Earth Kid

Earth Kid has an awesome voice AND knows Spanish?! Asombroso!

Great write-up from @Liontamer on an absolute standout track. I try to avoid superlatives of this particular nature, but for me this is going to be my definitive arrangement that I think of, for this source. I've always loved the melody, and I've always found the lyrics to be a strange oscillation between poetic and... somewhat odd. This version makes everything fit together, for me, makes all the pieces click in a way that I feel like I've somehow always needed... at one point I wanted to do my own country western vocal take (!!) on this, which I still think could sound good & is a genre equally underrepresented in the VGM arrangement scene, but some of the appeal there would have overlapped with the appeal here: taking Uematsu's timeless ballad and giving it a bit more longing, placing it geographically further south, giving it air & sand & wood & fire, making it come from somewhere a little deeper & a little further...
Congrats to @CNDR, @Jorito, @Earth Kid & @chriskaudio - quite, quite, quite good; the type of arrangement I will think of & trigger related neurons whenever I think of the album itself, by proxy.
You simply must give it a moment!

Final Fantasy VIII: SeeDs of Pandora - A Final Fantasy Album
Project Director: @Darkflamewolf (Director of Arcadia Legends and Mizar Attacks!)   Co-Director: @Jorito (Director of Resonance of the Pure Lands, Paths Less Traveled and Sonic 25th anniversary: Speeding towards Adventures)   Art Director: R. Hoffmann   Sound Designer/Masterer:

