OCRA-0002 - Donkey Kong Country: Kong in Concert

[Digital Coma]

9/12/04
Kong in Concert (http://dkcproject.ocremix.org)
Donkey Kong Country Arrangement Collaboration is COMPLETE

Thanks to all the artists (http://dkcproject.ocremix.org/tracklist), mirrors, affiliates, contributors, and fans for making this possible.

Please give us your feedback and tell us how we did.

Enjoy!

- dkcproject team
http://dkcproject.ocremix.org BACK ONLINE

[Piejacked!]

Cool. But when I click "info" beside each song on the downloads page, nothing happens.

[Chris McGee]

OMG YES

[ekm]

I've only just hit 07 - Beneath The Surface right now, but so far this kicks ass.

Standouts so far, keeping in mind the whole thing is badass:

West Coast DK Island - I've waited for fucking YEARS to hear a remix of this track, it's one of my favorite VG tunes ever. *waits for a deluge of previous mixes of the same song*

One Zero One - Holy shit. Words can't express how rad this is. I got a vibe really similar to the ending credits of Mario 64, but with a nice thumping beat on top.

Top notch work, gentlespoons.

EDIT: Props to Vig for the references to other games in Beneath The Surface.

EDIT 2: Funky Monkey Love. What the hell have you been smoking, and can I have some?

[MacDaddy Mike]

If your intent was to make me laugh till I puke with Funky Monkey Love...you've succeeded.

[Digital Coma]

Cool. But when I click "info" beside each song on the downloads page, nothing happens.
The Info pages are pop-ups. Allow them to run under your pop-up blocker or Windows SP2. Allow them to. PLEASE.
NO SERIOUSLY IT TOOK FOREVER TO WRITE THEM YOU HAVE TO READ THEM

[FlankingLine]

Very nifty. I'm downloading the torrent as we speak. I'll be sure to leave it up for a while.

[ella guro]

Enjoy the project, fgts. Also look for other mixes from the project to be posted on ocr as well.

[zircon]

This project rules. So great to have worked on it. 3 cheers for Binnie (and everyone else)!

ps. blurbs

[EdgeCrusher]

seed this torrent or die in a fire.

[chocobo150]

seed this torrent or die in a fire.
Torrent is pretty big, but I'll see if I can hold this up for a while.

[TCK]

Seeding the torrent.

[herograw]

seed this torrent or die in a fire.
Torrent is pretty big, but I'll see if I can hold this up for a while.

yes. please everyone who can seed it do so. take a look at the bittorrent statistics on the front page and prepare to be shocked! a lot of us are already committed to seeding it.

congrats everyone on a great project. i wish i could have done more than just provide a mirror...

-rob

[MaxFrost]

Thrash the plank is awesome...actually, I love disk two to no end...muy bueno...awesome job ya'll who helped...I wish I could arrange like that...*shudders* soooo...awesome

*twitch*

[DragoonFenix15]

Awesome stuff, gents =D It's so awesome I came out of my lurker hole and posted.

I love each song so far (I'm up to Fear Factory)
Each one has their momments. I'd have to say, my favorite so far is probably the cave remix by Adhesive Boy. Or One Zero One... ah hell, they're all good, like I said. Keep up the good work ^^

So what's the NEXT spotlighted project going to be?

[Nanaki]

Funky Monkey Love is the funniest song EVER. As soon as the lyrics started I was laughing SOOOOOOOOooo hard. That song needs a parental advisory on it, hahahahahahaha.

This music is all amazing though, AMAZING. It's so awesome I think I'll seed this torrent for all time so people can always get it.

[Fusion2004]

OMG YES

[Illaminus]

Great stuff you guys! :)
So when can we expect to see DiC 2? :wink:

:)

[Cell]

I can always count on Protricity's remixes to rule!...His remixes for this collaberation were outstanding...

[Karmus]

Link error to Zircon's OGG files.

[zircon]

Link error to Zircon's OGG files.

Looks like a typo on Binnie's end: there's an additional http:// before the address. The files ARE there, though, at www.zirconstudios.com/KIC/ogg/

[Karmus]

Binnie also needs to put the link to Rare's website in the last blurb in a new window, and not the small popup window. :)

Anyway I have compiled this useful text-file:
(Kong in Concert - Blurbs.txt)
CD1

Track 01: Israfel - Godiva in the Desert (Theme)
Debuting Kong in Concert and CD 1 with an elaborative arrangement of Donkey Kong Country's title Theme, mad scientist maestro Israfel has replaced the original song's rockish instrumentation with an orchestrated Middle Eastern cum Western ensemble, including an Arabic fiddle and Saz preceding violin, pizzicato strings, and piano. While a dissonant synth bass runs undercurrent, the frenetic symphony picks up with thundering brass and operatic accompaniment, toying with the theme's chord progression until the song tops off with strings, solo voice, and vibraphone playing the ephemeral melody as the song glides towards its end.
For all the aesthetic nuances and motifs and intricate dissonances, this is an unconventional way to begin our album; however, for showcasing our principles of reinterpretation and rearrangement from the start, Godiva in the Desert is exceptionally suited.
- Digital Coma

Track 02: Hemophiliac - Swing, Monkey, Swing (Simian Segue)
Following our introductory arrangement is a small band jazz piece improvised by Hemophiliac, who's spun a whole lot of sequenced swing from the map theme, Simian Segue. A thick acoustic bass anchors the rhythm as saxophone and trumpet slide over top, singing in harmony and in staccatto unison while a bit of organ, bongos, and piano play alongside for accompaniment.
Rhythmic alteration is this arrangement's forte as the meter holds your attention just long enough before the bassline jumps to a new phrase, whereafter the sax'n'brass catch up to blare out another well-timed measure, melody chirping and smooth drumkit tapping all the way. Swing, Monkey, Swing is taken through such hops and twists until the last bleat of the reed, when the song tapers off with grand piano and a beat, transitioning into the next track.
- Digital Coma

Track 03: JigginJonT - West Coast DK Island (DK Island Swing)
Donkey Kong's first foray into the jungle is marked with a throwback to the cool, copasetic Pacific jazz movement of the late 50's. As in DK Island Swing, soft jungle noises start the song, but unlike the original theme, JigginJonT brings in an ultra-slick and overdriven rhodes as the arrangement picks up to include swirly hi-hats and acoustic bass. The groove gets in full swing as cymbals crash and a sultry chorus announces a fantastic harmon muted trumpet recorded by the artist, crooning counter and lead to the melody with full intonation.
Spacious mixing of each instrument yields an encompassing production even as the virtual band gets more involved with percussion and bright piano elements, so pay close attention as the theme is explored and re-explored before West Coast DK Island ends in another jungle ambience transition.
- Digital Coma

Track 04: Unknown - Rest and (Re)spite on a Soft Summer Night (Cranky's Theme)
On the heels of Jungle Hijinx, our heroes arrive at a deceivingly peaceful outhouse inhabited by none other than Cranky Kong, from whom they will receive either barely useful advice or a swift cane on the head. Cranky's Theme shares much of the same melody as Theme, but with a serene twist. Segueing from jungle ambience, the arrangement starts off with a laggard NES-style synth and is quickly imbued with the tone of Unknown's sweet acoustic guitar playing melody. Toe-stepping drumwork and rhythm track chorus lead way to electric piano and organ highlights serving as the B section.
Befitting it and Cranky's namesake thus far, Rest and (Re)spite on a Soft Summer Night ends with a surprising orchestra flourish to be resolved after the transition to the next track.
- Digital Coma

Track 05: Adhesive_Boy - Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain (Cave Dweller Concert)
As the previous track resolves and ringing bells subside, this eclectic arrangement commences with a scraping noise. Adhesive_Boy has composed a thematic collage of Cave Dweller Concert's separate fragments of melody, using a stripped-down, low-fi setting to reach humbling proportions. A resonant rhodes sample rippling with delay is joined by a riff of xylophone, setting the stage for a live somber cello playing strained accompaniment. Shuffling percussion and supporting bassline progress the arrangement further as it spirals into a climax.
After the turning point, a cello chord hangs low as a cavernous effect and xylo give way to chorused strings, at which point the song sounds transported from a musty old film. The cello comes back strong while arpeggiated piano dances past, and Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain fades out with the original theme's most superlative ditty.
- Digital Coma

Track 06: Icy Guy - One Zero One (Bonus Room Blitz)
Arguably the most played song of the soundtrack is Bonus Room Blitz, heard in mostly impossible to miss secret areas spread throughout the game. In step with the spirit of major key, Icy Guy has greatly expanded the short theme into a light synthpop jaunt, replacing the widely used panflute and keyboard with straight synths, strings, and upbeat drumwork. After the immediate break, the droning bassline brings in glassy lead and complementing synth strings, leading to a live rendition of one of many to come fuzz synths playing the catchy melody. As the progression builds to a bridge, strings stab on beat until the theme's silly use of monkey pitches is played off with more bubbly synthetic rhythm.
Nearing the climax, the string chorus rolls higher as the introductory glassy lead returns for a conclusion, sounding off the end of One Zero One, ode to an expertly played game.
- Digital Coma

Track 07: Vigilante - Beneath the Surface (Aquatic Ambiance)
Opening with a whale cry, our arrangement of the gentle giant Aquatic Ambiance begins. How well it's handled is clear as Vigilante's electric guitar immediately echoes the most recognizable notes of the theme. Enveloping pads and acoustic piano and guitar drop in before the music pauses for a beat, bringing in an electric bass sashaying with light percussion. Soon the artist's melodious sax plays for a few bars, leading up to a break for jazzy piano progression.
Beneath the Surface moves forward with more sexy guitar and sax before hard snares and renewed bass kick in to reveal the arrangement to be a fusion of styles. The electric guitars power on the distortion as they wail on to the backdrop of powerful strings. With a whispered psalm reading, cinema sampling, and several more surprises in store, the epic fades away with backwards sax on a eulogistic note.
- Digital Coma

Track 08: Vigilante - Funky Monkey Love (Candy's Love Song)
Reeling back from the complete change of style - a common occurrence in this album - in Vigilante's second arrangement, we present pure funk and funky humor inspired by the bosomed simian's theme, Candy's Love Song. The handsome bassline starts the song off strong before a slick organ and excellent distorted electric join in the funk. Before you think that's the extent of the instrumentation, hilariously funky courtship vocals (the album's only) tell you more about Donkey and Candy Kong than you ever wanted to know.
The chicka-chicka wah guitars get it going in full force as the artist continues to seduce his audience when at the bridge Larry "Liontamer" Oji cameos for a baritone Funky Kong, handing out props to his main man. The artist lays it down and launches the funk into a vamp with falsetto harmony, serenading Candy with more Funky Monkey Love as the song struts off in a fade-out.
- Digital Coma

Track 09: Red Omen, Protricity - Boiling Point (Bad Boss Boogie)
Leaving Candy's save point, the crew encounters the first boss and rocks out to Bad Boss Boogie, of which we have our first two-way collaboration. Red Omen laid down the foundations and structure of the electric arrangement after which Protricity expanded its furious sounds and beats, culminating in a climactic electro rock-out affair. The track begins with one of many high pitch modulating synths immediately joined by hard percussion and synth guitars while the progression dips out more than once and comes back twice as strong.
Oscillating synthlines jump in the fray as cymbals fly left and right, pumping up Boiling Point until it repeats its main progression, drops off, and resolves with a chord leading through to the next track.
- Digital Coma

Track 10: Protricity - Mine Cart Misadventure (Mine Cart Madness)
Following his collaboration, Protricity's first solo arrangement is a maximalist electronic rock ballad of the symphonic Mine Cart Madness. The ride starts off with booming staccato synth bass and sweeping saw waves leading into a dangerous bassline played by an amped pick-up anchoring the song. After the rock lounge percussion enters, the arrangement enters one of many rollercoaster dips with original chord progression by chimes and distorted instrumentation before it picks back up with the bassline.
A quivering synthline takes lead as the synth band rocks out, tunnels through glittering pads, and returns with distorted acoustic guitar improvising the theme's melody. Another dip and the song becomes a cinematic mine cart action scenario, orchestral hits sending the metal frenzy off to a crashing climax as Mine Cart Misadventure resolves CD 1 of the album with particularly sweet detail.
- Digital Coma


CD2

Track 11: Sadorf, S|r NutS - Echoes (Life in the Mines)
CD 2 begins with our second two-way collaboration, a hyper trance arrangement of the second mine theme. Outlining the beginnings of the song, Sadorf sequenced the main piano and synth siren leads to play an improvised melody of Life in the Mines, building the rhythmic structure for the style. S|r NutS then took over, imbuing the trance with supersonic energy as he added thick house instrumentation, booming four on the floor percussion, and fast paced patterns plus snap transitions.
The track opens its deep maw with striking cross-panned synths, beginning the rave progression with a piano leadline and deafening house drums. A high tune hollow synth takes the melody as an electrified bass kicks in, bongos signalling the hand off to piano. The techtronics peak with a floaty sax before the music breaks for another build-up, topping off the end of Echoes as its last beats saw apart the stereo field.
- Digital Coma

Track 12: GrayLightning - Idols of Hanuman (Voices of the Temple)
Fatigued from excitement, our primate protagonists find themselves at the grounds of a temple haunted by quiet. Raised in honor of the monkey god, its music is that of Voices of the Temple. GrayLightning's first arrangement is of this theme, appropriately naturalistic and savagely suspenseful. A slithery Middle Eastern reed and flute charm the song into beginning as a symphonic choir chants in harmony. The strange mood builds with serpentine synth elements when ethnic marching percussion commences with a bang, its bombastic element continually offset by the density of the choir chords and accompanying synth sweeps.
The reed's melody steadily growing more abstract, Idols of Hanuman peaks in ambience with full force of Indian and Arabic orchestration until the haunt ends with gongs and shuttering snare rolls, swiftly returning to silence.
- Digital Coma

Track 13: zircon - Faunaphonic (Forest Frenzy)
Back into the kingdom of melody, Forest Frenzy exemplifies the more catchy DKC rhythms. zircon's arrangement is a chill electrogroove with acoustic emulation, playing upon the best of the theme. A thudding basskick makes a conspicuous entrance as the track rises from sweeping drums and a modulating synth ditty to a harp setting the harmony. As the harp arpeggio fades out and the synths and drums kick back in, the lead synth sitar introduces itself by voicing key melodic notes. More modulation comes about by a new synth lead a bit before a quick rundown of filtered kicks leads back to the harp and a high flute. The sitar picks up where the modulated synth left off with many a pitch bend.
After some beat reiteration, a distorted acid lead takes up the progression in minor, and Faunaphonic comes to a close with a slowdown of sitar and decaying pad before a new bassline marks the transition to the next track.
- Digital Coma

Track 14: smh - Arboreal Ascent (Treetop Rock)
The steady bassline transitions this trumpeted jazz arrangement of the polyrhythmic Treetop Rock. A mellow mood of beginning rhodes and pad is soon interrupted by a crescendoing bass section jumpstarting the song into a foot-stomping band affair. Organs and the brass pull out all the stops in a call and answer routine as a marimba lead quietly presents itself, playing out the smoky melody in full just before the dual organs take charge again and leave the marimba to accompany.
Just as the brass reaches new highs, the song breaks and cools out with a lounge bridge, complete with an organ solo and smh's acoustic guitar sustaining relaxed chords. The recovery is short-lived as the bassline comes back and leads the band into a conclusion, organs pulling out quick riffs as the brass crescendos closer and closer to climax. The drums spazz out, organ slides, and Aboreal Ascent finishes off with a final guitar chord.
- Digital Coma

Track 15: bLiNd - Aerofunknamics (Funky's Fugue)
The ascent continues courtesy of the one and only Funky Kong, whose in-flight entertainment replaces peanuts with Funky's Fugue. bLiNd has animatedly rearranged the theme with high-octane spirited dance trance, producing a party mix that pays its respects to the bodacious Kong. Getting started with swimmy interlocked synths and a thick beat, the song gets going at the call of the original shout-out with a slick distorted synth. Another shout-out, the first of the club vocals sprinkled throughout the song, and the drums pick up as the melody is bolstered by another hot synth lead. The music then breaks for a run-down with bongos and steel drums for a round of enthused percussion.
The electronic mamba starts again with leading synths as the progression is repeated, and after a wrap-up bongo run, Aerofunknamics cuts with Funky's last vocalization.
- Digital Coma

