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Liontamer

04-05-2004, 02:56 AM

Is there a playlist floating around? I missed the show :(EDIT: Oops. I'm a few seconds late.

Finally got everything up for download tonight, so enjoy the goods at https://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji - VGF #24 (192MB/4hr 40mins) is available (https://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2324%20(High%20Quality).mp3) as well as this week's AIM chat transcript (https://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2324%20Chat%20Transcript.htm). I honestly don't have room to thank every single person who called in, but thanks a lot for all the interviews and funny calls. This is definitely the show of Dan Baranowsky, BTW. Check out minute 109 for "Nobuo Uetmatsu" calling in and minute 183 for "Mustin" and be ready to shit yourself. Obviously the show was a lot less hectic to listen to as opposed to doing live. Enjoy the show, punks, and thanks for everyone who tuned in and called, especially the loads of new people visiting the chat room this week. If you don't mind reading essays, here's the playlist for this week. I get to some of the recent requests in the thread next week. Hope to see you again next Saturday.

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
"VG Frequency" - Saturday, April 3, 2004 / 10:10 PM - 3:50 AM EST (Daylight Savings Time, folks)

1. Liontamer - VG Frequency "Snow Promotion" Promo
2. Michiko Naruke - "Adlehyde Castle" [Wild ARMs OST]
3. Jared Hudson - VG Frequency "JHX Soundtest" Bumper
4. Jared Hudson - "Only a Test" (WIP) [http://www.hudsonstudios.net]
5. Theophany - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time "Aquescent Symphony" [OC ReMix #1150]
6. Shael Riley - Neverwinter Nights "Neversleep at Nights" [VGMix2 #1178]
7. Michiko Naruke - "Port Town" [Wild ARMs OST]
8. Rayza fills us in on the new movie version of "Dawn of the Dead" along with comparing this year's and last year's OCR April Fool's joke, discussing the Reason help site he hopes to launch at music.rayza.net and his current focus on original music material [http://www.rayza.net]
9. "Nobuo Uematsu" - Final Fantasy 7, Megaman 3, Final Fantasy 6 & Final Fantasy 4 "Retentions of Conflict" [OC ReMix #1150 (removed)]
10. Nobuo Uematsu - "Blue Fields" [Final Fantasy VIII OST]
11. Bagel Fuzzynuts stops in while partying at UGA and comments on "Retentions of Conflict", the OCR UnModerated infamy of his wang, bringing the UGA posse over to guest host the show, and the greatness of Jim Holland
12. "Jeb Holland" (hopped up on moonshine probably) is on hand and he's no Southern gentleman like his cousin Jim
13. Leifo's looking for more music but takes a few moments to fill us in on plans for this summer to work aggressively with bLiNd on a demo, bringing various tracks of his out of the work-in-progress stage, ideas for a Kingdom Hearts remix along with tooling around with his Chrono Trigger mix "Timing is Everything", and finishes with pimps on TheBrailRoom.com and the newly opened Leifo.com [http://www.leifo.com]
14. Despite her cold, "Jessica" bravely calls in to request some *NSync; Bye Bye Bye, Jessica
15. Adhesive Boy - "Sylvan Underclassmen Intellect" [CompoST 10]
16. Stemage - Metroid 1 "Ridley" [Metroid Metal]
17. Leifo - "In the Distance" [http://www.leifo.com]
18. Nobuo Uematsu - "Black Mage's Village" [Final Fantasy IX OST]
19. Kavitha & Nigam unsuccessfully attempt to request music, but Larry likes his peeps regardless
20. Paige remarks on how weird all of the callers have been
21. Daniel Baranowsky wants back into the AIM chatroom and brings out his best Lil' Jon impression ("Retentions of Conflict" was "OK...YAYEAAAHHH!") [http://members.cox.net/systemaniac]
22. Adhesive Boy brings us back to saner times and details how he reacted to the OCR posting of "Retentions of Conflict", how he named "Sylvan Underclassmen Intellect" and his general strategy for creating CompoST entries, his soon-to-be released remix material i.e. nothing :-), his problems with the deterioration of VGMix, the general disappointment in Mustin's latest release "Final Zone (Final Hour)", in addition to taking a few free potshots at Protricity, and promoting the eventual return of his radio show "AB Frequency" [http://adhesiveboy.no-ip.com]
23. SgtRama visits for a minute before heading out for some cosmic bowling, but has time to talk about "Retentions of Conflict", Sadorf's old status as VGMix1's "legendary suck" as well as his own status as OC ReMix's proverbial rejection bar and how (not) well faking his death went over as an April Fool's joke last year; As a bonus, MamaRama pops in to say hello! [http://sgtrama.no-ip.com]
24. Garian takes over the phone and hopes to bowl his way to victory with a 120 (if he's lucky); though he missed the proceedings of the OCR April Fool's joke, he later heard "Retentions of Conflict" and jokingly rags on Sadorf's older, terrible VGMix1 mixes [http://www.discipliningpercy.tk]
25. "Jim Holland" wonders who all those faegs calling the show were and wants to clear the air on his cousin Jeb & the Holland family
26. Like a deer in the headlights, Danny B stupidly basks in Larry's webstream delay [http://members.cox.net/systemaniac]
27. Sir Nuts - Super CastleVania 4 "Rusty Whip" [The People's Remix Competition 12]
28. Beatdrop - "Turncoat Magistrate" [Final Energy]
29. Unknown - "Oak and Ash" [CompoST 10]
30. Mustin - Sonic the Hedgehog 1 "Final Zone (Final Hour)" [The Very Best of Sega (B-Side) / VGMix2 #1188]
31. Nobuo Uematsu - "One Danger Put Behind Us" [Final Fantasy IX OST]
32. Beatdrop arrives to detail how he initially fell for the joke of "Retentions of Conflict", when he would decide to go back to judging on OCR, the effort in and satisfaction of finally completing his second full-length album "Final Energy", personal comparisons to his first album "Operations", the twists and turns in Final Energy's developmental process as well as the flow of the album, the nature of the feedback for both of his original albums, as well as the progress of his upcoming remix album "Bit by Bit" [http://rks.no-ip.com/~beatdrop]
33. "Nobuo Uematsu" calls; Enjoy, that's all I'm gonna say
34. "Yasunori Mitsuda" rebuts (with tobacco in his lip and a Southern drawl, I'm assuming); Domo
35. "Randy Lumpkin", friend of Jim Holland, brings with him an ungentlemanly abundance profanity [http://www.geocities.com/randylumpkin (http://members.cox.net/skaddi/music/Shitty_Judge_Faggot_OC_ReMix.mp3)]
36. "Koji Kondo" is really, REALLY upbeat; Yatta
37. WHY is a drug deal apparently going down???
38. "Yasunori Mitsuda" - Final Fantasy 7, Megaman 3, Final Fantasy 6 & Final Fantasy 4 "Retentions of Conflict" [OC ReMix #1150 (removed)]
39. analoq - ThunderCats "Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Cats" [Anime Remix #33]
40. Emperor - Morrowind "Battle at the Red Mountain" [OC ReMix #1151]
41. Star Salzman w/Protricity - Megaman X1 "Dreams Come True" [OC ReMix #1149]
42. Nobuo Uematsu - "Vivi's Theme" [Final Fantasy IX OST]
43. "Jeremy Soule" is planning to shut down OverClocked ReMix; I'll be damned if he doesn't sound hilarious
44. "Mario & Luigi" are high on Super Mushrooms
45. As he hopes to interview Star Salzman, Larry goes crazy as the phone line remains tied up; Please enjoy the stark contrast between Larry's raw anger and the relaxing background music :-)
46. Star Salzman finally breaks through and gives Larry a lesson in telephone etiquette before he forwards him over to his personal secretary [http://www.starblast.org]
47. Jon Martindill, Star Salzman's male secretary and representative of the Star Salzman Organization, acts as an intermediary regarding information on "Dreams Come True", "When You See the Flashman, Duck and Cover" & "Magellanic", Star as a deity, (no) comments on "Retentions of Conflict", the interest in Star's music from female fans, Star's patented sexual maneuvers (e.g. the "Starscreamer"), and (no) classified information on future works [http://www.starblast.org/blog.php?blog_user=Jon]
48. "Daisy" is a vulgar lady; Are her and "Mario" on the outs?
49. Paige professes her enjoyment of some of Star Salzman's tracks but scoffs at the purported power of the "Starscreamer"
50. ReaktorZ0 - Super CastleVania 4 "Sawtooth Darkness" [The People's Remix Competition 12]
51. moonove - Shinobi "Black Turtle Level Ingame Remix" [http://www.moonove.com]
52. analoq - "skouting the timberland" [CompoST 10]
53. OverCoat - VG Frequency "Ruuski Ragtime" Bumper
54. OverCoat - "The Machines of Valor and Bravery, Standing Tall to the Coterminous Humans of Heartless Behavior" [http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat]
55. Beatdrop - "Bedlam" [Final Energy]
56. Nobuo Uematsu - "Pirates Ahoy!" [Final Fantasy V OST]
57. "Mustin" dominates the airwaves with his powerful personality; "Do you know who you're speaking to?"
58. "Protricity" is just hanging out making music, but has a cold that he caught from his girlfriend "Jessica"
59. "Larry Oji" shows up at the other end of the phone line; How is that even POSSIBLE?
60. DJ Orange - Final Fantasy 7 "Turks in Pursuit" [OC ReMix #1148]
61. Blak Omen - Super CastleVania 4 "The Belmont Chill" [The People's Remix Competition 12 / VGMix2 #1145]
62. zircon - "Power My Station" [CompoST 11]
63. Star Salzman - Megaman 2 "When You See the Flashman, Duck and Cover" [VGMix2 #1203]
64. Nobuo Uematsu - "J-E-N-O-V-A" [Final Fantasy VII OST]
65. Digital Coma does his best nasally Protricity impression while talking about "Retentions of Conflict" [http://members.cox.net/skaddi]
66. Protricity reveals his masterminding of "Retentions of Conflict" based off of Sadorf's various old VGMix1 Final Fantasy remixes, the reaction he expected on the prank from the community (75% hate/25% love), as well as the other April Fool's prank of polling OCR as to whether or not he should remain on the OC judges' panel [http://www.public.asu.edu/~arasulin]
67. Protricity & Sadorf - Final Fantasy 7, Megaman 3, Final Fantasy 6 & Final Fantasy 4 "Retentions of Conflict" [OC ReMix #1150 (removed)]
68. Michiko Naruke - "Knights' Quarters" [Wild ARMs OST]
69. Danny B fails miserably trying to imitate Homestar Runner [http://members.cox.net/systemaniac]
70. "Voldo" of Soul Caliber II muses on the latest hardships of battle; Oren, Cesar Optimo, Garian & SgtRama collectively heckle Larry as they enjoy the webstream lag in the background [http://sgtrama.no-ip.com & http://www.discipliningpercy.tk]
71. Daniel Baranowsky - "ur halfblak (Live)" [http://members.cox.net/systemaniac]
72. SuperGreenX won't make ya frown as he drops comments on "Retentions of Conflict", the current successes of his new album "Synesthetic" along with the (occasionally problematic) distribution through FlashFlashRevolution.com, his computer's motherboard randomly catching on fire, and how he came together with Destructo & Aurora (a.k.a. Succubus) for their collaborative effort with "Frame of Mind" [http://www.supergreenx.com]
73. Ahnuld attempts a prank call but can't get his pre-recorded voice to work quite right
74. SuperGreenX, Destructo & Aurora - Beyond Good & Evil & Chrono Trigger "Frame of Mind" [http://www.supergreenx.com & http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~umfisico]
75. Binster - ICO "Icon" [OC ReMix to-be-posted]
76. Beatdrop - "Breakline" [Final Energy]
77. analoq - "korners of my fear (torture futuristik)" [CompoST 11]
78. Michiko Naruke - "Milama Village" [Wild ARMs OSV]
79. MaJIN_SaN's been enjoying the show and talks about "Retentions of Conflict", how lots of younger and/or newbie musicians at #ocremix can get discouraged quickly by the hostile behavior and feedback of the regulars, the need as musicians to appreciate all your fans, and the lowdown on FreestyleSession.com & Bboying, including breakdancing with Æ [http://www.freestylesession.com]
80. Hitoshi Sakimoto & Masaharu Iwata - "Mission Complete" [Final Fantasy Tactics OST]

TCK

04-05-2004, 03:25 AM

I can't download this AGAIN!

Drastic times call for drastic measures.

DCT

04-05-2004, 04:03 AM

Danny B's Lil' Jon impression was the funnies thing in the history of the show. The End.

sgx

04-05-2004, 04:29 AM

I have a sexy voice

zircon

04-05-2004, 05:22 AM

I have a shameless request- could you play "White Nexus" ( http://www.zirconstudios.com/Music/WhiteNexus.mp3 )? It's an original, 1st track on the album I'm working on. would appreciate the plug :D

Beatdrop

04-05-2004, 06:02 AM

Man, looking back, that really was a god damn great show. It feels epic, in retrospect. If you ask me, Larry, it seems like there was a good mix between good interviews and absolutely silly and hilarious "interviews" and other phone calls. It... it feels like it was just one big party. You know? Or am I alone in thinking that. Alas...

Protricity

04-05-2004, 07:42 AM

Man, the mustin interview + kojikondo interview...
fuckin had me ROFLin all over ther place

danny B

04-05-2004, 09:51 AM

The vocal assault knows no end!

Tune in next time!!!

-Dzl

TCK

04-05-2004, 12:20 PM

So much for drastic measures, it seems no download accelerator works, and I've tried dozens :(

This is asking a BIG favour, and I wouldn't be surprised if this turned up blanks, but could it be possible for someone to host the file somewhere else as well as at Larry's webspace? I would be most thankful.

njsykora

04-05-2004, 07:05 PM

Christ yeah. Only us two having the problem though. What else do we have in common?

Very glad to see you playing copious amounts of tracks from Final Energy as well. Hope you enjoyed my reminder of what 56k is like.

Bagel Fuzzynuts

04-05-2004, 09:05 PM

11. Bagel Fuzzynuts stops in while partying at UGA and comments on "Retentions of Conflict", the OCR UnModerated infamy of his wang, bringing the UGA posse over to guest host the show, and the greatness of Jim Holland

I didn't remember making this call until Noon on Sunday. Man, that was a great night.

Jim Holland...Droppin' the mix-tape in 2004.

Protricity

04-05-2004, 09:08 PM

Bagel Fuzzynuts

04-05-2004, 09:33 PM

and I thought I sounded like a fag.

You sound like the kinda fag I bs in starcraft.

You sound like the kind of fag who plays online games. slut

Protricity

04-05-2004, 09:46 PM

and I thought I sounded like a fag.

You sound like the kinda fag I bs in starcraft.

I'm a fag.

Agreed.

Here is a snapshot of binnie and I bsing Bagel Fuzzynuts in Starcraft

http://members.cox.net/skaddi/images/bsinc3.gif

Bagel Fuzzynuts

04-05-2004, 09:58 PM

http://www.public.asu.edu/~arasulin/OHOK.GIF

Dakar

04-05-2004, 10:14 PM

Do you feel the love? I do.

njsykora

04-05-2004, 10:33 PM

Another win for BS Inc.
If only I had Starcraft.

Protricity

04-05-2004, 11:05 PM

Another win for BS Inc.
If only I had Starcraft.

ANOTHER VICTORY FOR BS INC. GET IT THE FUCK RIGHT

Digital Coma

04-05-2004, 11:07 PM

7v1comp no bs

D-Lux

04-05-2004, 11:21 PM

nr20 plz kthx

neminem

04-05-2004, 11:28 PM

Ah... that was a truly epic show... glad to have been there for (part of) it. Amusingly enough, I started out planning on playing Halo all night, but ended up playing Halo for a few hours and then getting pulled into a drunken party I didn't know was going on until right then :lol:. I will definitely be downloading to hear the rest of it.

D-Lux

04-06-2004, 12:18 AM

My download's done, and I'm listening to it the whole way through (and waiting for my shout out :D )

Protricity

04-06-2004, 01:18 AM

All the callins from episode 24, the good ones anyway.

ftp://aripc.dhcp.asu.edu/Upload/Vg%20Frequency%20-%20Dan%20B%20Call%20ins.ogg

Enjoy.

TCK

04-06-2004, 01:36 AM

All the callins from episode 24, the good ones anyway.

ftp://aripc.dhcp.asu.edu/Upload/Vg%20Frequency%20-%20Dan%20B%20Call%20ins.ogg

Enjoy.I love you Protricity.

In that not so homosexual way, of course.

Xerol Oplan

04-06-2004, 02:16 AM

Liontamer

04-06-2004, 08:33 AM

Sorry to NJ & TCK for being unable to host the show somewhere else. I'm not sure why you're unable to access the site, though some browsers & download managers just don't like HTTPS locations. I'm not sure how to go around that, but I may have to take Digital Coma up on his idea to offer torrents of the shows as long as people could seed 'em.

TCK

04-06-2004, 02:09 PM

Is there any possibility at all that you could start using underscores (_'s) instead of spaces in the mp3 urls? I'm on dialup and while I can get the whole thing in 14 hours I can't stay online for a single session that long, and any download manager I've tried doesn't like the spaces(or %20's) in the URLs.

(I was at a friend's college over the weekend and downloaded it there through IE, but this is for in the future. I'm hooked now.)I'm pretty sure it's not the spaces that is the problem, since I've tried accessing other files on the same server through various DL managers without spaces, and they've all come up with the same error message "The certificate is invalid or expired."

I'm not absolutely sure if it's because it's hosted on a secure server (https) either, Larry. I didn't have any problem downloading shows #21 and #22 from the server at all. But whatever it is, I feel it's affecting the actual server rather than the file, and it's relatively recent.

On a seperate subject, while downloading from Prot's FTP, a message caught my eye.

Tue Apr 06 14:07:39 2004 Connecting aripc.dhcp.asu.edu:21
Tue Apr 06 14:07:39 2004 Connecting aripc.dhcp.asu.edu [IP=149.169.62.146:21]
Tue Apr 06 14:07:43 2004 Socket connected, Waiting for welcome message.
Tue Apr 06 14:07:47 2004 220-FGTY SERVERHmmm.

binster

04-06-2004, 02:57 PM

Who's Digital Coma B? Is he Digital Coma? Or someone pretending to be Digital Coma? Anyway, he wasn't me. Just thought I'd point that out.

Downloading the .mp3, looking forward to hearing the whole thing...

Binster

Digital Coma

04-06-2004, 03:29 PM

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

Species8472

04-06-2004, 03:45 PM

Well yeah download managers don't like https but if you just drop the final s it works fine.

neminem

04-06-2004, 04:17 PM

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

Your mom just wanted to have fun...

Debotron-6K

04-06-2004, 05:41 PM

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

Your mom just wanted to have fun...

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~justind/very_confused.gif

TCK

04-06-2004, 05:42 PM

Well yeah download managers don't like https but if you just drop the final s it works fine....

YOU BASTARD

Also, thanks Species, it worked.

kamoh

04-06-2004, 06:13 PM

That's a pretty big face there, Debotron...

P.S. I don't like Opera's download manager, especially when downloading a 192 MB file - can't we put this on KaZaA or something? (/me is halfway done...for the third time)

TCK

04-06-2004, 06:49 PM

njsykora

04-06-2004, 07:21 PM

May I humbly remind you good people and any of my southern compatriots that I am the only one, and the only original one. Do not accept inferior substitutes.

Good day y'all.

May I humbly remind you that we don't want you here.

njsykora

04-06-2004, 07:33 PM

Well yeah download managers don't like https but if you just drop the final s it works fine.

Species, I love you and want to have your babies.

EDIT: Now I'm listening to the call ins and large quantities of kudos to everyone involved.

EDIT #2: Holy shit. Was this a conspiricy to completely destroy what remains of Larry's sanity?

In conclusion though my full show download is only at 30% I have to say...

BEST. SHOW. EVER.

Liontamer

04-07-2004, 12:19 AM

Just a reminder for any latecomers to the thread, visit my webspace at http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji. I think Beatdrop was right in that last Saturday's show had a bit of everything in there: good music & interviews along with more than a handful of dumb bastards and prank calls to keep things entertaining. Thanks for the props, BD. I'm glad everyone enjoyed that craziness.

VG Frequency #24 is still available (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2324%20(High%20Quality).mp3) until Sunday, as well as this week's AIM chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2324%20Chat%20Transcript.htm). If you just wanna check out the various funny call-ins, courtesy of Danny B, Digital Coma, Debotron and some dumb Emory kids, Prot has the hookup at his FTP (ftp://aripc.dhcp.asu.edu/Upload/Vg%20Frequency%20-%20Dan%20B%20Call%20ins.ogg). Check out the full playlist over at page 37 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=858881#858881).

Well yeah download managers don't like https but if you just drop the final s it works fine.
Hahahahaha! Wow, Spec! I...I love you! Seriously though, how did you know that would work?

Pleasure to have you guys check out, Binster & Kamoh. Congrats on getting Icon accepted, Binster. GrayLightning really enjoyed it and pimped it my way.

D-Lux

04-07-2004, 01:49 AM

LOL, Right now, I'm listening to you threatening to stop the show early waiting for Star Salzman! :D

Black Hand

04-07-2004, 06:24 AM

now i know not to miss this show anymore. hilarious! :lol:

neminem

04-07-2004, 06:38 AM

now i know not to miss this show anymore. hilarious! :lol:

It's not usually that random, by the way. Just giving you a heads up - then again, this could set a new direction for the show, given the popularity it's gotten as a result ;-).

Liontamer

04-07-2004, 06:59 AM

Debotron-6K

04-07-2004, 07:05 AM

I demand more Koji Kondo calls

Protricity

04-07-2004, 07:08 AM

chokst~1.bat

04-07-2004, 09:37 AM

as well as this week's AIM chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2324%20Chat%20Transcript.htm).
Damn, that live chatroom looks like fun. Really gives you a good perspective of what's going on during VG Frequency. I read about half the session, than it got a little boring after Adhesive_Boy left. :)

All the callins from episode 24, the good ones anyway.

ftp://aripc.dhcp.asu.edu/Upload/Vg%20Frequency%20-%20Dan%20B%20Call%20ins.ogg

Enjoy.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHADAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH4AAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHOHAH*(2DSFV?/@*!
Haaaaaaaaaaaa................*tries to breathe*

Oh man, I'll have to download the entire show with all the mixes; sounds like it'll totally be worth it. So let's see, if I start grabbing the 4+ hour MP3 at 7pm tonight; I might get it all by 9am on Friday... and not really tie up the phone lines here. Perfect! :mrgreen:

binster

04-07-2004, 09:40 AM

Cheers mister Liontamer. I was surprised that Icon got through with out going through "the judging panel" - unless the deliberations will be posted at a later date, of course...

I still find it odd hearing "binster" mentioned in with the likes of "supergreenx", "protricity", "the wingless" and all the other legends of OCR. Mondo humbling...

