for your disappointment. What'd you expect? The Matrix?)

[The wingless]

If Christopher Lowell was in there blowin' the hell out of Rip Taylor... that video clip COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GAYER.

Couple that with the fact that one of the pugilists in the clip looks uncannily like our resident long-hair hippy, Vigilante, and you've got a recipe for wildfire gossip!

*sigh* how I wish I had my old OH SNAP! gif right about now...

[DCT]

If Christopher Lowell was in there blowin' the hell out of Rip Taylor... that video clip COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GAYER.

Couple that with the fact that one of the pugilists in the clip looks uncannily like our resident long-hair hippy, Vigilante, and you've got a recipe for wildfire gossip!

*sigh* how I wish I had my old OH SNAP! gif right about now...
you know I got you....

http://www.thebigshot.com/images/ohsnap.gif

[TCK]

If Christopher Lowell was in there blowin' the hell out of Rip Taylor... that video clip COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GAYER.

Couple that with the fact that one of the pugilists in the clip looks uncannily like our resident long-hair hippy, Vigilante, and you've got a recipe for wildfire gossip!

*sigh* how I wish I had my old OH SNAP! gif right about now...
you know I got you....

http://www.thebigshot.com/images/ohsnap.gif:D

[The wingless]

HAHAHA! SUCCESS!!

get tha fukk
get tha fukk

ohh... how I have missed thee!

[Liontamer]

"NO"

More info next week...

[Liontamer]

I'm glad we got a nice bunch of entries for the Ormgas radio jingle contest. Myself, the other Ormgas staff, and some select others judged things up this week and the winner was Neskvartetten with a cool Legend of Zelda 2 mix. Check it out below for the info. Now let's see if, for my own sanity, I can do some quick writeups for the week ending Saturday, July 17th:

Ashane - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest "Red Cap Assault" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1828) [Dwelling of Duels: Free Month (http://dwellingoduels.rock-out.net/past/mayjun/mayjun.html) / VGMix2 #1828]
All of the top four entries in last month's Dwelling of Duels compo have now made their way over to VGMix with Dan Liss's posting of this 2nd place FFMQ mix. There are some people who can't stand guitar mixes or the (allegedly undue) attention they receive, but, hey, I'm not a guitar remix mark, and I think "Red Cap Assault" sounds NICE. Mystic Quest's is one of the bastard children of the FF series and doesn't get much coverage, but there's no need to veer past this one at all.

Beatdrop - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 "Strip Mine"
Dain continues his work on the Bit by Bit remix album with this rough-around-the-edges version of the Mystic Cave Zone theme, a tune we heard covered by Kevin Sisk last week. Short and sweet, this one's raw energy along with some cool synth work on the chorus to give a different feel to the industrialized foundations. BD's made some excellent remixes so far out of the suggestions he's received from fans, so I'm of course really interested in what's going to drop next (i.e. DON'T CANCEL THE ALBUM, BEATDROP! OR I'LL CRY! DON'T MAKE ME CRY).

Dennis Mott - "Glass Onion" (http://home.no/barfington/GlassOnion.mp3) - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3599)
I like the guy, but Dennis sure can't sing. Oops. I mean... [salesman mode] ...check out Dennis with this VERY tounge-in-cheek Beatles cover and let him know how much you loved it. I know I did. [/salesman mode] Yeesh. Sure take balls to sing like that AND let other people hear it.

Eminem f/DCT - Megaman 7 "Stan (Shady Mix)" (http://www.thebigshot.com/music/blends/Eminem%20-%20Stan%20(Shady%20Mix).mp3) [http://www.vagstudios.com]
Eminem f/DCT & Flik - Megaman 7 "Stan (Shady Mix)" (http://www.vagstudios.com/audio/dct/stanRemix.mp3) [http://www.vagstudios.com] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39136)
Duane Thorpe remains busy working on some hip-hop studio material, but a few weeks ago he released this tight blend of mainstream a cappella material with video game music, i.e. Eminem's "Stan" with a hip-hop beat of Megaman VII's "Shademan Stage." DCT's version of "Stan" follows in the vein of other blends of his such as his 50 Cent mix "In Da Club (Dark Sword Mix)" (http://www.thebigshot.com/music/blends/50%20Cent%20-%20In%20Da%20Club%20%28Dark%20Sword%20Mix%29.mp3), yet removed the chorus from Stan in order to make it fit better with the beats. That move though left some people going "Wut?", so along came Flik this past week with his own complete rendition of Stan on top of DCT's beats, which I enjoyed after a couple of listens (hey, it's not the same). Flik really gets going as he gets angier and angrier throughout. Dope stuff on the hip-hop side by one guy with Jamaican soul and one crazy cracka.

Fray - Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind "Fear Not" [OC ReMix #1216]
Let's see what I had to say about the older version back for the May 22nd Pimp Section:Fray - Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind "Fear Not" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1357) [VGMix2 #1357]
Another pending OCR submission just completed, this mix from Jeremy Soule's Morrowind is from mixer-hopeful Nathan Monteleone, aka Fray. Attempting to expand the out of the confines of the source material's genre, Fray starts this mix off in a trance/electronica style incorporating several different instrument/synth combinations, along with various melodic switchups. Fray's actually conducting a poll on whether "Fear Not" can make it past the OC judges' panel. If you're interested, drop your $.02 on on how YOU'D judge Fear Not's fate (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=36770). Artists registered with SectionZ can check out more of Fray's stuff over at http://fray.sectionz.com.After some retooling, Nate joins the fray (Holy shit, a lame pun!) at OCR with this well-arranged Morrowind piece, one that has weak samples, but more than makes up for it with over-the-top creativity. The freestyle section at 3:07 sounded a little reminiscent of some of Protricity's own energized solos. As Fray develops more, the sample quality and polish will come, but in the meantime, this is well-made work nonetheless. Though this posesses some style along with potential you can hear, this is a really a case of substance over style.

Kaijin - Xenogears "Child of the Stars" [OC ReMix #1213]
Tim Sheehy offers another softly-made Xenogears mix to follow up on May's "Momentary Emotion." If you know Kai's style, this is another remix in the same vein, dominated by strings and piano with a hip-hop style percussion beat. It didn't tread any new ground for me personally, but you don't care what I think, that's for sure! If Xenogears or relaxing music is your speed, then you've gotta hit it. Over and out.

Koelsch1 - Valkyrie Profile "Blind Eternity" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1396) [VGMix2 #1396 / OC ReMix to-be-posted?]
If I can give you the heads-up on an OCR-bound remix before the n00bs see it, I'll try and hook you up. Here's Koelsch1 makes his way to OCR with a very interpretive take on Motoi Sakuraba's "Eternal Hydrogen Anxieties." I myself was borderline against this passing, but I don't mean for that to take away from the obviously skills displayed by K1. Even if I felt this needed a bit more to be above the bar, this one's a keeper and represents some very lush orchestral work. Don't skip this one if you don't recognize the game.

Koelsch1 & Sefiros - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "Chillin' with Sonic" [VGMix2 #1693 (removed)]
Frankly there are many cases where the mere title of a remix will tell you how n00bish you can expect it to be, so when I saw a mix that was very uncreatively called "Chillin' with Sonic" I was wary. When you listen to it, you'll clearly realize this isn't great. However, this is at least a decent collab with a minimalist apporach on the IceCap Zone done via saxaphone. The production here needs improvement, but this remix does at least create a fairly depressing/melancholy mood along with the very nice rainstorm sample that continuously cycles through the background. Even if you don't get that kind of feeling from it, this is a very nice track to loop in the background. This one would have been served better by having a more artistic/pretentious name like "As It Melts Away"; just anything more serviceable than "Chillin' with Sonic." - Wouldn't you know it, this one got removed for being an update of any already-released track. Now you'll just have to enjoy the K1-less original by Sefiros (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1518). You can tell ME how that one is. :-P

L. Spiro - Super Mario RPG "Mallow's Opus" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1873) [VGMix2 #1873]
There's a bit of rearrangement here, but I thought this shined as a beatiful sounding cover of Yoko Shimomura's "Sad Song" featuring a much more realistic piano lead and some haunting ambience alongside of it. This is a cool change of pace from Shawn, with a release that doesn't cover Donkey Kong Country 2 and tries some other source inspiration (good inspiration, too). It's not risky, but in a pinch it gets the job done.

Makke - Lost Patrol "In the Air Mix" [AMIGAremix #107 / OC ReMix #1215]
I just wrote about this gem last week, so let's see what I said about it then:This recently OC-approved mix is Marcus Nilsson's second contribution to both AMIGAremix & OC ReMix, though if you frequent the C64 scene, he's already an established name there. This homage to Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" is very well-produced and grew on me a lot with repeated listenings. The lyrics seemed odd at first, since one is likely used to the note pattern of Phil Collins lyrics, but the minor-key vocal stylings sounded better and better over time, so that's just my personal disclaimer for anyone who's initially put off by the style here. I'm lucky I've had this for a few weeks, as I'm sure my enthusiam for this one would be a lot less if I only heard this a couple of times. The top names of the European game mixing community have the best production anywhere, and this is another one of those excellent sounding efforts. Don't you have a thing for the 80's anyway? Aren't you a child of the 80's??? See if this one rekindles some old memories for you.The one other thing I wanted to say was that I'm surprised that Protricity was the only judge to recognize the Phil Collins homage in this mix (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39155). Are you kidding me, yo? [shakes head] C'mon, I'm half-black and even I know it.

Neskvartetten - The Legend of Zelda 2 "Ormbossa" (http://oc.ormgas.com/jingle_contest/01_Neskvartetten_-_Ormbossa.mp3) [Ormgas Jingle Competition (http://oc.ormgas.com/news.php?extend.38)]
We got a lot of cool entries over at Ormgas.com for our month-long radio jingle contest, and the NES4 (or in this case, the NES2) managed to take the cake with this bossa nova jazz mix referencing Link's Adventure. We got some excellent entries from others like SgtRama (Donkey Kong Cereal!), Bladiator & 3rd place winner ESHbyESH, but I have to point out that nothing was funnier than Antonio Pizza's Final Fantasy I runner-up entry "It's Alright to Like the Prelude." (http://oc.ormgas.com/jingle_contest/00_Antonio_Pizza_-_ItsalrighttolikeThePrelude.mp3) In it's own way, it's a genuine endictment on how many goddamn people like that track. Props to everyone who entered the contest; thanks a lot for supporting Ormgas, the unofficial OCR radio station!

OverCoat - "Jormungand" (http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat/OverCoat%20-%20Jormungand.mp3) [http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat] - Feedback (http://vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3751)
Here's some more quality ambient synth stuffs from the kid with the long coat, the title of which is derived from Norse mythology. The mood here is a LOT more tense than some of the other forays Scott has made, and I certainly got a Dust Brothers/Fight Club soundtrack vibe from it as the track kept moving and really got going at the 5:20 mark. If you've got something morose and/or sinister goin' on and need background music, give OverCoat 11 minutes of your life. You won't regret it.

OverCoat & Destiny - Seiken Densetsu 3 "Angels Dear" (http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat/OverCoat%20&%20Destiny%20-%20Angels%20Dear.mp3) [VGMix2 #683 (removed)] - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3779)
[b]Too hot for VGMix, it's Scott & Helen, whose SD3 collaboration got the boot from this site this past week (since it was a revision of an already-released mix (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=582)). Because of these unfortunate circumstances, OC asked me to pimp this mix out. Y'all are the beneficiaries of their misfortune, but have no fear! Destiny plans on re-doing the vocals in the near future, so keep on the lookout for an ever better version of "Angels Dear" to surface in the coming months.

Rellik - "Thee Stylish Scalawag" (http://www.tjhsst.edu/~alederer/Music/Rellik_-_Thee_Stylish_Scalawag.mp3) http://www.tjhsst.edu/~alederer - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3628)
On the original side, Adam comes at you with some very chill electronic/synth instrument action (with a great title too; when was the last time you heard someone use "scalawag?" Yosemite Sam?). This is very, very interesting material for a hybrid piece, almost something I could hear in a Volkswagen commerical or something similar. Well, shit, I don't know what else to say except that this is pretty sweet. This isn't for everyone, but Rellik's got my pick of the week. You've gotta check this one out for yourself.

Star Salzman - "The Message" (http://www.starblast.org/starsongs/message.mp3) [http://www.starblast.org]
So early in the week, Star goes, "Larry, check out my new song," and in the OCR channel comes up Star Salzman - The Message. I go, "Oh, are you trying to rap in this one at all?", thinking this could be some sort of homage to Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five. He says, "What are talking about???" Goddammit, bro, don't push me, cuz I'm close to tha edge. (Coincidentally, I'm tryin' not to lose my head.) In any case, what in the HELL is up with this? Star apparently smoked the good stuff as he came up with the most non-sensical WTF I've heard in a long time. Although I have to say, there aren't too many things funnier than hearing two harmonized Stars singing "cookies!" If you're a weirdo, stand right in line for this one.

zircon - "Goofy Ghouls" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost24/zircon%20-%20Goofy%20Ghouls.mp3) [CompoST 24 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost24)]
Part Zombies Ate My Neighbors, part Ghostbusters, this dope lil' track was the winning entry of CompoST 24, as zirc provided a nice piece in the style of a "boy has to beat up zombies" game. This submission really hit the nail on the head in terms of the style, so ZAMN fans should get a kick out of this one.

We've got a few interesting tracks on the work-in-progress side. The fan-favorite or eclectically inaccessible (depending on your tastes) ziwtra has some quality Terranigma WIP (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40075)s that need your feedback, including a redux of "Blue." (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39942) Check his WIPs out and let Youngjin serve you up a BIG heaping of breakbeats.

Star Salzman is brewing up his best mix yet (and he'll definitely tell you that himself). Check out the new Xenogears work-in-progress, "Pillar of Salt" (http://www.starblast.org/starsongs/salt.mp3), featuring a hybrid of both Dazil & Omen from the XG soundtrack along with two time signatures, 3/4 & 4/4, AND both Hebrew & Arabic lyrics. (The guy's ambitious, what can I say.) Taxing his computer's resources to the limit, Star aims to push the bounds of remixing and get you to kiss his feet in gratitude! Be sure to listen to the progress so far, as it's very, very close to complete; it's the right thing to do. [/hero worship]

Children of the Monkey Machine fans, you have something to anticipate:<GrayLightning> CotMM, when can we expect a new mix?
<CotMM> Gray, "when"? No clue. I can tell you what it'll probably be though.
<Liontamer> It's all about Pure Lands (Total Darkness)
<CotMM> I've got this symphonic/industrial track kicking around in my head and in a few doodle MIDIs on the machines here at the office
<dhsu> shyeah, pure lands was tite
<CotMM> called "Sanctuary (Unsafe)", from Resident Evil 2.
zircon's been requested to send some music to the Weather Channel for potential use on the Local on the 8s weather forecast. If you've ever heard some of the Weather Channel's choices for music (http://www.weather.com/aboutus/television/music), you might understand that there are actually legions of fans who literally wanna collect everything the channel's ever played. (Protricity *cough*) It's almost as far-fetched as a bunch of Star Salzman groupies. :-) Seriously though, many of you would be surprised at how much attention getting your music played on the Weather Channel provides, so good luck to Andy with this very unique opportunity.

Thanks to exposure from SoundTempest (http://www.soundtempest.net) (!) OverCoat's been propositioned with joining a Swedish music label Waerloga Records (http://www.waerloga.com), a label focusing on (check this out now) "Dark Ritualistic Fantasy music." :-D That's fucking awesome, I shit you not. I dunno if Scott's gonna take them up on their offer, but it's interesting nonetheless. In the race to get offered a deal by a label, OverCoat is currently beating 95% of the remixing community, 1 to 0. ;-P

See ya next week.

[Protricity]

stfu judgefgt

[Liontamer]

Last week was a nice week for me personally, but things have been rough for us as at Ormgas.com. Fellow Ormgas member Mattias "Sockan" Ström, whom we knew as SockULF, passed away on July 21st after being viciously assaulted on Saturday the 17th by a drugged up man who, seemingly at random, knocked Sockan down and attacked him by kicking him in the head repeatedly. After suffering severe brain damage and only being able to breathe with the aid of a respirator, he passed away this past Wednesday. He was only 22 years old. For his friends and family, along with others such as myself who didn't know Sockan closely, it's a very difficult situation made more difficult by how senseless it was. If you need more information about the attack on SockULF, it's available at Ormgas.com (http://oc.ormgas.com/news.php?extend.39). Even though most of you do not know him, you can nonetheless view the condolences given at http://sockan.ormgas.com. Ormgas went silent from this past Thursday until late Sunday as a memoriam.

The news that I was personally happy about this past week was that I was nominated among a list of candidates and subsequently chosen by the OCR Judges' Panel to be the newest Judge with OverClocked ReMix! Without gushing over the news like a fanboy, I have to admit that it's an honor to be among the people that help in large part on deciding what music is chosen for OCR. After first coming to OC in early 2002 as a guy with a casual interest in video game music, I've come about as far as a fan possibly can in the community. I'd like to personally thank my friends Matt Kertz & Joe Mauri, since it's their "fault" that I found out about OCR, later listened to every OC ReMix ever made, and got serious about playing video game music on the radio. Without them, I wouldn't have ever found a community with such talent and creativity. I'll get into some more thoughts about judging later in the Pimp Section, but for now, let's get into what music caught my attention for the week ending Saturday, July 24th:

ArseAssassin - "Shattered Stars" (http://personal.inet.fi/urheilu/fsf/Shattered%20Stars.mp3) [http://personal.inet.fi/urheilu] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40540)
Tuomas's samples here are pretty generic to me, since I've heard a lot of techno and trance tackled with most of the sounds here. Despite that, everything here comes together for some well-constructed, upbeat techno that you can relax to if you prefer something energetic going on. The reverb's a little too heavy at times, but the atmosphere is good and everything flows through nicely with a pretty comfortable groove. There's still some additional production work and tweaks to be done by AA since this is for a contest at Mikseri.net (http://www.mikseri.net), but check out "Shattered Stars" for some very solid original work on the dance techno side.

binster - X-Out "LiquidX Remix (VGMix Version)" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=62) [VGMix2 #62]
Along with hanging out with A Scholar & A Physician, Martin Binfield has come out some impressive stuff in the past few months, so if you haven't heard his ICO mix "Icon," you're doing yourself a great disservice. Following up on the ethnic/techno hybrid of Icon, Binster's got some thick-sounding techno on deck with the long-awaited release of this X-Out mix on VGMix. At times, this one sounds a little rough around the edges, but the groove is excellent. Hopefully, Binster follows through with this C64 release by dropping this one on R:K:O as well. Martin's not sure if he wants to submit this as is for OCR yet, so I'll just have to wait patiently, but you fans out there need to get aboard on this one. I could use a few adjustments on the EQing side to not let some of the end feel as cluttered, but this is strong work overall that you won't be disappointed in.

Captain Tortilla (Dennis Mott) - "fok the fok" (http://artists.iuma.com/site-bin/mp3gen/83474/IUMA/Bands/Captain_Tortilla/audio/Captain_Tortilla_-_fok_the_fok.mp3) [Melamine EP (http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Captain_Tortilla/index-2.html)] - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3787)
If OverCoat's waiting on pin and needles for this, you know it's gotta be...decent. Dennis plugged the release of his 2nd EP over at the VGMix forums, which features some short simple tracker work. There are some interesting ideas here, even if a this is a hit-or-miss prospect. Along with the "provocatively-named" track I chose to highlight, the Cap'n has got some other songs you might enjoy, like "another song title" (http://artists.iuma.com/site-bin/mp3gen/83474/IUMA/Bands/Captain_Tortilla/audio/Captain_Tortilla_-_another_song_title.mp3) & "shangro-diggalo." (http://artists.iuma.com/site-bin/mp3gen/83474/IUMA/Bands/Captain_Tortilla/audio/Captain_Tortilla_-_shangrodiggalo.mp3)

Disposer - Lufia 2 "Time to Come Home" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1900) [VGMix2 #1900]
Just in terms of other material I've heard in the past, this sounds more like a Beej/Mustin collab than Disposer's stuff, and I absolutely love "Time to Come Home" for that. The piano, guitar and string elements here come together very nicely along with cameos by several other instruments. This needs some refining to really go that extra mile (for example, the sax sounds very flat). Pretty damn promising, and lots of potential to be exploited further here.

GrayLightning & SnappleMan - Secret of Mana "Distorted Star" [VGMix2 #1353 / OC ReMix #1220]
Over a year ago when Gray was relatively new to the OC scene and his new age work didn't carry as much finesse, Gray suffered two controversial rejections at the hand of the OCR judges' panel. The first one of those rejections was for "Distorted Star." Generally willing to give material he's not satisfied with another look, Gray had SnappleMan help him out by laying down some guitar alongside the original work. Thanks to Andy's additions, the track has more energy along with a bit more coherence and flow that the original lacked. (New age...we just don't understand it. ;-) The feel is a bit raw, but these two had what it took to get the job done, and this works as a very interesting combination of new age and electric guitar, showing you that nearly anything isn't out of the question when it comes to remixing.

Mark Vera - Laser Squad "Mission Recalled" [Laser Squad Nemesis OST / OC ReMix #1217]
Jouni Airaksinen's back in short order with another hot-as-hell space mix, this time covering the Amiga side with Laser Squad. It's pretty cool that Mark has these connections with European game music composers, as Laser Squad Nemesis is the second game remake project he's represented on OCR following his massive bunch of submissions from Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters. It's not often you have a remixer that regularly impresses judges like Protricity & Dan Baranowsky, but Vera's got a lot of skills under his belt and this one's another highly proficient space game track that you'll need to hit up. For quality work on the European scene brought to North America you needn't look any further.

Ork Estral (Nigel Simmons) - "Funny Crinkle Flakes" (http://www.angelfire.com/film/forum4/FunnyCrinkleFlakes.mp3) [http://nigel.has.it]
Ork Estral (Nigel Simmons) - "Illusory Fields of Pink and Blue" (http://www.angelfire.com/film/forum4/IllusoryFieldsOfPinkAndBlue.mp3) [http://nigel.has.it]
Here's my pick of the week. For those of you familiar with Ork Estral's remix work, and even some of his original material, Nigel is here this week to blow you away with experimental stuff that you'd practically never expect to hear from him. "Funny Crinkle Flakes" certainly has a very cool style of it's own that I can almost guarantee you'll be impressed by, and dammit, I'm gonna be keeping that one for a long time. But the real surprise I had here was "Illusory Fields of Pink and Blue" which had no orchestral foundations at all. This one's done in I guess what you would call an avant garde style (since I have no idea at all what you'd call it. The first time I heard this, I said "WTF?" and didn't really know how to react. The second time I heard this though, and got used to the structure, I loved it. There are lots of guys in the game remix community whom I particularly recommend when it comes to original compositions, including SuperGreenX & Star Salzman. But if you're going to check out Nigel Simmons, you absolutely have to download every single one of the 30+ originals he's got available and try them for yourself. These two pieces of his really present a stylistic range you may not have known he posesses.

OverCoat - Azumanga Daioh "Chiyo Runs Away from Home!" (http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat/OverCoat%20-%20Azumanga%20Daioh%20-%20Chiyo%20Runs%20Away%20From%20Home!.mp3) [The People's Remix Competition: Animation 4 (http://www.animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&start=135)]
I have no idea what Azumanga Daioh is, but Scott has a cool folk-style mix from the anime for PRC:A4. As the only entrant, SOC was the undisputed winner, but this is some pretty cool stuff nonetheless. You not only get folk guitar for the base with very moody almost etheral ambience, but you get some live harmonica work as well for the latter half of the track to give you a different flavor. Aside from watching some of those harmonica levels, everything came together pretty nicely. In order to get something more accessible for the next compo, OverCoat's chosen a track from Noir as the next source tune for PRC:A5 (http://www.animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&start=150).