Performers available:
- John Stacy: French horn, trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone (3 varieties), bass trombone, euphonium, tuba
- GameroftheWinds: alto flute, flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, recorder (soprano, alto, tenor), tin whistle, soprano sax, oboe (if simple parts), shakuhachi (and maybe some more woodwinds), garklein
- Earth Kid: vocals, harp, piano, recorders (all except bass), accordion, Irish bouzouki, hammered dulcimer, mandolin, ocarina, kalimba, percussion such as djembe, tambourine, shakers, otamatone
- Siolfor the Jackal: chunky bass and guitars
- Jorito: synths, e-piano, organ, bass, guitar and a mish mash of other instruments
- Tsori: Trumpet and Flugelhorn - Audio Mocha: Electric guitar, rock n roll, slide guitar and chonk
- Manji: Heavy metal guitar and bass guitar
- SableProvidence: dizi, xiao, piccolo, flute, bass flute + possibly access to other chinese instruments
- Donut: clarinet, flute, bass clarinet, recorders (Sopranino -> Bass) - Cecil: erhu, guzheng - MooglePower: Irish bouzouki, Irish tenor banjo, Irish whistle (and low whistle), mandolin, seljefløyte, anglo concertina, bodhrán, kantele, ukulele, Scottish smallpipes, synth, guitar (DADGAD and standard tuning), and bass
PROJECT HISTORY:
Hello, everyone! This is Darkflamewolf - Director of albums: Arcadia Legends and Mizar Attacks! for the games: Skies of Arcadia and Jet Force Gemini respectively. There was once a Final Fantasy VIII album launched and attempted back in 2016 that has since fallen off the map and never touched again. I was recently approached by @djpretzeland @Liontamer to head up and direct this album and hopefully get it completed at long last. After much research, delving into past threads and posts, I figured the best way to do this is to relaunch it anew under a new brand and theming. Trying to build something from the ashes of a previous attempt would be a struggle and I feel providing something new and fresh for remixers to sink their teeth into would be best. Final Fantasy VIII was always the dark horse of the PS era of Final Fantasy games - it being the last of the bunch to get a proper remake for current consoles. Also makes sense that it also be the last to get a proper OCRemix treatment! So let's make it happen and bring something fresh and original to the table. Which leads us into...
PROJECT CONCEPT :
Part of my research led me to Pixel Mixer's full album take on the soundtrack as well as the Materia Collective and their album release around the time the OCRemix album was trying to take off. Listening to all their interpretations of the source material, I knew that for this album to sit apart from previous releases of the soundtrack, we needed to bring something new to the table. Something fresh and exciting - and that's where this concept comes into play. I am splitting up the soundtrack into 3 different genre styles: CALM - CRAZY - OFFBEAT/GOOFY. Let me explain each one:
CALM - These are what you'd expect. This CD concept will have tracks that can typically be expected to be more soothing and calming. However, I wanted to add a neat addition to the theme: Since the entire game revolves around exploring the world and exploring different cultures (and there are a fair bit in Final Fantasy VIII), I wanted each song on this CD to have a cultural flair added to it. It can be either an instrument or two from a culture or just the way the song is structured. I don't care if it is Japanese, African, Norwegian, Russian, Indian, Arabic, Turkish, Korean, Australian - it just needs to be audibly recognizable as having that cultural vibe throughout the song. How you do that is up to you. Complete freedom beyond this theming.
CRAZY - These are what you'd expect. This CD concept will have tracks that can typically be expected to be more upbeat, pulse-pounding, high octane affairs. It can be metal, rock, shred, EDM, you name it. I don't care which of these toe-tapping genres you put it in, I just want to feel it. Make it hard, fast, loud, crazy - go wild. These are the tracks I want to really turn up my speakers and just rage out to. Let the walls pound with the beat! Complete freedom beyond this theming.
OFFBEAT/GOOFY - This is where things get interesting. Complete freedom of genre and style. The weirder and more off-the-wall interpretations you have of these tracks, the better. I want to be surprised and expectations of what the song could be blown away. I want to hear something nobody would expect going into a remix of these songs. Go wild, have fun, sky's the limit. Complete freedom in every sense of the word. Don't repeat what has been done before - do something fresh and new with these tracks!
ALBUM UPDATE!!!!!!:
So, Jorito and I do feel a bit bad about numerous folks being super excited, eager and motivated to claim multiple tracks - however, previous claimants from the first time this album was launched do have priority over those tracks up until Sept 12, 2021 since they claimed it first. It's the right thing to do to reach out to these remixers and see if they wish to still participate in something they were so passionate about joining back in 2016.