Cheers again :)

binster

The wingless

04-07-2004, 01:41 PM

You'll never be a mothafucking Sith Lord like Da Wingless. You hear me bitch? NEVAR!

njsykora

04-07-2004, 07:01 PM

You know you've made it when you're name is mentioned on air.

*NJ in chat room: Famitsu dumbass*
Larry: Shut the fuck up NJ.
VG Frequency #21.

Good to have another brit around here binster. Welcome.

analoq

04-07-2004, 07:07 PM

I was surprised that Icon got through with out going through "the judging panel" - unless the deliberations will be posted at a later date, of course...
it went to the panel. the deliberations will be posted at a later date.

njsykora

04-09-2004, 12:00 AM

I just got the mp3. 192mb on dial-up is painful. Larry, you should read out the chat room participants every week just to get the pleasure of saying my name (seems like The Wingless' ego has come to me). I can't thank Species enough for the tip and I'll bet everyone else on this island we call Britain is thankful too.

Kaleb.G

04-09-2004, 12:17 AM

Thanks for hooking us up with all the VGF nostalgia, Larry! :D

For the record, I was only in the chatroom (not listening) and I could already sense how good the show was. Definately grabbing the mp3 of it, and also the ogg file of the calls from Protricity.

BlueEnvy

04-09-2004, 07:25 AM

kamoh

04-09-2004, 07:36 AM

I just finished on 56k...

it only took a day, really, but it was like a day straight dedicated to it
minus about 30 MB of pr0n. :)

njsykora

04-09-2004, 07:35 PM

So, showday tomorrow and Larry'll be showing in here anytime soon. Hope he's recovered.

njsykora

04-09-2004, 10:41 PM

DC you traitor!
OK here's a deal Holland. I'm downloading this mix now and if I like it I'll stop giving you a hard time. That's the biggest reward I can give right now. If it's really good then sexual favours may/may not follow. As a southern gentleman you should accept these terms.

EDIT: That is a destruction of what we call shit. There's shit then there's this. You sir are the lowest form of dirt.

njsykora

04-10-2004, 01:37 AM

You sir are the lowest form of dirt.
OK that was a bit too much. Also at great risk I must say that I'm not from old America or new America. I'm over here in the UK as it says in my location bit. I will admit though that you have better manners than most people on this forum. Maybe from now on I'll treat you with a bit more respect Mr Holland.

Kaleb.G

04-10-2004, 05:03 AM

I want to call in for VGF #25. I want in on the action, dammit!

Okay, hopefully I won't end up missing the show, but I'll make an effort to call in!

Xerol Oplan

04-10-2004, 07:29 AM

Any chance of getting the final version of Overdriven Traffic in? The final mp3 will be uploaded by sometime tomorrow afternoon, is that too late?

Here's the most recent version, it's just about final except the ending needs to be 'played out' and I need to adjust a few levels here and there:
http://lggaming.com/user/xerol/traffic1f.mp3

EDIT: Ok, I lied. It's ready now:
http://lggaming.com/user/xerol/overdriventraffic.mp3

Slightly bigger file because I bumped up the bitrate in the final version, and it's about 6 seconds longer.

Liontamer

04-10-2004, 03:32 PM

Aight folks; the playlist is essentially set, so no more requests. Take a look at how things are shaping up. I'd honestly prefer not to move anything around, since I like the flow I've set up, but if you need something repositioned, let me know with a PM and I'll see what I can do. Anyway, it's not every week that I have the playlist ready so early, so enjoy this preview of tonight's show. Hope to see you there.

1. Liontamer - VG Frequency "Snow Promotion" Promo
2. Jared Hudson - VG Frequency "JHX Soundtest" Bumper
3. Yoko Shimomura - "Ultimate Strength ~ Victory Road" [Live A Live OST]
4. Xerol Oplan - "Overdriven Traffic" [Xerol's Quest OST]
5. Selecta Novel - Simon the Sorcerer "Dragon's Winter Cave" [AMIGAremix #9 / VGMix2 #1171]
6. DJ Potatoe - Astérix "Niggaz for Life (Potatoe X-Strike Mix)" [http://www.x-strikestudios.com]
7. Yoko Shimomura - "City of Hopelessness" [Live A Live OST]
8. Edgen Animations - Halo 1 "Ruined Desert" [OC ReMix #1152]
9. Ork Estral - Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts "Sea Sick" [http://nigel.has.it]
10. OverCoat - "The Sadness of a Reverberated Heart" [CompoST 6]
11. Argitoth - "The Wail Unheard" [SoundTempest to-be-posted]
12. Yoko Shimomura - "Silent Labyrinth" [Live A Live OST]
13. Crazy Crakaz All-Starz (joecam, po!, mp, Roggah, Flik, AE & Shael Riley) - River City Ransom "River City Rap" [River City Rumble OST / VGMix2 #1082]
14. Unknown - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time "A Storm in the Desert" [Artifact of Power / VGMix2 #455 / OC ReMix #1153]
15. analoq - "kastle activity" [CompoST 12]
16. Unknown - "Corridors Make for a Good Hangout" [CompoST 12]
17. Moose585 - "Don't Look Over There!" [CompoST 13]
18. zircon - "The Demon Ate My Dog" [CompoST 13]
19. goat - Kid Icarus "Slice of Heaven" [VGMix2 #1217]
20. Yoko Shimomura - "Dangerous Bar" [Live A Live OST]
21. mv - Final Fantasy 6 "La Ballade de Cayenne" [VGMix1 #224 / VGMix2 #1218]
22. Ryan8bit - Pro Wrestling "Down for the Count (A Winner is No One)" [VGMix2 #1193]
23. The Advantage - Bomberman 1 "Stage" [http://www.theadvantageband.com]
24. DarkeSword - Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade "Space Drifter" [VGMix2 #685 / OC ReMix #1154]
25. Yoko Shimomura - "Captain of the Shooting Stars!" [Live A Live OST]
26. Risa Ohki - Final Fantasy 6 "Toki no Hourousha" (a.k.a. 'Wanderer of Time') [Final Fantasy: Pray]
27. Russell Cox - "Celebration of Trials and Tribulations" [The Gamingforce Composing Competition: Christmas 2003]
28. LindsayAnne Klemm - The Legend of Zelda 1 "Legend of Zelda" [http://www.edgen.com/~lindsay]
29. Beej - Chrono Trigger "Sines" [VGMix1 #1557 / VGMix2 #1210]
30. Yoko Shimomura - "Under the Fake" [Live A Live OST]
31. zircon - "White Nexus" [Phasma Elementum]
32. Leifo - "Holy Lord" [http://www.leifo.com]
33. Israfel - "Music for Cold Places (GFF Version)" [The Gamingforce Composing Competition: Christmas 2003]
34. Yoko Shimomura - "Sancho.de.Los.Panchos" [Live A Live OST]
35. McVaffe - NiGHTS into Dreams... "Soft Museum Jam" [OC ReMix #309]
36. Risa Ohki & Ikuko Noguchi - Final Fantasy 1 "Prelude" [Final Fantasy: Love Will Grow]
37. BT f/FFmusic Dj - "The Great Escape (HAP Chillout Remix)" [http://www.ffmusic.net]
38. Stemage - Metroid 1 "The Theme" [Metroid Metal / VGMix2 #958]
39. Yoko Shimomura - "Difficult Fight" [Live A Live OST]
40. Protricity - Donkey Kong Country 2 "KRool Intentions" [http://www.public.asu.edu/~arasulin]
41. goat - Rush'n Attack "Purple Heart" [VGMix2 #978 / OC ReMix #1155]
42. Beatdrop - U.N. Squadron "The Air Up Here" [Bit by Bit]
43. Yoko Shimomura - "The Bird Flies in the Sky, the Fish Swims in the River" [Live A Live OST]
44. Yoko Shimomura - "Organ Song 3" [Live A Live OST]

Dhsu

04-10-2004, 04:22 PM

You're playing both vocal songs? Sweet. :D If you woulda told me you had room for two, I woulda sent you the Pray version of the Prelude instead. It's a lot less obnoxious than the one in Love Will Grow. ;)

GrayLightning

04-10-2004, 06:59 PM

I request Krisham's Auntie for next week's show then. 8)

analoq

04-10-2004, 09:55 PM

15. analoq - "kastle activity" [CompoST 12]
:lol: larry, i should just have to name all my music from now on (:

cheers.

Liontamer

04-10-2004, 11:42 PM

analoq

04-10-2004, 11:48 PM

actually that was supposed to be:
larry, i should just have you name all my music from now on (:
but i think i like your reaction to my un-proofread one better.
cheers.

njsykora

04-10-2004, 11:52 PM

I request Krisham's Auntie for next week's show then. 8)
<..<
>..>
kill

Liontamer

04-11-2004, 12:11 AM

15. analoq - "kastle activity" [CompoST 12]
:lol: larry, i should just have to name all my music from now on (:
cheers.
A HEX ON YOU! But yeah, if you have an actual name to give to it, lemme know! I liked the name I bootlegged for the CompoST 11 track though (and it was easy since you had lyrics). Beatdrop and I can't get enough of that one. But yeah...you're still a poopyhead, bro! Cheers! :P
actually that was supposed to be:
larry, i should just have you name all my music from now on (:
but i think i like your reaction to my un-proofread one better.
cheers.
[GASP] I'm sorry, bro! :lol: ...
Let's never fight again! [hug]

Global-Trance

04-11-2004, 12:49 AM

I see you have Haroon Piracha's (FFMusic DJ's) Bootleg of BT - The Great Escape. I previewed that awhile ago when he kept asking me to listen to his stuff. You guys should enjoy it.

Beatdrop

04-11-2004, 01:45 AM

Please tell me Haroon didn't turn "The Great Escape" into a trance anthem. PLEASE tell me that.

D-Lux

04-11-2004, 01:46 AM

Jim Holland should call in tonight! :D

The wingless

04-11-2004, 02:01 AM

Beard or no... Beatdrop is MAN-PRETTY. Look into those big eyes and tell me you don't want to fall inside like a wishing well...

::sigh::

oh Beaty! I'm only somebody could remix your HEART!

DarkeSword

04-11-2004, 02:19 AM

Jim Holland should call in tonight! :D

Er, please, no.

DarkeSword

04-11-2004, 03:53 AM

SHOW ON NOW WUT WUT CHICKEN BUUUUUUUUT

Adhesive_Boy

04-11-2004, 05:52 AM

VG Freakquency LOAL

On an unrelated matter, I didn't know I killed Jesus. I'm amazed that I could theoretically have enough motivation to kill the son of God. If only I could use just some of that energy for my remixes...

njsykora

04-11-2004, 07:36 PM

I MISSED IT. GODDAMN.
The masturbation marathon's really taking my mind off things. How long were you going for this week Larry?

kamoh

04-11-2004, 08:45 PM

I turned off my media player at 12:30 or so...

He said he stopped recording an hour before, and the rest was just old stuff (old prank calls, more remixes, no Larry-speak).

Think it was either on par with or longer than last week.

D-Lux

04-12-2004, 02:22 AM

I'd wanna hear the rest, since I havent heard all the shows. :D

When's the mp3 coming?

Liontamer

04-12-2004, 10:36 AM

For anyone who was waiting, it took me a little while to edit up DarkSword's and zircon's interviews since they were a little low (zirc not so much), but I hope you like how I turned the levels up. Aight peeps; enjoy this week's 4 hour show featuring many call-ins and drunk chicas. Pick it up at my websapce (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji); Both the 4 hour show (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2325%20(High%20Quality).mp3) and the AIM transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2325%20Chat%20Transcript.htm) are available for your selfish consumption. Props to everyone who contributed tracks this week; another diverse offering of stuff, with lots of quality premieres. FFmusic Dj's BT remix went over phenomenally well, and Prot's & Beatdrop's new ones are excellent mixes you need to be aware of. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves of course! Thanks a lot to everyone who called in and the loads of new people who stopped by to check things out. Hope y'all keep coming back each week. Here's Saturday's playlist:

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
"VG Frequency" - Saturday, April 10, 2004 / 10 PM - 2:07 AM EST

1. Liontamer - VG Frequency "Snow Promotion" Promo
2. Jared Hudson - VG Frequency "JHX Soundtest" Bumper
3. Yoko Shimomura - "Ultimate Strength ~ Victory Road" [Live A Live OST]
4. Xerol Oplan - "Overdriven Traffic" [Xerol's Quest OST]
5. Selecta Novel - Simon the Sorcerer "Dragon's Winter Cave" [AMIGAremix #9 / VGMix2 #1171]
6. DJ Potatoe - Astérix "Niggaz for Life (Potatoe X-Strike Mix)" [http://www.x-strikestudios.com]
7. Yoko Shimomura - "City of Hopelessness" [Live A Live OST]
8. OverCoat pays a long overdue visit on the air and he's feelin' the love; he sheds some light on a potentially upcoming Super Metroid mix, as well as SoundTempest's & CompoST's usefulness as a place to develop his music, the relative crudiness of "The Sadness of a Reverberated Heart", quick Wesley Willis-inspired kwakery, a upcoming Anime Remix with Destiny ("Happy Haibane") and how they first collaborated on the Seiken Densetsu 3 mix "Angels Dear", messing around with his Yamaha keyboard, his decision to never submit anything to OverClocked ReMix, the subsequent revival of VGMix, as well as a quick pimp for fans to review his Deus Ex remix "UNATCOAT" [http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat]
9. Edgen Animations - Halo 1 "Ruined Desert" [OC ReMix #1152]
10. Ork Estral - Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts "Sea Sick" [http://nigel.has.it]
11. OverCoat - "The Sadness of a Reverberated Heart" [CompoST 6]
12. Argitoth - "The Wail Unheard" [SoundTempest to-be-posted]
13. Yoko Shimomura - "Silent Labyrinth" [Live A Live OST]
14. DCT is chillin' in radioland and has no love for the haters; he jokes about TrueStar's VGMix chatterbox antics, is feeling DJ Potatoe's Niggaz 4 Life remix, has ideas for playing around with zyko's a cappella vocals for "Niggaz 4 Life", mulls over the feasibility of vocalizing "Iced Out Nine Twenty Two", is back in the thick of things judging for SoundTempest, doesn't agree with the double standard of mainstream remix vs. game remix commercialization, provides a personal overview of OneUp Studios' newly-released "The Very Best of SEGA", reveals Mustin's enjoyment of Dan Baranowsky's impression of him last week, runs down upcoming remixes and originals, and pimps the return of TheBigShot.com [http://www.thebigshot.com]
15. Crazy Crakaz All-Starz (joecam, po!, mp, Roggah, Flik, AE & Shael Riley) - River City Ransom "River City Rap" [River City Rumble OST / VGMix2 #1082]
16. Unknown - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time "A Storm in the Desert" [Artifact of Power / VGMix2 #455 / OC ReMix #1153]
17. analoq - "kastle activity" [CompoST 12]
18. Unknown - "Corridors Make for a Good Hangout" [CompoST 12]
19. Moose585 - "Don't Look Over There!" [CompoST 13]
20. zircon - "The Demon Ate My Dog" [CompoST 13]
21. goat - Kid Icarus "Slice of Heaven" [VGMix2 #1217]
22. Yoko Shimomura - "Dangerous Bar" [Live A Live OST]
23. Kaleb Grace apparently believes in quick, graceless exits; he'll be back...[3 minutes later]...I told ya; Kaleb's pimps his regular fandom of OCR, which is longer than practically everyone but Species 8472, and has always been contributing to OCR any way he can; he reveals that he's hoping to get into remixing with Reason thanks to the help of SuperGreenX, and goes over how he was tapped to collaborate on the cover and insert art for SGX's new CD "Synesthetic", how he's still waiting for his copy of the CD, the fallacy of "BEER 7: The Phantom BEER", other ways he helps the game music fan community, his start-from-scratch approach to learning the ropes of music creation, the necessary website pimpage, along with some quick, joking shots on Sadorf and SgtRama (nice work!) [http://www.kalebgrace.com]
24. zyko drops by to give everyone some insight on his upcoming original album covering the past 2-3 years of his work (no focus on "weird guitar shit"), the info on the upcoming zykomusik.com including both the involvement of McVaffe on the design end and the showcasing some of his oldest material, why he decided to take a leave of absence from the game remixing scene, how his love is definitely still in game music despite his break from remixing, how he feels it's more natural and unrestricted creating original work including some spur-of-the-moment song creation with GrayLightning last spring, his assessment (now that VGMix's connectivity problems have been fixed) of the strong structure of VGMix alongside the deficiencies of the review system, the unpolished raw energy of his VGMix1 works including "Woods of the Invertrix", and the target date on the opening of zykomusik.com (the end of April 2004) [http://www.soundclick.com/zyko]
25. mv - Final Fantasy 6 "La Ballade de Cayenne" [VGMix1 #224 / VGMix2 #1218]
26. Ryan8bit - Pro Wrestling "Down for the Count (A Winner is No One)" [VGMix2 #1193]
27. The Advantage - Bomberman 1 "Stage" [http://www.theadvantageband.com]
28. DarkeSword - Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade "Space Drifter" [VGMix2 #685 / OC ReMix #1154]
29. Yoko Shimomura - "Captain of the Shooting Stars!" [Live A Live OST]
30. DarkeSword is suffering due to some pollen allergies, but still is able to elaborate for us on how he first heard of Linus Spacehead, the story on how "Space Drifter" was originally called "Virt Spacehead", the outspoken criticisms received on the saxophone soundfont usage in Space Drifter, why he uses the particular sounds and instruments he's known for, what underlying elements of Space Drifter have been going unnoticed, the (sarcastic) prospect of doing a Chrono Trigger Zeal theme remix with just the saxophone, what remixes of his are potentially in line for OC ReMix, how he needs to get back into making some new mixes, his (sarcastic) love for pollen and the features of DarkeSword.com [http://www.darkesword.com]
31. Adhesive Boy feels this week's show was the Warren G. Harding of shows (be sure to look that up), and contributes third-hand information on Digital Coma's Donkey Kong Country remix collaboration project, assures Larry that he'll burn for (stupidly) mixing up Easter & Christmas (Larry's note: THAT was definitely stupidity through osmosis from having AB on the phone, that moron!), rags on DarkeSword for complaining about his Space Drifter reviews, brags about never finishing "Clouds of Smog Over Hyrule", and calls Larry a fag on the way out; no respect, that kid; no respect at all [http://adhesiveboy.no-ip.com]
32. Risa Ohki - Final Fantasy 6 "Toki no Hourousha" (a.k.a. 'Wanderer of Time') [Final Fantasy: Pray]
33. Digital Coma interrupts an otherwise (non-)sensible show to, amongst other stupidity, insult "Adhesive Fag" and pimp out the burgeoning Donkey Kong Country remix collaboration project [http://members.cox.net/skaddi]
34. Cara is drunk; Cara is really drunk; Larry sucks
35. Russell Cox - "Celebration of Trials and Tribulations" [The Gamingforce Composing Competition: Christmas 2003]
36. LindsayAnne Klemm - The Legend of Zelda 1 "Legend of Zelda" [http://www.edgen.com/~lindsay]
37. Beej - Chrono Trigger "Sines" [VGMix1 #1557 / VGMix2 #1210]
38. Yoko Shimomura - "Under the Fake" [Live A Live OST]
39. Kavitha is drunk; Kavitha is really drunk; Paige hates Larry's music; Paige isn't much of a fan; Dave heard the F-word; Dave will call the FCC; Cara loves Larry's music; Cara thinks Larry's balls are too small; Larry sucks
40. MaJIN_SaN says Larry needs to slap those girls! He's enjoying the music so far and talks it up about the Donkey Kong Country remix collaboration project, booze and the female-procuring properties of Spanish Fly, memories of Linus Spacehead, and smackin' dat ass [http://www.freestylesession.com]
41. Paige is drunk; Paige is British; Seems Big Ben is missing; Larry sucks
42. zircon - "White Nexus" [Phasma Elementum]
43. Leifo - "Holy Lord" [http://www.leifo.com]
44. Israfel - "Music for Cold Places (GFF Version)" [The Gamingforce Composing Competition: Christmas 2003]
45. Yoko Shimomura - "Sancho.de.Los.Panchos" [Live A Live OST]
46. zircon breaks down the process of the work so far on his in-progress album "Phasma Elementum" (hoping to complete it around June or July 2004) including the hope of engaging all the subtle varieties of techno & trance, the growth of CompoST and plans to integrate it more prominently into SoundTempest, as well as djcubez's upcoming work on SoundTempest v2 [http://www.zirconstudios.com]
47. McVaffe - NiGHTS into Dreams... "Soft Museum Jam" [OC ReMix #309]
48. Risa Ohki & Ikuko Noguchi - Final Fantasy 1 "Prelude" [Final Fantasy: Love Will Grow]
49. BT f/FFmusic Dj - "The Great Escape (HAP Chillout Remix)" [http://www.ffmusic.net]
50. Stemage - Metroid 1 "The Theme" [Metroid Metal / VGMix2 #958]
51. Yoko Shimomura - "Difficult Fight" [Live A Live OST]
52. Protricity - Donkey Kong Country 2 "KRool Intentions" [http://www.public.asu.edu/~arasulin]
53. goat - Rush'n Attack "Purple Heart" [VGMix2 #978 / OC ReMix #1155]
54. Beatdrop - U.N. Squadron "The Air Up Here" [Bit by Bit]
55. Yoko Shimomura - "The Bird Flies in the Sky, the Fish Swims in the River" [Live A Live OST]
56. Jeb Holland most likely passed out on some sort of illegal substance; his female cousin probably gave him mouth-to-mouth; I think he's ok [http://members.cox.net/systemaniac]
57. Paige claims she's not drunk; Paige is drunk off Grey Goose; Paige's ass obscured my TV; Paige: "It was a small TV"; Larry sucks; Take care
58. Yoko Shimomura - "Organ Song 3" [Live A Live OST]

Remember folks, Electron, Debotron & Bagel Fuzzynuts are all gonna be guest hosting next week! Enjoy the local yokels of the community taking over radioland! Definitely drop comments here on this week's offering.

Species8472

04-12-2004, 01:39 PM

Remember folks, Electron, Debotron & Bagel Fuzzynuts are all gonna be guest hosting next week! Enjoy the local yokels of the community taking over radioland! Definitely drop comments here on this week's offering.

You have some way of recording it yet? Video and all?

Beatdrop

04-12-2004, 02:39 PM

Prot's & Beatdrop's new ones are excellent mixes you need to be aware of...

Perfect, Larry. I'll leave the money at the spot in the train station that you wanted it left at.

Also:

JustinZero: who played the guitar on beatdrops mix
JustinZero: because i swear i heard guitar on it

Gahahaha, gotta love it. Just so JustinZero (and everyone else that couldn't tell) knows, it's a fake guitar. Synthesized. Gotta remember that I'm an electronic music purist most of the time, and 95% of what I do is synthesized.

Bagel Fuzzynuts

04-12-2004, 06:32 PM

Remember folks, Electron, Debotron & Bagel Fuzzynuts are all gonna be guest hosting next week! Enjoy the local yokels of the community taking over radioland! Definitely drop comments here on this week's offering.

