I've been going to this forum for several years and i love it but...

[xinster]

IMHO, in the past few months, some of the remixes t hat come out on the front page are just horrible. I thought they were supposed to be the cream of the crop remixes? I'm open to all sorts of music, slow, smooth, jazzy, metal, electronic (which has been pretty adequately fulfilled by megeaman remixes alone), even some of the vocal stuff on here. But man, i don't know if its a general decline in quality, but some of the stuff is at the very least, undeserving of the front page. I think the last remix i heard and didn't delete was th iMushroom one, and the last really good one i heard was the cave moon rhapsody one.

Am i nuts, or does anybody else feel me on this one?

[Lizz]

It's all a matter of opinion, really. I listen to some but I don't like them enough to download them to my iPod.
And your regdate shows a date of 2006.

[OverCoat]

Am i nuts, or does anybody else feel me on this one?

You can read a few of the reviews on the recent pieces and see if you're right or not. Personally, I haven't downloaded any of the recent ones yet, though I already had I, Mushroom and Home Again.

[friendlyHunter]

If by "on the front page" you mean the ones accompanied by pictures on the right - those are the newest ones on the site (top one is THE newest). As for everything else, they're not being featured specifially (most recent reviews, and 100% random ones). But if you are indeed talking about the very newest ones: everyone has different taste, and somewhat different opinions of quality. Do what the previous guy said - read the reviews to find out why they got accepted =]

[Edit]
t hat come out on the front page
Ooops, ignore the first half of my post... =/

[JJT]

IMHO, in the past few months, some of the remixes t hat come out on the front page are just horrible. I thought they were supposed to be the cream of the crop remixes? I'm open to all sorts of music, slow, smooth, jazzy, metal, electronic (which has been pretty adequately fulfilled by megeaman remixes alone), even some of the vocal stuff on here. But man, i don't know if its a general decline in quality, but some of the stuff is at the very least, undeserving of the front page. I think the last remix i heard and didn't delete was th iMushroom one, and the last really good one i heard was the cave moon rhapsody one.

Am i nuts, or does anybody else feel me on this one?

What do you mean by horrible? Technically incompetent, conceptually stupid, artistically bankrupt? I agree though, the judges are full of shit.

[Broken]

IMHO, in the past few months, some of the remixes t hat come out on the front page are just horrible. I thought they were supposed to be the cream of the crop remixes? I'm open to all sorts of music, slow, smooth, jazzy, metal, electronic (which has been pretty adequately fulfilled by megeaman remixes alone), even some of the vocal stuff on here. But man, i don't know if its a general decline in quality, but some of the stuff is at the very least, undeserving of the front page. I think the last remix i heard and didn't delete was th iMushroom one, and the last really good one i heard was the cave moon rhapsody one.

Am i nuts, or does anybody else feel me on this one?

If you are really bothered by the quality of a remix, then tell the creator about it yourself on the feedback page.

If you have a problem with the judging standards, then get over it or visit one of the many other fine game remixing websites on the internet. (remixthasauce, vgmix, hell even olr.) Threads like these rarely ever amount to much, imo.

[Villainelle]

I'm just going to flat out disagree with your generalization there, bucko. Every mix currently on the front page sidebar shows either at least a high degree of musicality, or a high degree of production knowledge - some both! Whether or not you enjoy the particular stylings of a mix or the interpretive direction it takes is something else entirely, but they all display a level of quality that IMO has become progressively higher since OCR00001.

It's also pretty telling that you didn't or can't articulate exactly what aspect of the mixes is "declining in quality," so I'm guessing it's either styles you don't like, games/songs you're not familiar with, or something similarly trivial and subjective.

*shrug*

[The Damned]

Who's xinster? Some noob?

I see that he posted mostly in the WoW thread. No wonder I never heard of him before. But yeah, your opinions, blah blah blah. And what's with the 2006 join date? Did you lurk so much you never even had an account until then?

[Dhsu]

I think he did a Chrono Trigger mix a while back. Which I still have, actually. Good stuff.

[Orange Pylon]

I've barely listened to any remixes since #1000. Should I be banned or something?

