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I can't wait to check out the preview tracks on 8-Bit Radio when I get home! I'm really psyched for that and the interview. I hope the bLiNd track that's gonna be played is the one from the MAGFEST preview!

This is a pretty incredible song for me - I've never played Final Fantasy VI, and yet I get a nostalgic feel from this song all the same. I think that I've listened to this mix so many times (it was one of the first that I discovered on the site) that it's become nostalgic in its own respect. I can't say that for very many remixes here. It's so simple, but the instrument samples are great and the arrangement is pure and heartfelt, it feels exactly like the remix title implies; sorrowful, somber, and cold - the pining song sung by a hero's heart as he witnesses a comrade fall in the midst of a wintry battlefield, pensive and mellow, yet transcendantly powerful at the same time. I'm rambling here, but I think this is one of the most emotive remixes on the site, and to me, it conveys exactly what the title leads you to expect. I've never played the game this song is from, so I don't know the context it's used in, but this piece practically creates its own context simply through the music and title. Beautiful stuff.

Given the progress shown on the original post, what would lead you to believe that this particular one would fall short? Even if that last track was never finished, I can't think of any reason why this wouldn't be released at some point in the near future

Dude, you *have* to finish this mix. Your Manoria Cathedral mix was great, but I think that if you could extend this one and expand on the ideas you've created so far, I think you could definitely surpass that landmark. I love the drum/percussion work and the ambience level of the song is just right - nothing feels drowned out by reverb. Some of the drums remind me of the sample used in the Phazon Mines theme (sorry for the vagueness, I'm not familiar with the actual name ) which would fit incredibly well with this type of mix. I'd love to see more of that tpe of drum come up as the song progresses. This is officially on my watch list, great job! Oh, and the title that you're using is perfect, you should definitely keep that title when you finalize the mix (which should be ASAP!

Good God, I'm blown away. Absolutely drop-dead amazing collaboration. I've unknowingly listened to Dan's vocal work before, but I never associated his name to tracks like "Knuckleduster" before. However, when I first listened to this tune I immediately recognized his excellent vocals. Zyko's rapping started off a little awkward in the first few lines, but I think it worked out as the delivery speed picked up just a little bit. Parts of it reminded me of Sage Francis' style, which works well with Zyko's voice IMO. Even if you're not a fan of zyko's rapping, you've gotta give him credit for being such an experimental artist that's willing to go to a lot of different places with his skill. Great lyrics all around, as well. That's one problem I've had with a handful of fan-made vocal mixes - the lyrics are quite often extremely lame. Didn't have that problem here. Vig guitar is great. That's pretty much to be expected. I'd love to have a twin-guitar breakdown at the end with zkyo also chipping in with his signature shredding style, but oh well. One of the best vocal mixes on the site, I can't believe I missed out on this one until now.

Definitely the kind of mix I can appreciate. It's full of energy, but with the exception of a few remixers, I've found that plain guitar mixes have kind of lost their appeal to me. That's where this mix shines - the extensive instrumentation really brings this song to a new level of awesomeness I look forward to seeing what you can bring to the table in the future, and to the DKC2 remix album in particular. I'm excited to hear your track for that!

Ah yeah, I didn't take that into account. It could be that the VGMix version is just a WIP (I wasn't able to download it) but from reading the comments, it sounds like they're talking about the exact same song that I'm listening to now.

If memory serves, that song has been released for quite some time now, perhaps even longer than the project's been around. It's been on VGMix for a while, so unless I'm getting my dates mixed up, I'd guess that tepid just took an existing WIP/finished song and submitted it to the album. If VGMix would load, I'd be able to look at upload dates and see if I'm right, but it's being a pain right now ._. EDIT: According to VGMix comments, Crystal Swamp was first commented on on 1/15/08, a few months before this project was even started. Well, that explains how an early copy got released

This is pretty tight. I'm not sure if I liked the section in the middle with all the tempo shifting though, but the rest of it was pretty sweet. The first half left me wanting way more acoustic guitar though. Great ending. Thanks for the unintentional full preview track

Oh, that's cool. Any other hidden tracks that I should be aware of?

Stellar arrangement man, I'd love to see this get posted some day. I can't really say much on the production side of things because I wouldn't have the slightest clue what I was talking about, but as far as arrangement goes, I think you're pretty much set. I do think it would be cool to get someone like Tepid or a similar-styled guitarist to record the guitar live though, I think that would bump up the song quality a notch. Best of luck with the judge's panel!

So, I take it that the Game Over theme won't get featured on this album? Or will it get mixed in with another song perhaps? It's not an overly memorable source, but I was curious about it anyway since it was part of the soundtrack. I've probably listened to the preview track over 30 times now, it's probably not a good idea to do that so frequently ._. I'll try to make myself stop listening to it until the project launches so I don't get burnt out. Also, seeing Patrick Burns pick up another track is just awesome!

I don't really have time to give my full impressions of the album, which I'd like to do at some point because it's one of my favorite album projects ever, but I've got one question about a particular track that's been eating at me. On VGMDB, it says that injury contributed vocals to "Altar Perception" (which is, by far, my favorite track on the album and one of my favorite songs of all time) but honestly, I can't hear any vocals whatsoever. Can someone help me find them? This has been killing me for quite some time now

^^ Doesn't worry me much. While it would have been nice to get it on the front page, there was nothing wrong with the quality of the mix itself mentioned in the judging thread, which is reassuring. Plus, Sixto mixes are always awesome and judging by the preview clip, this one was no exception

Definitely one of the most unique and entertaining mixes I've heard recently, I'm always impressed by your work AeroZ Admittedly, I'm not a fan of the introduction, but that's just a personal preference issue, not a knock against the quality of your work.