This show's gonna be so good, you'll want to slap yo momma!

Kaleb.G

04-12-2004, 09:48 PM

I guess I was a bit of a hypocrite calling in, being that I'm always the one telling Larry to get on with the music, but I couldn't resist chiming in for the big #25 of VG Frequency. :D

Expect to hear from me again in #100, when by that time my Website will be finished and I should have made some music (I hope ;)).

Liontamer

04-13-2004, 02:43 PM

Enjoy this week's 4 hour show featuring many call-ins and drunk chicas. Pick it up at my webspace (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji); Both the 4 hour show (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2325%20(High%20Quality).mp3) and the AIM transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2325%20Chat%20Transcript.htm) are available for your selfish consumption.

The links are here on page 43 for anyone interested. Blue & ravon of Ormgas.com (http://www.ormgas.com) were nice enough to link to my WMRE Show Spotlight from the site, and I just provided a quick little button for Ormgas's banner exchange.
http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20Mario%20Banner.gif (http://www.emory.edu/WMRE/submenus/other/spotlight/vgf.html)
I won't be hosting the button on my space forever, but if anyone interested in throwing a link my way through the uploading of the button and some linkage from their own webspace it's certainly appreciated.

I still have to iron out details with Bagel, Debotron & kLuTz about next Saturday and when to come over to Emory, and I'll definitely try and see if sephfire is around as well. Meanwhile, there's going to be a video game lock-in at Electron's/Raul's apartment after the show :!: and I'll hopefully be heading over to that once the show is done, so it may just be a 2 hour show or maybe just a short after-party. Hopefully everyone can come along; we'll see how it goes!

HumpteeFree

04-13-2004, 05:21 PM

Hey Larry, I was wondering if you took requests of original game music. There's a good unknown piece I want people to hear, and hopefully, make them want to remix it if they like it.

neminem

04-13-2004, 05:46 PM

Hey Larry, I was wondering if you took requests of original game music. There's a good unknown piece I want people to hear, and hopefully, make them want to remix it if they like it.

Ooh, that's not a bad idea, actually. If you do, I wouldn't mind sending one your way as well.

njsykora

04-13-2004, 05:59 PM

I believe he does. The banner pic is being uploaded to my already stretched Geoshitties account and the address will be...
www.geocities.com/njsykora/vgfmariobanner

Then again Larry you could always put it up on www.imageshack.us

TCK

04-13-2004, 07:29 PM

My god, the campus hates you Larry :P

Also, I'm loving the interview with the Jesus Killer. That was some good stuff.

Liontamer

04-17-2004, 10:39 PM

My man Raul Gonzalez (http://members.aol.com/rbrav), a.k.a. Electron (http://www.ocremix.org/detailremixer.php?mixerid=127), is gonna be guest-hosting for tonight's show, so it'll be twice the Emory goodness. I'll be playing both remixes and originals from Raul; feel the MIDI excitement! And because he's gonna be kicking it old-school, Raul will also be showcasing 3 of his favorite old-school OC ReMixes back when he frequented OCR in 2000, and they're excellent selections as well.

With the exception of Reuben Kee's new Shemue remix, I've already played everyone of the 5 newly posted OC mixes this week, so I'll be freeing up room for Raul and other remix material.

I'll be having Debotron, Bagel Fuzzynuts and kLuTz next week as long as things work out; some parties on both of our sides came up, so we decided to push things back. Plus next week Raul is having a video game party at his apartment, so we'll all be hitting that up after the show, which works out even better. Hope to see you peeps tonight.

Xerol Oplan

04-18-2004, 01:14 AM

I see you have 1am listed as the 'end' time. I presume this means it'll end sometime before daylight this week?

Liontamer

04-19-2004, 01:04 AM

Last night's show (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2326%20(High%20Quality).mp3) (3 1/2 hrs - 145MB), along with the AIM chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2326%20Chat%20Transcript.htm) is now available to check out at my webspace (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji). Thanks a hell of a lot to Electron for joining the show as my guest host. It was definitely hilarious having Raul on-the-air along with the dumb phone calls we took, and he provided bueno tracks and requests along with some old-school insight to how OCR was back in 2000. Thanks also to DarkeSword & Jared Hudson for phoning in as well.

Debotron, Bagel Fuzzynuts, kLuTz are planned for next Saturday, so I'll hope to get that going, as that should be a great show. I'll be keeping it light on the requests next week, since I wanna leave a lot of room for my guest hosts to request stuff, plus we all wanna head over to the video game party over at Electron's apartment after the show next week. CAN IT BE A 2-HOUR SHOW FOR ONCE??? Ha...aight peoples, enjoy the playlist:

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
"VG Frequency" - Saturday, April 17, 2004 / 10:10 PM - 1:40 AM EST

0. Electron, fellow WMRE DJ & old-school OC ReMixer, joins the show as the special guest host [http://vaultradio.cjb.net]
1. Rayza f/Liontamer - VG Frequency "Number One Host" Bumper
2. Jared Hudson - VG Frequency "JHX Soundtest" Bumper
3. Nobuo Uematsu - "The Prelude" [Final Fantasy I OST]
4. Why did that hot chick not stay on the line? We'll miss you, "hot chick"
5. Electron - "Polarized" [http://members.aol.com/rbrav]
6. zircon - Phantasy Star 4 "baal4sale" [VGMix2 #1240]
7. virt & Ailsean - Final Fantasy 6 "Dancing Mad Once Again" [VGMix2 #1248]
8. Nobuo Uematsu - "Ship" [Final Fantasy I OST]
9. Electron - "Shades of Gray" [http://members.aol.com/rbrav]
10. Emperor - Final Fantasy Tactics "Final Funeral" [The People's Remix Competition 13]
11. Blak Omen - VG Frequency "Best In Chinatown" Bumper
12. Blak Omen - Lennus "Hagudo Shakedown" [VGMix2 #1043]
13. MC - The Legend of Zelda 2 "Thelonius Temple High" [OC ReMix #82]
14. Nobuo Uematsu - "Dungeon" [Final Fantasy I OST]
15. Emmanuel provides us with his statistics; Why don't we have characters?
16. DarkeSword's pollen allergies have been clearing up and the community cares; Shariq joins us as Electron harkens back to the olden days of OCR including info on the now rare-to-find "Thelonius Temple Low", and Darke let's us in on plans to team up with JigginJonT as part of the Donkey Kong Country Arrangement Collaboration, as well as VGMix's up-and-coming newsletter on the game music remixing community [http://www.darkesword.com]
17. Susan professes her love for Emmanuel and enriches our lives with a dramatic poem on Link & Zelda
18. Electron - Faxanadu "Goofy Ska" [OC ReMix #167]
19. zircon - "Sprite Swapping" [CompoST 14]
20. k-wix - Kid Icarus "Harmonic Invocation" [http://k-wix.no-ip.com]
21. zyko - VG Frequency "Keep It Real" Bumper
22. Stemage - Metroid 1 "Kraid's Theme" [Metroid Metal]
23. Chuck Dodgers - Deflektor "Laser Dance" [OC ReMix #132 / R:K:O #280]
24. Nobuo Uematsu - "Airship" [Final Fantasy I OST]
25. Emmanuel returns to continue Susan's powerful poem
26. Susan continues to profess her love for Emmanuel; click
27. Krisham giggles like a schoolgirl; that's so so disturbing
28. Paige feels sorry for Krisham breaking his leg
29. Kavitha's pollen allergies are still bothering her and the community cares
30. Electron - "Auxiliary Power" [http://members.aol.com/rbrav]
31. Leifo - "Despair (Remastered)" [http://www.leifo.com]
32. SgtRama - VG Frequency "Eat A Bumper" Bumper
33. rimco - Yie Ar Kung-Fu "Mists of Yie Ar" [OC ReMix #135]
34. Nobuo Uematsu - "Main Theme" [Final Fantasy I OST]
35. "What's your name, scumbag?" [http://members.cox.net/skaddi]
36. Electron - Shadowgate "Pulse" [http://members.aol.com/rbrav]
37. ArseAssassin - Final Fantasy Tactics "The 4th Dimension" [The People's Remix Competition 13]
38. Nixdorux - The Legend of Zelda 3 "The Defeat of Ganon" [VGMix2 #1286]
39. Arkimedes - Halo 1 "Fall from Above (You Can't Stop)" [VGMix2 #851 / OC ReMix to-be-posted]
40. Nobuo Uematsu - "Battle Scene" [Final Fantasy I OST]
41. Electron - Megaman 2 "Bubbleman Electron" [OC ReMix #143]
42. JigginJonT - VG Frequency "Be As One" Bumper
43. Grey - "Kyle's Song" [http://pixelated.myrmid.com/users/jigginjont]
44. Nobuo Uematsu - "Town" [Final Fantasy I OST]
45. OverCoat - VG Frequency "Makes Me Question" Bumper
46. OverCoat - "La Ciudad Que Nunca Duerme, Despertando a un Lugar Que Sueña" (a.k.a. 'The City That Never Sleeps, Waking Up in a Dreaming Place') [CompoST 14]
47. OverCoat - Super Metroid "If You're Going to Zebes, Fight with Missiles, Beams, and Screws!" [VGMix2 #1265]
48. Nobuo Uematsu - "Underwater Temple" [Final Fantasy I OST]
49. Beatdrop - VG Frequency "Lose His Mind" Bumper
50. Digital Coma - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Saccharine Serenity" [http://members.cox.net/skaddi]
51. Israfel - Super Mario 64 "Onyx Lips and Cheese Nips" [VGMix1]
52. Quinn Fox - Strider "Vibe Victory" [http://quinn.50g.com]
53. Markus Schneider & Mahoney f/Elsa Persson & Karin Öjehagen - "Sweet Games" [R:K:O #2199]
54. Nobuo Uematsu - "Matoya's Cave" [Final Fantasy I OST]
55. Anna is spittin' dat hot fire!
56. Star Salzman - VG Frequency "WMRE Jingle" Bumper
57. Arkimedes - Shenmue "Dreaming While I Wake" [VGMix2 #1253]
58. Disco Dan - Blaster Master "Direct Current Trance" [VGMix2 #707]
59. Nobuo Uematsu - "Chaos' Temple" [Final Fantasy I OST]
60. Jared Hudson joins bLiNd on the list of remixers who hate working for Wal-Mart, tells us how he ranted on Wal-MartSucks.com and wants to get some real money working for Hewlett-Packard, thinks of following in the footsteps of Danny Elfman, discloses the record-holding status of Bloomington, Indiana, talks about getting ready to go to Berklee and the number of remixers who could be attending there, highlights an upcoming collab with Abram McCalment ("Icy Hot"), recalls classic putdown material about Kaijin & Jennifer Colton, laughs at the often-seen stupidity of the professional music business, and pimps the quality of the G.H.O.S.T. Ops mod for Half-Life [http://www.hudsonstudios.net]
61. Nobuo Uematsu - "Save Music" [Final Fantasy I OST]

The UGA clique is on tap for next week. See ya there, hos and hoettes!

Species8472

04-19-2004, 04:38 AM

I made a video recording. but unfortunatly something went wacko and its only like the first half of the show or so. And it has a few unusual requirements to watch it anyway.

njsykora

04-19-2004, 07:00 PM

Tell me more. And make sure it's working when Bagel's in next week.

Liontamer

04-21-2004, 09:02 PM

Tell me more. And make sure it's working when Bagel's in next week.
(I need this as a reminder to have my girlies tape this week's show.)

BTW, unless I sneak in a show on May 1st, this coming Saturday's show will be the last one of the semester. I'm letting my guests pick a significant amount of the material so I apologize in advance if anyone doesn't get a particular track played.

DCT

04-23-2004, 10:45 PM

If you can, play my new Jay-Z mix (http://www.thebigshot.com/music/remixes/Jay-Z%20-%20December%204th%20%28The%20Streets%20Mix%29.mp3) .

-DCT

Bagel Fuzzynuts

04-24-2004, 03:23 AM

Debotron, Bagel Fuzzynuts, kLuTz are planned for next Saturday, so I'll hope to get that going, as that should be a great show. I'll be keeping it light on the requests next week, since I wanna leave a lot of room for my guest hosts to request stuff, plus we all wanna head over to the video game party over at Electron's apartment after the show next week. CAN IT BE A 2-HOUR SHOW FOR ONCE???

The UGA clique is on tap for next week. See ya there, hos and hoettes!

OH MY GOD THIS IS GOING TO ROCK!

Seriously, I demand you play McVaffe's "CammysLondonDrizzle" from Super Street Fighter II, as well as "Zebesian Midnight" by Vigilante (This is, however, a very long song. Feel free to substitue his "LiquidMetal" remix if this one is too long.). I refuse to come on your show if you don't play these great songs. Especially the McVaffe song.

By the way, Justin and I are going to be doing some drinking before and during the show, so expect to hear me slur some words and offend a few people over the phone. Fair warning has been given.

njsykora

04-24-2004, 07:16 PM

By the way, Justin and I are going to be doing some drinking before and during the show, so expect to hear me slur some words and offend a few people over the phone. Fair warning has been given.
Good. Drink up Bagel.

Debotron-6K

04-24-2004, 09:45 PM

oh oh.... we figgin' to roll out to Emory!!!

Bagel Fuzzynuts

04-25-2004, 12:40 AM

oh oh.... we figgin' to roll out to Emory!!!

Come pick me up.

njsykora

04-25-2004, 01:03 AM

2 hours until VG Frequency history is made.

neminem

04-25-2004, 01:04 AM

And I'll be missing it :cry:. Shower Quality gig and then the biggest Mudd party of the year.

Liontamer

04-25-2004, 02:37 AM

Bagel & Debo are on the way, but they'll be a little late, so I'm pushing the start time back to 10:30 PM EST. Really sorry for the delay, folks.

Rice28m

04-25-2004, 03:16 AM

Do me a fovor, when you post about your show put the date when it will be airing with the time. Thanks.

Dakar

04-25-2004, 03:18 AM

Do me a fovor, when you post about your show put the date when it will be airing with the time. Thanks.Yes, ma'am.

njsykora

04-25-2004, 03:31 AM

My first VGF in 3/4 weeks.

Rice28m

04-25-2004, 07:44 AM

Well that was fun. Anytime you do it again, I would love to come. I also incourage anyone who likes Vg music and people tryind to inteligently discuss it come. Thanks for putting up with a newbie (you wouldn't know what I'm saying unless you were there.)

I was Rice28m.

Liontamer

04-25-2004, 10:26 AM

Debo & Bagel just left to head back to UGA about 30 minutes ago. Everyone had a great time at the show, they chilled over at my apartment while Bagel showcased his backyard wrestling skills, met some of my ladies including Paige, and stopped by the video game party over at Electron's apartment. I also gotta thank the bros for the autographed Girls Gone Wild video. Myself, my roommates and my ladies (well, whatta ya know) will all enjoy it frequently. Big thanks to Justin & Austin for making the lil' trip down to Emory to help host the show, as well as all the callers. I'm busy with finals and papers, so I'll do the playlist and MP3 when I can. Hopefully, I won't have to post those TOO late in the week.

njsykora

04-25-2004, 02:00 PM

Did you get it all on video?

Species8472

04-25-2004, 04:12 PM

My personal recording of the video crapped out once again at the 79 minute mark. :x Oviously the program is flawed.

Bagel Fuzzynuts

04-25-2004, 04:20 PM

Species8472

04-25-2004, 04:40 PM

It seems that was the thing crapped out. So nope didn't get any of the "good" stuff.

Dhsu

04-25-2004, 08:10 PM

Big thanks to Justin & Austin for making the lil' trip down to Emory to help host the show, as well as all the callers.
You made Emmanuel cry. You're a bad mens, Larry!

Liontamer

04-26-2004, 12:57 PM

so I'll do the playlist and MP3 when I can. Hopefully, I won't have to post those TOO late in the week.
The quicker you post it, the quicker I find out what all I said. Big thanks again for having us on, Larry; we had a blast.

edit: Species, did you get me dancing behind Larry when I had my shirt off?
I'm really sorry everyone, but with a paper and final coming up at the end of the week, I unfortunately don't have time to make and release the MP3 of the show until at least late Friday evening. I know Austin & Justin are really looking forward to it, but there's no way I can realistically take the time to get the episode out and sacrifice the time I need to write a 20-page paper (due Friday) and study for my first final (also on Friday). My apologies, bros. I still have to check out how the videotape of the show came out. The ending of the show may have been cut off just a little bit, since we ended just after 1:45 AM (when the tape was set to stop recording). When I can, I'll try and get a quick look of that to see how it came out.

Debotron-6K

04-26-2004, 04:42 PM

Don't sweat it, L-dogg! We're all busy right now, and I doubt that either of us would have much time to sit down and listen to it if you could release it anyway. Thanks again for having us, and good luck on your work this week - don't spend too much time watching that video we gave you 8)

njsykora

04-26-2004, 05:01 PM

I'm not going to rush you but if you are going to put it up late in the week leave it up for a while so I can get it. We don't all have broadband.

TCK

04-26-2004, 05:38 PM

Seconded. Leave it there for about 3 days, that should be ample time for the mp3 at least, and if you're going to host a video I doubt it's even in the region of sanity to attempt to DL it at 56k.

Dakar

04-26-2004, 05:48 PM

Liontamer

04-26-2004, 07:28 PM

On 56k at the end of this week...

Dammit, Larry! We saw the video feed of the show! It's hard to believe you're actually mature enough to get your work done on time! Are you really that selfish? :lol:
Ha! Yeah, sorry about the hold-up bro. In the meantime, I put up VGF #23 again for TCK, since he couldn't get it last time around. http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji - The playlist can be found at the bottom of page 33 of this thread (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=848801#848801), if you're interested.
NJ, if you're missing that episode, go ahead and DL that too; It'll be up at most until I have time to do #27 on Friday night. TCK will be finished downloading VGF #23 by tomorrow; if anyone has a show request to be put up during the week, lemme know. NJ has priority if he's missing any episode other than #23.

TCK

04-26-2004, 09:00 PM

Again Larry, bueno!

Fusion2004

04-26-2004, 09:53 PM

do you play WIP's on the show?

Species8472

04-26-2004, 11:38 PM

I could give out my low quality version out possibly.

Liontamer

04-27-2004, 05:29 AM

To answer Fusion's question, I typically don't play WIPs, but have no particular problem playing WIPs when the work is nearly complete (i.e. the song structure sounds complete, there's no abrupt cutoff, and/or tweaks are only needed before the final release).

I could give out my low quality version out possibly.I appreciate the lookout, Spec. You can certainly do that if you want, but you don't have to. I don't wanna give off the impression of "Hey, I don't want the show to be released soon," because I feel bad I couldn't get it out there soon like I typically want to, but at the same time, you don't need to feel obligated to host a lower-quality MP3 if it's any bother. If you'd be able to and it wouldn't be a problem for you, you can certainly go for it.

njsykora

04-27-2004, 03:12 PM

I've got quite a collection on these school computers. I'm missing #25 and any editions before #22.

Liontamer

04-27-2004, 08:14 PM

I've got quite a collection on these school computers. I'm missing #25 and any editions before #22.http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji - NJ and anyone else interested can pick up VGF #25. The playlist is available here. (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=869633#869633)
Once NJ finishes that, I'll host VGF #21 for him, which is the first high-bitrate recording of the show I've got.

njsykora

04-27-2004, 08:35 PM

Checklist
Complete VG Frequency collection-Unfinished
Have Larry Oji's babies-Pending

TCK

04-27-2004, 09:20 PM

Out of interest, exactly how "lo-fi" are the pre-#21 shows? I might be interested in them some time.

Debotron-6K

04-27-2004, 10:39 PM

Yeah... I'm still waiting for Species to release #20 with the zyko interview. ( ::nudge nudge:: )

I've got #19 on my hard drive, and it's a 24 Kbps/22 Khz/mono mp3 compared to 96 Kbps/22 Khz/stereo on the high-quality releases. So they're pretty freakin' lo-fi :wink: What a difference 72 Kps makes! It's tolerable to listen to for the interviews, which 19 consisted mostly of anyway, due to the technical difficulties listed here (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=24500&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=385). But the songs sound pretty shitty.. which is more tolerable when you're listening to the show live, but not so much when it's the archive and you've got the all those mp3's on your hard drive anyway. But the show is only about 21MB, TCK, and if you want I'd be happy to send it to ya through AIM or something sometime. Just message me if you're interested.

TCK

04-27-2004, 11:04 PM

Liontamer

04-29-2004, 04:52 AM

NJ, I still need to know your status... Can I switch to VGF #21 yet?

njsykora

04-29-2004, 01:34 PM

I'll PM you when it's complete as per your request. It currently stands at 20% after 2 days at home due to me getting the kingly rate of 19b/s (yes, that is bytes per second. not kilobytes, bytes) all last night. I'll try to get it on the school comps.

Fusion2004

04-30-2004, 02:32 AM

Could you play my Legend of Zelda WIP? Its almost done and I don't think I'll be changing anything big.
Edit: Get it here instead, this one is higher quality and is tagged properly.
http://www.networking911.net/mark/The%20Legend%20of%20Zelda%20V9.mp3

Liontamer

04-30-2004, 07:15 AM

I've essentially been away for 30 hours just working on my paper, so I only have a little time now to put up VGF #21 before I try and finally finish this stupid thing; it's available (of course) at http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji

As for the Zelda WIP, Fusion, I'll check it out sometime tomorrow I hope. Hope it doesn't sound General MIDIish or anything. :-)

njsykora

04-30-2004, 01:47 PM

Good to know you've nearly finished.
Can you leave VGF #27 up til Monday so I can get it here at school?
#21 Done and done.

Fusion2004

04-30-2004, 09:28 PM

When you get a chance to listen to my Legend of Zelda WIP, get it here instead, this one is higher quality and is tagged properly.
http://www.networking911.net/mark/The%20Legend%20of%20Zelda%20V9.mp3

kamoh

05-01-2004, 03:17 AM

Larry...

Can you please put up #21 again?

and then put up #27 when I'm done?

There's no use having empty space on your webspace!

*sad*

Liontamer

05-01-2004, 04:09 AM

It's up, yo. Sorry, didn't know you needed it.

kamoh

05-01-2004, 09:50 AM

Thanks Lar, you're the best.

BTW is there or isn't there show #28 tonight?

-Kamoh

Liontamer

05-01-2004, 07:16 PM

When you get a chance to listen to my Legend of Zelda WIP, get it here instead, this one is higher quality and is tagged properly.
http://www.networking911.net/mark/The%20Legend%20of%20Zelda%20V9.mp3
This is pretty interesting, Fusion. Does this have an actual title? I'd need something like that for the playlist record.