[djpretzel]

I'm just going to flat out disagree with your generalization there, bucko. Every mix currently on the front page sidebar shows either at least a high degree of musicality, or a high degree of production knowledge - some both! Whether or not you enjoy the particular stylings of a mix or the interpretive direction it takes is something else entirely, but they all display a level of quality that IMO has become progressively higher since OCR00001.

It's also pretty telling that you didn't or can't articulate exactly what aspect of the mixes is "declining in quality," so I'm guessing it's either styles you don't like, games/songs you're not familiar with, or something similarly trivial and subjective.

*shrug*

Seconded for emphasis.

[Gollgagh]

I think he did a Chrono Trigger mix a while back. Which I still have, actually. Good stuff.


I'm pretty sure I'd heard of him before I'd joined, as well.

[parasoul]

I've barely listened to any remixes since #1000. Should I be banned or something?

Me either. We should make a club or something. Or just a club sandwich...those are delicious. Anyways, I only check out the major full soundtrack releases on here. I never bother with the individual ones anymore. The only individual ones that I listen to on any sort of regular basis are the old Protricity things.

[Petara]

I wouldn't go so far as to say recent additions are horrible, but I can't recall many of them hitting me as hard as Disco Dan's and Mr. Peeple's stuff did back in the day. Then again, that was like 5 years ago and this was a whole new freakin awesome world for me. I'm pretty sure I'll never grow tired of this stuff though.

Meh. don't mind me... just reminiscing.

[Bahamut]

A lot of people don't seem to remember the days where the likes of Bad Tuna reigned.

[Xelebes]

There was a time I downloaded the occasional mix to see if there was anything I liked. I think I might still do that nowadays, not too sure. Some of them are just not my cup of tea. But who can say most of the master thesis's at the college composition courses are going to be all that memorable, neh?

[Effef]

I wait for the return of bLiNd.

[Antipode]

A few of my own feelings about this:

For one, I believe the complexity of mixes has DEFINITELY increased since the much older mixes, steadily. Mixers have gotten more skilled and the judges have higher standards.
However, there is a flipside. Back a few years ago, most of the mixes posted had a similar "feel". This is obviously a very difficult style to explain because it had a lot of variants, but through about 03 or so many of them shared certain aspects. Now, I think the judges might judge a bit too harshly on current mixes featuring that style of electronica from back then. It seems that mixes with live instruments cause a bit of a bias and are FAR more likely to get in even if the mix itself is not that creative or interesting (which may or may not be the case - definitely they are creative and definitely the artists are talented...but every so often, and more often than before, I hit a dud).

Basically, I guess people liked the older mixes more mostly because people liked that old style, and now it's very hard to come across one. I think one of the most recent ones like I'm talking about to pass would have been either iMushroom by GaMeBoX from S&K (which is probably why it's been coming up in discussion) or Too Hot for Heatman by AeroZ from Mega Man II.

I myself have enjoyed some of the most recent mixes, really. There has been some quality stuff, to be sure. However, I can't deny that I have a soft spot and probably a greater appreciation for the elder mixes, and in particular that "feel" that many of them had.

[The Mutericator]

I wait for the return of bLiNd.

Quoted for agreement.

[Bahamut]

What about remixes by the likes of ziwtra? They're electronic and still pass by.

[apoc]

I wait for the return of bLiNd.

I wait for the return of McVaffe!

Anyways, I don't agree with the progressive decline in quality either. I've been seeing more games that I don't recognize, but I'm definitely finding tracks that I've loved (meaning, they are worthy of iPod status). A few examples from the last few months include NoppZ's Hyrule Dance Party (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01529/) (AWESOME Mix...Zelda 64), zyko's At First Innocence (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01532/) (Seiken Densetsu 3), Blue Magic's The Delay (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01546/) (DKC 2)...this is some great stuff and I only download a sampling of what's posted!

I also strongly agree with the person who said the quality has been increasing over the years. My only gripe is that I wish these quality tracks would get released more frequently! ;-)

[Souliarc]

I wait for the return of bLiNd.
Quoted for agreement.

