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ONE of the sep. floods will probably be a second FF9 flood

I Don't Run At All - Tuberz McGee: Jumping right into the action at the start of this mix. Organ sounds a bit fake to me and too buried. Ooohhh vocals. Oh, some harmonies are off. Mixing is very muddy. Timing sounds off at some parts as well. Nice adaptation from Crystal Snail, transitions into Doppler well. I think there is not enough variation in the chorus parts in the background, needs more dynamics. The accoustic ending is nice, but the transition is a bit sudden. OH GOD RICK ASTLEY - niccce. A bit of the opposite of bLiNd's mix imo: lacking production in many places, but some creative writing. 7.5/10 Is é mo aingeal imithe - Garpocalypse: Wow, interesting choice of genre - kudo's for doing this! Themes are very well rearranged so that they transition very smoothly. Some timing is a but off, and the accoustic guitars have a bit too high freq (or something, something sounds uncomfortable). Oh, I very much like the subtle "aaahh's" on the background. Gets a bit repetitive at the 3-minute mark. Ah, nice variation at the 4-minute mark; piano sounds a bit buried though. Oh, the sudden rise in volume at the transition is too much in my humble opinion. Creative writing, but for rearranging the themes in a different genre, chords and sturcture, as well as meshing them together and your original stuff. It drags on a bit at places and there are a few production issues - but this is an arrangement contest primarily so I'm overlookign those a bit . 8.5/10 Red Shifting Drift - Gario: This is my favorite theme, so you better do it justice Oh, nice blending of themes from the get-go. Again here, I think the synth frequencies are a bit too high. I really like your writing of the themes, they mesh very well together! The mix loses some energy at the 1-minute mark, which I think is too soon. Even moreso at 1:20. The synths with the alternating panning are very difficult to really make out, I think you should have done such a hard panning (and perhaps decreased them in volume a bit, they distract a bit). Nice blending of themes at 2:50. Nice writing, but really: the alternating synths gave me a bit of a headache (due to volume, frequencies and hard panning) 7/10 Thermoception - fxsnowy: That intro sounds like a que from a sitcom or something you've established a very smooth groove, while you also kept the ominous vibe from the Dark Necrobat theme, nicely done! Oh, I like the writing at 1:25 - feeling very creepy but clearly the Doppler theme, I'm impressed! I don't like the synths panned to the right, since there's nothing on the left to compensate. The dissonant notes in this vibe I think. Enough variations to keep it dynamic, but still keeping the overall unconformatable vibe. Good mix, excellent in having the creepy vibe from the Maverick theme while focussing on the melody from Doppler - and putting some nicely smooth grooving sauce on top of it. 9/10 Winter Weather Advisor - James Sutton: Those brass instruments sound fake to me, and something's off with the timing there. WOW, so much reverb. Things get veryy muddy very fast because of it. Seriously, what's going on here? This is partially due to the effects you're using. I'm getting the vibe you're going for here (I think - fast paced jazz, very dynamic with many changes throughout), but it just isn't perfectly executed and results in chaos. Nothing to creative with the main melodies either. Too much chaos; good ideas, but not executed really well - which is killing in such an approach 5/10 (again, I don't mean to offense) Just Give Me a Minute - DusK: Ahhhhh too much noise going on at once! Again - what the hell is even going on here? Start of the rest of Storm Eagle is very sudden. Meshing of themes doesn't work and the timing seems off throughout the mix. Time constraints I guess? Writing doesn't work that well, and everything is chaos. Productions isn't that good eith, unfortunatly 3.5/10 Dark Times, Happy World - Cash: Fair build-up, but the beat feels a bit bland - a shame since this is a minimalist mix. Transition at 0:50 doesn't work that well I think. Doppler adaptation at 1:20 is nicely done. Transition works better this time around, but the themes still feel to distinct. I'm also missing a clear structure in this mix. Mix misses a clear structure, and the themes do not blend together that well. Beat needs to be better in this genre I think 6/10 Beetle Dopplerganger - jnWake: Right from the start, the meshing of themes become clear, very nicely done! Really pays of when the lead sets in at 0:40, although it tends to drag a bit on at around 0:55. Transition to the next part feels a bit too sudden, and the lead at 1:15 feels diconnected genre-wise.Moreenergy coming in at 1:40 which is a good thing - the mix needed that. The background chords/piano/guitar are, however, too repetitive - they really needed a change in rythm. Thus, the mix drags on a bit and takes some energy away from the lead writing I think. Ending is a bit abrupt Started off really nice, but lacks variation and dynamics, which makes it drags on quite a while 6.5/10 Tropical Relaxation Method - timeaus222: Zero Tolerance you say? Oh, instant 10/10! Fine, I'll give a proper review: Ok... interesting intro... Could be very awesome if it pays off HAHAHAhaha, this is straight up DKC style! Awesome stuff tim! Didn't expect this from you to be honest; but it's executed nicely! Really, I can't stop thinking about DKC The Doppler theme is very buried however, it's there but it seems more like an a very original adaptation of Cyber Peacock with some bits and pieces of Doppler if you're paying attention. Very awesome vibe, very creative writing, but I'm missing the Doppler theme (and thus the bledning of themes) too much 8/10

I vote for a BStrader Birthday FF9 mixflood I know I know... that's awful. I should nominate something/someone else. I say a Newcomer Mixflood!!

