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The Damned

03-01-2011, 08:59 PM

Preview it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NiCfnLZkAY
Download it: http://missingno.ocremix.org
Torrent: http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/Pokemon_series_-_The_Missingno_Tracks.torrent

Ahh, Pokémon. How many days, afternoons and nights were spent on this series? This tiny little world, right in your hands, filled with amazing creatures with fantastic powers. You were given a friend and mission, and then sent out into the world. No parents to send you to bed, no teachers to make you do homework... just open fields, friends at your side, and the freedom to go and do what you wanted. In your journeys, you fought monsters, defeated the bad guys, rescued the townsfolk, crossed the ocean, and still had enough time to play the slots. You were the champion, a hero to all... and it was your world!

Even though more than a decade has passed since we first set our eyes upon those little creatures, we still love to play with them. The series has created so many fond memories for us. Who can forget the first time they stepped out into the grass outside of Pallet Town and ran into a Pidgey? How many hours did we spend exploring and mapping out the underwater tunnels of Hoenn's seas? Will you, years from now, look back upon rescuing the Lake Trio from Team Galactic and recall how glad you felt they were now safe? I bet you will.

The music of Pokémon comes as varied and imaginative as the world it's set in. It's sad, happy, quick and light, heavy and fearsome, and all of it deserving of more attention. The Missingno Tracks is a tribute to the music of the games. We've given the songs new twists, lyrics to convey the feelings behind them, and played with them like we would with a Pokémon friend. We give this to you, the Trainers, so that you may enjoy them again.

Thank you for playing all this time and most certainly thank you for listening!

-Gerry Wheatley (The Damned)
Project Director

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SubNormal J3

03-02-2011, 03:49 AM

Downloading now. Trailer was awesome. Great work you guys!!!

The Damned

03-02-2011, 03:56 AM

I think I can say, without even a hint of bias or hyperbole, that this is the single greatest work of art ever made by humanity's sum total of everything.

If I may be so modest to say so.

Dunther

03-02-2011, 04:53 AM

Finally!! I'm so happy but can't listen it until tomorrow...
Anyway, some of the tracks are absent in FLAC format, this is becoming common in the last albums...

Benjamin Briggs

03-02-2011, 04:58 AM

The Damned

03-02-2011, 05:06 AM

Yep, just copy the name on the old file, delete it, and then paste it onto the new one. Perfect.

Fishy

03-02-2011, 05:13 AM

Pokemanz!!!!!

POCKETMAN

03-02-2011, 05:39 AM

Great job getting this out damned! This project has been around forever. I feel complete.

Calatia

03-02-2011, 06:11 AM

Fishy

03-02-2011, 06:27 AM

Well, the project is 4 years old. I don't have the projects files for my track that I finished in 2007 anymore. I can't make a wav, so we can't make a flac. It happens.

pu_freak

03-02-2011, 06:53 AM

The links for the mp3 of Champion's Horizon are broken on the site :(

mickomoo

03-02-2011, 07:01 AM

Why wasn't I aware of this! Good timing too, doesn't black and white come out this week? lol, in ways I'm super excited, like I think my head might like just exploddde.
Although the trailer says there's R/S/E music in the album I don't see it. Or maybe I'm just too excited to see >_<

WillRock

03-02-2011, 07:06 AM

The links for the mp3 of Champion's Horizon are broken on the site :(

This makes me sad.

Also, the text for bullet for my piloswine on the site is cut off as well.

Regarding the album itself... pretty epic. Gotta download 'em all! :P

halc

03-02-2011, 07:26 AM

Although the trailer says there's R/S/E music in the album I don't see it. Or maybe I'm just too excited to see >_<

that would be one of mine! ('My Friend Mudkip', it's the only R/S/E mix on the album. :D)

Giga Bowser

03-02-2011, 08:40 AM

Aaaaah Finally I'm amazed still haven't heard anything I'm so excited ++

PROTO·DOME

03-02-2011, 10:04 AM

Hyyyyyppppppeeeee!!!! I fell asleep waiting for this to be posted, had a big ol' impression of my iPod on my face from laying on the damn thing.

Level 99

03-02-2011, 11:41 AM

I really like OverClocked ReMix, but there have been problems with some of their big releases. You would think that with all the time they have to prepare these projects that it wouldn't be an issue, but in some of their latest releases some tracks aren't in .flac, some .flac files don't decompress correctly, and in this case an incorrect version of the remix was used in the final release.

From what I've seen in the project threads the person in charge asks for .wav files from the people working on remixes (at least for the final submission), so why do only some tracks come in .flac and others don't? I understand lossy for the day-to-day remixes, but you would think for the big releases they would have everything in .flac and not just some.

Well, the project is 4 years old. I don't have the projects files for my track that I finished in 2007 anymore. I can't make a wav, so we can't make a flac. It happens.

Fishy pretty much nailed it. The project has been going on for so long that some people submitted finals to the project director in MP3 form and, when the time came that WAVs were requested, the raw project files or WAV renders no longer existed. The project was released with what lossless files existed.

I can't speak to the issue with flac decompression because I've never had that issue whatsoever.

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I'll likely be going through and doing a track-by-track review at some point, but I'll also say a few things now.

This album serves to show me the extent to which people have grown, changed, and improved over the last four-to-five years. With a project that ran as long as this, you can hear how "old" some songs sound. It's an album that shows its age but it's not a bad album in the least.

In fact, I think the album serves a parallel to the actual Pokemon game series. It started somewhat humbly, with good core and great creative ideas. Over time, those ideas were polished to a mirror shine, and the music has not changed as much as it has matured. Same thing with this project: if Battle for the Badge represents some of the first material for the project, and Bullet for my Pillowswine repesents some of the latest, the amount of heart and devotion is equal for both.

As a love-letter to Pokemon-series music, this album does its job incredibly well. It may not have all the slickest production, tightest timing, or greatest performance on every track, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Without a doubt, there are some fantastic tracks to hear, and any fan of the music of the series will find joy in listening.

Kudos and congratulations to all those involved in the project, and take a well-deserved break to recharge your batteries and rest your Pokemon. Your effort value is beyond comprehension. :razz:

Lovely Peach

03-02-2011, 12:24 PM

I am so excited that this is finally out. I have been listening to a bunch of the original chiptunes for Pokemon lately and have been really wishing for some decent remixes (there were a few out there before this album, but far too few).

I've been getting back into Pokemon in a big way, and the timing of this release is perfect for me. Downloading them now to listen to at work today.

And kudos on the name of the album. :) I've been a MissingNo. fan for years. ^^

Dunther

03-02-2011, 01:01 PM

just wanted to let everyone know that the version of my remix "Drowning Blue" that's on the album is not the correct version... it is an older version that unfortunately got mixed up during the bundling process

I've uploaded the newer, correct version here:

http://halc9bit.com/private/Drowning-Blue-Proper.mp3

the EQ and mixing on this version is a LOT better, with some slight instrument/arrangement differences

I've already tagged the mp3 exactly as it is on the album

thanks

Mmmm thanks for let us know. No FLAC for this one either? The old version was a FLAC but hey I prefer listening the updated one...

NegimaSonic

03-02-2011, 01:44 PM

I've been waiting for this so long (not as long as the people who took part in making this but still >.>)

Downloading as soon as I figure out how to use a torrent cuz I said I wanted to try it when this came out.

EDIT: Meh...I'm at school, not for sure if its my fault or the schools but torrent is WAAAAY too slow. Sorry but I've gotta just take the bandwidth leeching route >.<

urdailywater

03-02-2011, 02:31 PM

This is freaking awesome so far.

Let me just say that ProtoDome is now officially my favorite Jazz mixer on this entire site.

Home Is Where the Luvdisc Is... is my favorite thing. Ever. Without a doubt my favorite Pokemon mix. Ever.

Freaking awesome job on this, overall. I literally can not find a single track I do not like. Except Jigglypuff choir because i freaking hate that stupid pi...nk.. puff...ball.. zzzzzz

LuigiFan

03-02-2011, 03:00 PM

My morning has been devoted to listening to this album, and I must say that it is quite excellent. I've been playing Pokemon since Red/Blue/Yellow (and I still play - definitely picking up White version in the near future), and so hearing all these ReMixes calls to mind wonderful memories.

Negatives for me - a bit of an overabundance of chippiness, but that's just my own personal preference. Having said that, the source material really lends itself well to that style of ReMixing, so I'm not complaining too much. Some of the tracks are also very short, and I find myself wanting more.

Personal favorite tracks on the album: Drowning Blue [the old version stood out to me too, and the updated one is even better], Clash of the Titans, Argent Vexemon [I dig that bass line so much], Super Effective and.....Jiggly Choir. :P

Keep up the great work, OCR - this album and Heroes vs. Villians have been outstanding and have permanent spots on my daily playlist.

psychowolf

03-02-2011, 04:19 PM

Thought I'd drop by to show my love for this album,This is one of my top 3 ocremix album now along with project chaos and voices of the lifestream, you guys and girls did an amazing job on each song and it's a joy to listen to each one, thank you for this.

SoundHyp

03-02-2011, 05:02 PM

Been waiting for this, can't wait to give it a listen. Nice timing as well, what with Black & White coming out soon.

Subz1987

03-02-2011, 06:29 PM

Why is Clash of the Titans labeled as a remix of Battle (VS Trainer)? It sounds more of a remix of the Champion Battle from GSC

PROTO·DOME

03-02-2011, 06:41 PM

Let me just say that ProtoDome is now officially my favorite Jazz mixer on this entire site.