Yeah what the hell happened to that little bugger. A WHILE ago he let me listen to some songs on an EP he was coming out with (songs not even on his site), but now, zilch. No activity. I love those songs.

What about remixes by the likes of ziwtra? They're electronic and still pass by.

I also support this statement.

HAHHHHHHN

[Petara]

I wait for the return of bLiNd.

Dear Lord Baby Jesus... 8lb 5oz, wrapped in your beautiful golden diapers; please, please hasten the return of our beloved bLiNd. Thank you.

Amen

[Jaroban]

Hi I'm a musician

If you want better music, then give us money

Thanks

[Souliarc]

Hi I'm a musician

If you want better music, then give us money

Thanks

Amount of wealth ≠ Quality of music

If that statement were true, I'd be a regular listener to mainstream radio.

Ziwtra's a shining example of this. He used the free SoundTracker, and then the $70 tracker Renoise.

[Antipode]

What about remixes by the likes of ziwtra? They're electronic and still pass by.


I never said "electronic remixes don't pass" - I said judges seem to be a lot harder on them now. And more specifically than "electronic remixes" I was referring to the ones that have that "feel" the old ones had. (Like I said, it's hard to describe it exactly.) There's tons of new electronic mixes on the site, granted, but it's very infrequent you get one like what I'm talking about. Undoubtedly one comes along every so often - it's just not nearly as often as it used to be.

[EdgeCrusher]

I've barely listened to any remixes since #1000. Should I be banned or something?

Yes, you should. Cause you don't contribute to the site.

A lot of people don't seem to remember the days where the likes of Bad Tuna reigned.

It still does. Beats any remix on this whole site.

[Bahamut]

It still does. Beats any remix on this whole site.

Intelligent posting here people! :rolleyes:

[Vig]

I think the last remix i heard and didn't delete was th iMushroom one, and the last really good one i heard was the cave moon rhapsody one.

Am i nuts, or does anybody else feel me on this one?
I think you are wrong about the trend of the site, but at least you have the taste to point out two of the best remixes we have posted recently.

[Orange Pylon]

Yes, you should. Cause you don't contribute to the site.

Not to the remix part of it, anyway. I still bring my winning charm to the forums.

[MaliceX]

I actually enjoyed the likes of Children of the Monkey Machine (that collab metroid arrangement thing), LastUnicron (Halls of Abandonment, Alisia Dragoon), J:/Drive (A World Awaits Chrono, Chrono Trigger), the guy who did the Mario Dirty Mix remix (awesome), Kaijin, and various others back in the day. I remember the remixes that came up around when this site first opened (and those pretzel comic things, YONKS ago but I still remember them!)

I wouldn't necessarily say there's a decline in quality, moreso the decline of what's old news. With technology increasingly improving, and the versatility and availability of computer music workstation software continuously growing larger exponentially, one has to draw the line somewhere where, it shouldn't be a complete luxury to create amazing arrangements of our favourite video game tunes, reimagined, otherwise every remix would end up being some death metal version of the Mario Theme with absolute cliche chords, or even moreso, HARDCORE GABBER TECHNO of almost every battle theme of the Final Fantasy series. Surely we don't want that; in my opinion that's almost as bad as mainstream radio today.

But quite frankly, some of us want to make something completely different too, it's still a challenge because we don't want to sound like everything/everyone else, at the same time we don't want to have the judges end up throwing our remix piece away simply because it's too avant-garde to their taste, or, in their opinion it just sounds BAD. (Rhetorically, Progressive music, IDM/Glitch/Breakcore Electronica, A Capella (someone correct me?))

Anyway, that's my two cents. Question, can someone refer me the last remix that made it into the archives that was wholly made up of similar to a chiptune but a bit more sophisticated? (ie: sound-processing/added effects and whatnot)

[vindkast]

The "quality" of the music has certainly been on the rise, but I feel like that often results in a decline in other areas. Many of the old songs weren't as impressive in terms of production or arrangement, so they had to make up for it with sheer heart. And it's not that the current bunch lacks heart-- it's just that there's something charming about any art where the effort exceeds the quality. Now that the quality has caught up, I find myself describing more songs as "impressive" and "well done" than I do "catchy" or "fun."