RE: being pedantic, we know there's a LOT of room for that here, but we've been over this list dozens of times and feel like it's at a pretty good place. If we keep adding going forward, we won't know which mixes were analyzed before or after a new tag was added, etc. I defer to Larry as to whether you can proceed with tagging your own mixes - I don't see a problem, personally, BUT when the whole project is done we ARE going to reach out to artists to verify/comment on what we've got for their mixes, so there will be a second chance for EVERYONE to review. Auto-tune is a little tricky because of the dual usage - when applied subtly, the effect can be difficult to notice, and is employed in this fashion quite often. Would that still count, or are we only talking about T-Pain? I'd guess the latter... "tracker" is intended to convey a certain instrumentation aesthetic that involves lower-fi samples, often quirky & being employed outside their natural range, etc.

I'll try to do one on monday or tuesday. EDIT: of course, if anyone else wants to take on the listening party duties, you're welcome

Here are my reviews! Sorry for me being harsh, but I'm just being honest - please take no offense. And it's just my opinion so who cares I wrote them as I listened, so it's real-time feedback so to say Arsonist - bLiNd: Nicely setting the vibe and building up the energy. Huh, didn't expect the dubsteppy rythm afte that build-up. But it works I guess. Nicely done with the Flame Mammoth theme, although rather straightforward. The second part of the Maverick theme features some different chords, I liked that. Doppler theme doesn't blend too well with the single bass note I think, especially the end of it. It's missing some energy I think. Flame Mammoth is, again, nice but a repeat of what we heard earlier. All in all, nice mix, the vibe and energy are great, but the writing isn't that creative and the two themes feel too distinct. 7.5/10 Tiger Millionaire - Cam3: Oooh I like that intro! Drums seem very buried or overcompressed. And the high frequencies aren't too pleasant to listen too. Starts off with the Neon Tiger theme with some varying background instruments. Dissonant piano around 1:25 don't work for me. Guitar doesn't sound that good to me, since the rest had a very reverby feel (yeah I suck at technical terms, sue me ) - which is too bad, since the transition to Doppler was very smooth. Transition back to Neon Tiger is very smooth aswell. Nice mix, with some smooth transitions between themes, nothing too creative. Some production issues here and there. 8/10 Arma Gonna Topple That Dopple v0.1 - GrapplingHook: This sounds rather MIDI-ish, sorry bro Timing isn't too consistent and you seem to switch in to a cpmpletely different key with the melody at 0:40 (while keeping the background chords the same I think). The Armored Armadillo theme doesn't seem to blend in that well. It's (obviously) rather short as well. The laid-back version of the Doppler theme is a good idea and works; too bad it's (probably due to time constraints) really lacking in production and the armored armadillo part is not well executed 4/10 (sorry dude, no offense - honesty makes for better mixers in the long run ) MMMDop - WillRock: Hahahah that intro! Fucking epic. Those drums sound a bit weird though... Ah when the guitar comes in... Dude you are so good at building up songs with layering instruments. Although, I felt that before the 1:00 mark the "carrying" instrument should have already entered (hey, I need SOMETHING to critisize). Creative writing with the Doppler theme. I wasn't overly familiar with the Slash Beast theme (SNES fanboy, whatyagonnado? Also, didn't own a PSX), but it's a real compliment that I din't recognize the switching of themes the first time I listened to your mix. You really mixed them well; I especially like parts like 1:20, where the themes are intertwined. Bridge is very well done, building up tension and atmosphere. And guitar solo's with chiptune ladders <3. Nice variations in chords arend 2:30; and nice switch of vibe and improv afterwards. DUDE STOP DOING STUFF LIKE THIS IN ONE WEEK. Very much improv at the end, but still keeping a dynamic vibe and adding new stuff. Ending is a bit weak though, since there is none - it just stops. Conclusion: this sucks, worst mix ever 9.5/10

Eventually, but it'll be back.

So it's a XI mixed with IX....this is either going to be the greatest album ever or the greatest flop. Opens up so many more possibilities, mix ff7 with ff10, mix ff6 with mega man, this is going to make someone's brain explode.

Turns out they accidentally remixed Final Fantasy XI instead of IX so they gotta shuffle really fast to make a FF IX album now

Coming Summer-time this Fall.

To be super clear My birthday post was a joke Thank you Obama

We can all do with a little levity once in a while I'm sure their intentions with asking those tweets, weren't so nefarious... how's FF5 coming anyway?