Home Is Where the Luvdisc Is... is my favorite thing. Ever. Without a doubt my favorite Pokemon mix. Ever.
Thank you my good sir! You have extremely good taste! :D

Benjamin Briggs

03-02-2011, 06:41 PM

Mmmm thanks for let us know. No FLAC for this one either? The old version was a FLAC but hey I prefer listening the updated one...
it turns out the FLAC of Drowning Blue is already the correct updated version, so there's no need to replace it

pu_freak

03-02-2011, 06:50 PM

Why is Clash of the Titans labeled as a remix of Battle (VS Trainer)? It sounds more of a remix of the Champion Battle from GSC

It's of both actually, but it has more source from the Champion's Theme than the RBY Battle one, true.

Cerrax

03-02-2011, 06:51 PM

This album serves to show me the extent to which people have grown, changed, and improved over the last four-to-five years. With a project that ran as long as this, you can hear how "old" some songs sound. It's an album that shows its age but it's not a bad album in the least.

In fact, I think the album serves a parallel to the actual Pokemon game series. It started somewhat humbly, with good core and great creative ideas. Over time, those ideas were polished to a mirror shine, and the music has not changed as much as it has matured. Same thing with this project: if Battle for the Badge represents some of the first material for the project, and Bullet for my Pillowswine repesents some of the latest, the amount of heart and devotion is equal for both.

As a love-letter to Pokemon-series music, this album does its job incredibly well. It may not have all the slickest production, tightest timing, or greatest performance on every track, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Without a doubt, there are some fantastic tracks to hear, and any fan of the music of the series will find joy in listening.

Kudos and congratulations to all those involved in the project, and take a well-deserved break to recharge your batteries and rest your Pokemon. Your effort value is beyond comprehension. :razz:

I feel the same way Stevo. My remix is pretty much unchanged from when it first reached "final" status back in 2006. Other than some minor mixing and mastering tweaks, that song is a representation of me at the very beginning of my remixing!

This whole album is amazing! It has been a great opportunity to be involved in the community and only a place like OCRemix could give it the grand fanfare it deserves. Thanks to everyone who made this gift possible!

The Damned

03-02-2011, 07:36 PM

I like Level99's heartfelt and endearing explanation far more than mine.

Mine involved more self-deprecating and wallowing in pity over things that weren't as bad as I thought they were.

True story. I was getting very down on myself when the release date came up and there were problems, and Stevo, DJP, Bahamut, Fishy and like ten other people told me to shut up about it and stop beating myself up. "Someone will do that for you when it's out" even came up.

So thank you for putting up with my whiny defeatism, everyone. I swear, this is the last time for that.

pu_freak

03-02-2011, 07:48 PM

It's awesome this project finally came out and I think this project has been the starting point for a lot of the newest generation of mixers. Without this project0, I myself would probably have never been part of so many other projects (and Level 99, Cerrax, ProtoDome, and all the other guys probably neither - even Fishy basicly started his OCR career here).

It's true that some mixes are very dated (my Clash of the Titans mix is the third mix I ever made - and finished in 2007), but the enthousiasm never changed and I think you can really hear that in the mixes.

I also want to say thanks to prophetik for being the co-director for so many years and of course to Damned for taking over the project years ago and holding out with us for so many years. I can't imagine how many grey hairs this project has given you over the years ;)

Jaroban

03-02-2011, 08:34 PM

Yes! It's out! Great job everybody.

Power Smoothie

03-02-2011, 08:52 PM

Truly today is a great day.

Hyperion5182

03-02-2011, 08:54 PM

....

This is a kill me now moment. I'm sorry anything that in any way even unintentionally backs 4kids entertainment's diasterous anime butchering ticks me off. I'm not going to download this. I do not play the games i do not watch the show. I'm doing my best to not flame OCR because of its incredible standards and how its maintained them for so long but I can do nothing but *headdesk* when i see this. I do not mean for this to turn into a completely different conversation but seriously OCR? Did this have to be done?

Shake

03-02-2011, 08:56 PM

just wanted to let everyone know that the version of my remix "Drowning Blue" that's on the album is not the correct version... it is an older version that unfortunately got mixed up during the bundling process

I've uploaded the newer, correct version here:

http://halc9bit.com/private/Drowning-Blue-Proper.mp3

the EQ and mixing on this version is a LOT better, with some slight instrument/arrangement differences

I've already tagged the mp3 exactly as it is on the album

thanks

Felt like I should bump this.

Anyway, there's nothing more to say. I'm really excited and can't wait for the torrent to finish up. I've always found it odd that such a popular series with such catchy songs never got an album or much exposure here.

So yeah. This is awesome.

The Damned

03-02-2011, 08:58 PM

No grey hairs, only awesome bond/brown locks of manliness.

Also, I'd like to point out that Pokéemon Red and Green took almost eight years to get done, from the original concept to the finished game.

So yeah, we totally beat them in that regard.

Liontamer

03-02-2011, 09:19 PM

PROTO·DOME

03-02-2011, 09:25 PM

Level 99 and pu_freak have got this nailed, exactly how I feel. The whole project has been a massive learning curve, I mean, most of us used this whole experience to develop our mixing skills from very little, to posted mixers. Heck, I wouldn't be writing jazz if it wasn't for this project!

The forums were always a blast, I'd check 'em probably more than the OCR ones at that; pretty much every day there'd be a new update on some song or a stupid new thread. Haven't really got that same feeling from any of the projects around at the moment.

Gotta say Damned, I'll sign up for any new project you wanna launch immediately, brilliant project director.

(Y U BAD AT ENCODING THO?)

Fishy

03-02-2011, 09:31 PM

Without this project, I myself would probably have never been part of so many other projects (and Level 99, Cerrax, ProtoDome, and all the other guys probably neither - even Fishy basicly started his OCR career here).

I'm not sure you guys realize how true this is. I could well have very easily given up and ignored music production forever without this project. Just for the lols, this is what I auditioned with for gym leader:

http://fishy.escariot.net/private/gymbattle.mp3

It doesn't have drums or bass because I'd literally never tried to sequence any before, or even know how to. I think I subb'd the mix that just got posted about 4 months after I sent that clip to the damned. It was early early days for me, and others.

That even one person (yet alone all the positive youtube comments I've gotten so far) enjoys that track is an honour and privilege.

Good day, and good job sirs.

Fishy

03-02-2011, 09:40 PM

Gollgagh

03-02-2011, 09:43 PM

I have a question.

We remixed the GAME music. Anime = unrelated. Stop complaining and download it.

That's not a question, else you do actually have a question and just didn't pose it!

but yeah, seconded

edit: I think Hyperion is getting hung up on the "Gotta Mix 'Em All", which is just what djp decided to name the thread and is entirely unrelated to the project. Seriously, it's not even the project name, get over yourself.

Fishy

03-02-2011, 09:48 PM

fixed .

Gollgagh

03-02-2011, 09:49 PM

: P

WillRock

03-02-2011, 09:58 PM

It's awesome this project finally came out and I think this project has been the starting point for a lot of the newest generation of mixers.

THIS. For me, this is one of the most important projects in ocrs long history in the sense that so many artists make their start here. I did, fishy did, protodome did... you know what scratch that, this project just got invaded by a bunch of british newbs :P

Seriously tho, this project is where it all really kicked off for me, and I know i'm not the only one that applies for. I think people like damned, prophetik, and everyone else who helped direct and make this project a reality deserves a big thank you from all the mixers involved. So, I'd just like to say thank you damned. Was along time coming, but if it wasn't, then I don't think it would have the same impact on everyone involved that it did.

Hum4n After All

03-02-2011, 10:14 PM

No Route 11. :(

VNilla

03-02-2011, 10:18 PM

Just finished listening to all the tracks straight through. I... don't know how to explain how epic this is in words appropriate for ANY website. Let's just say that I cried at the end because there were no more tracks to hear.

I'm especially sad that a bunch of great source tunes had to be neglected on this album, especially a bunch from DPP. Also, imma let you finish, but Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD had some of the best music ever (even if most were just variations on a theme).
What's Missing(no) IMHO -- a rough draft:

All games: PokéMart theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl1TSV-V-A4)
DPP: Champion Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whX6TVUDF-E)
DPP: Team Galactic Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjOQtxvhUnM)
DPP: Dialga/Palkia Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mv8AxBTlJ0)
DPP: Game Corner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXVbmGd2EPI)
Colosseum/XD: Pyrite Town (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldvidqu8OPE) (The XD version has better quality)
Colosseum: Normal Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i_wKs31Tyo)
Colosseum: Miror B. Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAHHFc-gIeI) (synchronized Ludicolos ftw!)
Colosseum: Cipher Admin Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9MvL5h0-3s)

To fully represent the series, I say a sequel album ("Still Missingno"?) is in order, maybe in a few years. It would help fill in the HUGE gaps that Missingno Tracks didn't cover, and could cover the gen-5 musics...

Dunther

03-02-2011, 10:55 PM

it turns out the FLAC of Drowning Blue is already the correct updated version, so there's no need to replace it
Oh great, thanks :)

To fully represent the series, I say a sequel album ("Still Missingno"?) is in order, maybe in a few years. It would help fill in the HUGE gaps that Missingno Tracks didn't cover, and could cover the gen-5 musics...

Uhm yeah, and Stadium too.
I can't really think of it right now, I waited so much for this album that now I just want to enjoy it :) .

Anyway, I'm only at the first listen but many of the tracks are really as I wanted to :D

Arek the Absolute

03-02-2011, 11:39 PM

Grats to The Damned and to all who worked so hard on the music for this great album!

The Damned

03-03-2011, 12:15 AM

No Route 11. :(

Protodome had every track in the entire series remixed already, but we had to cut him off at some point. It's really said, too, because the 29th track was going to be this big budget movie-style theme using the Route 11 melody, with an orchestra and Berry White providing lyrics.

It was great, but like I said, we had to stop at some point.

