djpretzel Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote
anosou Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Pure genius. One of the best Zircon remixes in my opinion, the attention to detail is just amazing. The arrangement is full of quirks and expands the original melodies in a very admirable way. The production and general sound is top-notch, as expected. Absolutely positively one hundred percent recommended! Quote
Hale-Bopp Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Bad-ass. There's plenty of sonic goodness to be had here. That part at 1:30 really gets me. It's totally transporting. I just really like how this track moves along from one part to the next. it really makes for a fun listen. It's very visual too. It conjures up so many images as I'm listening. Very colorful. You rock, zircon! Quote
Palpable Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Though I love your beats and I'm one of the groove biasiest (it's a word now!) people you're gonna find, I love how the beats take a backseat approach to the other instruments in this song. There's just some damn creative instrumentation going on. Especially love the eerie synth coming in at 0:40 and the interplay in the break that shortly follows. Awesome song all around. I have say I was not totally feeling the fadeout though... Quote
kingcomrade1 Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Zircon always impresses me, and this song especially seems to avoid the unfortunate habit he has of the first half being perfect and then going off into cheesy synth land. He avoids this by using synth in the whole song but it works, this is one of the better OCRs of late. Quote
Jaybell Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Oh god, why would you fadeout? =/ Other than that, this mix is typical zircon electronica sex, with phat beats, interpretation all over the place, random orchestral elements, all coming together in one cohesive package of grooviness. Also I love that lead synth. Quote
Liontamer Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Oh god, why would you fadeout? =/ If I had 20 minutes left before the submission deadline, I'd fade out too. Like a good UnModder. Quote
Jillian Aversa Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 (Damnit, Larry! ) Yeah, the fadeout was purely due to time constraints, but I think we can convince Andy to write a more conclusive ending before handing Uematsu his stuff in person! Awesome, awesome mixeroo. Quote
Gollgagh Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Only zircon would come from behind and steal the win with a sub not 20 minutes before the deadline. He's too good at this shit. Quote
Liontamer Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 What's so criminal about a fadeout? You've all graduated from the Protricity school of music! Quote
Dark Vagabond Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 This remix is like an absolutely insane, positively evil, freaky clown-god, and its just too awesome~! Quote
Eino Keskitalo Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 That part at 1:30 really gets me. It's totally transporting. Ah yeah, I hear you. Fantastic moment. I also love the NES drums at the start. The fadeout isn't that bad. To me it sounds like this monster of a piece leaving the scene to wreak havoc on somebody else. --Eino Quote
Geoffrey Taucer Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 I agree that the fadeout is lame, but understandable considering how close to the deadline this was done. Ending aside, this mix is brilliant. Sexy swingin beat, badass synths... this is definitely one of Andy's best, and that's no small feat. Quote
MechaFone Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Wow! Totally fantastic, from beginning to end. You've earned yourself a ô_ô Quote
Knives Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 There's nothing quite like an Uematsu piece remixed by Zircon, his Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger remixes are my all-time favorites on the site, this new addition only adds to the list. Quote
SwordBreaker Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Very contemporary. I love how you kept the style of the original intact with the machinery sounds and tempo. In the same time, the use of various sci-fi, classical, orchestral, and rock sounds is simply excellent. They all mesh together very well. Samples are of course great. Extremely catchy drums, very nice keyboards and variety in melody, guitars are great but the rock bias in me wishes they would've sounded more prominent compared to the other stuff, and finally the sci-fi sounds remind me of what Mahito Yakota did with the Mario Galaxy soundtrack. The progressive nature of this track reminds me of Monstrous Turtles a lot...the way you integrated a bit of Kafka in there reminds me of the Forest of Illusion cameo in Monstrous Turtles. Like everyone said, the fadeout is probably the most disappointing aspect about this grandiose remix, because its just too typical for the likes of zircon. But I can understand working under time constraints, so it's no biggie with me. The possibility of a new ending entices me, though. I still haven't listened to the other entries of the contest to compare, but you've definitely put a lot of love into this remix, Andy. Congrats on the win and keep everyone posted with your experience in Distant Worlds! The possibility of meeting Uematsu and handing him a copy of Voices of the Lifestream is so cool. I wonder how he'll react? Quote
AeroZ Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Yeah, you got me on this one. Luuuve the introdrums. Crunchy and about to break. Great stuff. Love the play with the melody. Love the bas return at 1.53 and the pizz. The drag with the melody at 2.35 really got me. Anvils are nasty! Grawwwrh! Making it 3.37 is totally cool. You make such good work with it so you want to listen to it again. Great work Zircon. Quote
Fishy Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 If it were a bit longer, and it had a cooler ending (nothing against fadeouts)... ...dare I say it. LOOK OUT TRIFORCE MAJEURE! Quote
Broken Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Another great piece of music from Andrew. I love the mixture of electronic instruments and the more acoustic sounding strings... all over some phat beats, haha. I hope you enjoy your spoils. Especiallly, For his efforts, Andrew will receive .................................. a copy of the OverClocked ReMix fan album Final Fantasy VII: Voices of the Lifestream. YEAH! Quote
Kidd Jredd Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 I more or less echo what everyone else has said about this song. Fadeout ending or not, this is bad ass plain and simple. I was glad that you decided to toss a wip of this to me on OCR chat, I wish I could've said more constructive things but you pretty much blew me away even with the unfinished piece you had at the time . I think that it's great that you were able to win a contest, and I certainly look forward to more from you . Quote
Scaredsim Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Very nice work. I listen that so easily. Cool drumtrack as usual, very good use of the leads. This is definitely going in my playlist. Quote
CC Ricers Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Zircon is always great at blending different themes together, and this remix is further proof of it. The details of all the different instrumental parts are what I like the best since it's not as "groove-centric" as most of his other pieces. I have a new Zircon favorite! Quote
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