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Alecto & Redbeard Joanna Elkins and Ira Crain alectonox@gmail.com, sexdrugs_n_redbeard@yahoo.com User ID 26576, Final Fantasy VI: 'The Veldt Theme' Created in Reason Redbeard is a drummer who has been producing music for years, and Alecto is a gaming maniac who has been playing since the Atari. Thank you for your consideration, Alecto & Redbeard ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=ff6 - "Wild West" (ff6-117.spc) Heard what seemed like some crackles/pops in the intro. 1:08 picked up the energy a bit with some beats, but the texture felt pretty empty. Really during the whole thing, the beats seem flimsy. The sequenced woodwind part at 2:18 has a sour note; I know it's supposed to be an arrangement, so there's no point off simply because that one note was changed, but it still sounded off. 2:52 moved into another take on the melody. It's definitely an interpretive take, but the way everything combines together doesn't click. 3:26 was another example where some new elements transitioned in that made the overall texture seem thin and empty. This definitely went for a new, interpretive sound, and I appreciate that. But the instruments just aren't working together in these combinations. Gonna have to leave it to another J to elaborate on. NO

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ReMixer Names: Cyril and M-One Real Names: Connor Pelkey and Matthew Dunne E-mail Addresses: cgpelkey@yahoo.com and m-one@talk21.com Websites: http://cyril.sheezyart.com/gallery and http://mone.sheezyart.com/gallery User IDs: 25520 and 26547 Submission Title: Absolution Comes In Dreams Instrumentation: Connor: Guitar, Bass, Cymbals, Mixing. Matthew: Drums, Strings, Vocals and Mastering Name of Game: Sonic the Hedgehog Name of Song Arranged: Dreams of an Absolution (Silver's Theme) Composer: Lee Brotherton from Remix Factory System: Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 Year Released: 2006 Soundtrack Link: Connor's Comments: Back in July 2008, I was being plagued by Dreams of an Absolution being stuck in my head. A few days later, though I was talking to Matthew about the fact that he owed me a song, and I instantly thought of a doing this, becuase this song could really benefit from both his voice and his amazing wealth of instruments. So, I showed him the original song and he was hooked, soon enough I had a nice live percussion part on my computer. The vocals took awhile, 4 months to be exact, but I finally got them, and placed them in the mix. Then, someone suggested that it may be fit for Overclocked ReMix with the proper editing and mastering. So, I did so. And then Matt took the liberty of mastering it as well. Very polished for something that just started as a selfish little way to get a song out of my head. Oh, the title is just a reworking of the original, as this is a reworking. Matts Comments: This collaboration is the result of days after days of hard work. Though I must admit, we did have a near 4 month period of doing nothing, due to me being overly critical about my voice and not actually sending them to Connor until I re-did it. Though once that was out of the way, I gradually started to really love this version. All the acoustic-ness and groove sets me going and singing along. I would have more to say about this song, but I am currently speechless. I just hope that you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed performing and collaborating with Connor." ---------------------------------------------------------------- Awesome song from Mariko Nanba with lyrics & vocals by OCR alum LeeBro, now known as Bentley Jones. Sonic the Hedgehog Original Sound Track - (301) Dreams of an Absolution ~Theme of Silver the Hedgehog~ Short and sweet. Pretty good for a cover. Though the lyrics were 98% the same, the different pacing, new instrumentation & supporting parts, new vocal delivery and different vocal production really made this a different animal, IMO. The muddiness of the last few minutes was pretty bad though. I thought the first chorus at 1:47 was a little cluttered, but nothing that would be a dealbreaker. 3:31 until the finish had the vocals & sounds bleeding into each other too much. If you can tweak that, you've got my full vote, but for now I need to go conditional YES. Regardless of that issue, this was a good example of taking a modern song and showing how it's possible to retain the basic structure and still give it a new, creative coat of paint. EDIT (7/23): I wasn't a fan of the NOs honestly; this was a pure conditional YES on tweaking the production. Interesting changes to the arrangement. Hand drums sounded pimp as per the last version. On the minus side, I wasn't a fan of the new drums at 3:32. One of those things that will definitely annoy me, but I could live with it. Really didn't need those at all; the dynamics were fine before and they didn't add a thing except clutter. They weren't cohesive there IMO, since they were too loud and the pattern was too simplistic and bland. That also meant the last section was still a bit crowded, but it wasn't a big deal; this was much better than before in terms of the mixing. I'm a big fan of the original, and this handles it well. I'm glad to change my vote from a conditional YES to a full YES. Hope y'all collab again, guys, this was solid stuff.

Big deal. You can probably count the number of people on one hand who hate Capcom because of this. "Nintendo has been on my shit list ever since I learned the US Super Mario Bros. 2 wasn't the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2. HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?!? I hate you Nintendo."

We have a couple followers now.

Amber likey: http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/61fps/archive/2009/02/18/what-s-in-my-mp3-player-donkey-kong-country-permutation.aspx

Well, I think you have the right idea in terms of believing your work is good. Any artist needs that kind of faith in their own abilities in order to persevere in the face of negative comments. As long as you can dismiss criticism you feel is not constructive and focus on relevant criticism, you should be fine in the long run as long as you're also dedicated to improvement and open to the possibility that this could be a lot better. I think this is good in the context of being a first video, but only in that context. The hyperbole in the description caused much of the negative feedback you're getting, because it doesn't live up to that hype. But you already know that.

Cool find. Yeah, confirming this issue in IE as well. Firefox is cool. http://www.ocremix.org/artist/4556/siamey

It's not an uproar, relax. A couple of people replied.

Names or it didn't happen.