Track 16: Aetherius - Clouded Mind and Ringing Ears (Misty Menace)
There's something rotten in the land of Donkey Kong, and its name is Misty Menace: a dark and claustrophobic theme accentuated with deeply ambient chords stark in contrast with much of the rest of the soundtrack. Aetherius has skillfully captured this dreary mood with encompassing murky ambiance, smooth progression, and infectious industrial beats. The arrangement comes to focus with clean distortion and the noise of something clawing beneath, sharpening with the sound of sad strings playing the theme's chords.
Rough aural apparitions appear as the startling industrial beat begins, an angelic choir entering at the left while the percussion intensifies with layers. Soon the layers drift off and the clean distortion returns with a raucous scraping noise as Clouded Mind and Ringing Ears slowly fades away.
- Digital Coma

Track 17: Prophecy - Chekan Winter (Northern Hemispheres)
With the crescendoing whisper of wind synths, Prophecy's gargantuan gothic trance with a touch of Russia builds into being. The arrangement gradually reaches a very large, encumbering sound as does the original Northern Hemispheres theme, but then liberally deviates with fast-paced tech percussion, breaking into ringing church bells and a somber choir playing chords. Establishing a nervous pace, a frantic plucked instrument leads into a pause with melodramatic viola and icicle sounds before the intense synthtronics begin, playing a Russian influenced progression. A hair-pin transition later and an excellent synth lead brings the song back to the roots of the theme as the booming gothica plows past.
Topping off after many mix ups of drum breaks, Chekan Winter simmers down in layers with its last progression, resonant chants, and a strike of its concluding chord.
- Digital Coma

Track 18: analoq - dolidop do wop (Ice Cave Chant)
A tinkling icicle and ominous chord mislead this track into beginning on a startlingly different footing. Smooth B3 organs, electric piano, and creamy rhodes dominate analoq's charmingly laid-back arrangement of Ice Cave Chant, molding the original harpy theme into a much more cool, nonchalant motif. The starting organs are sweetly joined by a bellowing bass playing an ultragroovy bassline as reserved drums and chorus strings enter the mix. Soon the revamped melody enters by way of the rhodes' soft lead, the sundae organs continually playing candied accompaniment. Taking its time, the rhodes then give way to a very slick electric piano solo, the apex of the song's groove.
When the bassline repeats and the rhodes come back, the organs lead a key change as the music gets merrier with the theme, and dolilop do wop pleasurably sounds off its boppy tune.
- Digital Coma

Track 19: GrayLightning - Machina Anesthesia (Fear Factory)
The calm of the last track is rescinded by the stage of Fear Factory, its chrome, oppressive melody liberally reconstructed with magnificent other-worldly orchestration by GrayLightning. The symphony begins with a sprinkle of Japanese percussion as lush Asian stylings are put forth by a cinematic coupling of violins, fiddles, and cello along with a bombastic contrabass, the arrangement already progressing to epic proportions. As the array of instrumentation cries out in chorus, the music quiets down to allow a glockenspiel to gracefully play out the melody on its own with accompaniment.
The quiet is broken with the symphony leading into a bombastic break of anvils and machinery, but the purity of organic orchestration soon returns to mourn the climax of the song. Machina Anesthesia comes to a close with a beautiful glissando and the sounds of the factory in the distance.
- Digital Coma

Track 20: Dhsu - Pirate Prelude (Gang-Plank Galleon Pt 1)
Nearing the end of the soundtrack and our album, our heroes come face to face with the banana hoard thieving arch-villain King K. Rool. His theme Gang-Plank Galleon has been separated into its two stylistic parts, the first of which is a short and rambunctious piratey theme arranged by Dhsu on piano that starts off innocuous and ends sinister in its transition to part two.
The performance starts on a saloonish note, as the ivory keys are pattered with the artist's sleight of hand. Progressing from simple and sweet to portent,
Pirate Prelude picks up in momentum with graceful articulation and stronger chords before it cuts at the height of its dark build to be completed in the transition to the next track.
- Digital Coma

Track 21: SnappleMan - Trash the Plank (Gang-Plank Galleon Pt 2)
Part 1's build-up resolves and ominously fades out as Part 2 of Gang-Plank Galleon begins, coming around full circle with the original percussive intro of Theme. Donkey and Diddy get ready to kick crocodile ass with SnappleMan's instantly gratifying thrash metal arrangement of the latter portion of the theme. The toms break way to the artist's banging electric guitars setting a swing, as the pure metal drums pause for a chug and wait for the explosion of guitars straight out rocking the melody and bass. Suddenly the band breaks for several pauses of halted chords before the artist's effect laden guitar plays a solo at lightning speed.
At this point, the characters have forgotten their plight and are simply head banging. The final progression of the theme is blasted out before a cacophony of screeching guitars signal the end of Thrash the Plank, halting with a final amped chord.
- Digital Coma

Track 22: Protricity - Rare Reminiscence (The Credits Concerto)
With K. Rool vanquished and the banana hoard found, Donkey Kong's quest finally comes to an end with a curtain call of the 16-bit actors strolling past to The Credits Concerto. Protricity's second solo and the album's final arrangement evolves from intricate minor-key interpretation to a full scale blow-out of the theme's wonderful major-key melody. The song begins its dramatics with sharp synthlines and pads escalating to the polybeat groove as a clean distorted synth plays progressive accompaniment to beaming lead guitars. Bouncing slap bass and rippling backdrop pads lead the music into several retriggered pauses and breaks.
Blazing on, the electronica seamlessly goes to major at a hectic speed until it stops, slows tempo, and reiterates the melody with shimmering wavy synths. The zenith of Rare Reminiscence is cued by the theme's whoosh of electric guitar: a fantastic sequence of synths celebrate the swung melody for as long as it is due. Slowly but surely, CD 2 and
Kong in Concert come to an end with this sweetly specific ode to our old friends at Rare.
We hope you have enjoyed.
- Digital Coma
NOW people won't miss them! ;)

[cp_manat]

Thank you so much. Dk for snes was my first game. I'm glad someone else noticed the awesome soundtrack besides me.

[Aetherius]

LIEK OMG, AETHERIUS' MIOX WAS AWEISON! HAWA HWA! I HOPE HES TSUMBITS IT@?!~

[Protricity]

fucking twenty five mega BYTES PER SECOND

FUCKING A

[*morningstar]

Completely mind blowing you guys. This is from really professional work, but what else to expect? My favorite track so far is Chekan Winter, but something tells me this CD is going into my favorites.

The DKC soundtrack was always one of my favorite soundtracks and it's a real treat to hear it presented like this. Thanks, guys. You're awesome. :nicework:

[KyleJCrb]

SnappleMan blew my face off. 'bout time someone gave that song the remix it deserved.

Other tracks worth mentioning are analoqs (that man is amazing when it comes to music), bLiNds, anything from Vig, and...Hell, the whole album was really damn good. Nice work, guys. :)

[Holy Warrior Azar]

DKC, man did I hate the water level theme...Vigilante on the other hand, changed my mind in that aspect. He took a song I hated, and turned into something really cool.

I heard bLiNd's funky remix back in july during it's two day stay on vgmix, I really liked that one too..

i'll post feedback on the others after I check them out, I cant wait, it just looks so cool.

[kestrel]

This is supposed to be a CD album, right? It's 87+ minutes long. Did I miss where this is supposed to be a two disk project? If so, where's the divide supposed to be?

Oh, and I like it all, especially West Coast DK Island, Mine Cart Misadventure, and Aerofunknamics.

[DragoonFenix15]

The Bittorrent file finished downloading for me, so now I'm seeding it. Do I get a prize? =P

And SnappleMan's remix was good indeed... although I don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive him for not releasing Metal Doomsday ;_;

[ella guro]

Yes, it is a 2 CD project. The first CD cutoff is at 10 and then the 2nd CD starts at 11. So tracks 1-10 are the first CD and tracks 11-22 are the second.

[Digital Coma]

This is supposed to be a CD album, right? It's 87+ minutes long. Did I miss where this is supposed to be a two disk project? If so, where's the divide supposed to be?
1-10 and 11-22. The divide is noted in the directories of the album torrent and in the blurbs.

[kestrel]

Guess I should have read the blurbs, then. Mea culpa.

Thanks!

[Bahamut]

seed this torrent or die in a fire.
Torrent is pretty big, but I'll see if I can hold this up for a while.

yes. please everyone who can seed it do so. take a look at the bittorrent statistics on the front page and prepare to be shocked! a lot of us are already committed to seeding it.

congrats everyone on a great project. i wish i could have done more than just provide a mirror...

-rob

Damn, it'll pass the Relics of the Chozo torrent in no time....in terms of how much data has been transferred.

[Benjamin Briggs]

Once this finishes downloading... will I be able to seed? I'm always connected on a cable modem, so I think it would work... I honestly have no idea what to do, but I'd like to help.

Anyone want to share their illustrious knowledge of this "seeding"?

-chth

[Piejacked!]

Augh. I listened to this project thouroughly today, and I'm sad to say I don't care for it much. I won't name names, but several of these "remixes" bear almost no resemblance to the original tracks. I don't get why people start remixing a particular game, as a homage, and then put their own made-up trance anthem/bad choir patch as the focus of their entry, maybe taking ten-seconds to cover the original melody. Sorry, it just bothers me. Although I am the idiot who signed up for Simian Segue way back when and forgot to do it, so maybe I should back off.

To Aethirus, Analoq, Unknown, and Vigilante - my prevailant distaste for this album does not extend to your entries. Nice!

[Protricity]

Augh. I listened to this project thouroughly today, and I'm sad to say I don't care for it much. I won't name names, but several of these "remixes" bear almost no resemblance to the original tracks. I don't get why people start remixing a particular game, as a homage, and then put their own made-up trance anthem/bad choir patch as the focus of their entry, maybe taking ten-seconds to cover the original melody. Sorry, it just bothers me. Although I am the idiot who signed up for Simian Segue way back when and forgot to do it, so maybe I should back off.

To Aethirus, Analoq, Unknown, and Vigilante - my prevailant distaste for this album does not extend to your entries. Nice!

Maybe this site just isn't for you. Go here (www.oneupstudios.com). Might be more to your liking.

[Benjamin Briggs]

Ahahahaha.

-chth

[Kye-U]

Great CD, can't wait to listen to it...

I'll be sure to seed it because my computer is on 24/7 and I have a 600 kB download / 100 kB upload speed :D

And hopefully you guys will do a Super Mario, Kirby and/or Zelda projects also! :D

[Aetherius]

Kye-U wrote:And hopefully you guys will do a Super Mario, Kirby and/or Zelda projects also!

well, this may not be the original zelda, but maybe it'll tide you over...and hell, if you've got any remixing skills at all, try your hand at remixing something.

http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41590&highlight=

watah!

[Kye-U]

I see Kirby... but it's only Adventure :? I want to see maybe a general Kirby project, with only the most popular songs from all of the games :D

Oh well, maybe my dream will come true ^_^

I also want a Zelda: Link to the Past project...but then I'll be greedy :wink:

I'll just wait and see :)

Great work again :wink:

[Corporal Eschebone]

Just listened to the entire CD, and it is incredible. Excellent work, all of you. I have absolutely no qualms with any of the tracks whatsoever.


Now I'm just going to wait a few more months for the Kirby project to finish. :)

[mrjag]

Always be a pleasure see a project with such quality.
After the hard efforts, recognition is the minimal thing you all deserve. The community should be here to thanks. My part is below:

Great work.

Maybe this site just isn't for you. Go here (www.oneupstudios.com). Might be more to your liking.
This is funny. I really want to know if someone pays 29.99 bucks for a remix game compilation?
Considering OCRemix is online.

Don't forget your pre-order!!!

[kefkafloyd]

Just want to say that I'm generally satisfied with the output of the collection. Unknown did a remix of my favorite track (Cranky's theme) so very well.

My only nit to pick would be the piano work in the first half of the Gangplank Galleon theme. The part at slightly past one second really bugged me - sounded like there were supposed to be notes and the piano player just durn forgot to play them. After that, it's pure genius.

Great work fellows.

[starfleetX]

Augh. I listened to this project thouroughly today, and I'm sad to say I don't care for it much. I won't name names, but several of these "remixes" bear almost no resemblance to the original tracks. I don't get why people start remixing a particular game, as a homage, and then put their own made-up trance anthem/bad choir patch as the focus of their entry, maybe taking ten-seconds to cover the original melody. Sorry, it just bothers me.
I've come out of hibernation/lurking to say that you are not alone.

Maybe I'm just missing something here since I didn't follow the creation of this album on the forums. The songs are great in production quality and could easily stand alone, but some of them bear so little resemblance to the game's tracks that I struggle to find the original melody. I just don't see how some of them made it into an album dedicated to the game.

But as one above poster said, beggars can't be choosers.

I'm just disappointed that the classic melodies I'd loved from DKC years ago are so subdued and hard to follow in the tracks on this album. :?

[Protricity]

KIC UPDATE
Sorry guys. The site is down temporarily.

Temporary alternate mirror
http://members.cox.net/dkcproject

Here is a mirror. It works fine. Use this until the main site is back up.

[SnappleMan]

Augh. I listened to this project thouroughly today, and I'm sad to say I don't care for it much. I won't name names, but several of these "remixes" bear almost no resemblance to the original tracks. I don't get why people start remixing a particular game, as a homage, and then put their own made-up trance anthem/bad choir patch as the focus of their entry, maybe taking ten-seconds to cover the original melody. Sorry, it just bothers me.
I've come out of hibernation/lurking to say that you are not alone.

Maybe I'm just missing something here since I didn't follow the creation of this album on the forums. The songs are great in production quality and could easily stand alone, but some of them bear so little resemblance to the game's tracks that I struggle to find the original melody. I just don't see how some of them made it into an album dedicated to the game.

But as one above poster said, beggars can't be choosers.

I'm just disappointed that the classic melodies I'd loved from DKC years ago are so subdued and hard to follow in the tracks on this album. :?

I had a similar problem with some of the tracks on there. Especially the Factory theme by Gray. While a marvelous song on its own, I was dissapointed in the 'remix' part of it. That's why I always keep my mixes close to the original.

Either way, listen to it for the quality of the music, don't listen to it mainly for nostalgia. I mean, I have my problems with some of the more liberal mixes, but still, they're great pieces of music and I listen to everything because it all sounds good.

The ammount of work we all put into this collaboration, and the determination it took to keep certain people onboard, and to keep our collective patience from wearing thin, is clearly evident in the production level of this project.

I know I'm one to normally bash remixes, but as some people here know, I'm only honest. And most of the time, it's a negative reaction. But this time, I can honestly say that every song on here (except for a certain song that was voted on by some fags) is a masterpiece! God damn, I'm so bored....

Just enjoy the fuckin thing, good music is good music, period.

[Digital Coma]

Thanks to the slashdot (http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/13/1325247&tid=141&tid=10) and me stupidly leaving links to the server hosted MP3s, my site binnie.org ran about 160 gigabytes over its allotted bandwidth.

I'm having problems with my account at superbhosting.net (http://superbhosting.net), so for now and probably for long dkcproject.ocremix.org will redirect to http://members.cox.net/dkcproject.
Use that address for now while we get the domain redirected to the Cox site.

[Monkeyman]

Great project, i enjoyed this more than "RotC". Maybe because of the many musical styles implemented here.

A question though, can I expect some sort of album art/covers to be released?

[GrayLightning]

The truth is a great majority of listeners enjoy conservative things, and mixer's on the other end of the spectrum really like to push the envelope and get more liberal with their mixes. Most listeners, especially those who aren't too familiar with OCR probably like covers more. There's definitely a balance, but OCR as a community more than any other promotes the idea of less conservative mixes and that's why I personally choose to mix. I don't find it at all interesting to do very conservative mixes/covers.

My Machina mix is definitely a liberal take on the mix at least on first impression. However if you listen closely 80% of the chord progressions and melody is there in some form. A lot has been taken out, mangled or introduced as well as it is rearranged quite a lot structurally, in form and in rhythm.

I thought the project as a whole was thoroughly successful in scope, diversity and quality. Take it or leave it.

[Bundeslang]

Congratulations. I really like the project idea. We need more project, I like the idea to make one for Kirby. I'm looking forward to the next project.

[Protricity]

Great project, i enjoyed this more than "RotC". Maybe because of the many musical styles implemented here.

A question though, can I expect some sort of album art/covers to be released?

Do you people EVER read the readme? Or the FAQ?

[EndDay]

Hey, I keep getting a 403 forbidden when I try to get to the DKC site. I'd love to see if it's as good as RotC... :?