Benjamin Briggs

03-03-2011, 01:53 AM

DarkeSword

03-03-2011, 02:03 AM

Hum4n After All

03-03-2011, 02:16 AM

Protodome had every track in the entire series remixed already, but we had to cut him off at some point. It's really said, too, because the 29th track was going to be this big budget movie-style theme using the Route 11 melody, with an orchestra and Berry White providing lyrics.

It was great, but like I said, we had to stop at some point.

I understand. Well one of these days… a Route 11 will emerge hopefully.
Great album though.

Reutan

03-03-2011, 04:54 AM

Did anyone else see the "Road to Viridian City" track and think of the song from the old album 2 B a Master?

Mirby

03-03-2011, 07:15 AM

DISC 1

1. Fishy - Game On (~Opening~ Demo) 0:19
Starts out with the Game Freak sound effects, and then rocks the main theme like mad!

2. Level 99 - The Mighty Mighty Pokémon (~Opening~ Demo 2) 2:48
Starts out with Stevo's signature guitar sound! Pretty rockin' track from the start. 0:30 shows off some source usage. 1:08 brings a breakdown... and then it builds back up without missing a beat. 1:31 brings in a solo. Source resumes at 2:01. Stevo rocks this track right to the very end! YEAH!

3. halc - Shades of Red (Theme of Pallet Town) 3:11
I thought this was a remix album... not a soundtrack. Starts out with almost straight source usage, and 0:18 brings in the remix. halc keeps on improving his skills! 1:25 brings in some solo action. 1:44 slows it down and breaks it down. Source returns with some mixage at 1:54. Everything slows down at 2:30. It all starts to fade away at this point as well...

4. Jaroban, Matt Beckemeyer, Fishy, Sam Cooper, Vralia, Jocelyn Holst, DJ Krisp-E, Chris Stibrany - My Greatest Rival (Battle! Rival) 5:28
Oooh! Starts out pretty ominous sounding... Also, it didn't take long to get to the requisite mega-collab. 0:13 brings in guitar, and 0:20 brings in an epic voiceover. 0:36 shows source chippiness. Vocal track? No worries, the lyrics are pretty well written, and also pretty funny. 1:25 brings in a backup vocal. That's great... We'll see who has the bigger Pokéballs! Best line ever. This makes Gold out to be a loser of sorts and Silver to be a pimp. Then again, Silver is Giovanni's... err... don't want to spoil that. 2:50 or so brings in the chorus. 3:22 brings a breakdown of sorts. Whip out your Pokéballs! 3:37 or so brings in a battle scene voiceover with classic sound effects. The lyrics don't take themselves seriously at all... I love it. 4:20 brings the chorus back. 4:58 ends the song, and ambience starts until the end, with the epic voiceover too... What a hilarious track.

5. ProtoDome - Rain Prayer (Road to Viridian City - From Pallet ~ Guidepost ~ Road to Cerulean - From Mt. Moon) 2:42
Piano, eh? Proto's still got it. But why isn't he saving Christmas: The Dangerous Formula? Eh, no matter... 0:22 brings in some chippiness with the piano. What a mellow jazzy track... This is a really good track right here; I love it! 1:25 or so brings in a piano solo. 1:38 brings in a chippy solo. Everything really picks up at 2:04 or so. Everything fades away at 2:36.

6. prophetik - Viridian Vibe (Theme of Pewter City) 3:29
Ambience, eh? Saxophone at 0:16 or so. Some electronica comes in at 0:38 or so. This is a beautiful track right here... 1:24 brings in a solo of the wind instrument. Source resumes at 1:50. The electronic sound in the background works beautifully. It keeps the track together in a cohesive unit. More solo at 2:38 or so. The finale becomes evident at 2:58. Ambience returns at 3:10, and the sax fades out to the end.

7. Cerrax - Out of Antidote (Viridian Forest) 3:41
Eh, eh? Okay, I had to do that. 0:08 brings in source, with creepiness to boot. This is how this track should be done! After all, they say that the forest is a maze. Great work from Cerrax here. What an eerie track; fitting for this creepy forest. 1:06 brings in some more creepy ambience, and is followed by a solo. There's even more creepiness at 1:30!! Everything slows down and calms down at 1:45 or so, but builds back up 10 seconds later. Another solo of sorts at 2:10, with a breakdown included. It slowly builds up to what is sure to be an epic finale. A hint of the end at 2:48. 3:04 brings a return of the norm, but with a hint of finality. 3:26 proves that the end is near, and it breaks down to the end.

8. ProtoDome, Level 99 - Hope to See You Again Soon... (Pokémon Center) 2:21
A mellow mix for a mellow source. With "duh duh duh nuh nuh"s included. Looks like Stevo opted for acoustic here, and Proto opted for his usual quirkiness. A breakdown at 1:20 or so. The piano in the background is beautiful. 1:50 brings a solo of sorts. Fades to end.

9. Fishy - Battle for the Badge (Battle (VS Gym Leader)) 4:10
Starts out calm, but 0:05 brings in some epic music. 0:16 shows the source in full rockin' glory! 0:37 rocks it even harder. Distortion at 0:58. This is a phenomenal track right here... just what a remix of this source should be and more! It's hard to review because it's so awesome. I only want to listen and not type! Woe... Anywho, 1:57 kicks off the solo; can't miss that now can we? 2:17 brings in more of the solo, and it sure sounds epic. Source begins to return at 3:00 or so. Still a bit of a solo here... that's over a minute now. Slowdown at 3:29. Calm music until the end... One hell of a track there.

10. ProtoDome - On the Origin of Species (Evolution) 1:35
This title makes me laugh... well done, Proto. Well done. A mellow track for a simple source. Nice breakdowns and usage of Pokémon cries. Yes, I can tell they're cries by the sound. Yes, I'm a nerd. No I don't care. Think I heard a Magnemite in there... Very well done, and very calm. Nice work. Ends with the classic finished sound.

11. Benjamin Briggs - Drowning Blue (S.S. Anne) 3:13
Piano/chiptune hybrid is evident in the first 20 seconds. Classic chthonic goodness here. 0:56 brings in some source usage. Slowdown at 1:22, and solo from there. Slight speedup at 1:44 or so. It works wonderfully. Also a bit of a solo at this point, until 2:27 when the source returns. Fadeaway at 2:54 to end.

12. Rozovian - Spume (Sea) 4:43
Oh, Rozo, what have you done here? Let's see! Sonar blips? Nice ambience... signature for Rozovian. Everything keeps building and building up until 1:11 when more ambience comes in. What a buildup.. 1:26 brings in some source usage. I knew it was building to something! What a happy track! Scratch that, what a bipolar track. More so than Bipolar Bird from Essence of Lime... 2:12 brings in more source usage. 3:07 slows everything down, and brings back the sonar blips. 3:18 brings it all back again though. I like the tempo of this... Everything slows down for the last minute, and returns to the ambient beginnings of the track. Nice job, man!

13. Tweek - TEEM.ROKIT (Team Rocket Hideout) 4:31
Tweek, master of epic stuff, tackles the Team Rocket Hideout on his own. Err... the song, not the place. 0:20 proves the epicity of the track is easily evident. 0:44 brings in some heavy drums. What an epic track! No surprise though; it is Tweek. 1:14 or so brings a breakdown, but with all breakdowns it builds back up. Source usage is littered throughout this breakdown. 2:10 brings in some more solid source usage. 2:26 has the classic sound of the source that is probably ingrained in the memories of youth who played Red and Blue for hours on end. Gold and Silver too, for that matter. 3:00 or so shows another solo. If Team Rocket was this awesome, they just might have succeeded in their goals. Instead, they were foiled by a sixth grader. 3:50 shows that source one last time. Fades to end starting at 4:10.

14. pu_freak - Clash of the Titans [Battle (VS Trainer)] 5:55
Piano rendition of the battle theme? I'll take it. 0:26 brings in some source usage. The original battle themes were the best. This is a pretty awesome track. On par with Rexy's best, methinks. 1:15 or so is a bit of a solo. 1:30 brings in the source again. Speed up at 1:55 with more source. This style fits the source wonderfully... like a skintight bodysuit or something. Yeah, it's that good of a fit. 2:50 or so has a slowdown, but 3:00 brings in more of the source. 3:25 or so breaks everything down to the simplest form... pure, slow piano at its best. This continues until 4:24 or so when it starts to build back up... slowly but surely the intensity increases with each key, each note, until 4:52 when it gets back to the source. And at 5:10 it is on the verge of exploding with the pressure and intensity. At 5:30 it explodes, and the remnants of the track fade away to the finish. Beautiful!! Bravo!!

15. Rozovian, WillRock - Blue Haze (Road to Viridian City - From Pallet) 5:21
Once again, ambience. This is also Will's first track on the album, and his signature synth sound comes in at 0:48. This track keeps on building like so many others before it. Then again, that's fitting for a Pokémon remix album. Have to build your monsters up too, right? 1:38 continues the building of the track... WillRock uses Source! It's super effective! Listener takes 2:10 damage because that's the time it begins at. 2:37 brings a hint of more to come. The title is apt; there's certainly a haze in my ears with this song. And then at 3:00 or so, the main song cuts through the haze like a Razor Leaf. At 3:39 or so, WillRock uses Solo! It's super effective! Yes, I'm gonna continue these jokes. With this album, it's kinda mandatory, ya know? Everything builds up after this solo until 4:38, when a hint of the end reveals itself. 4:50 slows everything down to it's base level. Ambience to finish. Great way to end the first disc.