[JJT]

Anyway, that's my two cents. Question, can someone refer me the last remix that made it into the archives that was wholly made up of similar to a chiptune but a bit more sophisticated? (ie: sound-processing/added effects and whatnot)

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01485/

[MaliceX]

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01485/

Oh, you serious? A friend of Shnab's sent this song to me before this made it to the archive. :( It's a great arrangement though.
So much for 'modern retrograde.' :'(

[DarkCecil13]

Yes, you should. Cause you don't contribute to the site.



It still does. Beats any remix on this whole site.

Seconded for emphasis.

Recent remixes that blew me away include Dj Redlight - Dr. Mario Burning Up (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01547/), Blue Magic - DKC2 The Delay (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01546/), Dale North - Earthbound Home Again (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01545/), aluminum - Earthbound Brainshock (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01541/). Generally, I *really* like every single ReMix that has been posted as of late. There are plenty of excellent, mind-blowing ReMixes just as < OCR1000. I still have my favorites (most of them are < OCR1000), but it remains true that there is very litte "bad" music on this site. Nothing like DJ Frog's Bad Tuna. Sure there generally isn't as much "trance" or "techno" as of late (which I'm mildly annoyed by), but hopefully we'll see some of that soon. Who knows. It depends if any ReMixers send any good techno shits. If you know the techno shits reference, I give you permission to not like recent ReMixes posted on OCR. But I'm afraid that if you've only been around since 2006, you *probably* have no idea.

So, xinster, my vote is: NO

[MaliceX]

Jivemaster Sonic Remixes For The win!1
That's one good example, in my opinion.

[Dhsu]

That's quite the change of heart you had there, DarkCecil...just a few months ago, you were the one in xinster's position.

More of these threads have been cropping up these days...perhaps their arguments might have a little bit of merit to them after all?

[atmuh]

I should get back to listening to the mixes. It's been a while...
I think I stopped because there was a fairly decent stretch of ones I didn't like at all and then just...stopped.

[Bobwillis]

A lot of the remixes I used to enjoy lost their wow factor after I realized that they were just a novelty. I would wager that a small minority of the songs in OCR are actually of a high enough quality (innovation, sound quality, depth of composition, etc.) to have a lasting appeal.
The reason you think that it was somehow different in the past is because there was a period of 3-4 years when perhaps 1 or 2 songs a month would have such a lasting quality, and they accumulated. The quality hasn't really suffered.

I can't say that I don't agree with the TC in the respect that I really am not that interested in the new mixes, but that is my preference not the weakness of the mixers.

Edit: I've gotta say, however, that the sound quality of the new Chrono mix is crap. They should've been forced to retake or NO'd.

Edit: Also, a lot of the obvious logical inspirations for making a mix have already been taken. Honestly, whoever decides to make a metal remix of Clockwork from CV is gonna get beat on by Goat's "Trevor's Reflection". The "I came before you principal" applies here. Especially if a good job is done the first time.

[JJT]

Oh, you serious? A friend of Shnab's sent this song to me before this made it to the archive. :( It's a great arrangement though.
So much for 'modern retrograde.' :'(
Oh, whoops. For some reason I completely mis-read your post. "Last song to be put in the archives" became "last song that was posted" in my muddled head.

Never fear, Dueling Consoles is safe and sound. Though I'm still pissed I got out-voted on "Figaro Chiptune."

[DarkCecil13]

That's quite the change of heart you had there, DarkCecil...just a few months ago, you were the one in xinster's position.

More of these threads have been cropping up these days...perhaps their arguments might have a little bit of merit to them after all?

I was definitely talking out of my ass for that thread I started a couple months ago mostly out of having an angsty conversation with some judge-haters. Unfortunate. Near the end of the thread, I realized there WAS something in my butt so I performed sexual favors on all of the judges (Which is what they deserve. More sexual favors.)

