Villainelle

Isn't this like the second or third time it's happened to him? Can't say I care. The guy is filthy rich and can replace virtually anything. The stuff he couldn't, e.g. project files, should have been backed up. And you'd think after multiple robberies, you'd spend a little on better security or something.

YES! Smooth Latin jazz flava! Aww, that would have rocked.

It's not great, but I do have a Metroid Prime - Tallon Overworld remix on Remix:ThaSauce (will probably go back and polish/remaster it at some point). http://remix.thasauce.net/song/RTS0084/

Oh hi. You said the magic words. Let's see...digging the jazzy rearrangement of the notes of the main melody. When the clip ended I was expecting a huge string swell and Beth Gibbons (or maybe Jill Goldin? ) to kick in with some smoky vocals. In short - I was grooving with this. Good stuff. Let's hear where you take it next. (Only thing that threw me is the rimshot sound in the percussion, that tapping that's out of sync with the beat. What's up with that?)

Awesome! Just curious, why so much reverb? It makes the piece sound bigger/more epic, but also more distant and blurry. If you're using it to fill up space, a string or brass pad could do just as well. It's a personal taste thing, but I'm thinking of GrayLightning here...he likes his reverb too, in ethnic soundscape stuff like this, but uses it more subtly and lets the delicacy of the interplay of instruments stand out more. I'd love to hear more of that in this. This is an excellent start, eagerly awaiting more.

Lovely! Avaris gave some great comments, agreed with him there. Just wanted to say this is beautiful and I really enjoyed it.

Hopefully DJP will just hurry up and direct post it then.

Hmm, interesting...while this has some aggressive beats and cool gating-based syncopation going on, it doesn't have a groove per se, and is too spastic to groove to anyway. The source has also been heavily reworked, so much so that I didn't recognize it except for brief phrases. This is certainly something different for OCR, and quite enjoyable as a soundscape - it sounds like something for an action/chase scene in a sci-fi film with tons of POV cuts. The film soundtrack quality persists in the way that there is no clear-cut climax or breakdown, but lots of moderate rises and falls in the relentless tension of the piece. My only real criticism is that, since it's obviously meant to be a soundscape, there should be more clarity in the mix - there's so much distortion and saturation going on at points that the mix becomes a wash of noise, which works as an occasional effect, but shouldn't constantly blur the underlying textures of the piece. Then again, maybe this was a stylistic choice on sephfire's part - maybe it's meant to be a gurgling, droning post-apocalyptic soundscape, with bursts of chiseled melody periodically breaking through the noise. Or something. All in all, good, unorthodox stuff.

I'm more of a Floorpie fan, myself. This one definitely had some cool entries. I wish Chavous's mix had been longer, sounded like it was going in a sick direction.

Mmmm...invisible cola. Tight races are great IMO, I think it means people are finding a lot to enjoy. Congrats to all, and gogo Rexy, pick a good one!

*munches popcorn*

http://www.worldtimezone.com/ As of this post it's approximately 4:35AM Eastern Standard Time, meaning there are 24 minutes left to vote.

There is a hella funky subtle arrangement underneath the drums here struggling to be heard. Pretty please do a remaster with quieter drums.

Oh hello. How did I miss this? Not usually a fan of vocal remixes but this one has great potential. (The "child friendly" line was classic. ) Sounds like there's a lot of production work still needing to be done...need to sharpen the EQing and bring up the levels of some stuff, esp. lead guitar. With hard rock like this I'm expecting a lot more punch and compression. You might want to talk to the other guys around here that do guitar rock for more info. Love the arrangement and concept, and this WIP is pretty damn enjoyable even in its rough form. Really hope you keep working on this, would be a shame to not see it through. One minor thing - when you redo the vocals, I suggest you change the word "anyways" to "anyway" - it'll still rhyme with "days." "Anyways" is considered incorrect, though many people use it informally, and in the context of a song with otherwise standard English, it sticks out and sounds wrong. Yeah, great foundation, please keep working on it.

Just wanted to check in...I missed the deadline but am working on the Secret of Mana track. (Sure picked a very intimidating song there. >< Always loved it but never realized how complex it was till I looked at the score.) If someone else comes along who really wants it, go ahead and take it, but I'll have a WIP to you guys as soon as possible. It's going in an acid/dance direction, just fyi. I can also help with any visual art/web design the project still needs. I'm doing the album art and possibly more for the Super Mario 64 remix project and can show ya samples if you like.

Hey, excellent start here. Reminds me a bit of zircon's stuff. Great effects on the drums.

Yeah, when the octave run arp came in I perked up. Pretty sure that's when the song came too. Cool stuff here. Could use more variation but enjoyable as is. Keep at it SOC!

Ciao, Gaggo. 0:00 - 1:33 - It's okay, but almost identical to the original. 1:34 - 2:48 - Buono! Nice interpretation of the original. I would cut most of 0:00-1:33 and just go from here. I also agree with :blank, the clicky bass doesn't really fit with the song. Keep working on it!

I keep finding myself looking for this specifically when listening to my VG remix playlist. So much energy, creativity, fun - great track.

So I had this "hilarious" idea to do a nudisko style mix... ...and now I remember why disco died. Villainelle - "Hold On To Now"

Whoa. Tight as usual. What do you use to master your tracks? Even your WIPs have such a sharp, thick, all-around ass-kicking sound.

I love the crazy-mélange-of-genres-in-one style, a la Star Salzman. You have some really neat ideas in here. I don't think you should toss out any of the style changes, they're quite entertaining, but they could use smoother transitions. (The change around 2:30 is great!) The intro was too quiet and a little long imo, though...didn't quite seem to fit the zany energy of the rest of the song. For now I think you should work on beefing up supporting instrumentation, and more interpretation of the source...it's really not till the end that you start seriously re-interpreting it, apart from the general song style changes. There's also some timing issues with the keys from around 2:40ish to 3:15ish. The end is going in a great direction though, bring some of that interp to earlier sections of the mix! Keep working on this, it has a lot of potential.

Agreed, and I love the track despite this. I'm just pretending it's coming through my crappy TV speakers. But yeah, something seems a little strange. There's a grating telephonic quality to it which maybe comes from oversaturation/muddiness in the mids? I'd also love to hear a remaster if possible!

^ What he said! Really enjoyed this, rough as it is. Supa cheezy lyrics = win. Awesome work vocoding. Great groove. Listened to this with a big smile on my face.

This is like what Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon would have been like if they hit each other with huge foam tetris blocks instead of swords. /nicework