Haha, I've got a serious bias towards that song, to be fair It's my fav. videogame song of all time. Knowing the style of music that you usually make, though, I had no idea how you were going to approach such a mellow source tune, but you seem to have handled it great.

Bahamut, can you clarify the song used at 3:21 in the first preview you posted in this thread? I couldn't recognize and I don't think it's even in the second preview. It came right before Run, Rambi Run.

I have a feeling that Fishy's Forest Interlude is going to be one of, if not the best song I've ever heard in my life. It didn't really hit me the first time I listened to the preview, but the second time was a practically euphoric experience. Well done man. I am so psyched for this project I can't even begin to express it. Patrick Burns, Audix, and Joshua Morse all have some absolutely stellar tracks too, I can't wait. The collab on Mining Melancholy is also quite impressive, I didn't think I would enjoy a rap version of it but the lyrics are pretty tight. Color me impressed guys, I can't wait to hear the full versions of all this!! @Hobocop: With a few exceptions towards the beginning, these tracks pretty much go in order of the tracks in the original post.

Just listened to the preview... Here's my opinions as someone who has no knowledge of music whatsoever: I can't tell what the first track is D: I kind of heard Lost World Anthem in there but I can't really tell. Excellent drum work in the first half of the segment. 2:21, is this Snakey Chantey? This sounds like an alright track, but the style doesn't fit with the original at all in my opinion. It's way too mellow for such an upbeat source. Maybe it picks up more in the actual track. Jib Jig is good stuff, I love this style of music 3:21? What's the source here? Krook's March was EXACTLY like I'd hoped it would be! Definitely my favorite track of the preview. Oh man, I really, REALLY can't wait to hear this song. Run, Rambi Run isn't my favorite style of music, but it's growing on me so I'll give Zyko the benefit of the doubt here and say that I'll probably end up liking the whole track. Primal Rave sounds like it has a lot of potential. Reminds me of a more fleshed-out version of Dry Lagoon from Sonic Adventure Overall, some standout tracks and a handful of meh ones, but nothing bad in my opinion. I'm hoping to hear a bit more diversity in the final project; there seemed to be a LOT of rock songs in the preview and, while they were pretty good, I hope the final album isn't flooded with them since a lot of the source tunes just don't seem like they'd lend themselves to that genre :\ I don't really know why I put so much time into "reviewing" a short preview, but naturally I have high hopes for the remix of my favorite videogame soundtrack of all time, and I guess I'm just really excited for this Thanks for putting this together!!

Wow, this is one of my favorite rock remixes to date. Very energetic and it's got a bit more diversity than your average guitar mix, which is what makes it stand out so much. My only problem is that it feels like it's over so fast. It's not really a short remix, but it flies by so fast that I find myself dying for more as soon as it's finished.

The introduction was intense, I had to listen to it a few times just to figure out what was going on. Incredible job, you guys!

@ Canidrianic: That's how I felt about this mix too, though I don't really have a problem with rapping in general. If you had the vocals spread out throughout the song, I would have liked it. If you had just saved the vocals for another song and left this as an instrumental, I would have liked it too. What you've got going here is very good, but I'll echo the other opinions that it seems out of place so late in the song. For a first sub though, it's not bad by any means! After listening to it a few times, the rapping itself has really grown on me, so kudos on that. It's definitely left me wanting more of it. And the lyrics are especially tight, that's possibly my favorite part of this song now that I see them in print. Damn fine work, my only complaint after half-a-dozen listens is that the rapping comes in too late. The best line is "Don't bother with her, she's too late to mourn" which I assume was a reference to the point in Twilight Princess when this song is played

Wow, given the time limit, many of the tracks on here sound better than a lot of songs you hear on standard projects. I'm very impressed by all of this, but I guess when the cause is worth it, it's much easier to put together something this great in such little time. Bravo! It's great to hear you're doing as well as you are, Blind - my dad is suffering from the same thing and I can only hope he recovers as fast as you did. Best of luck to you! I gotta say, The Wingless' track is probably my favorite on here. I thought he was bragging earlier about having 2 tracks on the album, though - am I creating false memories, or what? I wish there were 2 Wingless tracks on the album! And, of course, it's great to hear more from Blind himself, too - stellar as always!

That's crazy, I can't believe it's been a year... I was just listening to one of his songs today and thought about him... It's such a shame, just by listening to his remixes here on this site, I could tell that he was a talented and passionate individual with a love for his art that had the potential to do extraordinary things with his gift. I tear up inside every time I listen to one of his songs now because of how great a loss it was to this community. He was probably one of the best pianists to grace this site, and it's a shame that we couldn't have seen more of his work, cause I'm sure it would have been great. I don't come onto these forums often, but this is one of those occasions that I feel wrong not paying tribute to such a great musician and, from what I understand, a great guy too. Rest in peace...

Very mellow in a unique way. It's been a long time since I've gotten a new DKC mix on my playlist, so I'm extra-happy to see this on OCR This is the kind of mix that will only grow on me as time passes. The only thing that bugs me is the animal noises at 3:36, but that's just a personal preference issue. Overall, this was a great first submission on your part and I think I'm going to be listening to this one a lot in the future!