[Citan]

I don't see any kind of decline in the quality of the remixes being posted. I've heard a lot of new and old stuff... For a long time now, I've listened to every new remix that's been posted. There just doesn't seem to be a change in the quality of the remixes the judges are posting.

[Zutnunzor]

Theres always olremix.org. Maybe OCR just isn't the place for the generic-techno-with-a-twist sorta thing anymore?

And yeah, we need more trance, dance, and techno.

[Jaroban]

Amount of wealth ≠ Quality of music

If that statement were true, I'd be a regular listener to mainstream radio.

Ziwtra's a shining example of this. He used the free SoundTracker, and then the $70 tracker Renoise.

Ok let me clarify my point. I do not get paid for doing VG projects. I do get paid for other projects, therefore they are higher priority and I spend more time on them. So I can eat.

When I do a VG project, I'm doing it as a favor, to give back, because I like the community, and I like the music. It's not usually my very best work though because I don't have that much extra time to work on it usually.

So it's silly to sit around and bitch about the quality of music on a site where people are donating their time and sweat. Go outside. Support music that you do like. There's a lot of local music that can use your support.

[JohnderriLLL]

I think some people here live in the past. I know I do.

[MaliceX]

Amen Jaroban. Amen.

Zutnunzor: Stroll yourself to a nightclub and you got yourself unlimited hardcore techno pumped through a maximizer on speakers 200dB too high. :D

*ahem* Well as long it doesn't sound 'typical' and 'uninspired' I'm all for it personally, otherwise I'll stick with IDM/Other Electronica for alternatives. (And more...perplexing to say the least.)

And I still haven't heard a 'Progressive Rock-like' remix of anything yet. Something flashy, with limping timesigs. :D

...

I'm probably going to get shot now...

[andyjayne]

And I still haven't heard a 'Progressive Rock-like' remix of anything yet. Something flashy, with limping timesigs. :D
This is about as close as there is atm: http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01341/

One of my favourite remixes from this site. :D

[DarkCecil13]

This is about as close as there is atm: http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01341/

One of my favourite remixes from this site. :D

I second that. I LOVE Christian Pacaud, ktriton, and MAG FOR IT. I'm a sucker for Symphony X, Dream Theater, [somewhat related: DragonForce] symphonic prog-Rock/Metal.

[DarkCecil13]

I think some people here live in the past. I know I do.

Aren't we all living in the past listening to and ReMixing classic video game music we forever hold dearly to our hearts? Yes. <3

[Audity]

It's interesting to hear music where people try really hard out of their own free will (and for free). More than 3/4 the time I don't keep the songs, but that doesn't get me discouraged about the site. (I say this because as of current this > 3/4 situation is in stark contrast to how I used to keep every song on the site.)

Keep music you like because you like the way it sounds, and not due to it being popular, being in a genre you normally don't like, or even being from your favorite remixer...unless you're just a collector kind of person. Keeping it because of the source tune and game, however, seems to be a decent enough reason, and often is an origin of the sentence "keeping songs because of the way they sound."

Also, as people grow older, their musical tastes get more mature because they're hearing the same thing used over and over again in songs. People will always outgrow songs, but as they themselves grow, they easily have the potential to outgrow less and less songs. Those songs that you cherish as maturity increases will be much longer lasting. (Also, don't forget to give songs chances. I'm often undecided on whether I should keep a song, even after a couple days.)

It really depends on taste. You shouldn't come to a forum and ask a question like this, since everyone's going to have a different answer. Figure it out for yourself, or don't bother sharing your view that no one person is going to share in exactly the same way. It doesn't help that no reasons at all were given for why mixes "sound horrible recently".

[xinster]

I still come check the site regularly, but i almost never skim through anything but the frontpage stuff, and i only keep maybe a 10th now. i'l probably always visit the site cause its a great site.

[avaris]

For me I've always found it wierd most of the songs I have on my HD from OCR are from 03-04. I still do have some of the recent songs on my HD, pretty much most of the same songs people have already mentioned.