DISC 2

1. WillRock - Champion's Horizon (Route #26) 4:47
Starts out rocking right out the gate. Classic WillRock sound permeates this track, as with most of his other tracks. 0:29 brings in calm source usage. 0:39 is the return of the synth sound. 0:54 has the classic screaming guitar sound that is so beautiful. 1:17 brings in a solo. 1:53 or so brings more source usage. 2:12 has some piano; a rare calm spot for a WillRock track. But 2:25 proves it was just the calm before the storm, as everything intensifies tenfold from here on out. This is truly one heck of a track, and truly fantastic. 3:19 brings in some triumphant sounding guitar. 3:50 or so has a victorious solo. More calmness at 4:05 or so. 4:22 says PIKA!! And repeats a few more times until the end. Cute and unexpected.

2. Insert Rupee - Precious Metals (Goldenrod City) 2:25
Ben Briggs and halc team up once more for this song. Very evident source usage. Very happy as well; the musical glee is reminiscent of Why So Serious? More source usage at 0:58 or so, with a bit of a personalized touch. 1:12 has a solo using some classic sounds and Pokémon cries. 1:42 has another solo. It all breaks down to simplicity at 2:07, and continues until the end.

3. WillRock - Slowpoke Shuffle (Azalea Town) 3:49
Ttthhhiiisss tttrrraaaccckkk iiiissss sssslllloooowwww.... A very mellow track; very well done Will! I'm half-tempted to review this song in the conclusion as a joke, but I won't. Source is very evient throughout this track. 2:00 brings in a slow solo... a slowlo if you will. Source usage returns to dominance at 3:00 or so. Calmness continues to the end.

4. Mattias Häggström Gerdt, GSlicer - Casino Lounge (Goldenrod Game Corner) 4:43
Anso's electronic expertise and GSlicer's skills combine for one trance-tacular track. Rhythm appears at 0:30 or so. Source usage at 1:45 or so. This is a very rhythm-driven song; it works though. A bit of a solo begins at about 2:10. It's like Rain Dance and then a water move; one part emphasizes the other. Nice work. Source returns at 3:30 or so. Calmness begins at 3:58 or so, and then builds up to the finale. Solo beat at 4:18, and then fadeout until the end.

5. Chrono, Dragon Avenger - Divine Olivine (Violet City) 4:15
What a happy beat! If Deia's involved, I'm expecting vocals to go with a beat like this. Chimes play throughout. Source at 0:32. 0:47 brings in Deia going "na-na-na" more than that recent My Chemical Romance song. This is cooler too. More source at 1:21. Short breakdown at 1:35 or so. 1:56 brings Deia back, with backup vocals by DragonAvenger. Pretty well done. 2:38 brings in some beautiful piano, that brings in even more of the source. 3:14 returns the source that had been used up until this point. Basic beat from 3:55 or so until the end, with occasional chimes.

6. DragonAvenger - Jiggly Choir (Jigglypuff's Song) 0:42
Okay, creeped out a bit. Damn Jigglypuffs... Anyone else getting sleepy? All this track contains is Jigglypuff singing. Pretty funny for an interlude. Then again, Deia did those on the FF4 album too...

7. ProtoDome - Home Is Where the Luvdisc Is... [Hearthome City (Day)] 1:45
0:12 brings in some jazzy source. Piano is used equally as the brass instruments. A bit of a solo begins at about 1:05. This continues until the end; beautifully done, Proto. Beautiful!

8. halc - My Friend Mudkip (Dewford Town ~ Surfing) 3:13
And now for the only Generation 3 remix on the album. Begins with some nice chippiness, and a great take on the source too. 0:30 brings in some background music. Also, for the record, I do like Mudkip. This is a very happy track, and chippier than a truckload of Lay's put through a wood chipper. 1:30 brings in the Surfing source. This is even better than Shades of Red, believe it or not. A bit of a calm spot starts at 2:15 or so. A bit like Pacifidlog Town itself. Except this doesn't float atop a colony of Corsola. Calmness and bass to end from 2:50 or so.

9. The Orichalcon - Argent Vexemon (Ice Path) 3:33
This is a very frigid song; by that, I mean the sounds are very icy. Bells and the like are used. 0:37 starts some electronic sounds. This a very intense song; 0:57 brings in a heavy beat. More source usage at 1:23 or so. There's a large focus on the main rhythm here. A bit of a solo begins at 2:27 or so. A buildup to the end begins after this solo; the end really begins at 3:12, when it all starts to fade to silence until the end.

Mirby

03-03-2011, 07:37 AM

10. ProtoDome - May I Have This Swords Dance? [Canalave City (Day)] 2:51
A very calm song... it starts to build right from the start until 0:23 when the source comes in. Some jazziness comes in at 0:37, taking on the source. This is a very well-balanced mix of chiptune and jazz. Chipjazz, if you will, is pretty much Proto's specialty, it seems. Solo at 1:27 or so, and it's beautiful. There's some pitch bending at 1:46 or so; continues until 2:06 when a breakdown occurs. Sax-sound comes in at 2:11 and continues until the end. Piano finishes the track. Nice work by Blake the British guy who's a bit strange...

11. Fishy, Andy Jayne - Super Effective [Battle! Trainer (Johto)] 5:15
Ah, Fishy and Andy. A collab unseen since Summoning of Spirits. 0:20 brings in some epic guitar source usage. This song is even longer than Battle for the Badge; with this much rock I can't wait to see how much it progresses. More source usage at 1:08. Some solo at 1:27 or so. Once again, it's hard to review because all I want to do is listen. Mor source usage at 1:57 here. This song is certainly super effective against my musical tastes; I'm loving the dual guitars. More solo at 2:41, and this one sounds quite heavy. Source returns at 3:04 or so. Another solo at 3:17 that quickly returns to source usage. 3:47 brings in some more rocking on the source that is a mix between cover and solo as with so many other parts of this song. This is such a fast-paced song. Slowdown at 4:27 that brings in some piano. Slowness continues until 5:02 when it all starts to fade away.

12. WillRock, ProtoDome, halc - Bullet for My Piloswine [Route #225 (Day) ~ Ending] 4:00
Vocals at the start; Pretty rocking start. Chippiness comes in at 0:25. Also, this song is guilty of one of the most simultaneously horrid and awesome puns for a title ever. Rocking at 0:37 courtesy of Mr. Harby. More chiptunes at 0:53 or so. Heavy guitar at 1:25 or so. Solo at about 1:40. This is certainly an epic track. Piano comes in at 2:08, no doubt courtesy of Proto. Chiptunes at 2:23. More guitar at 2:33. Dual guitar sound at 2:48 or so. More awesome guitar at 3:20. Fade beginning at 3:49 or so until end.

13. pu_freak - Journey's End (Ending) 3:09
And we come to the final track, with a very fitting title. What an aural journey it has been, too. Very awesome piano, here. Then again, what OCR album these days doesn't have at least one epic piano track? Very slow track, but the source is highly evident. I don't anticipate a huge buildup here, as it's the last track, and relatively short too. But it does start to build starting at about 1:40. The finale is surely imminent. This such a beautiful track... it all starts to decline to silence at 2:30, with very calm piano dispersed throughout this final period. Ends with a classic sound effect.

CONCLUSION
Well, this album has been in the works for 4 years now, right around the time when Diamond and Pearl came out, heralding the beginning of Generation 4 and showing a grand total of 493 unique Pokémon. And now, in less than a week Black and White come out, starting off Generation 5 and bringing the total up to 649. This album has been a long time coming, and that's a very good thing. A nice balance between jazz, chiptunes, and epic guitar-driven rock, among other things, it comes together nicely. It's definitely worth a download, and every track has earned its place on my hard drive. A much anticipated album, and the expectations were never too high. The end result met them and exceeded them without a doubt. Great work from everyone involved, and I can't wait to hear and review the next album, whatever it may be. The only sure thing is that it will be OCRA-0024. Until next time, game on!

pu_freak

03-03-2011, 08:57 AM

Let's just say that I cried at the end because there were no more tracks to hear.

Well you might be wrong there... Pokémon games aren't always finished when you beat the Elite Four.

And Mirby, many thanks for a full review so soon after release!

Hydrohs

03-03-2011, 09:09 AM

There are some songs missing from the FLAC version, is there a reason for this?

pu_freak

03-03-2011, 09:29 AM

There are some songs missing from the FLAC version, is there a reason for this?

Yes, since the project is 4 to 5 years old, not every song had a wav file handed in. And because of it's age, not every mixer still had their project files to create a wav file (meaning it's also impossible to create a good flac file)

Hydrohs

03-03-2011, 09:53 AM

Yes, since the project is 4 to 5 years old, not every song had a wav file handed in. And because of it's age, not every mixer still had their project files to create a wav file (meaning it's also impossible to create a good flac file)

That's a shame. Thanks for the answer, though.

Loved the album, been waiting for something like this for a long time.

Onslaught Six

03-03-2011, 12:35 PM

Awesome, downloading now.

As for that guy complaining about the anime--4kids doesn't have anything to do with it now (and hasn't for several years) and even when they did, so what? The games came first. It's like saying you won't download a Mario project album because that's supporting the terrible live-action movie.

(Come to think, are there any Mario albums released?)

Modus

03-03-2011, 01:27 PM

You guys know you were featured on Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/#!5775406/talented-musicians-choose-pokmon) this morning, right?

WillRock

03-03-2011, 02:21 PM

Review Time!