OverCoat - "Give Me My Dreams!" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost26/OverCoat%20-%20COMPOST26%20-%20Give%20Me%20My%20Dreams.mp3) [CompoST 26 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost26)]
It wouldn't be quite a full week without OverCoat coming out with some distorted ambient material, so you can check out his winning entry for SoundTempest's CompoST 26, where the genre choice of original game music was that of a dream world. Whereas most people would go for a more lighthearted take on the subject matter, Scott's instead gone for more of a piece where the dream's gone wrong, resulting in this sinister-sounding track that was strong enough to take the victory. The odd sounds and rough textures sound much more out of something you could find in the Resident Evil or Parasite Eve series, successfully creating quite the disturbing atmosphere.

OverCoat - Super Metroid "Mommy Dearest" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1915) [VGMix2 #1915]
Here's some industrial-strength horror work from OC to round out his contributions this week (he sure keeps busy). In a tribute to the crazy-as-hell Joan Crawford (awesome!), OverCoat tackles Minako Hamano's "Mother Brain" with nothing but raw power and some phat samples of Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford in the role that was so damn good that the Blue Oyster Cult paid tribute to it in their 1981 hit "Joan Crawford (Has Risen from the Grave)". That was a damn good song from the BOC, but more importantly, this is just some cool work from the SOC. As you know, OverCoat's work isn't for everybody, but there's a lot of character behind it, especially this offering. "Clean up this mess." So good!

OverCoat - "ur2hawt4me" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost27/OverCoat%20-%20COMPOST27%20-%20ur2hawt4me.mp3) [CompoST 27 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost27)]
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Turn the volume DOWN!

Shnabubula - Guardian Legend "Red Spiders" [OC ReMix #1218]
With a name only a mother could love, Shnabubula makes his debut on OCR with what he self-described as a half-finished submission from the NES classique, Guardian Legend. With something this eclectic and scattered, I'm really glad it's not longer than two minutes. That's NOT to say that this is bad, because this is actually a pretty kickass idea here, but there's only so much that's acceptible when the construction is purposefully disjointed like this. This is pretty hot work that I'm sure the majority of listeners won't understand at all, but give it more than a mere chance. I thought this was odd, but the style grows on you and sounds a lot more logical as you get used to it. Short but sweet.

Star Salzman - Xenogears "Pillar of Salt" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1934) [VGMix2 #1934]
This here is, at this current point in time, what'd I'd consider the magnum opus of Star's mixing career. I've liked other tracks more than this, sure, but there is NOTHING that even touches the effort and creativity of "Pillar of Salt." With all the food, sweat and beers poured into the creation of this one, everyone knew this would be great. Like I said when I pimped the WIP of this last week, this is a hybrid of both Dazil & Omen from Yasunori Mitsuda's Xenogears soundtrack featuring two time signatures, 3/4 & 4/4, AND both Arabic & Hebrew lyrics (which can be found in full at the VGMix page). Seems like everything works in pairs. If you know Arabic fluently (zykO), you'll have to forgive Star for any pronounciation errors in the work (zykO), although it's great work especially for someone who isn't familiar with the language (right, weed? :-). Meanwhile, the Hebrew sections are immaculate. Dive in and prepare to hear Xenogears on an entirely different level. Truly excellent work that Star's got every right to be proud of. (But stop gloating in my face, bro! I don't care how many groupies it got you!!! ;-)

tefnek - "Para Bellum" (http://www.tefnek.com/music/tefnek_-_para_bellum.mp3) [http://www.tefnek.com]
tefnek's latest original release is a dope breakbeat track with some ambient underpinnings that features samples of Dwight Eisenhower's D-Day speech 60 years ago. Fans only familiar with tefnek's big beat style from his Streets of Rage mix "Drop and Roll" get a slight change of pace here, although Jack actually produces breakbeat work just as often as he does big beat work. The tempo's at a nice pace here and the music get a little bit harder around the 2:40 mark when tefnek engages in some quasi-Crystal Method style action. This is certainly one you'd wanna check out to further familiarize yourself with tefnek's work. Keep on the lookout in the near future for his recently OC-accepted Raiden II remix "Airborne" as well.

TO - Max Payne 2 "Keep on Distorting Everything" (http://www.geocities.com/reaction5b/TO_Keep_on_Distorting_Everything_PRC20.mp3) [The People's Remix Competition 20 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39779)]
Lee's winning entry into PRC20 took on the very challenging Max Payne 2 ending theme "Late Goodbye" by Poets of the Fall (a very, very nice track picked out by Bladiator). TO himself said this was crud, so we'll leave it at that! (Oh come on, it's not that bad dammit.) Check out PRC21 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40494) and follow the progress as TO's source tune choice from Descent gets the PRC touch.

trickwaters - "A Final Fantasy Wedding Processional" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1925) [VGMix2 #1925]
Pat's back at VGMix with his second orchestral-style release, this time with an ambitious FF medley that's titled in such an abstract manner that I have no conception what it's about. Seriously though, this is quite the lengthy piece that works as well as something like Jayson Litrio's "Dr. Wily's Wedding." Dear God, I don't plan on getting married, but I'm sure that this mix will serve some heartstruck gamers very well as they walk down the ailse and make the worst mistake of their lives...I mean...um...take on the vows of holy alimony...matrimony. Commenting on the actual mix, TW's samples at times have some flaws, but overall, I thought the progression of theme was excellent, with several false finishes that worked quite well. If u in wuv, u git it 4 yo BF/GF n say i luv u! ... I luv u.

Unknown - "The Phantom Forge" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost25/Tyler_Heath_-_The_Phantom_Forge.mp3) [CompoST 25 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost25)]
Ty took first place for C25 early in the week with his take on an abandoned factory theme. Spooky st00f featuring eeire etheral ambience, bell tolls, some brief drums and a very "hollow" atmosphere if you get what I mean...of course you don't. Just go get it.

zircon - Chrono Trigger "Calamitous Judgment" [VGMix2 #1594 / OC ReMix #1219]
I've been with this one since it was first released last month, so let's go back to what I had to say about in for the June 26th Pimp Section:Pretty much anyone who's a fan of OCR knows of Spekkosaurus's CT remix "The Trial in Concert," which is a very high benchmark when it comes to touching the "Kingdom Trial" theme. I can't say I can recall anyone else ever touching the theme, but Andy here comes out swinging with his latest release. Spekk's treatment of the source music was much more of a laid back affair while "Calamitous Judgment" involves a strong but simple beat foundation along with orchestral and electronic elements. If you enjoyed Star Salzman's hybrid arrangement style with the Megaman 2 soundtrack with mixes like "Tickle My Wily" and "When You See the Flashman, Duck and Cover," then I have a feeling you'll really enjoy zirc's own approach, which means that you absolutely can't pass this up.Luckily, I got to show my appreciation for this mix by helping to approve it for OCR, which you can check out here (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40288). This is straight up awesome work that finally makes zircon a breakout name!

Zoast - Final Fantasy 6 "To All My Past Loves" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1908) [VGMix2 #1908]
I took a closer look at this mix from Marshall Thorne once mv gave it props in his review for it on VGMix. With someone as proficient at mixing as Xavier endorsing it, I knew this would be pretty solid. This is primarily an acoustic guitar shot of "Forever Rachel" with some reverbed vox near the end provided by Zoast himself along with a touch of organ. Ironically enough, this is also the second piece this week with wedding written all over it, as Marshall specifically created this as music for a friend's wedding reception. This is some pretty relaxing stuff, and a good effort from Zoast, who I'll be keeping an eye out for from now on. It's FF6, you know you people out there want it.

Zoltan Vegvari - Megaman 3 "Intro Jazz" [OC ReMix #1221]
For quite a while, I saw that this mix had been passed by the OC judges' panel, waiting to be posted. Yet it never went up on the site. Why why why? The wait was because they needed comfirmation from Zoltan himself that this could be posted. As far as I know, this was only the second mix on OCR that was actually submitted by someone else for a friend (the first being Stephen Kennedy's Batman "Music of Funk" by Mustin). The production is meh, but that's not what's important here; this is some strong work led by Vegvari, a Hungarian jazz pianist turned music professor, featuring some light percussion and wind support. The pace is excellent, and the sounds work together nicely. Though I'd give anything to sharpen this track up with some remastering, Zoltan & crew won't do you wrong here. This is a nice, refreshing take on Bun Bun's MM3 intro that you might wanna plug to fellow (non-VGM) music enthusiasts.

zykO - Faxanadu "Sketch of a Potentially Contrived Memory" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1938) [VGMix2 #1938]
Crazy. This is some odd stuff from my man weed that takes all sorts of interesting turns as he cycles through several tracks from the Faxanadu soundtrack. Much like "Red Spiders" from Shnabubula, you'll appreciate this one if you can get past the perpetual style clash that seems to be going on throughout the track. Unlike Shnabubula's mix though, the style changes are even MORE dramatic and spontaneous. zykO must have been on the GOOD shit! I'm not trying to sound artsy-fartsy, but you can only appreciate this hybrid rock/piano/Spanish/acid smorgasboard after several very involved listens. The question for you is, are you up for the challenge?

With the pimps out of the way, I guess I've gotta pimp myself as the newest OCR Judge. I've been regularly reading OCR judging decisions for over a year, I've listened to every OC ReMix, along with countless other VGM mixes & originals, I've given listener-based advice to tons of people in the community, and I feel I know the music standards of OCR better than any other person who actually doesn't create phat b33tz. I've been judging at OCR for less than a week, but it's already a lot of fun. I've managed to get through all of the current voting so far (give me a prize!), and a lot of the rendered decisions I've participated in have already been released to the public. Check 'em out (July 20th and after) over at the OCR Judges Decisions forum (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=12). Thanks to djpretzel for the welcome I got within zircon's debut mix, "Calamitous Judgment" (http://www.ocremix.org/detailmix.php?mixid=OCR01219), along with Protricity & the other members of the panel for considering me for the job. I also don't wanna forget all the people who make the VG Frequency radio show what it is (the mixers & fans; we'll be back on in September), along with a big thanks to ravon and my fellow staffers at Ormgas.com, where VG Frequency has a true home. As far as hobbies go, a lot of people played important parts in getting me to this point. See ya next week, bros and sisters.

[neminem]

*claps loudly for LionTamer's good fortune*

Oh yeah, and I just downloaded Nigel's web site by the way ;-). Thanks for the hint.

[Digital Coma]

I feel I know the music standards of OCR better than any other person who actually doesn't create phat b33tz.
Are you insinuating something?

[zircon]

I feel I know the music standards of OCR better than any other person who actually doesn't create phat b33tz.
Are you insinuating something?

He's insinuating ROFL, or that you're a fag. or both?

[Digital Coma]

HeH!!~

[Liontamer]

I feel I know the music standards of OCR better than any other person who actually doesn't create phat b33tz.
Are you insinuating something?
Though you're technically a listener judge, I think of you more as a musican (Mr. Tablas (http://www.ocremix.org/detailmix.php?mixid=OCR01182)), since you are excellent and make my mulatto groins shiver in glee. As we all know, "You Make Music."

[Zoast]

oh snap! :)

[Liontamer]

oh snap! :)
Heh. Yeah, pretty good stuff yo. I wouldn't quite YES it yet myself; thought the vox has a few issues, but I liked it overall. It's a tiny bit remiscent of Stephen Kennedy's FF8 mix of Balamb Garden for PMM: Nobuo Uematsu. Keep it up!

[Zoast]

on the vox....pitch or production?

[Debotron-6K]

Congrats, Larry!! Awesome news.

Now answer that PM I sent you.

[Kaleb.G]

Congrats on the Judging position, Larry! I didn't even know you still continued to update this thread. I kinda feel out of the loop a few months ago.

No offense, but I was getting pretty tired of remix after remix, and thus I left to focus on listening to some new original VG Music, which is goddamn refreshing. I've been kinda keeping up on the latest stuff from OCR and VGMix, but I'll have to start using your guide more often.

Hey, if you ever want to have a spotlight for good original VG Music (as in, from actual games), let me know. I've got the stuff covered tenfold.

Take care.

P.S. When VG Frequency comes back, count me in. ;)

[Xerol Oplan]

I think he covers the original scene pretty well right now. I've heard quite a few originals, and he's also played some Composts and such.

[Kaleb.G]

I think he covers the original scene pretty well right now. I've heard quite a few originals, and he's also played some Composts and such.
You must have missed the part where I said "as in, from actual games". I'm not talking about orginal music from people here in the community; I'm talking about VIDEO GAME MUSIC (the real deal, from professional composers). The stuff still gets made, you know. ;)

I know this is a remixing community, but think about it. What good is a remixing community without fresh new material to remix, eh? :)

[The Orichalcon]

Well I have a game soundtrack coming out very soon (a matter of a fortnight) and I'm hoping that LT will do me the honour of playing a few select pieces from it over a couple of weeks. That's pretty much original and designated to the OCR community.

[Xerol Oplan]

Well, he's usually got something on loop in the background between mixes...and there's usually more than enough remix material to fill out the show.

Well I have a game soundtrack coming out very soon (a matter of a fortnight) and I'm hoping that LT will do me the honour of playing a few select pieces from it over a couple of weeks. That's pretty much original and designated to the OCR community.

I'm sure you just have to ask; I got a track played from Xerol's Quest a few weeks before the end of the season.

[zyko]

Seems like everything works in pairs. If you know Arabic fluently (zykO), you'll have to forgive Star for any pronounciation errors in the work (zykO), although it's great work especially for someone who isn't familiar with the language (right, weed? :-).

hehe, yea. its all good


zykO - Faxanadu "Sketch of a Potentially Contrived Memory" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1938) [VGMix2 #1938]
Crazy. This is some odd stuff from my man weed that takes all sorts of interesting turns as he cycles through several tracks from the Faxanadu soundtrack. Much like "Red Spiders" from Shnabubula, you'll appreciate this one if you can get past the perpetual style clash that seems to be going on throughout the track. Unlike Shnabubula's mix though, the style changes are even MORE dramatic and spontaneous. zykO must have been on the GOOD shit! I'm not trying to sound artsy-fartsy, but you can only appreciate this hybrid rock/piano/Spanish/acid smorgasboard after several very involved listens. The question for you is, are you up for the challenge?[/size]


thanks for the pimp, brother
glad you liked it. it was a phenomenal experience writing it

thank you

[Kaleb.G]

Well, he's usually got something on loop in the background between mixes...and there's usually more than enough remix material to fill out the show.

True, but I wasn't talking about the show. That's fine as is; maybe just a little forum post section like he has going on in this thread. Then again, I could start that myself if I wanted to. ;)

[sgx]

Larry! Check my new jam! http://www.supergreenx.com/music/Deep%20Breath.mp3 Keep up the h0t work, dude.

[Liontamer]

Yeesh. Better reply back to everyone quick:

Zoast: The pitch was where I had issue with the vox, not the production. The production was pretty good, IMO. Hope people are really checking the mix out.

Tron-6K!: Sorry bro. I'm a no-go on Magfest 3.0. Need $ to go, which I never have. :-( I'd definitely go if it were possible. Sorry about not replying to that PM. I read it way back and said "I'll reply later" then I forgot to reply. If you wanna be like an "official VG Frequency correspondant" during Magfest and call into the show during the Saturday of Magfest, that would be the shit, especially if you were boozed and totally shitfaced. We gotta make it happen, Justin!

KG: Yo bro! Thanks for the congrats. If you wanna do some stuff covering official/unofficial VGM music releases, that would be great, sure. I don't do that for the Pimp Section myself since 1) I'm so focused with the community here, 2) I'm currently on dial-up for the summer so I can't just get any game music I want, and 3) I can't afford to pony up the dollas for actual game music CDs. Feel free to do your own forum post or add stuff here. If you decide to do something, I'm sure it'll be good to read. Just make sure to hook people up with links and everything. Gotta be able to get the tracks (even the elusive ones).

TO: I'm not actually on the air until mid/late September, but I can pimp some tracks out and give any particularly good ones some airplay in the fall. Drop me a line anytime about 'em when they're good to go, Lee. Like Xerol mentioned, I think I'm fairly accessible about playing stuff for my show as long as it's good.

weed: No prob on the pimp at all, bro. The mix gets better and better every time I listen to it, and as you get more used to the flow and listen more intently to everything going on, you really feel how cohesive it is, despite how things change fairly rapidly. Hot work yo. I'm glad you'll still be doing some infrequent mixes.

SGX: Awesome! I've been waiting for this one. Excellent work. I didn't even know that was Teresa you sampled. Amazing shit. I'll cover it when the new Pimp Section goes up.

It'll be up relatively soon bros. Stay tuned.

[Liontamer]

Congrats to ravon & the Ormgas.com (http://oc.ormgas.com) crew for collaborating with djp to get a link to the webstream on the OCR front page (and the return of the ReMix Roulette). It's all looking good, and we're more than glad for the extra attention! Good work, bros.

Quite the good week for stuff, IMO, but let's leave that up to you. I've looked all over in particular this week, so let's jump right into the material for the week ending July 31st:

Chronblom - Wizball "Piano Version" (http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/2318/Chronblom%20-%20Wizball%20%28piano%20version%29.mp3) [R:K:O #2318]
With R:K:O back in action this month, Swedish artist Per Chronberg dropped this quick but entertaining mix from the C64 classic Wizball. Though it's dubbed a piano version of the source material, Chronblom actually starts off with the piano but then segues into a fuller orchestral approach. The reverb's a little much, but this is a very cool 2 minutes of music from a mixer on the European scene who's completely self-taught. This one's currently going over pretty well as R:K:O and your encouraged to check it out for yourself. Hit up more of Per's material over at his homepage, http://www.chronberg.com.

Corran & Aktulua70 - Megaman 2 "The Road to Wily's Castle" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1961) [VGMix2 #1961]
Corran continues looking at mixing Megaman music, this time collabing with Aktulua for a fairly intense track, starting off with a little bit of "Quickman Stage" before moving to the bread and butter with the admittedly overmixed "Dr. Wily Stage 1." The percussion and synth beats used to accentuate the music here were pretty questionable to me at times. The drums/beats sounded kind of slapped on, and I hate exposed claps since they stick out really badly. Some (not all) of the voice samples were kind of jarring and didn't help keep the flow, but the energy is over the top most of the way. The guitars were hot even when other areas were lacking, and I generally liked the ideas here. For me, I was disappointed at the electronic elements involved, especially with such a strong and memorable intro, but you'll be interested to see what direction these two went in. The source material's really well known, so you should be able to DL this and make your own judgement call on how you like the interpretation. Interesting work from this VGMix duo.

Cyborg Jeff - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Donkey Kong Sunset" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1885) [VGMix2 #1885]
Pierre's back at VGMix with an "Aquatic Ambience" remix, and you might be thinking to yourself at this point, "Well why the hell do I want another one of those?" Alright; that's a perfectly valid question. This is a mix that doesn't harken back to the water/swimming imagery that many other previous "Aquatic Ambience" have embraced. Rather, "Donkey Kong Sunset" moves toward a stylistic choice that source material has never had. If you're a fan of dance techno, you'll enjoy the direction of this genre adaptation, along with CJ's use of a handful of voice samples from the DKC game itself. The groove doesn't deviate much once this gets going, but once this mix picks up the pace you'll know whether you're down with it or not.

Daniel Baranowsky w/Ryan Probst - Jurassic Park (SNES) "Before Time" [OC ReMix #1223]
I first heard this a few weeks ago and dropped some comments. Let's see what I said on July 10th:Dan recently finished up the Jurassic Park mix that essentially came to life once he heard the source tune of Yoozer's "Isla Nublar Jam." This one features (OMG) real guitar, so while Dan did a great job faking it in "Agony of Obscuration," this one has some genuine geetar playin' for ya, featuring a harder edge thanks to some layered sections and a nice bass pad. I don't have a link for you, since I'm not sure Danny B wants it given out and he's away in California for a little bit, so just keep an eye out for it later. (And act very surprised when you see it. He'll like that.)Now that the mix has been released, you better be saying "Whoa, WTF?!?" Danny B hooks it up with the live guitar skills of Ryan Probst to drop this Jurassic Park mix of the Mountains theme. As I mentioned those few weeks back, this one goes for a heavier rock approach than Yoozer's mix, with a good fusion of various guitar tracks, synths and that subtle but still noticeable bass pad action. Like djp pointed out in his writeup for the mix, this actually isn't the most melody-centric (making up words now :-P) mix, so you might have a hard time gaining a foothold in it while you listen to it. Yet Danny & Ryan actually do a great job using loose, even meandering variations of the source material and constantly switching up their sounds to continuously take things in new directions. I liked how a mix like this has some good energy but is actually pretty understated for a track with guitar rock elements. Es bueno.

Destiny & zykO - Submarine Attack "Into the Deep" [OC ReMix #1222]
After tapping weed to fix the original mix (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=810) up with some live guitar, Destiny's back at OCR again this month with "Into the Deep", featuring some seldom heard electric violin. I always enjoy hearing Helen's breathy vocals and Celtic influences in her remixes, and this one's no exception. I know Submarine Attack's music as much as the next guy does, which means not at all, but the melody was pretty good here and I enjoyed both Helen & weed's strong interpretations of it; there was lots of gradual development here and I liked how everything flowed. This is a great follow-up to Destiny & zykO's first collaboration, the Chrono Cross mix "Dragon's Prayer: (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=361) The Blackened Desire" (http://www.ocremix.org/detailmix.php?mixid=OCR01145), and Helen's fifth OC mix of the year as she continues to make a name for herself. Feel free to hook yourself up with this one.

Doragon - Eternal Champions 1 "Alerted Awareness" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1957) [IronMix Challenge XVIII: Eternally Yours / VGMix2 #1957]
Now that I'm an OCR judge, I have the unenviable position of having to vote NO on remixes that I genuinely like. None was more apparent for me last week than Doragon's very cool Eternal Champions intro theme remix "Alerted Awareness". If you decide to take a look at my review along with the reviews of several other judges (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39075), you'll notice that the main problem that held this back from getting accepted was the percussion. Nonetheless, this has some of the most beautiful atmosphere you will ever hear in a remix, thanks to Doragon's masterful choice of samples and lead sounds. Even if you haven't played Eternal Champions, I'm really sure you'll enjoy most of the elements going on here. Once Doragon can refine his percussion techniques and take them to that next level, he'll be a sure thing for OCR no matter what he decides to remix. Doragon may be out of music for a little while for reasons unrelated to this judging decision, but I certainly hope circumstances allow him the time to keep honing his obvious skills.

Fatty Acid - Chrono Trigger "Rhodes to the Past" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1502) [VGMix2 #1502 / OC ReMix to-be-posted]
Following up with another remix that I voted NO on is Joe's "Wind Scene" remix that managed to split the panel voting with the question of how dramatic the arrangement was. Despite the debate on that, I can guarantee you that this is one excellent sounding mix that flavors the popular source tune with some electronic sounds and thick beats, resulting in a pretty good genre adaptation mix that strictly arranges rather than rearranges. Don't forget the Rhodes either, which is the primary inspiration for this mix. You'll likely be feeling the energy here, and Fatty Acid's choice of source material is gonna ensure that he gets a notable reception with his pending OCR debut.

Game Over - Megaman 3 & Megaman 2 "Cataclysmic Clash" [OC ReMix #1224]
Sweden's answer to real ultimate power in the game music rock band department is finally (finally) back with this high octane "Topman Stage" mix. Ironically enough, I seem to be the only one who enjoyed "Cataclysmic Clash" more than Game Over's absolutely legendary Punch-Out!! mix "Little Mac's Confession". And because so many of you out there have been underwhelmed, per se, by this mix, I can only encourage you to kiss...my...ass! :-D Seriously though, I thought the lyrics here were pretty good despite whatever cheese factor some might think they have, and the guitar work was full of quality Swedish meatball flavor, including a dope break at 2:41 into the Megaman II "Boss" theme with some freestyle added on top. But don't take my word for it. Take the word of the sage "judge Oji" quoted in the ReMix writeup (http://www.ocremix.org/detailmix.php?mixid=OCR01224). That man knows no wrong. As if there was any doubt, be sure to check out Game Over's latest and rock that shit down.

