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  1. Looking forward to this album.

    But, sorry Mustin, I just can't see where you're coming from with the N64's Rainbow Road. So what if it's not uber-fast? It's cute Mario racing, not Need for Speed Turbo. Plus, I just have a special place for it after hearing Prozax's take on the theme. In my view, calling N64 Rainbow Road cheesy is akin to calling Mario 64's Dire Dire Docks cheesy.

  2. That blog post is an interesting stab at the subject. For a detailed overview of musical perception research, I'd recommend the book "This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession" by Daniel J. Levitin. (Just skip past the first parts if you're already familiar with musical terminology.)

  3. So I've been wondering something since Brushfire's house.

    Did your shirt have a vagina on it?

    I wouldn't put it past her. ;-)

    Then again... there weren't certain mind-altering substances present at Brushfire's, were there? ;P

  4. I had a blast! I hope we get to do this again next year! Oh and think of the meet ups we'll have this year! Here's to good friends, good times, and a greater appreciation for alcohol. ^_^

    Exactly. Who needs to wait a whole year when we can crash Steveo's place anytime the desire strikes!

    :lol:

  5. Holy crap... MAGFest is really over :cry:

    Indeed, but the last night was pretty awesome... :-) Getting to see the hilarity of DBZ Abridged which I must now see in full, how good Starla/Injury/"I've-never-played-this-game-before" is at MegaMan 2 even while tipsy, and Steveo's pretty face post-coitus. (Wait, what?)

    One sucky thing is that I didn't realize people would be heading out as early as they did. Party 'till only 1AM? Ffffeh! ;-)

    And ironically, I happened to pass a Quebec license plate on my drive back home. It did little but remind me of previous company, and just how spread out we all are with few chances to gather like this. :-(

  6. This announcement is :-(

    While I appreciate all zircon and pixie have done for this site & its people, and wish them well in their future endeavors... I hope OCR was not merely a stepping stone to greater things. Don't stop spreadin' the VGM love! :-D

  7. Sounds good. Agree that your place is more convenient for most, I just didn't want to suggest "hanging out at someone's place" without offering my own, you know, basically inviting myself over to somebody else's house. ^_^; See y'all there!

    Wait, are you worrying about social graces in a thread full of nerds? Just think about that for a moment. ;)

    If there are no objections, can I get a list of people who will be showing up, please? :razz:

    I'm down. May need to crash, depending on what deathly hours of the night (morning?) this goes 'till.

  8. it has meant a so much to me as someone who just recently rejoined the community and as someone who is in such a rough transitional phase right now. I really thought there was no way I was gonna get to MAG, even when it became more probable that I could go. Like my voice sucked, and nearly every photo that got taken of me I hated, and I felt weird or awkward on occasion, and yet I still managed to have an epically fucking great time.

    Sorry to hear about the tough times. Good thing you came to MAG after all. It can whisk away the worst of your worries -- at least for a few days! :<

    Also, I think I speak for everyone in saying that nothing seemed 'sucky' or abnormal about your voice, or about your appearance. In fact, the long hair & glasses look was rather slick. Don't be too self-conscious, bro. ;-)

    But at least I feel more of a desire to get back into remixing.

    Excellent. :twisted:

  9. MAGFest rocked, as usual. Unfortunately, D-Lux, his lady, and I had to depart Sunday night before the concert. But even with the regret of not seeing all the bands, it was quite a blast.

    First, a shout out to everyone I had a chance to hang out with: Obtuse, Level99, q-pa, Kizyr, Arrow, Will, AeroZ, and anyone my faulty memory may be neglecting. Sorry I didn't get to hang out with folks as much as I'd have liked, but since MAGFest has a musical experience quite unlike anywhere else, I tend to soak up as much of that as I can, often to the detriment of hanging out & chatting it up. And that's a darn shame, because you're all so chill and down-to-earth. I wish there were more than just a weekend to get to know everyone.

    The moments that made my MAGFest had to be the entire OneUps set -- no one grooves out to video game tunes quite like this group -- and the dance party held afterward. I was probably sloppy as all hell, but I rarely get the chance to all-out dance, so I really appreciated that.

    Looking forward to the pics, vids, and anecdotes sure to follow! :)

  10. Wow. When this music came up in the background, I thought to myself: "Did it just switch to the Genso Suikoden Piano Collections? I thought I was playing OCR music?"

    Lo and behold, my Winamp had not spazzed. And this music, which was smooth and tempered enough to fool my ears into thinking it was from an official album, was an OC ReMix. I absolutely adore the chill, laid-back vibe, the slow, deliberate pacing, the light touch of expressiveness, and the heavy dose of interpretation. The skill and emotion is plainly evident from both players.

    Excellent job! :-D

  11. Not all previous changes have been noted, though. I know that OCR01489 was replaced with a new remixed & remastered version several months after it was originally posted, yet there's no mention of it in the changelog.

    Oooo, thanks. I had no idea about this. Awesome news on the 2MB filesize increase, too.

    But, DarkeSword... you say that the Changelog is not just for removals, but removals are all that I see there?

  12. Also, here are a couple vids from Afro-Celt Sound system which is on Peter Gabriel's label (or was or whatever).

    Mmmm... Afro-Celt Sound System...

    A healthy part of any musically-balanced breakfast.

    Also, the CD in your first post sounds so pretty. But it doesn't seem to be available anywhere online. Sad face.

  13. http://cotmm.mine.nu/mp3/

    it says mp3 but they're all lossless. server should be wicked fast too.

    Not all of it has obvious file names, some of them are whatever the 'project' name was. Not all are video game remixes, not all of them are OCRemixes.

    If I can dig up more, I'll upload them.

    What about that Solstice track with Steve Pordon? I'll shoot the FLAC your way if it got lost or something.

    Also, Brendan (MrMAGFest) might want to know which songs are & aren't VG remixes, considering the nature of his project.

  14. After listening thoroughly, gotta say that my reaction to the FF4 album is very mixed. There are tracks I personally think shouldn't have even made the album... but there are those too that I feel push the envelope for remix excellence. Thanks to "Fighting for Tomorrow" and "Genesis of Destruction", I can't get the idea of an entirely remix-opera (as opposed to genre-singular 'rock-opera') project out of my head. It's so exhilarating to hear full choir with such passion in a free fan-made VGM arrangement. Such efforts truly embody and signify just how far game music remixing has come.

    On that note, congrats and kudos to all involved!

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