[Nanaki]

Augh. I listened to this project thouroughly today, and I'm sad to say I don't care for it much. I won't name names, but several of these "remixes" bear almost no resemblance to the original tracks. I don't get why people start remixing a particular game, as a homage, and then put their own made-up trance anthem/bad choir patch as the focus of their entry, maybe taking ten-seconds to cover the original melody. Sorry, it just bothers me.
I've come out of hibernation/lurking to say that you are not alone.

Maybe I'm just missing something here since I didn't follow the creation of this album on the forums. The songs are great in production quality and could easily stand alone, but some of them bear so little resemblance to the game's tracks that I struggle to find the original melody. I just don't see how some of them made it into an album dedicated to the game.

But as one above poster said, beggars can't be choosers.

I'm just disappointed that the classic melodies I'd loved from DKC years ago are so subdued and hard to follow in the tracks on this album. :?

See, I'm the other way around. My favorite tracks on the album are the ones that are very liberal takes on the originals. If I want nostalgia, I'll listen to the original song. I want to hear other peoples takes on it, and I like to hear it in a very different style. GrayLightnings Fear Factory mix is probably the best example of this. It's just an AMAZING song, and it's such a different style from the original. The original would probably be most suited to a techno/trance remix, and that would be pretty boring compared to what GrayLightning has done.

[Rodin]

I'm also finding that due to how often I've played this game, I know the originals VERY well and can easily follow the original melody in the remixes.

As for the music, all I can say is:

Wow.

There's not much more to say than that...absolutely the best Donkey Kong remixes I've ever heard. I'm not even halfway through yet, and I'm already in heaven.

ROFL! Just got to Funky Monkey Love :lol: Brilliant!

A great big thank you to everybody who worked on this. You guys have seriously made my day here.

[joe_cam]

Great album. Kudos to everyone who worked on it. Superb job!

[GrayLightning]

GrayLightnings Fear Factory mix is probably the best example of this. It's just an AMAZING song, and it's such a different style from the original. The original would probably be most suited to a techno/trance remix, and that would be pretty boring compared to what GrayLightning has done.

Thanks! 8)

DJPretzel is also posting my Machina mix next as the second mix for the DKC spotlight. Expect it at OCR within a week. :D

[herograw]

well, i just got 0wned by my school (account disabled, etc) so the fenrir mirror is down.

it was a good run.

-rob

[Digital Coma]

Thanks to the slashdot (http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/13/1325247&tid=141&tid=10) and me stupidly leaving links to the server hosted MP3s, my site binnie.org ran about 160 gigabytes over its allotted bandwidth.

I'm having problems with my account at superbhosting.net (http://superbhosting.net), so for now and probably for long dkcproject.ocremix.org will redirect to http://members.cox.net/dkcproject
Use that address for now while we get the domain redirected to the Cox site.
http://dkcproject.ocremix.org is back online thanks to aubrey hosting the site on SuperTux (http://www.supertux.com). I need all the fast, dedicated mirrors I can get. Contact me privately if you can provide one for the MP3s, OGGs, or both.

A question though, can I expect some sort of album art/covers to be released?
These are offered as printable Nero (http://www.nero.com) Cover Design files available in the torrent and now on the download (http://dkcproject.ocremix.org/download.html) page of the site.

[Fusion2004]

Is anyone else having trouble using the cue files to burn? I tried to load the cue into Daemon Tools first, and it gave me an error saying that line 2 was too long. I tried to load it into Nero and it says it has trouble loading it and then puts line 2 in parentheses. So how exactly do I burn it? I don't want to have to manually set each file that has to been set to 0 pregap.

[thewatcher]

I am utterly disappointed in this album as a whole. While there are two or three good songs among the 22 total, my personal favorites from the OST (Mine Cart Madness, Funky's Fugue, Aquatic Ambience) were utterly butchered. Mine Cart Madness...did Protricity really have to make a dance-techno mix of that? That was the best one in the game and it was destroyed by such a stretch in genre!

[Fusion2004]

I think the post above can only be replied to in a rather large WTF??!!!111ONE11

[Protricity]

I am utterly disappointed in this album as a whole. While there are two or three good songs among the 22 total, my personal favorites from the OST (Mine Cart Madness, Funky's Fugue, Aquatic Ambience) were utterly butchered. Mine Cart Madness...did Protricity really have to make a dance-techno mix of that? That was the best one in the game and it was destroyed by such a stretch in genre!

rofl.. I did it on purpose to piss you off.

Anyway, this site might not be for you. I'd recommend going here (www.oneupstudios.com) instead. Music there might be more to your liking

[Digital Coma]

Dance what now?

Anyway, someone else had the same problem, Fusion2004. Make sure each cue file in each CD folder remains there with the respective WAVs when you load the cue in your burning program. If they are and it still doesn't work, try updating your version of Nero (http://www.nero.com/us/updates.html) or try CDRWIN (http://www.goldenhawk.com/download.htm). Both cue files follow common CD standards, so they should work with programs that follow them too.

[zircon]

I am utterly disappointed in this album as a whole. While there are two or three good songs among the 22 total, my personal favorites from the OST (Mine Cart Madness, Funky's Fugue, Aquatic Ambience) were utterly butchered. Mine Cart Madness...did Protricity really have to make a dance-techno mix of that? That was the best one in the game and it was destroyed by such a stretch in genre!

stfu.

[Fusion2004]

Dance what now?

Anyway, someone else had the same problem, Fusion2004. Make sure each cue file in each CD folder remains there with the respective WAVs when you load the cue in your burning program. If they are and it still doesn't work, try updating your version of Nero (http://www.nero.com/us/updates.html) or try CDRWIN (http://www.goldenhawk.com/download.htm). Both cue files follow common CD standards, so they should work with programs that follow them too.

They are, and it is. But i found I can mount/burn the second cue fine. And it now appears that Daemon Tools desn't like line 19 of the first cue file. (It says the file name is to long.)

[Corporal Eschebone]

OMG TEHY BUTICCHEED IT ADN NOW IT SOUNDSA LIKER CRSAP!!!!!!11 I HAET U ASLL I HASDE U GIMME MY MONRY BACK!!!!!1 MINE CARTR MADNES ISNT DANXE MUSIK!!!! :evil: :cry: :evil: :cry: :evil: :cry:

[-RK-]

You guys did an excellent job on this project. I just hope all the other projects happening right now can be up to par. Just overall great work, a great team effort.

[unsuburban]

this was very well put together. nice job with the variants of instruments and differnet musical stylings.
esp. the aquatic ambience. it's been a personal favourite for quite some time. the feeling was captured quite well.
we're seeding copies as we speak. thanks again. hope to see more of these type projects in the future.

- lovinz' : fossil and mia. :D

[Nicole Adams]

I'm glad to see this album now released. :) I can tell all the artists put a lot of work into this because each song sounds terrific! Instruments/synths and arrangements all appealed to me. Each artist's addition of some good, original content is always great to hear. Nice job guys!

[kefkafloyd]

That would be because it's played ragtime style.

There's playing ragtime and then there's stumbling over the keys or dragging (again, I only nit this one particular instance past one second, it's only one missed note, really, the rest is done superbly).

[Putzy]

I am utterly disappointed in this album as a whole. While there are two or three good songs among the 22 total, my personal favorites from the OST (Mine Cart Madness, Funky's Fugue, Aquatic Ambience) were utterly butchered. Mine Cart Madness...did Protricity really have to make a dance-techno mix of that? That was the best one in the game and it was destroyed by such a stretch in genre!

The fact that this person can bash three generally agreed strong mixes on the album and still find stuff he likes speaks volumes about how strong and full of diversity this album is. Moreso it is important to note(Protricity already kindly pointed out) that any person who thinks that bLiNd, Protricity and Vigilante butchered their respective tracks is a fag.

It is no small thing to say this project includes my favorite Adhesive Boy, Gray Lightning(MA) and Vigilante(BtS) track. However that being said as a fan of Israfel's work his mix does not appeal to me at all. But overall congratulations are in order for Digital Coma and all of the remixers involved in this project for their sucess

[KWarp]

This Album is full of (mostly) strong tracks and is incredably long. I'm impressed. :D

[arrlaari]

So I suppose I'm alone in feeling that Vigilante's lyrics were too creepy to listen to more than once? And that it would be completely unreasonable of me to so much as hope for a voiceless version of that mix?

Other than the lyrical song, I concur with the effusive praise above, and likely with that which is to follow.

[Trace.]

You people have no Idea how long I have been waiting for something like this. Ive loved this game since I was 6 or 7. I love the Gang Plank Galleon music, all of it is great. Good job all who worked on it.

[Liontamer]

So I suppose I'm alone in feeling that Vigilante's lyrics were too creepy to listen to more than once? And that it would be completely unreasonable of me to so much as hope for a voiceless version of that mix?
"Funky Monkey Love" is just another one of those remixes on Kong in Concert that encourages you to think outside the box! Have you never thought of how Donkey Kong would express his feelings for Candy Kong? Well then wonder no longer! Vigilante has given you the fans the insight into Donkey Kong's love life that even Rare's development team was reluctant to provide!

Scrap the lyrics?!? Hell naw!!! Now you get Funky's brain-numbingly good rhymes in BOLD CAPS!!!!!

THIS HERE IS FUNKY KONG
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY
DONKEY GETS THE LADIES EVEN THOUGH HE'S KINDA CHUNKY

HE LAYS IT DOWWWWWN
WHEN DIDDY'S NOT AROUND
THEN HE HOPS ON FUNKY'S FLIGHTS AND HIGHTAILS OUTTA TOWN

[Digital Coma]

Those lyrics will never ever fail to amuse me.

[screwedchopped]

this is an awesome album. such a good mixture of genres and these songs needed this kind of quality in their respective remixes. I can't believe this is free shit, man!

[Vig]

So I suppose I'm alone in feeling that Vigilante's lyrics were too creepy to listen to more than once? And that it would be completely unreasonable of me to so much as hope for a voiceless version of that mix?

HAHA!!

this made my day.

[mll]

Hi,

Registered only to chime in and say how a great job you did. Talent, various moods and styles yet "something" that ties the whole... Congrats ! :)

FWIW, I specially love
Unknown - Rest and (Re)spite on a Soft Summer Night (Cranky's Theme)
Vigilante - Beneath the Surface (Aquatic Ambiance)
Vigilante - Funky Monkey Love (Candy's Love Song)
Sadorf, Sir NutS - Echoes (Life in the Mines)


BTW - this has nothing to do with any love or not for DKC - never heard of this game before, but I consider giving it a try now. :)

MLL

P.S.: your project wade me discover all the stuff (community, tools, creations...) around game music remixes... I'm impressed !

[Karmus]

BTW - this has nothing to do with any love or not for DKC - never heard of this game before, but I consider giving it a try now. :)

MLL

P.S.: your project wade me discover all the stuff (community, tools, creations...) around game music remixes... I'm impressed !
Oh! That is/was a big loss for you. So it's on time you get the game to know. DK is my lifestyle, I own all Rareware's DK games and also many others including Donkey Kong. I love game music too, especially DK-mixes, Duke Nukem-series, Shadow Warrior and original Jazz Jackrabbit modules from the series.

[DarkeSword]

:( I'm having a hard time naming all the quotes in the guitar at the end of Beneath the Surface. I got Frog's Theme and Kraid. Any more?

[Dhsu]

That would be because it's played ragtime style.

There's playing ragtime and then there's stumbling over the keys or dragging (again, I only nit this one particular instance past one second, it's only one missed note, really, the rest is done superbly).
I dragged at the beginning and then sped up because I felt that it fit the spirit of a pirate drinking song. ^_^

Also...

So I suppose I'm alone in feeling that Vigilante's lyrics were too creepy to listen to more than once? And that it would be completely unreasonable of me to so much as hope for a voiceless version of that mix?
"Funky Monkey Love" is just another one of those remixes on Kong in Concert that encourages you to think outside the box! Have you never thought of how Donkey Kong would express his feelings for Candy Kong? Well then wonder no longer! Vigilante has given you the fans the insight into Donkey Kong's love life that even Rare's development team was reluctant to provide!
That's freakin' incest, dude. You people are freakin' sick. This song deserves to be in Jerry Springer.

Or Japan.

[Murmeli Walan]

"Funky Monkey Love" is just another one of those remixes on Kong in Concert that encourages you to think outside the box! Have you never thought of how Donkey Kong would express his feelings for Candy Kong? Well then wonder no longer! Vigilante has given you the fans the insight into Donkey Kong's love life that even Rare's development team was reluctant to provide!
That's freakin' incest, dude. You people are freakin' sick. This song deserves to be in Jerry Springer.

Or Japan.

There are other people I know with my last name that I'm not related to. Could be the same case here.

It's not incest, it's convience.

[kefkafloyd]

I dragged at the beginning and then sped up because I felt that it fit the spirit of a pirate drinking song. ^_^

BUT IT BURNS X_X My ears expect one dropped note and it just isn't there (but that's because I've listened to Gangplank Galleon a bazillion times and have "expectations").

Heh, it's cool. It's still probably my favorite track on the whole disc. The one missing note isn't as bad as what Uematsu's half-assed orchestra did in the version of the Prologue in Melodies of Life (go to 6:50 and see what I mean... now THAT'S an error that makes me scream out wondering if there is a God).

[Murmeli Walan]

Nero's demo won't let me open Cover Designer. Could someone please release the CD cover art in another format?

[Icy Guy]

KiC has made the front-page news (http://www.dkvine.com/index.php?n=00054) on Donkey Kong Universe (http://www.dkvine.com), the website formerly known as DK Vine.

I'm also glad to see that, on average, people seem to like the project more than they dislike it, and even then, it seems that most of the complaints are more towards specific songs than the project as a whole itself. It's great to see that most of you guys are enjouying it. :)

EDIT: Now on Void Games (http://www.void-games.com/index.php?&insert=bw_row_read&table=updates&row=178).

[smh]

I'd just like to take the time to point out that Treetop Rock is the absolute worst source material I have ever worked with in my entire remixing career. I don't know what posessed me to think I could make a song out of it.

At least the two levels in the game that used it were fun...

[SnappleMan]

I'd just like to take the time to point out that Treetop Rock is the absolute worst source material I have ever worked with in my entire remixing career. I don't know what posessed me to think I could make a song out of it.

At least the two levels in the game that used it were fun...

Regardless, the remix of it is among my top 5 favorites from the CD!

[Black Mage]

Sweet zombie jesus on a pogo-stick! This just blew me away, it's so frikin awesome, I love every one of these remixes! Listening to this makes me wish I had the skills to do this kind of stuff. I can't wait for the next project to be completed.

Keep up the great work everyone.

[Holy Warrior Azar]

So I suppose I'm alone in feeling that Vigilante's lyrics were too creepy to listen to more than once?

Absolutley Not! That song almost ruined my life! It gave me bad mental images of the lyrics. But Vigilante made an excellent song out of one that I originally hated(underwater), so it's all good! :D

[Protricity]

So I suppose I'm alone in feeling that Vigilante's lyrics were too creepy to listen to more than once?

Absolutley Not! That song almost ruined my life! It gave me bad mental images of the lyrics. But Vigilante made an excellent song out of one that I originally hated(underwater), so it's all good! :D
YOU HATED AQUATIC AMBIENCE?

WHAT THE FUCK?

[Holy Warrior Azar]

So I suppose I'm alone in feeling that Vigilante's lyrics were too creepy to listen to more than once?

Absolutley Not! That song almost ruined my life! It gave me bad mental images of the lyrics. But Vigilante made an excellent song out of one that I originally hated(underwater), so it's all good! :D
YOU HATED AQUATIC AMBIENCE?

WHAT THE FUCK?

I was stuck on Poison Pond and Croctopus chase forever the first time I played through the game. The song really wasnt making it any better. :(

[Feyhd]

*shrug*

Well I thought I'd post to give props to Vigilante for Funky Monkey Love. The music itself was already great, but the lyrics just made it so much better.

And overall this project is just plain awsome. There wasn't a single track I didn't like on it(Though Funky Monkey Love and West Coast DK Island have gotten the most replays ^_~).

[Moguta]

Personally, I prefered Relics of the Chozo for its more consistent quality. On this album, there are some tracks that sound too thin, sparse, & repetitive, and others that are nectarine-sweet. Plus I just love thick atmospheric ambience like that found in Prot's project. (Crateria Raining, woot!)