Kadmium - Final Fantasy 7 "Despair, Inc" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1741) [VGMix2 #1741]
Jesse Higginson brings a unique approach to the game remixing community with DEATH METAL! Now to be honest, death metal is kind of a cheesy genre for me, what with its lyrical style and all, so I'd rather spend time listening to funny faux metal from someone like my dawg Kompressor (!). But all things considered, I have to recognize unique and capably made work when I hear it, and this is certainly it. Definitely not for everyone, "Despair, Inc" features Kadmium with some menacing lyrics that get the point across and are tough to understand, just like real death metal. ;-) Admittedly, the power behind this mix is somewhat lacking when taking the genre into account. The guitar could have more raw energy and the percussion could be more bombastic, but this is nonetheless some pretty cool stuff that ain't nobody else is makin'. If you're open to a mix like this, well then sir or madam, you're in luck.

Lix - Final Fantasy 5 "The New World (Remember Free)" Version 2.0 (http://levolution.ath.cx/l2_sound/ff5_nw_cnt_lx.mp3) [Levo Lution XII (http://www.levolution.info)]
For a quick shot from the Japanese remixing scene, we'll go to Lix Exest, who has a brief but melancholy string & piano piece tackling the middle section of the 8-minute long "A New Origin". It's a little repetitive, as it goes for two straight loops of the same material, but it's short enough where you don't particularly notice that. Maybe Kaleb Grace would agree when I say that this sounds similar to the more moody stuff in the style of Masashi Hamauzu's SaGa Frontier 2 soundtrack (very phat soundtrack). A very short, but beautiful piece here that's instantly accessible to most any fan not for the source material is covers but it's very emotive atmosphere.

Lloyd Banks, Eminem, Nate Dogg & 50 Cent f/DCT - "Warrior, Pt. 2 (Resilience Mix)" (http://www.thebigshot.com/music/blends/Lloyd%20Banks%20ft.%20Eminem,%2050%20Cent,%20&%20Nate%20Dogg%20-%20Warrior%20pt.%202%20(Resilience%20Mix).mp3) - [http://www.thebigshot.com] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40868)
Let's do the disclaimer. If you don't like swears, stay the fuck away. (And indeed, I bask in the irony of that last sentence.) DCT has another hot blend mix featuring a capella vocals redone with original beats, this time featuring G-Unit's Lloyd Banks with support by Eminem, Nate Dogg & 50 Cent from Banks' solo album "The Hunger for More". Duane's beats here aren't as involved as his blend remix of 50 Cent's "In Da Club", but often simplicity is key here in the hip-hop game, and that what you're getting here. And was that a sample of Sagat laughing from Street Fighter Alpha 3?!? Hotness yo. You know I caught that. DCT always does a great job taking mainstream a capellas that, frankly, I wouldn't listen to and making them much more laid back and accessible. Phat shit as usual from the Big Shot. (Ha! DNA!)

MC Chris vs Robot Sock (Matt Wilson) - "Boys Don't Cry...Unless It's Final Fantasy" (http://www.highscoreonline.com/mattw-nes-boysdontcry.mp3) [Think Similarly (http://www.highscoreonline.com/music.html): B-Sides and B-Buttons] - Track Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40805) / Album Feedback (http://vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3892)
Matt Wilson's chiptune work is fairly underappreciated in the remix community, as loads of NES music purists don't like when people expand NES-style music beyond the NES's 4 & 5 channel sound capabilities. (Sacrilege, I know. [rolls eyes]). Nonetheless, Matt caught my attention last year with the very cool work from his NES chiptune album done in the style of Megaman theme, "Megaman FM", including the very cool Sonic the Hedgehog 1 mix "Green Hill Man" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=98). To get a little background on the origins of this remix, I asked Matt what the deal with this track was over at #ocremix.MC Chris is a rapper who plays the role of Hesh on Cartoon Network's Sealab 2021. His website is www.mcchris.com (http://www.mcchris.com) and he has free songs to download, various remixes, a capella tracks, and other goodies. "Boys Don't Cry..." is just a remix I did that was straight 4-channel NES chiptune.The younger teens in the community are much more likely to be feeling MC Chris's lyrics here, though they're certainly amusing to anyone else who knows how lame trying to pick up ladies on the internet is. Matt's work here is excellent, as he stays faithful to the NES sound limitations and manages to create some very energetic and full sounds here. I thought the mastering was meh, since everything could sound sharper and clearer, but the overall presentation is great and you won't find anything like it around. Keep up with the threads above for more info on Wilson's in progress chiptune album "Think Similarly" and check out the action at http://www.highscoreonline.com to hit up Matt's popular Flash animation work, including the cartoon series High Score and Bonus Stage.

Mythril Nazgul - Chrono Trigger "The 6th Omen" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1053) [The People's Remix Competition 19 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38945) / VGMix2 #1053]
As mentioned in his VGMix description, Myth managed to go through five ideas before settling on this sixth one for the remix and coming up with something really solid. Considering I heard Bladiator's own PRC19-winning remix of the same material ("Woman in a Black Dress" (http://www.geocities.com/bladiator/bladiator_woman_in_a_black_dress.mp3)) a few weeks when PRC19 wrapped up, I was really surprised with how I couldn't place the two as remixes of the same theme. Myth manages to take some pretty basic sounds and weave some true rearranging magic on 'em to produce this very liberal and inspired take on Yasunori Mitsuda's "Black Dream". The synth choices come together wonderfully, showing how one can create a mix that stands out regardless of any sample limitations. Good combination sound choices, interesting progression, and tight work from the always-improving Mythril Nazgul. This is one that comes at you in a different way and a mix that I think you'll be impressed by.

Nasenmann - "Kurd Dreams" [Original Remix Competition 5 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40066)] - ZIP of ORC5 Entries (http://www.canadianphilatelics.com/choksta/ORC5.zip)
Nasenmann proved victorious for ORC5 as he remixed Chockster37's original (http://www.canadianphilatelics.com/choksta/cheezy.mid) MIDI (http://www.canadianphilatelics.com/choksta/retrolax.mid) into an interesting excellent ambient/guitar/wind combination. Cool work here at providing a slightly unsettling atmosphere through the dark ambience, guitar, and various sound effects & vox that contrasts well with the lighter instruments added into the equation. Check out the aforementioned ZIP file in order to pick this up, alongside strong runner-up entries from TO ("Chee of Chambertron") & Less Ashamed of Self ("Cheezy Does It").

Sefiros - Silent Hill 1 "Bleeding Out" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1982) [VGMix2 #1982]
I never played Silent Hill at all (hey, I don't care), but like any game I'm not familiar with, good music can always supersede my reluctance to check out a particular game's music. The first encounter I had with the source material here, Akira Yamaoka's "Not Tomorrow", was from an asskicking rock cover WIP that K. Praslowicz never ended up finishing (and he'll likely beat the crap out of you if you bug him about it). So with that in mind, I knew I had to give Bryan Henderson's take on the same theme a look and see if I was down with the Scottish, haggis-like flavor. This older mix of Sefiros's is primarily a piano piece with some effects on it as well as some MEATY bass (damn straight!). The realism and dynamics on the piano aren't there at all and the percussion is meh, so those are areas of improvement that would have really made this sound a lot better, but the general feeling here is good; moody at the outset and picking up in intensity around the 2:30 mark to become more forceful before dropping back down for a simpler finish. This mix won't PWN it on you, but it's definitely got some good aspects to it that made it worth checking out.

SnappleMan - CastleVania 2 (Gameboy) "The Crystal Coffin" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1979) [VGMix2 #1979] - OC Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40829[/url)
In a drunken haze, SnappleMan posted the first completed remix in his effort to remix the entire CV2 Gameboy soundtrack (also proving that Snapple isn't his real beverage of choice). Rejoice, for Andy's b00zed up mistakes are your gain with this guitar-driven mix of track 9 of the GBS soundtrack. Until Andy pimped out the CV2 Gameboy soundtrack my way, I never knew how good it was. I've always been partial to CastleVania III myself. But the CV2 GB music is good the whole way through and will provide excellent fodder for SnappleMan's ideas. "The Crystal Coffin" functions mostly as a straightforward rock arrangement of the source material, with quality production and proficient axe work from Snap. As Andy continues to refine his game and get more work out there, he's poised to make a serious mark on those fans among up who NEED their heavy rock fix, especially those who frequent the OverRocked ReMix (http://www.rock-out.net/backup) links area. I'll be seeing what I can do myself to get him up on there!

Star Salzman - Xenogears "Pillar of Salt" [VGMix2 #1934 / OC ReMix #1225]
Having talked about this last week, and gushed my proverbial fandom on it, let's quote what I said on the 24th:This here is, at this current point in time, what I'd consider the magnum opus of Star's mixing career. I've liked other tracks more than this, sure, but there is NOTHING that even touches the effort and creativity of "Pillar of Salt." With all the food, sweat and beers poured into the creation of this one, everyone knew this would be great. Like I said when I pimped the WIP of this last week, this is a hybrid of both Dazil & Omen from Yasunori Mitsuda's Xenogears soundtrack featuring two time signatures, 3/4 & 4/4, AND both Arabic & Hebrew lyrics (which can be found in full at the VGMix page). Seems like everything works in pairs. If you know Arabic fluently (zykO), you'll have to forgive Star for any pronunciation errors in the work (zykO), although it's great work especially for someone who isn't familiar with the language (right, weed? :-)). Meanwhile, the Hebrew sections are immaculate. Dive in and prepare to hear Xenogears on an entirely different level. Truly excellent work that Star's got every right to be proud of. (But stop gloating in my face, bro! I don't care how many groupies it got you!!! ;-))And, dammit, now that this is at OCR, Star's gonna be swimming in groupies I tell you. SWIMMING! Ya bastard...

Stemage - Metroid 1 "The Escape" (http://www.grant-henry.com/metroid_mp3/metroid_escape.mp3) [Metroid Metal (http://www.metroidmetal.com)]
You've killed the Mother Brain, but you gotta get the fuck out of there! What do you have playing in your ear? Hopefully it's the latest track from Grant Henry in the Metroid Metal series, "The Escape." There's a pretty deliberate pace here, as Stemage likes to keep the tempo intact and not deviate much from the source material here, though you do get some screaming sound effects at the end. This is certainly some infrequently covered material though and another strong addition to the series as it nears completion. Pretty much all of the Metroid Metal series is good, especially the energy of "The Theme"; follow up listening to SnappleMan's new CV2 mix by trying out the "The Escape" for more rock stuffs.

SuperGreenX w/Aurora - "Deep Breath" (http://www.supergreenx.com/music/Deep%20Breath.mp3) [http://www.supergreenx.com] - Feed (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40873)back (http://vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3971)
This here's my pick of the week! Ever since Danny let me hear the WIP of this original dance trance cut at the top of the month, I was waiting for him to put the finishing touches on this. I've been a huge fan of SGX, especially on the originals side, since early 2003, and every time he drops a new track strictly of his creation, the result is smokin' hot. I'd like to hear a cleaner version of this, since I think it's a little muffled compared to the sharp WIP I heard just a few weeks ago, but the overall presentation is absolutely the shit. Here, Dan uses some leftover vox samples he had of the always-lovely Aurora from her work on their collab with destructo, Beyond Good & Evil (http://www.ocremix.org/detailmix.php?mixid=OCR01189) "Frame of Mind" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1762). Like I was telling Teresa in #ocremix, I originally had no idea that SGX had used her voice for his samples there, which only makes this track more of a standout. With the vocals patterns you hear Aurora's voice take, I have no clue how Supa was able to even form a mental image of how he wanted them to work like that. Amazing work. This is quite the long track at 9:43, but this is very well-constructed effort with pulsating shake-yo'-ass energy, no annoying repetition to fall back on over the course of the track (constant development!) and creativity to spare! Don't delay. DL today.

tefnek vs n0mad - The Revenge of Shinobi (http://www.tefnek.com/music/remixes/tefnek_long_distance.mp3) "Long Distance" (http://www.tefnek.com/music/remixes/n0mad_long_distance.mp3) [Revenge of Shinobi Remix Project (http://www.tefnek.com/shinobiremix.htm)] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=34390)
Recently completed, the very interesting 13-minute, 12-mix Revenge of Shinobi Remix Project spanned the course of four months and an entire ocean as North Carolina's tefnek & France's n0mad teamed up to give the entire Revenge of Shinobi soundtrack some quality coverage treatment. Check out the album link above to hook it up with the full 13:22/18.37MB megamix and follow the action with the full tracklist, courtesy of both tef & n0mad. Or head over to the album link and get the low on the individual tracks, which are all separately available for your listening pleasure as well. As you'll see when you check it out, this project was structured with both mixers collabing for both the opening and ending (both ending tracks I've linked to above), with each mixer taking alternating works from Yuzo Koshiro's soundtrack at roughly minute-long intervals. The transitions hear worked surprisingly well, and the groove throughout is nothing but nice. (11:35 is the best part! Hahahahaha!) tefnek's already a more known mixer thanks to having one OC ReMix posted with one more on the way, and this finished collab project is a great example of his skills. n0mad's moving on up as well, and you can check out the second VERSUS project (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=31854) he's been working on with fellow Frenchman ReaktorZ0, the more obscure (but catchy) Genesis game Ristar. (Let's hope RZ0 can still keep working on the project; I'd love to see it completed.) Exceptional work from both guys and a unique product you've gotta check without question.

Trenthian - "Oloren City by the Sea" (http://www.soundclick.com/util/DownloadSong.cfm?ID=1404146) [http://www.soundclick.com/bands/6/trentprojectmusic.htm] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39895)
John St. John is someone who's greatly impressed me with his creativity, predominantly in the original work areas, as Trent's one of SoundTempest.net's ear-catching artists, dabbling in original compositions that could be used in original game projects. Here's we have a very brief, work-in-progress level release in "Oloren City by the Sea" that's created as an RPG town-type theme. I liked Trent's use of synths and effects, many of which I recognized from other artists and tracks I've heard. Here he makes those elements form together nicely for a very upbeat, almost ethnic-flavored piece that has infinite potential to be expanded. Make sure you have a SoundClick account if the download is a no-go. I hope John continues to add a little something to this to realize it's potential. Otherwise the fans are gonna do the frowny face. Don't do that to us, Trenthian!

Now let's do a quick and dirty rundown on the WIP front, just the way you like it: Pyscrow - Final Fantasy 2, Xenogears & CastleVania: SotN (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40639), GrayLightning (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40629) - Final Fantasy 6 (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1960), Dj MetaZero - Megaman X5 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40645), Tranquil Chaos - Halo (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40444), zircon - Secret of Mana (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40593), TO - SimCity 2000 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40763), BliziHiZaKe - Donkey Kong Country 2 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=34289&start=60), Matt Wilson - Ghosts'n Goblins (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1951), binster - Gauntlet 3 (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1941), Infamous - "some dancey crap" (http://vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3963) (original)

Suzumebachi had some funny shit to say over at Rob Saunders' server (http://205.250.228.91:8008/?page=news&newsRead=199) including how much he hates you :-), why he hates his insurance company, and a brief shot at Wal-Mart as he joins bLiNd & Jared Hudson as the company's latest slave. Ah, Ty, I hope your rants never stop!

Things were heating up all over the place this week, as various debates, flames and confrontations took place. Most notable of all was the negative criticism of several mixers in the review thread (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39866) for Kaijin's recently posted Xenogears OC ReMix "Child of the Stars". Several people argued over the arrangement merit of the mix, with Star Salzman & Kaijin in particular having dramatically different views on the situation. You've gotta check the thread out to see all the spine-tingling (internet message board) action, since it's now TOO HOT to be left unlocked! (OMG!) All the fierce debate though has brought "Child of the Stars" under consideration to be reevaluated in a few months as to whether or not it fits the OCR submissions standards when the community-at-large engages in the next wave of removal suggestions for OCR1250. Keep you ears open on what will be going on with this one.

Meanwhile the VGMix forums aren't immune to OMG (internet message board) CONTROVERSY of their own with chiptunist Matt Wilson posting up information his in-progress chiptune album "Think Similarly", only to be met with tons of cries of false advertising. When Matt used the phrase "NEStunes" to describe the music he was promoting, several artists including Gwilym Wogan, tumult, skilled chiptunist RushJet1, and NES soundfont creator (and all-around good guy, I swear) Midee all cried foul, claiming that Matt's obviously informal use of the word "NEStunes" implied to the public that his tracks were made exactly like original NES music, which I, in particular, thought was a weak assumption, especially since Wilson then provided a disclaimer about the nature of his tracks. With the original thread locked, lots of good debate followed via the VGMix chatterbox and the #vgmix IRC channel. Finally mv & I at least concluded that "NEStunes" might mistakenly imply the wrong thing to some people, but that its use wasn't intentionally misleading thus not deserving the very touchy and overblown negative response it got. A lot of musicians like virt, who know a lot about making NES-sound tracks within NES limitations, contended that several NES-limitation chiptunists have used the phrase "NES tunes" which is close enough to show that Wilson can't use it and not give off the wrong impression about his tracks that do more than a Nintendo can do. But at the same time, people have to understand that informal language like that doesn't imply or support anything virt's talking about. Koji Kondo or Hip Tanaka could easily say "Hey! You can't call your music 'NES tunes'! I don't care if that follows the sound limitations of the Nintendo. 'NES tunes' implies that these songs were from actual NES games." And the never-ending battle of words could pointlessly continue forever...even though I'm completely right. :-P In any case, some good debate was had by all, and luckily cooler heads prevailed. Check out the new thread (http://vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3892) by Matt Wilson to follow the progress on "Think Similarly", which already has some promising work completed.

And finally, I'd be remiss not to mention the overwhelmingly bad reaction Doom 2 "Demons from Hell", Terminator's latest VGMix, received in both reviews (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1864) and buzz comments (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1864&mode=1), especially since I'm partially involved in what can only be called a bunch of harsh, downright scathing reviews. There's some debate/arguing over how constructive one should be when reviewing a beyond mediocre remix, but some efforts can't be saved. Check out the remix and all the back-and-forth so far to see what I mean.

And that's all the yakk yakk this guy has for ya this week. Drop some comments and I'll see you next week.

[DCT]

Lloyd Banks, Eminem, Nate Dogg & 50 Cent f/DCT - "Warrior, Pt. 2 (Resilience Mix)" (http://www.thebigshot.com/music/blends/Lloyd%20Banks%20ft.%20Eminem,%2050%20Cent,%20&%20Nate%20Dogg%20-%20Warrior%20pt.%202%20(Resilience%20Mix).mp3) - [http://www.thebigshot.com] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40868)
Let's do the disclaimer. If you don't like swears, stay the fuck away. (And indeed, I bask in the irony of that last sentence.) DCT has another hot blend mix featuring a capella vocals redone with original beats, this time featuring G-Unit's Lloyd Banks with support by Eminem, Nate Dogg & 50 Cent from Banks' solo album "The Hunger for More". Duane's beats here aren't as involved as his blend remix of 50 Cent's "In Da Club", but often simplicity is key here in the hip-hop game, and that what you're getting here. And was that a sample of Sagat laughing from Street Fighter Alpha 3?!? Hotness yo. You know I caught that. DCT always does a great job taking mainstream a capellas that, frankly, I wouldn't listen to and making them much more laid back and accessible. Phat shit as usual from the Big Shot. (Ha! DNA!)
Damn, you have some good-ass hearing, man! :wink:

Thanks for the shout-out.

-DCT

[myf]

Mythril Nazgul - Chrono Trigger "The 6th Omen" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1053) [The People's Remix Competition 19 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38945) / VGMix2 #1053]
As mentioned in his VGMix description, Myth managed to go through five ideas before settling on this sixth one for the remix and coming up with something really solid. Considering I heard Bladiator's own PRC19-winning remix of the same material ("Woman in a Black Dress" (http://www.geocities.com/bladiator/bladiator_woman_in_a_black_dress.mp3)) a few weeks when PRC19 wrapped up, I was really surprised with how I couldn't place the two as remixes of the same theme. Myth manages to take some pretty basic sounds and weave some true rearranging magic on 'em to produce this very liberal and inspired take on Yasunori Mitsuda's "Black Dream". The synth choices come together wonderfully, showing how one can create a mix that stands out regardless of any sample limitations. Good combination sound choices, interesting progression, and tight work from the always-improving Mythril Nazgul. This is one that comes at you in a different way and a mix that I think you'll be impressed by.

And he's a looker too!

Hehe, but seriously, for anyone who cares, The 6th Omen was submitted to OCR the weekend after PRC 19. I'm crossing my fingers. For the most part, the song has gotten praise, which is never bad. Personally, I was pretty surprised the song turned out the way it did, seeing as how I had *no* clue what the fuck i was doing while making that mix. Zero. And on that note, if ya get a chance, please review the song by clicking on the link above. Negative or positive, I love feedback.

Thanks for the praise, Larry. Makin' me blush and shit...

On that note, I would like to offer a gift of props to Star for his excellent "Piller of Salt" mix. Wow. Amazing song. And, hehe, while I can speak Arabic fluently as well, his lack of 'perfection' in the language did not stop me for one second from being blown away by this song.

That is all. Move along. :) :wink:

[Trenthian]

Trenthian - "Oloren City by the Sea" (http://www.soundclick.com/util/DownloadSong.cfm?ID=1404146) [http://www.soundclick.com/bands/6/trentprojectmusic.htm] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39895)
John St. John is someone who's greatly impressed me with his creativity, predominantly in the original work areas, as Trent's one of SoundTempest.net's ear-catching artists, dabbling in original compositions that could be used in original game projects. Here's we have a very brief, work-in-progress level release in "Oloren City by the Sea" that's created as an RPG town-type theme. I liked Trent's use of synths and effects, many of which I recognized from other artists and tracks I've heard. Here he makes those elements form together nicely for a very upbeat, almost ethnic-flavored piece that has infinite potential to be expanded. Make sure you have a SoundClick account if the download is a no-go. I hope John continues to add a little something to this to realize it's potential. Otherwise the fans are gonna do the frowny face. Don't do that to us, Trenthian![/size]


Weee I'm on the pimp list!


FEAR! The latin sound invasion continues.

Eh, The song is much longer now, Eventually ill submit this and about 10 other Original tracks to soundempest.

I am fashioning Oloren, city by the sea to be suitable for both an RPG, and at the same time a fighting game stage for my friend mike. It is going o be a grove fest, i just hope some of the changes i have made dont detract or turn off my listeners as I enjoy them quite a bit.

[Kaleb.G]

Things were heating up all over the place this week, as various debates, flames and confrontations took place. Most notable of all was the negative criticism of several mixers in the review thread (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39866) for Kaijin's recently posted Xenogears OC ReMix "Child of the Stars". Several people argued over the arrangement merit of the mix, with Star Salzman & Kaijin in particular having dramatically different views on the situation. You've gotta check the thread out to see all the spine-tingling (internet message board) action, since it's now TOO HOT to be left unlocked! (OMG!) All the fierce debate though has brought "Child of the Stars" under consideration to be reevaluated in a few months as to whether or not it fits the OCR submissions standards when the community-at-large engages in the next wave of removal suggestions for OCR1250. Keep you ears open on what will be going on with this one.

I went to check this one out, only to realize I may have started the whole thing. Hahaha! I wasn't trying to be offensive, but it is what it is.

But anyway, back to the VGM pimping, I may be starting a "Song of the Week" feature over at GFF (http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=13), and I may tie it into OCR somehow, as well as recommend some hot new releases (and old classics) from the Land of the Rising Sun. So I'll be planning this; and you can believe samples will be available!