Just wanna give more info on my status with releasing VGF #27. I still have one paper and one final left, so I'm not done until May 5th. I'm really sorry for the delay on everything, but college comes first, as I'm sure a lot of the rest of you out there understand. I head home on May 11th, so expect both VGF #27 and VGF #28 available sometime before I fly home to New Haven, CT. Again, sorry for the hold-up, but that's real life for ya.

njsykora

05-01-2004, 08:47 PM

So, can you clear up the facts for what'll be up when?
I'd say put #28 up first then the #27 video just before you head home to give us 56k lot plenty of time to grab it.

Liontamer

05-01-2004, 08:56 PM

So, can you clear up the facts for what'll be up when?
I'd say put #28 up first then the #27 video just before you head home to give us 56k lot plenty of time to grab it.
I'll see if I can host both at the same time. I may get to them around May 6th, May 7th, May 8th, whenever I can find time before I pack up. Hopefully one of my girls will be nice enough to offer me the use of her webspace for a few weeks.

Fusion2004

05-01-2004, 09:02 PM

This is pretty interesting, Fusion. Does this have an actual title? I'd need something like that for the playlist record.

I've been thinking of a title, and I think I'm gonna go with The Legend Lives On. So you can use that.

njsykora

05-01-2004, 10:49 PM

Been meaning to ask all week Larry.
How much space have you got?

Liontamer

05-02-2004, 03:54 AM

Believe it or not, NJ, 30MB.

You people better tune in!

kamoh

05-02-2004, 08:03 AM

Liontamer

05-02-2004, 08:29 AM

I missed it. I was cleaning my room.

Larry: I have #21, #24, 31% of #25, and #26.
I really really want the rest of #25. I downloaded to 92% the week you hosted it and then you removed it. A week later I canceled the download. A day later you put it back up.

Looking forward to #27 and #28!
Assuming you have a download manager, I don't see why you didn't tell me sooner to put #25 back up instead of deleting a 92% complete download; ah well; it's back up (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji). If you finish #25 soon, lemme know, and I can put up #22 and/or #23.

kamoh

05-02-2004, 01:13 PM

Thank you Larry!

Check the chat logs for #26...you'll find me saying somewhere to put #25 back up.

Once.

Thanks again, here is your reward!
http://img61.photobucket.com/albums/v185/Kamoh/ocr.jpg

njsykora

05-02-2004, 03:11 PM

here is your reward!
http://img61.photobucket.com/albums/v185/Kamoh/ocr.jpg
That is one of the greatest pieces of artwork I've ever seen.

D-Lux

05-03-2004, 01:19 AM

Amazing. Just amazing.

And put up 27 and 28 already! :D

Liontamer

05-03-2004, 04:11 AM

Amazing. Just amazing.

And put up 27 and 28 already! :D
Oh sure. I'll get right on it, Steve. Why do you sit down and write my Presidency paper tonight. And don't forget to study for my Criminology final for Tuesday. The best way to prepare yourself for college next August is to do my work for me.

njsykora

05-03-2004, 05:26 PM

Give the man time!
He may be a magic card but he has no special powers (that we know of).

D-Lux

05-04-2004, 03:18 AM

Give the man time!
He may be a magic card but he has no special powers (that we know of).

Oh, I'm just being a thorn in his side. He knows I'm kidding. Good luck on that stuff man.

Liontamer

05-06-2004, 05:18 AM

My finals finished up late Tuesday, so I've finally gotten the chance to edit up VG Frequency #27 from 2 weeks ago. Check out the 3hr/130MB show (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20(High%20Quality).mp3) featuring Bagel Fuzzynuts & Debotron guest hosting as well as the AIM chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20Chat%20Transcript.htm) over at http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji.

I'll be hanging out at the studio editing up last week's VG Frequency #28 so I can try and get that out sometime soon, so be on the lookout for that. I'm not sure if I can do #29 this coming Saturday as the webstream is down, and the lady whose computer I remotely connect to to tinker with the stream has logged out of the comp. If it's back up, and everything's in place, I'll do another show this Saturday to absolutely wrap things up until September, or maybe even do an internet only-release with my girls as guest hosts, who knows.

In any case, Debo & Bagel have been waiting on this one for a while, so I'm sorry I couldn't get it out sooner, but here it is. For all the details, enjoy the VGF27 playlist below:

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
"VG Frequency" - Saturday, April 24, 2004 / 10:10 PM - 1:20 AM EST

0. We're joined in the studio by Debotron, Bagel Fuzzynuts & DJ Old Dirty Dad as we field a call from the FCC (watch yo' mouth)
1. Rayza - VG Frequency "Bee Gees' Frequency" Bumper
2. Nobuo Uematsu - "The Highwind Takes to the Skies" [Final Fantasy VII OST]
3. MENBAH! - Final Fantasy 7 "Prayer" [OC ReMix #1162]
4. Grey - "Grey" [http://pixelated.myrmid.com/users/jigginjont]
5. zykO - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time "Woods of the Invertix" [VGMix1 #1246]
6. Nobuo Uematsu - "Mining Town" [Final Fantasy VII OST]
7. Dakar makes interesting conversation with the crew [http://homepage.mac.com/nilsraab]
8. Ostra Dragon, a.k.a. Emmanuel, resurrects his statistics and calls for chat room regulation
9. BlueFaeraeMoon, a.k.a. Susan, sounds sickly and gets verbally mistreated
10. OstraDragon bonds with Bagel and pours his soul out
11. D-Lux wonders what that train wreck just was, but he brings us back to earth with some insight on some of his potential plans for a move into remixing [http://rockbottomdlux.freewebspace.com]
12. McVaffe - Red Alarm "Red Dimension" [OC ReMix #914]
13. The Black Lodge - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time "Ocarina Boogie" [OC ReMix #32]
14. Jay-Z f/DCT - "December 4th (The Streets Mix)" [http://www.thebigshot.com]
15. sephfire - Kingdom Hearts 1 "Above the Rising Falls" [VGMix2 #1303]
16. analoq - Phantasy Star 1 "Wanta Phanta" [OC ReMix #953]
17. Nobuo Uematsu - "Cait Sith's Theme" [Final Fantasy VII OST]
18. Adhesive Boy's older brother hates video game mixes but likes "Ocarina Boogie"; AB's digging the old school mixes, recognizes Bagel Fuzzynuts from UnMod legend, and segues into stuff about BEERmix and the pimpnicity of analoq, his commitments to Digital Coma's Donkey Kong Country 1 Arrangement Collaboration, and the artistic tribulations of Star Salzman [http://adhesiveboy.no-ip.com]
19. Gay bowling, anyone?
20. bLiNd pimps out Cartpushers.net and provides us tales of Wal-Mart Loss Prevention while he and Bagel debate the merits of Wal-Mart hookups; he also gives info on his material for the Donkey Kong Country 1 Arrangement Collaboration, his collaborative additions to Prophecy's "On Top of Jacob's Ladder" for the Project Majestic Mix Trance album and a possible July 2004 release date for the album now that things are starting to near completion [http://www.thebrailroom.com]
21. McVaffe - Super Street Fighter 2 "London Drizzle" [OC ReMix #453]
22. mv - Final Fantasy 11 "Heavenly Anew" [VGMix2 #1299]
23. Disposer - Secret of Mana "The End of Loneliness" [VGMix2 #1307]
24. Nobuo Uematsu - "If You Open Your Heart..." [Final Fantasy VII OST]
25. Paige reveals her identity as BlueFaeraeMoon (bitch!) and Bagel makes some moves; If you ever wanted to know why Bagel took that infamous picture...you will KNOW
26. GrayLightning - Final Fantasy 4 "Phoenix Symphonic" [http://www.funender.com/music/bands/422/music.php]
27. Risa Ohki - Final Fantasy 1 "Prelude" [Final Fantasy: Pray]
28. Destiny - Final Fantasy 9 & Seiken Densetsu 3 "Veiled World" [VGMix2 #1329]
29. Nobuo Uematsu - "A Secret, Sleeping in the Deep Sea" [Final Fantasy VII OST]
30. Jaroban gives us a long-awaited call-in and tells us about meeting up with Vigilante, the value of a Berklee education, remixing as a phase and when he might be able to get back into the game, the creation of "Super Mario Bros. Medley (Live)" and debating over whether to remake the mix in a studio setting [http://bantaj.flatirons.org]
31. Digital Coma thinks "it" is quite amusing; "it" is it [http://members.cox.net/skaddi]
32. djpretzel - ActRaiser 1 "Lord PROTEKTOR" [OC ReMix #96]
33. McVaffe - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "Ice Capped" [OC ReMix #240]
34. Ziwtra - Final Fantasy Adventure "Willed Assault" [OC ReMix #1012]
35. Nobuo Uematsu - "Honeybee Manor" [Final Fantasy VII OST]
36. "Al Gore" is still wishing he could be president; Larry: "I like how you would go to counseling for the hentai problem, but not for losing the presidency"
37. SnappleMan - Star Ocean: Blue Sphere "Killer Dokko" [VGMix2 #1322]
38. goat - Contra 1 "Crossfire" [VGMix2 #1313]
39. Aphex Twin - Pac-Man "Powerpill Pacman" [http://www.drukqs.net]
40. Nobuo Uematsu - "Buried in the Snow" [Final Fantasy VII OST]
41. Stemage - Metroid 1 "Intro" [Metroid Metal]

Debotron-6K

05-06-2004, 06:05 AM

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~justind/img/werd.gif

Bagel Fuzzynuts

05-06-2004, 09:53 AM

I'm only halfway through reading the chat, and I already realize I need a copy of the tape. Did someone record it, Larry?

edit: After listening up to the Adhesive Boy interview, I think this is one of the best shows yet. Who thinks Larry works better with a sidekick?

Bagel Fuzzynuts for VG Frequency Sidekick 2004-2005

edit2: Or co-host.

Beatdrop

05-06-2004, 02:20 PM

If for no more than your weird ass camera behavior alone, I give it a

FUCK YES

njsykora

05-06-2004, 06:20 PM

Oh hell yeah.
When's #28 going up Larry as I can't download it at school anymore so I need time.

Bagel Fuzzynuts

05-07-2004, 03:31 PM

If for no more than your weird ass camera behavior alone, I give it a

FUCK YES

That's one of the bigger reasons it could never happen, unfortunately. My wild antics would give Larry a stomach ulcer and a head full of gray hairs by Christmas time.

A man can still dream, can't he?

edit: I just got through listening to the show, and I'm a little disturbed. Larry, when debo and I presented you with that gift, were we not on the air?

Liontamer

05-07-2004, 09:23 PM

I just got through listening to the show, and I'm a little disturbed. Larry, when debo and I presented you with that gift, were we not on the air?No worries yo; I've got the 40 minute after-show part saved on the station computer and I'm gonna be releasing that soon as well. I'd never dump such a touching tribute!

neminem

05-07-2004, 09:40 PM

So... is there one tomorrow, or was that the last one? I'll be annoyed if it was, because tomorrow will be the first Saturday in months I'll be free.

Dakar

05-08-2004, 03:20 AM

My interview wasn't great but at least it wasn't absolutely lame.

kamoh

05-08-2004, 03:51 AM

Larry, I'm gonna have to get that #25 sometime over the summer...or fall...or whenever, I won't erase it this time.

Can't wait to get #27 done, that was classy...classy in a "WTF?" sort of way...

Cheers!

Liontamer

05-08-2004, 07:00 AM

Aight bros, I'm afraid I don't have the webstream available for this Saturday, but I wanted to do a quick last show for the semester, so I'll still be handling that tomorrow, and hopefully can release #27's Post-Show, #28 & #29 to satisfy you guys for the next few months.

#30 is coming in September. I'll do a big thank you for everyone once I go home this Tuesday, but short and sweet, I appreciate everyone who's had a hand with the success of the show. I hate all of you deeply!

The Coop

05-08-2004, 07:13 AM

I hate all of you deeply!

You can almost hear Elton John's "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"

... almost ;)

kamoh

05-08-2004, 07:22 AM

Hopefully not too deeply...that would be gross.

Xerol Oplan

05-09-2004, 01:15 AM

Hm, I'm interested in collecting the older episodes(everything prior to #24), and I'm not sure if you're going to have access to your webspace over the summer. So here's an idea: Bittorrent.

If someone knows how to set it up, I can run the tracker off of www.lggaming.com, and all of the eps can get distributed that way. Also, future episodes could also get distributed in the same manner. Whaddya think?

njsykora

05-09-2004, 02:34 AM

That is probably one of the best idea's in this thread.

Xerol Oplan

05-09-2004, 03:23 AM

Ok, I'm in the process of setting up the Tracker on the site. If people want to start making .torrent files of the episodes, the announce url will be(once it's set up):
http://www.lggaming.com/phpBT/tracker.php

(this is coming out of the setup files for the tracker, so if there's any other info that's needed, tell me.)

Right now it's telling me I can't create a mySQL Database admin because "The system is either busy or unavailable. Please try again later."

So it might be a while...

EDIT: Yep, gonna be a while. I can't remember the password to the mySQL account we created 3 months ago, so i need to set up a new one, that's where we're getting the "The system is either busy or unavailable. Please try again later." errors. I'll try again once more before I get offline tonight, and if it still doesn't work, tomorrow then.

njsykora

05-09-2004, 03:11 PM

Is this likely to become a permenant archive for all the VG Frequency episodes?

Liontamer

05-09-2004, 06:36 PM

Yo bros. I've had time to finish up the backlogged episodes of VG Frequency. Start things off by picking up the 20-minute post-show to VG Frequency #27 featuring Debotron & Bagel Fuzzynuts (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/cdzubow/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20(Post-Show).mp3). I'm not sure what happened to the part where Justin & Austin presented me with the Girls Gone Wild tape, so I'll have to check for that footage when I head back to ATL in August. Nonetheless, enjoy some of my ladyfriends calling in and commenting on Bagel's horndoggery :!: as well as Tron giving us the lowdown on how he made the LEGENDARY VGF remix, "Shitty Judge Faggot." (http://dc.cowten.net/Shitty_Judge_Faggot_OC_ReMix.mp3) (Episode #27's MP3 (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20(High%20Quality).mp3) and AIM chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20Chat%20Transcript.htm) are still up for DL as well.)

Then check out the AIM chat transcript of VG Frequency #28 (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/cdzubow/VG%20Frequency%20%2328%20Chat%20Transcript.htm) as well as the 2hr40min/112MB MP3 available as well (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/cdzubow/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2328%20(High%20Quality).mp3). The playlist is finally available for you to disseminate, and I apologize for the delay. Enjoy, folks. I'll be putting up last night's special season finale information shortly:

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
"VG Frequency" - Saturday, May 1, 2004 / 10 PM - 12:45 AM EST

1. SgtRama - VG Frequency "Eat A Bumper" Bumper
2. Koji Kondo - "Title Theme" [Super Mario 64 OST]
3. Shael Riley - Contra 1 "Contra for the Children of the World (Harbor Fest Song #1)" [http://lobachevsky.homelinux.net/~sriley]
4. Koji Kondo - "File Select" [Super Mario 64 OST]
5. GrayLightning - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Machina Anesthesia" [Donkey Kong Country 1 Arrangement Collaboration]
6. GrayLightning & SnappleMan - Secret of Mana "Distorted Star" [VGMix2 #1353]
7. OverCoat - "The City That Floats in the Sky" [CompoST 15]
8. nasenmann - Advance Wars 1 "Mushrooms on the Rails" [The People's Remix Competition 14]
9. Koji Kondo - "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" [Super Mario 64 OST]
10. zircon - "Daytime Insomnia" [Phasma Elementum]
11. Trenthian - Advance Wars 1 "Sami in Concert" [The People's Remix Competition 14]
12. Rellik - "On Wisdom's Wing" [CompoST 15]
13. Vampire Hunter Dan - Final Fantasy 8 "Love, Song" [VGMix2 #1343]
14. Koji Kondo - "Cave Dungeon" [Super Mario 64 OST]
15. Just when there were no dumb calls, along comes this lady...
16. Unknown - Chrono Cross "Words Better Left Unspoken" [VGMix2 #1371]
17. Reuben Kee - Shenmue 1 "Reflections" [OC ReMix #1159]
18. Fusion2004 - The Legend of Zelda 1 "The Legend Lives On" (WIP 9) [http://www.networking911.net/mark]
19. Koji Kondo - "Koopa's Road" [Super Mario 64 OST]
20. DarkeSword discusses Israfel's decision to step down from the OC ReMix judges' panel, asks Larry who could be qualified enough to fill Israfel's shoes down the line as the next judge, and goes over the nature of panel decision splits, Mustin's overgeneralization of the judges' panel, the potential backfire involved in trying to mainstream video game music, Kaijin's dismissal of freely distributed remixes compared to commercialized remixes, and the ethical reasons why going commercial with game remixes isn't readily accepted [http://www.darkesword.com]
21. Dj Redlight - Final Doom "Memoriam" [OC ReMix #1163]
22. destructo - Final Fantasy 8 "The Lost Horizon" [VGMix2 #814 / OC ReMix #1165]
23. Nixdorux - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening "Lullaby" [VGMix2 #1366]
24. Shael Riley & DJ Potatoe - "Q-T-S-A" [GIIRDX OST]
25. Koji Kondo - "Haunted House" [Super Mario 64 OST]
26. JigginJonT's plan to fool Larry into thinking he was Mustin was foiled; Jon also fills us in on feedback he's gotten for his band Grey's demo tracks, including comments he's received at Ben Folds' message boards, as well as rough plans on finishing up his band's set of demo tracks [http://pixelated.myrmid.com/users/jigginjont]
27. zircon - "Soulstorm" [Phasma Elementum]
28. Sir Nuts - Advance Wars 1 "Meet Sami!" (WIP) [The People's Remix Competition 14]
29. OverCoat - Super Metroid & Switch Panic "Brinstar Overgrowth Harmony" [VGMix2 #1342]
30. tefnek - Streets of Rage 1 "Drop and Roll" [OC ReMix #1167]
31. Eradicate - The Legend of the Mystical Ninja "From Ghosts Emerge Beasts" [OC ReMix #1166]
32. Koji Kondo - "Lethal Lava Land" [Super Mario 64 OST]
33. Vigilante entertains us with stories about rancid filth in his car trunk, along with thoughts on the loss of Israfel from the OCR judges' panel, his plans for the next year, Digital Coma's secret, underground lifestyle, and his selection for the Donkey Kong Country 1 Arrangement Collaboration, "Aquatic Ambience" [http://www.geocities.com/jesse_taub]
34. D-Lux banters with Larry about fresh tracks from the game remixing scene, how Larry's F-bombs caught his mom's attention, possibly hosting his own VGM radio show in college next fall, and the fun of playing Booze-opoly [http://rockbottomdlux.freewebspace.com]
35. Shael Riley - CastleVania: Symphony of the Night "The Tragic Prince (Street Influence)" [VGMix2 #1360]
36. Unknown - "Lost in the Breeze" [CompoST 15]
37. Noir - Final Fantasy 7 "Jenova for Classical Piano" [OC ReMix #1164]
38. Koji Kondo - "Dire, Dire Docks" [Super Mario 64 OST]

njsykora

05-09-2004, 08:24 PM

Nice work on getting #27 and #28 up at the same time.

Xerol Oplan

05-10-2004, 01:09 AM

Is this likely to become a permenant archive for all the VG Frequency episodes?

As long as we've got enough webspace to keep the .torrent files up. Since they're just single files, they shouldn't be too big. I'm trying to get the mySQL db up again, and hopefully it'll work this time. Wish me luck!

DarkeSword

05-10-2004, 01:30 AM

20. DarkeSword discusses Israfel's decision to step down from the OC ReMix judges' panel, asks Larry who could be qualified enough to fill Israfel's shoes down the line as the next judge, and goes over the nature of panel decision splits, Mustin's overgeneralization of the judges' panel, the potential backfire involved in trying to mainstream video game music, Kaijin's dismissal of freely distributed remixes compared to commercialized remixes, and the ethical reasons why going commercial with game remixes isn't readily accepted [http://www.darkesword.com]

Wow I sound so smart.

Liontamer

05-10-2004, 02:56 AM

VG Frequency #27 MP3 (3hr10min/130MB) featuring Debotron & Bagel Fuzzynuts (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20(High%20Quality).mp3)
VG Frequency #27 AIM chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20Chat%20Transcript.htm)
VG Frequency #27 Post-Show MP3 (20min/14.3MB) featuring Debotron & Bagel Fuzzynuts (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/cdzubow/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20(Post-Show).mp3)
The LEGENDARY VGF remix, "Shitty Judge Faggot" (http://dc.cowten.net/Shitty_Judge_Faggot_OC_ReMix.mp3)
VG Frequency #28 MP3 (2hr40min/112MB) (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/cdzubow/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2328%20(High%20Quality).mp3)
VG Frequency #28 AIM chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/cdzubow/VG%20Frequency%20%2328%20Chat%20Transcript.htm)
VG Frequency #29 MP3 (4hr/164MB) (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/prohe/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2329%20(High%20Quality).mp3)

Thanks to Xerol for looking into setting up a tracker and torrents of the VGF episodes. I'll talk to Binnie & Species about seeing what the rest of us can do to make the idea work, since I know Binnie was willing to seed VGF #24 (April Fool's, beytoch!). And, yeah, I didn't get to thank DarkeSword as much as I wanted to, but thanks to Shariq for a provocative interview on a fairly touchy debate in the community here, i.e. remix commercialization. That was definitely a very informative 20 minutes or so.

For all of you folks out there, VG Frequency #29 (4hr/164MB) (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/prohe/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2329%20(High%20Quality).mp3) is a thank you of sorts to everyone who's been a fan of the show. I recorded it on my own yesterday evening, and it's an internet-only finale to one year/two seasons of the show. Making sure to pick no artist twice, I've picked one song from each of the shows I've done over the past year, including the random shows, and I've dropped comments on each of the tracks. You'll get the gist of it as you listen to the episode.

I hope all of the shows released in the past week will do until the summer, and I'll give the big thank you sometime late in the week. Meanwhile, please enjoy VGF #29, spotlighting some of the best music VGF has had to offer:

Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA)
"VG Frequency" - Saturday, May 8, 2004 / 11 PM - 3 AM EST

Note: The playlist is numbered to connote which episode of VG Frequency each track represents.