So one day I was curious and bored and decided to check in sequence all the songs that came out from 03-05. I found my answer why I have more songs from that time on my HD. There were about 4-6 songs posted per week, where as now there is 1-2. Simple math, I am prob downloading and religiously listening to the same % of songs from this era as from years ago.

Also a big # of the new remixes that are becoming part of OCR are all Project Mixes. Combine Blood on the Asphalt and Proj. Chaos and that's well over 50 more remixes from 06.

[Villainelle]

And yeah, we need more trance, dance, and techno.

Agreed--stuff that has the quality level of bLiNd, zircon, ziwtra et al.

If you're not hearing stuff you like getting passed, one productive thing you can do is comment on stuff in the WIP forum and help others make the kind of music you want to hear. There's some excellent electronica by the likes of cthonic, strike911 and others that could benefit from appreciation and criticism.

[KWarp]

I wait for the return of bLiNd.
He's lost. :rolleyes:

I've been indifferent to remixes here lately. iMushroom is a big favorite of mine lately, but outside of that there hasn't been anything too memorable.

[GeckoYamori]

Everything is better when you're first exposed to it. It's the same with everyone babbling about the golden age of now-defunct UnMod, which was always traced to the time when said user joined the forums.

[Keiseth]

As a person that doesn't post that often I doubt I have the right to make a judgment such as this, but I'd personally much prefer judges that let a poor remix in then judges that would keep a good remix out.

Yes, I understand quality over quantity, but I'm sure even a few songs that most people find terrible have a small number of fans. There ARE a few remixes that I have no desire to listen to again, but from comments I've read on those, not everybody agrees.

And if you are worried about bandwidth and storage space, well, bandwidth is and will likely stay expensive but storage space isn't all that bad. If it was, deleting a couple remixes wouldn't improve the situation any.

If anything however, I'd say the judging of OC Remix has gotten more strict over the years, not more lenient. I don't see any of the remixes that get filtered out, so I can't tell you if I think this is good or bad. =)

Edit: As an extra little note, I don't even delete the remixes I don't like, not even when I had just 16gb total of space. Now I have an external 80gb, so it's less of an issue...

[Souliarc]

Everything is better when you're first exposed to it. It's the same with everyone babbling about the golden age of now-defunct UnMod, which was always traced to the time when said user joined the forums.

Some people don't want to admit this, but it's the cold hard truth. It's sad to know how much people are missing out on (in any aspect) because their rush of nostalgia will never be matched, and therefore, keep a closed mind to concurrent ideas.

So it's silly to sit around and bitch about the quality of music on a site where people are donating their time and sweat. Go outside. Support music that you do like. There's a lot of local music that can use your support.

I can understand where you are coming from, but regardless of whether it's free or not, the listener isn't going to show any bias because of this. At least, I believe they shouldn't. Sure there are certain elements to appreciate, but would you really want everyone to be all in favor of your lackluster pieces? That wouldn't give you an honest opinion to direct towards future pieces.

So, even though people here can go outside and listen to bands out there, they are still here, at OCR. So apparently, it's not too bad for them :P

And yes, I do very much disagree with the massive generalizations throughout this thread.

[zircon]

bLiNd will return. He's got a mix to be posted right now, and it's gonna debut with the FF7 project and kick all of your asses.

[Souliarc]

bLiNd will return. He's got a mix to be posted right now, and it's gonna debut with the FF7 project and kick all of your asses.

*Eagerly preps ass for kicking*

[Petara]

bLiNd will return. He's got a mix to be posted right now, and it's gonna debut with the FF7 project and kick all of your asses.

You know it's really good news when you can't wait for it to kick your ass.

[zircon]

Hey, don't just take my word for it...

http://www.zirconstudios.com/blindpreview.mp3

:)

[avaris]

Hey, don't just take my word for it...

http://www.zirconstudios.com/blindpreview.mp3

:)

grabs box of tissues...

Wow that bumps, blind's production skills are gettin to be on the insanity level.

[Petara]

Hey, don't just take my word for it...

http://www.zirconstudios.com/blindpreview.mp3

:)

yeah... something just happened in my pants.

[Souliarc]

Hey, don't just take my word for it...

http://www.zirconstudios.com/blindpreview.mp3

:)

Oh you... TEASE.