When discussing the theming of the album and how the three main CDs were to reflect the nature of each of the Gardens: Balamb = CALM, Galbadia = CRAZY and Trabia = GOOFY/OFFBEAT (because Selphie!) - we came up with a question: What will happen to the Lunatic Pandora disc? Because Jorito and a few others liked that idea and theming as well.
So an idea struck me: WHY NOT BOTH?!
Why not have 3 primary GARDEN discs and then a fourth LUNATIC PANDORA disc where any genre from the first three discs can go (so no limits to interpretation there!) AND the 4th disc can be where any duplicate tracks can go!
Now, for those who still are hyped to remix a track that a former claimant has reclaimed but instead have it be on the PANDORA disc, the three GARDEN discs take priority. I really want each remixer to pick songs not claimed to fill out the first three GARDEN discs. That's priority. Once that is finished, you can then go back and remix the track you also wanted to do that'd be a duplicate. Make sense?
TRACK LIST
As of 9/21/2022, we are finished with taking remixers and applications to claim tracks.
Listed before is the current track line-up of completed tracks.
TRACK STATUS Finished Unmastered Arrangement submitted - 69 Finished and Mastered Track - 0   BALAMB GARDEN DISC 1 - The Jellyfish (Fisherman's Horizon) - DJPretzel 2 - Aroma of Sugary Warmth (Balamb Garden) - Clement Panchout feat. Facemeltingsolo, GameroftheWinds & SableProvidence 3 - Moonlit Night on a Calm Lake (Waltz for the Moon) - ChriskAudio 4 - Where is My Fault (Tell Me) - BlueLighter feat. Anna Hanabi, SableProvidence, Khoo Sze Ning, Guitarsvd, Ian Martyn, & dpMusician 5 - Garden's Destiny (The Oath) - Deedubs 6 - I Belong (Where I Belong) - Cyril the Wolf feat. Jordi 7 - Roses, Wine and Gentle Smiles (Roses and Wine) - CarlosEdge 8 - Gaofar (Breezy) - Ian Martyn 9 - The Annals of Truth (Junction) - RebeccaETripp feat. GameroftheWinds & Ian Martyn 10 - Find Your Way to the East (Find Your Way) - Sorven 11 - Take My Squall Away (Love Grows) - Hemophiliac 12 - Tears in Rain (Silence and Motion) - Zack Parrish 13 - The Infested Arena (Fear) - BlueLighter 14 - Long for the Horizon (Blue Fields) - Zack Parrish feat. Ian Martyn, Kestrel Girl & Jesus Chic Acevedo 15 - Moments (Fragments of Memories) - Jorito feat. JoyDreamer & Christ~Amaterasu 16 - Your Smile (Julia) - FeralDreams feat. Juan Medrano 17 - Friends Under Different Stars (Ami) - Cecil feat. James Perretta 18 - Lost in Time (The Successor) - Meldecision feat. Metamoogle & Cyril the Wolf   GALBADIA GARDEN DISC 1 - The Galbadian National Anthem (Cactus Jack) - Blake Inc. feat. Cyril the Wolf 2 - Two Scars Matching (Don't Be Afraid) - Tuberz McGee 3 - Dancefloorphans (Truth) - Pixel Pirates 4 - Skadooshin' (Movin') - jdamashii!! 5 - Filthy Lies, Wasted Virtue (Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec) - Vodou Queen feat. Rockos 6 - Queen of Cards (Shuffle and Boogie) - GlacialSpoon 7 - Dead End Blitz (Dead End) - bLiNd 8 - Turn Those UP (Starting Up) - Rockos feat. Siolfor the Jackal 9 - Downtown Run (Never Look Back) - Drakeld 10 - Stuck in My Mind (My Mind) - Jorito feat. Sirenstar 11 - Theme of the White Hole Prevention Agency (Ride On) - APZX feat. Jabo & Tsori 12 - The Marshall (Martial Law) - Rockos feat. Zack Parrish & Tsori 13 - Final Force (Force Your Way) - Ivan Hakštok 14 - Witch Hunter (The Man With the Machine Gun) - Gario 15 - Warheads (Retaliation) - Drakeld 16 - Only A Hot Dog Between One and the Sickness (Only a Plank Between One and Perdition) - Siolfor the Jackal feat. Jabo & Serrin's Toes 17 - You Got Me Dancing (Dance With the Balamb Fish) - Treyt   TRABIA GARDEN DISC 1 - Even Ill-Omens Need a Break (Premonition) - Vodou Queen feat. dpMusician, SirCorn, Shea's Violin, GameroftheWinds & Tsori 2 - Swagger de Chocobo (Mods de Chocobo) - GlacialSpoon 3 - La Victoria de los Bùhos (Timber Owls) - Deedubs feat. Sean Hardin, Wurtzel, Tsori, CNDRSamus & Travis Kindred 4 - Proposition and Clamor (Overture) - APZX 5 - Willingly Sacrificed (A Sacrifice) - MkVaff 6 - El Gran Salar (The Salt Flats) - CNDRSamus feat. GameroftheWinds 7 - A Scar to Match (Rivals) - colorado weeks feat. Chromatic Apparatus, Flake & Shea's Violin 8 - The Oscar Goes to Laguna Loire (Slideshow Parts 1 & 2) - BlueLighter 9 - Night Shift (Jailed) - DJ Orange 10 - OH!! DEKA-DE-JAZZ-DE-CHOCOBO ~ Dirty Contacts Mix (Odeka de Chocobo) - HeavyViper 11 - For a Few Draws More (The Mission) - Flake feat. Sorven, Audio Mocha, Cyril the Wolf, dpMusician, Zack Parrish, Ian Martyn & Calem Destiny 12 - Still Under Her Control, But With New Management (Under Her Control) - Jean Of mArc 13 - Impressions From Unrest (Unrest) - SirCorn 14 - Into the Singularity (Compression of Time) - Sirenstar feat. Jorito 15 - Concédeme Un Momento (Eyes on Me) - CNDRSamus feat. Earth Kid & Chris Kohler 16 - Deling City Nights (Galbadia Garden) - Lucas Guimaraes feat. Dionte George, dpMusician, theBitterRoost & MegadudeXD 17 - A Wounded Spy (The Spy) - Vylent 18 - Succession of Magical Girls (Succession of Witches) - donut feat. John Bishop 19 - Smooth Heretic (Heresy) - KalS 20 - We Are the Winners (The Winner) - Jorito feat. Numoon, Sirenstar, Cyril the Wolf, Tsori & Dewey Newt   LUNATIC PANDORA DISC
