Lemonectric

I'm working on an album, and I want to get some feedback early on so I start on the right foot! Here's what I've got so far. Tell me what I'm doing wrong please
The Walls of Cydonia

This is "Sandstorm Ballad" by Rellik, previously hosted on VGMix. I have it on an old CD.

This is "Sandstorm Ballad" by Rellik, previously hosted on VGMix. I have it on an old CD.

This is "Sandstorm Ballad" by Rellik, previously hosted on VGMix. I have it on an old CD.

A couple years ago, I released Zest Quest, an original album about fruit planets. Since then, I’ve decided to make more music set in the same universe, and I just released number 2!
 
Expedition to PL21-13
 
It contains a mishmash of retro sounds with an emphasis on things that sounded purple to me, paired with a story about unpaid interns searching a swampy alien planet for a robot sent by their ancestors hundreds of years ago. If you’re into flavor text, there's a full description on Bandcamp, and the album download comes with a 5-page PDF of log entries.
 
The original concept for the album had no narrative context...but it turned out that giving it a story and connecting it to Zest Quest unleashed a rush of motivation. Now I’m looking forward to all the possibilities for fleshing out this universe. Hope you enjoy!
 

A couple years ago, I released Zest Quest, an original album about fruit planets. Since then, I’ve decided to make more music set in the same universe, and I just released number 2!
 
Expedition to PL21-13
 
It contains a mishmash of retro sounds with an emphasis on things that sounded purple to me, paired with a story about unpaid interns searching a swampy alien planet for a robot sent by their ancestors hundreds of years ago. If you’re into flavor text, there's a full description on Bandcamp, and the album download comes with a 5-page PDF of log entries.
 
The original concept for the album had no narrative context...but it turned out that giving it a story and connecting it to Zest Quest unleashed a rush of motivation. Now I’m looking forward to all the possibilities for fleshing out this universe. Hope you enjoy!
 

Thank you! It’s always interesting to hear what people’s favorites are. Swamp Luminescence came from a 2013 WIP that I pulled out of storage and reworked/finished. It was one of the key tracks when I was originally deciding on a tone for the album. Replumification, on the other hand, wasn’t started until everything else was finished. So you’ve kind of got the bookends there.
I appreciate the compliment on the mixing. I’ve always seen it as my weak point, so I try my best to keep improving!

A couple years ago, I released Zest Quest, an original album about fruit planets. Since then, I’ve decided to make more music set in the same universe, and I just released number 2!
 
Expedition to PL21-13
 
It contains a mishmash of retro sounds with an emphasis on things that sounded purple to me, paired with a story about unpaid interns searching a swampy alien planet for a robot sent by their ancestors hundreds of years ago. If you’re into flavor text, there's a full description on Bandcamp, and the album download comes with a 5-page PDF of log entries.
 
The original concept for the album had no narrative context...but it turned out that giving it a story and connecting it to Zest Quest unleashed a rush of motivation. Now I’m looking forward to all the possibilities for fleshing out this universe. Hope you enjoy!
 

A couple years ago, I released Zest Quest, an original album about fruit planets. Since then, I’ve decided to make more music set in the same universe, and I just released number 2!
 
Expedition to PL21-13
 
It contains a mishmash of retro sounds with an emphasis on things that sounded purple to me, paired with a story about unpaid interns searching a swampy alien planet for a robot sent by their ancestors hundreds of years ago. If you’re into flavor text, there's a full description on Bandcamp, and the album download comes with a 5-page PDF of log entries.
 
The original concept for the album had no narrative context...but it turned out that giving it a story and connecting it to Zest Quest unleashed a rush of motivation. Now I’m looking forward to all the possibilities for fleshing out this universe. Hope you enjoy!
 

A couple years ago, I released Zest Quest, an original album about fruit planets. Since then, I’ve decided to make more music set in the same universe, and I just released number 2!
 
Expedition to PL21-13
 
It contains a mishmash of retro sounds with an emphasis on things that sounded purple to me, paired with a story about unpaid interns searching a swampy alien planet for a robot sent by their ancestors hundreds of years ago. If you’re into flavor text, there's a full description on Bandcamp, and the album download comes with a 5-page PDF of log entries.
 
The original concept for the album had no narrative context...but it turned out that giving it a story and connecting it to Zest Quest unleashed a rush of motivation. Now I’m looking forward to all the possibilities for fleshing out this universe. Hope you enjoy!
 

I finally finished the original album I've had in the works for years! Check it out if you like anything vaguely chiptuney!


https://hylianlemon.bandcamp.com/album/zest-quest

Thanks to Phonetic Hero for helping out with the final track and for holding me accountable for making progress.

I finally finished the original album I've had in the works for years! Check it out if you like anything vaguely chiptuney!


https://hylianlemon.bandcamp.com/album/zest-quest

Thanks to Phonetic Hero for helping out with the final track and for holding me accountable for making progress.

I finally finished the original album I've had in the works for years! Check it out if you like anything vaguely chiptuney!


https://hylianlemon.bandcamp.com/album/zest-quest

Thanks to Phonetic Hero for helping out with the final track and for holding me accountable for making progress.

I finally finished the original album I've had in the works for years! Check it out if you like anything vaguely chiptuney!


https://hylianlemon.bandcamp.com/album/zest-quest

Thanks to Phonetic Hero for helping out with the final track and for holding me accountable for making progress.

I put this album on my chicken saute.
It didn't affect the flavor but it sure sounded good.

I finally finished the original album I've had in the works for years! Check it out if you like anything vaguely chiptuney!


https://hylianlemon.bandcamp.com/album/zest-quest

Thanks to Phonetic Hero for helping out with the final track and for holding me accountable for making progress.

I love every tiny fruity bit in this, from the concept to the music. Bought it! :3 

I finally finished the original album I've had in the works for years! Check it out if you like anything vaguely chiptuney!


https://hylianlemon.bandcamp.com/album/zest-quest

Thanks to Phonetic Hero for helping out with the final track and for holding me accountable for making progress.

I finally finished the original album I've had in the works for years! Check it out if you like anything vaguely chiptuney!


https://hylianlemon.bandcamp.com/album/zest-quest

Thanks to Phonetic Hero for helping out with the final track and for holding me accountable for making progress.

Holy s*** this is good!!!
I've been liking Hylian Lemon a lot ever since his Essence of Lime album back in 2010 but now I think I'm just in love..
seriously one of my favorite artist on this planet, the guy knows how to groove and be funky and I need that in my life
THANKS FOR SO MUCH AWESOME MUSIC!!!!

Thanks! The chippy parts were made with FL Studio's 3xOsc plugin, and the LttP strings were from a soundfont by Blitz Lunar.

Hmm...Zelda's quest to rescue Link for the sole purpose of keeping the duck walk alive, eh? That works.

I could use some more ears on this. Gimme your thoughts!

Source: Zelda: Wand of Gamelon map theme (plus bits of the original Zelda theme)
ReMix: Only Link Can Do the Duck Walk
 
I was going to call it "Zelda Does the Duck Walk," but it turns out she doesn't use that term in her tutorial! It is written, only Link can do the duck walk.

Hmm...Zelda's quest to rescue Link for the sole purpose of keeping the duck walk alive, eh? That works.

I could use some more ears on this. Gimme your thoughts!

Source: Zelda: Wand of Gamelon map theme (plus bits of the original Zelda theme)
ReMix: Only Link Can Do the Duck Walk
 
I was going to call it "Zelda Does the Duck Walk," but it turns out she doesn't use that term in her tutorial! It is written, only Link can do the duck walk.