All-in-all, though, I'm still glad I downloaded this. The good offsets the mediocre. And I still can't believe Vig made an erotic groove out of Candy's Love Song. =x

Is Dhsu's "Pirate Prelude" supposed to transition into SnappleMan's "Thrash the Plank" so abrubtly? It almost sounds like the piano is cut off at the track change. (Yes, I'm listening to it gaplessly.)

Thank you guys for going through the trouble of providing full 16bit 44.1KHz PCM quality sound through the WAV torrent. I wish I could download every OCRemix/VGMix in this quality. ^_^

Anyway, this site might not be for you. I'd recommend going here (www.oneupstudios.com) instead. Music there might be more to your liking
Prot, I must ask... does your love extend to this site (http://www.majesticmix.com) as well? ;)

[mll]

Hi everyone,

As I already said, I really enjoyed the music. So much I decided to keep it, so I converted the WAV to MPC (http://www.musepack.net) (Quality 4), my favorite format, pasted the MP3s tags on them, replaygained them... a labour of love. :) The whole stuff weights about 85 megs.

Let me know if you're interested in my sharing of them.

MLL

[Tenebrys]

To me, Funky MonkeyLove was just an example of a nerd who can't sing worth shit. When the lyrics started, I realized, holy shit, we have here a nasally-voiced internet dullard who was hoping he'd sound sexy when his strands of emotionless come-on-and-suck-my-dick lyrics were converted to MP3 format and forced through computer speakers. Oh well, at least AeroFunkNamic was good.

Something I have to say about ThrashThePlank, though, is that SnappleMan would have done well to put more work into the percussion. His electric guitar work is superb, but what really made the original catchy was the unforgettable drum patterns and structuring... And I'd have liked to see more of that in the remix.

[phantomINTELLECT]

I would just like the thank all the artists who put together the DKC concert. All the songs are really good and well produced. I like how there is variety and how you never get bored with any part of the album. I would just like to inquire though, are there any plans to this this sort of thing with DKC2? I don't know if anyone agrees with me, but I really think DKC2 has the best music out of the three games. Don't get me wrong, I am not be-littling this collab at all. I love all the tracks off of this one. I think it has opened out all sorts of doors and maybe even Nintendo will take notice of your efforts. I truly do think what has been done is a landmark and I hope many people discover this collection of music and realize video game music is truly good and not just something for the background.

[herograw]

I'd just like to take the time to point out that Treetop Rock is the absolute worst source material I have ever worked with in my entire remixing career. I don't know what posessed me to think I could make a song out of it.

At least the two levels in the game that used it were fun...

Regardless, the remix of it is among my top 5 favorites from the CD!

now see i didn't know there were five songs that had real guitar.

[smh]

I'd just like to take the time to point out that Treetop Rock is the absolute worst source material I have ever worked with in my entire remixing career. I don't know what posessed me to think I could make a song out of it.

At least the two levels in the game that used it were fun...

Regardless, the remix of it is among my top 5 favorites from the CD!

now see i didn't know there were five songs that had real guitar.
The "real guitar" in my song is hardly real guitar though. I chopped up my recording into separate chords and used them as normal samples in a sampler.

[smh]

I just went through my projects folder and found a bunch of brief outtakes or ideas for DKC remixes, some which were for this project.

http://home.no/qaid/minecart.ogg
I was supposed to remix mine cart at one point. As you can hear, I didn't get very far.

http://home.no/qaid/factory.mp3
I started a fear factory mix, but then quit after 4 bars when I heard gray's version of the theme. I still like the percussion in this though.

http://home.no/qaid/ShiddyMines.mp3
A mines WIP. I did the ambient intro, Protricity did the wacky synthpop part.

http://home.no/qaid/icecaves.mp3
This is labeled as an ice caves remix but it wasn't to the point where any recognizable theme was in it.

And some random DKC2 things I found:
http://home.no/qaid/brambles.ogg
http://home.no/qaid/dkclava.mp3

[neminem]

I just wanted to say, having finally gotten enough time to (barely) listen to the whole thing in one sitting, that you guys are freaking incredible! Not one song on there that didn't fully capture my attention for the whole time it was playing. I have to specifically congratulate Vig for making a remix of one of my favorite songs that's giving one of my favorite musicians a run for his money (being aquatic ambience and bLiNd, respectively), but just about every minute of the work is awesome. *goes to listen to Beneath the Surface again*

EDIT:

But Vigilante made an excellent song out of one that I originally hated(underwater), so it's all good! :D
YOU HATED AQUATIC AMBIENCE?

WHAT THE FUCK?

Seriously. Oh yeah, and while I found the lyrics really amusing (creepy, yes, but in an entirely amusing way), I do have to agree that someone more vocally talented should've been found to sing it.

[SnappleMan]

I'd just like to take the time to point out that Treetop Rock is the absolute worst source material I have ever worked with in my entire remixing career. I don't know what posessed me to think I could make a song out of it.

At least the two levels in the game that used it were fun...

Regardless, the remix of it is among my top 5 favorites from the CD!

now see i didn't know there were five songs that had real guitar.

ZINGER!

U GOT ME THERE PAL! :cry:

[Chris McGee]

So are the prelude and thrash teh plnka going to be released as one track or what? or at all?

[Seele]

<emerges from a long, long lurking slumber>

I just have to chip in here...
Both KiC and RotC have, in my mind, their own strengths. RotC is, as a whole, a more flowing, atmospheric work. KiC is more of a mix of different styles and mixers, which has bits I both like and dislike. It has an edge over RotC in my mind in terms of sheer variety. The tracks in RotC can start to blur together while the tracks on this are much more individualized and distinctive. In the end, I love 'em both and I've burned them both for my car-listening pleasure. However, since this isn't a thread for discussing RotC...

Holy crap, Prophecy's "Checkan Winter" (that not enough people seem to be mentioning) absolutely rocks my socks off. I'm kind of sad I haven't seen Proph's stuff on OCR, because just about everything I've heard from him has been, in its own special way, mind blowingly awesome.

<Puts on "Future metropolis" and returns to lurking status>

[blackmyst]

God.

Yeah, you can argue about the pros and cons of this project all you want - fact remains I can't bring myself to change my playlist, I'm completely and utterly stuck to KiC.

Some of my favourites include ... the hell, I'd just be naming the entire list anyway, screw it. Seriously, I've been sitting here for five minutes trying to name a favourite, to no avail. They're all awesome.

You d00ds are great. Please do keep it up.

(Yes, Chekan Winter rawks. So does Faunaphobic, Idols of Hanuman, Clouded Mind and Ringing Ears, Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain...and also... I GIVE UP.)

[mink]

Hey guys ive been a long time listener and following this project since it began. Major props to all you guys :)

My fav by far is definately Adhesive Boy's take on Caves theme........awsome man, just awsome

[Karmus]

I wasn't actively involved in the project, and I didn't feedback the first months, I just followed the project happily being the audience, while updating my WIPs and currently "finished" Gorilla con Gusto tracks until the project had its final name change, and I was in trouble with some of the regular contributors on the discussion. Many things happened behind the scenes, and unfortunately I was too lazy to gain access to it. I believed that it was their project, not mine, because I couldn't do anything valuable. Until I realized that the word "collab(oration)" means the same as "coorporate", "teamwork" and I thought that I could have been a part of it too, if I just didn't stand in the crowd and watch carefully.
I still have a dream of many of the abandoned/cancelled WIPs to see the daylight, because only the artists and other interested people are keeping the copies. Some of them can be found by looking in the project history thread, and if lucky, the URLs still work. (Please remove this link if I am breaking artists rights) And many others can be found here (http://student.santarosa.edu/~rguinn/DKC/). (Hmm, looks like the link is dead/broken, oh well... :()
I also think it's a shame that FM and Nacho (and Israfel) dropped out of the project, since people like Protricity and Vigilante made many remixes for the album, though it was a collaboration. I am not saying that you shouldn't, you (and voters) just took for instance Nacho's opportunity to be a part of the successful album with one track, though you already had two or three. I am not trying to criticize or de-honor you, I just look on the case from another perspective.

[Dhsu]

I just wanted to thank Adhesive Boy for monopolizing my playlist for the past few days. I have to say it's been quite a while since I've been this addicted to a song.

Might you consider making another cello-based arrangement, of Chrono Trigger's Underwater Palace theme?

[Moo2u]

I can't seem to get the stupid nero files to work right, or something. You think someone could post the CD cover art as like a jpeg or something? That would be super.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Awesome stuff, people. Really great. I don't quite like every single track, but I certainly like most of them.

A question: Is there a way to get both versions of the K. Rool battle on one track so that when I burn this to a CD it doesn't have that little moment of disruption? Thanks.

Once again, this is some damn good stuff.


Might you consider making another cello-based arrangement, of Chrono Trigger's Underwater Palace theme?

This is a DAMN good idea. That is one of CT's most neglected themes.

[CalculatedRisk]

I guess I can't add anything that hasn't already been said, and I don't have much constructive anything to say.

But you know what...

You people. Are my heros. And I will worship you forever for this. Thank you, thank you, thank you, from a DKC music freak. I love you.

That about covers it.

[Digital Coma]

I can't seem to get the stupid nero files to work right, or something. You think someone could post the CD cover art as like a jpeg or something? That would be super.
I updated the download (http://dkcproject.ocremix.org/download.html) page with a link to a RAR (http://dkcproject.ocremix.org/misc/Kong%20in%20Concert%20CD%20Cover%20Art.rar) containing the cover art in its original .png files. You can open .pngs with just about anything, so print them however way you like.


So are the prelude and thrash teh plnka going to be released as one track or what? or at all?
A question: Is there a way to get both versions of the K. Rool battle on one track so that when I burn this to a CD it doesn't have that little moment of disruption?
The Gang-Plank Galleon Part 1 and 2 arrangements are separate tracks meant to be played together without pause. Use the .cue files included in the torrent (http://bt.ocremix.org/files/dkcproject-Kong_in_Concert_CD_Album.torrent) to burn the CDs with the zero second pauses in the right places, or manually insert zero second pauses yourself.

Run-down of tracks which need a zero second pause before them (as mentioned in the Album Instructions readme also included in the torrent):

(CD1)

02 - Hemophiliac - Swing, Monkey, Swing (Simian Segue)
03 - JigginJonT - West Coast DK Island (DK Island Swing)
04 - Unknown - Rest and (Re)spite on a Soft Summer Night (Cranky's Theme)
05 - Adhesive_Boy - Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain (Cave Dweller Concert)

(CD2)

14 - smh - Arboreal Ascent (Treetop Rock)
21 - SnappleMan - Thrash the Plank (Gang-Plank Galleon Pt 2)

I still have a dream of many of the abandoned/cancelled WIPs to see the daylight, because only the artists and other interested people are keeping the copies. Some of them can be found by looking in the project history thread, and if lucky, the URLs still work.
The links to the two arrangements rejected by peer review are still active and can be found in the history thread here (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1101433#1101433).

As I'll be saying again and again, thank you everyone so much for your feedback. Your support itself has made this project possible.

[Holy Warrior Azar]

Somebody needs to tell Sadorf and Sir Nuts to stop collabing, they're just so good it's kind of sick. If they do anything better than their track on here, my head might explode! 8O

[Vig]

To me, Funky MonkeyLove was just an example of a nerd who can't sing worth shit. When the lyrics started, I realized, holy shit, we have here a nasally-voiced internet dullard who was hoping he'd sound sexy when his strands of emotionless come-on-and-suck-my-dick lyrics were converted to MP3 format and forced through computer speakers. Oh well, at least AeroFunkNamic was good.


Azar brought this up at the OUS board, i'll more or less copy and paste my response:

anyone who thinks that i have some barry white image of myself after listening to funky monkey love is seriously deranged. I mean...i thought that humor was just dripping off that track. i mean...really, was i too subtle? were the lyrics not ridiculous enough? or is protoman just retarded?

of COURSE i'm not a singer! but in my defense i can at least stay in tune most of the time. but if you listened to Funky MOnkey love and thought that i was trying to be some kind of sex god...i dont know what to tell you. you have my pity.

at any rate, my vote goes for "protoman is just retarded," cause i thought the humor in that track was glaring and the idea was obviously tounge-in-cheek.

[Xenon Odyssey]

I still have a dream of many of the abandoned/cancelled WIPs to see the daylight, because only the artists and other interested people are keeping the copies. Some of them can be found by looking in the project history thread, and if lucky, the URLs still work.
The links to the two arrangements rejected by peer review are still active and can be found in the history thread here (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1101433#1101433).

As I'll be saying again and again, thank you everyone so much for your feedback. Your support itself has made this project possible.

Well, I gotta add my own opinion. This album rocks! I'm listening to it for the millionth time again; as soon as I get the chance, I'm going to have the two CDs burnt and sitting next to my original Donkey Kong Country Soundtrack (which I bought from Nintendo, along with the other two in a trilogy).

Now, as you stated above, Coma, yes, the links are still in the thread, but many of them are broken. I'd like to have a copy of Vigilante's mix with all the vocals in it (Eulogy at Sea) again because I lost my copy due to a lovely computer reformat back in June, and didn't get enough time to head back here and get it again.

Again, props to all who did this album. You have made some songs that will forever go on my playlists. I'm waiting for all the next project to become complete as well!

[Thrik]

Well I offered my support and feedback throughout the project's production, but I'll lay down some thoughts here anyway.

To put it quite frankly, this project rocks. There is not a single track on the album I dislike (which is an accomplishment in itself, considering that some tracks are of a genre I wouldn't normally even consider touching). The composition on every single one is just pure brilliance, and a huge congratulations is on order for every constributor to the project for doing what they have.

As well as bringing back the Donkey Kong Country music in a new light as the project intended, it also succeeded in bringing back all those nostalgic memories which make the games so important to us all. As soon as the segment of the first track at 2:50 began, I could have dispensed a tear for the classic game which heightened the quality of my childhood so much. It only gets better as the later tracks do the same - from the incredibly atmospheric Cave Dweller Concert, to One Zero One which manages to bring back the joy of the game in abundance, to the ambient wonder that is Beneath the Surface, to the almost frighteningly well produced Thrash the Plank.

This album is quite possibly the greatest set of remixes I've ever heard, and I cannot thank all involved for giving me this to forever hold in my collection. It was worth the effort, guys.

[Karmus]

I still have a dream of many of the abandoned/cancelled WIPs to see the daylight, because only the artists and other interested people are keeping the copies. Some of them can be found by looking in the project history thread, and if lucky, the URLs still work.
The links to the two arrangements rejected by peer review are still active and can be found in the history thread here (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1101433#1101433).

As I'll be saying again and again, thank you everyone so much for your feedback. Your support itself has made this project possible.

Clearing up my post: I meant stuff like Aetherius' Ice Cave Chant beta v2 & Sadorf's Aquatic Ambiance Demo mix etc. which was abandoned/cancelled and test mixes like these links:

I just went through my projects folder and found a bunch of brief outtakes or ideas for DKC remixes, some which were for this project.

http://home.no/qaid/minecart.ogg
I was supposed to remix mine cart at one point. As you can hear, I didn't get very far.

http://home.no/qaid/factory.mp3
I started a fear factory mix, but then quit after 4 bars when I heard gray's version of the theme. I still like the percussion in this though.

http://home.no/qaid/ShiddyMines.mp3
A mines WIP. I did the ambient intro, Protricity did the wacky synthpop part.

http://home.no/qaid/icecaves.mp3
This is labeled as an ice caves remix but it wasn't to the point where any recognizable theme was in it.

And some random DKC2 things I found:
http://home.no/qaid/brambles.ogg
http://home.no/qaid/dkclava.mp3



Well, I gotta add my own opinion. This album rocks! I'm listening to it for the millionth time again; as soon as I get the chance, I'm going to have the two CDs burnt and sitting next to my original Donkey Kong Country Soundtrack (which I bought from Nintendo, along with the other two in a trilogy).

Now, as you stated above, Coma, yes, the links are still in the thread, but many of them are broken. I'd like to have a copy of Vigilante's mix with all the vocals in it (Eulogy at Sea) again because I lost my copy due to a lovely computer reformat back in June, and didn't get enough time to head back here and get it again.

Again, props to all who did this album. You have made some songs that will forever go on my playlists. I'm waiting for all the next project to become complete as well!

Vigilante's "Eulogy at Sea" is the same as "Beneath the Surface", just a name change, and possibly some mix modifications, but still the same structure.

[Digital Coma]

If you want the old WIPs of the arrangements, ask the artists if they still have them, because I don't and I wouldn't post them all up anyway.