Going to go through them one at a time, post personal thoughts etc

Track 01: Fishy - Game On

Hah I remember the first time I heard this. Thought it was amazing then. Still do. 20 Seconds of pure awesome, and folks, a little tip for you - THIS is how you start off a remix album in style 8)

Track 02: Level 99 - The Mighty Mighty Pokemon

I've never really thought the Pokemon main theme was iconic of sorts, it doesn't stick in my brain when I hear it on the gameboy. That said, this rendition is pretty rockin, and level 99 really did justice to this theme. Also, the tempo change was a pretty neat idea and really gave that added OMPH when it was needed. Nice work man :)

Track 3: halc - Shades of Red

Three guesses what this tune is from the first 5 seconds. I wasn't sure how halcs stuff would sit with me at first regarding the first two gameboy games in the series, because remixing 8-bit to chiptune seems kind of... I wouldn't say pointless, but I generally perfer to hear non chiptune takes on chiptune sources. halc (Halc? start of sentence, w/e) really made this work however. Rhodes with chiptune is nice. Tons of cool personalisation in this as well which really makes this more than just your average chiptune remix, but its halc, We expect nothing less from the master of chiptunes :P

Track 4: Jaroban and alot of other people - My Greatest Rival

Going to be honest here. Didn't really like this one. Its that sort of cringe worthy cheese that just makes me turn off what i'm listening to. Not to say its a BAD remix, because its not. Its a pretty unique take on the source, purposely reminiscent of the opening theme from the anime. The execution was lacking in parts of this tho, the drums sound weak, and the rhythm guitars don't cut through nearly enough. Some nice playing from fishy, but would have liked it to be more upfront. Maybe I have a weird sense of humour but those issues, coupled with the WAY cheesy vocals kills this one for me. Sorry guys!

Track 5 - Protodome - Rain Prayer

Like many people here, protodome made his start on the project. He'd been around the forums a bit, done some compo stuff on the forums, but it was when he joined this project that I really started to see how talented this guy is. This is a fantastic blend of jazz and chiptunes, somewhat liberal at points, and some might find it plays around with the source a little too much, but personally, I love what he's done with the theme. One of the highlights of the album :)

Track 6: Prophetik - Viridian Vibe

This one is all about the sax. Some really soulful and passionate playing on display, but the repeative background instrumentation makes me :(, could almost be one of those home keyboard autostyle backing things, with the one bar background looping. If you ignore the background and listen to that sax tho, you'll get memorised in its rather hypnotic style.

Track 7: Cerrax - Out of antidote

Oh god this source. One of the rather weird sources from the pokemon soundtracks that I reckon caused people like vig to revolt against the soundtrack.

Can't say that due to the sample choices, as well as the iffy source to begin with, I really like this one all that much. Some mixing issues doesn't help the matter - too loud leads at the end etc. Me not liking this is not exactly Cerrax's fault mind, as there is only so much you could do with this source to make me enjoy it :P

8: Protodome and Level 99 - Hope to see you again soon.

After cerrax's rather aggressive remix before, the pokemon center theme hits in what is probably the perfect style to remix this source in. Level 99 shows stylstic diversity and protodome shows some impressive vocal work - +1 to protodome and level 99 skillz.
Its liberal at points, which caused the judges to reject it through what I felt was from a technicality. Shtyjdgfgts.

9: Fishy - Battle For The Badge

The title tells you pretty much whats coming here. Fishy hinted at some kick ass hard rock in game on, and my greatest rival showcased some of his very precise playing technique, and a dazzeling legato technique. While this track doesn't show too much in terms of legato playing (altho tho intro arpeggio guitar parts are SICK) this really shows that fishy can rock, and has some downbeat breakdowns for good measure. Kinda sounds like dream theater at points, which can only be good. This is more hard rock then heavy metal tho. Standout stuff from Fishy. This was also one of his first mixes, thus proving he is 10X better than you.

10: Protodome - On the origin of the species

Gotta love protodome by this point, and if you don't then there is something wrong with you. More jazzy goodness, but the shortness of the source and the remix, as well as its repetitive nature doesn't make this stand out too much. Some nice ideas tho, and a cool ending :P

11: Ben Briggs - Drowning Blue

Chiptune God Ben Briggs tackles the SS Anne theme. Of course, its fantastic stuff. Sometimes I find it hard to tell halc and chthonics styles apart, but Ben seems to go with more risky arrangements than halc, while halc has more pristine production. Great stuff here tho, altho poor ben got the short end of the stick with an unpolished version of this remix making the album by accident :(

12: Rozovian - Spume

Rozovian was another up and comer as this album was in the works, like Protodome, Fishy and Level 99 before him (tracklist wise)

Rozovian has shown in the past he is very adapt at doing both ambient music and more upbeat electronic stuff. This one is hard to push a style at however. It starts of ambient, then hits with an upbeat Synth Rock beat. Really fun stuff, and worth the listen if you like ambitious arrangements.

13: Tweek - TEEM.ROKIT

Most of you have heard this as this has been posted on OCR already. That said, this is probably one of the most solid tracks the album has to offer. The drums sound fantastic, and the source has been really well handled (another one of those weird pokemon sources for me)

I feel like this one plays it a little safe - it never kicks in like I expect it to and oh does it tease you. Its too bad because I was expecting an epic finale and didn't get one :(

Still, an album highlight, download this one.

14: pu_freak - Clash of the titans

I made a track called clash of the titans but he penned this first so i'll forgive him.
Solo piano stuff, which is an interesting choice given the source, that altho goes on a bit too long, is a pleasant listen. Some of the piano playing feels slightly loose at points but its nothing that detracts too much. Not one of the best tracks imo, but not the worse either. Give it a shot if you like piano solo mixes.

15: Rozovian & WillRock - Blue Haze

My Album Debut! If you guys want some insight to what inspired this remix, then I'll fill you in. I was playing Pokemon one day and I thought to myself, what if articuno had flown over route 1 and frozen the whole route, changed the climate, and of course, put a blanket of haze over the route. With that image in mind, I made this remix, and got rozo to help me with sound design, mixing, and some arrangement perks :)

Successful? I think so :D

That concludes My thoughts on Disc 1. Disc 2 coming soon.

LegendaryFrog

03-03-2011, 02:31 PM

Nice, solid album. It's something I can put on shuffle and listen to for a hour and not worry about hitting the "skip" button on my iPod. I'm not familiar with all of the Pokemon music, but I could definitely feel the vibe of the series throughout the entire thing.

Good job everyone!

WillRock

03-03-2011, 04:45 PM

NegimaSonic

03-03-2011, 05:00 PM

WillRock

03-03-2011, 05:45 PM

Disc 2 Review

1: WillRock - Champions Horizon

Not sure what to say about this one that you guys don't already know. As far as length of time to complete comes to mind, I'm pretty sure this one takes the grand prize for the longest for me to finish as it was over a year before it was done from the point I started it. I wanted to capture that grand majestic feel of the original and rock it to shreds later. Wasn't completely happy with my guitar work (I never am) but I did manage to get some good stuff going in this.

2: Insert Rupee - Precious Metals

The combination of halc and Ben Briggs has seen to be one of ocrs biggest collab artists, whos tracks have become classics in the community. This track is soon to join them, I love this one. Some interesting use of pokemon crys that i'm not sure quite worked the way they could have done. That said, this is a solid remix that deserves a place on your play list.

3: WillRock - Slowpoke Shuffle

Seems like all my tracks are scrunched up together in one spot. Partly my fault as I helped with the tracklist. That said, this was a bit of departure from my usual style, going for world music with some pop music sensibilities. Not sure the production on this one really stands up to how good it is now, and some of the sound choices make me wonder what I was smoking, but this is an OLD track. Like... i'm not even sure, it might predate all my posted mixes in terms of when I made it.

4: Mattias Häggström Gerdt, GSlicer - Casino Lounge

A fun fact: I JOINED this project to remix the lucky number theme, and it was already done T_T.

Kinda a killjoy, but it got quite a cool treatment from these guys. I'm not sure if I like the source more... I reckon I probably do. Not to say this is bad, but I didn't find it grabbed me as much as some of the other tracks on the album.

5: DragonAvenger, Chrono - Divine Olivine

This one had just been finished when I joined the project, I remember it being judged for project approval (We had a judging system where everyone would chip in as to whether it was up to standard)

This one has been a personal favourite for about 2 years now. Nostalgic bliss.

6: Jiggy Choir - DragonAvenger

Oh god. This ALMOST didn't make it on the album. I remember when I first heard this, it had been done some time before I joined the project, and I was surfing the WIP forums and found this. DA had done it as a joke and I thought it was one of the funniest and most awesome things i'd ever heard. Responses had been similar so I, along with others pushed to get this on the album. Its a bit of a black sheep, just a jiggysong placed in the middle of the album, but JEEZE, ITS SO GOOD.

7: Protodome - Home Is Where the Luvdisc Is...

Its Protodome again! He dances! (I think) He sings! He EVEN PLAYS THE SAX.

Seems like protodome has a bag full of tricks, and this is a short but sweet track from The master of jazz/chiptune. Might be a bit too short, but there is alot of reply value here. Can't say I know the source but that doesn't really matter. Great stuff, a bit too short to be a highlight tho, it comes and goes. Also proves proto is the worlds worst at pun titles :P

8: halc - My friend Mudkip

So I herd u leik ths remixez. U do? Of course you do, and I do too. Genesis drums, and chiptune stuff. I think it comes off as a bit "safe" but there is nothing wrong or remotely bad with this remix. If you like halcs standard chips, eat your heart out. Good stuff.

9. The Orichalcon - Argent Vexemon

Industrial stuff from an old face - the Orichalcon, He had some remixes posted before my time, and lots of them. Pretty interesting stuff. The source is slightly miss with me. Has a nice riff but the arpeggios don't quite fit with me, which I would have fixed. Generally, this is a pretty good remix. If you like the style, you'll love it to bits, but its not for everyone.

10: Protodome - May I Have This Swords Dance

You might have noticed by now, but protodome pretty much owns this whole album.
He's done some chiptunes, sang, played sax, done some jazz, and all this climaxes with this remix, which is my personal favourite of protodomes, and probably my favorite on the album.

