Benjamin Briggs

I should clarify that I was showing how the "indie" mentality makes things much harder for up-and-coming bands all in all, it seems unfair, but it really isn't... if musicians want to make music for a living, they can't just do whatever they want

tim rogers kicks my ass repeatedly exremely insightful reviews, amazing writing ability, and an extremely mature view of video games as lucrative forms of interaction he's just so damned GOOD

let's call a fictional band "Talented, Creative, & Accessible" TCA starts out early on as young adults, writing music and playing local shows... they become popular with their friends and family and start to catch on over the internet through websites like myspace TCA gets a big break by opening for a much more well-established band that shares their genre, and they sell lots of demos at the show TCA now has many more fans and finally records a full album on an indie label... the fact that the label is "indie" spurs a huge influx of new fans that wear chuck taylors like they just hit stores yesterday TCA realizes that they can get even more fans by accepting "indie" as a genre and changing their sound to be more experimental and risky... they change their name to "Talented & Creative" to reflect the difference TC now has a very large fanbase from pretty diverse backgrounds, and they finally score a record deal with a major label... their first album on the label is recorded and released, and it sounds just like they want it to TC gains a multitude of fans due to the major label advertising and publicity, touring with their first album is also a success... however, when they decide to record an EP, it is not quite as well-recieved as their album TC decides to modify their style to better fit the needs of the label and all the fans that came with it... thus becoming "Talented" T retains fans from the label and gains many more through music videos, radio time, and other mainstream attention... this lasts for maybe 2 more full-length albums, and interest with the masses fades T is now in a strange position, because while they were enjoying the spotlight, they were oblivious to the fact that all of their old fans left them T is boring to the mainstream, and a sellout to the underground... band break-up in t-minus one year talent is a terrible thing to waste, but the music industry almost ensures it

if genres didn't exist, somehow... this problem would be completely eliminated it's the same with politics: if there were no parties, we'd get a lot more done also, punk rock kids and electronica nerds are definitely NOT the snobbiest of the music snobs try to talk to an "INDIE KID" about music for more than 3 seconds... they win, bar none

so many songs I have to make so many fucking songs

you're self-serving

how can xelebes be a mod when he's so busy posting every 12 seconds

This remix is so awesome. So awesome! It's like if Genesis and Pink Floyd were locked in a room with nothing but twelve televisions and a giant hookah, got high and played video games nonstop for three weeks, went directly to a studio, decided that Phil Collins wasn't allowed to sing, and vomited all of their pent-up musicianship into the glorious paper bag we call ocremix. At any rate, after listening to what you have to offer here... you need to start songwriting, if you haven't already. I mean, with the kind of theory knowledge and talent you display with just these three songs... it's mind-blowing, it really is. Keep up the great work. P.S. I've just made it a life goal to jam with you.

I decided to inspect whether or not you have any more remixes on the site after loving "Lake in Ontario" so much, and I'm incredibly happy to find that you do! And they don't suck, either! Quite the opposite, really... this one's got that same old-school progressive album-rock-junkie sound, which I absolutely LOVE, and the injection of latin textures just makes the whole thing even more fun.

This mix... this mix! All across the world, this mix is going to be the common ground between teenage gamers and their fathers. Somehow, you've done it. You have taken a video game song and made it sound like late 70s progressive rock. I don't know how you pulled it off, but you did, and good GOD is it awesome. Anyway, fucking GENIUS. Please make more like this. PLEASE.

That's a really good point, actually. I only have "fun" playing video games when it's multiplayer, and there's a large amount of external social activity. When I'm playing a really good game by myself, it's "lucratively entertaining". ...if that makes sense.

I don't know when this was posted or why I haven't heard it yet, but it kicks major ass. My only complaint would have to be what sounds like a bit of overcompression that causes the snare and other midfrequencies to lose a portion of their punctuating punch.

I'm just going to cite Super Mario 64 and leave it at that. It defines "fun video game" for me.

I have five dollars here in my pocket that says otherwise okay I'm broke but if I had five dollars, it would say otherwise anyway, I'm still toying with ending ideas, and I've recently started a chiptune/house/trance/barf version of terra's theme that I'm starting to like, so just be patient and listen to v2 until I figure out if that's the final version

hello, my name is shnabubula I "study piano" and "play very well" this is ridiculous you once again cause me to re-assess the musicianship of this entire site with your genius you can't humble your way out of this one, sam... it's just too damn brilliant at any rate, consider it saved, backed up on DVD, and somehow transferred to vinyl

first of all, what happened to the forums omg change I can't handle it actually it looks pretty nice second of all, after playing both the wii and gamecube versions, I decided to buy the gamecube version some may say that I only did this to avoid paying 250 dollars for a new console to these people I would say "maybe", but to myself I would justify my poorness with something along the lines of "the screen is less cluttered, I have camera control, and link is properly left-handed" anyway, I'm thirty hours in, with eleven hearts and two mirror shards, and it is quite simply the best game I have ever played ever in all of everness I mean god DAMN could they make the story any more awesome

yeah, I'm not happy with the ending either I'm currently trying to fix it with weapons-grade awesome I'll listen for the reverb issues you brought up... I didn't expect anyone to have a comment about that, but now that I think of it, I didn't pay very close attention to the effects levels

I'm thinking of making the official title "techno robot trees olol" not really, but it would be thoroughly awesome to see that title on the front page of ocr

Thanks! And yes, I do write somethings. Poetry and some short stories and stuff. Good guess! Glad you liked them and feel free to mess around with them as far as combinationness. I do a lot of singer/songwriting on the side, so if you ever want help or critique on lyrics or poetry, feel free to pm or e-mail me

glad to have you back in my virtual life also, all of those title ideas are pretty damn cool and suprisingly insightful as far as the flow and direction of the piece, as well as the connection to the parts of the game it encompasses are you going to be a writer by chance anyway, I'll take all those into consideration and maybe formulate my own combination of them or something

does the download link not work for you or are you just saying that I can still ask you to host it for me if it's the first thing, goddamn it if it's the second thing, I appreciate it but I won't probably ask you to do it until I have access to aim again

http://www.sendspace.com/file/di8w67 finally, version 2 is finished and uploaded! alright, this version has an ending, but I'm not really happy with it any comments are welcome and appreciated, and HELP ME THINK OF A COOL TITLE kbye

I'm going to have to rapidshare the new version, unfortunately gimme a few minutes edit: no update tonight, I can't find hosting goddamn it

sorry for the lack of updates; I unfortunately don't have access to the internet on my computer, so I have to transfer via CD ACTUALLY count on an update tonight

hey all, I've got the mix structurally finished... it's about 4:40 I ended up scrapping the theme that plays during the exposition (the last theme you hear on the current version) and replacing it with the fairy's fountain theme, which turned out phenomenal in my opinion anyway, look for the new version tomorrow; I just need to get a chance to upload it