1 - Voces Maledictionis et Spei: Children Fated to Lead (Liberi Fatali) - Heavenwraith feat. JoyDreamer, Bonnie Bogovich, Vodou Queen, Ian Martyn & colorado weeks 2 - If Time Stood Still (Eyes on Me) - Earth Kid feat. Erika Richards 3 - Set the Stage on Fire (The Stage is Set) - Zack Parrish 4 - The Sorceress' Knight (Force Your Way) - Deedubs 5 - Heavy Residents (Residents) - Rockos feat. Zack Parrish & Cyril the Wolf 6 - The Tolls of Stringent Obligation (The Landing) - Zack Parrish feat. Chromatic Apparatus, Alex Parrish, Cyril the Wolf & Angel Hernandez 7 - High Tides and Lunar Cries (Lunatic Pandora) - Audio Mocha 8 - In Horto Dormit Nuntius (The Castle) - Fishy 9 - SeeDs of Pandora (SeeD) - Jorito feat. Sirenstar, Chromatic Apparatus & Juan Medrano 10 - Make Them Bleed (The Legendary Beast) - Zack Parrish feat. Earth Kid & Viking Guitar 11 - Maybe I'm a Lion or Maybe I'm Not (Maybe I'm a Lion) - Ian Martyn feat. Darby Cupit, Ian Cowell, Leo Martyn, Carrie Wood & MegadudeXD 12 - All Existence Denied (The Extreme) - Vodou Queen feat. Cap'n Shred 13 - Succession of Power (The Successor) - ChriskAudio feat. GameroftheWinds 14 - And That's the End (Ending Theme) - Rockos feat. ChriskAudio   QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:   QUESTION: There are 74 tracks - are all going to be needing to remixed? ANSWER: No. I do not expect to have a full complement of 74 tracks that comprise the entire soundtrack to Final Fantasy VIII - however, I would like a minimum of 12 tracks for each CD theme - making a total of 36 tracks. I know it isn't a high bar to strive for, but trying to start up an album that has been languishing for years is a tall order, so I'm setting my sights on a more attainable goal. It would be nice to get them all, but I'm only asking for 12 per disc theme.   QUESTION: I would like to remix a track, but not sure if I can meet the theme of the disc on my own. Can I collab with another remixer? ANSWER: Of course! In fact, I encourage many collaborations with this album! If you're awesome at piano, but need someone to give your track that cultural flair that I am hoping for in the CALM disc, then seek out someone willing to provide that for you! I'm excited to hear many collabs on this album. Likewise for the other two discs, if you feel you need to seek out other musicians for their talents to complete it, by all means, go collaborate!   QUESTION: Some of the tracks don't seem to be in the right genre - like Eyes on Me is in the CRAZY theme?
ANSWER: You're right! I deliberately put some tracks where they were for a reason. For example, I feel Eyes on Me has seen so many slow or smooth remixes and for once, I'd like to see us bring something new to the table with this OCRemix album by spicing it up in a way people didn't expect!   QUESTION: What if I have a great idea for a GOOFY/OFFBEAT style, but the track is in the CALM theming. What do I do? ANSWER: Pitch the idea and more than likely, we can swap that track over to the disc of your choice and theming! Just because the tracks are in that theming doesn't mean they have to stay there! My only requirement was AT LEAST 12 tracks per theme. As long as I meet that bare minimum to make a full disc for each theme, I don't really care what tracks comprise what theme. So we can mix and match and this track line-up doesn't need to stay static! You wanna do Silence and Motion as a CALM waltz with sitar? Go for it! All I'm really asking for is to keep the themes so we, as a collective group for OCRemix, can bring something new to the Final Fantasy VIII remixing spectrum.   QUESTION: What if I was a part of the previous attempt at this album? Does my claim and/or my track count?
ANSWER: It sure can! Get with me ASAP and let's figure out together where we can fit in your track and if it is possible to update it to match the themes proposed above. You are more than welcome to submit the track to see if it fits in. Who knows? It might fit already in the three existing themes without much editing needed! But unless you tell me you want your old track claim back, I won't know if you're still on board. So let me know ASAP if you still want to do it and if you still like the theming your track is under or if you wish to change it to one of the other two. I'm willing to work with you! NOTE: I will be referencing the old forum post about who claimed what and will be giving those remixers priority over the next 3-4 weeks. After that time has past, I'll just assume you do not wish to participate anymore and will give the tracks to interested parties to remix. But I'd love if those who claimed before would want to come back to finish.

