ReMix: Zillion 'InsideTheRoadhouse'

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Totally . . . pure . . . fun.

At least, that's what *I* had making this mix. In what was probably the most enjoyable mix-creation process since I busted out the falsetto Hillbilly scat in ye olde Bubble Bobble mix, I finally got around to covering what I consider to be one of the best master system themes, "Inside Planet" from Zillion by the one and only 'Bo'. Man, do I love this guy's work. This specific track has a moving bassline that really reminded me of roadhouse rock/blues, the type of thing The Doors would have done a great cover of (sans psychedelic lyrics about blue busses and crystal ships). I did throw in a spacy synth lead, but the rest is acoustic drums (unquantized, of course), a dirty electric bass, electric piano, and a double-distorted electric guitar, and stays pretty true to the genre I was shooting for, which hadn't really been covered here at OCR. Surgeon Pretzel's Warning: DEFINITELY go for the insanely high volume levels on this one, preferably on a good set of headphones. In contrast to my previous mix, there wasn't much restraint involved in this one (see guitar solo at 1'27" for example ^^ ) and it was done entirely on a Yamaha Motif, without soft synths or Nuendo. Like my previous mix, however, this stems out of a true love and nostalgia for the source material and a desire to expose more people to it - Bo's tunes might never attain the popularity of all those lovely SNES / Playstation composers, which is a shame, but I feel like I've done my part to help address that - at least for this song. Hope you enjoy, and if you've got some spare time grab an SMS emulator and try this unique game out - a very different experience.

One last thing - I'd like to dedicate this track to Cotmm, Ginnsu, Rob, Jivemaster, Orkybash, and Joe Redifer for completing the initial 600+ reviews for our new feedback system. Kudos to youdos.

Update: Brian Kosich writes in to note that Zillion the anime was actually made after the game as a marketing thing.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.

Great melody here- something i'd never had ever heard if not for the remix. Nice variation with the drum parts, and the mix is filled out pretty well with the different reverbs. That bass is great too, super late 70's rock. Reminds me of kiss or something.
Good stuff.

- OA on April 3, 2009

Rock concert movement number two!

- K.B. on October 14, 2008

Like it's been said before, a great, great track. A personal favourite. I've played a lot of great Master System games, unfortunately, Zillion I haven't experienced. Judging by this, it's got a great soundtrack!
Special mention to the lovely "dirty" of with the drums and guitar.
--Eino

- evktalo on December 8, 2007

Man, I'm slipping. This was another one I told djp about enjoying back in the day while visiting his house. Funny, because last weekend I was there working on some site stuff, and he started playing this arrangement downstairs on his Motif. Brought back memories of ye olden days while pondering in my head what he was playing.
The sound choices provided by the Motif are great here. And it helps to be working with such great source material. While the original had the raw materials to be pretty catchy, it didn't really have that good of an energy to me that would have struck me as great arrangement material. That's where djp proved me wrong by showing off the original's full potential.
With this ReMix though, djpretzel beefs up the sound quality but also smooths out the performance, adds some nice embellishments and really takes the original to another level from the Master System. Much like his Socket mix, you just can't go wrong with this one. It's got that hook.

- Liontamer on October 5, 2007

I'm a huge fan of the Zillion game (not the second) as well as the anime and soundtracks. I only wonder if DJPretzel has heard the vocal version of this track. It's quite funny to listen to but not nearly as good as this remix. I give major kudos for doing this track justice. And come on people, there are only like 3 or 4 tracks in the entire game. Remix them! Maybe I should put my money where my mouth is. Excellent track all around.

- Cruhmm on November 16, 2005

Well... there's no doubt that this mix is one of the best. If you don't heard it, don't lose the chance.
The Good News
The mix is a HIT. No more to say...
The Bad News
Why SMS coldn´t play this at that time... heheheh!!!

- DJ Magotrox Brazil on March 25, 2005

One of the best mixes on this site, methinks. The shuffle groove is just awesome and the way the songs progresses, especially how the solo blends well with the rest of it, really is something to credit djpretzel for.

- PriZm on March 13, 2005

I just love this song! Yout can listen to it over and over. Its all about the bassline. :D

- GreatCow on March 12, 2005

haha, this tune rules! I love it! :D

- buliwyf on May 29, 2004

Wow! I've been listening to this all the time, I can't get it out of my head! The "bouncy little baseline" is really catchy. Too bad there isn't many SMS remixes on the site.

- Cutman on October 12, 2002

That "bouncy little bass line" [b]does[/b] make the whole song. I could listen to that bass line all day long... Perfect length for the song as well.

- BigDRS on June 22, 2002

m68030 wrote: OCR00674 - Zillion 'InsideTheRoadhouse'
Dum dee dum dee dum dee.. Such a bouncy little bass line and a
wonderfulicious chippy lead line that makes me want to slap someone.
It's amazing, i can actually liten to this one with headphones, a first
for a DJP track. Cool.

I like the phrase "bouncy little bass line"...hehe
It's sooo true...but I think that's what helps complete the song...I really like it. I think it's about time they got good games with great music (such as this one) on here.

- skawttieboy on June 19, 2002

I wouldn't have picked this up except for three things: One, the U-ji mix was really, really catchy. Two, the reviews. Three, the fact that it's by DJP.
Haven't been disppointed. Well done.

- WLGades on June 18, 2002

When the mix first began I thought 'Dear God, what's he done??!!' Then it all starts falling into place. I really like the reverb on the leading lead. The drums fit perfectly too. Yet another triumph to add to the DJP collection.
~ LeeBro

- LeeBro on June 15, 2002

What's kinda funny is I didn't know what this game was until I realized that I played it before. i started Playing the game (thats right, i HAVE a Master System and not the emulated one :D ) and I was thinking, "Hey this music is really cool. Then I thought about the remix on this site and had to download it. Everyone should check this game, and remix out.

- Jonathon Striker on June 13, 2002

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