[atmuh]

Hey, don't just take my word for it...

http://www.zirconstudios.com/blindpreview.mp3

:)

looks like I might actually listen to a remix

[Citan]

Hey, don't just take my word for it...

http://www.zirconstudios.com/blindpreview.mp3

:)

Holy crap. I've always been a fan of bLiNd, so I'm definately looking forward to more remixes from him. :)

[Hawkwing]

Who's xinster? Some noob?

I see that he posted mostly in the WoW thread. No wonder I never heard of him before. But yeah, your opinions, blah blah blah. And what's with the 2006 join date? Did you lurk so much you never even had an account until then?

was that necessary?

[EdgeCrusher]

Seconded for emphasis.

Recent remixes that blew me away include Dj Redlight - Dr. Mario Burning Up (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01547/), Blue Magic - DKC2 The Delay (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01546/), Dale North - Earthbound Home Again (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01545/), aluminum - Earthbound Brainshock (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01541/). Generally, I *really* like every single ReMix that has been posted as of late. There are plenty of excellent, mind-blowing ReMixes just as < OCR1000. I still have my favorites (most of them are < OCR1000), but it remains true that there is very litte "bad" music on this site. Nothing like DJ Frog's Bad Tuna. Sure there generally isn't as much "trance" or "techno" as of late (which I'm mildly annoyed by), but hopefully we'll see some of that soon. Who knows. It depends if any ReMixers send any good techno shits. If you know the techno shits reference, I give you permission to not like recent ReMixes posted on OCR. But I'm afraid that if you've only been around since 2006, you *probably* have no idea.

So, xinster, my vote is: NO

Techno shits
Raver pants
R4V3R B4TM4N

All of these must be known. Then again, you were like, what, 13 back then tom?

[Villainelle]

looks like I might actually listen to a remix

Yeah because a trance remix of J-E-N-O-V-A (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00726/) is something new? That's what it takes to get your precious attention?

Don't get me wrong, <3 bLiNd as said above and the clip sounds awesome, but the comments are getting kind of retarded.

[Ab56 v2 aka Ash]

...as clearly demonstrated in your post. That was unnecessary douchebaggery.

Personally, I'd prefer to see more stuff that wasn't already released in a project months ago.

[DarkCecil13]

Techno shits
Raver pants
R4V3R B4TM4N

All of these must be known. Then again, you were like, what, 13 back then tom?

That's about right. I was 13. LOL.

Bottom line: This site needs more techno shits.

[The Damned]

was that necessary?
Some guy shows up, says he's been here for years, and he has a March 2006 join date. The majority of his posts are in a non-remixing thread, and he bitches about the music which he doesn't seem to have any part of.

So... what was necessary again?

[The Coop]

That's about right. I was 13. LOL.

Bottom line: This site needs more techno shits.

I don't have any techno, but I've got the shits. Does that help at all?

[Hawkwing]

Some guy shows up, says he's been here for years, and he has a March 2006 join date. The majority of his posts are in a non-remixing thread, and he bitches about the music which he doesn't seem to have any part of.

So... what was necessary again?


I just dont think it was necessary to immediately call him "noob." Hes been on signed up on the forums for almost a year.

I myself lurked here for 2 years before signing up, and to boot I barely ever post.I never post in the remixing threads. Doesn't mean I dont know about the content of the site. How long did you lurk before you joined?

To top it off your post had nothing to say that related to his topic. In my opinion, it was completely unnecessary.

And yes I know my post has nothing to do with the topic, but I can't stand when someone gets all high and mighty with their "you joined after me, so I know more than you" crap.

[The Damned]

I just dont think it was necessary to immediately call him "noob." Hes been on signed up on the forums for almost a year.
You mean to tell me you have never heard the "Who's _____? Some noob?" joke before? Wow. I guess we know who the real noob is now.:rolleyes:

[MaliceX]

I personally reckon this topic's already served its purpose. The question's been responded to by a majority.
In addition, the assumption of new content being 'horrible quality' is an invalid point due to lack of evidence to back up such claim.