[Xenon Odyssey]

Well, I gotta add my own opinion. This album rocks! I'm listening to it for the millionth time again; as soon as I get the chance, I'm going to have the two CDs burnt and sitting next to my original Donkey Kong Country Soundtrack (which I bought from Nintendo, along with the other two in a trilogy).

Now, as you stated above, Coma, yes, the links are still in the thread, but many of them are broken. I'd like to have a copy of Vigilante's mix with all the vocals in it (Eulogy at Sea) again because I lost my copy due to a lovely computer reformat back in June, and didn't get enough time to head back here and get it again.

Again, props to all who did this album. You have made some songs that will forever go on my playlists. I'm waiting for all the next project to become complete as well!

Vigilante's "Eulogy at Sea" is the same as "Beneath the Surface", just a name change, and possibly some mix modifications, but still the same structure.

I knew that; I've been following the project since the start, I just wanted to know if anybody had a link to the one with all the vocals that are prominent(sp?) in the song, like at the beginning and the end (final the vocals are dubbed down a lot). I know some people didn't like them, but I thought they were very fitting to the piece. Of course, they really do't make sense in an album about DKC, so I can understand way they were dubbed down and/or taken out (some of the vocals I remember aren't there at all in the final).

[analoq]

since Karmus was asking for early versions of our mixes, i decided to upload the WIP of the collab Atherius and i were working on for Ice Cave Chant.

http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/aetherifgt.ogg (3.8m)

it's kinda catchy at parts but ultimately this proved to be a... very bad idea.

cheers.

[Sadorf]

http://66.221.70.133/sadorf/DKC/Dkcaquaticamb3.mp3

http://66.221.70.133/sadorf/DKC/DKC1MINES4.mp3

http://66.221.70.133/sadorf/DKC/DKC1MINES3.mp3

http://66.221.70.133/sadorf/DKC/minesintroDEMO2.mp3

There....you have all of my wips...well not really...dig thru that same dir if u want some others....i have others sumwhere but i dunno i think i deleted them off the server...


k bye

[Karmus]

Great work you two! That's what I want! Mixes that never got a future and are covered by dust in the artists' archive folders, give 'em a try!


These are what I have collected in original file names among those posted earlier on this page:

aetherius_icecavechant(beta2).mp3 = Aetherius' beta (version 2) of Ice Cave Chant.

coconut_panic.mp3 = Shariq Ansari's WIP of Coconut Panic! - A clip from DK Island Swing before the actual melody begins.

credits.mp3 = (I can't remember where I got this from, I searched for it afterwards but never found it. It's the only track I don't have a source to.) Dhsu is playing a short clip from the start of The Credits Concerto on piano.

cuntcherto.mp3 = RICK submitted this sometime ago. I can't recognize this nonsense of crap. Looks like he left the project also.

DeepBlue(beta1.5).mp3 = An Aquatic Ambiance remix with different instruments by Krispy.

DkcFunky.mp3 = S|r NutS freaking out in FL (Fruity Loops) Studio 4. Techno/trance remix of Funky's Fugue.

fdjadjkd.mp3 = A clip from the middle of Aquatic Ambiance. If you want to know the author, look through the history thread.

IceCrap.ogg = Protricity made this Ice Cave Chant chill. Trance synths.

KRool.ogg = Very lame/cool techno/trance remix of Gang-Plank Galleon by Ari. (Ari = Protricity?)

mine cart.mp3 = Made by Daniel Baranowsky. Just a simple loopable beat to be used in a Mine Cart Madness remix.

minelife2.mp3 = RICK's "LIFE IN TEH MINES" with some voice saying "Atomic Danger". Guess the original track name...

(ShiddyMines.ogg = Look above.)

Suzumebachi-DKC-MineCartMadness.ogg = Suzumebachi, meant to make the Mine Cart Madness remix for Gorilla con Gusto, but dropped out. The title is "Industrial Mines" and it is a rock remix.

swingswangswung.mp3 = FM/Standing Man, pulled his releases because of stolen computer and Europe vacation, if I remember correctly. Binnie had to find a substitute for this track. Orchestral version of DK Island Swing.

(treepop-a3.ogg = Early version of smh's "Arboreal Ascent", I deleted this when I found out.)

Kong in Concert - 01 - Vigilante, Protricity - Plight of Heroes (Theme).ogg = Found on one of the FTP servers. Protricity's own encode of their rejected remix in the peer review.

Larry Oji (Liontamer) - VG Frequency #31.mp3 = Located on Ari FTP mirror below the download folders. Larry Oji (Liontamer)'s 5½ hour DKC/remix projects/calling prank/VG Frequency radio show. Really funny shit, man! (Large file if you don't know the length of the show: = 225 MB, 96kbps)

nacho_thecreditsconcerto.mp3 = Digital Coma's peer review encode of Nacho's rejected remix "Goodbye Mr. Kong".

vigilante,protricity_theme.mp3 = Digital Coma's peer review encode of Vigilante & Protricity's rejected remix "Plight of Heroes" (same as above).

Please correct me if I there are errors in the list.

I have not listed the VGMix/OCR releases (without fades), and not bLiNd's VGMix release before time, which was pulled and not reuploaded yet.

[Digital Coma]

DeepBlue(beta1.5).mp3 = I have forgotten who made this, but it was on the earlier URL I gave and the newest version I was able to get. An Aquatic Ambiance remix with different instruments.
Krispy made this. He finished and submitted it to OCR.


mine cart.mp3 = I think RICK made this one also, but I am not sure. Just a simple loopable beat to be used in a Mine Cart Madness remix.
Daniel Baranowsky made this soon before he quit.

[TCK]

KRool.ogg = Very cool techno/trance remix of Gang-Plank Galleon by Protricity.That's from DKC2.

[Digital Coma]

No, he's referring to a crappy Gang-Plank Galleon mix Ari was making before I told him to stop sucking.

[TCK]

You sure? Because I've got a file called KRool.ogg which is a preview to KRool Intentions, and I doubt Ari would name two tracks the same, WIP or not. Can someone send it to me?

[Vig]

since Karmus was asking for early versions of our mixes, i decided to upload the WIP of the collab Atherius and i were working on for Ice Cave Chant.

http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/aetherifgt.ogg (3.8m)

it's kinda catchy at parts but ultimately this proved to be a... very bad idea.

cheers.

...who is singing?

[badrad5]

Guys - this is fucking amazing! It probably helps that I am probably more obsessed with DKC then anyone alive, but this is simply awesome. I can't say enough good about this, except that this is probably gonna become one of my most listened to cds ever. I have already listed to it too much to be healthy.

Amazing work, and I gigantic thank you to everyone involved. I await any future projects!

[Ybrik Metaknight]

So are the prelude and thrash teh plnka going to be released as one track or what? or at all?
A question: Is there a way to get both versions of the K. Rool battle on one track so that when I burn this to a CD it doesn't have that little moment of disruption?
The Gang-Plank Galleon Part 1 and 2 arrangements are separate tracks meant to be played together without pause. Use the .cue files included in the torrent (http://bt.ocremix.org/files/dkcproject-Kong_in_Concert_CD_Album.torrent) to burn the CDs with the zero second pauses in the right places, or manually insert zero second pauses yourself.

Run-down of tracks which need a zero second pause before them (as mentioned in the Album Instructions readme also included in the torrent):

(CD1)

02 - Hemophiliac - Swing, Monkey, Swing (Simian Segue)
03 - JigginJonT - West Coast DK Island (DK Island Swing)
04 - Unknown - Rest and (Re)spite on a Soft Summer Night (Cranky's Theme)
05 - Adhesive_Boy - Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain (Cave Dweller Concert)

(CD2)

14 - smh - Arboreal Ascent (Treetop Rock)
21 - SnappleMan - Thrash the Plank (Gang-Plank Galleon Pt 2)


Anyone know how to do this in either Windows Media Player or Roxio Easy CD Creator? I know I could download something like iTunes to do it, but I want to avoid any downloading if at all possible.

[analoq]

since Karmus was asking for early versions of our mixes, i decided to upload the WIP of the collab Atherius and i were working on for Ice Cave Chant.

http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/aetherifgt.ogg (3.8m)

it's kinda catchy at parts but ultimately this proved to be a... very bad idea.

cheers.

...who is singing?
that'd be starky.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

So are the prelude and thrash teh plnka going to be released as one track or what? or at all?
A question: Is there a way to get both versions of the K. Rool battle on one track so that when I burn this to a CD it doesn't have that little moment of disruption?
The Gang-Plank Galleon Part 1 and 2 arrangements are separate tracks meant to be played together without pause. Use the .cue files included in the torrent (http://bt.ocremix.org/files/dkcproject-Kong_in_Concert_CD_Album.torrent) to burn the CDs with the zero second pauses in the right places, or manually insert zero second pauses yourself.

Run-down of tracks which need a zero second pause before them (as mentioned in the Album Instructions readme also included in the torrent):

(CD1)

02 - Hemophiliac - Swing, Monkey, Swing (Simian Segue)
03 - JigginJonT - West Coast DK Island (DK Island Swing)
04 - Unknown - Rest and (Re)spite on a Soft Summer Night (Cranky's Theme)
05 - Adhesive_Boy - Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain (Cave Dweller Concert)

(CD2)

14 - smh - Arboreal Ascent (Treetop Rock)
21 - SnappleMan - Thrash the Plank (Gang-Plank Galleon Pt 2)


Anyone know how to do this in either Windows Media Player or Roxio Easy CD Creator? I know I could download something like iTunes to do it, but I want to avoid any downloading if at all possible.

Quoting because it's at the bottom of the previous page and I actually want people to see it.

[Karmus]

Post edited/updated. Thank you. TCK: I sent the link to you, check your PM Inbox. If others are interested, this link: http://smbmadness1.frac.dk/KRool.oggA
Delete "A" from extension after download. Reason why is that server disallows certain filetypes to prevent abusing. This file isn't illegal anyway. (I'll let it be up 'till... well, I won't delete it though!)

[Digital Coma]

Anyone know how to do this in either Windows Media Player or Roxio Easy CD Creator? I know I could download something like iTunes to do it, but I want to avoid any downloading if at all possible.
I'm afraid you need the "Platinum" version of Easy CD Creator to insert zero second pauses between tracks. I don't know how WMP works regarding gapless pauses or CD burning (does it?). I know there are gapless plugins (http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=107818) available for Winamp.

My recommendation is to download a free trial of Nero (http://www.nero.com/us/631898252770313.html) or CDRWIN (http://www.goldenhawk.com/) to burn the CDs or even buy one of them; they're worth it.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Thanks. I may just break down and download one of those. Lord knows I can get more use out of it than just this.

[Vig]

since Karmus was asking for early versions of our mixes, i decided to upload the WIP of the collab Atherius and i were working on for Ice Cave Chant.

http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/aetherifgt.ogg (3.8m)

it's kinda catchy at parts but ultimately this proved to be a... very bad idea.

cheers.

...who is singing?
that'd be starky.

Wow.

[Vig]

From: Dwise To: JTNights@attbi.com
Subject: Beneath the Surface

Hi

Just to say Hi & I enjoyed listening to your remix.

Cerainly captures some of the feel of the original.

King Regards,


David Wise.
Composer DKC, DKR, SFA.

[Protricity]

From: Dwise To: JTNights@attbi.com
Subject: Beneath the Surface

Hi

Just to say Hi & I enjoyed listening to your remix.

Cerainly captures some of the feel of the original.

King Regards,


David Wise.
Composer DKC, DKR, SFA.

I fucking hate you WTF

[Liontamer]

From: Dwise To: JTNights@attbi.com
Subject: Beneath the Surface

Hi

Just to say Hi & I enjoyed listening to your remix.

Cerainly captures some of the feel of the original.

King Regards,


David Wise.
Composer DKC, DKR, SFA.
Holy shit. Wait, what???

[SnappleMan]

Bah.

[Digital Coma]

Congratulations, Jesse. It's incredible to hear from Dave Wise himself, considering he's nowhere to be found on the net.

Although we wanted to share the email, we didn't post the man's address out of courtesy.

[JJT]

Congratulations, Jesse. It's incredible to hear from Dave Wise himself, considering he's nowhere to be found on the net.

Although we wanted to share the email, we didn't post the man's address out of courtesy.

seriously? where's someone with the nice work guy?

[DarkeSword]

http://www.darkesword.com/forumpics/nicework.jpg

[bLiNd]

Dave Wise himself, considering he's nowhere to be found on the net.

actually, he is on the native instruments forums.

[Digital Coma]

Neat. I'm glad he's not totally a hermit online.

[Protricity]

Neat. I'm glad he's not totally a hermit online.

Hermit online? Is that another way of saying 'has a life' ?

[Karmus]

OH MY FRIGGING GOODNESS!??!!! Is this a fake email (grammar doesn't look very professional) or is the real DKC-Rare/Nintendo staff knowing about OC Remix?! What about copyright? Aren't original VGM copyrighted? (Seems like D. Wise doesn't care about his work being posted here though as "chiptunes".)
Wow, I'm speechless ...and proud. I've always thought that original video game music composers were like as big persons as Shigeru Miyamoto etc. Only until I saw Mark Knight (Duke Nukem PSX) and now... mighty David Wise! :O

[zircon]

OH MY FRIGGING GOODNESS!??!!! Is this a fake email (grammar doesn't look very professional) or is the real DKC-Rare/Nintendo staff knowing about OC Remix?! What about copyright? Aren't original VGM copyrighted? (Seems like D. Wise doesn't care about his work being posted here though as "chiptunes".)
Wow, I'm speechless ...and proud. I've always thought that original video game music composers were like as big persons as Shigeru Miyamoto etc. Only until I saw Mark Knight (Duke Nukem PSX) and now... mighty David Wise! :O

It's the real deal, Binnie did some research on his domain.

[ella guro]

As far as I know, basically all of the videogame music composers who know about this community and have said something, have responded positively to it, and not brought up any copywrite issues.

[herograw]

I wonder what he thought about vig's -other- mix

[Vig]

SHHHHH!

I'm sure he would understand that candy's love song wasnt as...easy to work with and required a bit more creativity on my part.

[Vig]

I got a response from David Wise, and I'm posting it at Binnie's request.

Hi Jesse

How did I hear about the remix project?

A programmer colleague sent me an email with the link. He works on the team
that has been responsible for the DKC conversions to GBA.
Thank you for your kind comments regarding the soundtrack and for taking
the time and energy to reinvigorate the format.
I look forward to hearing your own original compositions in the future.

Regards,

Dave Wise.


I should also say, for legal reasons, that the views expressed here are
from my own personal perspective and don't necessarily represent the views
of the company I work for. Cos you never know who's reading.....

[bLiNd]

As i knew of his presence on the NI forums, i emailed him as well

Hi Jordan

Thank you for your kind comments.
(I do frequent the NI forums. I've go most of their plugs. I also like
Propellor heads stuff too.)
As regards your tracks, I enjoyed listening to them all.
It's nice to hear them from a different angle.
The SNES chip held 64k in memory which contaned all the samples for the
soundtrack and sfx. Also midi wasn't an option in thoses days either. The
tunes were written in HEX code. A note had one number for pitch and one for
it's length and there were 8 mono channels max. Whilst I enjoyed the
challenge, it's also nice to hear versions witout the original constraints.
I composed Aquatic Ambience and Fear Factory. I arranged and programmed
Funky's Flights, which Robin Beanland composed.
I certainly appreciate your work, time and energy involved. Thank you.

Wishing you success with your own compositions,

Dave Wise.

For the record I should point out that the views expressed in this email
are my own and don't necessarily represnt those of the company I work for.
Because sadly, you never know whose reading.....

[Digital Coma]

DUDE...

This means so much. First, a DKC programmer and composer know of the project. Second, they like it. Third, Dave Wise personally appreciates and enjoys rearrangements of his videogame music.

I am very, very happy to hear this.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

As far as I know, basically all of the videogame music composers who know about this community and have said something, have responded positively to it, and not brought up any copywrite issues.

And hell, the composer of the Secret of Evermore soundtrack, Jeremy Soule, actually made a remix of Terra's Theme from FFVI that was posted here at OCR about 6 months or so ago. Unless that was revealed at some point to be a hoax, in which case I'll just shut the hell up.

Anyway, Kudos to all involved in this project for getting such a positive response from one of the original composers. Nice Work, Guys. Seriously.

[Beatdrop]

Hah, very cool.

To all involved with the project, congrats. It's a huge step in the right direction for all of you, ya know?

