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Ooooooo, me rikey. Some niggles with the mixing (flute could have some more verb and the production is a bit too much IN YOUR FACE for the chill arrangement) but...yeah, this song is nice and WAY TOO SHORT...oh, Val already said that...and so did other people.
Carry on. Do it again. Longer. And with feeling.
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I'm not sure if it is the MP3 compression of the sample used, but there's a lot of really odd sound artifacts here. I can tell that this is mixed pretty well, though this has quite a trance philosophy attached to it (slow builds and it takes a while for any melody to fully kick in, if it kicks in at all) so I had to fight myself to pay attention. Bass is nice and the pads are slick for the most part (when the eq phaser pushes the high end of the lead synth fully it does hurt my ears a little, though). Despite some quibbles though, actually a pleasant trance mix. Not supershine highproduction stuff but I liked it, would put it on as just music to play at a party or something.
DANCE, DEIA'S LARRYSIG, DANCE!
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WHOA GOD MY GUMMI SHIP TOOK A LOT OF SPEED AND IS RACING ALL THROUGH THE CANDY NEBULA!!! WHOAAAAA.
Yeah, talk about a HAPPY and UPBEAT electronica song, I don't think you can get much more chipper than this. I really could care less if it sounds a tad generic. This thing is mixed pretty damn well and it had me bouncing in the bed in an utterly superhappy personal rave (read that as you will). Lead synth gets a little old by the end and, if it were made today, production could have been a few levels up, but it still holds up alright now.
brb, playing candyland on ecstasy in a room full of blacklights and strobes.
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If this were bitcrushed just a little more, I would have been super-happy. Would have been more robotic sounding and changed it from sounding coincidentally kinda like a robot to deliberately definitely like a robot. Still, I'm liking the stiff semi-funk with the slow build, like the robots are out on the streets in the wrong part of town looking for a good time. Not familiar too much with the source but on its own merits, this doesn't age as bad as others because of the intended sound.
Could have had a bit more development and attention to the "robot sound" (really, I was secretly hoping for a ripoff of Daft Punk's ROBOT ROCK), but I still kinda liked it. Guilty pleasure, you could say.
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This summer....Eddie Murphy encounters his most difficult enemy as a Beverly Hills Cop yet....Chinatown.
The drums are quite impressive despite sounding overly mechanical, could do with a touch more wetness in the verb area and maybe a little less volume because it pushes down the other instruments that really deserve more attention. Interesting arrangement ideas but ultimately this was kinda disappointing.
Yes, even at times the drums sound like someone threw the drumkit down the stairs. I'm sure in a few years, all of our current mixes will sound aged...uh oh...
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YAY! SEAGULLS! but then I was kinda like "ehhh....grating saw synth". This one...yeah, perky and very very cheesy. Actually, make that a bit TOO cheesy. Sounds almost like it's from a workout tape for kids. Off all the things about it, its the saw and the drums that age poorly, otherwise this ain't half bad minus the excessive cheese.
Also, Val's reviews are beacons of eloquence and in-depth analysis.
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Despite some of the lackluster mixing, I actually really like this. Reminds of a song from a late 80's movie where there's a street chase going on or something (those no good mall cops chasing the rad dude on a skateboard who's just all IN YOUR FACE RADICAL). Doesn't age spectacularly, but I think that adds a bit of charm to this one, can't put my finger on why though.
Needs more C64 synth though. MORE.
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Oh yeah, OCR is supposed to be all techno songs, right? Yeah, that's what I thought, mmhmm. For the time it was definitely above standards, but this doesn't hold up well after 10ish years. It's not BAD but definitely cookie-cutter and I got bored very fast. Although, I couldn't help but smile at the usage of Scorpion's spear move SFX each time it played.
Good to zone out to, not my cup of tea otherwise.
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Some of the samples are a bit iffy, like the accordion or harmonica sample (can't really put my finger on what it is), but besides that, this works. Nice funky bass with cool effects sprinkled throughout. This is like a mixture of bad drug trip and reggae, and it chills me in my loins. It does drag on a tiiiiiiny bit longer than I thought. Very enjoyable though, I'm finding it hard to pick a lot of stuff out that I dislike (a good thing).
Oh yeah, the name rocks too.