The sax playing is this is fantastic, really soulful and expressive, and its just a pleasure to listen to. Put in some rather keyboardy piano sound, really cool jazzy chords played on a synthisizer, some glitchy drums, and you have yourself a masterful remix. Its everything thats good about protodome in one remix. Get this one, its essential.

11: Fishy, Andy Jane - Super Effective

If I remember correctly, Andy Jane did this arrangement and fishy spiced it up with guitars, bass and drums. Good Collab strategy. Fishy also proves he can shred like a manic in his one, with some fantastic legato playing.

12: halc, Protodome, WillRock - Bullet for My Piloswine

Haha! The title and intro were both protodomes idea. He gets full credit for EVERYTHING. With that out of the way, I had the idea of doing a 3 way collab, and asked protodome and halc if we should collab. It became apparent quick that we all liked Route 225 so we decided to remix it. The idea at the end was for everyone to do certain parts of the instrumentation, but protodome and halc got kinda bored with it and left me to finish it off. I think it was still good regardless however, and they brought more than enough to the table to leave their mark on this rather breakthrough mix for me.

13: pu_freak - Journey's end

I made a track called journeys end as well. Pu Freak, stop stealing my titles. I love the way this goes from bullet to journeys end, its just so fitting, and a perfect way to end the album. This is another nostalgia blast, and a great way to end a fantastic 2 disc set.

Well, thats my thoughts on all the tracks here. As a remixer on this album, I hope you guys enjoyed this album, my tracks included :P

Cinderwild

03-03-2011, 07:34 PM

I really like My Friend Mudkip.

Overdriven

03-04-2011, 12:00 AM

WANT. I really hope another Pokemon album starts up, because once I get my equipment for better ReMixing (Since I'm essentially stuck with GarageBand right now and can't make anything sounding remotely professional) I am TOTALLY jumping on the bandwagon. Awesome tracks. I love what was done with some themes (Jigglypuff Choir was too funny for its own good, and ProtoDome being able to take the short Evolution theme and making it a 1:35 long track is very impressive.), while others are simply amazing. Great variety within the tracks, the ReMixers have all outdone themselves, and the span over the four generations is a great thing to see (hear?).

Again, I really hope we get to see another Pokemon album sometime later on, because if this is the result, then a second album would be an amazing opportunity for more great music from amazing sources.

Personal favorites so far are:

Rain Prayer - ProtoDome
Nice, mellow, relaxing. Not much else to be said.

Blue Haze - Rozovian, WillRock
Again, relaxing, but with a more far off feel, giving the idea of some nice place somewhere down the road.

On The Origin Of Species - ProtoDome
The Evolution theme. ReMixed. And it's 1:35 long, good, and STILL CATCHY. Props. Although it's hard to get this out of my head.....

Bullet For My Piloswine - WillRock, halc, ProtoDome
LOL. Best intro EVER. XD
The mix is great, plain and simple.

Divine Olivine - Chrono, DragonAvenger
For some reason, certain parts of this remind me of Robo's theme in CT. Odd......
But anyway, the tune is nice, happy, light, and the vocals overtop are great. Interesting use of percussion as well.

I am going to be listening to this album for a LONG time. Definitely something to recommend to friends.

yoshi1001

03-04-2011, 12:39 AM

Pretty good overall. I'll try to have some of this up on the station next week (already linked on my blog). My main disappointment is that there's nothing from the side games-Puzzle League, the GameCube games, and Mystery Dungeon all have great things to offer as well, hopefully someone will get around to mixing those at some point.

Daethar

03-04-2011, 01:17 AM

it turns out the FLAC of Drowning Blue is already the correct updated version, so there's no need to replace it

So, is the mp3 still outdated? Since we don't have the complete album in FLAC format, must we mix and match the two?

Are there any others that are outdated in either version?

I realize the wavs might not exist any more for some of the tracks to turn into true lossless FLAC, but wouldn't it be better to have a FLAC file converted from the mp3s in the "FLAC" folder? I usually pick only the FLAC folder when downloading the torrent, so I don't have redundant files, under the (reasonable) assumption that every track will be present within. I'd like to add my disappointment to how this was released, but I suppose it's too late to fix the torrent now.

Cerrax

03-04-2011, 01:50 AM

WANT. I really hope another Pokemon album starts up, because once I get my equipment for better ReMixing (Since I'm essentially stuck with GarageBand right now and can't make anything sounding remotely professional)

Um, my remix "Out Of Antidote" was done entirely in Garage Band with all default samples and effects. GB has more to it than you might realize.

The Damned

03-04-2011, 02:40 AM

Who mentioned my secret plans for a sequel album? Who dared to tell them about The Missingno Tracks: Special Pikablu Edition?

That's right, I already had the name figured out. I had it YEARS AGO (right after this album's name was decided).

The Orichalcon

03-04-2011, 05:25 AM

Hey guys, if you listen to the tracks in a very specific order, and then look under the truck, a super secret special track shows up!

Liontamer

03-04-2011, 01:17 PM

I realize the wavs might not exist any more for some of the tracks to turn into true lossless FLAC, but wouldn't it be better to have a FLAC file converted from the mp3s in the "FLAC" folder?

No, it wouldn't be better. It would be lossy. We're not gonna waste space with that to fill out gaps. Go ahead and make your own if you need FLACs so bad. :lol:

Overdriven

03-04-2011, 01:41 PM

Um, my remix "Out Of Antidote" was done entirely in Garage Band with all default samples and effects. GB has more to it than you might realize.

You're kidding me. I had no clue until I listened to it after you brought that up, but now I'm recognizing some of the instruments. Nice job then. But I do have a much older version of Garageband, and I have been saving for Logic.

Who mentioned my secret plans for a sequel album? Who dared to tell them about The Missingno Tracks: Special Pikablu Edition?

That's right, I already had the name figured out. I had it YEARS AGO (right after this album's name was decided).

Oops, looks like I'm unveiling secrets already. Silly me. :razz:

But in all honesty, there's enough material within the games to create multiple albums, this shouldn't simply stop here if this is what we get. It's too epic for that.

The Orichalcon

03-04-2011, 02:59 PM

I wanna sit down and do a proper review of each track on the album. I'll try to find some time on the weekend if I can.

For now, my favourite mixes are "Home is where the Luvdisc is", "Casino Lounge" (super smooth beats in that one, I've looped it a lot), and "Super Effective". For various reasons. There aren't really any dud tracks on the album as far as I've gone through so far. I'm sure I'll pick up some more gems as I listen over time.

Congrats to everyone on the album. There are a lot of new faces on here which have come out with some amazingly good material. Everyone should be proud of being a part of this project.

Synthony

03-04-2011, 06:04 PM

Holy flaming monkey poo, it's actually OUT?! And I missed it by a WHOLE DAY because the mass email ended up in my SPAM folder?! Thank Arceus I actually look through my spam before deleting it...

YAAAAAAAAAY! http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/u/dummydanceplz.gif?1

Kai's Bloodfang

03-04-2011, 06:16 PM

And to think I outgrew Pokemon...at least, I THOUGHT I DID.

Disc 1 appeals to me most cuz most of the tracks are from the original games

Faves being
My Greatest Rival (dude sounds kinda like brentalfloss)
Rain Prayer (the re-interpretation to the Road 2 Viridian City Theme is stuck in my head now. #_# It's a happy, mello feel. I LOVE IT.)
and...Battle for the Badge (they should make a PKMN game with these as BGMs. LOVE the guitars)

Oh, next fav is the JigglyPuff choir. (My only regret is that it's less than a minute)

As always, OCR never fails to disappoint. Thumbs up!!

Pixel

03-04-2011, 06:21 PM

Congratulations to all of the remixers involved in this. Its been a long time coming, but it was well worth it. Its great to have some pokemon stuff on the site, hopefully it will inspire more pokemon remixes.

I wish I could have been involved from the start to work on more artwork, but im glad its done and dusted now.:tomatoface:

Cerrax

03-04-2011, 09:07 PM

You're kidding me. I had no clue until I listened to it after you brought that up, but now I'm recognizing some of the instruments. Nice job then. But I do have a much older version of Garageband, and I have been saving for Logic.

That was done in Garage Band 2.0 (iLife '05) on a first generation G5 iMac. Glad you liked it!

kitty

03-05-2011, 02:10 AM

I'm a bit disappointed that two of my favorite sources, Vermillion City and New Bark Town, didn't get placed on this album. My other two favorites, Pallet Town and Goldenrod City, both received some chiptune treatment from one of my personal favorites: halc (not to mention Ben Briggs too).

Unfortunately I was also a bit disappointed with the tracks. Personally I thought the original emotion behind both sources was lost in the remixes and that the artists took the tracks in their own direction, which could be good for you other folks out there. The tracks are not bad, just didn't click with me as I hoped.

The Damned

03-05-2011, 02:32 AM

There are some songs missing from the FLAC version, is there a reason for this?

I like to think that we made two versions of the album. Missingno Tracks: MP3 Version and Missingno Tracks: FLAC Version. You have to get both to collect them all!

You guys know you were featured on Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/#!5775406/talented-musicians-choose-pokmon) this morning, right?

And on Destructoid, as well as Pallet Tribune, Bulbapedia, and a number of other sites. Hell, even 4chan had some comments and reviews (but I avoided them because the people on /vp/ scare the shit out of me).

HalcyonSpirit

03-05-2011, 03:47 AM

I haven't seen anything about it, so I'd just like to ask if there's going to be a listening party for this or not. If there is, I don't want to actually listen to it for the first time until then.

The Damned

03-05-2011, 03:56 AM

I don't see how a listening party is required to listen to any music, so why not just listen to it and enjoy it now?