[estêvão]

Stemage - Metroid 1 "The Escape" (http://www.grant-henry.com/metroid_mp3/metroid_escape.mp3) [Metroid Metal (http://www.metroidmetal.com)]
You've killed the Mother Brain, but you gotta get the fuck out of there! What do you have playing in your ear? Hopefully it's the latest track from Grant Henry in the Metroid Metal series, "The Escape." There's a pretty deliberate pace here, as Stemage likes to keep the tempo intact and not deviate much from the source material here, though you do get some screaming sound effects at the end. This is certainly some infrequently covered material though and another strong addition to the series as it nears completion. Pretty much all of the Metroid Metal series is good, especially the energy of "The Theme"; follow up listening to SnappleMan's new CV2 mix by trying out the "The Escape" for more rock stuffs.

Can't wait to get home and have a listen. Maybe when my bosses leave I'll have a listen anyways...

[Liontamer]

Slow week in terms of side developments in the community, or at least any that I'm aware of. We're only a month away from the return of VGF on the air, so hopefully we'll get some more good stuff to fill up the very first show back. In any case, the music takes center stage, so let's see what dropped for the week ending August 7th:

Alexander Prievert - Ecco the Dolphin 2 (Sega CD), Metropolis Street Racer & Conker's Bad Fur Day "The Dolphin-Squirrel-Paris Rave" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2001) [VGMix2 #2001]
Alex hits VGMix with his latest release, which frankly sounds like very generic techno. Yet this one is ambitious in giving a very different spin on material that you'd never think could be "technosized". Not only that, but he also combines elements of music from 3 games that you'd never expect to be pieced together with Ecco 2, Metropolis Street Racer & Conker's Bad Fur Day. The first thing I noticed was that the mastering here was poor enough to dull a lot of the energy this track had, so it needs a drastic overhaul to give the mix clarity and presence. We finally get some unique stuff coming in with some weird effects entering at the 2:08 mark to give this one something particularly notable and enjoyable. It's pretty strange as this track is pretty oxymoronic to me. It's clearly innovates on the source material in a big way through its usage in the context of a wholly different genre. But as a strict techno piece independent of the material mixed, this is noticeably unremarkable work for the genre itself. In the 2 1/2 years I've been around the community, I've never quite heard a paradox like this mix right here. I wouldn't have spotlighted it here if there weren't some redeeming qualities, so it thus remains up to you how you're gonna feel about it.

analoq - Noir "amazeing!" (http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/analoq_amazeing.ogg) [The People's Remix Competition: Animation 5 (http://www.animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&start=210)]
Aaron won PRCA:5 handily with this cool spin on "Maze" from the Noir soundtrack, which OverCoat randomly picked to be this contest's challenge (thanxusomuch!~). Stripping away the (crappy) vocals and focusing on the melodic progression of the music itself, analoq tinkers around with the original with a light, laid-back groove before moving up the power again with electric guitar returning at the 1:47 mark. Short and sweet, and a vast improvement over the original (hey, those vocals are the epitome of an "acquired taste"). You can always trust analoq to take any idea and expertly exploit its potential. In the meantime, we'll be waiting for his choice of source material for PRC:A6.

The Blasted Man (Hungry Joe) - Final Fantasy 8 "Kind of Breezy" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1998) [VGMix2 #1998] - OCR Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35626)
Nate Jasensky's recent OCR submission was turned down, but was a mix that I personally felt was very promising and deserved more attention. This one's an energetic take on God knows what theme. ;-) If you're down with a guitar based remix with some rock undertones, then you should sign yourself up for a listen to this progressive offering. This one carries quite a number of style changes and features tons of development in those respects, almost functioning like a medley piece. With regards to the strengths and weaknesses of the track, I've written so, so much about this mix in detail as an OCR judge and that carried over into my review of "Kind of Breezy" over at VGMix (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1998#44760), which you'll wanna check out if you're really wondering what I thought about it in ludicrous amounts of detail. It'll be interesting to see what material Nate can produce in the future with such a noteworthy effort here.

Bustatunez - "Ironbars" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost29/bustatunez-compoST29-ironbars.mp3) [CompoST 29 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost29)]
BT takes the victory for the regular SoundTempest compo with this prison theme composition. The style for this one seemed to connote something terrible happening during a prison-related cutscene, and thus had the right imagery working for it, which is why it got my vote. Busta is actually a student at Yale which is about 10 minutes away from my apartment, so we'll hopefully getting together in downtown sometime before I head back to school and shoot the shit. BT burst on the SoundTempest scene, already possessing nice samples and the knowledge to use them impressively, so I'll be looking forward to any of his further work, and hopefully he may do a VG remix or four. Meanwhile, "Ironbars" does a great job in setting a tone with sinister connotations, and is an original you'd be remiss in not DLing.

Chad Seiter - "A Whimsical Being" (http://www.chadseiter.com/temp/whimsical_being.mp3) [http://www.chadseiter.com] - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=4054)
Here Chad makes a quick entrance with a slowly-paced original wind piece. It's only 1:44, so there's not much for me to say. The flow is somewhat melancholy in the right frame of mind, but very relaxing at the same time and something you could zone out to if the piece was longer. I liked what I heard, and nothing should stop you from giving this a quick peek. Check out the Feedback link to sample some more of Chad's original work, including some works-in-progress longer than this piece.

Darangen - Donkey Kong Country 2 "From Within" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1988) [VGMix2 #1988]
Here's a pretty solid rock mix done Dave Wise's mines theme for DKC2 by a name I've seen around VGMix but haven't had the opportunity to review much, Michael Boyd. As with many rock mixes, the percussion can be pretty straightforward and this uninteresting, and I believe that's the case, but Darangen's electric guitar work here is alright, and the music here sets a somewhat despondent tone, which you'll understand more once you read the details Mike gave in his mix description. This one's faring very, very well over at VGMix, currently standing in Tier 1. A little inflated of a ranking? Frankly, yes. But this one has interesting ideas and makes a whole new piece out of the original, so it's a good first look at Darangen if you're un familiar with his stuff.

DistantJ - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time "Sand" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1918) [VGMix2 #1918]
For any fans of the Gerudo theme or Danny B's "Awakened Fears of the Gerudo", you're inevitably gonna have to head over to VGMix and check out J's latest release tackling one of the more-covered LoZ:OoT themes out there. This is some pretty energetic techno, though the production on it is such that the melody never really takes its spot in the foreground of the track over the beats, thus this production on this mix does need to be addressed, which is one area of DistantJ's mixing that I consistently highlight as having room for improvement. Despite all that, I'm liking the ideas presented here and the development here is easily observable. Once DJ finds more of the right balance amongst his sounds, he'll be in a lot better shape. As I listen to more and more of his material, I can hear him improving his game in various ways, so you'll no doubt see him on OCR in the eventual future. Not the best track of his I've heard IMO (that would be his Link's Awakening mix, "Windfish Enigma") but one that should be more easily accessible to you Zelda 64 fans out there.

Fatty Acid - Chrono Trigger "Rhodes to the Past" [VGMix2 #1502 / OC ReMix #1226]
I covered this one last week, so let's quickly see what I said for the week of July 31st:Following up with another remix that I voted NO on is Joe's "Wind Scene" remix that managed to split the panel voting with the question of how dramatic the arrangement was. Despite the debate on that, I can guarantee you that this is one excellent sounding mix that flavors the popular source tune with some electronic sounds and thick beats, resulting in a pretty good genre adaptation mix that strictly arranges rather than rearranges. Don't forget the Rhodes either, which is the primary inspiration for this mix. You'll likely be feeling the energy here, and Fatty Acid's choice of source material is gonna ensure that he gets a notable reception with his pending OCR debut.Now that it's out at OC, the feedback is indeed strong and the people are all "McDonald's I'm luvin' it" for the phat b33tz! Pimp this one with some subwoofers for maximum effect.

Freemind - "Passion" (http://music.bands411.com/freemindlab/music/passion.mp3) [http://www.bands411.com/freemindlab] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41276)
Some dope original work as usual from OCR's resident Grecian, Thanasis, as he goes for some more ambient material accompanied by stock beats that you'll EASILY recognize from Ben Cousins' Zelda 3 mix "Lost Woods South Central" (http://www.ocremix.org/detailmix.php?mixid=OCR00716). Moving into 1:29, we get some Eastern sounds to add more variety to the package along a female vocal sample introing at 1:54 that provides some more ear candy. While the piano provides activity throughout, 2:33 features the addition of some eerily-processed vox that actually went over well with me. Pretty odd, but it works. Pretty straightforward work from FM on this one, but the sounds were cool, so hit it up.

Majeliss (computermage) - Megaman 3 "Loneliness" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2012) [VGMix2 #2012]
No one's EVER started an MM3 remix with the Protoman whistle before. That's UNHEARD of.
Hahahaha! I'm just busting Maj's balls there. The intro's actually handled in a nice way, and this was a pretty interesting take on the Bun Bun's "Ending" theme done in an electronic hip-hop style. The phatty bass presence is kept at a good level so as to not overshadow the other stuff going on, though I thought the electro-lead and the clap synth were EQed a little too high, while on the other hand the reverbed piano sounds hot. Everything here is presented nicely as Maj spends his 4 1/2 minutes tinkering around with the melodic progressions of the original and flavoring it with da hip-hop spices we be liking. The flow is capable, thus I felt it was worth a look.

mv - Final Fantasy 7 & Chrono Trigger "A Foray into the Eastern Horizons" [OC ReMix #1228]
This excellent combination of Uematsu's "Wutai" & Mitsuda's "Schala's Theme" bring you Eastern flavors from France's most prominent mixer at VGMix & OCR, Xavier Dang, whom you can always count on to deliver the goods. You're gonna have to check out DJP's writeup to get the full deal on all of the instruments, but the sum total here is that you will be able to relax your ass off with this excellent piece. Indeed, the very cliche Schala's theme is integrated well enough in the composition so that it doesn't detract from the piece for us anal-retentive people. Everything flows well, and there have already been overtures in the review thread for the mix that it's a great track for...um...love...and all that entails. Feel free to check out the original version (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=805) sans a few tweaks at VGMix as well, and see why this mix's arrival at OCR was so highly anticipated.

Nixdorux (Nicolas Ferranti) - Gargoyle's Quest "Gargoyle in Broadway" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2026) [VGMix2 #2026]
It's Nicolas, and he's NOT doing Zelda. Well, damn, you know I had to check it out just to see how his skills would translate to another game's work. Here's some very beautiful and upbeat orchestral work that features a lot of movement and development, even sounding at some of the more low-key section like something that could belong in a movie featuring simpler city life in 1920/30s America. Bah, who knows where I get my mental imagery sometimes. Things even seemed like they would go towards a more militaristic slant by the 2:40 mark, and I said "Here comes the usual", yet Nix actually used that buildup very briefly to segue into his conclusion. A very cool piece from a game I'm not familiar with myself, but you orchestral fans owe it to yourself to sample this one.

Shnabubula - Solstice "Shadax the Blue" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1993) [VGMix2 #1993]
If that ain't a bitch...
Samuel Ascher-Weiss's first impression with me was his brief & off-kilter Guardian Legend OC ReMix "Red Spiders", so when I downloaded this mix of Solstice's intro muzak early in the week and put off listening to it until Saturday, I expected more of the same. Never would I have thought that instead I'd be hearing a very upbeat wind-led orchestral theme. Some of the harmonic choices in the second half of this NES-game remix are decidedly flaky and scattershot, so it's not as strong as the first half. Despite that, this follow-up release of the Shnabubulan One is worth exploring to see another side of his work and the potential he has when engaging in other remixing styles.

Sir Nuts - Descent 1 "Ascencion (Upside Down)" (http://www.peoplesremix.com/PRC21/PRC21_Sir_Nuts_-_Ascencion(Upside_Down).mp3) [The People's Remix Competition 21 (http://www.peoplesremix.com/PRC21)] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40494)
OOOOOH, this is awesome right here. My man, Mike Molina, is back again with some good melodic techno work via reelmojo's People's Remix Competition. Taking on TO's source tune choice from Descent for PRC21, Mr. Nuts has got the dial turned up with his familiar brand o' work. I definitely wasn't feeling the piano coming in at 2:51, as the off-key melody killed the flow and deflated a LOT of energy here. [frowny face] That's gonna need to be looked at, but the bigger picture illustrates that this is some solid stuff. Hopefully we can get some tweaks done and see more of this mix in the future, if you know what I mean. Check out the brand new PRC website launched this week, which featured EVERY song ever made from The People's Remix Competition. Straightforward but swanky, head on over to http://www.peoplesremix.com and get the goods!

trickwaters - Lufia 1 "Memorie di ultima guerra: I Introduzione" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2007) (a.k.a. 'Memories of the Last War: I Introduction') [VGMix2 #2007]
Pat latest VGMix release is a straightforward string & wind-centered orchestral interpretation of Lufia & the Fortress of Doom. The flow of the notes here from the strings needed to be more humanized, but that's just me being nitpicky. The development here courtesy of trick is logical and natural sounding in it's own right, starting off gentle and building momentum toward the bigger finish in what you'd come to expect from many other great-sounding orchestral game arrangements. More good work from one of the few notable names in the American scene who's yet to be posted on OCR.

Tuba Lin - Final Fantasy 9 "Shepard Won't Alone" [OC ReMix #1227]
Ironically enough, this is the second OC ReMix of the summer that's got a title in improper English. So what does that mean? That it's from the FF series, of course. Wait, nah. Following in the titling footsteps of The Risen Daysprings's FF7 mix "Truth in Forgiveness Await", we have a nice orchestral mix that goes HEAVY on the rearrangement of "You're Not Alone!" that I enjoyed greatly at that level. GrayLightning is much more knowledgable about the sample usage here, but like I said when I voted on it, I thought the samples were subpar. Nonetheless, the arrangement is primarily what counts here, and it's top notch. More orchestral st00f with a different sound due to the samples, but very creative arrangement ideas nonetheless that certainly take the source material in an uncharted direction.

Unknown & zircon - Chrono Trigger "When All Hope Has Faded" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2014) [VGMix2 #2014] - OCR Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40461)
Two of SoundTempest's heavy hitters have joined forces in this very energetic yet melancholy techno/orchestral piece that (much like "Calamitous Judgment") includes several influences, including the noticeable style of one of Jared Hudson's favorite composers, Danny Elfman. Here, my bros Ty & Andy have pulled out a lot of different tricks, starting out this mix in Unknown's style with a very nice music box with some hot female choir vox action before throwing zirc's electronic stylings into the loop with a technosynth iteration of the melody from "The Day the World Revived". The tandem does a great job trading off sounds and measures throughout the mix, definitely providing a product that wouldn't be possible from either one individually. Excellent work that any CT music fan is gonna mess their pants over via this powerhouse teamup of one of OCR's orchestral mainstays in Unknown and the site's latest "OMG, who IS that?" in zircon.

virt - The Legend of Zelda 2, The Legend of Zelda 1 & The Legend of Zelda 3 "Blood of Ganon" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1986) [Dwelling of Duels: Legend of Zelda (http://dwellingoduels.rock-out.net/past/july/july.html) / VGMix2 #1986]
Jake Kaufman's all about the return of the ROCK with "OMG, da bl00d of ga/\/on!1`~" with a literal headbanging Zelda medley piece that's the winning entry in July's Dwelling of Duels over notables like the guy whom some have deemed an "asshole personified" the outspoken Seifer. Ironically enough, some critics (and no, they aren't outspoken critics) have called virt's guitar work soulless. Though you hear an overabundance of energy here, admittedly I'd have to agree in part with those critics, as some of Jake's previous VGMix material has sounded a lot more emotive ("Warrior King" & "Wings of Gold"). There are a lot of fans out there who'll flatly disagree with that assessment, but in any case I'm all over the fact that this mix is all about kicking you in the face with some creative, sick riffs on insanely popular source material. There were tons of great style changes and transitions throughout, illustrating how Jake typically let's it all hang out when he works on his latest rock mix material. You're gonna have to check out "Blood of Ganon" yourself if you wanna hear what virt managed to do at the 5:12 mark to totally change the feel of the mix and secure DoD victory. More top tier stuff from one of the legends of the community.

The Wingless & Vigilante - Metroid 1 "Final Exam" (http://thewingless.com/music/mp3s/Metroid%20--%20Final%20Exam.mp3) [http://www.thewingless.com]
Jesse has been a big fan of The Wingless ever since John released his MM2 classic "Teardrinker", so, even though it took a year to finish (A YEAR!), they've finally gotten everything done with the official release of "Final Exam" over at what many call the greatest website ever, TheWingless.com. Just listening to this, you can really hear how Vigilante's involvement changed the presentation of the mix, as he and Wing put together a much more harder-edged, rock-that-shit-down offering than Wingle's general body of work. Both Jesse and John's characteristics shine through here, and you're a chump if you don't pick it up. Sample this hot stuff dropped by two of OCR's dictator-like judges.

After only a few weeks of quitting the scene for now, Quinn Fox is back, and I'm a selfish, happy happy man! Cruise on over to his homepage at http://www.quinn.50g.com and snag a MASSIVE chunk of his work while it's available to you! Meanwhile, Quinn's been seeing if anyone's interested in a collaboration (http://vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3989) over at the VGMix forums. Hope to see Fox back in the mix sooner than later. And that's all the news that's fit to report regardless, so find your way back here next week.

[estêvão]

had to reply quick. Going fun!
WOO!

[estêvão]

The Blasted Man (Hungry Joe) - Final Fantasy 8 "Kind of Breezy" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1998) [VGMix2 #1998] - OCR Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35626)
Nate Jasensky's recent OCR submission was turned down, but was a mix that I personally felt was very promising and deserved more attention. This one's an energetic take on God knows what theme. ;-) If you're down with a guitar based remix with some rock undertones, then you should sign yourself up for a listen to this progressive offering. This one carries quite a number of style changes and features tons of development in those respects, almost functioning like a medley piece. With regards to the strengths and weaknesses of the track, I've written so, so much about this mix in detail as an OCR judge and that carried over into my review of "Kind of Breezy" over at VGMix (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1998#44760), which you'll wanna check out if you're really wondering what I thought about it in ludicrous amounts of detail. It'll be interesting to see what material Nate can produce in the future with such a noteworthy effort here.

This one is a tier 4 in VGMix, WAAAAY too low for the proficiency it has. Sure, the samples are less than stellar, and the rock section is haphazardly performed. That said, this is an awesome mix of THE OVERWORLD THEME fom FF8. It's really good, go check it out, and criticize VGMix for placing him so low. This is a tier 2 mix, IMO.

Sir Nuts - Descent 1 "Ascencion (Upside Down)" (http://www.peoplesremix.com/PRC21/PRC21_Sir_Nuts_-_Ascencion(Upside_Down).mp3) [The People's Remix Competition 21 (http://www.peoplesremix.com/PRC21)] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40494)
OOOOOH, this is awesome right here. My man, Mike Molina, is back again with some good melodic techno work via reelmojo's People's Remix Competition. Taking on TO's source tune choice from Descent for PRC21, Mr. Nuts has got the dial turned up with his familiar brand o' work. I definitely wasn't feeling the piano coming in at 2:51, as the off-key melody killed the flow and deflated a LOT of energy here. [frowny face] That's gonna need to be looked at, but the bigger picture illustrates that this is some solid stuff. Hopefully we can get some tweaks done and see more of this mix in the future, if you know what I mean. Check out the brand new PRC website launched this week, which featured EVERY song ever made from The People's Remix Competition. Straightforward but swanky, head on over to http://www.peoplesremix.com and get the goods!

I was the only one to vote S|r Nuts 2nd place in this comp. However, it was a tough decision. Hopefully Nuts is gonna send this in, cause it's got everything it needs to be a good OCR. Driving, constant tempo in a dancehouse theme makes this piece. Oddly enough, that's also the reason why I didn't vote for it for first place. Regardless, S|r Nuts has more technique than most, if not all amateur mixers out there, with his now trademark "fade-out-fade-in" magic!

Unknown & zircon - Chrono Trigger "When All Hope Has Faded" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2014) [VGMix2 #2014] - OCR Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40461)
Two of SoundTempest's heavy hitters have joined forces in this very energetic yet melancholy techno/orchestral piece that (much like "Calamitous Judgment") includes several influences, including the noticeable style of one of Jared Hudson's favorite composers, Danny Elfman. Here, my bros Ty & Andy have pulled out a lot of different tricks, starting out this mix in Unknown's style with a very nice music box with some hot female choir vox action before throwing zirc's electronic stylings into the loop with a technosynth iteration of the melody from "The Day the World Revived". The tandem does a great job trading off sounds and measures throughout the mix, definitely providing a product that wouldn't be possible from either one individually. Excellent work that any CT music fan is gonna mess their pants over via this powerhouse teamup of one of OCR's orchestral mainstays in Unknown and the site's latest "OMG, who IS that?" in zircon.

This is like...SCORE. What a team! Really liking the instrumentation to start, and the fact there are really two movements to the piece adds serious depth. The first part is epic orchestral, beautifully done. The second basically copies the style of Metal Gear Solid music to enter, then jumps into techno/trance style. I really like it, VGMix really likes it, Larry of the Oji really likes it, so expect this to be OCR soon.

BTW Larry, I noticed the Danny Elfman in there on my first few listens as well. /thumbs up.

The Wingless & Vigilante - Metroid 1 "Final Exam" (http://thewingless.com/music/mp3s/Metroid%20--%20Final%20Exam.mp3) [http://www.thewingless.com]
Jesse has been a big fan of The Wingless ever since John released his MM2 classic "Teardrinker", so, even though it took a year to finish (A YEAR!), they've finally gotten everything done with the official release of "Final Exam" over at what many call the greatest website ever, TheWingless.com. Just listening to this, you can really hear how Vigilante's involvement changed the presentation of the mix, as he and Wing put together a much more harder-edged, rock-that-shit-down offering than Wingle's general body of work. Both Jesse and John's characteristics shine through here, and you're a chump if you don't pick it up. Sample this hot stuff dropped by two of OCR's dictator-like judges.[/size]

In my mind, there's very little that can match Stemage's Metroid Metal remix of Brinstar (http://www.grant-henry.com/metroid_mp3/metroid_brinstar.mp3), but this one comes DAMN close. Nice intro of Maridia from Metroid 3, confuzzled me a bit but then I understood...just a setup. There's not much here I wouldn't expect from a cover band concert, and it sounds like that's what they were doing. Only with better samples could this be "tehawexomeness" in my book, because the composition and musical prowess is second to none in the community.

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I'll be leaving tomorrow...taking an escapade to Edmonton. Should be fun, seeing as I'm meeting a beautiful woman at the airport and won't be out of her company until I leave to come back home on Tuesday. Night. Late. In the meantime, mull over my rating system at the PRC22 board, and write your flames! PM them to me! I want to check my OCR account while I'm there and see that I've been getting attention!

Larry. You rock. Can't wait till the show returns (god it's so far away! it sucks!)

Peace.

[Xelebes]

Man I should follow this thread a bit more that I have been. I'm feeling a little guilty...

Anywho, if you should ever decide to pimp out originals once more for the members of OCR, I have a track that you may want to play (or not.)

http://www.nemurikomu.net/xel/Password.mp3

Of course, it is slammin hard, squealing-acid line synths and melody that comes in late but I think it does the trick.

Anywho, as I said earlier, I'm gonna follow this thread a bit more varefully. :)

[Liontamer]

Man I should follow this thread a bit more that I have been. I'm feeling a little guilty...
No problem, Phil. Thanks for checking it out now; there's only 3 or 4 more weeks of these Pimp Sections left, but the best way to catch up with what I'm been trying to promote is to visit my forum at Ormgas.com (http://oc.ormgas.com/forum_viewforum.php?18) (the best radio station ever created) and check out the individual weeks, so you don't have to wander around this thread. There's some stuff from May on page 3 of the VGF forums, but otherwise, everything should be right there for ya.

