ReMix: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 'Mirror and Transparent'
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- Game: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo, 1987, NES)
- ReMixer(s): Rellik
- Composer(s): Akito Nakatsuka
- Song(s): 'Overworld'
- Posted: 2006-05-13, evaluated by the judges
I absolutely love the bubbling synth intro to Rellik's latest; it effervesces. Like Alka Seltzer, only w/ synthesizers; I can't believe he ate the whole thing. That's two semi-colons in a row, for those keeping track at home. Mr. Lederer deviates from more traditional dance electronica again with a groovy little chopped and spliced Zelda piece. The ReMixer explains the unique requirements involved in the mix's creation:
"This mix was actually created under the parameters of the Fruity Loops Music Contest (FLMC) run by chthonic. This means that NOTHING that does not come with FL was used in the production of this mix (aside from computer hardware, MIDI input [which I didn't actually have a use for in this mix], and audio output). I don't think the FLMC is even over yet, but production went VERY smoothly, so I'm submitting this now! Elements of the mix were inspired by Mazedude and Earthbound."
You can definitely hear the quirkiness inherent in Mazedude and Suzuki's work coming through here, but it's also got some of the groove stylings salient in AE's stuff, all of which is the business. zircon enthusiastically addresses the impressive aspect of the technical constraints described:
"Wonderful. A perfect example of how a skilled musician and sound designer can take the same "cruddy" synths/samples that we normally rail on people for, and turn them into something awesome. Arrangement is of course hot as well. Lots of changeups all around, variation, texture is never too dense or too minimal."
So, in other words, anyone still complaining about FruityLoops as a tool, insisting that it must be paired with plugins or high-quality samples to produce high-calibre output - here's your living refutation. Now, if you tried to make a jazz or orchestral arrangement with nothing but FL, you'd be climbing a much steeper hill, but it's still extremely cool beans that Rellik was able to use a constrained palette to put something like this together - you'd really never guess. As an English major, I tend to draw on the analogy between writing sonnets and writing free verse poetry - the former has very known form and tenets, the latter none, but both have yielded some amazing writing. The mix isn't perfect - I think Gray correctly cites the ending as being somewhat underwhelming. Regardless, it's well worth your time in its totality: I've not described it in too much detail here, and focused instead on the creative process behind it, but it's also a fun, articulate, and tricky bit of music that's good regardless of how it was made.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the It sorta sounds like something from the soundtrack of Fort Boyard, so I'm guaranteed to like it.
- Oni-91 on December 9, 2007
- Jaybell on October 11, 2007
- Dafydd on October 10, 2007
I'll give it a download...
- KogeJoe on February 2, 2007
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indescribable mix on the site. it keeps itself short and cool, and by now i actually like it better than rellik's earthbound one.
- spineshark on August 7, 2006
The fact that it's ON OCR, covering a zelda track, and by a guy whom I can actually contact and talk to... well... that's just one of the many reasons why I'm never getting tired of OCR in a nutshell.
Oh, heh, and the source tune as is SUCKS ASS! How can that not excite people about remixing's potential when we all come together like this. :)
- Less Ashamed Of Self on July 10, 2006
Crazy breaks are a true success, specially around the 2:00/2:30 time-part.
- Coucou on June 3, 2006
However, my lack of either of these has only left me with a severe headache, and a really cool frck'n song. It was just too...
Random.
- Mr. SATURN on May 29, 2006
Other than that, I love chopped up music. Just that one sample gets too much of the highlight. Ugh, it's actually getting annoying again, in a different way than when I first heard it. I better listen to some of these other recent mixes again. They all have an experimental approach to them. Bonsai Garden, this, Concerto for Velociraptor. Good memory building time for OCRs!
- Audity on May 22, 2006
Jogilius wrote: Way too freaky. Didn't like this one.
I guess people more easily comment the remixes they like, rather than those they don't like.
Bobwillis wrote: Not bad. I wonder why no one is complaining about this like they did about See Sixty Funk.
I don't know about that one, but it's more easy to go with the flow, and if there aren't any negative comments, it's more demanding to make a new negative post. So, the comments that happen to come first count the most.
For example...
Radiowar wrote: I didn't really like anything until 2:10 ish but after that it was all pretty enjoyable. Not bad.
You didn't like ANYTHING before 2:10 but still the remix was "not bad"? Is it just me, or might your comment have been influenced by the previous posts?
rofl
jogilius, official spokesperson for reading way too far into things
- chthonic on May 18, 2006
- Trygon on May 18, 2006
Jogilius wrote:Radiowar wrote: I didn't really like anything until 2:10 ish but after that it was all pretty enjoyable. Not bad.
You didn't like ANYTHING before 2:10 but still the remix was "not bad"? Is it just me, or might your comment have been influenced by the previous posts?
Radiowar's comments make sense to me. I read it alot differently than you do, I guess. By "didn't really like", I think he was meaning "wasn't really impressed". Things like "pretty enjoyable" to me aren't as positive as "really enjoyable", I'd say it means above neutral to the point of fun but not too far beyond, and "Not bad" would fall into a category a little lower. So a mix of "didn't really like" and "pretty enjoyable" would logically amount to a conclusion of "Not bad". You see?
But this is pretty off-topic...
- chokst~1.bat on May 18, 2006
I guess people more easily comment the remixes they like, rather than those they don't like.
Bobwillis wrote: Not bad. I wonder why no one is complaining about this like they did about See Sixty Funk.
I don't know about that one, but it's more easy to go with the flow, and if there aren't any negative comments, it's more demanding to make a new negative post. So, the comments that happen to come first count the most.
For example...
Radiowar wrote: I didn't really like anything until 2:10 ish but after that it was all pretty enjoyable. Not bad.
You didn't like ANYTHING before 2:10 but still the remix was "not bad"? Is it just me, or might your comment have been influenced by the previous posts?
- Jogilius on May 18, 2006
The composition ideas seem neat, but I'd need you to beef up and fill out alot more of the frequency/stereo range to actually "feel" this; personally.
I guess that could be a reason why this song is called "Transparent". [insert questionable google-eyed emoticon here]
- chokst~1.bat on May 17, 2006
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