[Karmus]

I am just proud to be a fan of Donkey Kong Country in general and having some of my replies and comments in the project history thread, and impressively proud to hear "the king" respond personally. Imagine you being a big fan of for instance Britney Spears, and you make a "remix project" or something for her album, and she emails you personally to congratulate and tell her own opinions... Wow, exactly what we got here.
But it still makes me sad why I didn't participate more than I did to get more honor. ;) Maybe D. Wise himself is willing to join our remixing community and eventually contribute or give feedback? If he still composes music as hobby? Or he is probably too busy with work anyway. Just my thoughts... an endless dream.
No matter what, I am interested in following his current life, job and projects after this. I have always looked up to him, and after this he has become one of my idols. Does he know anything about what Robin Beanland and Eveline Fischer are doing now? If yes, did he tell them about Kong in Concert?
Don't consider me being somekind of lawyer, but SPC rips origin from a SNES emulator (for example ZSNES). The ROMs are illegal, but emulators - are they legal or illegal? In fact that you once could buy the soundtrack means, that the songs are/were copyrighted, and having the rips of/ripping the original chiptunes wouldn't be legal. But as long as the original artists respond positively to the remixes (and in that case: the chiptunes hosted), there's no reason to complain. :)

[nodspaw51]

You guys couldn't have picked better remixers for a better game...props to every last one of you...

[DarkeSword]

Imagine you being a big fan of for instance Britney Spears, and you make a "remix project" or something for her album, and she emails you personally to congratulate and tell her own opinions... Wow, exactly what we got here.

Except Brittney Spears is a lot hotter than Dave Wise.

...

Okay so who's with me on the BritneySpearsRemixProject?

BSPROJECT.OCREMIX.ORG

[Dhsu]

Sweet, I'm so gonna...wait...

don't submit a ReMix of a Britney Spears song and tell us it's Super Mario because you were playing Super Mario when you wrote it.

(Pssst, codename "SuperMarioRemixProject"!)

[Moguta]

Digital Coma, I'm curious to know what MP3 encoder and options/commandline you used for the files on the download page.

I see you the 1.0 encoder was used for the Ogg Vorbis files. Vorbis's version 1.1 encoder is out now, with a fair deal of quality improvements over 1.0 especially in lower bitrates. Vorbis.com doesn't have it yet, as sluggishly as that site is updated, but you can get it from the first link in this thread: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=15049

smh, in Arboreal Ascent what is that quote around 2:31? It's disturbingly familiar.

It's a nice little touch how Vigilante worked Frog, Kraid, and Zelda into Beneath the Surface. ^^ I hear something at 3:15 too that sounds like Rainbow Road from Mario Kart 64, but I'm not sure. Nor do I remember the name of that Zelda song right at the end.

[Kye-U]

I love how track 20 and 21 blend into each other.

Very creative! :D

Love Dhsu's subtleness, and I love SnappleMan's...rocky SNAP :)

[Digital Coma]

The mp3s were encoded with the lame-3.96 build, using RazorLame 1.1.5 front-end, alt VBR r3mix preset. I did encode the oggs with Vorbis 1.0; wasn't aware of a newer version, but as they were balanced between small filesize and fidelity, I think they came out great.

[Warren]

Well...I'd have to say that tracks 8 and 9 were just plain BAD. Especially 8. Yeah, it was funny, but it was way too far. Though I don't think your voice is as bad as Protoman does. I might even go so far as to say it's (*gasp*) good. :P

I like Pirate Prelude. We need more ragtime-esque remixes. I just love ragtime. *hums the Entertainer* Holy crap...for a moment, I thought it skipped slightly (weird since I'm not playing it from a CD)...but it actually went to the next track. Yeah, it would have been a far better idea to put stuff together on one file if it goes straight together like that.

The rest are good...nothing extraordinary, but good. But Godiva in the Desert doesn't come anywhere near Israfel's other mixes.

[Karmus]

LIONTAMER (LARRY OJI)
I wAnNa WoRsHiP u!!!!!! U r TeH cOoLeSt RaDiO h0sT eV4r!!! FuNnY sH1T mAn!!! I oWe U mAtEy! i WaNnA hAv Ur email & IM adresses sO i CaN sPaM aNd Ju5t MaIl yOu EvErY dAy! VG Frequency r0XX0rZ.
:) Whew, I got my message out of my head. #31 Peel My Banana, I listened to it all two weeks ago. I will donate you all my money when I get a credit card....!

analoq: Did I ever tell you that you ICe Cave Chant beta with Aetherius was better than dodilop do wop? ;)

[Aetherius]

*whistles innocently*
...say what about my icecave mix?

[Aetherius]

since Karmus was asking for early versions of our mixes, i decided to upload the WIP of the collab Atherius and i were working on for Ice Cave Chant.

http://apm.m2pc.com/stuff/aetherifgt.ogg (3.8m)

it's kinda catchy at parts but ultimately this proved to be a... very bad idea.

cheers.

...who is singing?
that'd be starky.

Wagh...I didn't ever hear this version.
For info to the curious...the singing would be a lot better if I'd actually had this music to sing along with...and not used my shittier mic to record it....If you listen, you can hear some really high pitched feedback in the background...and it's not cool.

Meh, I might do a similar mix of this at some later date on my own...try to get my 80's synthpop vision to come to fruition.
Though, hearing this version that I never did get to hear...I'm liking it much better than doliwop do wop...not that I liked it much anyway.

pants.

edit: sorry for the double post.

[analoq]

analoq: Did I ever tell you that you ICe Cave Chant beta with Aetherius was better than dodilop do wop? ;)
no, and i'd have preferred not to hear that.
neither tune is great, but...
some poppy mess better than pure analoq groove?

i think not!

[Vig]

Say it, brotha! Defend yo groove!


giving, of course, all due consideration to the raised point that starky's voice would have sounded much better on a better mic.

[Moguta]

The mp3s were encoded with the lame-3.96 build, using RazorLame 1.1.5 front-end, alt VBR r3mix preset. I did encode the oggs with Vorbis 1.0; wasn't aware of a newer version, but as they were balanced between small filesize and fidelity, I think they came out great.
*nods*
I'm not saying you should go back & redo them. Just letting you know for the future, if you use Vorbis. :)

Also, the r3mix command is not recommended since it was based on flawed analysis in the first place. In fact, LAME 3.96 now interprets "--r3mix" as a completely different setting since so many people still use the line. =p
"--preset standard" is the currently recommended commandline for hi-qual VBR.
[/technical shiz]


So can no one help me out with the musical phrases in question? :?
smh, in Arboreal Ascent what is that quote around 2:31? It's disturbingly familiar.

It's a nice little touch how Vigilante worked Frog, Kraid, and Zelda into Beneath the Surface. ^^ I hear something at 3:15 too that sounds like Rainbow Road from Mario Kart 64, but I'm not sure. Nor do I remember the name of that Zelda song right at the end.

[Digital Coma]

Also, the r3mix command is not recommended since it was based on flawed analysis in the first place. In fact, LAME 3.96 now interprets "--r3mix" as a completely different setting since so many people still use the line. =p
"--preset standard" is the currently recommended commandline for hi-qual VBR.[/technical shiz]
Yeah, --r3mix is what I meant.

As for the musical allusions, I don't know how ~2:31 in Arboreal Ascent is a quote... it's part of an original organ solo. 3:15 in Beneath the Surface is also original, but yes, there are fragments of Frog, Kraid, and something from Zelda 64 at the end.

[Aetherius]

starky's voice would have sounded much better on a better mic.

not to mention some more practice...

[Karmus]

analoq: Did I ever tell you that you ICe Cave Chant beta with Aetherius was better than dodilop do wop? ;)
no, and i'd have preferred not to hear that.
neither tune is great, but...
some poppy mess better than pure analoq groove?
i think not!
OK, I was kidding, sorry. I just liked the melody. But seriously, do you have an instrumental version of it? (This question is not a joke.)

[Hadyn]

The entire album (or the 10 tracks I've downloaded so far, anyways) freaking rocks - the quality is exceptional :D

The only one moment I didn't enjoy is the mixing between the last two tracks - I expected it to kind of flow straight from one to the the other - instead we got a fade in/out with beats that didn't even match eachother ^^;

regardless, all the artists have done a great job - I love the album ^^

~Hadyn

[JH Sounds]

Is there a simple gif of jpeg of the CD Album Cover that I can look at?

[Digital Coma]

Is there a simple gif of jpeg of the CD Album Cover that I can look at?
Right on the download page.

http://dkcproject.ocremix.org/misc/Kong%20in%20Concert%20CD%20Cover%20Art.rar

[Digital Coma]

Sent Saturday, October 2, 2004 5:31 pm
To akatti@gmu.edu
Cc djpretzel@comcast.net
Bcc
Subject Re: Kong in Concert - Donkey Kong Country Arrangement Collaboration

WOW!! This is some great stuff.

Thank you so much for providing me with the link. Please pass on my appreciation to all of the musicians who are keeping our favorites alive through these types of highly creative projects.

Later this fall I will be producing a 2 disc Earthworm Jim Anthology album in which I am going to add some of my favorite EWJ 1 & 2 remixes.

Could you guys please make the OCRemix community aware that I would love to get submissions from people in order to possibly add them to the album.

The deadline would be Dec. 1st and ANY type of interpretation on any of the songs would be acceptable. They can e-mail .mp3 versions to inquiry@tallarico.com

or...

If DJ Pretzel wanted to put up a special section of the site to promote this I would be fine with that. I could even supply some .mp3's of the orginal tunes that I think would be great to remix for the album.

Keep me posted and keep up the GREAT work!!

thanks,



Tommy Tallarico

President, Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc. (www.tallarico.com)
President/Founder, G.A.N.G. (Game Audio Network Guild) [www.audiogang.org]
Host, writer, co-producer, The Electric Playground & Judgment Day television shows
Executive Producer/CEO, Video Games Live
========================================

[Hadyn]

In that case, I put dibs on "new junk city" http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/snes/New_Junk_City.mid

:P

[Aetherius]

Sweet jesus! Tommy Tallarico, you say?
...I must do something!

[Hadyn]

What's a RAR?

that's really a question for the n00b fourms... but a rar is a type of compression for files (like a ZIP), and requires a special program to uncompress them - much like ZIPS need winzip, RARs need winRAR.

a good place to look for it would be on downloads.com

[danny B]

Tommy doesn't know what's in store for him. If it's EWJ he wants - EWJ he gets. Stay tuned.....

[SnappleMan]

Well, looks like I'll be working on an EWJ remix...

Hah, it's funny when you think about it, Tommy's butt rock and my crotch rock might be on the same album together...

So, in essance, I'll be fucking him in the ass... not that I want to... or anything like that...

...

...
...
Okay, so I'm a FGT, so what!?

[Aetherius]

...that was frightening.

[Dhsu]

It'd be a nice to have a complete listing of classical pieces he used in the games. I'm interested in arranging "Udderly Abducted" from EWJ2, but it sounds suspiciously classical. Can anybody confirm whether this is true? Although, I could probably come up with something for "Anything but Tangerines" too.

But yeah...I guess someone might as well start up the EWJ1/2 Remix Project now. :P

[J44xm]

I've not finished the album yet, but I'm very impressed by it. Thanks for making it available to the public free of charge. I'm new to the site, but I'll be returning, certainly.

One question: Is it just something on my machine, or do the MP3s sound significantly better than the OGGs? I guess I'm wondering if the OGGs ought to be have been made at a slightly higher bitrate. Quintessential Player (http://www.quinnware.com) lists many of the songs as 75-80kbps, which I understand is roundabout the quality of an MP3 at 128kbps (which definitely sucks). What do you folks think? If I'm crazy, I'll shut up.

Thanks! (And I'm not complaining, FYI.)

[gmol]

I've been listening to the album over the last few weeks and I must express my deep gratitude to those of you who contributed to it. It is all fantastic.

So I found all the tracks really enjoyable to listen to, but I must say the Adhesive Boy's track 5 really resonated with me.

I could give unqualified commentaties on all the other tracks, but I listen to the whole album daily (even took it to Rome with me on my iPod).

Thank you for such wonderful quality music.
I know you guys do it for the music, which is inspirational; but if you don't want to accept payment for this music, think of the bigger picture.

It is the first class projects like this (and Relics of The Chozo of course) which could be used to drive and test models on voluntary payment for music. If this did not serve to benefit the artists on the actual album, it could be used as data to help other artists determine the financial viability of distributing music online. I do blabber on though.

I'll be putting $20 down to vgmix and ocremix anyway.

Thanks again guys.

[Karmus]

:cry: Wonderful, wonderful! :cry:
In a few weeks I can finally get my credit card...

[JorJorMogBoi]

Wow, I agree with everyone else; this album is soooo great! My favorite is Adhesive Boy's mix. I also find myself drawn to Protricity's mixes. (I love the "happy" sound to Mine Cart Misadventure.) Also, Echoes is a really great techno mix sort of thing (electronica?). Love the part with the sax!

Oh yeah, and if there's going to be an Earthworm Jim remix project, someone please do "The Flyin' King" from EWJ2. Heh, the funny thing is that I was just thinking about EWJ a few weeks ago. Awesome!

[Cyan]

Ok, this is MY own opinions of this DK-album. Please don't eat me.

Well, this is good. I have been listening to the tracks for some days now, and I thought that the jazzy ones were the best. But I think that the level of quality is very different.

"One Zero One" is not bad by any means, but it did sound kinda "simple techno/trance" When you just listened to some great jazz and other stuff played by real instruments. (Yes ofcourse, this depends on what kind of music you're into. But that's anyhow my opinion)
It's not only this song though, "Echoes" and "Chekan Winter" falls in the same kategory. I know there are some other techno/trance influed tracks on the album, like Protricity's "Mine Cart Misadventure", but for some reason I enjoyed them more.

"Rest and (Re)spite on a Soft Summer Night" is good, but would have been much better without the drum part.

"Aerofunknamics" is very similar to the original, and too repetive.

However, there are many great tracks.

"Swing, Monkey, Swing", "Arboreal Ascent"
and "West Coast DK Island" are all great jazzy songs I really enjoy.

"Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain" is totally awesome and in my opinion even better than the original one. Very nice sounds.

"Beneath the Surface" is good. The original is one of the best gamesongs ever made, and this arrangement is, well, good.
I really like the guitar, though the sax is'nt perfect. Nice that you could hear a part Frogs Theme and Kraid in the end.

"Funky Monkey Love" is ok, but would have been much
better without that terrible singing. (Hrm ... I see
some of you here have already mentioned that .. hrm.)

"Machina Anesthesia" is very different, which I really appreciate. It's a song they normally speeds up and techno the hell out of. But again, GrayLightning has made something different. It's not the best song on the album, but the arrangement is interesting.

"dolilop do wop" is a nice track, with a enjoyable vibe going on. I didn't like the original so much, but this is good.

The three last songs are all good, and I really like the pianointro, followed by the rock-version of Gang-Plank Galleon. Protricity's arrangement of the
ending theme is not my style, but anyway pretty enjoyable.

Overall, it's a great job you guys did. I will be waiting for the remake of Dkc2, which I hope to come in the future.

[Jonathon Striker]

somebody e-mail me or something if i'm missing this...

I having trouble getting track 13 to 14 to connect correctly (using no gap, and several crossfade options). They just don't seem to connect perfectly.
More so, I have this problem with track 20 to 21, Dhsu piano to SnappleMan's Thrash the Plank where it just doesn't connect right and i can tell the snappleman's mp3 part not directed toward the artist),Dhsu's piano part shifts channels unexpectedly. Is this just me? I'm using Easy CD Creator 6 by Adeptec, but my dad does have Nero on his system. e-mail me or something if you have the solution.

[Protricity]

I've not finished the album yet, but I'm very impressed by it. Thanks for making it available to the public free of charge. I'm new to the site, but I'll be returning, certainly.

One question: Is it just something on my machine, or do the MP3s sound significantly better than the OGGs? I guess I'm wondering if the OGGs ought to be have been made at a slightly higher bitrate. Quintessential Player (http://www.quinnware.com) lists many of the songs as 75-80kbps, which I understand is roundabout the quality of an MP3 at 128kbps (which definitely sucks). What do you folks think? If I'm crazy, I'll shut up.

Thanks! (And I'm not complaining, FYI.)

Asuming a certain level of quality due to a bitrate is rather shortsighted. Please download the wave version and compare it with the ogg version. I would like to know how much significant difference you really here. A blind test would be preferable.