For those of you joining us on page 55, this week's Pimp Section (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1062575#1062575) is on page 54 (too many damn pages, am I right). Still, keep comments coming if you liked anything you heard.

[Dhsu]

The Blasted Man (Hungry Joe) - Final Fantasy 8 "Kind of Breezy" (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1998) [VGMix2 #1998] - OCR Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35626)
Nate Jasensky's recent OCR submission was turned down, but was a mix that I personally felt was very promising and deserved more attention. This one's an energetic take on God knows what theme. ;-) If you're down with a guitar based remix with some rock undertones, then you should sign yourself up for a listen to this progressive offering. This one carries quite a number of style changes and features tons of development in those respects, almost functioning like a medley piece. With regards to the strengths and weaknesses of the track, I've written so, so much about this mix in detail as an OCR judge and that carried over into my review of "Kind of Breezy" over at VGMix (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1998#44760), which you'll wanna check out if you're really wondering what I thought about it in ludicrous amounts of detail. It'll be interesting to see what material Nate can produce in the future with such a noteworthy effort here.

This one is a tier 4 in VGMix, WAAAAY too low for the proficiency it has. Sure, the samples are less than stellar, and the rock section is haphazardly performed. That said, this is an awesome mix of THE OVERWORLD THEME fom FF8.
Actually, it's a remix of "Breezy" (yeah, who'da thunk it?), the Balamb town theme.

[myf]

analoq - Noir "amazeing!" (http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/analoq_amazeing.ogg) [The People's Remix Competition: Animation 5 (http://www.animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&start=210)]
Aaron won PRCA:5 handily with this cool spin on "Maze" from the Noir soundtrack, which OverCoat randomly picked to be this contest's challenge (thanxusomuch!~). Stripping away the (crappy) vocals and focusing on the melodic progression of the music itself, analoq tinkers around with the original with a light, laid-back groove before moving up the power again with electric guitar returning at the 1:47 mark. Short and sweet, and a vast improvement over the original (hey, those vocals are the epitome of an "acquired taste"). You can always trust analoq to any idea and expertly exploit its potential. In the meantime, we'll be waiting for his choice of source material for PRC:A6.

Larry, you are something stealth and ninja like. :D

For anyone interested, I have analoq's choice for PRCA:6 and jesus, it's a doozy....

If you are looking to participate, head over to www.animeremix.org and check out the Contest forum *new location*. We are always looking for fresh blo...remixers. :)

That much said, can't wait for VGF to come back on the air, Larry!

[DistantJ]

Thankyou for your encouragement. :) It's much appreciated.

[Dhsu]

analoq - Noir "amazeing!" (http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/analoq_amazeing.ogg) [The People's Remix Competition: Animation 5 (http://www.animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&start=210)]
Aaron won PRCA:5 handily with this cool spin on "Maze" from the Noir soundtrack, which OverCoat randomly picked to be this contest's challenge (thanxusomuch!~). Stripping away the (crappy) vocals and focusing on the melodic progression of the music itself, analoq tinkers around with the original with a light, laid-back groove before moving up the power again with electric guitar returning at the 1:47 mark. Short and sweet, and a vast improvement over the original (hey, those vocals are the epitome of an "acquired taste"). You can always trust analoq to any idea and expertly exploit its potential. In the meantime, we'll be waiting for his choice of source material for PRC:A6.

Larry, you are something stealth and ninja like. :D

For anyone interested, I have analoq's choice for PRCA:6 and jesus, it's a doozy....
When analoq wins, everyone loses (except analoq).

[myf]

analoq - Noir "amazeing!" (http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/analoq_amazeing.ogg) [The People's Remix Competition: Animation 5 (http://www.animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&start=210)]
Aaron won PRCA:5 handily with this cool spin on "Maze" from the Noir soundtrack, which OverCoat randomly picked to be this contest's challenge (thanxusomuch!~). Stripping away the (crappy) vocals and focusing on the melodic progression of the music itself, analoq tinkers around with the original with a light, laid-back groove before moving up the power again with electric guitar returning at the 1:47 mark. Short and sweet, and a vast improvement over the original (hey, those vocals are the epitome of an "acquired taste"). You can always trust analoq to any idea and expertly exploit its potential. In the meantime, we'll be waiting for his choice of source material for PRC:A6.

Larry, you are something stealth and ninja like. :D

For anyone interested, I have analoq's choice for PRCA:6 and jesus, it's a doozy....
When analoq wins, everyone loses (except analoq).

Perhaps a well done piano submission would have countered his medieval style song...

Perhaps...

Too bad there wasn't one...

[Dhsu]

HEY.

It's not my fault that he had smiling Indians on his side.

[myf]

HEY.

It's not my fault that he had smiling Indians on his side.

True...


I'll smile for you!

[DistantJ]

analoq - Noir "amazeing!" (http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/analoq_amazeing.ogg) [The People's Remix Competition: Animation 5 (http://www.animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&start=210)]
Aaron won PRCA:5 handily with this cool spin on "Maze" from the Noir soundtrack, which OverCoat randomly picked to be this contest's challenge (thanxusomuch!~). Stripping away the (crappy) vocals and focusing on the melodic progression of the music itself, analoq tinkers around with the original with a light, laid-back groove before moving up the power again with electric guitar returning at the 1:47 mark. Short and sweet, and a vast improvement over the original (hey, those vocals are the epitome of an "acquired taste"). You can always trust analoq to any idea and expertly exploit its potential. In the meantime, we'll be waiting for his choice of source material for PRC:A6.

Larry, you are something stealth and ninja like. :D

For anyone interested, I have analoq's choice for PRCA:6 and jesus, it's a doozy....
When analoq wins, everyone loses (except analoq).

My entry to that competition had such ugly sample quality, I didn't realise other people we're checking them out, I'm embarassed now! Heh.

Either way, I have a much improved version I'll be submitting to the AR site soon. Also DJ MetaZero did a 'remix of my remix' which we may submit as a collaboration.

[analoq]

When analoq wins, everyone loses (except analoq).
indeed. i've no shortage of obscure/inane song choices (:
My entry to that competition had such ugly sample quality, I didn't realise other people we're checking them out, I'm embarassed now!
there's only so much you can do for a compo given all the limiting factors. i voted for yours, btw.

cheers.

[myf]

When analoq wins, everyone loses (except analoq).
indeed. i've no shortage of obscure/inane song choices (:

not exactly obscure this time...I know the song well. For that matter, last time's wasn't obscure as well!


Whutchoo talkin bout, ana?

[analoq]

okay. scratch osbscure.
instead, find me a word that means "Something I like that most others wouldn't want to remix."

cheers.

[The Orichalcon]

unique

[Liontamer]

The column's out on Monday this week, since I got the chance to chill with Vigilante this past weekend. After chillin' around with my friends here in Connecticut, I headed back with him to Massachusetts on a whim, and had an awesome time in Boston and Cambridge. I got to see and help Jesse work on some Donkey Kong Country remix material, and despite being a fan of the scene for such a long time, I had never actually seen any mixer's setup before, so that was a pretty cool experience. Of course, the trip wasn't all about OC stuff (Béla Fleck & the Flecktones and sushi!), so we'll both post some thoughts soon on how we didn't get along at all WHATSOEVER for your amusement! One more week until I head back down to Atlanta, so I'll finally have some cable network speed dammit. Now let's pimp out what we had for the week ending August 14th:

ABG - Final Fantasy 11 "Recollection (Dynamis Mix)" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2063) [VGMix2 #2063]
Shawn Overn hasn't had too many releases on the scene, but his Res Evil 2 OC mix that came out a few months ago, "Ada's Groove", kicked ass so I had to check this one out. Here we have a nice lengthy trance mix of Nobuo Uematsu's "Recollection". Thick tracks like these could always use better separation of the sounds, IMO, but for many trance tracks with a good groove and lots of energy, the wall of sound approach works well and is easily accessible to people who like to shake their ass to this kid of music. This is an excellent representation of a dance/trance remix and, at nearly 8 minutes, one that you won't see at OCR unless an edited version is submitted, so if you're into the genre, this is an absolute must if you usually limit yourself to OCR material.

Adhesive Boy - The Legend of Zelda 3 & Final Fantasy 6 "Devout Hyrulian Guttersnipe" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2042) [VGMix2 #2042]
Here's a really cool light jazz/fusion style mix of Koji Kondo's "Church" theme from A Link to the Past courtesy of Jack Ryerson. This does a great job of transplanting the source material into another genre with his trademark sounds, and this does its best to sound natural rather than sequenced. The cymbals are loud, but you don't see me complaining. Very energetic, work for light jazz, yet engaging and relaxing, and one I think Neskvartetten would be interested in hearing and critiquing. This'll be on OC relatively soon, but do AB a favor and check it now, while heaping praises upon him via VGMix reviews.

Ailsean - Final Fantasy 6 "Aria" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2064) [VGMix2 #2064]
Here's Sean's latest covering "Aria di Mezzo Carattere", which features the guitar rock that y'all like, and is dedicated to Stephen Kennedy of KFSS Studios/Project majestic Mix fame and his new wife, Jana Kennedy. And while Ailsean's harmonized vocals are a labor or love and friendship for Stephen & Jana, let's all agree that he never does it again. :-) Some of the VGMix reviews for the mix are downright skewed and/or crazy, but nonetheless, this comes through on the music side even if it doesn't on the vocals. Not what I had in mind for a song with marriage connotations, but when you dedicate something to a video game music producer, it's best to go this route. ;-)

Corran - CastleVania 64 "Tribal Center" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2044) [VGMix2 #2044]
Some of the electronic sounds are generic, but the overall premise here is strong. I'm not familiar with CV64, so I couldn't tell you how much of an rearrangement this is. Nonetheless, this is a fairly upbeat, even soundscape-ish track at times, featuring nice thick percussion and the xylophone and that bubbly-sounding thing. What the hell is that beautiful-sounding bubbly thing? Seriously though, this runs well with the percussion-heavy title's motif as several different sounds give it that tribal feel. Always good to hear stuff from Corran, who's growing more and more solid with his remix work as the weeks go by. Certainly one to give a listen.

debeerguy (Kevin "Lorenzo" Sisk) - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 "Vanguard Metropolis" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2051) [VGMix2 #2051]
Like I've said in the past, Kevin's a bit of a hit-or-miss guy with me, so sometimes I'll hear a new release he has and I'll pass. This one has some odd chords and is rough, but shows some good things, so for any "Metropolis Zone" fans, you can check this out for some hard-edged electrorock. debeerguy's tracks tend to need tons of polish and refinement, but you may be liking this one overall.

Digital Coma & SnappleMan - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 "Heroes in a Quartet" (http://www.inverteddungeon.com/snappleman/TMNT_Heroes_in_a_Quartet.mp3) [OC ReMix to-be-posted] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41473)
After SnappleMan has really come into his own as a remix guitarist in the past few months, Andy teams up with Binnie for a phenomenal collab mix featuring vocals by Coma and instrumentation by Snap. Everything comes together in the right way, with Coma's layered vocals and SnappleMan with...you know those guitars that are like double guitars? Anyway, here's some short and sweet stuff from the familiar TMNT stage select theme where you're walking around the city. This'll certainly make a huge impact when it hits OCR. God, that damn game was impossible. I'll stick with Turtles in Time myself.

Freemind - "Olympiada 2004" (http://freehost06.websamba.com/freemindmusic/xali.mp3) [http://www.bands411.com/freemindlab] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41659)
Here's FM's take on ancient Greek music. If anyone would know, it's OCR resident Grecian. Named in a timely fashion for this year's Olympics, this is a nice 2-minute shot of ethnic flavor for ya, which is a musical style I at least have never heard from Freemind before. Pretty chill stuff to be sure, so feel free to vicariously experience the old days of Greece. Nice stuff to actively listen to or just have on in the background.

goat - CastleVania 3 "Emerald Ruins" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2038) [Unchosen Paths / VGMix2 #2038]
Chris's latest release for his CV3 arrangement album is a break from his usual style. Of course, there's some guitar rock in there, so you don't be worrying. Yet we also get some more electronic stuff along with strings. Now, the strings and winds are noticeably unrealistic and need attention to dynamics, so this really doesn't match the quality of the goat's CV3 mixes IMO, but most of you aren't gonna mind, so I suppose you can disregard that. Keep looking out for goat as he continues to wind his way through the entire CV3 soundtrack, as the results have been impressive overall!

JAXX - "Life of Wind" (http://www.joecam.net/music/extra/Patrick%20Jaxx-Life%20Of%20Wind.mp3) [http://www.trulyradical.com] - OneUp Feedback (http://oneupstudios.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2384) / VGMix Feeedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=4135)
"Life of Wind" makes it as my pick of the week! Here's some very cool acoustic string stuff from Pat that carries almost a Spanish/Italian kind of feel to it. You don't get to see too much from JAXX these days, so when you see his stuff, you've gotta be sure to snap it up quickly. JAXX drops some very excellent work here featuring three layers of nicely laid guitar tracks. Be sure to check this out for some nice energy.

k-wix - Noir "Love's Betrayal" (http://k-wix.no-ip.com/Music/k-wixlovesbetrayal.mp3) [http://k-wix.no-ip.com] - Feedback (http://vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=4155)
After analoq's own Noir mix was spotlighted last week, k-wix goes for a composition of his own that, on its own, sounds rather straightforward (even though it's a medley). Dustin managed to win a competition for actual dolla dolla$ with this Noir medley solo piano mix, and more power to him for making some scratch off it. Situations like that make me wanna remix. :-P Gimme some money! I'm not one to assign broad meaning to music pieces, but I did feel like this one worked with creating imagery and successfully telling a story through music of how one's love could turn into betrayal. Very cool solo instrument work that you can expect to see on Anime Remix (http://www.animeremix.org) in the near future as it currently goes through the judging process, and one of k-wix's best efforts yet.

Lix - "Snow Drizzle" Version 2.0 (http://levolution.ath.cx/l2_sound/l2_white_ark_2.mp3) [Levo Lution XII (http://www.levolution.info)]
Primarily inspired by Robert Miles 1996 album "Dreamland", Lix Exest drops a decent 7-minute dream trance piece with what (I hope) translates to English as "Snow Drizzle". I thought the overall prepense could have been phatter as it relates to the beats, but the structure is nice and most of the sound choices are relaxing while energetic. If you like what you hear with Lix's original work (AND you can read Japanese ;-P), check out his very soon-to-be-released 13-track original album Phobos (http://www.levolution.info/phobos) and enjoy his mostly trance-oriented material. Solid original stuff from one of Japan's more prominent game music remixers.

OverCoat - Vectorman 1 "Ocean Front Property" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2057) [VGMix2 #2057]
Scott's here this week with a short, simple rearrangement of the classic "Tidal Surge" theme from Vectorman, attempting to take a slightly different approach than trance, which is how most people have attempted to tackle the theme (including Strike911 who has his own quality remix). The best part of this is the bubbly/ambient-style melody along with piano countermelody, while SOC's drumbeat and electrosynth choices at 1:01 somewhat killed off the ambient feel I got. I'd love to hear this one done with better sound combinations, but this is some cool, quick material from my bro that gets it done. (What a sweet close!)

Quinn Fox - Phantasy Star 1 "Phillibuster" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2069) [VGMix2 #2069]
Thank you God, I'm so glad Quinn Fox is back. :-D Like I mentioned last week, Quinn decided to forgo his long hiatus from the music scene. Even deciding to go back and purchase the equipment he actually sold off, Fox's return was even more unexpected than I thought, so it's great to hear him back. This Phantasy Star mix is very rough, and is thus a more WIP-like level of quality with the mastering seemingly unaddressed, yet Quinn trademark sounds and style are apparent throughout, so I'd love to see this retooled and in a more presentable package. This is a somewhat meandering piece, so it does need more focus, though I believe a re-EQing would be enough to create the separation needed to bring out the potential here and make this much more cohesive-sounding. Y'all don't know how glad I am to know that Quinn not hanging it up for good. Remember this mix as you could potentially see it improved in the future.

Rellik - Final Fantasy 6 "Dancing Mad" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2056) [VGMix2 #2056] - OCR Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40915)
Adam has Kefka's theme (yes, I know you see the mix title, but that's right) done with strings and some thick dance beats, giving the source material quite the revamping. Rexy, burgeoning remixer and reviewer du jour of VGMix, felt this sounded stylistically similar to Rellik's EarthBound mix from earlier in the summer ("Dreaming on Distant Shores" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1634)), yet I thought this did a great job in sounding nothing like that mix, and I know Rellik is working to diversify his style and not fit too comfortably into a given genre or formula. "Dancing Mad" is some pretty uptempo work that's really accessible thanks to the source tune choice, and should definitely let you see Kefka's theme in a new light. I'd personally like to see the strings more humanized, but aside from that and a few other minor issues, you should be liking what's going on.

Reuben Kee - Street Fighter 2 "Ryu for Four Pianos" [VGMix2 #1662 / OC ReMix #1230]
I plugged this way back in July, and was glad to see this unique mix arrive at the OC judges' panel shortly after I joined. Firing it up again to be secure in my vote was a welcome obligation. Let's check out what I said about this one way back on June 19th:After being in the WIP stage for a while, Reuben's released the final version of this ambitious Street Fighter remix where he played 4 different layers of piano in one take apiece and merged them to form this remix. It obviously takes a lot of effort to play each section live and have everything synch up properly, so props to Reu for making the idea work from conception to finished product. Don't be intimidated by 4 different piano tracks at once, folks. Two tracks provide background support while the third provides countermelody.While a little scattered during some of the very active sections, everything generally comes together nicely as Ryu's melody is accompanied quite adeptly with Reu's three other piano lines. If you're looking for a very fresh take on Ryu's theme, look no further.

Ryan8bit - The Legend of Zelda 2 "All Else Failed" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2052) [Dwelling of Duels: Legend of Zelda (http://dwellingoduels.rock-out.net/past/july/july.html) / VGMix2 #2052]
Here's Ryan's entry from the most recent DoD compo covering Zelda music, and it's a straightforward but enjoyable rock arrangement of the Dungeon music. Not much to say on this, which is not to say that it's bad at all otherwise it wouldn't be here on the Pimp Section, but if you're looking for a quality mix with very capable axe work, nice varied percussion support that doesn't drag the energy down, and some familiar game coverage, give Mr. 8bit a DL and enjoy what he had cooking for July's Dwelling of Duels. August's compo is focusing on military games, so expect to see some attention-grabbing, high octane work from the premiere live instrument mixing competition.

Sephfire - Kingdom Hearts 1 "Above the Rising Falls" [VGMix2 #1303 / OC ReMix #1229]
Daniel Floyd finally brings some VERY anticipated Kingdom Hearts action to OCR with this suspenseful orchestral-style piece covering the Square game with everyone's favorite Disney characters. Any game where you can use Donald Duck in a combat situation is the WIN! I played this mix on VGF way back in April at Debotron's request, and knew it was OC-worthy material back then, thus I'm glad to have gotten the chance to YES it as a judge. I've pretty much said everything I wanted to say about this one via my judging decision (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1036497#1036497), so go ahead and read that for the technical stuff. As it stands, this one has gotten an excellent reception that should serve to get Sephfire's name even more out there. If you've been waiting for some well-made KH material, your prayers have been answered. Snap this up immediately.

TO & FIDGAF - Seiken Densetsu 3 "Electrion (Guitar Mix)" (http://www.geocities.com/reaction4z/Seiken_Densetsu_3_Electrion_OC_ReMix.mp3) [IONCROSS: Total War OST (http://www.ioncross.com/freelancer/servermod/music.htm)] - ZIP of the full OST (http://www.ioncross.com/freelancer/servermod/music/twmusic001.zip) / Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41423)
Lee Barber & Damon De Maio have collabed on a full soundtrack for a mod of the space-based strategy game Freelancer, with this remix of Hiroki Kiukta's "Swivel" functioning as the Rheinland theme and representing only one of three remixes in the mostly original soundtrack. I don't mind saying that this mix should eventually have to-be-posted status at OCR, so you should give it a look to preview some quality upcoming material featuring FIDGAF with some powerful guitar support and TO providing engaging ambience and beats in the front, transforming the (shitty) original into a completely different monster. After hearing this mix, there's no doubt the rest of the IONCROSS: Total War soundtrack will be good, so if you have a good connection, go ahead and download the 50MB ZIP featuring the full OST. Get more information on the full Freelancer mod from the IONCROSS development team at http://www.ioncross.com.

On the WIP side, top C64/R:K:O mixer Larsec has a cool FF7 "You Can Hear the Cry of the Planet" mix in the works, while fellow C64 mixer cohort Makke continues his trend of vocalized homage mixes with an Arkanoid mix in the style of Faith No More's classic single "Epic". Now let's enjoy the laundry list of works-in-progress to check out: ms0k (melody) & MaJIN_SaN (drums) - Destiny of an Emperor (history theme) (http://www.angelfire.com/magic/muumuu_dashiki.com/doaeintro.mp3), ziwtra - Secret of Mana (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41201), ziwtra - Soukaigi (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41647), zircon - CastleVania Adventure (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41053), Mythril Nazgul - Xenogears (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41020), Suzumebachi - Donkey Kong Country (Kong in Concert) (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41602), Ashane - Street Fighter II (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2036), Shadow - EarthBound (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2054), DCT - Silent Hill 2 (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2073), Kadmium - Final Fantasy VII (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2075), Sefiros - Final Fantasy VII (http://vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=2077)

I wanted to wish Haroon my best wishes after Hurricane Charley tore off part of the roof of his family's home this weekend. Tons of people in Florida, Georgia & the Carolinas unfortunately felt Charley's fury and the hurricane ripped apart tons of communities. Haroon even has some pictures of the damage to his home and around his neighborhood (http://oneupstudios.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2414) at the OneUp Studios boards. Here's hoping anyone in Charley's path or anyone you may know in that area came out safe and sound. We don't get many hurricanes in Connecticut, but Hurricane Hugo about 15 years ago practically decimated Hamden and parts of New Haven around where I live, so I know it's a shitty situation when it happens.

EdgeCrusher's one of those guys who's on top of the scene, so I found out from him in the #ocremix IRC channel that Stemage of Metroid Metal fame has to delay the final track of the remix project until...get this...his fingernail grows back (http://www.metroidmetal.com/ridley/viewtopic.php?t=860). It seems that Grant accidentally burned off half the fingernail of his main guitar finger on his girlfriend's oven range. Shit, that's gotta hurt. So we wish Grant the best on his grueling :-) road to recovery and know that once he has time to lay down the final cut of Metroid Metal, all will be right with the world for the rock remix enthusiasts out there.

DJP and OCR finally got that mention in SPIN magazine I was hearing about with the subscriber release of the September-dated issue. Man, those guys need to do a real article and not just some bootleg timeline. Bleh on it. Any publicity is good publicity, but I would have liked some BETTER publicity. :-P Check out a scan of the video game music timeline via the OneUp Studios boards (http://oneupstudios.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2407). The OneUp Mushroomss, the Minibosses, the NESkimoes & Game Over were also mentioned.

Hope everyone also had a good time at the OneUp Studios BBQ last on the 7th as well. I don't know anyone from the OneUp crew well, but it's always cool when mixers and fans of the community get together like with MAGFest, the FF: Dear Friends concert & E3. Progress is also coming along with ideas and potential contributions to the upcoming Xenogears piano album, so keep an eye out at http://oneupstudios.com for more info from Mustin and crew as it develops.

Aight bros, take care and I'll see ya next week.

[myf]

Digital Coma & SnappleMan - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 "Heroes in a Quartet" (http://www.inverteddungeon.com/snappleman/TMNT_Heroes_in_a_Quartet.mp3) [OC ReMix to-be-posted] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41473)
After SnappleMan has really come into his own as a remix guitarist in the past few months, Andy teams up with Binnie for a phenomenal collab mix featuring vocals by Coma and instrumentation by Snap. Everything comes together in the right way, with Coma's layered vocals and SnappleMan with...you know those guitars that are like double guitars? Anyway, here's some short and sweet stuff from the familiar TMNT stage select theme where you're walking around the city. This'll certainly make a huge impact when it hits OCR. God, that damn game was impossible. I'll stick with Turtles in Time myself.