QUESTION: Is there going to be a place to collaborate all the details of the project while in production?
ANSWER: Yes! There is a discord server specifically set up for this album! So expect to get an invite when you join to come to the server on Discord!

QUESTION: With the addition of this new, fourth disc - if a former claimant comes back to reclaim their track, can I still remix their track too?
ANSWER: Of course! But your track won't be on the primary 3 GARDEN discs, instead, it'll be on the fourth 'bonus' disc, if you will, LUNATIC PANDORA. That and the priority requirement is to remix tracks that aren't going to have duplicates first for the 3 GARDEN discs. We need those filled up first before we start discussing claiming additional tracks that'll ultimately be duplicate remixed tracks for the PANDORA disc. Make sense?   ----   Last note: I know this is such a huge shake up and everything regarding this album and I know some people won't be happy. I get that. However, I was personally asked to resurrect this project and this was the best way I've decided to breathe new life into this album. I hope you'll agree and be excited to bring something new, fresh and unheard of for Final Fantasy VIII! Let's be the darkhorse album this game deserves!

Hiya, I did a Future Bass/EDM arrangement of Cid's Theme from Final Fantasy 9 (for the Pixel Mixers FF9 album Beyond the Mist), featuring @Earth Kid on vocals. It's a bit different from my usual stuff and there's frog sounds in it, so what's not to like?
 

This is great! I just finished this game & I really love this version of the theme!

I recently covered "Dance Through the Danger" from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero! I went for a mellow, acoustic treatment of the source. I sang, played the harp, hammered dulcimer, Irish bouzouki, percussion, and enlisted my husband for djembe and video editing. Hope you enjoy it!  
 
 

album get!
congrats to everyone who contributed to make this such a special project. nice work everyone!

I recently covered "Dance Through the Danger" from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero! I went for a mellow, acoustic treatment of the source. I sang, played the harp, hammered dulcimer, Irish bouzouki, percussion, and enlisted my husband for djembe and video editing. Hope you enjoy it!  
 
 

Between the millions of dollars collected for charity during Summer Games Done Quick and a Playlist of emotional memories, this episode of the OverClocked PodCast just might cause you to shed a tear or two. Also, there's bluegrass music!

ReMix ReWind:
ReMixers: Andrew Thompson, Kristy Mezines, Fernando Valencia
Game: Chrono Trigger
Title: "Elements of Time"
ReMixers: Magnetic Ether
Game: The Cat Lady
Title: "Lady in Black"
ReMixer: 3POP
Game: Sonic the Hedgehog
Title: "Supersonic"
ReMixer: Hakstok
Game: Tekken 7
Title: "Heat Haze Shadow"
ReMixers: McVaff
Game: Final Fantasy VII
Title: "Cosmo"
ReMixer: Argle
Game: Super Mario RPG
Title: "Riptide Rush"
ReMixer: dannyshock
Game: Super Metroid
Title: "Save the Animals"
ReMixer: Zack Parrish, Jeff Ball
Game: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Title: "All That Remains"
ReMixer: Matt Menefee
Game: Kirby's Epic Yarn
Title: "Blue Lava, Grass Landing!"
 
