ReMix: Final Fantasy VI 'Eres Des Points'

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For ReMix OCR00750, I proudly give you our first submission from 19-year old DJ Crono, aka Jovette Rivera, from Monterey, CA, which is none other than . . . the Terra theme from FF6! Wait, don't walk away or start shaking your head at the sheer abundance of Terra mixes - this one is different, I promise. When I first read DJ Crono's email, I have to admit that the notion of hip-hop with French rapping over Terra didn't exactly click. I was a little scared to listen, actually, as the propensity for this to be something I had nightmares about initially seemed high. Well, I'm glad to tell you I enjoyed every last second of this ReMix. I don't speak French, and have no idea what's being said (I've requested original and translated lyrics from Mr.Rivera and will link to them if/when I get them), but it sounds damn cool. There's some quality scratching, great hip-hop style vocal processing, a nice steel string + bass intro with a phat shuffle beat, very stylish vocal hits and effects, nice synths, a fantastic panning crunchy electric guitar, and very effective layering throughout. The whole package is tight, musical, and just a lot of fun. I urge everyone to give this a chance - rap or hip-hop may not be your thing, or maybe you just doubt yourself enjoying French rapping when combined with the FF6 Terra theme, but honestly, I found myself addicted to this piece after I got into it, and consider it among the better pieces on the site. This breathed a lot of life into the overexposed Terra theme for me, and the scratching and yes, the rapping as well are both superlative. I personally think this mix deserves a lot of attention - highly recommended.

Updated: Well, I'd operated on the assumption that Crono did the rapping himself, which was a mistake - these were vocal samples off a European copy of EJAY (which explains the French and the fact that it's only three or four sentences). Vocal samples are meant to be used, however, and Crono did use them well here. We've run into some questioanble situations with the EJAY software before - for anyone using it or thinking about obtaining a copy, just be careful as to what you create as far as it containing largely "preset" rhythms, samples, etc. Some are okay, but too much and the mix is more the program's than your own. In this case, however, it was just a misunderstanding on the vocals.

― djpretzel