Waiting on this one. Thanks for the info, Larry!

[The Orichalcon]

TO & FIDGAF - Seiken Densetsu 3 "Electrion (Guitar Mix)" (http://www.geocities.com/reaction4z/Seiken_Densetsu_3_Electrion_OC_ReMix.mp3) [IONCROSS: Total War OST (http://www.ioncross.com/freelancer/servermod/music.htm)] - ZIP of the full OST (http://www.ioncross.com/freelancer/servermod/music/twmusic001.zip) / Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41423)
Lee Barber & Damon De Maio have collabed on a full soundtrack for a mod of the space-based strategy game Freelancer, with this remix of Hiroki Kiukta's "Swivel" functioning as the Rheinland theme and representing only one of three remixes in the mostly original soundtrack. I don't mind saying that this mix should eventually have to-be-posted status at OCR, so you should give it a look to preview some quality upcoming material featuring FIDGAF with some powerful guitar support and TO providing engaging ambience and beats in the front, transforming the (shitty) original into a completely different monster. After hearing this mix, there's no doubt the rest of the IONCROSS: Total War soundtrack will be good, so if you have a good connection, go ahead and download the 50MB ZIP featuring the full OST. Get more information on the full Freelancer mod from the IONCROSS development team at http://www.ioncross.com.[/size]

Thanks for the pimp on this one mate. Glad to see you like that piece. ;)

Just to capitalise on this, anyone that has Microsoft Freelancer, feel free to come on over and join our server with the Total War mod. Loads of fun, you choose your side of the four teams, one of the two pirate sides (Rogues and Hessians) and either Rheinland or Liberty. I'd love to see you there. (www.ioncross.com for more info)

Apologies to LT for temporarily hi-jacking his thread. ;) It's all yours again.

[Liontamer]

Better enjoy the current Pimp Section (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1073933#1073933) over the weekend. Getting ready to head back to Atlanta on Monday, so this week's Pimp Section won't be out until after then. Lots of solid material for the prior week though, so hit it up.

[The wingless]

Songs so nice, they had to post 'em twice

F-Shadow's Wingless and Larry Bukakke explanation
(see the id-tag for a moderately accurate transcript)

http://www.thewingless.com/BukkakeExplanation(ShadowMix).mp3

Wingless and Seattle Overcoat's, Sex-Soc

http://www.thewingless.com/socsex.mp3

[SirRus]

^^^ I'm glad to see the wingless putting his skills to good use, usually I get all emotional and sappy hearing his stuff, this just cracked me up.

And the source material is just golden, a very interesting (educational) conversation guys... I think all sex ed classes should get a copy of this.

[Liontamer]

VG Frequency Spotlight: http://www.emory.edu/WMRE/submenus/other/spotlight/vgf.html (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18)
Radio Link (requires RealPlayer): http://www.emory.edu/WMRE/wmre.ram
AIM Chatroom (during shows): aim:GoChat?RoomName=VG+Frequency ("VG Frequency")
Ormgas.com Forum: http://oc.ormgas.com/forum_viewforum.php?18
OCR Message Board: http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=24500
Webspace: http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji

It's almost that time again. VG Frequency returns on September 4th with episode #30 for another season of stupidity with a touch of video game remixes, or preferably the other way around. In any case, I'm looking for good bumpers (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20Bumpers) from various remixers and artists, so any good ideas you'd be willing to contribute are welcome. Short and sweet, VGF is a radio show focusing on the music from the video game music remixing community. Check out the various links above for more information on the layout of the show along with information on past shows.

We'll be doing the standard AIM chat again this semester, and a torrent system for the shows is also something I've been looking into along with Shoutcast and/or Peercast, so hopefully things will develop on that front.

I'll be trying to do a show covering (some, I can only fit in some) of the good material I heard from this past summer. Provided I have time, that'll be a bonus show that I'll likely record on my own. We'll see, and I'll keep you posted. Thanks a lot once again to the OC Judges panel for selecting me to come on board! If anyone's been following my voting, I believe (but Protricity doesn't :cry:) that I've been doing a good job on that front. My involvement in VGF, notably the summer Pimp Sections, was one reason why many felt I'd be a good person for judging, so thanks again to everybody who have made the show what it is & gotten me up to this point in the community. Hope to see you around as we get underway on the 4th!

[Debotron-6K]

woohoo!

[DarkeSword]

Be prepared for a call-in from the VGF All Star, kthx.

[GrayLightning]

I am not looking forward to the jokefest that is going to dominate VGF this year. :roll:

[Ramaniscence]

I'm not sure what the quality would be like, and the delay would be horrid but...

http://sgtrama.no-ip.com/shoutcast.jpg

If someone who wouldn't mess around too much wanted to sacrifice their sound and/or bandwidth, they could relay it over shoutcast if people really wanted it too bad.

More of a temporary solution then a permanant one, but ya'know...just a thought.

[Debotron-6K]

I am not looking forward to the jokefest that is going to dominate VGF this year. :roll:

I AM

..anxiously awaiting the return of Koji Kondo!

[zircon]

Songs so nice, they had to post 'em twice

F-Shadow's Wingless and Larry Bukakke explanation
(see the id-tag for a moderately accurate transcript)

http://www.thewingless.com/BukkakeExplanation(ShadowMix).mp3

Wingless and Seattle Overcoat's, Sex-Soc

http://www.thewingless.com/socsex.mp3

oh man, that bukkake explanation.. bahahaha
that's the funniest thing I've heard in awhile. You're a master with words, man.

[Liontamer]

I promised to make a show previewing season 3 of VGF that would highlight some tracks released during the summer, and I had a break in between some classes, so I took 20 mins to set up a playlist and went to work on VG Frequency #29.99. Free of charge, enjoy 91 minutes & 63MB of complete crud (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2329.99.mp3). In all seriousness though, this past summer has had some pretty notable work from all around, and this was a good chance to play through a handful of 'em. This saturday's show premiere of Season 3 will feature even more summer cuts, a lot of high quality material I couldn't manage to fit in today. In the meantime, give me an hour and a half of your time, DL the show, and enjoy today's playlist:

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
"VG Frequency" - Wednesday, September 1, 2004 / 12 - 1:30 PM

1. SgtRama - VG Frequency "Eat A Bumper" Bumper
2. Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama - "Stage Select 1" [Megaman X OST]
3. Arkimedes - Lufia 2 "Ticking Clocks" [VGMix2 #1853]
4. DarkeSword - Secret of Evermore "A Whisper and a Shadow" [The People's Remix Competition 16 / VGMix2 #1500]
5. mv - "Green Ashes" [http://mv.vgmix.com]
6. Ork Estral - "Funny Crinkle Flakes" [http://nigel.has.it]
7. DistantJ - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening "Windfish Enigma" [VGMix2 #1550]
8. Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama - "Chill Penguin Stage" [Megaman X OST]
9. GrayLightning - Shining Force 1 "Armageddon" [OC ReMix #1233]
10. Lix - Final Fantasy 5 "The New World (Remember Free)" [http://www.levolution.info]
11. Unknown - "Sand in the Eye" [CompoST 7 / SoundTempest]
12. ABG - Final Fantasy 11 "Recollection (Dynamis Mix)" [VGMix2 #2063]
13. Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama - "Storm Eagle Stage" [Megaman X OST]
14. Star Salzman - "Something Magic" [http://www.starblast.org]
15. qaid - "breaking windows to let the sunlight through" [Breaking Windows EP]
16. Adhesive Boy - The Legend of Zelda 3 "Devout Hyrulian Guttersnipe" [VGMix2 #2042]
17. Jared Hudson - "A Summer Dream" [http://www.hudsonstudios.net]
18. Disposer - Megaman 2 "Deep Forest Dance" [VGMix2 #1660]
19. Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama - "Armored Armadillo Stage" [Megaman X OST]
20. Protricity - Zombies Ate My Neighbors "Neighburgers" [OC ReMix #1202]
21. Mark Vera - Laser Squad "Mission Recalled" [Laser Squad Nemesis OST / OC ReMix #1217]
22. zircon - Chrono Trigger "Calamitous Judgment" [VGMix2 #1594 / OC ReMix #1219]
23. Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama - "Boomer Kuwanger Stage" [Megaman X OST]
24. Gecko Yamori & Kevin "Lorenzo" Sisk - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "Madman Across the Marble Garden" [VGMix2 #2132]
25. zykO - Faxanadu "Sketch of a Potentially Contrived Memory" [VGMix2 #1938]
26. Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama - "Flame Mammoth Stage" [Megaman X OST]
27. Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama - "Stage Clear" [Megaman X OST]

Remember people, Saturday, 10PM to Midnight. Make sure to be there for the new season of VG Frequency. It's appointment television, minus the television.

[Dyne]

Glad you'll be back with the jams on saturday Larry. Guess maybe I should finish up a few of my remixes for my project and see if I can get them played before the end of the year.

[Species8472]

Whew, got everything fixed just in time I see. Been gone like a month due to hardware problems.

[TCK]

So it begins, again.

It's a relief this is only taking 10 minutes to download too, compared to the usual 8 hours. How I love DSL :D

I'll be sure to be there for the season opener. We've missed you, Larry!

[Jared Hudson]

Larry....I was downloading your show at 3.5MB a second......I swear to god. 63MB in about 15 seconds.

[estêvão]

I was just watching it. Very jumpy. Sorry about that F-Zero GX song.

Let's see... 10:00, that's like 9:00 for central time, right?

Yes, it's 9.

That's 7 pm PST.
I'm SOOO glad that I have to go to a college football game at that time /sarcasm abound.

Larry, let's see if, in your first broadcast, you can beat the referees that the NCAA sends to Stanford on Saturday...I'd say the average is FOUR HOUR GAMES.

Please, all of you, boycott NCAA football.
And the NFL too, make them get rid of that stupid 5 yards backfield no touching rule.

[Liontamer]

Wow, bro. I can't believe you quoted something from page 1 though. Yeesh. Alright, we'll see you folks around tonight, I hope.

Snag episode #29.99 (the season 3 preview show) over at my forum at Ormgas.com (http://oc.ormgas.com/forum_viewtopic.php?18.4552). Remember, click the pic in the sig to check out the stream. It requires RealPlayer/Media Payer Classic. IM me at Liontamer87 to join the VG Frequency chat room. Right? Right. It's good to be back.

[DarkeSword]

WUT NO SHOUTCAST? :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

[Liontamer]

WUT NO SHOUTCAST? :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
U & ur demandz :P (Working towards Shoutcast and/or Peercast for the future)

[DarkeSword]

CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSTTTT

[Adhesive_Boy]

Just about 90 minutes before the wave of unfunny call-ins and general choas begins. I CAN"T WAITE!!!!!!111

[chokst~1.bat]

I hate music, and I hate video games, but I'll go to the chatroom anyways to help you guys make fun of stuff that is stupid.

i.e. music and video games

Cheers.

[The Coop]

Showing up late for your first night back. Not good form there Larry ;)

[DarkeSword]

I GIVE THIS THREAD A BUMP BA BUMP

[Lasakon]

KHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!!!

[Protricity]

fuckin great show tonight

[chokst~1.bat]

fuckin great show tonight
Larry rapping over SpaceBeam at the end was simply amazing.

[zircon]

Indeed.

[SirRus]

Larry rapping over SpaceBeam at the end was simply amazing.

your interpretation with skillfully manipulated off-beat singing and harmonizing "doo doo"ing absolutely MADE your remix of this remix. plz record and submit, direct post YES OVERRIDE.

[Protricity]

fuckin great show tonight
Larry rapping over SpaceBeam at the end was simply amazing.

FUCK YEA

SOMEONE LINK TO A BOOTLEG OF THAT RIGHT NOW OR I"LL BAN YOU ALL

[The Coop]

Fun show Larry. I killed the feed about 2PM so I could upload my remix to VGMix before I went to bed. Regardless, fun show. See ya next week...


... assuming you show up on time ;)

[chokst~1.bat]

FUCK YEA

SOMEONE LINK TO A BOOTLEG OF THAT RIGHT NOW OR I"LL BAN YOU ALL
http://www.canadianphilatelics.com/choksta/halfblack.mp3

Alot of dumb recording issues, but maybe it'll give people a good idea of Larry's contribution. :)

[DarkeSword]

When's the show up for download?

[TCK]

FUCK YEA

SOMEONE LINK TO A BOOTLEG OF THAT RIGHT NOW OR I"LL BAN YOU ALL
http://www.canadianphilatelics.com/choksta/halfblack.mp3What the flying fuck?

That's it, that's the last time I miss the aftershow.

[myf]

Damnit, I missed a VGF...

[Species8472]

Well I got it recorded without the extra IM sound effects, though it was recorded in mono. But its good to see someone is at least posting it.

[k u n g f u c h i c k e n]

I have to admit this show was in fire.

[The Coop]

I have to admit this show was in fire.

No, the chatroom was in fire... flames to be exact... for about two hours.

[DarkeSword]

FUCK U STAR. FUCK U PROT. STFU. PLAY MORE STAR SALZMAN. LARRY LOOKS LIKE GHANDI.

Seriously, that was the chat for two hours.

Not if you got smart and ignored the morons.

[The wingless]

Dear Oji,

I pleasure myself once every day, but this Sunday during a sermon, my local pastor stated that such acts are blasphemous, and encroach upon me 'coveting' myself. I want to be a good Christian and go to heaven, but I really enjoy spraying my left eye with the cock-sneeze. What should I do?

--Ornery in Oak Park

[Icy Guy]

Not if you got smart and ignored the morons.

Or if you brought up the idea of a Minesweeper Remix Collab, which was hilarious.

[DarkeSword]

Dear Oji,

I pleasure myself once every day, but this Sunday during a sermon, my local pastor stated that such acts are blasphemous, and encroach upon me 'coveting' myself. I want to be a good Christian and go to heaven, but I really enjoy spraying my left eye with the cock-sneeze. What should I do?

--Ornery in Oak Park

Join the Holy Brotherhood of the Cock-Sneaze.

The Prince of Persia commands it!

[Liontamer]

Dear Oji,

I pleasure myself once every day, but this Sunday during a sermon, my local pastor stated that such acts are blasphemous, and encroach upon me 'coveting' myself. I want to be a good Christian and go to heaven, but I really enjoy spraying my left eye with the cock-sneeze. What should I do?
My advice to you, Ornery in Oak Park, is to pleasure yourself more thoroughly, not forgetting to mull over the possibility of using extraneous devices such as clips or the insertion of surgical steel rods to increase your level of gratification. By doing this you will practically achieve heaven in your own mind when climaxing, while also guaranteeing your left eye will be heavily coated in "buukka". In that way, you truly win on both levels. - Dr. Lion

[cough]

Thanks for the big turnout for VGF's Season 3 debut last night. We had fun, no? No. Nonetheless, you can DL the show at my webspace (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji) and pick up the 146MB/3.5hr MP3 (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2330.mp3) along with this week's AIM transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2330%20Chat%20Transcript.htm). The afterparty featured a ton of shitty joke tracks, including my rendition of Star Salzman's "I Got the Spacebeam". Chockster recorded a bootleg copy with ICQ noises, though Species will have a higher bitrate version turning up some time soon to engage the maximum ROFLs! Keep an eye out. Now eat the playlist!:

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
Saturday, September 4, 2004 / 10:15 PM - 1:45 AM EST

1. Antonio Pizza - VG Frequency "The Wait Is Finally Over" Bumper
2. Antonio Pizza - VG Frequency "The Two Tonys" Bumper
3. Koji Kondo - "Overworld BGM" [Super Mario Bros. OST]
4. Jared Hudson - VG Frequency "Heart Of Atlanta (System 3rr0r)" Bumper
5. Masashi Hamauzu - "Zauberkraft" (a.k.a 'Magical Power') [SaGa Frontier 2 OST]
6. BT & Caroline Lavelle f/FFmusic Dj - "The Great Escape (BT's Chillout Remix)" [http://www.ffmusic.net]
7. Omega Xi - "Omega is to Xi as Z is to X" [http://www.omega-xi.tk (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?30)]
8. Aetherius - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Clouded Mind and Ringing Ears" [Kong in Concert]
9. Masashi Hamauzu - "Variation" [SaGa Frontier 2 OST]
10. Grey - "I Can't Sing" [http://pixelated.myrmid.com/users/jigginjont]
11. TO - "Sacrificial Pulsar" [Original Remix Competition 3]
12. Infamous - Arkanoid 1 "Galway is God" [R:K:O #2275 / VGMix2 #1532]
13. Joshua Morse - "Synesthesia" [Home Life EP]
14. Masashi Hamauzu - "Flamme" (a.k.a 'Flame') [SaGa Frontier 2 OST]
15. MaJIN_SaN is washing dishes on a Saturday night instead of hanging with the ladies, congratulates Digital Coma on the success of Kong in Concert, pimps AE's skills at Street Fighter but notes that he'd burn him at bboying
16. DarkeSword is enjoying the quality of the webstream (!) while he talks about the Kirby's Adventure remix project, the glut of remix projects plauging OCR, the ominous blue flash in the WMRE studio, following Protricity & Digital Coma for project direction advice, Tony Montana's rap remix of his original "The Alleyway" & Joshua Morse's hatred of his material [http://www.darkesword.com]
17. Makke - Lost Patrol "In the Air Mix" [AMIGAremix #107 / OC ReMix #1215]
18. Yoozer - Jurassic Park (SNES) "Isla Nublar Jam" [http://synerjee.deadamerica.org/ocr]
19. Quinn Fox - Gunstar Heroes "Redrun Green" [VGMix2 #1484]
20. Arkimedes - Soul Calibur 1 "A Different Kind of Hero" [VGMix2 #1564]
21. "Triple G" shouts out to his ladies at Bayside High & Jesus Christ & represents the streets of Hartford, Connecticut ("I bought Pepperidge Farm cookies yesterday, and I went in the store and I said 'U better put that in a bag, bitch' and they did")
22. Masashi Hamauzu - "Freudenbezeigung III" (a.k.a ' Bearing Witness of Joy III') [SaGa Frontier 2 OST]
23. Silent - "End of Time" [http://www.soundclick.com/thesilentresponse]
24. qaid - "bromine lullaby" [Box of Sunlight EP]
25. analoq - Commander Keen 4 "man sieht sich galaxie" (a.k.a 'see ya, galaxy') [OC ReMix #1180]
26. Ork Estral - "The Coming of the Banshee" [http://nigel.has.it]
27. Rellik - "Thee Stylish Scalawag" [http://www.tjhsst.edu/~alederer]
28. Masashi Hamauzu - "Weltall" (a.k.a 'Universe') [SaGa Frontier 2 OST]
29. Vigilante (who has finished eating dinner at midnight like the normal people do) is finishing up Kong in Concert's "Beneath the Surface" for posting to OCR, and talks about the quality of the OCR WIP forum commentary, st00f regarding "Funky Monkey Love", Larry's smelliness ("everybody knows that you smell like ass...and egg"), OMG Skyblazer for Super Nintendo, shitty remix project ideas & community input, the upcoming Megaman X & X2 remix project, a Megaman 2 rap remix idea brewing, and "I Got the Spacebeam" haters [http://www.geocities.com/jesse_taub]
30. Adhesive Boy is bored and comments on the lack of VGMix reviews for (and his current dislike of) "Devout Hyrulian Guttersnipe", the Kirby's Adventure & Doom remix projects, and other random crudulence [http://adhesiveboy.no-ip.com]
31. DJ Pretzel - The Revenge of Shinobi "Consent (Make Me Dance)" [OC ReMix #1186]
32. Joshua Morse & Mustin - Megaman 3 "Spark It" [http://www.oneupstudios.com]
33. Gecko Yamori - Streets of Rage 2 "Infectious Oldskool" [VGMix2 #1767 / OC ReMix to-be-posted]
34. zircon - "Beckoning" [http://www.zirconstudios.com]
35. tefnek - "para bellum" [http://www.tefnek.com]
36. Masashi Hamauzu - "Andächtelei (a.k.a 'Devotional') [SaGa Frontier 2 OST]
37. zircon stops in and fields questions on "Beckoning", the response to his first OC ReMix "Calamitous Judgement", his idea for the Phantasy Star 4 remix project, the further development of his current mixes compared to his older work, his new Chrono Trigger collab with Unknown "When All Hope Has Faded", weird fanmail, attempting to gain professional work, and the plans for SoundTempest 2.0 as developed by djcubez & Shadow [http://www.zirconstudios.com]
38. SgtRama braves tropical storm/hurricane-level rain and winds courtesy of Hurricane Frances in order to call in and give us live newscast-style coverage, including comparisons to Hurricane Charley, a regional breakdown of the severity, and Wendy's making some serious dollas in preperation; Doug covers ALL angles, bros; hire this man [http://sgtrama.no-ip.com]
39. Star Salzman - "Temporary Insanity" [http://www.starblast.org]
40. N-Joy f/Simona - Stormlord 1 "Seneca's Marble Pack" [R:K:O #2289]
41. Tony Montana w/DarkeSword & DCT - "Everything It Takes" [http://www.thebigshot.com]
42. Masashi Hamauzu - "Relevation" [SaGa Frontier 2 OST]
43. DCT closes us out with how he made his connections with Tony Montana & others, along with details on the creation of "Everything It Takes" and other upcoming tracks, the general hatred on rap in the game mixing community, his views on Joshua Morse's dislike of DarkeSword, the level of tension amongst personalities in the community, upcoming web-related projects & mainstream rap remixes, original collab work with Disposer, the sentiment against being mainstream, and Protricity needing a hug (MaJIN_SaN needs one too) [http://www.thebigshot.com]

Next week's another week. Stuff from bLiNd-Leifo, Protricity and Vigilante will be there, and we'll see what else I dig up. Drop comments.

[chokst~1.bat]

12. Infamous - Arkanoid 1 "Galway is God" [R:K:O #2275 / VGMix2 #1532]
This was probably my favorite song of the night, brought me back some really great memories. I wondered for ages why I liked the strings in Gary Numan's 1979 track "Films" so much, and now I finally figured out why. Wow! Haven't played Arkanoid in around 10 years. :)

[BlueEnvy]

I can't believe I missed this show :( I was gone all night, with no access to a computer...unforgiveable. I'll try hard not to miss the next one Larry :oops:

Blue

[Fusion2004]

Play the final Metroid Metal track next week.
http://www.grant-henry.com/metroid_mp3/metroid_ending.mp3

[sgx]

SONOFABITCHOSONOFATBITCH GODAMN PEEPS WHOU RODN'T DRINK GODDAMNIT YEA DRINK ALKS IT IS BEETTER FOR YOUOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!1

edit: ooh man. Umm. Sorry 'bout that. :P

[BlueEnvy]

SONOFABITCHOSONOFATBITCH GODAMN PEEPS WHOU RODN'T DRINK GODDAMNIT YEA DRINK ALKS IT IS BEETTER FOR YOUOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!1

Do I dare ask?

[sgx]

yea

[NoWave]

http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1471

Play this mix larry and I will have your babies.

[estêvão]

Have any of you noticed that the biggest pop stars right now all debuted in 1998 or 1999?

[The wingless]

debuted is probably one of the more amusing mispelled words to say aloud.

[Bagel Fuzzynuts]

I am not looking forward to the jokefest that is going to dominate VGF this year. :roll:

I AM

..anxiously awaiting the return of Koji Kondo!

YES.

I'm sorry I missed the show, but with no internet at home I'm lacking in the VG Frequency access. Perhaps Sephire, Debo and myself should get intoxicated and listen/call in to the show one weekend.