Intro: Jared Hudson - VG Frequency "JHX Soundtest" Bumper
1. Quinn Fox - Final Fantasy 6 "Mode Serpent" [OC ReMix #954]
2. GrayLightning - Phantasy Star 2 "Dezoris Winter" [OC ReMix #1065 / VGMix2 #874]
3. Ziwtra - Final Fantasy Adventure "Willed Assault" [OC ReMix #1012]
3.5. Wintermute - Final Fantasy 7 "Jenova Rose" [IronMix Challenge X: The Big One (Unmoderated)]
4. The Wingless - Megaman 2 "Teardrinker" [OC ReMix #786]
5. LeeBro - Rockman & Forte "Broken Dreams (Remix Factory Club Radio Edit)" [Freshly Baked Remix Challenge 2]
5.5. DJ Pretzel - Galaxy Force 2 "Nominal" [OC ReMix #72.5 (removed)]
6. Scarface VS Rayza - "Smile (Rude Boy Dettol Mix)" [http://www.rayza.net]
7. analoq - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 "next my generation (sonik caves)" [Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Remix Project]
8. DarkeSword - "The Alleyway" [http://www.darkesword.com]
9. Injury f/EXTX - "Symphonic Decon (EXTX's Overhaul Mix)" [http://injury.enry.net]
10. bLiNd - The Legend of Zelda 2 "Temple Trance MkII" [Project Majestic Mix Trance / VGMix2 #396]
11. Symphonic Chronicles - Megaman 2 "It's About Time" [OC ReMix #1071]
11.5. The Black Lodge - "Summer '99" [http://www.mp3.com/theblacklodge]
12. FFmusic Dj - "In Cold Pursuit" [Vector Mirage OST]
12.5. Maniac #9 - Stunt Race FX "10K cc" [IronMix Challenge VIII: Ask Mr. Owl]
13. Midee w/prozax & Jeremy Johnson - Axelay "Kick My Axe (Remastered)" [VGMix2 #95]
13.5. Star Salzman - Final Fantasy 7 "It's Hard to Stand Next to Me When I'm So Freaking Seasick" [IronMix Challenge X: The Big One (General Discussion)]
13.99. Pixelated - The Legend of Zelda 2 "Crying Alone in the Darkness" [VGMix2 #411]
14. virt - Shadowgate "Warrior King" [VGMix2 #41]
15. mv - Chrono Trigger "Time Chill" [VGMix2 #211 / OC ReMix #1132]
16. Midiman - Super Mario World 1 "Flying Donuts" [VGMix2 #403]
17. Hazama - "Filtered Memories" [http://www.gamer911.com/haz.html]
17.5. Beej - The Legend of Zelda 3 "Fragments of Gold" [OC ReMix #791]
18. OverCoat - "Avatarati" [http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat]
19. The Bronx Rican - Sonic Adventure 1 & Sonic Adventure 2 "Knuckles' Unknown from M.C." [OC ReMix #1134]
19.5. Daniel Baranowsky - "Odyssey 12" [http://members.cox.net/systemaniac]
19.75. Gecko Yamori - Miami Vice "Miami Vice Loader (Miami Gecko Mix)" [R:K:O #1837]
20. Ubik & zykO w/Perry Ellis - Astérix "Niggaz 4 Life" [VGMix2 #60 / OC ReMix #1125]
21. Protricity - Donkey Kong Country 2 "Forest Birdcussion" [OC ReMix #1138]
22. JigginJonT - F-Zero 1 "Silent Progression (Remastered)" [OC ReMix #1143]
23. Thomas Detert - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom "Ethno Revenge" [R:K:O #1273]
24. Blak Omen - Super CastleVania 4 "The Belmont Chill" [The People's Remix Competition 12 / VGMix2 #1145]
25. Beatdrop - U.N. Squadron "The Air Up Here" [Bit by Bit]
26. Electron - Megaman 2 "Bubbleman Electron" [OC ReMix #143]
27. Disposer - Secret of Mana "The End of Loneliness" [VGMix2 #1307]
28. Shael Riley - CastleVania: Symphony of the Night "The Tragic Prince (Street Influence)" [VGMix2 #1360]
29. Malcos - Sonic the Hedgehog 1 "Final Boss Collision" [OC ReMix #1169]
Freestyle Bonus: zykO w/Species 8472 - "Drunk & Trippin'" [VG Frequency #20: Doobie-Doobie-Doo (Post-Show)]
Tribute Bonus: Destiny f/Species 8472 & Liontamer - Seiken Densetsu 3 "This Heart (Tribute to VG Frequency Redux)" [VG Frequency]

Xerol Oplan

05-10-2004, 03:15 AM

I'm starting to think this isn't going to work. However, here's the client:
http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/PHPBTTracker--1.5b.zip

Whatever you put it up on needs:
PHP
Access to a mySQL database
2-3 megs for the client + torrent files.

I'll keep trying, since I do want my own tracker up anyway. Also, sometime in the next 2-3 months I'm going to be getting a large personal webspace on 1and1 so that should work, since you're allowed to do things more directly with them. (I think they've got a 200MB plan for less than $10/month)

Beatdrop

05-10-2004, 03:45 AM

LOOOOOOLARRY WEHERS TEH CAHT TARNSPRICT?!1?!11?!1?!#!?1@!?? I WUNT 2 C WUT PPL THOT OF MY SOGN!!!11!1 lololololololol XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Liontamer

05-10-2004, 03:57 AM

LOOOOOOLARRY WEHERS TEH CAHT TARNSPRICT?!1?!11?!1?!#!?1@!?? I WUNT 2 C WUT PPL THOT OF MY SOGN!!!11!1 lololololololol XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
No transcript, foo'. There was no webstream available for the live broadcast, so I recorded this one on my own.

njsykora

05-10-2004, 05:56 PM

Larry.
You rule.

Bagel Fuzzynuts

05-10-2004, 10:42 PM

Damnit, Larry! Why'd you have to wait and release the post-show until after I lose internet access? Can I get it from someone in August?

Xerol Oplan

05-11-2004, 01:09 AM

Damnit, Larry! Why'd you have to wait and release the post-show until after I lose internet access? Can I get it from someone in August?

If I(or someone else) can get the BT Tracker up and running, they'll all be available for quite a while.

Apparently what happened was we set up the mySQL database shortly after setting up the website, and we forgot what the username and password were. (Last minute edit: We may have figured it out.)

Liontamer

05-15-2004, 06:38 AM

As much as I love doing VG Frequency, it's pretty relaxing to know that I don't have the personal responsibility to prepare shows every week over the summer. On the downside of course, I don't get to do my share of pimping out music from around the community during the summer, but I can't wait to be back in September to continue doing the show.

Now that I can record VGF myself in high-quality MP3s all week, I've gotten so much more exposure for the show, and I thank all of the people from the US, Canada, Sweden, Finland, England and wherever else all checking it out thanks to the forums here as well as Ormgas.com (http://oc.ormgas.com) linking to info about the show.

While it would have been great to have this show back in 2000 or 2001, the community-at-large has risen to higher standards thanks in large to the increased standards of OverClocked ReMix's submission process, and I think doing this show starting in 2003, when those remix standards are loftier, is a big part about why the majority of the music on VG Frequency is of such high quality (with the exception of course being anything played by Digital Coma). The music of Season 3 of VGF will only continue to impress, and I hope more and more people will enjoy what we've got to offer. When I say "we," it's because so many people of the community have been generous with their time and appreciation for what VGF is doing.

Thanks to everyone for continuing to support the show and tuning in Saturday nights. A lot more people are aware of the show than ever, and I've gotten to know even more artists and fans than before. A big part of that is in part to the people who have called in for interviews and/or just chilling on the air, those who hang in the chat room or make bumpers, and those who make sure to ask me to play their material or give me the heads up on new stuff they're working on. There are literally too many people to list, but I'm glad you're all there. Let's not forget the April Fool's show this year, highlighted with the legendary prank calls of Dan Baranowsky, as well as the cult following of Jim Holland and the three remixes Mr. Holland's appearences have inspired (Tasteful (http://dc.cowten.net/Tasteful_OC_ReMix.mp3), Shitty Judge Faggot (http://dc.cowten.net/Shitty_Judge_Faggot_OC_ReMix.mp3), Krisham's Auntie (http://dc.cowten.net/Krisham%27s%20Auntie.mp3)). You guys can feel free to selfishly pimp yourselves here in the thread. It's my pleasure to have all of you contribute to VGF every week, and I enjoy being more knowledgeable and appreciative about what goes on in the community.

Please download the last three episodes of VG Frequency of the Spring 2004 season, if you haven't done so already and check out what the deal is. Once I'm done hosting those episodes, I'll finally host the full playlists of every episode I've ever done, along with some AIM interviews and various extras that I'm hoping to add to my WMRE website area. Maybe at some point, we can also get a torrent system set up to offer up all of the available episodes. VGF will drop every Saturday night, 10 to Midnight EST once we hit September. I hope y'all continue to support to show as we wait for episode #30 to roll around!

- Larry Oji

VG Frequency #27 MP3 (3hr10min/130MB) featuring Debotron & Bagel Fuzzynuts (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20(High%20Quality).mp3)
VG Frequency #27 AIM chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/loji/VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20Chat%20Transcript.htm)
VG Frequency #27 Post-Show MP3 (20min/14.3MB) featuring Debotron & Bagel Fuzzynuts (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/cdzubow/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2327%20(Post-Show).mp3)
The LEGENDARY VGF remix, "Shitty Judge Faggot" (http://dc.cowten.net/Shitty_Judge_Faggot_OC_ReMix.mp3)
VG Frequency #28 MP3 (2hr40min/112MB) (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/cdzubow/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2328%20(High%20Quality).mp3)
VG Frequency #28 AIM chat transcript (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/cdzubow/VG%20Frequency%20%2328%20Chat%20Transcript.htm)
VG Frequency #29 MP3 (4hr/164MB) (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/prohe/Larry%20Oji%20(Liontamer)%20-%20VG%20Frequency%20%2329%20(High%20Quality).mp3)

DarkeSword

05-15-2004, 03:42 PM

DARKESWORD IS STILL THE VGF ALL*STAR

WITH IMPROVED 16-BIT GRPAHICS!!!

Dhsu

05-15-2004, 06:05 PM

Time for reruns on Ormgas!

TCK

05-15-2004, 06:16 PM

Time for AB Frequency!

Liontamer

05-16-2004, 09:23 AM

Since I don't have the pulpit of my radio show to promote stuff from around the community, I wish to encourage others to continue searching around the community for quality music. How much time I have during the week to find tracks (on a dial-up connection) will vary, but I'll do my best to stay active doing a short list each week of tracks I'd play and stuff going on in the community:

Abram McCalment & Jared Hudson - "Spooky Ride" (http://www.hudsonstudios.net/Dead%20End%20Delivery%20-%20Spooky%20Ride.mp3) [Dead End Delivery OST - http://www.hudsonstudios.net]
Following up on their collaborative efforts a short while with "Softly", Abram & Jared provide a short track for a campy horror movie. Tracks like these are always a good excuse for Jared & Abram to play around with new ideas and pull, as Jared would say, "a new feather out of our ass." In any case, this is a nice short piece with which the duo continue to increase their versatility and production skills.

Crazy Crackaz - "<3 Jesus" (http://lobachevsky.homelinux.net/~sriley/Original/Crazy%20Crackaz%20-%20CCheartJC.mp3) [http://lobachevsky.homelinux.net/~sriley]
Joecam, Shael and the Crackaz poke fun at Double A Ron for his moralist rejection of "River City Rap." [clears throat] What I meant to say is, the Crackaz have found Christ! Some of the choral parts are downright South Park. You'll know when you get there. I'm a serious Christian, but if there's one thing I also have it's a sense of humor. If you don't have one, don't bother folks.

DistantJ - Sonic the Hedgehog 1 "Lava Twilight" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1399) [VGMix2 #1399]
While the arguement about judging standards is nothing we haven't heard before, every so often a mix comes around that get the debate/flamewar active again. Formerly known as Sambo9000, J attracted a fair amount of attention/controversy over this mix's rejection by the OC judges' panel. Since that rejection, J has taken the mix and retooled it into the version now available at VGMix. Is this effort worthy of getting posted at OCR? You be your own judge.

FFmusic Dj - Einhänder "Dawn" [http://www.ffmusic.net]
I myself am not familiar with the music from Einhänder, but this one is 9 minutes and 25 seconds of awesome trance. Tons of energy and very danceable as well, this one would easily fit into a club set. You wouldn't know that this was derived from a game, and therein lies a lot of the success of Haroon when it comes to excellent genre adaptation. He's also got some other hot WIPs that should impress when he finally decides to release those. Since I can't play this one on the air, you're gonna have to wait your turn for this one, but hopefully you'll remember I mentioned this one when you finally check it out. Could we see an OC edit down the line?

GrayLightning - Shining Force 1 "Armageddon" [http://www.funender.com/music/bands/422/music.php]
Despite telling me that he was gonna focus a lot more on original work, GL's been really active on the remix front recently, with tons of good stuff. This is an epic, militaristic mix that Gray believes combines all of the elements and concepts of his most recent remix successes, including Dezoris Winter, Asian Twilight, and Phoenix Symphonic (if you've been lucky enough to hear that). The site won't lead you to the mix or anything, but it's a pleasent thought!

Itopia - "Picture" (http://www.itopia1.com/mp3/Itopia_-_Picture.mp3) [Means to an End - http://www.itopia1.com]
Stefan Ajax's band has some quality demos now available at their site, including this one along with "Song III," (http://www.itopia1.com/mp3/Itopia_-_SongIII.mp3) "Means to an End," (http://www.itopia1.com/mp3/Itopia_-_MeansToAnEnd.mp3) and "Set Your Mind." (http://www.itopia1.com/mp3/Itopia_-_SetYourMind.mp3) If you're interested in AmIEviL's mixes, give his original work a try, since that'll be where the majority of Stefan's musical energy ends up going now. In my opinion, "Picture" is their best offering in this batch of releases.

Ork Estral (Nigel Simmons) - Secret of Mana "Return to Elysian Lands" [VGMix2 #1289 / OC ReMix #1172]
As Digital Coma would say "Ork Estral...that name is really clever." The handle does fit though, as Nigel starts off with a melancholy/solitary aura, and moves back and forth in and out of more powerful crescendos that make use of his orchestral strengths. It's an energetic rendition of Kikuta's "Angel's Fear" that's likely to win over fans of other mixers like Unknown as well as Protricity and Russell Cox's #1 homie, Jeremy Soule.

Protricity - Zombies Ate My Neighbors "Neighburgers" [http://www.public.asu.edu/~arasulin]
Prot does a heavy electronic rock remix from the old SNES title featuring music by The Fat Man & Joe McDermott. Ari always does his best to fashion brand new melodic lines and freestyle sections within his mixes, and this one's no exception. There are some good twists and turns here, and the paranormal motif is apparent throughout. When this one'll see the light of day is anyone's guess, but if Prot doesn't hate you maybe you can get a 5-second sample of it. Actually, Forget I even mentioned this. Just head to Ari's site and DL Relics of the Chozo if you haven't already. That should keep you busy. EDIT: Ari Asulin is an ungrateful fgt. :-)

Rayza - Mystery Piece [http://www.rayza.net]
If you know about this one, then you know. If you don't, then you've gotta wait. So wait patiently. "Electro Beat Beat Beat." :-P

Select Start - Metroid 1 "Kraid's Hideout" [OC ReMix #1171]
Even though the strings are fake (right, Prot?), this is a haunting Kraid remix by a remix band that has been getting people's attention even before they finally hit OCR. If you haven't heard this one yet, be sure to check out a game remix band that, like mightcould/Motherbrain!, isn't a rock-related game remix band.

Shael Riley - Megaman 1 "What Key Are We In, Cutsman? (Version 2.0)" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=148) [VGMix2 #148]
Shael brings a WIP that was on the shelf for a while into the forefront with this one's release on VGMix. This one has a nice laid-back feel to start off with, but true to the mix title, the key switches up on more than one occasion. Much like his CastleVania: SotN mix "The Tragic Prince (Street Influence)," Shael gives you a number of twists and turns with this interesting hybrid piece.

Sil (Jeremy Robson) - Super Mario RPG "The Mushroom Wedding" (http://home.cogeco.ca/~jrobson17/the_mushroom_wedding.mp3) [The People Remix Competition 15]
Sil won PRC15 with this festive, light-hearted mix that keeps in spirit with much of the music from the original game, narrowly beating out ReaktorZ0 (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lemondedurire/dan/PRC15/ReaktorZ0_-_Party_in_the_Plumber_Kingdom_-_PRC15.mp3) and other more impactful-sounding entries (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lemondedurire/dan/PRC15/TO_Mushroom_In_A_Minor_PRC15.mp3) to take the victory. Could this be the mix that Jeremy uses to get back onto OCR after parts 2 and 3 of the FF7 Symphonic Suite didn't make it onto the site?

SnappleMan - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Kwak the Plank" [Donkey Kong Country 1 Arrangement Collaboration (http://members.cox.net/skaddi) - http://www.inverteddungeon.com/SnappleMan]
This one's a powerful, guitar-focused remix of "Gang-Plank Galleon" that's the second completed track for Digital Coma's DKC Arrangement Collaboration. The classic DKC final boss theme fits well with the energy Snap brings to the table, and although the website for the project currently sucks, it's not Snapple's fault. :-) Visit it anyway...I guess. Better yet, forget the ugly DKCAC site and visit SnappleMan's site "SnappleLand" instead.

Star Salzman - "Something Magic" (http://www.starblast.org/starsongs/magic.mp3) [http://www.starblast.org]
Starblast has been focusing more on the original side of his work lately as well, recently coming out with this pure pop ode to a special lady out there. Of course, "she" could refer to any number of other things though, such as a boat or a country. In any case, (closet) fans of Smashmouth may be feeling the vibe here, as Star further proves how musically adept he is when going for a mainstream feel. Star: "Now 'Something Magic,' I can see how people could easily be like, 'OMG, this is ghey.' The lyrics are rather fruity." With a ringing endorsement like that from the man himself, I don't think there's any reason you could have to NOT check this one out.

zircon - "All the Weapons Are Foam!!" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost16/AllTheWeaponsAreFoam.mp3) [CompoST 16 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost16)]
zirc always possess creativity & versatility whenever he enters SoundTempest's regular game music composition compos. For this one, Andy served up a quick and quirky rendition of a shop theme. As the man responsible for SoundTempest, zircon can always give you the layout on what interesting efforts are coming out of the woodwork as remixers ply their musical hand on the original game music side.

zykO - Luigi's Mansion "The Anti-Ignorance (Thug 4 Life)" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1445) [VGMix2 #1445]
Double A Ron wouldn't be very supportive of weed's latest rap track, but zykO cuts loose as the anti-ignorance, hitting the music from "E. Gadd’s Laboratory" one more time as he cuts down the haters. These are some hard rhymes, so keep the chilluns away. After weed said that he'd be taking a break from the remixing scene, don't mistake this mix as zykO coming back full force. It's more like a break from him focusing on original material, plus he can't just NOT respond to criticism. What kind of weed would that be? Full lyrics are available at VGMix.

FFmusic Dj & zykO were just some of the members of the community who got a chance to check out the Final Fantasy music concert Dear Friends when it hit Los Angeles at the Walt Disney Concert Hall this past Monday. Check out the OCR (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35854) and VGMix (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=2903) threads for more info on how things went down (and make fun of poor Tidus. Poor, poor Tidus).

zykO & Mustin got to hang with Tommy Tallarico over at E3 this year. Tons of shit has been announced this year, so feel free to post about Nintendo's big plans and take part on the discussion on the expo within OCR (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=36701) and VGMix (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=2953).

JigginJonT is always a busy individual, so the chances that you'll be able to bug him about this are minimal. Jon may hurt me, but in any case he's got an AWESOME Mute City WIP going on right now. Just remember you heard about this one, because you'll most likely love it when it finally drops. Just something else to whet your appetite over the summer.

When IS Adhesive Boy gonna come back with AB Frequency??? :-(

As I've already said on several occasions, DarkeSword is my official VGF All-Star. Out of 38 shows, he's appeared on the air of 11 of 'em. Damn, that's a lot of time on the air. DarkeSword's calls and the music of his I've played could fill up a 4-hour show of their own.

Also wanted to say that I'm glad to see Beatdrop back on the OC judges' panel. It was definitely a shame when he stepped down a short while ago, but hopefully his energy and enthusiasm for the panel has returned to help the rest of the panel out. Thanks for coming back and being active when the system needs ya. (Dain is my hero!)

If you're interested in me continuing updates like these every week (when I can), please let me know. In a way, it's partly in step with the monthly newsletter VGMix hopes to do. In any case, I hope you check out these various works and retain a broader awareness of the vast selection of muzak coming out from the community during the summer. Lots of quality stuff is in the works and OCR4 is closer than ever, so things'll be pretty busy. Also, if there's any interest in having Ormgas.com (http://oc.ormgas.com) replay the high-quality episodes of VG Frequency (#21-#29), lemme know and I can ask ravon. Great idea, Dhsu! I couldn't say if he'd go for it, but that's certainly a novel idea. Feel free to drop any questions or comments within.

Protricity

05-16-2004, 09:36 AM

You call that a plug? Get the fuck off my website.

Liontamer

05-16-2004, 10:42 AM

You call that a plug? Get the fuck off my website.
When the chips are down and bets are in...
Sometimes you'll need a friend
Someone that will be there for you...
Someone that will heal all the WOOOOOOUNDS!

neminem

05-16-2004, 12:37 PM

Could this be the mix that Jeremy uses to get back onto OCR after parts 2 and 3 of the FF7 Symphonic Suite didn't make it onto the site?

Um, no...? It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special. Whereas the Symphonic Suite part 1 (and parts 2 and 3, to only a slightly lesser extent) were. This one might have made it a couple years ago, but has no chance now. I'd still like to see Jeremy arrange more, of the quality that the Suite was.

Xerol Oplan

05-17-2004, 01:34 AM

Liontamer

05-19-2004, 04:08 AM

after parts 2 and 3 of the FF7 Symphonic Suite didn't make it onto the site

When did this happen? Does anyone have any links to these, I'm interested in finding them.

BT Update: I'm going to get my own webspace sometime this summer, probably by the end of June, so I'll have the BT tracker up for sure by July 7th.
Hopefully the episodes that people already have will match up. Let me know if you've got a large collection and you're willing to seed so this can get started pretty quickly once the tracker gets up and running.

Don't have links to those Jeremy Robson tracks, but if you use the search function of OC Works, you many find them. I'll come back to this later tonight and edit some links if I find 'em.
EDIT: Final Fantasy 7 "Philharmonic Suite: Part II" (http://jeremy.narphonax.com/mp3s/ff7_suite_part2.mp3)
Final Fantasy 7 "Philharmonic Suite: Part III" (http://jeremy.narphonax.com/mp3s/ff7_suite_part3.mp3)

As for the collection of VGF eps for seeding, most of the eps should match up; sometimes I've done small ID3 tag changes on some of the eps, but hopefully that won't be a big deal; worse comes to worse, I could send someone 3 CDs of eps to start the seeding. Species would probably be the best bet for an initial seeding simply for having the episodes, though it could be a strain on his network connection.

Don't you peeps forget this week VG Frequency Pimp Section (5/15) (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=916581#916581) as well. Be sure to sample all of those tracks from around the community.

Xerol Oplan

05-19-2004, 04:27 AM

Well, that's why I said I hoped the files matched up. Like with the OCR Torrents, existing identical files count as already being there; anyone with the existing mp3s that match up would be able to host the file they already had downloaded and we would end up with a few seeds to start out with, at least for some episodes.