[analoq]

while ogg does function efficiently in the 75-80kbps range, it doesn't quite reach 128kbps mp3 quality. encoding at -q3 is supposed to give typical 128kbps mp3 quality, and most of the encodes i do on that setting end up around 90-110kbps.
i've heard the oggs and i've heard the wavs and i can back up that the the quality of the oggs aren't too great.
i would've preferred a better encoding of them. some tracks sound ok, but others have a noticeably deteriorated sound.

cheers.

[Protricity]

I didnt encode the oggs or even listen to them yet, but I"ve dealt with ogg vorbis for years. Had to deal with it extensively during the rotc thing. In my experience, ogg 75-80kbps is certainly as good as 128kbps mp3 and usually better. Typically if I'm going for 128kbps mp3 quality, I'll use 64kbps ogg.

Note, I'm talking about general mp3 encoding quality, as in not mp3pro encoders or anything that actually works well. I'm talking about old lame and blade and all the typical average mp3 encoders.

At the same time, I'm talking about the average ogg encoder like cep's or dbpoweramp's encoder which is around 2 versions behind the latest.
for Rotc, the ogg files were around 96-104kbps and there was no significant differences between them and the waves. Any differences that existed were very very minimal and insignificant.

Finally I've noticed bugs in popular ogg vorbis players like winamp. They have a dither option enabled which makes some ogg files sound like shit. Seeing as how winamp enables dithering by default on all installations, this makes it a very very widespread problem.

So make sure that this isn't whats happening to your ogg files either.

http://www.public.asu.edu/~arasulin/dithering.jpg

If the oggs were poorly encoded, I can reencode them all the right way. I'll find some time to listen to them in detail.

[analoq]

I"ve dealt with ogg vorbis for years. In my experience, ogg 75-80kbps is certainly as good as 128kbps mp3 and usually better. Typically if I'm going for 128kbps mp3 quality, I'll use 64kbps ogg.
well i've dealth with ogg for years as well.
i used to hang out on the developers mailing list too, and i know the developers tweaked the -q3 setting deliberately to produce 128kbps mp3 quality (typical lame encoder as reference)
my own experience with ogg reflects their exact intent.

btw, the settings you posted are the ones i used when i originally listened to the KiC oggs.

cheers.

[Digital Coma]

I having trouble getting track 13 to 14 to connect correctly (using no gap, and several crossfade options). They just don't seem to connect perfectly.
More so, I have this problem with track 20 to 21, Dhsu piano to SnappleMan's Thrash the Plank where it just doesn't connect right and i can tell the snappleman's mp3 part not directed toward the artist),Dhsu's piano part shifts channels unexpectedly. Is this just me? I'm using Easy CD Creator 6 by Adeptec, but my dad does have Nero on his system. e-mail me or something if you have the solution.
Take a look at the included readme in the torrent or see the post (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1140784#1140784) where I listed where each zero second pause must go when you burn the CDs so you get transitionless tracks. I don't think Easy CD allows for manual insertion of zero second pauses, so you probably will have to use Nero.

As for the OGG discussion, the purpose of offering an OGG alternative was to provide the album at a much smaller filesize for those interested. When I encoded each ogg, I made sure every song was still of good fidelity. Ari brings up a good point about the dithering option in Winamp's plugin: it screws shit up, so make sure it's off.

Which specific songs in ogg do any of you guys hear noticeable loss on?

[MaxPendragon]

Excellent!

All of it.

Just one minor problem.


Funky Monkey Love was well put together except for it's sexual innuendo. As funny as it was and as much as I love Vigilante's work and the tune. The lyrics were a little offensive.

Not that there's anything wrong with that but I among some other people probably had a few problemos with the innuendo.

Vigilante is still awesome regardless of what he put in the lyrics.

[Protricity]

I"ve dealt with ogg vorbis for years. In my experience, ogg 75-80kbps is certainly as good as 128kbps mp3 and usually better. Typically if I'm going for 128kbps mp3 quality, I'll use 64kbps ogg.
well i've dealth with ogg for years as well.
i used to hang out on the developers mailing list too, and i know the developers tweaked the -q3 setting deliberately to produce 128kbps mp3 quality (typical lame encoder as reference)
my own experience with ogg reflects their exact intent.

btw, the settings you posted are the ones i used when i originally listened to the KiC oggs.

cheers.

And I built an ogg vorbis playback dll for c and vb. So we both have experience. Thats already been given.

To go any further, you're going to have to show why "75-80kbps range ... doesn't quite reach 128kbps mp3 quality", cause as far as I'm concerned, thats an absurd claim. I do negation tests on just about every song I encode for release. I've always found far more negation loss in mp3s than oggs at those levels. Always. I can perform the tests on any wave. Occasionally the content of a song may vary the results up and skew the data, but on the average, I've found 64kbps ogg = 128kbps ogg, and 94-104kbps ogg = wave quality + irrelevant dismissible loss.

It is also important to note, as I've said, that if you compare the latest lame with the earliest ogg, you may get closer to the results you've found in your experience.
Its also also important to note that thare are crackpot audio tests out there on the web that claim everything from ogg vorbis = 3x quality of mp3 to mp3 is better than ogg vorbis at the same rate. Highly subjective issue, for sure. Nevertheless, I still think your claim is very biased in favor of the archaic mp3 format.

[analoq]

So we both have experience. Thats already been given ... I do negation tests on just about every song I encode for release.
then, you should be experienced to know your negation tests don't mean a thing, right? these are perceptual codecs we're talking about here, they work because of psychoacoustic processing.
the only way to properly compare is with your ears. anything else is only useful for development purposes such as finding bugs in the codec (like that nasty one in Xing-based encoders)
It is also important to note, as I've said, that if you compare the latest lame with the earliest ogg, you may get closer to the results you've found in your experience.
i use the latest stable versions.
though, i have grabbed and compiled ogg from the cvs tree before, but i tend not to use those much.
Nevertheless, I still think your claim is very biased in favor of the archaic mp3 format.
well you don't know me very well then.
if anything, i'm biased in favor of ogg. but i'm far from being a fanboy -- i go by what i observe.
and what i have said, is what i have observed.

basically this runs down to the accuracy of my ears & referencing equipment vs. the accuracy of your ears & referencing equipment.
even though i feel confident in a victory of that debate, i see no value in it.
do you?

cheers.

[Protricity]

Not really, but ignoring the fact that the db level of the loss in a negation test is actually a very good way to determine loss is simply absurd. I'm talking about actual loss here, not 'what sounds good'. I've seen mp3 loss artifacts make songs sound better if you would believe that. To me, the negation tests are very critical. Mp3s tend to sacrifice or distort high frequencies more readily than ogg vorbis. It becomes very noticable on high end systems or very good earphones. Sure the songs stilly might 'sound good' without the high freqs, but that doesn't change the fact that they are certainly suffering loss.

This whole topic is pretty much my arguement in favor of the ogg vorbis codec because I would rather have the blame placed on the encoder user or the original artist for loss and artifacts rather than the ogg vorbis encoding rate. Remember there were at least 4 tracks that binnie never got waves for and had to deal with high bitrate (but lossy) mp3s. This pretty much disqualifies this soundtrack as any kind of test subject. The ogg vorbis codec should not be responsible for the artist's shortcommings etc.

Rotc was 100% wave submissions, and the vorbis encodes for that soundtrack sound great. I went through them on many earphones, speaker systems, and negation tests to qualify a certain degree of quality. Obviously this soundtrack did not.

[analoq]

my listening tests don't go by what sounds good?
they go by what sounds more like the original?
and that's how you do these things.

i didn't entirely dismiss the usefulness of negation tests, these things are useful. and they have their place in the scheme of things,
but they don't help much in this scenario.
frankly i don't think you have a good grasp of how perceptual encoding works if you think your negation tests are 'very critical' for what you do...

cheers.

[A-RoN]

A few songs I can take or leave, but most of it is awesome. I especially loved Jiggin'JonT's West Coast Swing and Clouded Mind and Ringing Ears. Good work guys. I'm going to try and get another song back up here.

[watkinzez]

Loved it. Props to you guys, you outdid yourself. Pretty much all of the tracks were excellent, especially Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain and Doliwop Do Wop.

But what's really strange is that Donkey's voice in Funky Monkey Love sounds almost the same as Donkey Kong in the old DKC TV show, even though Vigilante did the voice (I'm assuming).

[Sammo]

That's cool to hear about Dave Wise and all. Congratulations!

[Sammo]

It's really awesome as a CD. Great Work!

[A-RoN]

Excellent!

All of it.

Just one minor problem.


Funky Monkey Love was well put together except for it's sexual innuendo. As funny as it was and as much as I love Vigilante's work and the tune. The lyrics were a little offensive.

Not that there's anything wrong with that but I among some other people probably had a few problemos with the innuendo.

Vigilante is still awesome regardless of what he put in the lyrics.

It's not really the sexual innuendo itself, it's the way it was presented. It didn't affect me when I listened to the song, and that doesn't really bother me that much either. The instrumentation itself was very good.

Okay here's my overall review. It may be edited once I get more time on my hands.

A Review of Kong in Concert Favorites
By "Double A Ron" Parsons

No introduction's needed from me here:
I'd say JigginJonT's West Coast DK Island was my favorite as the original song really got me hooked on the rest of this project. I absolutely loved Miles Davis ever since I heard his last remixed album b-bop sound at 16, so I'm definately up for the jazz and muted trumpet soundins'. Other favorites are the beats and industrial noises of Clouded Mind and Ringing Ears and Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain. Those two are beoth interesting and kinda creepy (Clouded Mind)which definately sets great moods when I'm listening to it. SnappleMan's Punk arrangement of Thrash the Plank sets a cameo appearance of the original drum beat that appears in DK Isle Swing which stays true to the original just like bLiNd's Aerofunknamics. Speaking of which, I played Aerofunknamics at a party once and man, you should have seen the people. When all my friends found out it was Donkey Kong Country, and remembered the original sound, they just looked at me blankly. Rare Reminiscence was okay, it certainly sets the DK scene perfectly but it didn't strike me as being greater than anything Prot did on the DK2 side. The song gives us a feel of restoration of the terror that K. Rool and his army sent upon the Kongs, until the end of the track where the original melody is played. It pays homage to his Savage Seduction piece which is my over-all favorite of all of Prot's mixes.

All I can say is great awesome stuff from all of you. Every song fits the project and if I ever earn as much skill and originality as you guys, I'd like to help with another project as big as this.

Download it everyone! You're missing out on a project that celebrates one of my favorite Super Nintendo games.

[warhorse]

I thought maybe this would get fixed, but the .ogg versions of Kong in Concert - 07 - Vigilante - Beneath the Surface (Aquatic Ambiance).ogg are actually of Funky Monkey Love. Otherwise, great work to all.

[Digital Coma]

Those two ogg links on the site were mixed up for some mirrors, but I fixed them a long time ago. Just redownload them.

[Karmus]

Just wanna inform that Krispy's early old WIP from the DKC Arr. Collab. "DeepBlue" has been released on VGMix. So if you got that, trash it and download the new version.

[DUCKB0Y]

Now we need DKC2.

For the simple fact that I want the Rattle Battle song remixed so godamn much.

[JH Sounds]

Man, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed "Dolilop Do Wop".

I don't even know what the original tune sounds like!

[Israfel]

I haven't had a chance to listen to everything, but what I have heard has been pretty top quality. When DC first approached me about this project, he mentioned how he was interested in capturing a wide variety of personal styles and genres, and without a doubt he managed to do that. You really have to hand it to DC- a cursory glance at the Gen Disc. boards shows how many people are interested in doing these large-scale projects - and how they almost always fail. It really takes a dedicated leader to see these things through and I think DC deserves a lot credit.

From gathering the remixers, getting the website up - and not to mention putting up with lunkheads like me who fail to follow through with their obligations - you're talking about quite a bit of time seeing this project to completion.

So congrats on a job well done- it was truly a success.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Tracks I love: The first five tracks, Acquatic Ambience, Mine Cart Madness, the forest and treetop songs, Dolliwop DoWop (or whatever), and the K. Rool tracks. Not that there's any bad tracks on the CD (well, I'm not a big fan of the Monkey Love track).

Definitely would like to see a DKC2 project. There's so many untouched songs on that soundtrack of which I want to see mixes. Though I think it'd be hard to top Prot's Forest Birdcussion.

[prismra]

thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you to all!

[Digital Coma]

I just checked Rare's site (http://www.rareware.com/), found a link leading to a feature titled Music Team In The Tepid Seat (http://www.rareware.com/extra/tepidseat/music/index.html), and lo: Rare composers answering questions from fans, plus a picture (http://www.rareware.com/extra/tepidseat/music/musicteam1.html) of the whole group that Karmus will jack off to.

Some interesting quotes from the crew, including:

Dave Wise: "Sometimes, making something sound easy and obvious has been the hardest part of the process. I had no idea what the underwater level should sound like. How do you write something that sounds as though you're struggling to stay afloat? Or a beehive dripping in honey? The experimentation is all part of the fun of writing music."

Q: Who sorts out the musical pieces? Is it one guy, or a collective of people (like yourselves)?

Robin Beanland: It depends which team you work on and which game designer you work with, some leave you to it (these are the best ones), some have bizarre opinions about music. Here are some of my favourites:
"Don't use shakers, they confuse children."
"Make it sound like Firestarter."
"Use one of those French pianos."
"Make the drums bigger."

Q: I too am a musician and I hope one day to become a professional composer for whoever may need my services. The only tool I have that enables me to put my talents to use is a little sequencing software program for my PC called Fruity Loops.

Dave Wise: ...
Robin Beanland: ...
Eveline Fischer:: ROFL

[Falcovsleon20]

That first answer up there was actually the answer to my question. I'm not gloating or anything similar like that, I'm just pointing it out for the hell of it.

Oh BTW, if Kong in Koncert 2 ever becomes a reality, I'd like for someone to drop me a PM. I'd like to give out some suggestions for the tracks. Sure, I'm sure everyone can do some nice creative work on their own but some of those tracks (EX: Jib Jib, Stickerbush Symphony) need to be handled with care. I don't want the track that fits the very theme of the game (I'm talking about Jib Jig) to end up being a techno or trance mix. (Normally I've got nothing against that or anything but in this case I do.)

EDIT: Oh I forgot to mention. You actually consider Donkey Kong Land 1 before you think of DKC2. Unlike the other Land games, the first one had more original tunes than just 8-bit remixes of tunes from it's SNES counter-part. (EX: Big Ape City, K. Rool's Acid Punk, and ThatPlaceThat'sLikeACaveOnlyHigher)

[HershDawg]

Albums great had as soon as u guys got done with it. Sad though that not al the mixes got accepted in main stream OCR.

[BTDM]

I have been listening sense you released it, and I have loved every minute of it! I had been trying for the longest time to find Gang Plank Galleon, and you guys took it and made it better.
One request: Do some DKC2, I need a remix of Windy Well!

[Karmus]

plus a picture of the whole group that Karmus will jack off to.
WTF, I got an acknowledge too?! :D
Funky Monkey Love has been released in Valentine Edit! Enjoy the pitch change and Vigilante/Liontamer's talented voice show! :)

[CapnHulk]

Does anyone have the link to the torrent? Does the torrent even exist anymore?

My music folder recently...got screwed with, so I'd like to be able to get this again.

[Vilecat]

In the locked DKC project thread, 1st post, the links to the site and the torrent can be found. Both the site and the torrent seem down/dead though. It'd be nice to know why =x

[CapnHulk]

Actually the link is working for me.

Thanks to the seeders, whoever you may be.

[Digital Coma]

In the locked DKC project thread, 1st post, the links to the site and the torrent can be found. Both the site and the torrent seem down/dead though. It'd be nice to know why =x
Supertux was down earlier, is fine now.

[funky]

I am a Donkey Kong fan in Taiwan

Your guys are AMAZING!

I am so surpriseed with the thing you do

How wonderful the music you did

Thanke a lot...

[MidnightTrance]

I had to register, just to tell everyone what a spectacular job they did on the Kong in Concert album.

[Linearity]

Donkey Kong Country, for me, is surrounded by an aura of mystery and nostalgia. Way back in 1994 (has it been 11 years?) I first played it at my babysitter's house, and soon thereafter I asked my parents to get it for me. I was captivated by its beautiful visuals, its clean, inviting gameplay, and, though I didn't think much about it at the time, its fascinating music. The many moods of "Cave Dweller's Concert," the lovely coos of "Aquatic Ambience," and the measured yet energetic romp of "DK Island Swing," among the other songs, were an integral part of a rather delightfully otherworldly game experience.