By the way, where's my VHS you promised to send me, Larry? I have a new address now.

[estêvão]

debuted is probably one of the more amusing mispelled words to say aloud.

I didn't mispell it, did I?

[The wingless]

IT"S NOT EVEN A FAKKIN' WORD!

WOPZ!

[Xerol Oplan]

Not sure if he posted this or not. #29.99 is still available on my webspace, until #31 comes out. Then #30 will go up, and #31 will go on his space, and this'll continue.

http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/Larry_Oji_Liontamer_-_VG_Frequency_29.99.mp3

[Chris McGee]

so is there going to be a new one tomorrow night?

[Protricity]

so is there going to be a new one tomorrow night?
yea, the best one yet
cause I'm a fag

[Ramaniscence]

so is there going to be a new one tomorrow night?

...God forbid. D:

[myf]

How bout playing some of them ocr karaokes?

[Liontamer]

Um...it ain't April yet, bros. :-P Wow, those are...yeah.

But we will be having some jokery tonight, as Protricity calls in to highlight his time spent hanging out around OneUp Studios' messageboards over the past few weeks and causing a general ruckus. Why did he cause all those headaches there. Well, you probably know already that Prot isn't a fan of OneUp's policies, so he'll be on the air to discuss that along with other crud like his new Double Dragon 2 mix "Mean Streak on Main Street".

We'll also be featuring the full album of this past summer's OCR side project run by Digital Coma, "Kong in Concert" (http://dkcproject.ocremix.org). The album is really hot if you haven't heard it, and we'll be playing everything for you tonight, along with having Binnie on the air to give some comments. Any KiC artists/fans are welcome to call in throughout the show as the album in underway to give their thoughts on the project. Be sure to tune in, folks.

[estêvão]

Woo!

Larry, can you tell us what your plan is for the downloadable shows? I still haven't spent the time to get 29.99 done (doing that while I sleep tonight), so 30 is next. Meh.

I'm always behind.

I also still need 25 if you have it.

[TCK]

Woo!

Larry, can you tell us what your plan is for the downloadable shows? I still haven't spent the time to get 29.99 done (doing that while I sleep tonight), so 30 is next. Meh.

I'm always behind.

I also still need 25 if you have it.I've got VGFs #21-30, so if you want 25, message me.

[EdgeCrusher]

Sounds fagolicious

[the prophet of mephisto]

so is there going to be a new one tomorrow night?
yea, the best one yet
cause I'm a fag
ROFL
:twisted:

[estêvão]

Thanks, but I'm on 56k
I have a #25 file that's 5/6ths done off of Larry's webspace.

[irriadin]

*is waiting impatiently*

[Chris McGee]

ONE MO TIME FO DA BASS!

[zircon]

STOP IT! I WILL BAN YOU FROM THE PHONE SYSTEM OF THE

ONE MO TIME FO DA BASS!
ONE MO TIME FO DA BASS!
ONE MO TIME FO DA BASS!

UNITED STATES!

ONE MO TIME FO DA BASS!

[The wingless]

Praw Tricity: "One mo time"

Mustin: "Fo da bass"

--Scene--

[DCT]

So we're down for me choosing the playlist for the September 25th episode? Great; see you then.

-DCT

[myf]

I LEFT AT 3:05. THE SHOW IS STILL RUNNING.

[Liontamer]

Exhausted. MP3...eventually. Thanks to all the callers. KiC is Gawd.

Seriously though, thanks to EVERYONE who called in, and Binnie for hooking me up with all of the KiC tracks to play tonight. 5 1/2 show. WTF was I thinking.

In the interest of getting the show out ASAP, I'm gonna release it without correcting any low volume levels on some of the interviews, so I wanna apologize in advance, but I don't have time to sit through 5.5 hours of convos and pranks.

Look for the show sometime later in the week, folks. Great stuff.

[Jared Hudson]

Exhausted. MP3...eventually. Thanks to all the callers. KiC is Gawd.

Seriously though, thanks to EVERYONE who called in, and Binnie for hooking me up with all of the KiC tracks to play tonight. 5 1/2 show. WTF was I thinking.

In the interest of getting the show out ASAP, I'm gonna release it without correcting any low volume levels on some of the interviews, so I wanna apologize in advance, but I don't have time to sit through 5.5 hours of convos and pranks.

Look for the show sometime later in the week, folks. Great stuff.

No anticipation. Release it now you fag. If you aren't editing it, you can upload tonight...it'd be up by tomorrow! :D

[herograw]

Someone needs to give me a link to 'One more time for the bass'
I need this song. Badly.

http://student.santarosa.edu/~rguinn/Cruton%20-%20Toto%20Gives%20up%20the%20Bass.ogg

[Fusion2004]

Damn, too bad I missed it. I went to bed at like 10:20, cause of this damn sinus infection. Friday at 6 PM, I had a temperature of 102.8, Saturday it went down to about 99.3, and right now as I post this its 100.5.
I feel like utter crap. If the hurricane doesn't hit (Ivan), and there's school tomorrow, I sure as hell better be sick. That way, I'll have all day to listen to this 5 and half hour show.

EDIT: I don't see a playlist for 31, so could someone tell me if Larry played The Ending of Metroid Metal last night?

[ArseAssassin]

Someone needs to give me a link to 'One more time for the bass'
I need this song. Badly.

http://student.santarosa.edu/~rguinn/Cruton%20-%20Toto%20Gives%20up%20the%20Bass.ogg
Exactly what the hell is this? 'Cause it's not bad enough to be funny nor good enough to be enjoyable.

[the prophet of mephisto]

Good Gawd. 5.5 hour show?
I gotta hear this.

:twisted:

[TCK]

could someone tell me if Larry played The Ending of Metroid Metal last night?Yes he did.

I finally fell asleep around sometime during Aerofunknamics. I planned to record the afterparty, but looking at it, I don't think there WAS an afterparty :lol:

Out of interest, does anyone else have problems listening to the stream while AIM (or Trillian) is running ?

[Red Omen]

That song was horrible.

Sorry you guys couldn't understand me (Starblast: "It sounds like he's talking around a mouthful of cock. KNOB SLOBBER KNOB SLOBBER"); it was late, and I had to talk quietly so as not to wake up my parents.

Also, I do think in odd time signatures when writing originals. It is another matter entirely to figure out the time signature of a polyrhythmic piece by simply listening to it. Three bars of 4/4 and one of 5/8 was just a guess.

And I wasn't stoned, I swear. http://redomen.com/s/s.gif

[Icy Guy]

(Starblast: "It sounds like he's talking around a mouthful of cock. KNOB SLOBBER KNOB SLOBBER")

We all kind of got it from Star last night, didn't we? I mean, there was his thing to you about the knob slobbering, and then he told me to STFU (which prompted my "I'll be sure to...take that to hear, Star" comment, or whatever I said). Of course, I didn't hear him caling him calling in at any point, so that doesn't say much for him. FAGORT.

Also, I might post something I mentioned last night, but that'll be for later. Like, after the MP3 comes out.

AND WHERE IS KONG IN CONCERT, BINNIE?

[Red Omen]

Yeah; everybody got grilled. It always seems to be that way with interviews.

[danny B]

AND THEN IM GOING TO PUT SOME DRUMLOOPS IN

[k u n g f u c h i c k e n]

Well, judging by the show, I'm Andre 3000. Hey Ya.

[Chris McGee]

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT

[myf]

kong in koncert rocked.

[analoq]

AND THEN IM GOING TO PUT SOME DRUMLOOPS IN

[Liontamer]

Kong in Concert (http://dkcproject.ocremix.org) was a high-quality album, IMO, so it was my pleasure to host last night's listening party of sorts. Along with the first 2 hours of assorted work from the community and Protricity's call-in, we had 3 1/2 hours featuring the complete Kong in Concert album along with several interviews featuring the artists of KiC & project director Digital Coma. THANK YOU to everyone who called, as well as everyone who stuck around for the full show, which was definitely the longest one ever. I apologize if the 5.5hr MP3 looks daunting or unlistenable at first glance, but the material on there, particularly Kong in Concert alongside the various artist interview is worth your look.

Head over to my webspace to pick up the 225MB/5.5hr MP3 (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2331.mp3) (MP3 mirror (ftp://aripc.dhcp.asu.edu/kic/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2331.mp3)) along with this week's decidedly fucked up AIM transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2331%20Chat%20Transcript.htm). I know some people are like "OMG, stop with the prank calls, but I'm a big advocate of both equal time and not taking the show format way too seriously. For myself it's actually farily hectic as shit dealing with the prank calls live, but when I listen to the MP3 later I can appreciate the stupidity more.

In any case, I'm indeed hoping to have Mustin on the air at some point in the near future in order to let him have his say on Protricity, OCR, his conception of remixing, the commercial release of remixed material and any broader issues beyond that. As a big figure in the remix community, but one who mostly stays out of OCR and VGMix, he doesn't usually have a chance to engage in debates about remixing outside of OneUp Studios so it'll be good to get his angle without anyone twisting his views. Now enjoy the playlist!

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
Saturday, September 11, 2004 / 10:15 PM - 3:45 AM EST

1. Jared Hudson - VG Frequency "JHX Soundtest" Bumper
2. Digital Coma - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Kong in Concert Bumper 2" [Kong in Concert]
3. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Jungle Groove" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
4. NoWave - Secret of Evermore "Secrets Abound" [The People's Remix Competition 16 / VGMix2 #1471]
5. bLiNd-Leifo - "Summer Rendezvous" [http://www.thebrailroom.com / http://www.leifo.com]
6. Flik - The Legend of Zelda 3 "Kakariko Prom" [VGMix2 #1845 / OC ReMix # 1241]
7. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Aquatic Ambiance" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
8. Protricity (with a drug-induced Danny B in tow) joins us to talk about the nature of remix projects, Kong in Concert, his new Double Dragon 2 mix "Mean Streak on Main Street", his take on the issues of the OneUp Studios message boards' rejection of criticism on music, and the story on Cruton & "Toto Gives Up the Bass" [http://www.public.asu.edu/~arasulin / http://members.cox.net/systemaniac]
9. Sadorf & Sir Nuts - Sonic Triple Trouble "A New Ray of Light" [VGMix2 #2197]
10. Protricity - Double Dragon 2 "Mean Streak on Main Street" [http://www.public.asu.edu/~arasulin]
11. Toto vs. Cruton - "Toto Gives Up the Bass (OUS Style)" [Kassi's OneUp Studios Africa Remix Project]
12. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Mine Cart Madness" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
13. "Homestar Runner" calls and acts more retarded than usual [http://onehemophiliac.deviantart.com]
14. "Mustin" is fuming at Protricity, Prot joins the conversation via 3-way (WHOA!) but actually manages to be scared off by "Mustin" (who then rants about being the president and...um...yeah) [http://www.public.asu.edu/~arasulin]
15. Sithlord-Aku chimes in to call for the end of "one mo' time for da bass" [http://sithlord-aku.deviantart.com]
16. trickwaters - Dragon Warrior 4 "Menuet" [Seven Fantasies for Piano / VGMix2 #2185]
17. Quinn Fox - Phantasy Star 2 "Slick Uniforms" [VGMix2 #2167]
18. zircon - "Bereavement of Hope" [Original Video Game Music Competition 1]
19. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Misty Menace" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
20. Flik hooks us up with the info on "Kakariko Prom", his affinity for audio drama, contributing to "River City Rap" & DCT's Megaman VII remix of Eminem's "Stan", and upcoming work with Beatdrop [http://www.vagstudios.com]
21. Stemage f/Kellin Watson - Metroid 1 "The Ending" [Metroid Metal]
22. The Wingless & Vigilante - Metroid 1 "Final Exam" [http://www.thewingless.com]
23. Star Salzman - "Africa" [Kassi's OneUp Studios Africa Remix Project]
24. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "DK Island Swing" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
25. Digital Coma - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Kong in Concert Bumper 1" [Kong in Concert]
26. Israfel - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Godiva in the Desert" [Kong in Concert]
27. Hemophiliac - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Swing, Monkey, Swing" [Kong in Concert]
28. JigginJonT - Donkey Kong Country 1 "West Coast DK Island" [Kong in Concert]
29. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Cave Dweller Concert" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
30. Hemophiliac gives us the low on how he got involved in Kong in Concert and "Swing, Monkey, Swing" along with his favorite other contributions to the album [http://onehemophiliac.deviantart.com]
31. D-Lux makes it short and sweet; bring on the Star Salzman/zykO freestyle contest [http://rockbottomdlux.freewebspace.com]
32. "Kaijin" soothes the listeners with his dulcet tones
33. Unknown - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Rest and (Re)spite on a Soft Summer Night" [Kong in Concert]
34. Adhesive Boy - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain" [Kong in Concert]
35. Icy Guy - Donkey Kong Country 1 "One Zero One" [Kong in Concert]
35. Vigilante - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Beneath the Surface" [Kong in Concert]
36. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Candy's Love Song" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
37. Adhesive Boy provides us with the conception of "Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain", comparisons of Kong in Concert to Relics of the Chozo, other mixes on the album he enjoyed, the controversy of the peer review between Israfel & Protricity's entries for the KiC intro mix, thoughts on Protricity's spamming of the OneUp Studios messageboards & the ideological differences they all have, and the glut of new remix projects [http://adhesiveboy.no-ip.com]
38. "Donkey Kong" lays it down as he pimps the next track in our KiC spotlight featuring Funky Kong
39. The real "Kaijin" arrives to clear his good name and ream Larry on the difference between a MIDI & General MIDI sounds
40. Vigilante f/Liontamer - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Funky Monkey Love" [Kong in Concert]
41. Red Omen & Protricity - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Boiling Point" [Kong in Concert]
42. Protricity - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Mine Cart Misadventure" [Kong in Concert]
43. Sadorf & Sir NutS - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Echoes" [Kong in Concert]
44. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Life in the Mines" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
45. Red Omen takes his turn to tell us how he fashioned "Boiling Point" including how Protricity got involved with some additions on the track, his fondness for pieces that feature dynamic time signature changes, further plans for original work as well as original & arranged pieces for his school's marching band, the other tracks he enjoyed within the project [http://www.redomen.com]
46. "Matt Pollard" feels bad for missing out on his chance to be part of the Kong in Concert project and wants to share his passion
47. "Koji Kondo", considerably absent from Donkey Kong Country's composer team, let's us know what music he's made; Larry is racist
48. Icy Guy breaks through and shares how he connected with the project and formulated "One Zero One", as well as how that compared to his older material such as his n00b Banjo Kazooie mix "Unusual Suspects" & Sonic the Hedgehog 2 "Chemical Spill", a little kissy kissy for the OCR judges' panel, potential ideas for new remixes, as well as other tracks from the project he enjoyed, and a quick thanks to Larry for VGF before he threatens to kill the judges [http://icyguy.digibase.ca]
49. GrayLightning - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Idols of Hanuman" [Kong in Concert]
50. zircon - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Faunaphonic" [Kong in Concert]
51. smh w/Adhesive Boy - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Arboreal Ascent" [Kong in Concert]
52. bLiNd - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Aerofunknamics" [Kong in Concert]
53. Aetherius - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Clouded Mind and Ringing Ears" [Kong in Concert]
54. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Forest Frenzy" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
55. Digital Coma arrives to talk about Larry as opposed to the project, the organization of Kong in Concert, how he's "good peoples" by encouraging several remixers to attempt to join the project, comparisons to Relics of the Chozo, outside pressures to push the project forward while comprising his plans, and the peer review vote for Israfel vs. Protricity/Vigilante & Protricity vs. Nacho before some drunk Emory freshmen start pounding the door hoping to deliver Domino's Pizza [http://www.binnie.org / http://dkcproject.ocremix.org]
56. Prophecy - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Chekan Winter" [Kong in Concert]
57. analoq - Donkey Kong Country 1 "dolilop do wop" [Kong in Concert]
58. GrayLightning - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Machina Anesthesia" [Kong in Concert]
59. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Fear Factory" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
60. analoq encourages us to "permanente sentado, por favor", and breaks down the grueling process and setbacks of creating "dolilop do wop" (Trashed ideas! Writer's block! Jury duty! WEST NILE VIRUS!), how he would classify the genre of most of his material, an upcoming Kraftwek cover, along with thoughts on the other mixes he enjoyed from the project, and a huge plug for the Doom remix project [http://apm.m2pc.com]
61. Digital Coma explains the story of "permanente sentado, por favor" as part of the OCR judges' California trip, details on when the OverClocked ReMix spotlight of Kong in Concert will drop, his thoughts on how other game soundtrack remixes have failed and what others need to do in order to succeed with future projects of that scope [http://www.binnie.org / http://dkcproject.ocremix.org]
62. Jared Hudson is jonesing for Shoutcast, shares his thoughts on the quality of Kong in Concert's "West Coast DK Island" by JigginJonT, the huge improvements the OCR remixing community has shown in the last few years, his plans to redevelop his in-progress Chrono Trigger remix "Generations in Time", flashbacks to Bitsybutt's brief appearence at VGMix1, being contacted out of the blue by a joke track victim of his Jennifer [beeeep], and yelling at Larry to release the show MP3 as soon as possible [http://www.hudsonstudios.net]
63. Dhsu - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Pirate Prelude" [Kong in Concert]
64. SnappleMan - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Thrash the Plank" [Kong in Concert]
65. Protricity - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Rare Reminiscence" [Kong in Concert]
66. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Funky's Fugue" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
67. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Lost Life" [Donkey Kong Country OST]
68. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Game Over" [Donkey Kong Country OST]

[myf]

excellent show larry. look forward to next week's ten hour special.

[Icy Guy]

Last night, you guys heard me slam it, several times. You heard about the straight "NO" vote. Now here's the page that contains...

...Banjo-Kazooie: Unusual Suspects (http://icyguy.digibase.ca/music/index.php?id=mp3remix). (Decided against direct linking.)

And here's (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=22988) the judging topic.

Enjoy. Oh, and great show, Larry. ;)

[Protricity]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING HILLARIOUS

[Debotron-6K]

wut?

KOJI KONDO RETURNS??

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Xerol Oplan]

Larry's uploading #30 to my webspace now, for anyone that didn't get it(myself included).

If anyone else still needs #29.99, reply now/soon. I'm taking it down tomorrow night.

Escape: The Movie needs one or a couple of people to do the soundtrack for it. It's not much, maybe half a dozen tracks at most. (Thread here. (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=43444))

[Xerol Oplan]

#30 is up:
http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/Larry_Oji_Liontamer_VG_Frequency_30.mp3

#29.99, Last chance!
http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/Larry_Oji_Liontamer_-_VG_Frequency_29.99.mp3

[the prophet of mephisto]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING HILLARIOUS

I love the random drunk froshboy trying to deliver pizza. So what in FUCKING HELL were you thinking doing a 5.5 hour show? for gods sake - i've got cable and its taking like an hour to upload this stupid thing to my computer. for gods sakes, liontamer, what were you thinking? beides how much you wanted that drunk freshman's bud, that is.
:twisted:

[Red Omen]

45. Red Omen takes his turn to tell us how he fashioned "Boiling Point" including how Protricity got involved with some additions on the track, his fondness for pieces that feature dynamic time signature changes, further plans for original work as well as original & arranged pieces for his school's marching band, the other tracks he enjoyed within the project [http://redomen.owns.it]

That URL no longer works. Use http://www.redomen.com from now on.

[Liontamer]

45. Red Omen takes his turn to tell us how he fashioned "Boiling Point" including how Protricity got involved with some additions on the track, his fondness for pieces that feature dynamic time signature changes, further plans for original work as well as original & arranged pieces for his school's marching band, the other tracks he enjoyed within the project [http://redomen.owns.it]
That URL no longer works. Use http://www.redomen.com from now on.
Oops! It's been fixed in the post and the MP3. Thanks, bro!

[Debotron-6K]

so Larry, what's the deal with the double-mp3 extension on each show?

i.e. Larry Oji (Liontamer) - VG Frequency #31.mp3.mp3

just curious dawg. Just started up the show, I'm really going to enjoy listening to this if Vigilante's track is any indication.

Where's dat #27 VHS tape? I've got a new address for ya I've you got it.

[Debotron-6K]

also, I've got every hi-quality VG Frequency mp3 archived. If anyone wants all of the episodes from #21 - current, they'll fit on 3 cds and I'd be happy to burn you copies- just send me a B&P. For those of you who don't know what a B&P is, (most-all of you) here are instructions:

http://www.mcnichol.com/bnp/

PM me if interested.

[TCK]

In the interest of getting the show out ASAP, I'm gonna release it without correcting any low volume levels on some of the interviews, so I wanna apologize in advance, but I don't have time to sit through 5.5 hours of convos and pranks.Are there plans to master the volume levels? Binnie and Icy Guy are way too quiet :(

[Ramaniscence]

also, I've got every hi-quality VG Frequency mp3 archived. If anyone wants all of the episodes from #21 - current, they'll fit on 3 cds and I'd be happy to burn you copies- just send me a B&P. For those of you who don't know what a B&P is, (most-all of you) here are instructions:

http://www.mcnichol.com/bnp/

PM me if interested.

You couldn't just say blank CDs and stamps?

[Debotron-6K]

also, I've got every hi-quality VG Frequency mp3 archived. If anyone wants all of the episodes from #21 - current, they'll fit on 3 cds and I'd be happy to burn you copies- just send me a B&P. For those of you who don't know what a B&P is, (most-all of you) here are instructions:

http://www.mcnichol.com/bnp/

PM me if interested.

You couldn't just say blank CDs and stamps?

and a self-addressed package for me to send them back to you in :P

but yes, Blanks & Postage.

[the prophet of mephisto]

In the interest of getting the show out ASAP, I'm gonna release it without correcting any low volume levels on some of the interviews, so I wanna apologize in advance, but I don't have time to sit through 5.5 hours of convos and pranks.Are there plans to master the volume levels? Binnie and Icy Guy are way too quiet :(
I mean, who doesn't want to hear binnie loud and clear?
every person's dream....
:twisted:

[estêvão]

I just need #25. ;/

Larry Oji = Atlantic Hamburger God

[Bagel Fuzzynuts]

I'd like a copy of the VHS tape from episode 27, if someone could arrange that.

[Liontamer]

so Larry, what's the deal with the double-mp3 extension on each show?

i.e. Larry Oji (Liontamer) - VG Frequency #31.mp3.mp3

just curious dawg. Just started up the show, I'm really going to enjoy listening to this if Vigilante's track is any indication.

Where's dat #27 VHS tape? I've got a new address for ya I've you got it.
I'd like a copy of the VHS tape from episode 27, if someone could arrange that.

Not sure why it does a double .mp3 when you download it. You might have file extensions hidden for filenames in Windows. That's the first I've ever heard of that problem.

The VHS tape of show #27 is at my house. :'-( Shit, I've got to get it sent here and make the copies! I'm sorry, my fellow Georgia collegiate bros! And we've gotta start planning to have you bros come down again to guest host!!!

[Xerol Oplan]

We need someone with a relatively large vehicle(enough to carry 2-3 people + their stuff) that lives along the I-95 corridor somewhere north of baltimore interested in going down to crash VGF some weekend. You'd have to leave early enough on friday to get to baltimore around 2pm, then down to tennessee to pick up EdgeCrusher, then from there to VGF-Land. I'd pitch in about 40 bucks for gas & such, that should cover most of the gas for my segment of the trip(assuming a fairly high MPG vehicle...if it's a gas guzzler I'm still only putting in 40 bucks).

This would probably have to be done this semester sometime, since I'm taking a lot of evening classes for the spring semester and I wouldn't be pick-uppable until 9pm or later, meaning we'd arrive down there sometime around daylight, I think. Not exactly sure how far it is down there, but it's pretty far.

[Debotron-6K]

Not sure why it does a double .mp3 when you download it. You might have file extensions hidden for filenames in Windows. That's the first I've ever heard of that problem.