Kaleb.G

05-19-2004, 05:40 AM

It's been cool so far Larry. Shall summer nurture an even stronger VG Frequency for fall. :)

Liontamer

05-24-2004, 03:52 AM

With OverClocked ReMix 4 finally here, it's with great pleasure that I do my small part to promote the music of the game music remixing community beyond the tracks that you may be aware of. Week after week the artists of OCR & VGMix come out with material: some you may be overly aware of, some you may not be so aware of. By no means is this a definitive list of all of the good music out from this past week, but it's at least what I myself have been aware of. Please drop any questions or comments you may have my way on anything you see here. Let's get to pimpin' for the week ending on May 22nd:

Cyborg Jeff - F-Zero GX "Dr Stuard 'Jeff n Toad Air Team Challengers" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1214) [VGMix2 #1214 / OC ReMix to-be-posted]
Cyborg Jeff prepares to return in a big way to OCR with this high energy F-Zero GX techno offering that Protricity chose to give a very rare YES Override to on the judges' panel. Pierre (you mean his real name ain't Jeff?!?) makes good use of the occasional racecar sound effects and does a nice job of creating variation throughout the mix, even incorporating a brief SID chip solo at the 3-minute mark before adding the SIDtune very subtly into the background. Good development and high energy that F-Zero fans are gonna enjoy.

Cyborg Jeff - Prehistorik "Prehistorik Mann" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1439) [AMIGAremix #103 / VGMix2 #1439]
Here's another short Amiga remix from Pierre also featuring SID-chip effects. Wouldn't have minded hearing another iteration of the music, since it's so short, but this is a nice quick shot that's a lot more reminiscent of original game music. This one's an easily accessible mix and a track that's indicative in many ways of the style of the European/Remix64 (http://www.remix64.com) remixing scene.

DCT & GrayLightning - Astyanax "Journey to Remlia" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1460) [VGMix2 #1460]
The Big Shot, DCT, collabs with GrayLightning on this new age/orchestral remix from Astyanax (also known as The Lord of King) that's a huge breakaway from DCT's normal hip-hop influenced style. Retaining a much more relaxed and somber tone, this mix is stark contrast to Protricity's old school take on the same theme "Danger in Remlia." After working with a more melodic, emotional feel for most of the track, things take a more energetic, militaristic feel with the presense of drums, prominent horns and later some low-sounding strings. DCT committed the lion's share of the rearrangement here, with GrayLightning coming in to add his own touches and embellish an already strong work. This high-quality effort has already been submitted to OCR, and looks like a strong candidate for approval, yet, in all fairness to DCT, does not indicate what he's capable of with his primary strengths on the hip-hop end of music creation. Once DCT gets some studio time, look for even more prominent hip-hop cuts to be dropped on the community later on with the forthcoming rap remix of DarkeSword's original jazz track "The Alleyway." For more information on that and other works of his, visit DCT over at http://www.thebigshot.com.

Digital Coma - "King of PAIN" (http://members.cox.net/skaddi/music/kingofPAIN.mp3) [http://members.cox.net/skaddi]
Though he traditionally spends much more of his time in the community as a judge as OCR, Binnie also creates several diverse, high-quality tracks on the side, both remixes and original works. This is a brief demo cover of the classic Police song "King of Pain" that will be one of many tracks featured on a forthcoming full album release, "Vox of the Subaquatic Transcemeral Dimensions" (or "V-STDs" for short). Here Coma develops several harmonically layered and panned vocal tracks in tandem with Sting's own trademark voice to provide a very pleasing personal tribute to The Police that works the original song in lush new dimensions. You won't want to miss out on the work for this album as it progresses, as, throughout the course of the summer, Binnie hopes to complete the majority of work needed to spread V-STDs to everyone involved in the mixing community.

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.

Gecko Yamori - Zool "Elektrorock" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1466) [VGMix2 #1466]
Gecko hits VGMix with a nice synth rock take on the Amiga title Zool, featuring a nice electrosynth SID-style melody along with strong synth percussion and well-programmed synth guitar as well. GY's mix starts off with a lo-fi feel that eventually escalates into the electronic rock Dan ultimately ends up with. For a 3-minute mix, the song's progression seemed very quick, and if you're a fan of Gecko's work you'll find that the variation is good and the track seems to end in a much shorter period of time, a testament to how well Gecko can create fast-paced energy that engages the listener. Excellent work hearing GY add some rock flavor to his already solid list of predominantly electronic mixes.

goat - CastleVania 1 "The Raven" [VGMix2 #451 / OC ReMix #1173]
I'm sure people have punned off of goat's name enough so that the analogy may be a little tired, but nonetheless goat shows how much of an animal he is with another heavy rock remix from the CastleVania series. Though he'll be tackling the entire CastleVania 3 soundtrack for a larger solo remix project, "The Raven" is another high octane submission to OCR from the first CV game displaying goat's acclaimed guitar skills. Regulars at the OverRocked ReMix music links page and anyone that prefers guitar arrangements are gonna enjoy this one, while game music purists can enjoy some of the other elements involved as goat uses quite a number of in-game sound effects to add a little something extra midway through the mix. This one's yet another track that solidifies goat's status along with zykO, virt, Midee, prozax & Ailsean as a top name for guitar-driven remixes in the rearrangement community.

GrayLightning - Final Fantasy 1 "AfterLife" [VGMix2 #1133 / OC ReMix #1174]
Gray has said that many fans of his body of work haven't liked "AfterLife" as much as the rest of his remixes. That's not a way to prepare you for some sort of disappointment, but rather a disclaimer that GL's take on Final Fantasy's "Dead Music" is not his standard fare. Much like DJP called CotMM's "Pure Lands (Total Darkness)" something he could have envisioned as a 68030/GrayLightning collab, at some points "AfterLife" sounds more like a GL/Ziwtra collab than a Gray solo piece. Though retaining several ethnic musical elements and many of the hallmarks of GrayLightning's new age background, this remix is not the norm for GL. Therein lies the intrigue of this mix, as it's a nice change of pace for Gray, moving outside of strict new age/orchestral work and leaning more towards a techno/electronic style. Gray's been on an absolutely huge tear in the remix scene in the past year, and, with the consistantly growing amount of work he has to show, that momentum's not looking to stop any time soon.

Grey - "I Can't Sing" (http://pixelated.myrmid.com/users/jigginjont/cant_sing.mp3) [http://pixelated.myrmid.com/users/jigginjont]
JigginJonT's tentatively-named band releases its third track from their forthcoming demo EP, and this one is really high energy with funk undertones and a nice reliance on electric and bass guitars for the meat of the track's body. Of course Jon works all the time on improving his singing power and skills as Grey the band also develops further as a unit, yet this track uses its excellent lyrics and energetic flows to playfully poke fun at JigginJon's vocals with this funked up, tongue-in-cheek release that you need to pick up. A JJT-style offering wouldn't be complete without some quality piano work as well though, so there's a tight keyboard solo within the middle of the track that you definitely have to check out as well. Don't miss out on this or any of Grey's other recent cuts (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=32634).

Itopia - "Oblivion" (http://www.itopia1.com/mp3/Itopia_-_Oblivion.mp3) [Means to an End]
AmIEviL and his bandmates are back with another cut from their recent run of releases, this time featuring a different style of vocals. Oblivion's breathier vocals and the nature of the lyrics remind me vaugely of Alice in Chains and give off more of a grunge feel then their previous tracks. Though the mastering can be tightened up, Stefan Ajax and company have another solid release that's sure to please rock fans, and those curious to hear AmIEviL involved in a different type of musical setting. Check out the latest in Itopia's series of demo tracks along with the rest of the band's demo work over at http://www.itopia1.com.

Jared Hudson - "A Summer Dream" (http://www.hudsonstudios.net/Jared%20Hudson%20-%20A%20Summer%20Dream.mp3) [http://www.hudsonstudios.net]
Jared's big into Joe Hisaishi's musical style and attempts to ape it once again with this melodic, orchestral piece. Going for something reminiscent of the "Spirited Away" score, this is a brief but very playful, upbeat and adventurous sounding track that you absolutely don't wanna pass up. I'd definitely love to see a longer version in the future, since I know Jared could easily play around with the current ideas here and go in some other exciting directions. This piece certainly bodes well for Jared's continuing efforts to gain a foothold in the professional music composition business, so swing by Hudson Studios and pick this one up, especially you anime or orchestral music fans.

Leifo - Street Fighter 2 "Sagat's Theme" (http://www.leifo.com/music/Leifo%20-%20sagats%20theme.mp3) [http://www.leifo.com]
bLiNd's frequent trance collaborator, Randy Oxley, has taken Sagat's theme, which has emerged as of late as popular source material for remixing, and has infused it with mad jungle goodness. Working outside his standard trance setting like he's used with mixes such as Chrono Trigger's "Timing is Everything," this time Leifo has pumped out a thumping (some could even say rave-able) Street Fighter mix that with unique rhythms and lots of power behind it. Though this is essentially a completed mix, Randy might be doing a few tweaks on this in the near future. Thus, if you have any comments, questions or suggestions for Leifo on this mix, feel free to drop him an e-mail at aismackdemhoes@optonline.netNOSPAM.

Ork Estral (Nigel Simmons) - Super CastleVania 4 "Into the Corridor of Shadows" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1493) [VGMix2 #1493]
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.

OverCoat - "Edge of the World" (http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat/OverCoat%20-%20Edge%20of%20the%20World.mp3) [http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat]
OverCoat works his trademark ambient ways on another original piece of his, this time using a keyboard for the melody of the piece. Some more attention to the keyboard dynamics would have really strengthened Scott's overall effort, yet this is still another one of Scott's quality soundscape compositions, matching up an understated, almost white noise background with a simple downtempo melody to create a relaxing atmosphere. In other words, the isn't "The Brinstar Beat." But then again, nothing's really like The Brinstar Beat.

qaid (smh) - "a ditty" (http://smhuse.no-ip.org:84/qaid/qaid%20-%2001%20-%20box%20of%20sunlight%20ep/qaid-04-a_ditty.mp3)
I wanna thank Gwilym for bumping the thread for this over at VGMix, otherwise I would have never been aware of this right here. Of course, that's also because Sam NEVER PIMPED THESE TO ME! Now is not a time for humility, boy. When you come out with good eclectic electronic stuff like this, you should be promoting it more. Whatever he's calling himself on a given day of the week, smh/qaid has a great selection of tracks available from the "breaking windows ep" & "box of sunlight ep." For any fans of Shadow's original material as well as Ziwtra's remixes, qaid's stuff here offers some of the same attention-grabbing breakbeat and cutup techniques. "a ditty" is one personal favorite of mine, which is why I picked it specifically, yet there are lots of good tracks you'll find if you enjoy qaid's style like "bromine lullaby." Check out the tracks from both EPs at http://smhuse.no-ip.org:84/qaid.

Quinn Fox - Gunstar Heroes "Redrun Green" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1484) [VGMix2 #1484]
My personal pick of the week. Quinn's got a very distinct sound that I've always enjoyed a lot. He uses some of the same instruments as he did within "Mode Serpet" and "Vibe Victory," yet this remix is a much more up-tempo offering than you may be used to hearing from most of Quinn's OC mixes. Quinn somewhat downplayed how much people would enjoyed this one compared to the source material, but I personally didn't like the instrumentalization of the music from Gunstar Heroes, so this is a very welcome track. It's great to see Quinn working on new material, cuz you know it's gonna be good, so do not be stupid and pass on this.

SEDUCTiON - Megaman 2 "Chillout" [OC ReMix #1175]
This newly-posted mix is OCR's formal introduction to the chillout genre of music (another great example of which is FFmusic Dj's dynamic remix of BT's "The Great Escape"). SEDUCTiON's mix here is a really excellent example of some of the more straightfoward genre adaptation remixes on OverClocked ReMix, taking "Dr. Wily Stage 1" and applying the source material in a style that you wouldn't be used to hearing. The guitar samples used within the mix even sound ABBA-like in their usage, and any real child of the 80s knows that ABBA had some great shit. Protricity didn't care for it, so, like djpretzel alluded to in his writeup, a good cross-section of fans can find Joni Anttila's spin here either hit or miss. Personally, I found this to be a very solid effort that you'll be more likely to keep and even refer to others, and the direct posting of the track by DJP is a good indication of the quality you can observe from this one.

Silent - "end of time" [http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/thesilentresponse.htm]
Yes, there are many tracks named "End of Time" out there. Jae contributes to the proverbial "glut" of them by coming out with his own track of the same name. Yet for those of you that enjoyed Silent's well-written lyrical remixes, like "Torian Love Song" and especially "In the Atrium," you'll be interested in this rock track featuring a small amount of electronic elements. If I understood him correctly, Silent isn't done tweaking some bits and pieces of the track for the near future. Check this one out to get a feel for Silent's non-remix offerings. As with Fray, artists registered with SectionZ can check out more of Silent's work over at http://silent.sectionz.com.

SgtRama - Dr. Mario "Chillax Biatch" (http://www.musicv2.com/mp3_request.m3u?m=download&id=6318&url=/bank/songs/236_SgtRama_-_Dr_Mario_Compo_-_Chillax_Biatch.mp3) [http://www.musicv2.com/artist/sgtrama]
Celebrating Doug Arley's 19th birthday early this past week, here's a quick old-school remix in honor of SgtRama himself from one of the old #occompo competions, this one tackling Dr. Mario. Checking out Rama's music page, I scrolled down and saw the title for this mix, which is just one of the funniest fucking titles I've ever heard. If you liked the classic source music, "Chill", sit back for a minute and a half and check this one out. And if your ho starts yakkin' in your ear, tell that bitch to [b]chillax!

Tranquil Chaos - Eternal Champions 1 "The Eternal Struggle" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1474) [IronMix Challenge XVIII: Eternally Yours / VGMix2 #1474]
Chad Hultgren has been pretty quiet on the remixing scene, with his last big victory in TimberWolf's IronMix Challenge coming way back in 2002 with his winning entry from IMC1, "Devil's Groove," (http://ironmix.rks.no-ip.com/Contest%201%20-%20Devil's%20Lab/Tranquil9_-_Devil's_Groove.mp3) remixing the well-known "Devil's Lab" from Final Fantasy 6. With IMC finally making it's big return earlier this month with IMC18, Tranquil Chaos is done layin' low. His next winning IMC mix effort comes from the legendarily bad (or great, depending on who you ask) Sega Genesis fighting game Eternal Champions. Taking on the introduction theme, this is a well-crafted, somewhat moody guitar-led mix that's way better than the actual game Eternal Champions ever was. Performed in an actual studio, this one's definitely a good look for rock mix enthusiasts.

Unknown - "The Day of the Gathering" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost17/Tyler_Heath_-_The_Day_of_the_Gathering(CompoST17).mp3) [CompoST 17 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost17)]
Unknown - "Song of Fury" (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost18/Tyler_Heath_-_Song_of_Fury(CompoST18).mp3) [CompoST 18 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost18)]
Tyler is always coming out with solid original compositions for SoundTempest.net's CompoST competitions and yet again is victorious by successfully fashioning ideas that are evoke the feel of various in-game scenarios. Enjoy his driven, militaristic and serious vision of a heroes gathering theme for CompoST 17 in addition to his harder-edged idea of side-scrolling beat-'em-up theme music for CompoST 18.

Xerol Oplan - "Streets of Tracheon" (http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/streets.mp3) [Xerol's Quest OST]
Helping to head up Level Ground Gaming, Xerol Oplan plans on having the original RPG, Xerol's Quest, ready for a July 2005 target date, so of course, among other things, production is underway on composing the music for the soundtrack. Xerol, Red Omen & Mythril Nazgul are on board handling most of the music responsibilities for the project, with "Streets of Tracheon" being XO's third completed and publically released work for it. The track here is certainly a good fit for walking around a peaceful town and chatting around with townsfolk. Check out more info about Level Ground Gaming and progress on Xerol's Quest over at http://www.lggaming.com.

Happy B-Day to BEATDROP this past Monday! Dain is an OLD OLD man! Check out loads of mixers and fans, many from the west coast remixing scene, gathering in Los Angeles last week for Final Fantasy: Dear Friends & E3 courtesy of Mustin over at OneUp Studios (http://www.oneupstudios.com/_mustin/trip.htm). GrayLightning has just completed work on Freemind's Halo WIP "Ancient Duel" over at VGMix, Protricity has a nice Gradius 3 WIP in the works, and Antonio Pizza's working his black magic (GET IT?!?) on FF6's well known Devil's Lab theme. Sir Nuts has also got a rare original trance work of his brewing on the WIP: Other side that you should search out. We also wait for the remixes and results of reelmojo's People's Remix Competition 16 and TimberWolf's IronMix Challenge 19.

Hope you enjoy the blood, sweat and tears djpretzel sacrificed for the new design of OCR. :-D OCR4 is looking hot! Have fun this next week enjoying the new layout as well as the many tracks offered up with tonight's mix flood!

Liontamer

05-27-2004, 05:20 AM

Quick question for anyone with free/unlimited webspace: Since I'm on dial-up, I can't host my old episodes on my college space. Can anyone help me out by temporarily hosting VG Frequency #23 & #24 for ravon? Sometime during the summer, I'm hoping to go with Dhsu's idea of doing occasional planned rebroadcasts of episodes #21-29 with Ormgas.com (http://oc.ormgas.com). Any help is appreciated!

DCT

05-27-2004, 05:37 AM

DCT & GrayLightning - Astyanax "Journey to Remlia" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1460) [VGMix2 #1460]
The Big Shot, DCT, collabs with GrayLightning on this new age/orchestral remix from Astyanax (also known as The Lord of King) that's a huge breakaway from DCT's normal hip-hop influenced style. Retaining a much more relaxed and somber tone, this mix is stark contrast to Protricity's old school take on the same theme "Danger in Remlia." After working with a more melodic, emotional feel for most of the track, things take a more energetic, militaristic feel with the presense of drums, prominent horns and later some low-sounding strings. DCT committed the lion's share of the rearrangement here, with GrayLightning coming in to add his own touches and embellish an already strong work. This high-quality effort has already been submitted to OCR, and looks like a strong candidate for approval, yet, in all fairness to DCT, does not indicate what he's capable of with his primary strengths on the hip-hop end of music creation. Once DCT gets some studio time, look for even more prominent hip-hop cuts to be dropped on the community later on with the forthcoming rap remix of DarkeSword's original jazz track "The Alleyway." For more information on that and other works of his, visit DCT over at http://www.thebigshot.com.
Wow, I feel so special. Thanks for the shout out! :D

-DCT

kamoh

05-27-2004, 07:08 AM

I want a link to the Anti-Tarantino song.
I loved that.
From VGF#28

neminem

05-27-2004, 07:35 AM

Wow, that looked like it took a lot of work. I already pretty much download everything that comes out on vgmix or OCR, but thanks for letting me know of the stuff that hasn't been on either of those... I downloaded a handful of new stuff.

Kaleb.G

05-27-2004, 07:56 AM

Hey Larry, I can host some stuff. I already have the files from when I last downloaded them. I'll try to have them up and hosted soon. E-mail me a reminder, because I'll end up forgetting about this otherwise.

TCK

05-27-2004, 01:36 PM

I want a link to the Anti-Tarantino song.
I loved that.
From VGF#28Check in the WIP: Other forum, and look for QTSA, shouldn't be too far down.

Liontamer

05-30-2004, 11:44 PM

Remember, there's a lot of material to go through and you likely won't have time to check everything out at all, so at least take a few minutes to scan down the list and flag anything you'd be interested in hearing. For those of you interested in a broader awareness of the vast array of material out each week from the community, do your part by checking in with me each week as I run things down. Let's take a look at what we had for the week ending May 29th:

Mazedude - Ice Climber "Snow Cone Heaven" [OC ReMix #1176]
Kaijin - Xenogears "Momentary Emotion" [OC ReMix #1177]
DarkeSword - Chrono Trigger "Through the Dark" [VGMix2 #838 / OC ReMix #1178]
Daniel Baranowsky - Final Fantasy 6 "Agony of Obscuration" [OC ReMix #1179]
analoq - Commander Keen 4 "man sieht sich galaxie" (a.k.a 'see ya, galaxy') [OC ReMix #1180]
Rayza - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "Sonik Elektronik" [OC ReMix #1181]
Freemind & GrayLightning w/Digital Coma - Halo 1 "Mahabharath Highlands" [OC ReMix #1182]
Protricity - Donkey Kong Country 2 "KRool Intentions" [OC ReMix #1183]
Disco Dan - The Legend of Zelda 3 "Triforce Majeure" [OC ReMix #1184]
McVaffe - The Legend of Zelda 3 "The Darkness and the Light" [OC ReMix #1185]
djpretzel - The Revenge of Shinobi "Consent (Make Me Dance)" [OC ReMix #1186]

I don't have time to really talk about any of the 11 mixes of the OCR4 remix flood at length (though I will say that analoq's was my personal favorite, AND, might I add, the only mix in the flood that received comments from a game industry professional [Commander Keen developer and current Midway Games member John Romero]). Overall, however, these remixes represent a nice cross-section of some of the top remixers in the community, and for those that argue that OCR current standards are leading toward alarmingly homogenous remixing, take a listen to these eleven tracks in one session and try telling everyone that again. I primarily wanted to use this space to congratulate djpretzel and everyone who contributed tracks to mark this milestone for OverClocked ReMix. The construction of the new site is by far the most intelligent design yet, and the interface looks hot. Now that black OCR t-shirts are available, I'm proud to have been able to purchase one to help the site in a small way. (And thanks to djp & my bros in the judges' panel for getting VG Frequency added in the OCR radio links section as well as ravon for giving me my own forum within Ormgas.com!)

computermage - Super Mario 64 "64bit Pathway" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1538) [VGMix2 #1538]
Here's an interesting electronic take on "Koopa's Road" from relative newcomer, Michael Manriquez. Some of the percussion patterns are interesting, and there are some cool vibe-like effects as well as a ton of orchrestral stabs (and if you're a fan of the GoldenEye 007 soundtrack, then you'll really know what I'm talking about). I don't believe this track will punch you in the face per se, but you're bound to know the source material, so for all of you out there the mix should be a lot more accessible and easier to judge for its rearrangement strengths. If you have the time, this is worth a look.

DarkeSword - Secret of Evermore "A Whisper and a Shadow" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1500) [The People's Remix Competition 16 / VGMix2 #1500]
Shariq edged out Sir Nuts and took victory in PRC16 with this smooth mix of Jeremy Soule's "Collosia, Chamber 1," Darke's second remix done in 7/4 time following his Chrono Trigger mix "Blue Skies Over Guardia." There are some pleasing instrumental similarites in the lead to Quinn Fox's lush Phantasy Star Online mix "Unexplored Contact" that put this mix in good company. This one is pretty damn chill and not exactly what I expected, since it would be easy to do a more orchestral/string-based piece and call it a day. True to it's name, so-to-speak, you're not going to experience any huge crescendos, but it's from DS, so is there really a risk involved? Of course not. So what are you waiting for? This one shouldn't let you down.