Locks sound good.

[littlechava]

That's about right. I was 13. LOL.

Bottom line: This site needs more techno shits.
LoL!!~
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[xinster]

Some guy shows up, says he's been here for years, and he has a March 2006 join date. The majority of his posts are in a non-remixing thread, and he bitches about the music which he doesn't seem to have any part of.

So... what was necessary again?
When i found this site, i had never used forums before.

When i figured out how to use forums, I still didn't see a use for joining the forum, because of how quickly it was updated. I'm not bitching about the quality of the music, i'm just stating my opinion. don't cry.

that blindpreview was really cool. Most of the stuff i have kept from this site is some of the tranquil chrono trigger stuff, definitely megaman and street fighter mixes, stuff by mcvaffe, paragon, and po!. I'll probably always visit this site for the as long as i can see into the future, its worth it just to find the diamond in the rough.

i think alot of the sonic stuff has been done to death, because of how good the original tracks were, but all of em pretty much pwn with the nostalgia bonus

[MaliceX]

When i found this site, i had never used forums before.

When i figured out how to use forums, I still didn't see a use for joining the forum, because of how quickly it was updated. I'm not bitching about the quality of the music, i'm just stating my opinion. don't cry.

It's called web-socializing in a semi-live form. Also, wasn't bitching about the quality your original post was about? Perhaps I should iterate that...
IMHO, in the past few months, some of the remixes t hat come out on the front page are just horrible. I thought they were supposed to be the cream of the crop remixes? I'm open to all sorts of music, slow, smooth, jazzy, metal, electronic (which has been pretty adequately fulfilled by megeaman remixes alone), even some of the vocal stuff on here. But man, i don't know if its a general decline in quality, but some of the stuff is at the very least, undeserving of the front page. I think the last remix i heard and didn't delete was th iMushroom one, and the last really good one i heard was the cave moon rhapsody one.
I don't know how you define bitching, but this sounds a lot like it. No one's forcing you to like the music or not, but the fact you generalized your opinion about the recent remixes is just ridiculous really.

[DrumUltimA]

All of the remixes suck. that's why i listen to them so much

[xinster]

It's called web-socializing in a semi-live form. Also, wasn't bitching about the quality your original post was about? Perhaps I should iterate that...

I don't know how you define bitching, but this sounds a lot like it. No one's forcing you to like the music or not, but the fact you generalized your opinion about the recent remixes is just ridiculous really.

alright im sorry i offended you. il never use generalization as a tool of convenience again, even though i said that i liked iMushroom and cave moon rhapsody.

[MaliceX]

It's no offence, buddy. Just pointing out the obvious as some would say here.

[Zutnunzor]

Anywhere else I can hear the blind preview? The link isn't workin' for me.

[MaliceX]

Other than that, I believe blINd has some songs up at corners like the Chrono Resurrection (defunct) project page. :D

[Martin Penwald]

i think alot of the sonic stuff has been done to death, because of how good the original tracks were

Motion to stop posting Square-Enix songs on OCR.

[atmuh]

Motion to stop posting Square-Enix songs on OCR.
well I agree except E.V.O. and Soul Blazer are Enix and I need MORE!

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Is this thread STILL here?

Honestly, I haven't followed the front page stuff for about 2 months. Without VGDJ telling me how to think and feel about the mixes, and encouraging me to listen to 30 second clips I would just feel akward listening to them on my own. It's weird, I downloaded all of them... but I seriously haven't listened to most of them.

Quality of what's put out, as always, is relative to season, mixer, opinion, genre's being pushed, creativity, and yes... even the judges have SOMETHING to do with it.

But basically, seriously, shut up about it. If you want to hear some polka-fused beat-pop progressive blues, and no one is doing what you want, DO IT YOURSELF.

Wow... this isn't worded well.

I'm gonna go drink.

[Monobrow]

All of the remixes suck. that's why i listen to them so much

stop hitting yourself why are you hitting yourself why are you hitting yourself stop hitting yourself I am not hitting you stop why are you letting it do this why doesn't it go?