HalcyonSpirit

03-05-2011, 04:20 AM

It's not required, of course. There's just something about listening to it for the first time alongside a bunch of people that appeals to me. If there's no listening party, though, no worries.

prophetik music

03-05-2011, 11:33 AM

It doesn't have drums or bass because I'd literally never tried to sequence any before, or even know how to. I think I subb'd the mix that just got posted about 4 months after I sent that clip to the damned. It was early early days for me, and others.

i remember when you sent this in. remember when you asked me for help on the drums? you were sequencing it with reason stock drums and couldn't get it to have any punch.

fishy was literally like 25 posts 'old' when we heard his first clips for this project. same with anso. i was in the 700s or so for my stuff, hadn't been around more than a year or so at that point. cerrax was a newbie, everyone was new.

lot of good memories involved with this project. the jigglypuff thing literally took like 20 minutes, but was pretty hilarious at the time. the forums were always a blast, so goofy all the time. i probably had 500 or 600 posts there in the first year before my involvement in the project waned. there's also the time i used my mod powers to give me 1337 posts.

also, in other news, jaroban is awesome.

downloading now, gotta listen to this over the weekend.

WillRock

03-05-2011, 01:02 PM

I don't see how a listening party is required to listen to any music, so why not just listen to it and enjoy it now?

Nien. I refuse to accept that what is probably going the biggest ocr album this year not have a listening party. I'll organize it MYSELF if I have to.

Level 99

03-05-2011, 03:05 PM

The Damned, bug me on IRC about the listening party, aight? Either I will host it or will organize the time and give instructions on how whoever should host it.

Jaroban

03-05-2011, 05:38 PM

I thought it would be appropriate to post these in the review thread, so everyone knows just what they're getting themselves into:

I know OCR albums tend to be a bit hit & miss, but My Greatest Rival is one of the most goddawful 'songs' I've ever heard.

Also, if you're going to download the .zip, delete My Greatest Rival. S***'s garbage.

Essa My greatest Rival começou épica pra caralho, aí veio um truta cantando e fodeu a porra toda. [Rough translation: "My Greatest Rival started out epic as hell, and then a singing trout came in and f***d everything up."]
My Greatest Rival is atrocious if only for the fuckawful vocals

Fourth track has both over-long intro with no relevance or tonal/melodic coherence with the rest of the track and vocals from people who aren't good at singing! That's double for your money! (lyrics are also terribles) [And why would you listen to the intro carefully if it makes you want to hurl?]
Disc 1, Track 4, immediately deleted. Probably the worst OCR song I've ever heard. But I'm sure it'll probably be the most popular with the tweeny-group just for saying 'bigger pokeballs' repeatedly. It's bland, the rythm feels way off, most of the lyrics are incredibly bland and predictable...it's just a chore to listen to, and worse, it's a good song in Soul Silver, so it's very disappointing to hear it being completely ripped apart so early in the album. I get the feeling they really built the song entirely on trying to get a giggle out of saying 'bigger pokeballs' and forgot to actually make the song something you can listen to.[Guilty!]
I've been compiling these on my blog because I draw strength from their ire ^^
If you see more, let me know.

Cerrax

03-05-2011, 08:15 PM

Jaroban, forget those dips. From the first time I heard My Greatest Rival, I was loving it. The fact that it deliberately draws from the Pokemon TV show theme makes it a work of genius.

Dunther

03-05-2011, 08:29 PM

Yeah I didn't like it too...but I am a little difficult when it's about songs with lyrics...

PROTO·DOME

03-05-2011, 08:46 PM

I dislike that song a lot however, there's something so hilarious and tongue in cheek about it that just works. Love the Pokemon battle halfway through.

Fishy

03-05-2011, 10:26 PM

I think it's hilarious, and these people need a sense of humour.

It's clearly tongue in cheek, why so serious?

WillRock

03-05-2011, 10:30 PM

Why so serious?

They don't like it? Lets put a smile on their faces :<

Jaroban

03-05-2011, 11:28 PM

Jaroban, forget those dips. From the first time I heard My Greatest Rival, I was loving it. The fact that it deliberately draws from the Pokemon TV show theme makes it a work of genius.

Hey, don't cry for me, Argentinas. Having people abhor it makes me almost as happy as having people love it :D

The Damned

03-06-2011, 12:21 AM

Oh, Willrock and I just banged out the details.

Check it out:

Where? irc.esper.net/OCRListeningParty

When? Sunday the 6th, at 6pm and 12am GMT. For your time zone, check here (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html) and see what time that is locally.

Whoa, wait, two times? I know, that's crazy! But crazy like a Ninetails, and here is why.

The first listening party is The Missingno Tracks Listening Party: Awesome Edition, and the second one is The Missingno Tracks Listening Party: Cool Edition. Both feature lots of awesomeness and coolness!

WillRock

03-06-2011, 12:38 AM

LISTENING PARTY TOMORROW

Time: 11am AND 5pm MST - check here (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html) and see what time that is locally. (yes there are 2, damned wanted double the cake)

Place: irc.esper,net/OCRListeningParty

Be there or be Farfetched! ... jesus i'm never saying that again...

The Orichalcon

03-06-2011, 01:50 AM

Haters gonna hate. Just ignore them. You'll find just as many people, if not more, who love the track.

Snow Taradien

03-06-2011, 04:36 PM

I enjoyed a lot of the album overall. Frankly it's good.

That said, I'm really surprised at some of the songs that actually got in to it, and frankly I thought they weren't really up to par with a lot of the songs I know OCR is so famous for. A good example of this is for sure, the Jigglypuff Song. Now I am a sucker for vocal tracks, and an accapella is cool, but the song was way too short, it had very little deviation from the source material at all, and frankly the song choice was kind of awkward.

What didn't surprise me at all, but was still a bit of a disappointment, was still the fact that almost all of the source material is taken from the very first games, Red and Green. Not that Red and Green had bad music, its just that later games in the series such as Ruby and Sapphire and Diamond and Pearl, which had beautiful tracks in them basically never got a chance to shine at all, the songs chosen for remix for Diamond and Pearl being some of the most lackluster. Except of course route 225 which is generally awesome, which still could have been better if they'd based the remix off of the Night edition of the song; but then again that is really just me being nitpicky. Ruby and Sapphire had an amazing soundtrack *Cough*Route 113, The Abandoned Ship* and personally has the best one in the series, so I was a bit saddened to see that not get played with, but to each his own. I did love the fact that you included the Dewford song. Makes up for the lack of others. Really it does, because it's without a doubt one of the best.

I have to say I enjoyed the album, but some of the tracks, "My Greatest Rival" (which is just silly,) and "Jiggly Choir" (which is beautiful but way too short... wait a minute most of them are short; but... okay this one is REALLY short) for example being examples of missed opportunities. I know, I know, I enjoy stuff by Star Salzman, how can I be hating on "My Greatest Rival?" well, i think that it doesn't have the charisma that it should for this kind of track really.

"Divine Olivine", "Blue Haze", "Casino Lounge", and "Shades of Red" are perfect examples of what is definitely right with this album. Oh and the saxophone in "Viridian Vibe" and "May I have this Swords Dance" is just sexy. Just sayin.

Coincidentally I'm not griping about how short the opening of the album is because that IS the opening of the album and as an intro it is more than likely meant to be short. Besides it bridges into the second song and works well.

7.5/10 More hits than misses. The length for some of the songs should probably be increased.

prophetik music

03-07-2011, 11:18 AM

it's worth noting that the original project concept was to do music specifically from RBY, and as such most of the songs are from that initial set of games.

it's also worth noting that jigglypuff was a joke.

i've said for a long time that the point of projects is that it allows for more songs that aren't necessarily either up to OCR's standards or fitting into OCR's guidelines. more often than not, these songs still are fun to listen to and are enjoyable, but they're just not quite something that OCR could really release on the main page.

Jaroban

03-07-2011, 06:29 PM

it's also worth noting that jigglypuff was a joke.

How dare you, sir? How dare you joke about Pokémon?

Chernabogue

03-07-2011, 07:18 PM

Finally got the time to listen to the whole thing! And I'm blown away by the quality of the tracks, even if the project is quite (very) old!

So far, my favorites are Fishy's ROCKING tracks, "My Greatest Rival" (loved the Anime theme cameo) and Cerrax's arrangement. All others are awesome too.

And I lol'd hard at the Jiggypuff song! Nice job, DA!

prince_david

03-07-2011, 07:45 PM

Jaroban, forget those dips. From the first time I heard My Greatest Rival, I was loving it. The fact that it deliberately draws from the Pokemon TV show theme makes it a work of genius.

Exactly. Anyone who doesn't understand this song is tongue-in-cheek just doesn't get it. I don't really like the "biggest pokeballs" thing as it's immature, but I get that's the feeling the song was gong for.

urdailywater

03-08-2011, 03:32 AM

Exactly. Anyone who doesn't understand this song is tongue-in-cheek just doesn't get it. I don't really like the "biggest pokeballs" thing as it's immature, but I get that's the feeling the song was gong for.

You just have to think: all of this is coming from like, a 10 year old. Or something.

Honestly, and not just because of the musical reference, I could really see this being on the actual anime itself. It works very well with the shouting "Fight, fight, fight!"

Or, it'd at least be possible if the anime composers were drunk or something.

I love the song, though.

prophetik music

03-08-2011, 11:27 AM

How dare you, sir? How dare you joke about Pokémon?

Jokémon! aasdfaerhafhasdh

chrono26

03-10-2011, 08:24 AM

wow where have i been!?!?! WE MADE IT GUYS!! Congrats to everyone that worked on the project and thanks to everyone for the kind words. hope you all enjoy it!