The Playlist: Songs That Bring Back Emotional Memories
“Triage at Dawn" from Half-Life 2, submitted by Dell
“Final Battle Theme / vs Rival" from Pokemon Red & Blue, submitted by Dell
“Reminiscence" from Suikoden 2, performed by the Symphonic Gamers Orchestra, submitted by Jorito
“Sammer's Kingdom" from Super Paper Mario, submitted by Patchpen
“Intro" from Sonic Adventure, submitted by Black Doom
“Farther Away" from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers in Time and Darkness, submitted by Systems Ready
“The Sun Rises" from Okami, submitted by Systems Ready
“Time to Part Ways" from Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, submitted by timaeus222
“Staff Roll" from Super Mario 64, submitted by Jeffro12
“Time's Scar" from Chrono Cross, submitted by Jeffro 12
“Eyes on Me" from Final Fantasy VIII, arranged for the Final Fantasy Orchestral Album, submitted by Fenix Down
“The Last Scene" from Sonic Adventure 2, submitted by Stephen
“Sprouting" from Final Fantasy X, submitted by Earth Kid
Next Week's Playlist: Remixes from games
Extra info:
Games Done Quick website - https://gamesdonequick.com/ Games Done Quick Twitch -  https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick Games Done Quick YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI3DTtB-a3fJPjKtQ5kYHfA Episode script: FenixDown and Eino
Hosting: Patchpen
Editing: Mr. Jack Barton
Thanks to everyone who submitted Playlist recommendations and feedback!
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I would like to try To The Sun.

I covered "Sis Puella Magica!" from the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica for An Overclocked Christmas Vol. XI. I recently made some tweaks, and along with a video my husband put together - which shows scenes from the anime - I uploaded the (hopefully) final version to YouTube. 
I arranged it in a folk style not unlike the original. So, I sang the vocals and played the harp, hammered dulcimer, Irish bouzouki, and recorder. I had fun arranging this song and I think the video is very fitting, so I thought I would share this improved version. Enjoy.
 
 

ok, it's submitted. let's cross our fingers for how long it'll take to get processed and reviewed! i tabbed a total of five songs for mixflood release...we'll see if additional tracks get selected for eventual release as well.

I'm sure this album will be amazing. I only wish I had seen this a couple months ago, there are some amazing track options still available. Good luck!

i've got all the tracks! just need to finish tagging a few songs and also go over the (fantastic) website that @Jorito designed, and we're ready for submission.
as of this time, i'm closing track submission.

This pretty much resonates with what i was saying about hearing underdeveloped sections too many times and not being able to imagine them any other way.
@Mazedude definitely has the right idea and it's been working for me as well. I'll wake up at 6am, get the usual morning habits done and by 7am i'm at my desk for a dedicated 2 hour period where i will concentrate on music production. Than when 9am hits i'll start to work on my more essential things like University work. That way i know i got two hours done and even if the progress i made was little, i know that i still made progress and i'm being consistent. I find i have a lot less anxiety by starting work in the morning since i've still got the whole day ahead of me, which free's my mind a lot because i'm not feeling pressure from the hours in the day running out. I hate doing anything that requires deep thought in the evening and would rather just read or watch Netflix. Now i don't feel guilty about having chill evenings.
Actually getting up at 6am is horrible though.