DHS f/Makke - The Great Giana Sisters 1 "Keep Da Scene Alive" (http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/2268/DHS%20of%20TSW%20feat%20Makke%20-%20Giana%20Sisters%20%28Keep%20Da%20Scene%20Alive% 29.mp3) [R:K:O #2268]
DHS of The SoundWavers (http://www.soundwavers.com) collabs with Makke on this trance mix featuring shoutouts to composers and remixers all over the SID-remixing scene. You may not recognize all of the names mentioned here, but this is one huge thanks to everyone who has helped the European game mixing community thrive. Anyone wanna take bets on when we get a song with the same type of idea from OC ReMix or VGMix?

Digital Coma - Friday I'm a Fag (ftp://68.105.187.90/Music/LoLwurk/Friday%20I'm%20a%20Fag.mp3) [http://dc.cowten.net]
Binnie Katti is back, this time with a soulful redux of classic material from 80s band The Cure. Don't mind the provocative title as you experience a mainstream remix here that makes liberal yet calculated uses of phasing, pitch-bending, and Binnie's own countermelodic vocal accompaniment. The unique musical style observable in remixes Binnie's worked on, like "Fowl Jive" and the recently posted "Mahabharath Highlands" shines brightly once again.

DistantJ f/Shael Riley - "Moonlight Shadow" (http://members.lycos.nl/projectsofdamnation/mp3/DistantJ%20ft%20Shael%20Riley%20-%20Moonlight%20Shadow.mp3) [http://members.lycos.nl/projectsofdamnation/mp3] - Feedback (and poll) (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37509)
Influenced by three different versions of the source tune of the same name, DistantJ is has a techno cover of Mike Oldfield's original tune with Shael on vocals. The mastering needs tons of work, and I mean tons. Fans of DDR who may be familiar with the song may want to still give this a work. Importantly though, there's a thread over at OC ReMix where you can vote on your opinion of the track and also provide suggestions on how to improve the track, as there's a fair amount of potential there if the mastering could be overhauled.

djcubez - "Groove" (http://www.planetcubez.com/djcubez/music/djcubez%20-%20Groove.mp3) [http://www.planetcubez.com] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37264)
Joe Lloyd lays it back with this chill-sounding FL Studio-created original work. I would agree with a lot of the feedback Rellik provided the track (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=931060#931060), in that there are many aspects of the track that need more polish and realism, yet the overall formulation is solid and shows a great deal of skill from cubez in consciously constructing a song strictly with the use of default samples. It takes a lot of effort to work within those limitations.

Edgen Animations - Final Fantasy 6 "en Terra" (http://www.edgen.com/mp3/edgen_ff6_enterra.mp3) [http://www.edgen.com]
Nothing brings out controversy like a beatiful-sounding "Terra" remix being narrowly rejected by the OCR judges' panel (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=36930). The popular source material carries a lot of weight with people, so it's easy to understand why some weren't happy with this remix being passed up, especially one from a professional like Justin R. Durban. The main reasons this didn't make it to OCR were because the a majority of the judges felt it didn't offer a dynamically different approach to orchestrating the Terra theme as compared to other mixes already at OCR and there were a few technical snags/pops heard in the submitted version. While the mix serves really to simply repeat the theme several times (in subtlely different styles) and not heavily rearrange the original, this was nonetheless a beautiful submission that a lot of people will be interested in listening to.

Freemind - "Wild Nights" (http://music.bands411.com/freemindlab/music/wild_nights.mp3) [http://www.bands411.com/freemindlab] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37419)
This one's an original made in one night by OC's resident Greek god, Thanasis Kaloutzis, and the power of his keyboard. This one has a loungy, yet upbeat feel which you might actually find pretty cheesy, but it all depends in what you're into. Props also go out for the great variation in the drumwork, as well as the church organ, and the saxaphone coming in at the very end (why so late on that???) Freemind's obviously got more refined works out there, but there's no reason not to peep this quickly made original and give FM some comments.

goat - CastleVania 3 "Stained Glass Filth" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1524) [VGMix2 #1524]
This ridiculously amped up mix of "The Beginning" from CV3 marks the second release in goat's solo project to remix Club Kukeiha's entire CastleVania 3 soundtrack, "Unchosen Paths." You should already know from experience that goat rocks. Nonetheless, you can prepare yourself to not only hear quality coverage of the source material with this mix, but also in-depth rearrangement and tons of original ideas. Based on "Stained Glass Filth", the outlook for "Unchosen Paths" looks nothing but promising. Stay alert with VGMix every 2 weeks or so as well as goat's homepage, http://www.powergoat.com, so you don't get left behind on this project's progress.

Infamous - Arkanoid 1 "Galway is God" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1532) [VGMix2 #1532]
Infamous has already been applying his craft on the European scene at R:K:O (http://remix.kwed.org) & AMIGAremix (http://amigaremix.com), and Infy brought some of it over this past week exlusively to VGMix. Electronic synths and effects, straightforward drums and beatiful layers of piano mesh together to create a track that holds up very well to active listening, but also creates a vibe you can just sit back and chill to. Don't be skeptical at about giving this one a look, since it'll likely surprise you, especially beyond the buildup and into the halfway mark.

Israfel - Untitled (http://www.dovermusic.com/music/Michael_Dover_-_Untitled.mp3) [http://www.dovermusic.com] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37474)
The incomperable Mr. Dover decided to give fans a look at a symphonic/new age piece he composed in early 2003 intended for a documentary segment on a handicapped youngster. Instead of attempting to describe the short story regarding the composition myself, please visit the Feedback link provided for Mike's story behind this untitled track.

Jared Hudson & Abram McCalment - Funky Basement Blues (http://www.bsu.edu/web/jlhudson/Jared%20and%20Abram%20-%20Funky%20Basement%20Blues.mp3) [http://www.hudsonstudios.net] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37358)
The title says it all with this one, so prepare for some funky blues. Jared & Abram have another live track that was actually submitted by Jared for a potential Berklee scholarship. Hopefully that all pans out, since Jared is likely to be there for the fall. (Jared's also happy to point out that he only needed one take to nail the drums you hear here.) This one's another field test of sorts for the duo in their attempts to be more proficient with studio mixdown techniques, but you're making a mistake if you think this is just a glorified sound test. Sit back, enjoy this pimped out jam session and let 'em know if it sounded sharp in your opinion.

L. Spiro - Donkey Kong Country 2 "Mines" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1541) [VGMix2 #1541]
For fans of remixes that stay close to the structure of the source material, L. Spiro's got a downtempo, soundscape-style mix from DKC2. This track is familiar to old-school fans of VGMix1, but Spiro has brought it out of the archives so to speak, and has remastered the track for re-release on VGMix2. Much like Protricity, Shawn Wilcoxen sticks mainly toward remixing tracks from this soundtrack, so, if you're into this one check out other DKC2 mixes of his available at VGMix, including one I really enjoyed myself, "Konkluded Epik."

Nixdorux (Nicolas Ferranti) - The Legend of Zelda 3 "Account of a Hero" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1527) [VGMix #1527]
Like Neskvartetten, Nixdorux freqently tackles material from the SNES classic, Zelda: A Link to the Past. Fans of Unknown and DarkeSword's rousing orchestral reditions of themes from the Zelda series will enjoy this 7+ minute medley, described by many reviewers at VGMix as gentle, dramatic and cinematic. This lives up to Nicolas's already high standards, as he strove to develop as complete an orchestral composition as possible. With loads of build and development, line up for this one, orchestral die-hards.

OverCoat - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 "The Oily Gulf" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1513) [VGMix2 #1513]
OverCoat melds Eastern sounds with militaristic percussion and his trademark distortion to give a very interesting take on Masato Nakamura's "Oil Ocean Zone." SOC also makes sure to throw in a fair amount of ambient background effects to spice things up and this mix is one where you can really pick apart the various layers of activity involved. Lots of people always tell Scott that he could go for less distortion, yet he'll tell you that that's part of his work's charm (or at least something away from the norm of what everyone else uses), and if you're into well-constructed liberally arranged work, you'll be feeling this one.

Rellik - Spring in Rome (http://www.tjhsst.edu/~alederer/Music/Rellik_-_Spring_in_rome.mp3) [http://www.tjhsst.edu/~alederer] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37431)
Here's a quick shot from Adam Lederer, a.k.a. Rellik, that's part of an 11-track play score. This is a simplified demo of sorts that's merely here to give you a look at Rellik's vision of a Roman scene. Hopefully, we'll be able to get the full version of this track (which features more variation) as well as a few other of the pieces created for this score, this being a good start.

Reuben Kee - Princess Mononoke "Piano Medley' (http://pathos.i-xcell.com/music/remixes/Princess%20Mononoke.mp3) [http://www.reubenkee.com] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35489)
Reuben's been in the game for a little while, but just broke onto OCR & VGMix with Shenmue piano medley "Reflections." Fans of pianists and piano sequencers can rattle off a long list of names of people in the community who specialize themselves with the ivories, and you need to check out Reu's work in order to familiarize yourself with another top name. His large body of work includes this Mononoke-hime medley which just emerged from the Works: Other forum at OCR, done at a faster-paced style than Joe Hisaishi's original work. Hopefully Reu will take the suggestion given to him in the thread and submit this mix over at Carbunk1e's brainchild, Anime Remix (http://www.animeremix.org).

trickwaters - Final Fantasy 1 "Prelude for Two Pianos" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1519) [VGMix2 #1519]
You know the Prelude. You're definitely not a fan of this stuff if you don't know..."The Prelude." In many respects, Uematsu's classic FF introduction is the ultimate comfort food for game music fans, thus you're almost required by law to check out Patrick Waters 176-key rendition of the Prelude, created in 2001 and just released on VGMix. trickwaters is also the music curator at RPGamer.com (http://www.rpgamer.com) as well as a student at the Manhantten School of Music, so he's a student of the game on both fronts you might say. In addition to that, he's got a fucking hilarious blog up at his homepage, http://www.betterthanbach.com, so check that out for some fun and tons of others tracks.

Unknown - "If This is to Be Our End..." (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost19/finallevel(CompoST19).mp3) [CompoST 19 (http://www.soundtempest.net/compost/compost19)]
Here's Tyler's winning original compositional conception of final level RPG music for SoundTempest.net's ongoing competition series. Ironically enough, Unknown didn't care for this piece and neither did some of the other entrants in CompoST, but despite that, it's still a brief, well-done piece, which only goes to show you that when artists go 'bleh' on their own work, sometimes it's safe to say "Ah, what do they know?"

zircon - "Sandwise" [Phasma Elementum (http://www.soundclick.com/Store/ShoppingCartInfo.cfm?bandID=181894)] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=34748)
Andrew Aversa is a busy man. Despite already overseeing SoundTempest.net and making (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37366) mixes (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37568) for VGMix and OCR submission, zircon has been hard at work creating his first full-length original album, which was officially released this past Friday. Fans of Beatdrop's original album projects ("Operations" & "Final Energy") can look into this culmination of half a year's work as zircon forays into a vast number of electronica styles, one example of which is the track "Sandwise," which includes some Eastern musical influences (and wouldn't you know it, it even sounds F-Zero-ish). To sample more of the tracks available on the album, be sure to head over to http://www.soundclick.com/zircon. With zirc's best tracks being reserved for those who want to purchase the CD, if you like what you hear over at SoundClick then you're definitely poised to enjoy the rest of the CD, so don't be afraid to pony up that paper. :-D zircon's always up to no good over at his homebase, http://www.zirconstudios.com.

Neskvartetten's got a new website with all of their currently available remixes hosted. Fans of the NES Quartet or those who aren't familiar with their jazz stylings better move quickly to http://medlem.spray.se/neskvartetten to check everything out. An informal interview with group bassist Johan "Jois" Sundhage will be available at Ormgas.com in the next few days, and he had some cool things to say, including what new material the band plans to tackle this summer! Keep your eyes open for that!

Digital Coma recently titled the Donkey Kong Country Arrangement Collaboration project, hopefully on pace to be completed before the end of the season. "Gorilla con Gusto" already has 3 tracks completed by GrayLightning, Dj_StarChild & SnappleMan, and is set to deliver at least 21 tracks spanning the entire DKC soundtrack. The limited release of the already-completed tracks has already served to get fans at OverClocked ReMix more excited at the potential of the project. Track the progress of "Gorilla con Gusto" throughout the summer over at http://dkcproject.ocremix.org.

Sadorf vs. Midee was this week's big lil' thing over at VGMix, as Sadorf railed into Midee via the VGMix Chatterbox, purposefully got his remixes removed and got himself banned from the site. What was up Sadorf's ass? What did Midee do to insight the hatred of VGMix1's "legendary suck?" And was somebody behind the whole (stupid) scene happening??? (There's nothing like a little juvenile gossip, right? :-P)

In case you didn't know, Shael Riley's little brother has a band, The Nylon Panted Ninjas. Check out their comedy stylings over at CafePress (http://www.cafeshops.com/thenpn.8114890), where you can listen to some samples and/or purchase their very afforable album, "Monstro-CD."

MaJIN_SaN's Donkey Kong Country 1 remix "Tsunami Ambience" is almost done and it's pretty relaxing. Sadorf's Sonic 2 Aquatic Ruins WIP continues to gather up steam, so I hope he keep working on it. Malcos has got a cool Shinobi WIP underway, "City Ninja." (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37396) Kevin "Lorenzo" Sisk's got a Sonic & Knuckles (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37134) WIP going, and Rayza had time to drop some comments. S&K is criminally undermixed, buy the way. Did you see those zircon remix WIPs I linked to earlier??? If you didn't, look harder.

Adhesive Boy plans to broadcast his Shoutcast radio show every Saturday night while I'm on hiatus, so keep an eye on his OCR General Discussion thread (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37530) for that. He's also got 2 tracks for "Gorilla con Gusto" that HE BETTER FINISH IN TIME FOR THE 2ND STAGE DEADLINE. You better Jack...or you don't wanna live to see next month!

Questions & comments are yours to make if you want. Enjoy this week's selections/suggestions and I hope I'll see you back here in 7.

Debotron-6K

05-31-2004, 04:44 AM

Larry Oji is serious about video game remixes

sgx

05-31-2004, 05:05 AM

Larry owns.

'ReaktorZ0

06-01-2004, 04:46 PM

cool :)

**downloading**
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:wink:

Liontamer

06-07-2004, 07:49 AM

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 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. Now let's see what was up in the remix community for the week ending June 5th. Kind of a lighter week this week, but, hey, I can't complain:

analoq - Trigun "OMG Trigun" (http://echogames.com/~apm/stuff/analoq_trigun.ogg) [The People's Remix Competition: Animation 1]
First off, I wanna throw a Happy B-Day to Caleb, i.e. reelmojo, for his 22nd birthday a week ago Saturday. reelmojo has extended his concept of The People's Remix Competition over to AnimeRemix.org, where he and Mythril Nazgul oversee the recently created People's Remix Competition: Animation. analoq took first place with this cool piano/fusion hybrid of Trigun's "Not an Angel." Don't be fooled by the name, this mix isn't pure kwakery, even though it kicks into a higher gear from 2:30 until the end. Give this one your attention, and be sure to keep your eyes on these competitions. You'd be remiss if you also didn't check out Dhsu runner-up entry, the also-intelligently-titled "LOL Trigun" (http://personal.utulsa.edu/~david-hsu/misc/notanaloq.mp3), a dedication to analoq featuring an analoq voice sample! What were they thinking??? :-P Stay tuned to Anime Remix's forums for the lowdown on PRC:A2 (http://animeremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=239&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=75), as the selection for the next contest is the theme song of one of the funniest cartoons ever, The Critic. Excellent choice!

Arkimedes - Soul Calibur 1 "A Different Kind of Hero" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1564) [VGMix2 #1564]
Jaron has got some hot vocalized mixes out already, with the more subtle Halo mix "Fall from Above (You Can't Stop)" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=851) at OCR & VGMix and the AWESOME Shenmue mix "Dreaming While I Wake" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1253) over at VGMix. Ark's latest work is sylistically like a combination of the two: harder electronic elements with particularly engaging lyrics. Soul Caliber doesn't get much coverage in the game mixing scene, so don't avoid this one, especially so you can check out a gradually more prominent name in the scene.

Bladiator - Sparkster "A Midsparksters Eve" (http://www.geocities.com/bladiator/a_midsparksters_eve_bladiator.mp3) [The People's Remix Competition 17]
Tackling DarkeSword's source tune choice of the SNES game Sparkster (since Shariq won out in PRC16), Bladiator offers up this piano-driven mix of Sparkster's theme that features some excellent hand runs as well as alternating support from both strings and woodwinds. While the synth string accompaniment in the foreground doesn't sound realistic, I felt Bladiator's overall sequencing and presentation was strong, and approching the end of the mix I felt some stylistic similarities to "Repose" from the Final Fantasy Tactics OSV. Good stuff that I feel is poised to win PRC17 (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37510) when the votes are counted up and the final results are ultimately revealed.

Dhsu - Mario Kart 64 "Rainbow Snowland" [IronMix Challenge: Limited Edition: Christmas in June / OC ReMix #1188 / VGMix2 #1578]
David Hsu continues to improve and up his game on the 88-keys with his newly-posted OC ReMix, "Rainbow Snowland," which (as you probably already know) combines Kenta Nagata's themes from Rainbow Road and Frappe Snowland into a gentle, relaxing piece that you chill out and feel at ease to. GrayLightning is a big fan of it, and I believe the best indication of this piece's quality was that it passed through the OCR judges' panel with 4 straightforward YES's that all essentially stated "This is just an excellent remix." For fans of the original Mario Kart 64 music, this is a nice break from the norm with MK64 remixes that are always high energy. Props to Dhsu for really adapting the source material well. If you love piano, this is a no-brainer.

JigginJonT - The Legend of Zelda 1 "Zelda Live" (http://pixelated.myrmid.com/users/jigginjont/zelda_live.mp3) [http://pixelated.myrmid.com/users/jigginjont]
OCR's jiggiest mixer one offers up a quick parody track based off of E-Claire's Mother remix "Okaa-san no komoriuta (Live at the Annexe)" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1321) which Andy and Claire claimed was recorded live. Since Jon didn't believe the crowd ambience sounded genuine from listening to it (and neither did DarkeSword, zykO, gaijin, Ailsean, Disco Dan, and zircon) (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1321&mode=1), JJT made his own "live" track a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy, folks. (So...is Claire fake too then? Hey, it was a natural question.)

Joshua Morse - "Synesthesia" (http://www.joshuamorse.com/music/discs/Home%20Life%20EP/04-synesthesia.mp3) [Home Life EP (http://www.joshuamorse.com/music/discs/Home%20Life%20EP)] - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3193)
Jazz/fusion fans are required to check out Josh's latest EP, as it features about 25 minutes of excellently crafted material. I've highlighted "Synesthesia" as my personal favorite of the album, but there are several other good cuts including a cover of a virt original MIDI (http://virt.vgmix.com/music/gmidi/virt_-_snorestop.mid), "Snorestop" (http://www.joshuamorse.com/music/discs/Home%20Life%20EP/03-snorestop.mp3), and the intriguingly-titled "Cranberry Juice" (http://www.joshuamorse.com/music/discs/Home%20Life%20EP/06-cranberry_juice.mp3). Short and sweet, this EP delivers. zykO loves it. smh loves it. You love it.

k-wix - Secret of Mana & Legend of Mana "Ballad of Mana" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1569) [VGMix2 #1569]
Dustin Kulwicki moves a bit away from his trance leanings with this straight piano meldey covering tunes from the Mana game series. Thanks to some piano samples provided by GrayLightning, k-wix has upped the sound quality to provide a more genuine-sounding take on Hiroki Kikuta's work, including the very well-known "Angel's Fear." Though the dynamics need to be improved, this one's been faring well at VGMix so far, so fans of the Mana series are encouraged to check it out.

Markus Schneider - Gem'X "Deliverance" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1262) [VGMix2 #1262]
Mr. Schneider is already a very accomplished musician and has come out with quality game music both on the professional and remixing sides. You can hit up R:K:O or Remix64 for the majority of his remix work (http://www.remix64.com/?member=ms), or just check out his collab with Mahoney, "Sweet Games" (http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/2199/Markus%20Schneider%20%26%20Mahoney%20-%20Sweet%20(feat.%20Elsa%20%26%20Karin).mp3), for another example of his enviable orchestration talents. I don't know the music of Gem'X, but I do know that Markus uses some of the best damn samples out there. This man's been in the game for a while, and as usual, he rises to the challenge of having modern instruments realistically transform the earliest game music of old. Following up on Infamous's "Galway is God" from last week, "Deliverance" continues a short trend of mixers from the European scene debuting new material on VGMix, so get it while it's hot. Orchestral fans will love this well-crafted, emotive mix.

Sir Nuts - Sonic & Knuckles "Run for Your Life, Sonic!" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=839) [VGMix2 #839]
Mike Molina trances up the classic Sonic 3/Sonic & Knuckles boss theme in a older mix of his that's finally seen release at VGMix. Nuts does a good job of playing around with a minimal framework of melody for the first minute and a half before effectively connecting to the full melody and working along from there, before pulling back with a nice break at the 2:48 mark seguing into a short freestyle section and coming full circle. The progession is solid, and the original theme is, in my opinion, one of the catchiest game music tunes I've ever heard. A hot choice of source tunes and a well-constructed trance formula make this a nice choice in spite of it's age and the fact that Sir Nuts has stepped up his game since this was first completed.

Star Salzman - "Temporary Insanity" (http://www.starblast.org/starsongs/insanity.mp3) [http://www.starblast.org]
My absolute pick of the week; don't be a chump and not try this one. Star Salzman is one of the most talented musicians out there today, with some incredibly accessible original material, as I've already said before. In my opinion this is Star's best original work yet, and he himself was really pleased as he put more and work into this one. I don't normally silently sing along to tracks I hear, but I'll be damned if this musically intense ballad isn't like a 4 minute, 38 second perpetual hook. If you're familiar with StarBLaSt's Chrono Trigger mix "Temporal Distortion" then you'll immediately familiarize yourself with the synth lead here, so dive in. Ladies will be loving it, and if you're smart boys, you'll spring this one on your significant others. Yep, let Star help you get some!

Star Salzman - Megaman 2 "When You See the Flashman, Duck and Cover" [VGMix2 #1203 / OC ReMix #1187]
Much like "Tickle My Wily" did a few months ago, Star brings you another hot Megaman II mix that fuses dynamic orchestration and well-varied electronic elements into a synergetically stronger final product. StarBLaSt does a nice job of transistioning the synth lead into a pounding drumline that's subsequently joined by a mutitude of other instruments. A timely xylophone, thick strings, and rousing horns bring the power per Star's usual high standards. This was originally supposed to be rolled out along with the other mixes for the OCR4 mix flood, and with that said, "Duck and Cover" obviously brings with it the quality that places it on the level of the other 11 mixes which have marked the beginning of OC's new look.