I thought the video was weak, honestly. It's just not very good, for reasons already mentioned. Don't doubt there's energy behind it, but that doesn't make it good. We've all gotta start somewhere, so this doesn't preclude making better videos in a few years time.

Seen a couple of Chinese spammers sign up since vB 3.8.1 went live (whom I delete outright the moment I see them), but the Demya.com automated spam is no longer making it through. If that stuff somehow works around what's in place now, we'll look into practical ways of addressing it.

We saw that problem before you posted. But the point isn't that those old style links don't work because of the hyphens, because we're phasing those out anyway. The point is that the old style links are still there and need to be replaced by the new style.

And the Russian Remix Roulette...

Artists combines Composers & ReMixers http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=21629 djp will eventually add something that allows filtering for just composers and just ReMixers.

I'm late to the party, but check these bros out. http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes http://www.subpop.com/artists/fleet_foxes

Lots of groove bias here. Good stuff given the age; the piano has a nice tone to it.

Short, but sweet. Much like this review.

I love you, 'Ili. I love you.

What, you mean it's not spelled "Soul Calibur"?

Sorry I didn't see this sooner. Entries are due March 1st. If you've seen the Street Fighter Tribute book UDON put out (OC ReMixer zid had a piece in that one, BTW), they're at it again with Darkstalkers, accepting professional caliber submissions for their Capcom-endorsed art book. http://www.udonentertainment.com/darkstalkerstribute/ Binjovi, I'm looking at YOU.

Remixer name: Bak.R e-mail: Bak.R@hotmail.com Name of game arranged : Valkyrie Profile Name of individual song arranged : Opening Theme Informations : This is an orchestral arrangement of the opening theme of the game. ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://tzone.org/~llin/psf/packs2/ValkyrieProfile_psf.rar - (102) "Take a Flight" The execution with these samples doesn't sound like the real thing, but it was serviceable enough. The arrangement could have been more dynamic for my personal tastes, but the interpretation was still fine. The fade at 3:34 definitely went too fast and made the finish too abrupt; I'd suggest fixing that. The slow pacing and orchestral instrumentation made it a decidedly different animal than the source, and a concept like this would fit very well in an actual Valkyrie Profile score. Not the most engaging stand-alone piece, but it's got a very deliberate plan behind it. YES (borderline)

Remixer name: MFE Email: mfettema777@hotmail.com Name of game arranged: Galaga Name of individual song: Rumpy Pumpy Thumpy Galaga Remix Seemed odd to me that there wasn't at least one remix of the Galaga theme on the website, and I've always found it charming, so here is my attempt. Enjoy. MFE ------------------------------------------------------------- Here's the source tunes as the intro of the arranged track "Galaga" from the classic 1984 album Video Game Music. http://www.zophar.net/download_file/13837 - Tracks 3 & 10 Source usage was just over half (:59.5-1:40, 2:06-2:20, 2:46-3:59), so I'm feeling it on that level. Also feeling the groove here, even if some of the sample quality and corresponding textures were a bit underwhelming. The opening sound at :06 was weak (including when it came back at 1:06), but I liked the other synths that gradually joined in as the intro continued. Good boost to the texture by adding some padding at 1:26. The brass samples at 1:40 sounded fairly good the way they were couched in the soundscape. It's not so much groove bias as appreciating how a lot was done with a little. The original melodies and countermelodies added here fit like a glove with the source, and the dynamics, while a bit straightforward were still reasonably effective. The synth design won't win any awards, and I wouldn't mind some of the samples being touched up to give them a more unique, full-bodied sound, but otherwise I'm cool with this. We'll see how the others feel, good luck! YES (borderline)

I'm trying to break it down too vs. Bobby's info, but I'll need more info from him, since I'm not hearing some of the connections he's listing. - LT Original Decision: http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19076 So.... -Xenon Odyssey -Bobby Keller -xenonodyssey@hotmail.com -http://xenonodyssey.googlepages.com/ -http://www.ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=6142 -Sonic & Knuckles -Lava Reef Zone Act 2/Hidden Palace Zone Alright, here's the deal. I re-recorded it, but... :14.5-:31.5 = 17 :41-:47 = 6 1:06-1:07 = 1 1:24-1:34 = 10 1:37-1:43 = 6 2:05-2:28 = 23 2:31.5-2:34.5 (CT) = 3 2:40-2:42 = 2 2:50-3:42 = 52 3:56-4:03 = 7 4:21-4:22 = 1 128 274 = 46.7 % :/ I honestly feel that if I try and mess with the piece any longer, it will loose the feel I had in mind when I first wrote it. So take it as you will. If you guys still don't feel that it belongs here, that's fine. I'm going to submit it to DoD this month, so at least people will hear it. I'll just have to try for what, the 10th time? -B. Kel. -------------------------------------------------------------- http://project2612.org/download.php?id=61 - "Lava Reef Zone (Act 2)" As with the last one, the performance it pretty solid with a couple minor thing, but definitely above bar. Bobby's times - :14.5-:31.5, :41-:47, 1:06-1:07, 1:24-1:34, 1:37-1:43, 2:05-2:28, 2:31.5-2:34.5 (CT), 2:40-2:42, 2:50-3:42, 3:56-4:03, 4:21-4:22 Larry's times - :14.5-:19.5, :27-31.5, 41.5-:47, 1:06-1:07, 1.10.75-1:15, 1:17-1:22, 1:24-1:28, 1:30-1:34, 1:37-1:44, 2:05-2:29, 2:55-3:44, 3:59-4:04, 4:21-4:24.75 I'll come back to this later, but I need the 50+% action going on, so that the source usage is dominant.

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