ZArsenalZ

03-14-2011, 09:16 AM

Having just finished listening to the whole album in one sitting, I hope everyone doesn't mind if I do a review of all sorts (Even though I have no technical musical knowledge)

It's a generally good album, with some super high-quality stuff mixed with some slightly below-par mixes to come from such a high standard website. I hate to even sound slighlty critical but until track 8 on the first CD, except for 'Shades of Red' there was nothing that either took me by suprise or utterly blew me away. Not that it wasn't fun to listen to. It's just that I had impossibly high expectations of this and for the most part, it delivered. Let down by those weak mixes but.

Once you get past the first 7 songs, the quality only gets better and better though. Mixes done by ProtoDome, Willrock and Halc were of an extremely high quality and it was great to see the three most consistantly excellent mixers on this album come together in 'Bullet for my Piloswine', which is a pretty good track in itself. The rock parts provided by Fishy were occassionaly lacking power or excitement but were well constructed and performed greatly.

The best part of this album would have to be the amazing piano mixes provided by pu_freak. I have a certain bias towards piano remixes as they are for the most part works of fine art, but both of pu_freak's mixes are masterpieces. Brilliant piano work change two of the best themes from the whole series into even more amazing pieces of brilliance. The remix of the G/S/C Champion theme was the best song on the album, and the remix of the ending theme (not sure which game though) was the perfect conclusion to what really was a great album

Sources, and how well these sources were represeted were a major suprise for me. So many brilliant tunes got left un-remixed, particularly in the latter games but this was to be expected as there are just too many great themes in the Pokemon series. One of the major disappointments was how some of the great thems that did make it on the album lost some of their lusture and brilliance, particularly with the 'Rival Battle' theme from G/S/C which is one of the best themes in the series but it's mix was quite disappointing. Partially this may be down to the disjointed lyrics in 'My Greatest Rival' but especially for me, this song was a massive letdown. However, the failure of this song was healed by the success of the remix of the equally amazing Ice Path theme 'Argent Vexemon' by The Orichalcon, which stuck to the crreepy yet addictive them of the Ice Path.

However, many unexpected sources were included which were used brilliantly and so unexpectedly. Such welcome suprises included the Route 26 mix (a brilliant theme but one I wasn't expecting to get used) 'Champion's Horizion' by Willrock, 'Divine Olivine' by Chrono and DragonAvenger which really suprised me by making the Violet City theme actually cool, 'My Friend Mudkip' by halc which helped prove Dewford Town would sound really good chiptuned and the 'May I have this Swords Dance' by ProtoDome, a mix of the Canalave City (Day) theme, and one of my favourite themes from the 4th generation of pokemon which was kept to it's peaceful and elegant roots

Overall, this is a really good bunch of Pokemon mixes, occasionaly let down by some weak remixes, but for the most part full of strong, beautifully and artistically constructed mixes which contain the essence of beauty used in their great themes. I give it 9/10
Thank You OverClocked ReMix and to Everyone involved for all the time and effort put into this project!

psychowolf

03-24-2011, 01:45 PM

i get the hate for "My Greatest Rivals" But as soon as the vocals came in i knew they were taking the piss, besides i like the actual chorus you really hit the right notes there as well the guitar in the backing sounds sweet, so i can't hate on this track even if i tried and my first listen i did try.

On a side note i finally downloaded the torrent (got a download limit so 800MB was abit too much for me in the beginning)
and i understand the annoyance of the missing flac files but to be honest the only annoyance i'm having is getting the files to go in order on my mp3 player which isn't too much of an issue anyway

For those of you wanting the flac files i suggest downloading dvdvideosoft and use their audioconverter program to convert the flac files yourself, they wont be any better quality then the mp3 versions but you'l have the flac versions regardless.

Ive already stated my love for this album and i'm still enjoying it now, thanks alot to all of you who collaborated on this amazing album thank you and hope you all have a great day :D

electric concerto

03-25-2011, 06:20 PM

I love how I finished my track ages ago and it didn't even get on this album. No more project invites for me please.

The Damned

03-25-2011, 07:02 PM

In all fairness, you kind of dropped off the map for a while and we never got any final versions of your remix. In fact, according to the project boards, the last time you even posted was December 22, 2009.

In fact, I even posted that I was sorry to have to cut your remix because it had been a year since it was last updated, and that was while it was still in the WIPs section. The last update was September 23rd, 2009 (http://poke.prxbx.com/forums/index.php?topic=324.0).

It's not like we left it out for no reason. You simply didn't stick around enough and complete it.

prophetik music

03-26-2011, 12:09 AM

I love how I finished my track ages ago and it didn't even get on this album. No more project invites for me please.

i love how the last time you posted on OCR was in october, five months and a day ago.

also, we didn't invite you. if i remember correctly, you begged us to get on the project. damned, do you still have a link to that post?

The Damned

03-27-2011, 06:00 AM

Somewhere, maybe? I would have to go look it up, but it might be there still.

Any way, it's in the past, everyone move on.

electric concerto, if there is a second album, you're welcome to apply for it. Your remix did get pretty far along in a short amount of time. By then, you should improve even more, and I'm sure a more rigorous schedule would prevent delays and having to drop anyone.

uhhh6677

03-27-2011, 09:35 PM

Just saying that I love this album. Favorites are The Mighty Mighty Pokemon, Battle for the Badge, Drowning Blue, Super Effective, Bullet for My Piloswine, and Journey's End. Overall an awesome album, I listen to it all the time. Good job to all the remixers who contributed. Well done :D

Sansato

03-29-2011, 02:04 AM

This is a great album. Bullet For My Piloswine and Drowning Blue are my favorites

The Damned

03-29-2011, 05:12 AM

Everyone loves the odd remixes that do something strange or funny...

Next album will be all banjos and whiskey jugs. THIS IS SWEAR!*

*May not actually happen

GoodlyMike

04-04-2011, 02:41 AM

Such an amazing album, I really like "My Greatest Rival" and "Clash of Titans".

prince_david

04-04-2011, 02:37 PM

Such an amazing album, I really like "My Greatest Rival" and "Clash of Titans".

I can't stop listening to "My Greatest Rival" for some reason. It is just a catchy song and completely ridiculous.

GoodlyMike

04-04-2011, 06:25 PM

It really reminds me of the opening to the original Pokemon series, very memorable IMO.

Pyro Paper Planes

04-06-2011, 05:21 PM

This a fantastic album... quick check though: The FLAC folder in the torrent seem to be missing a track or two. Is this intentional? To be specific: 1-01, 1-08. 1-09, 1-10, 1-13, 2-05, and 2-06.

The Damned

04-06-2011, 05:28 PM

Yes, it is. You see, there were some files that didn't have proper lossless format files. With no way to get them (due to loss of original files or the remixer didn't have them in the first place, or there was a technical issue that couldn't be avoided, etc.), we could only release the majority of remixess with FLAC format files.

It's unfortunate, but there was nothing that could be done about it.

Pyro Paper Planes

04-06-2011, 06:19 PM

As I suspected. That's fine, at least the majority are in FLAC. And hey, they're still fantastic remixes, regardless of the format quality. :D

The Damned

04-06-2011, 07:25 PM

We were origanlly going to release them in 98bit/11025 Hz files, because the remixes were awesome enough to withstand that level of compression.

But then the OCR staff was all "no, fuck that" and then they made us stick to something higher quality. :<

electric concerto

04-11-2011, 12:34 AM

Just to correct something:

I have a question for you. Actually, several, but we'll just start with the first and most important one.

I like where your remix is going, and I think it has some potential behind it. I'm also looking for some 4th generation Pokémon game remixes for my project (I love the old games as well, but I want to do an album that covers all the games to date). I think your remix would not only fit in well, but also help fill in that little gap a bit.

You interested in joining the Missingno Tracks project?

Hard to say... I could try, but I'm involved in other projects whom the directors are getting pissed off at me... I'm busy with work and school but I've completed my website so now I can move on to finishing my projects.

I'll try to finish it for your project, but I can't promise anything...

If you can, fine. If not, then it's not a major problem.

I did not beg to join.

Neither am I interested in joining any projects from this point on. Thank you for the opportunity, but I think I'll concentrate my future efforts on my personal remixes.

I will end my post with a sorry I wasn't around. I thought I had finished it, and the only thing that needed fixing was the title. Carry on, and enjoy the album!

Cybermouse

08-04-2011, 05:33 AM

Wow...I hadn't checked up on OCR in a while and look what I've been missing. This album is the greatest thing since sliced bread...

No, wait, that's too anticlimactic. I just couldn't think of a compliment awesome enough to match this album's incredible-ness.

Thanks so much for taking something that I already loved, and making it even more memorable and awesome. This is definitely my favorite OCR album. I'll also be commenting on my favorite tracks in their individual threads.

My only ever-so-slight nitpick is that no one took on the Miltank-field theme from the route north of Olivine, nor the Buena's Password theme (both from Gold/Silver). Two of my favorite Pokemon tracks. I guess I should post those in the remix requests thread...but hey I can't really even complain about this. When you can make the friggin' EVOLUTION THEME into a song, that's some real skills right there. (doot dee doot dee doot dee doot DEE...)

Nothing but fantastic work here. Great album title, great cover art, and superb music. I couldn't download and listen fast enough - anyone who's ever played Pokemon at all would be a fool to miss this.

MineX

10-13-2012, 02:00 PM

Hi, i just registered to say this to you ;D !

This Album contains the very very best Pokemon Game Remixes I´ve ever heared, thank you for this awesome Songs! My favorite song is "My friend Mudkip" :D, but they are all fantastic! This is actually the best Album of all OC Albums!
I really wish, that you would create one more album with new fantastic Pokemon Remixes, for example from the new Pokemon Versions.
Just gimme MORE!!!!