SuperGreenX, destructo & Aurora - Beyond Good & Evil + Chrono Trigger "Frame of Mind" [OC ReMix #1189]
SGX & destructo bring Aurora into the picture with an awesome downtempo-like collab that I was very pleased to play a short while ago on my show, so now that it's available at OC ReMix, a lot more people will be able to enjoy this one. I also wanna give my congratulations to Aurora for officially becoming an OC ReMix! (Stay warm in the Great White North, sister!) The way destructo & SGX alternated sections with smooth transisitions rather than pieceing two halves of a song together really makes this a much more solid team-up, and you'd never know Aurora's vocals were recorded on a subpar mic. Thanks to the solid efforts from both destructo & Aurora, SGX has come out with a mix that's a move away from the norm for him and really does a great job of broadening his musical horizons. Nice work that brings destructo back strong with his second OC mix, while Aurora's mesmerizing voice places her as a female vocalist to watch.

TO - "Electric Machine" (http://www.geocities.com/reaction5a/TO_Electric_Machine_ORC1.mp3) [Original Remix Competition 2]
After not gaining any headway the first time around, ReaktorZ0's second go at the Original Remix Competition was a success, spanning (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37179) three (http://45925.aceboard.net/p-45925-581-1293-0.htm) forums (http://soundtempest.net/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=355) and gaining some good attention. TO runnered-up in the contest to remix a ReaktorZ0 original MIDI (http://www.bigsmad.worldmast.com/orc2.mid) with this powerful-sounding entry which some consider his best piece since he arrived in the community. ORC3 is already underway (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37869) and hopes to prove as successful in the coming weeks, so best of luck to RZ0 as he works hard to build the compo up even further.

Why did I forget to mention this last week? The Wingless and his design team at Abraxsis Design Studio have rolled out the newest design for TheWingless.com (http://www.thewingless.com), The Wingless Dot Com - Genometh Edition, and, as usual, it's leaps and bounds over other artistic website layouts. The Unfinished section of the site has been taken down, and John is ready to complete work on several WIPs that have been on the shelf for a while. You know it's all good when The Wingless is involved so keep your eyes open for new Wing tracks in the near future.

Adhesive Boy'll keep chugging along with AB Radio (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37530), so tune in every Saturday night during the summer, foo'.

Shael Riley's got a cool PaRappa the Rapper WIP going, so hopefully the Crazy Crakaz will complete that one soon.

Mythril Nazgul has a Shrek remix in the works (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37639) for Anime Remix. This is obviously the best time to be working on something like that with Shrek 2 taking in more money in a week than some small countries do in a year.

Disco Dan has released the 5th remix in his Blaster Master series over at VGMix. Since it was actually released on Sunday, June 6th, we'll be officially spotlighting it in next week's Pimp Section.

Courtesy of zircon (THANK YOU!), I'm proud to be holding an actual physical copy of his new album "Phasma Elementum," which I pimped out last week as well! In case you missed it, and you like electronica, go sample some tracks (http://www.soundclick.com/zircon) and then buy the CD (http://www.soundclick.com/Store/ShoppingCartInfo.cfm?bandID=181894)!

DCT was proud to announce via the VGMix chatterbox that he's finished 2 songs for his forthcoming studio-produced release. As a proud member of the hip-hop community along with other extremely talented mixers like zykO and The Bronx Rican, DCT is sure to be dropping some severely hot cuts before the summer is out. After going through some VERY rough times this past March and being placed in a coma for a few weeks, Duane is back with a vengeance. His new age collab with GrayLightning "Journey to Remlia" is on pace to make it to OCR in a matter of months, and work continues on the mostly original hip-hop and rap work for the upcoming album. DCT could use your help though, so feel free to head over to TheBigShot.com (http://www.thebigshot.com) and donate some dollars his way to show your very appreciated support.

Star Salzman's body of work also gets a lot of attention, and thus he needs some help to pay the bills. Details are at StarBLaSt.org (http://www.starblast.org) for how you can help him with bandwidth costs, and your options for helping him can snag you an exclusive CD or a vocalized cover of a favorite song of yours like only Star can do. (And he can do it hilariously.)

Also on the album front, bLiNd continues to work hard on his share of Project Majestic Mix Trance. Many of you fans have already gotten several tastes of mixes Jordan has ready to go, including "Temple Trance MkII," "Industrial Fear," and the edited cut of "G-Storm," so sit tight because one of OCR's long-time masters of trance has got other great ideas from Secret of Evermore, Final Fantasy X and Secret of Mana ready to drop with PMM Trance's release later in the year.

So enjoy this week's stuff. Drop some comments. Do Ormgas jingles! And see you in 7.

Blake

06-08-2004, 02:23 AM

Bump damnit

kamoh

06-08-2004, 10:40 AM

Larry Oji can ALMOST rearrange the letters in his name to say "I am godly."

...ALMOST...

Mad propz.

sgx

06-08-2004, 12:54 PM

Larry, u iz tha shit.

Blake

06-08-2004, 01:51 PM

Larry Oji can ALMOST rearrange the letters in his name to say "I am godly."

...ALMOST...

Mad propz.

I arr joly!!

Liontamer

06-14-2004, 03:47 AM

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 30-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 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.
JigginJonT had the foresight (i.e. gall) to make sure that if I had my own forum at Ormgas.com I'd be open for plenty of the Larry-bashing that makes VG Frequency such an enjoyable experience for all. Register at Ormgas (http://oc.ormgas.com/signup.php) and drop by your insults at the official Larry Oji hate thread (http://oc.ormgas.com/forum_viewtopic.php?18.3409). Because I LOVE to hear what you bastards have to say. I hate you, Jon. And because I hate all of you out there so much, it's time to once again use some of my free time this week to look around the remix community for tracks so you don't have to. What the hell was I thinking? Let's take a look at some of what's good for the week ending June 12th:

Blak Omen - Super CastleVania 4 "The Belmont Chill" [The People's Remix Competition 12 / VGMix2 #1145 / OC ReMix #1195]
New Zealand's Henry Chong moves away from straight piano sequencing with this jazzy lounge take on the classic Simon Belmont's theme. I already knew this track was strong since it won PRC12, so I chose it as one of the tracks for my "Best Of" show (VGF #29) back in early May. The intro definitely is a sharp contrast to the rest of the mix, which isn't even a bad thing, but once you get past the rapid-fire bongos, it's smooth sailing from there. Another one of those CastleVania tracks that a welcome change of pace from all the gothic and rock CV remixes out there.

Cyborg Jeff - F-Zero GX "Dr. Stuard (Jeff & Toad Air Team Challengers)" [VGMix2 #1214 / OC ReMix #1193]
This one was covered for the May 22nd Pimp Section, so I'll just quote myself for convenience:
Cyborg Jeff prepares to return in a big way to OCR with this high energy F-Zero GX techno offering that Protricity chose to give a very rare YES Override to on the judges' panel. Pierre (you mean his real name ain't Jeff?!?) makes good use of the occasional racecar sound effects and does a nice job of creating variation throughout the mix, even incorporating a brief SID chip solo at the 3-minute mark before adding the SID-tune very subtly into the background. Good development and high energy that F-Zero fans are gonna enjoy.Though that YES Override subsequently didn't go through (nice try though :-)), everything else pretty much still applies. This has definitely gone over well so far with OC's listeners since its been released.

Disco Dan - Blaster Master "Swizzle Swamp" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1595) [VGMix2 #1595]
When he not busy teachin' the lil' chilluns, Daniel Cabrera has some time to create remixes that show he obviously knows a lot more than disco. It's just that "Proficient At Many Genres Dan" doesn't have the same ring to it (or maybe it would if his name was Peter). "Swizzle Swamp" is the 5th in Dan's series covering the NES title Blaster Master, and Disco's last VGMix release of his Blaster Master soundtrack remix project. DD's promises to have the rest of the Blaster Master project available at DiscoDan.org (http://www.discodan.org) when the remaining few tracks are completed and he's situatued at his new space. Whereas earlier releases like "Into the Blue" and "Direct Current Trance" have touched the synth/orchestral and dance areas, this latest one brings you on the hip-hop side, sounding a lot like a collab with DCT than a solo shot. So sit down and check it out. After hearing a magnum opus like "Triforce Majurate," maybe you need to slow things down.

DistantJ - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening "Windfish Enigma" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1550) [VGMix2 #1550]
Cool stuff as DistantJ initially runs his intro over running river sounds and bird noises, moving into electronic stuff while retaining the birds for that little extra depth. As the countermelody came in around the 1 minute mark, I found myself feeling the mix more. The melody is simple but something one can easily enjoy, and its foundation kept the track fairly good as more elements came into play moving further along. J gradually transistions to more of a standard dance/electrosynth type lead and retains almost a minimalist quality there. Overall, it's pretty good stuff that caught my attention. The mastering could be a little tighter, IMO, and it's something he needs to work on in general, but, with "Windfish Enigma," Distant continues to show improvement with a mix that shows potential and sounds worthy of consideration for OCR.

Doragon - Super Mario World 2 "Cavernous Muzak" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1418) [VGMix2 #1418]
Perhaps Yoshi's Island's most remixed music, Doragon takes on Koji Kondo's "Underground BGM" in a trance/electronica style. Some of the stuff, primarily the percussion, needs to be varied up, but otherwise the arrangement is up there, featuring the source tune in a different style as well as the all-important freeform sections. I really enjoyed the stylistic and tempo changes throughout, which feature some slick transistions and (siempre bueno) chiptune action! Great job by Dorangon combining horns and strings with electronica for some tight work with loads of potential. Fans of McVaffe's "Crystalline Caverns" specifically need to give this a look so you can hear another style of coverage in action.

Freemind - "Forest Rain" (http://music.bands411.com/freemindlab/music/forest_rain.mp3) [Tales from the Forest] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38285)
Freemind will never do you wrong when it comes to his releases. In what Thanasis describes as a chillout/soul hybrid, a lot of relaxing elements come together, including bongos, a koto, laid-back bass, reverbed keyboard, a tiny bit of vibe action and much more including a nice sound sample of actual forest rain to close it out. Good stuff to sit back to and very loopable as well. Check out Freemind's consistantly quality offerings at http://www.bands411.com/freemindlab.

Joshua Morse - Megaman 5 "Boss Battle" (http://www.joshuamorse.com/music/discs/Megaman%205,%20Dashed!/12-Boss_Battle.mp3) [Megaman 5, Dashed! (http://www.joshuamorse.com/music/discs/Megaman%205,%20Dashed!)] - Feedback (http://www.vgmix.com/topic_view.php?topic_id=3213)
Josh continues on with some nice laid-back covers of the entire Megaman V soundtrack with the 18MB/20min "Megaman 5, Dashed!" In my opinion, MM5 isn't the most listenable soundtrack, as a lot Mari's tunes lack any overt hook or ear-catching memorability. Of course, it's hard to match up to the soundtrack of Megaman II. Yet Josh does a great job infusing these tracks with his own flavor and making them pretty enjoyable with this brief, yet complete cover album, especially upon repeated listening (so don't simply grab and toss this). Morse's spin on the boss battle theme makes it here as my favorite of the album, but this has a wide selection of good tracks so you may very well have your own personal, different favorite, such as "Stone Man" (http://www.joshuamorse.com/music/discs/Megaman%205,%20Dashed!/04-Stone_Man.mp3) or "Gravity Man." (http://www.joshuamorse.com/music/discs/Megaman%205,%20Dashed!/05-Gravity_Man.mp3) Keep tabs on Josh's work, including his label, Dash Studio, at http://www.joshuamorse.com.

L. Spiro - Donkey Kong Country 2 "Lava" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1641) [VGMix2 #1641]
L. Spiro's back with the latest remastered cut from his DKC2 remix series, again going for more of a coverage approach while of course using some ideas of his own, this time with a mix of "Hot-Head Bop." This one uses reverb liberally and doesn't have much in the high-end frequencies, but the corresponding atmosphere Shawn's mix gives off is pretty surrounding at times. Replacing the original's lava bubbling for the occasional eerie vox and haunting styth lead, along with a nice piano, Spiro creates a brooding foreground that's somewhat offset by the presense of the percussion in the back.

Mark Vera - Star Control 2 "Through the Angles of Space" [OC ReMix #1190]
Jouni Airaksinen's latest OCR release is part of a group project to remix the entire Star Control 2 soundtrack. This, like all of Mark's previous SC2 submissions, is a track included in the open source fan project "Star Control 2: The Ur-Quan Masters." Vera and 3 fellow core mixers (including Riku Nuottajärvi, an original composer for Star Control II), collectively known as "Precursors," have been working toward remixing all 69 tracks from the original game. "Through the Angles of Space" mixes "Mystic Shadows" from the original soundtrack and includes both space and ambient textures for an overall airy, mysterious feel. There are a lot of elements involved that make actively listening to the mix worthwhile, but this functions excellently as in-game background music for the Ur-Quan Masters project. Familiarize yourself with Star Control 2: The Ur-Quan Masters via its project (http://sc2.sourceforge.net) and Precursors music (http://www.medievalfuture.com/precursors) sites.

Midee & prozax w/Dave Kellogg - Lifeforce "Tactile Freefall" [VGMix2 #601 / OC ReMix #1192]
If you've never bothered to check out the soundtrack for Lifeforce, you should really snag the NSF (http://www.zophar.net/nsf/lifefrce.zip) for it. Many of Miki "Miki-Chan" Higashino's tracks are incredibly catchy and, like djp said in the writeup for this mix, many of Konami's songs translate well to rock remixes. This combination of the Stage 6 and Boss themes is an absolute remix masterpiece, much like Jason & Dan's prior OC release from Axelay, "Kick My Axe." This one's a shining example of how the remixing scene breathes new life into so much of the older game music material out there. Can't be overlooked.

moonove - Shinobi "Dark Tortoise" [OC ReMix #1191]
Thanks to Rayza, I was aware of this and played it on my show a couple of months ago, so I've been familiar with this one for a while. Short and sweet, Reynald Deliens provides us with some very relaxing material tackling Yuzo Koshiro's classic "Black Turtle" that stays fairly close to the source material yet focuses on a relaxed vibe. I know some people were complaining about this mix's direct posting at OverClocked ReMix, but that's why those people ultimately don't decide what makes it on the site. Reynald keeps it pretty chill with the many other tracks available at his site, http://www.moonove.com.

Norrin Radd - Street Fighter 2 "Go Home and Be a Family Man" [OC ReMix #1194]
I've heard this one back a few months ago and knew the mix had a decent shot at making it to OCR, which is why I was glad to see this excellent Guile mix posted this past week. Though the percussion is noticeably simplistic at times, the focus of this mix lies in the guitar, which goes for a straight cover of the source tune before finally getting into some creative freestyle sections and connecting it back at the end with hot riffs referencing the "Guile Stage" melody once again. Why GrayLightning didn't care for the name of this track beats me. If you're overly familiar with the backstory of Guile in the Street Fighter series, then this mix title is perfect. Along with Midee & prozax's "Tactile Freefall," fans of rock remixes don't need to look any further than Norrin Radd for their rock fix this week.

NoWave - Secret of Evermore "Secrets Abound" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1471) [The People's ReMix Competition 16 / VGMix2 #1471]
By NoWave's request, I'm offering up his PRC16 submission "Secrets Abound." Normally I take part as a listener and caste my vote on the entires like everyone else does. However, for that edition of PRC, I was unable to get the ZIP file of the entires in time and didn't have a chance to hear everything. It's good that NoWave hit me up asking me to check this out. This is a grandiose, even mystical-sounding, mix that's drenched in reverb (and some may have a problem with just how much reverb there is). The way everything comes together, I felt the remix title was very well-placed. One to check out for the Jeremy Soule fans among you, and a good effort from NoWave, much like his short MIDI-cover PRC11 entry from Kirby's Block Ball, "Pink is Not a Cool Colour, Man...."

Omega Xi - "Omega is to Xi as Z is to X" (http://fileserv5.soundclick.com/fastg6/HiD/omegaxi+omegaistoxiaszistox.mp3) [http://www.omega-xi.tk (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?30)] - MP3 Mirror (http://www.ormgas.com/omega_xi/omegaxi+omegaistoxiaszistox.mp3)
My pick of the week. (BTW, Xi is off to summer school! (http://oc.ormgas.com/forum_viewtopic.php?2.3508)) Kristofer Dowing's best known to me as a fellow administrator at OverClocked ReMix's unofficial radio station, Ormgas.com, but he also has remix material available at VGMix (http://www.vgmix.com/search.php?username=Omega%20Xi&show_songs=1) and Xi's working constantly on exploring new ideas and fine-tuning his talent. Kris had me listen to this lengthy original track of his via a lo-fi Shoutcast stream a little over a week ago, and was really, really impressed by the intelligent composition and buildup throughout. The synth choices here are excellent, and this electronica easily carries futuristic space imagery. This track has passing stylistic similarites to material from OC ReMix judge and fellow ModPlug enthusiast Protricity, especially Prot's own powerful electronica mix "Savage Seduction." Xi's not yet a familiar name on the scene, but do NOT pass this up.

Ork Estral - "The Coming of the Banshee" (http://www.angelfire.com/film/forum4/ComingOfTheBanshee.mp3) [Mostly Ghostly (http://nigel.has.it)] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38130)
Nigel's at it again with his latest original. This is yet another beautiful, intelligent orchestral work of his with some occasional, subtle otherworldy overtones. I can't really say anything new about how much I enjoy his style, but I can say that you absolutely can't pass this up. Check out "Sorrows of the Devine," (http://www.angelfire.com/film/forum4/SorrowsOfTheDevine.mp3) also released this week as well. Nearly every track available at Ork's webspace is a must-listen. Don't believe me??? Non-believer, you have much to learn.

Rexy - Final Fantasy 7 "Chinatown's Future" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=996) [VGMix2 #996]
Prominent VGMix reviewer Rexy has given her thorough opinions on literally hundreds of songs (http://www.vgmix.com/search.php?username=Rexy&show_reviews=1), so one would think that she has a firm grasp of what she would like to hear in her own potential work. "Chinatown's Future" marks Bev's very first release at VGMix, and displays a solid, though low-key, breakbeat rearrangement of Nobuo Uematsu's "Wutai." Though the percussion can be beefed up, along with the the melody and the support being made less subtle to the ear, this is some very promising work and one that I genuinely enjoyed, especially since I don't care much for the source tune. If you want to start releasing tracks at VGMix as a newbie, this is definitely a good way of going about it. Though she doesn't have readily available access to mixing software, hopefully Rexy will be able to hone her already developing skills with more material in the near future.

RushJet1 - Megaman 5 (NES & Gameboy) "Deep Space Dance" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1576) [VGMix2 #1576]
RJ1 breaks off another chiptune style track with "Deep Space Dance," this time using both the NES and Gameboy versions of MM5. And while the percussion track obviously isn't straight out of the Nintendo playbook, neither is the SID chip countermelody used at the end of this mix either! Pretty straightforward stuff, yet something that you'll enjoy if you're a fan of those vintage sounds or the Megaman 5 soundtrack. If you don't know the MM5 soundtrack well, maybe Joshua Morse's afformentioned album can make you a convert, and subsequently connect you more to RushJet's Starman mix (though the portion that covered the Gameboy's Uranus level was good as well). Rush has also got plenty of original and remix NSF tracks available at his site, http://rushjet1.2ya.com.

Shael Riley - "Hats Off to Lobachevsky" (http://lobachevsky.homelinux.net/~sriley/Original/Shael%20Riley%20-%20Hats%20Off%20the%20Lobachevsky.mp3) [http://lobachevsky.homelinux.net/~sriley] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38034)
Enjoy this cheesy old-school-style blues ballad by Shael Riley as he croons his love for Lobachevsky, his file server, and might I add the hottest file server ever. I don't really need to say anything beyond that. Pass the cheddar.

trickwaters - Final Fantasy 7 "The Cry of the Planet" (http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1619) [VGMix2 #1619]
Pat Waters. FF7. Piano. 9 minutes, 14 seconds.
If you need more than that, well, this 2001 remix was revised over time into what's now currently available at VGMix, and features 4 different FF7 source tunes. trick does a nice job of playing around with the structures of the original songs with the composition. This is an excellent (and at times, somber) medley piece, yet the transistions are smooth and subtle enough so that the medley approach doesn't merely come off as an overdone gimmick that all too many remixers use when tackling Final Fantasy series material. Clocking in at over 9 minutes and 13MB, you can virtually be assured that this will never see the light of day on OC ReMix, so if you piano remix fans don't want to miss out you've gotta make that move and pick this up. And if you have the stamina per se to actively listen to the entire mix in one sitting, then more power to you. Real utimate power.

Unknown - "Call of the Horizon" (http://www.soundtempest.net/music/Unknown_-_Call_of_the_Horizon.mp3) [CompoST 6 / SoundTempest]
Tying for second place in SoundTempest.net (http://www.soundtempest.net)'s CompoST 6 (sad themes) this past March, this original composition by Ty Heath made its way to the main site this past week as a mystic town/village style piece. An acoustic guitar, a flute and the piano all shine as the main melodic elements in a very appropriately constructed situational piece that's as high quality as any RPG music out there today. Let Ty create your game music. Pay him $.

Yoozer - Jurassic Park (SNES) "Isla Nublar Jam" (http://synerjee.deadamerica.org/ocr/Jurassic_Park_Isla_Nublar_Jam_OC_ReMix.mp3) [http://www.deadamerica.org] - Feedback (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=36293)
We've got a healthy dose of the Netherlands courtesy of Yoozer with this HOT Jurassic Park remix that SgtRama got me aware of. It's currently on the OCR judges' panel awaiting its fate, where, frankly, it will have to rely on the tender mercies of people like Protricity & Vigilante in order to make it. I don't believe it's chances of being posted are good, simply because of the repetitive nature of the precussion (1 break - 1 fill), but this is nonethless an attention-grabbing mix with a lot of things going for it, especially the cool-sounding keyboard lead. Yoozer may be revising this with a little more time, so your feedback is greatly encouraged. Even though, in my opinion, it won't make it to OCR as is, this is a fun track you may really be feeling. DL it quickly and be able to say you've heard it.

On the WIP front, 2 of zircon's are getting more and more in the complete stages: a Final Fantasy 2 shot (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38281) (since that game doesn't get much coverage compared to others in the FF series) along with some River City Ransom st00f (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37568) that fighting game combo video maker Mike Z enjoyed! Doragon's also got a nice electronica Battletoads & Double Dragon mix in the works as well.

kuroikaze, everyone's favorite easily-irritable Japanese-speaking Canadian woman over at Ormgas, had been very, VERY critical of Spekkosaurus, with probably as much disdain as one could have for any remixer whatsoever. While a lot of people love "The Trial in Concert," she's probably the song's most outspoken critic. Spekk finally showed up recently to (calmly) address the criticism and give his side of how he views his OC ReMix work. Feel free to check out the thread (http://oc.ormgas.com/forum_viewtopic.php?11.1263) (and register at Ormgas (http://oc.ormgas.com/signup.php) if you're interested in contributing your two cents on the subject).

It's been kind of light on the "miscellaneous developments" side over the past week, but I take this as a opportunity to quickly escape and return next week. Comments are welcome. Be back here in 7, please.