ReMix: The Legend of Zelda 'Nullification'

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The Legend of Zelda

Unhealthy. Contaminated. Completely, utterly sick. PrototypeRaptor has been knocking it out of the park lately; his take on 'Chemical Plant Zone' stands as a monument to the source, a mix I feel I was somehow waiting for, in one way or another, ever since starting OCR. That was the type of submission where, if it were the only track he had on the site, he'd still be a legit one-hit-wonder, worthy of the praise, ala bazooie. Thing is, he keeps making mix after mix that exhibit depth, versatility, but most recently a relentless pursuit of electronic dirt, grit, rawness, and galvanized malice. A mix title like this makes the DBA/SQL geek in me think of NULL columns, but it's much more about stripped-down, electrified, unmitigated ferocity. Mr. Paulsen writes:

"Here's hoping filthy is on good terms with you guys cause this here's some straight up homecooked nasty - a dubstep remix of the first Zelda's underworld theme. Taking cues from some seriously messed up artists like borgore, level 67 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI_m_de4RLQ), and noisia, I'm hoping that this will make OCR's listeners need to clean up most if not all of their browser cache in fear after it's done. And clean their monitor. and possibly take a shower."

Come now, sir... your metaphor is not unappreciated, but you stretch the limits of plausibility when you propose... basic hygiene. I sometimes overhear the cool kids talking about this "dubstep" business in the cafeteria, but I can never quite lay a finger on the specifics. As with so many sub-genres, I don't really care if this is or isn't a poster child for the style; I dig it, regardless. It reminds me of the tenacity, smell of burnt flesh, and Uncomfortable Pants Feelings™ one gets listening to tefnek's epic OWA ReMix.

I really love the universe we live in, that hopefully OCR helps facilitate, that allows this mix to coexist alongside Neskvartetten's jazz take on the exact same source.

...Now if you'll excuse me, I've gotta go clean my browser cache, wipe my monitor, and take a shower...

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Holy crap this is one dirty ReMix.....Yep, there's a good example of dubstep that doesn't overdo it like most dubstep songs do. Evil and tough as nails. No seriously, there are many ReMixes that I point out as to why I love listening to PrototypeRaptor's work, and this is one of them. Impressive work man.

- Crulex on October 26, 2012
alot (most) of these LOZ remixes are very boring but this one is KICKASS AWESOME! thanks. beware: most people will not have the mental capacity for this one. everytime I listen to this one its like an awesome overload of awesome. I can take it. If you dont like this music, you are like the rest of the goyim.

- bobby1983 on September 12, 2011
So... if hypothetically one's wife heard this, and absolutely fell in love with it, what other examples might somebody go looking for similar to Nullification?
Absolutely *amazing* piece of work, imho. You made Navi not be annoying, and that's saying something!

- uberDoward on August 19, 2011
Filthy...This shit made my neighbor's cat bark.

- Blue Magic on July 10, 2011
Quick post just to say that this is a contender for my favourite mix of 2011. And that's saying something.

- Less Ashamed Of Self on July 9, 2011
LuigiFan;773777 wrote: I think my favorite part is the use of the sound bytes. Obviously the "HEY LISTEN" but also the Ganondorf laugh and the "Almost out of health" sound - well done.

First off, this.
As for the "dirtiness" of the remix at hand, personally, I find it to be a little over the top. While tefnek's OWA remix had these absolutely badass kick-you-in-the-balls moments, they alternated with cleaner, softer, more "relaxing" parts, while PR's remix is the hard stuff from beginning to end.
Anyway, this is good stuff, but nothing I could listen to over and over again.

- Martin Penwald on July 1, 2011
I've heard of dubstep before, but never really looked into it.. until I heard this song (and my friend said that she listened to the genre). So I've been listening to a great deal of dubstep. It's horrible.. I love it! :D
So after having listened to quite a bit of the stuff I came back to this song, and I'd say it exemplifies the genre. It is dirty. It is the 0.1% that Lysol cannot clean. It cannot be cleansed by purifying flame. It is filthier than holding excrement and clapping your hands. It is more unclean than Rhapsody in Poo. It is the cup in 2 girls 1 cup. It makes Hexxus from Fern Gully look like Mister Clean.

- Nobbynob Littlun on June 30, 2011
I love this remix so much. The only part I don't like as much is the clicking in the middle. It sounds EXACTLY like a Hard Drive dying. And since I have about half a dozen HD's connected to a server that I am constantly keeping up with it made me think one of them was dying the first time I heard it. And in my time with computers I've heard that sound many times. I didn't know what it was at first until it stopped and I replayed part of the remix.
Needless to say I was relieved it was the music and not my HD's.
Doesn't make the remix any less awesome.

- Jasoco on June 9, 2011
Wow, started listening to the song, and my cracked screen made the text flicker to this very moment! How do I fix that?

- gladian00b on June 6, 2011
Recently I visited PR's site.. and found this track nearby other remixes.
Honestly this is a nightmare come true. I have always wanted to hear a nightmarish mix of a dungeon, where every turn could be your last.
(if this was in Twilight Princess.. oh god that would have been so sweet)

- Kadosho on May 5, 2011
damn, this is freaking awesome. Loving the use of sounds effects, it's a great re-mix, dunno if this is just me but it seems to keep a kind of heavy metal structure to it, the soft/heavy dynamic that interplays thorughout the piece,
regardless an awesome job keep up the good work. :grin:

- Dark-Eco on April 29, 2011
This song.... it was so dirty it literally took my pants right off. I love the use of the game sound fx's and musical use. Especially the "wown" sound for most of the beginning after the hey listen.
This mix works so well in so many ways. Freaking great job PR. Literally everything you touch turns Gold.

- urdailywater on April 28, 2011
Logging in after years of absence to post my kudos on this amazing mix. :nicework:

- DJ Tempora on April 26, 2011
I think my favorite part is the use of the sound bytes. Obviously the "HEY LISTEN" but also the Ganondorf laugh and the "Almost out of health" sound - well done.

- LuigiFan on April 26, 2011
Wow. I love when I find myself enjoying a song in a genre I generally dislike. And boy am I enjoying this. It's really addictive. Great job!

- meboeck on April 25, 2011