I might need to take Mazedude's excellent advice. I especially relate because I also have a family and a full-time job, so my only time to work on music is at night (usually after 8-9 PM) and pockets of time on the weekends. So, I've been doing the opposite - staying up late. And it works okay, because I am generally NOT an early riser. However, I think it could be worth a shot to see if I feel more energized and productive by getting up earlier as opposed to staying up until after midnight.
The whole idea of finishing something I've started as opposed to cycling through different projects without completing anything is something I've been continuously working on, and something I really was never any good at until well into adulthood. Interestingly enough (and this is just how it worked out for me), taking a break from music for a few years and raising my son has actually re-energized me, so I'm a much more disciplined and focused person than I ever was before. So while I have less time than I used to for noodling around on instruments or working on projects, I'm much more efficient and productive with the time I do have. I finally figured out that the joy of finishing a project helps carry me through the day-to-day challenges of actually keeping my commitments and doing the not-so-fun stuff sometimes. It's a wonderful feeling!

Not sure if this tidbit of advice will help, but here's how I finished American Pixels. That was a 5+ year project, tons of excitement at the front-end, and then it turned into... work. And here's the problem, I have a family and a full-time job, so I kept hitting the snag where I'd work all day, spend time with the family, have a pocket of free time at night, and then... not have any energy left. That, or there'd be this sense of "yay, I have time to work on music... and oh no, I feel obligated to work on that project and I'm really not in the mood..."
So, that happened over and over, and occasionally I'd have a magic day off (holiday, whatever) where I'd get a wonderful 4 hours in a row to myself... and during those moments, I could tap into the creative juices and get it going again... but man, those little magical windows were rare. Like, once every few months rare. It got really frustrating seeing an album inch to completion in those sporadic bursts.
The answer for me: wake up earlier. I'd set my alarm for 4:30am, be in my studio by 5am, and get in a solid hour, hour and a half every morning. My brain wasn't yet tired from the day job, I was rested and fresh, and the stuff that seemed like work before now seemed fun again. And, it actually helped my happiness level, so even though I was sleepy, I was giddy at work considering the progress I made in the early morning hours. And then I just had to ride and chase that feeling until things were done. It was tough to get started, but then it became strangely addicting.

another termina (with a touch of marbule!) is taken by @Earth Kid and @Jorito, in a funky electronica/ethnic hybrid! this will be the last track and they're speeding through it, so hopefully the next news will be that it's finished and we're prepping the last of the admin stuff. i did convert and tag all 27 tracks we have so far, and we've compiled the last of the art that we need, so we're just about there.

i finished up the last of the tweaks to the instrumental version of distant promise/garden of gods, so at this point i'm just waiting on a single last track from @Earth Kid and @Jorito before we call the music done. there's still some admin stuff to handle that i'm pecking away at, but once that's done, we're good =D

Thank you for dreaming up the idea and working on making it happen!  

Minor edit for Track 10 of volume 11. Just re-download track 10 to receive the fixed version. It has also been changed in the .rar file as well.

And the streaming party is done. Thanks for hosting it, Cyril, and congrats once more to everyone for helping make a great album

Hello ladies and gentle peoples!
After months of work and lots of pestering, the latest An OverClocked Christmas is done and ready for downloading. Featuring a record-breaking 15 remixes of Christmas carols and VGM, it's got many different moods and genres covered. R&B, Jazzy, Orchestral, Metal... that and more are present. So with a big thanks to everyone who stepped up and submitted a remix, and to Dyne for continuing to host the files, feel free to go ahead and download the finished product that we all slaved over for you
http://williammichael.info/aocc/aoccv11.htm
Enjoy everyone. And of course, Merry Christmas!
Edit: Looks like Dyne got the official website updated, so I've changed the link. Thanks Dyne

Don't worry, I am used to not everybody liking remixes with lyrics and vocals in them, but that won't stop me from making others if I feel like it. Thanks for the constructive criticism and tone (also from others in this thread), it's better than the sometimes vocal complainers that ask me how I dare ruin cult classics with vocals.
See you in the next vocal track

got a final version from blind for his chronopolis track, and just need a wav to finish that one off. additionally, i put in some serious time and crunched out the vocal processing for my distant promise collab, so right now that just needs some more attention on the mastering and it's done as well. lastly, i heard a near-finished version of jellyfish sea. so we've got several that are closing in on being done. hopefully all three will be done before the end of the calendar year.