Nah, I definitely have my file extensions in display mode, and your mp3's are the only ones that do it. Weird. If it doesn't happen to anyone else, it must just be me, but it's no big deal since I delete the extra extension anyway. Whateva.

You best git that tape sent down, bwa!! And yes, we shall return. But first, I've got to do my karaoke rap remix.

[Liontamer]

Loads of good music is in the works, so be sure to tune in, along with Beatdrop & Flik possibly calling in & Mustin later on in the show to talk about quite a few topics. You know you've gotta be there this Saturday night. With bells on.

[myf]

Mustin? I'm there.

[DarkeSword]

Don't let it go late.

[Murmeli Walan]

Beatdrop, Flik, and Mustin?

I'll download RealPlayer for that.

[Hemophiliac]

don't say this is another "Fake Mustin" call again by Danny B. cuz those are just getting lame and not funny.

bring substance man

[Murmeli Walan]

don't say this is another "Fake Mustin" call again by Danny B. cuz those are just getting lame and not funny.

bring substance man

No, I heard from the OUS forums.

Real Mustin, not Gay Mustin.

[myf]

don't say this is another "Fake Mustin" call again by Danny B. cuz those are just getting lame and not funny.

bring substance man

No, I heard from the OUS forums.

Real Mustin, not Gay Mustin.

Good. I want to hear him speak....saying something other than "Damn good coffee"

[Antonio Pizza]

Lawrence... >: D

[The wingless]

I heard Mustin once punched the Pope in the face.

BELIEVE IT!

Sky Oji and the World of Fucking Dweebs!!!

[Holy Warrior Azar]

"Damn good coffee"

oh for the love of God! Please Mythril, tell me nobody said that actually thinking it was funny.

[Chris McGee]

"...and damn fine cherry pie!"

[njsykora]

Real Mustin, not Gay Mustin.

There's a difference? Sorry to all Mustin and OUS fans but I can't open a UK gaming magazine at the moment without seeing a letter from Mustin plugging OUS. Kinda put me off him for a bit, hopefully he'll change my opinion later.

[Holy Warrior Azar]

"...and damn fine cherry pie!"

ARGHHHHHHHH!! So angry! Must break something!!! :x

[Murmeli Walan]

Real Mustin, not Gay Mustin.

There's a difference? Sorry to all Mustin and OUS fans but I can't open a UK gaming magazine at the moment without seeing a letter from Mustin plugging OUS. Kinda put me off him for a bit, hopefully he'll change my opinion later.

So he likes to hype his stuff. A lot. A whole lot. In fact, it gets a little annoying. He's pretty nice when you get to know him, though.

[D-Lux]

Damn, I got my entire Saturday lined up perfectly! Woo!

[Beatdrop]

Hey, me too! :P

[D-Lux]

And we'll both be calling in!!

[Protricity]

Real Mustin, not Gay Mustin.

There's a difference? Sorry to all Mustin and OUS fans but I can't open a UK gaming magazine at the moment without seeing a letter from Mustin plugging OUS. Kinda put me off him for a bit, hopefully he'll change my opinion later.


PWNT

[Protricity]

I just heard this great remix from Cruton and gang.
Check it out

ftp://aripc.dhcp.asu.edu/Upload/Cruton_Vs_Digital_Coma_Vs_MushroomGRRl696969696969 _-_Bitches_OUS_Jam_Style_XP_Sapphire_Platinum_Specia l_Edition_95_Light_Trial_Demo_WaReZ.mp3

[Jared Hudson]

I just heard this great remix from Cruton and gang.
Check it out

ftp://aripc.dhcp.asu.edu/Upload/Cruton_Vs_Digital_Coma_Vs_MushroomGRRl696969696969 _-_Bitches_OUS_Jam_Style_XP_Sapphire_Platinum_Specia l_Edition_95_Light_Trial_Demo_WaReZ.mp3

TOTAL PWNT! I ROFL THROUGH THE NIGHT!

YAYEEEAAH BABY!

[chokst~1.bat]

http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/01-02/020130/johnA_ten_note.jpghttp://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/01-02/020130/johnA_ten_note.jpg
To: MushroomGirl6969696969696969...

[Holy Warrior Azar]

I just heard this great remix from Cruton and gang.
Check it out

ftp://aripc.dhcp.asu.edu/Upload/Cruton_Vs_Digital_Coma_Vs_MushroomGRRl696969696969 _-_Bitches_OUS_Jam_Style_XP_Sapphire_Platinum_Specia l_Edition_95_Light_Trial_Demo_WaReZ.mp3

Be careful, you could kill somebody with that! 8O

[mv]

you kids are so cute :)

[the prophet of mephisto]

http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/01-02/020130/johnA_ten_note.jpghttp://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/01-02/020130/johnA_ten_note.jpg
To: MushroomGirl6969696969696969...
ROFL
now THAT is PWNT
:twisted:

[Liontamer]

We've really got a great tracklist tonight, so be sure to check everything out. Soon, bros. Soon.

[MusHRooMGRRl6969696969696]

OMG I DON TAKE CANADA MUNY!!!!

R you Srious!!! Youd need like a million OF THOSE!!!!!!!!! Bu t

NEWAyZ!!! - I"M soo gald ppl Liek my Sogn!!!!!!

Jus remEMBer to supprt profittting of foff vidyo gameusic!!! FITE THE POER!!!

-MUSHROMOM 6969696969 GRRL!!~!

Ps- SFUT!!!~!!

[Chris 'Bill' D]

How the heck do I make you stop? :x

Anywayyy...

[njsykora]

Sounds like she's up for a 69 though.

[Chris 'Bill' D]

Sounds like she's up for a 69 though.

It's not a she me thinks.

[Protricity]

This show was the most hillarious one yet.
That mustin interview was simply fucking hillarious.
Now I'm off to hide all my pens lest they get stolen by starving game remixers.

[Digital Coma]

Major ROFL's (http://members.cox.net/skaddi/music/foxcallsin.mp3) were had by all.

McMustin: I don't like Protricity and I don't like Star, but at least one of them has talent
Kaleb Grace: which one is that?
McMustin: BRB

[Jared Hudson]

VG FREQUENCY AFTER DARK

[Tricklozen]

Tricklozen, you are my savior, bro!. For anytime in the next week, Windows users can get Real Atlernative from my websapce: https://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/realalt104.exe
I really encourage RealPlayer haters to get this prog so you can check out my radio show, and thank you again Trick. Now I can uninstall RealOne, that invasive piece of shit!
You're welcome, Lar.

[Murmeli Walan]

This show was the most hillarious one yet.
That mustin interview was simply fucking hillarious.
Now I'm off to hide all my pens lest they get stolen by starving game remixers.

So, what kind of knife do you use to carve "MUSTIN MUST DIE" into your body? It seems like a Swiss Army Knife or a steak knife just wouldn't be effective.

[ArseAssassin]

So, what kind of knife do you use to carve "MUSTIN MUST DIE" into your body? It seems like a Swiss Army Knife or a steak knife just wouldn't be effective.
Speaking of which, what's up with your name? Murmeli is Finnish for walrus, y'know.

[myf]

I FUCKING MISS VGF BECAUSE I GET LOCKED OUT OF MY FUCKING HOUSE ALL NIGHT!!!!!!!!

god hates me.

[The Orichalcon]

I FUCKING MISS VGF BECAUSE I GET LOCKED OUT OF MY FUCKING HOUSE ALL NIGHT!!!!!!!!

god hates me.

Explain.

[myf]

I go out of the house and come back at 9:30 in order to catch vgf, and realise the doorknob lock is locked and my keys are on my bed....

I just got into my house ten minutes ago.

[The Orichalcon]

Yes, I want to know how you got in. :D Did it involve breaking and entering?

Edit: I missed VGF too, when will we see the playlist up?

[myf]

Nah, one of my relatives found a key.

[njsykora]

Why is my comp so reliable on Fridays then a pile of shit on Saturdays?

[Protricity]

This show was the most hillarious one yet.
That mustin interview was simply fucking hillarious.
Now I'm off to hide all my pens lest they get stolen by starving game remixers.

So, what kind of knife do you use to carve "MUSTIN MUST DIE" into your body? It seems like a Swiss Army Knife or a steak knife just wouldn't be effective.

Actually I carved "MUSTIN MAKES ME ROFL" on my chest with that knife.

[Ramaniscence]

Missed hald of VG Frequency, but I got all of the 4 hour Binnie call and the inner workings of OCR :D

[Species8472]

Larry rapping after show was the highlight of the night. unfortunatly I didn't get the whole after show.

[TCK]

Missed hald of VG Frequency, but I got all of the 4 hour Binnie call and the inner workings of OCR :DSheesh, when their phone call is as long as the show itself, you have to wonder.

I actually recorded some of the aftershow, including the rapping, so I'll be sure to host that sometime.

[Holy Warrior Azar]

This show was the most hillarious one yet.
That mustin interview was simply fucking hillarious.
Now I'm off to hide all my pens lest they get stolen by starving game remixers.

So, what kind of knife do you use to carve "MUSTIN MUST DIE" into your body? It seems like a Swiss Army Knife or a steak knife just wouldn't be effective.

Actually I carved "MUSTIN MAKES ME ROFL" on my chest with that knife.

You carved Mustin's name on your chest? 8O

[Liontamer]

Big thanks to Beatdrop, Flik & Mustin for their interviews along with this week's other call-ins, and our premiere material from Mustin, analoq & Rayza. The turnout was sweet, and Mustin's interview was full of stuff to dissect, so I'm sure we'll have some calls to respond to his views next week.

Pick up this week's MP3 (3hrs50mins/159MB) (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2332.mp3) over at my webspace (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji), along with the chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2332%20Chat%20Transcript.htm). Also, all of the VGF bumpers have been retagged with the new WMRE URL, so feel free to pick 'em up (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20Bumpers).

Thanks a lot to everyone who stuck around for the after-show stuff, including Binnie & I chatting about all sorts of crud regarding the remix community, OCR and etc. No set format next week, so things should be pretty free. Hope to see y'all there, and feel free to leave comments.

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
Saturday, September 18, 2004 / 10:10 PM - 2 AM EST

1. Jared Hudson f/Liontamer - "After Dark" [VG Frequency]
2. Suzumebachi - VG Frequency "One More Time For The Vox" Bumper
3. Nobuo Uematsu - "Hey, Cid!" [Final Fantasy IV OST]
4. Neil Benjamin - Chrono Trigger "Far Away Memories" [OC ReMix to-be-posted]
5. Chad Seiter f/The LA Studio Orchestra - "There Will Come Soft Rains" [http://www.chadseiter.com]
6. trickwaters - Dragon Warrior 4 "Sea Breeze" [Seven Fantasies for Piano / VGMix2 #2281]
7. Red Omen - "The Daedalus Engine" [http://www.redomen.com]
8. Destiny - "Inside" [http://destiny-hikari.net]
9. Nobuo Uematsu - "The Lunarians" [Final Fantasy IV OST]
10. Larry has won a place on the next OneUp Studios album! Ah, wait...no! :'-(
11. Infamous - "godknows" [Breakbeat Paradise: Visitor Workz]
12. zircon - "Blue Light" [http://www.zirconstudios.com]
13. Beatdrop - "Everlast" [Everlast]
14. Beatdrop - "Syntax" [Everlast]
15. Flik & Beatdrop team up with a tandem call for mucho fun-o; Flik starts off with an interactive-style approach by playing some pre-recorded responses, before we get the live Dain; They discuss Flik's upcoming vocal contributions to Beat's in-progress album "Everlast", what kind of styles are influencing this album, Flik's tribulations on hauling his musical equipment around, the abandoning of the "Bit by Bit" remix project, and the naming of Video Audio Graphics Studios [http://www.vagstudios.com & http://www.beatdrop.tk]
16. Nobuo Uematsu - "Another Moon" [Final Fantasy IV OST]
17. Zeratul & Joecam - "Can't Let Go (A Gush of Exasperation)" [http://www.sarbatka.com & http://www.joecam.net]
18. OverCoat - "Submarine" [Music for the Ocean]
19. Big Giant Circles - Final Fantasy Adventure "Begin the End of the Beginning" [OC ReMix to-be-posted]
20. mv - "Onto the Light" [Epic Music Competition 2: How Far We've Traveled]
21. Joshua Morse - Megaman X2 "SigMatic" [VGMix2 #2272]
22. Nobuo Uematsu - "Land of Dwarves" [Final Fantasy IV OST]
23. Mustin provides info and opinions on a host of topics, including Protricity's stint as Cruton on the OneUp Studios messageboards, the nature of musical criticism listened to at OneUp, drumloops & vocal samples, the validity of commercially releasing remixes, potential piracy among OneUp members, how he forms relationships in the community and keep tabs on developments in the scene, criticism and praise for OC ReMix & VGMix, thoughts on virt, djpretzel & the OCR Judges Panel, views on his own remixing style along with Dale North & Kaijin, and some of the background of his newest (and technically oldest) mix "Racing Rainbow Road" [http://www.oneupstudios.com]
24. Mustin f/William Reyes - Super Mario Kart "Racing Rainbow Road" (Preliminary Mixdown) [http://www.oneupstudios.com]
25. Nobuo Uematsu - "Within the Giant" [Final Fantasy IV OST]
26. Mustin continues on with more commentary on "Racing Rainbow Road", his dealings with various video game music composers, the approach, results, and lessons learned from "The Very Best of SEGA", whether commercializing video game remixes attempts to deny what type of music they are, how OneUp's releases are meant to get people thinking about both remixes and original game music, how the original album idea of "Xenogears: Shake the Ivories" turned into the upcoming "Xenogears Light" project, the effects of the open submission approach of Xeno Light, the upcoming OUS Nintendo album floating in stasis, plans for "OneUp Mushrooms: Volume 1", the legendary Fake Mustin prank from the VGF April Fool's show, "One mo' time fo' da bass!", and the info on how to grab a pre-ordered copy of Xenogears Light [http://www.oneupstudios.com]
27. Star Salzman - VG Frequency "The Universe" Bumper
28. Jared Hudson - Chrono Trigger "The Frontier" [VGMix2 #2269]
29. Shnabubula - Secret of Evermore "Anachronism" [OC ReMix to-be-posted]
30. zykO - "agave dreaming" [bipolar me]
31. Nobuo Uematsu - "Red Wings" [Final Fantasy IV OST]
32. "E-Claire" reaches across oceans in order to plug their latest "live" remix along with the also-excellent "raw" version
33. Dennis Mott - Final Fantasy 4 "Crimson Over Imperial Skies" [VGMix2 #2277]
34. zykO - "downer" [bipolar me]
35. goat - CastleVania 3 "Stained Glass Filth [Unchosen Paths / VGMix2 #1524 / OC ReMix #1240]
36. goat - CastleVania 3 "Pools of Rust" [Unchosen Paths / VGMix2 #2262]
37. Nobuo Uematsu - "The Final Battle" [Final Fantasy IV OST]
38. D-Lux drops in to discuss his plans to host his own video game music radio show (including tests to see if he can handle prank calls!), plans to steal from the VGF formula, abandoning remixing in favor of radio hosting, his tentative start date of October, and the need to look around more game rearrangement sites in order to gain knowledge of the community and snag the latest material [http://rockbottomdlux.freewebspace.com]
39. Suzumebachi is aiming to get back in the remixing game, so (along with being adversarial with our innocent host) he let's us know about his three current works-in-progress from the Kirby's Adventure, Zelda: Link's Awakening & Doom remix projects, along with the intent to do original stuff with his band, having unfinished material for Kong in Concert, and needing source material picked out for him in order to get started with some ideas [http://www.liquidhive.tk]
40. analoq - "The Man-Machine" [http://apm.m2pc.com]
41. Rayza - Street Fighter 2 "Club Del Toro" [http://www.rayza.net]
42. tefnek - "lobby" [http://www.tefnek.com]
43. tefnek - "thinking of you" [http://www.tefnek.com]
44. Nobuo Uematsu - "Epilogue (Part 1)" [Final Fantasy IV OST]
45. Nobuo Uematsu - "Good Night" [Final Fantasy IV OST]

[Protricity]

This show was the most hillarious one yet.
That mustin interview was simply fucking hillarious.
Now I'm off to hide all my pens lest they get stolen by starving game remixers.

So, what kind of knife do you use to carve "MUSTIN MUST DIE" into your body? It seems like a Swiss Army Knife or a steak knife just wouldn't be effective.

Actually I carved "MUSTIN MAKES ME ROFL" on my chest with that knife.



I'm an annoying fag? 8O

Apparently, yea.

[TCK]

You're better off just downloading the whole show. All of Mustin lasted about an hour, in other words around 1/3 of the show.

[Holy Warrior Azar]

At least I didnt carve some dudes name in my chest.

[Protricity]

At least I crave some dude's hairy chest in my face.Shut up nerd, no one cares.

[Holy Warrior Azar]

no one cares.

Yet you replied.

[TCK]

Larry and Binnie freestyle together and perform Fowl Jive live (12:48 96kbps) (http://fileserv4.soundclick.com/fastgG/HiG/tckandthesuckfish+larrybinniefreestylinfowljiveliv e.mp3)

[Liontamer]

Larry and Binnie freestyle together and perform Fowl Jive live (12:48 96kbps) (http://fileserv4.soundclick.com/fastgG/HiG/tckandthesuckfish+larrybinniefreestylinfowljiveliv e.mp3)
Larry: "My name is Binnie and I like Darkwing Duck
and when I make a remix, it really SUCKS!"
Binnie: "WHAT?!?"

This is also the only place you can hear Fowl Jive LIVE 2K4, btw, so you have to get it.

[Species8472]

Just cut out the vocals and place them over the real song to get the fowl jive excretion mix.

[Murmeli Walan]

MAINTAIN THE BEAT, DAMN YOU!

[estêvão]

/thinks about arranging Fowl Jive for pep band trombone section.

[Trenthian]

ah good ol' VG Frequency #32 with Infamous Female Mustin: listen to her whine like a hor for 3hr50min

[Holy Warrior Azar]

ah good ol' VG Frequency #32 with Infamous Female Mustin: listen to her whine like a hor for 3hr50min

Are you trying to say it is not okay to "whine", Trent?

[Murmeli Walan]

ah good ol' VG Frequency #32 with Infamous Female Mustin: listen to her whine like a hor for 3hr50min

*shoots you with Zapper*

[HumpteeFree]

Hey Larry, any plans on having DJP on the air?

[estêvão]

Don't you want my bah donk ah donk donk
Wouldn't you like my bah dump ah dump BUMP

[Liontamer]

No plans to have djp on the air. Yet, anyway. Not to goad him into calling in, but I'm sure he might drop by at some point in the future, Silent.

Aight folks, should be a good show tonight. Be there for material from Beatdrop, tefnek, zykO, Christian Pacaud, Joecam, binster, Joshua Morse, Jaxx, Quinn Fox, Reuben Kee, SuperGreenX, DCT & more!

Be there, foos! Happy birthday, DCT!

[Species8472]

Oh well, I guess this will give me more time to finish my new bumper.

[The wingless]

FAILURE

[Liontamer]

FAILURE

You got that right, bro. The WMRE webstream is current fucked and I can't reset it right now, so VGF33 is postponed for a couple of days. I'd go through with today's show, but people prefer it to be live, so we'll be going with that. It'll also be more of a 3 hour show rather than a longer episode. Please keep an eye out for when it's rescheduled, and sorry for the incovenience. If you miss it, the MP3'll be out later in the week.

[Fusion2004]

I have a request for next week. Fighting and/or One Winged Angel from the FF7 Piano Collections. IM me and I'll send you both Larry.

[Ramaniscence]

Hopefully I'll REMEMBER to listen Mondayunlike I did Saturday

[Species8472]

mmm... as of 8:50PM EDT stream is still down.

[myf]

Hmmm.....


:(

Larry and Binnie freestyle together and perform Fowl Jive live (12:48 96kbps) (http://fileserv4.soundclick.com/fastgG/HiG/tckandthesuckfish+larrybinniefreestylinfowljiveliv e.mp3)
Larry: "My name is Binnie and I like Darkwing Duck
and when I make a remix, it really SUCKS!"
Binnie: "WHAT?!?"

This is also the only place you can hear Fowl Jive LIVE 2K4, btw, so you have to get it.

That is the greatest MP3 ever.

[the prophet of mephisto]

Hmmm.....


:(

Larry and Binnie freestyle together and perform Fowl Jive live (12:48 96kbps) (http://fileserv4.soundclick.com/fastgG/HiG/tckandthesuckfish+larrybinniefreestylinfowljiveliv e.mp3)
Larry: "My name is Binnie and I like Darkwing Duck
and when I make a remix, it really SUCKS!"
Binnie: "WHAT?!?"

This is also the only place you can hear Fowl Jive LIVE 2K4, btw, so you have to get it.

That is the greatest MP3 ever.
Word, man. Word.
KEEP THE BEAT rofl
:twisted:

[Liontamer]

So...my laptop is the brokez. It won't be looked at for a week, so the organized show has gotta be postponed until I find out what's wrong with it. Could be a week, maybe 2. May even have to format my hard drive. :P Just gotta roll with it.

In any case, this Saturday, we will still play crud and hang out in the NEW VG Frequency IRC channel (#VGF @ EntertheGame), but we will do what is commonly known as ze freesty00L and bullshit around.

Should be some good stuff as we play any requests that I can download onto the radio station computer and shoot the shit with people on the air, although Species will have to help out and record the stream if he's around, since I won't be able to. Oy! We're down, but not out.

[suzumebachi]

So...my laptop is the brokez. It won't be looked at for a week, so the organized show has gotta be postponed until I find out what's wrong with it. Could be a week, maybe 2. May even have to format my hard drive. :P Just gotta roll with it.

In any case, this Saturday, we will still play crud and hang out in the NEW VG Frequency IRC channel (#VGF @ EntertheGame), but we will do what is commonly known as ze freesty00L and bullshit around.

Should be some good stuff as we play any requests that I can download onto the radio station computer and shoot the shit with people on the air, although Species will have to help out and record the stream if he's around, since I won't be able to. Oy! We're down, but not out.

see! told you guys it didn't have anything to do with the unprotected anal sex comment! it was erm.. an unprotected anal sex virus!

[Jared Hudson]

VG Frequency Spotlight: http://www.emory.edu/WMRE/submenus/other/spotlight/vgf.html (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18)
Radio Link (requires RealPlayer): http://www.emory.edu/WMRE/wmre.ram
AIM Chatroom (during shows): aim:GoChat?RoomName=VG+Frequency ("VG Frequency")
Ormgas.com Forum: http://oc.ormgas.com/forum_viewforum.php?18
OCR Message Board: http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=24500
Webspace: http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji

It's almost that time again. VG Frequency returns on September 4th with episode #30 for another season of stupidity with a touch of video game remixes, or preferably the other way around. In any case, I'm looking for good bumpers (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20Bumpers) from various remixers and artists, so any good ideas you'd be willing to contribute are welcome. Short and sweet, VGF is a radio show focusing on the music from the video game music remixing community. Check out the various links above for more information on the layout of the show along with information on past shows.

We'll be doing the standard AIM chat again this semester, and a torrent system for the shows is also something I've been looking into along with Shoutcast and/or Peercast, so hopefully things will develop on that front.

I'll be trying to do a show covering (some, I can only fit in some) of the good material I heard from this past summer. Provided I have time, that'll be a bonus show that I'll likely record on my own. We'll see, and I'll keep you posted. Thanks a lot once again to the OC Judges panel for selecting me to come on board! If anyone's been following my voting, I believe (but Protricity doesn't :cry:) that I've been doing a good job on that front. My involvement in VGF, notably the summer Pimp Sections, was one reason why many felt I'd be a good person for judging, so thanks again to everybody who have made the show what it is & gotten me up to this point in the community. Hope to see you around as we get underway on the 4th!

Just giving the links again