Thus, the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack is special to me. When I returned to OCR a few months after a friend introduced it to me, I found not only game song remixes (an enticing new idea at the time), but an entire soundtrack remix (I hadn't heard of Relics of the Chozo yet). And, almost of course, it was based on none other than the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack. I knew in the back of my mind that I was in for a treat. That was back in September.

Well, I had no idea what, in fact, I was in for. "Treat" doesn't even get near what this wonderful work is. I have waited months to write this review because of the weight of its subject. Kong in Concert is nearly beyond description of its quality. However, the following is an attempt at such.

This is quite literally some of the best music that I have ever heard. I daresay that this is the best music on OverClocked ReMix. Every song on this album is thoughtful, skillfully crafted, sophisticated, and fun to listen to. Of course, this has a lot to do with original composers Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer, Robin Beanland, and the fabulous OST that they created. However, it has as much to do with the remixers on this project, and their musical talent and creative ingenuity. Kong in Concert (in addition to standing alone as a truly great musical accomplishment) has not only paid tribute to a great game and a memorable part of my childhood, but it has built upon what those things are for me.

Godiva in the Desert: Wow. Way to kick off an album. This defies classification, and it does well for this. A variety of styles coming in from all sides make for fun, interesting listening. Its massive variance from the original sets well the idea of rearrangement for the rest of the album; and good job of changing the mood of the original. This is totally fresh. I'm also a fan of the vocals part. :)

Swing, Monkey, Swing: This is smooth, just like the original song, but it's a little more excited at the same time. I particularly like the bass and drum parts, as well as the organ cameos. Some great sax solos, too, as well as the quiet little piano denouement. A swingin' rendition of Simian Segue.

West Coast DK Island: Marvelous. This song has more sides to it than my ears can listen to at one time. I have listened to this song many times now, and I am still picking up new things from it. It is challenging, original, and, as I find more and more with each time I hear it, quite closely related to the original song while simultaneously taking the original ideas a long way in new directions. And as far as jazz is concerned, this one is just hot. JigginJonT, you done pretty damn good.

Rest and (Re)spite on a Soft Summer Night: What a sweet song. First, I love the title; I can hear Cranky hiding in this. I like the even rhythm that Unknown used; it seems to accentuate the chords at the end of each phrase. The tone of the guitar is beautiful, and the drum line works well for this melody.

Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain: Ho ho ho, this is fabulous. Dark, but full of thoughtful illumination. You added a lot of great music to the somewhat sparse original, and it fills up the original melody like maple syrup on a waffle: thick, dark, and tasty-sweet. This is some memorable stuff.

One Zero One: Ha! This is so happy. This song pays a lot of tribute to the game; I can tell you had some good memories with this game (or at least it sounds like it :roll:), since the feel of it is just so fondly reminiscent. Nice synth patches all the way through: leads, basses, pads are all warm and pleasant.

Beneath the Surface: I can see why Dave Wise complimented this song. Complex throughout, this seems to have many ideas developed in it. It definitely does "Aquatic Ambience" justice in mood and composition, and yet it is different from not only other remixes of the same song, but different from a lot of other music in general. This is a joy to listen to.

Funky Monkey Love: :) I laughed out loud the first time I heard this. It reminded me that all of this music, which is great on its own, is actually video game music arrangement. Yet even as I was thinking this, this song was doing some pretty sweet stuff on its own as well. Funky, jammin', and a bit wicked in places with that distorted guitar. There are some nice plays on rhythm in here too.

Boiling Point: After the ethereal whispers of "Beneath the Surface" and the smooth wahs of "Funky Monkey Love," I'm rested up for some angry jams, and this song quenches this thirst. While it may not be the most sonically hardcore song I've ever heard, it definitely rocks on melody. In the same vein, the drums are a bit sputtery, but the melody makes up for this by being badass, especially on the solos you arranged.

Mine Cart Misadventure: Electrical victory, this is. This takes the original song and hurls it far down a new road paved with some sweet guitar and synthesizer sounds. Like "Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain," this makes some awesome new music while still being a remix. Excellent reiteration at 2:20, and a badass ending.

Echoes: Listening to this song lets me know I'm in good hands. From 0:01, I can feel that the two fellows are going to throw some sweet sounds at me. And they do. A dancing piano line, ringed by familiar trance sounds and a not-so-familiar drum kit, has energy that would make Winky proud. Around 2:40, this really throws back to the heartfelt melody of "Life in the Mines." Jumpin'.

Idols of Hanuman: This is nice and eerie like the original, but it goes beyond. The percussion and the vocals in this piece are really cool. They make it more otherworldly than “Voices of the Temple.” Scary and good.

Faunaphonic: Great thumping beats and good eclectic instrumentation; drum machine, sitar, synth, flute…great! I like the mystery in which you set the melody and your own notes—good mood.

Arboreal Ascent: Wow, this rox. Slipping back and forth between chill and energetic, this one is like “West Coast DK Island’ in that at first, it sounds really new, but after a few more listens, I realize that the new stuff is more based in the original than I thought. Both moods are well served: the former by the xylophone, the latter by the excellent bass.

Aerofunknamics: This keeps pretty much to the original song, but it means business about doing so. Great synth instrumentation: full of energy. I like the voice clips; they really drive the song. Percussion is tops.

Clouded Mind and Ringing Ears: Wonderful. Synthesis is impeccable in this trip of a track. It’s a good unique addition to the other not-nearly-as-ambient tracks, breaking up the whole album with a chill-as-hell drift through a foreboding fog. This track is one of the most evocative of the game in Kong in Concert, and yet it still stands alone.

Chekan Winter: This follows the previous track well: before, I didn’t know where the ground was; in this, I’m standing, but I’m still dreaming. This was the part of the mood of the original, but you’ve given it something else. I can really see the Cheka lurking in the shadows of an old snowy street when I listen to this. Synthesizer skill holds this mood up; props.

dolilop do wop: Again, this retains an original idea in a new format: this sounds like coming in out of the cold, but it’s set in your very colorful instrumentation and great solo arrangements. I like the relaxed beat behind this. Ah…

Machina Anesthesia: At first, I don’t like the evening-out of the melody in this one, but at second, after I let the song do its own thing, I like it. Great sounds; you pretty much created a factory with timbre and rhythm (percussion is well-executed). The composition replaces some of the driving tension in the original “Fear Factory” with sadness and lament, and it comes out sounding really nice.

Pirate Prelude: This is a nice little number—I like the chord arrangement. Calm, especially with the expressive timing, then eagerly hiding something, like a small child who is bursting at the seams to reveal a secret…

Thrash the Plank: …this…is…absolutely…fucking…great. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I shall always know you by this song, SnappleMan.

Rare Reminiscence: This song is waking up the next day after an adventure in music. Synthesis is pleasant and the drum machining is intricate, and the guitar and bass work ain’t bad either. I’m fascinated with the very subtle change from the minor chord progression to the major at 3:45. You’ve also taken a fairly short melody and used repetition to get a good, long track that isn’t tiring or redundant. Therefore, good job on arrangement.

You all have put together something very great. Every track on this album is impressive and fabulous in a unique way. Thank you for making it. It is an achievement without peer. Listening to Kong in Concert is simply a marvelous experience.

[Jillian Aversa]

Ignore this post. It's just... it's been driving me insane that the "history" threads aren't all next to each other in the site projects forum. I want them to be all purdy and lined up, since they're all locked. :oops:

[Liontamer]

Updated Rmrfstar's Wikipedia page for the project. Check it out at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong_in_Concert, and of course Binnie or anyone else that can genuinely contribute to the page is encouraged to fix any potential inaccuracies, provide additional details for the project, and peel my banana.

[Bummerdude]

Where to begin?

I can begin with to thank everyone for this awesome concert. Chris, Trevor and Binnie and all the great remixers making this possible, you did some real good music from an old SNES classic, but DKC really do have
one of the best gamemusic I know. I practically downloaded every one of them, they were so great with many different styles that makes a good collection of mixes that fits every person. Thank you for the terrific, marvelous and brilliant remixes that really gave my mp3player something to cheer about.

Seriously, thank you for a great concert that will be remembered for a long time in our hearts.
Nah, that was lame, but it will sure be known for us as one of the greatest events to OCRemix. Thanks dudes! :D :mrgreen: :tomatoface: :) :P 8) :roll: :)!!

[Maxime]

Great, great work overall. There are some tracks I don't fully appreciate, but there are tracks that I REALLY love.

"Mine Cart Misadventure" by Protricity has my preference, although it's not my favourite music from DKC! This remix is excellent, I can't get enough of those awesome distorted guitar parts! The best of the compilation for me without any doubt.

"One Zero One" by Icy Guy also came close to be my favourite track. Excellent rhythm, delicious instruments... I simply love this instrument (synthy organ? bowed glass?) which reproduces the main melody (which can be heard as soon as 00:17).

The "Cave Dweller Concert" remix by Adhesive Boy is very good as well. I love the reverbish xylophone for the main melody!

"Faunaphonic" by zircon got my attention with its excellent use of Roland-like celtic harps, sitars and overdriven sounds for the main melody. Very good atmospheric and ambient track which easily reminds me of the original.

"dolidop do wop" sounds very good overall, thanks to the intelligent use of Rhodes (Wurlitzer?) electric pianos and other sweet and distorted sounds by analoq.

"Boiling Point" is also well done, althrough I'm not really fond of (heavy)-metal, I think I've recognized the guitar used in it; it sounds very close to the sound of the Distortion/Overdriven Guitars SoundFont bank by Kamac, which I've used in my own bank since I've got my Sound Blaster Live!.

"Aerofunknamics" by bLiNd leaves me with the impression that this track was the easiest one to remix, because of its very close side from the original. Which is not bad at all.

The Gang-Plank Galleon remixes also contains some of the most authentic-sounding piano parts I've heard so far from a game soundtrack remix.

"Echoes" is good, but somewhat lacks the sweet atmosphere the original had with the pan flutes.

About the other tracks, they are good as well, but they are not among my absolute favourites, either because they lack some musical stuff (atmosphere, melodies...) necessary to really remind me of the original soundtrack I loved, or either because I did not appreciate the original enough to enjoy the remix as well.

But, to finish, I will simply congratulate all the artists who devoted time to produce those free tracks, and all the persons who contributed to make such a quality free compilation (easily printable CD inserts, WAV recordings so that the music can be put on a CD without any loss of quality...).

If only all my favourite games could benefit from such quality compilations of remixes...

[Metal-Geo]

Site doesn't work again. AH well.

I should've commented on this a long time before. But I'd like to say that this is my absolute favorite remix project. Enjoying every track anytime. :D

[Linearity]

Site update +1. I'm so happy, it's perfect! Kong in Concert is so unbelievably cool it makes me want to pee my pants.

:mrgreen:

[atmuh]

Completely awesome interpretations of some classic songs. Some of the songs have become some my favorite remixes(one zero one for ex.).

[mokujin]

i love this project
it's the bomb

[Fusilliban]

This whole project is fantastic. There's nothing bad on the album, and there are quite a few tracks which are utterly fantastic. I've had a battle with myself for some time now as to whether or not I should play this whole album as a complete work on my radio show - and the album is looking like it's going to win.

Great stuff, guys.

[viewtiful]

Absolutely brilliant, thoroughly enjoyed. Unfortunately however I can't enjoy the second CD completely as I only ever played the game at my friend’s house when I was young and never got past the temple. But all of the tracks up to the temple theme reminded me of all the fun (and frustration) I had playing it on my friends SNES back in the day (1990's)

[The Mutericator]

Prophecy is a God.

"Chekan Winter" owns you all.

The rest are really good too.

None of this rhymed.

[The Nameless]

Will there ever be a Kong in Concert 2 or 3 Site project?

[Kal aMari]

Prophecy is a God.

"Chekan Winter" owns you all.

The rest are really good too.

None of this rhymed.

QFE My personal favorite of the project. Thrash the Plank and West Coast DK Island (Harmon'd trumpets FTW!) get honorable mention.

[Zoola]

Will there ever be a Kong in Concert 2 or 3 Site project?
Oh man, I'd kill for a Kong in Concert 2. Sign me up when that one comes around.

[TCK]

Will there ever be a Kong in Concert 2 or 3 Site project?
Oh man, I'd kill for a Kong in Concert 2. Sign me up when that one comes around.Protricity pretty much had Kong in Concert 2 sorted out on his own, and there's a few DKC2 mixes he's done that aren't on the site. Don't think he's done anything new on the DKC front since Krool Intentions.

Something I noticed the other day, there hasn't been a Donkey Kong Country remix on OCR for over a year. Perhaps even more shocking, there hasn't been a non-KiC DKC OCR for almost a year and a half.

I'd organise KiC2 myself if I had the integrity.

[Richard]

You guys did a really great job. I've always loved DKC's music, and you guys have made me love it so much more. I only disliked "Funkey Monkey Love" and "Idols of Hanuman". Anyway, besides those 2 songs, great job guys! I've listened to most of the tracks over 80 times each and think this album is one of the greatest remixes of all time. Awesome!

PLEASE make a Kong in Concert 2!

[Linearity]

Something I noticed the other day, there hasn't been a Donkey Kong Country remix on OCR for over a year. Perhaps even more shocking, there hasn't been a non-KiC DKC OCR for almost a year and a half.
Well when you have such wonderful music as Kong in Concert, it's hard to come up with a better idea. Although I think DJP would love to see people tackle this material and go even further with it. If you don't suck at computer music as I do, go for it!

[jmr]

Protricity pretty much had Kong in Concert 2 sorted out on his own, and there's a few DKC2 mixes he's done that aren't on the site.
Link please? I really liked his DKC2 remixes.

[watkinzez]

Protricity pretty much had Kong in Concert 2 sorted out on his own, and there's a few DKC2 mixes he's done that aren't on the site.
Link please? I really liked his DKC2 remixes.

Doubt you could find them online (even I forget where I found them) but I could email any of these songs to you:

Entering the Cryptic Woods
Journey Through the Mines

The former is the same source he covered with Forest Birdcussion; obviously he wasn't happy with the work and started over. Still decent songs, mind.

[Yeet]

Awesome remixes, especially bLiNd's and Icy Guy's.

[Monogreen]

Ive just come across your work recenty and your work is amazing, I espcially love "beneath the surface" and the riff from chrono trigger in it. what other riffs and such do you have in there?

[watkinzez]

Ive just come across your work recenty and your work is amazing, I espcially love "beneath the surface" and the riff from chrono trigger in it. what other riffs and such do you have in there?

The other two at the end of that track were Kraid's theme from Metroid and the title theme from Ocarina of Time.

[para]

I downloaded the kong in concert album. However, I'm having trouble getting it onto itunes. The individual songs wont go just the first(not the second) cd as a whole. and when I play it, all it does is just play song for like ten seconds at a time.


How can I fix this? also, what other programs will they work on? I also tried realplayer and it didnt work at all.

[Tenucha]

Not enough Funky Kong love!

Funky's always been my favourtie Kong.
That being said it's my favourtie song on the whole mix! Which is a good thing since it's the only Funky theme remix on this site X_X

Lots of great tracks here that really compliment the original arrengments. I hope one day the original DKC audio group hears how there music inspired this project.

Again, my fav songs ended up being the faster more rock songs.

My critique would be... with Funky's theme... emphisize a bit more the "Stirkes" (I dunno what else to call 'em) that start around the :41sec mark.

Also Candy's theme, IMO, was the weakest song... I know the source material was kinda... cheep porn-esque but the vocals on the remix were not all that satisfing.

Anyways! Great Project!!

I also vouch and suport a Kong in Koncert 2. That one has alot of songs and alot of fun can be had... Alot of pirate themed stuff going around so that could be quite fun.
Plus hearing how Wrinkley and Swanky's theme remix would sound hehe... not to mention the new Cranky and Funky themes... ohh yes..!

[Thrik]

Man, I randomly thought about this project again just now. I can't believe it's been about 2.5 years since it was completed -- where the hell did time go?

I've not read much of this thread's continuation so I'd imagine this has already been suggested, but I'd definitely love to see a sequel album (Covering DKC2 of course!) one day become a reality. In my opinion the music in DKC2 is far more appealing, and there's consistently awesome music across the whole board; I can't think of one weak track, which makes for some stunning material to work with.

I bet people would jump in if it were actually put together, so here's a prompt to anyone with status who feels up to the job: go for it! :D