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Gorgeous epiano sample opens up this shifting and moody remix. Reminds me of some of Akira Yamaoka's work with Silent Hill 3 and 4, except much more outwardly relaxed. Production is very clean for the majority of the song. I'm loving the drums, and the layers of instruments work well. One thing I really dig is the deliberate degradation of some of the samples, reminiscent of Boards of Canada's work. There are a few spots where it feels like the samples border on fighting for frequencies but it doesn't get messy.
Great job, Radiowar.
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This song definitely shows Darkesword's versatility with his sounds and still have it sound like "a Darkesword song". The song has sublime melting pads and the majority of samples chosen sound great, though I will admit that when that high metallic 16th note percussion sample is used and not muffled it does grate on my ears a bit. It also gets a tad repetitive near the end, but this song by design isn't about brazen dynamic changes. The percussion switches, in particular, are great and precisely executed.
It fit very well into the flow of the project, and is quite a standout mix itself. Nice one, Shar.
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So he was the one screaming over and over about a rock hard penis was he?
Yes, he was, Brushfire was the one just yelling penis with no descriptive properties.
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Happy birthday to the man who's fanfic reading style had me distinctly in tears of joy this Summer. Hope all is well!
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Happy birthday, you ol' muffin!
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Better late than never, but Audio Fidelity pulled out all the stops and got THREE additional artists to help him finish his arrangement of ~In Silent Memory~. Nice work, Jay and co.
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ReMixMas special with Nerdy Show. Need I say more?
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the TBJ queue.
Holy Crap.
That is all.
This is what happens when you don't outsource your gruntwork to third-world countries.
"Yes, hello, thank you for calling OCR ReMix! How may I help you?...your submission hasn't been judged yet? Well, first, please make sure that your monitor is on. Okay, it is, now please make sure your computer is plugged in...it is, alright, sir...oh, sorry, alright ma'am. Please make sure that you have adequate source usage and that you are not using your cd tray as a cup holder...well, when did you submit?...please hold while I transfer your call"
doot-do-do-do dooot doot do-doooo-do
doot-do-do-do dooot doot do-doooo-do
Well at least they're burning up the amount of DR/DP going on. That's...some kind of victory, I think.
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BIRTHDAY MAN!
GET EQUIPPED WITH...BIRTHDAY CAKE!
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Birthday! Get!
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We start in 10 MINUTES FOLKS! Hurry up! irc.esper.net, #OCRListeningParty
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Episode 46 - Chocolate-Covered Locusts
We had Mr. MAGFest on to talk about MAGFest, the MSX2, and random nerddom. It ruled. CHECK IT OUT!
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One word for this: SLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK. Rhymes are smooth as silk, or rather as smooth as ice cream since this is mostly about food. Great old-school record sound usage and the hook is good. If I had to give a negative criticism is that this feels just a little slow. Like, it feels like the track could just be a tad faster, but that's a personal preference.
Loving how much rap is getting a spotlight on OCR these days.
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AMT is ridiculous with his bass stuff. Funky bass work with very competent performances on the guitars driving this song forward. I can clearly hear the original parts inbetween the source tune sections, and to be honest it feels like you really had to try hard to hold back while making this. Like it is primed to explode but takes its time to get there, and I think it is better for it. Makes the latter half of the track that much more interesting, and your drum work has actually significantly improved from last hearing your MMZ2 track. Great to hear how you're constantly improving!
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Crisp guitars, catchy vocals layered with nice harmonies during the choruses, and killer performances all around. Gotta say it's a little hard to understand whats being sung but regardless the melodies are awesome. It's definitely one of the most inventive takes on Cutman's theme that I've heard. You usually can't go wrong with Game Over, and this track is no exception to that. Can't say I liked the ending though, but besides that, KICK ASS.
OCR00458 - Street Fighter II "Ryu Interpretation"
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This mix is competent for the age it came out in, but it could have used more flare and some better mixing (the high end range really has a lot of fighting going on and the only things in the mid are the top of the bass and a tiny bit of the snare). Unfortunately this definitely doesn't hold up to the test of time, but there are quite a few neat ideas employed like parts of the drum layering. Still, can't fight the fact that it does not really develop much.
Shows that OCR has come a VERY long way, and its roots are full of many things.