OceansAndrew Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 OCRemix Song Submission: Note1: You can leave the song links and whatnot in if this gets rejected. Note2: This is the clean version of the track, and the dirty version is on Arek's Milkyway Wishes project. However, we HAVE cleared it with him that this is considered a regular song submission so this song, if passed, can be released before the project comes out. Song name: Ska Buffet (All You Can Eat, Clean Version) Contact Information: Note: I am submitting this on behalf of The OverClocked Plaid Muffins. So if you want to give credit to all of us, as well as us as a group (I don't know how it works with groups). Your ReMixer name – The OverClocked Plaid Muffins (Level 99, PrototypeRaptor, LuIzA, Swann, Xenon Odyssey, Cyril the Wolf, AMT, Avaris) Your real name: Level 99 = Stevo Bortz PrototypeRaptor = Jonathan Paulsen LuIzA = Luiza Carvalho Swann = Taylor Swann Xenon Odyssey = Bobby Keller Cyril the Wolf = Connor Pelkey AMT = Austin Thresher Avaris = Shaun Wallace Your website – not one for the group yet! Your userid – 13318 Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged – Kirby Super Star Name of individual song(s) arranged – Run, Kirby, Run Composer: Dan Miyakawa, Jun Ishikawa (Game already in OCR database) Comments on the song: Wow. This has been one of the longest-running remixes I've ever been a part of. When it first started, it was just me and some funny lyrics trying to make a ska song. I posted it up on the OCR WIP forums in November of last year to an OVERWHELMING response to the song, most of which was insisting of putting live brass in the song. I originally just wanted a better singer than myself, but as a result, the The OverClocked Plaid Muffins was formed. Forged in the mighty brass, mixing, voices, and guitar strings of at least 8 remixers (it's a somewhat-changing rotation of roles), this is our first song together. Let's start with who did what on this track, shall we? Level 99 = Arrangement, Lyrics, Guitars, Drums PrototypeRaptor = Brass Arrangement, Arrangement, Trombone LuIzA = Vocals (ALL the vocals) Swann = Trumpets Xenon Odyssey = Tenor Saxophone Cyril the Wolf = Alto Saxophone AMT = Bass Guitar Avaris = Mixing and Mastering There was a huge effort to get this all together and as tight as possible. Every person involved gave it everything they had. The ska style is heavily influenced by the band Streetlight Manifesto. The lyrics are as follows (for the clean version): ---------------------- I am eating food, sweet and tasty dishes, dude It is loads of fun but all these calories are bad for you Chinese, sushi please, Spanish, Thai Food, it's all good! Shove it all in my mouth and I will give you cash Chips and salsa, peanut butter, tenderloin and rack of lamb Microwaving me some kettle corn and the tv dinners are being baked now Giant burgers and burritos, deli meats and lots of cheese Bar-be-ques and large potato salad, I'll eat everything! I'll clear out all the buffets in every city in no time Most grocery stores have posted "no pink marshmallow" entry signs But let's disregard these warnings and digest every last bit From frozen food and the bakery to snacks, sodas and chips So let's hit up all the drive-thrus and convenience stores near here My jaw ain't chewing something now, starvation is to be feared Without a constant stream of eats I'll likely to just die cause I'm Kirby, &$@#&, and I need food so GET ME $#*()@#&* FRENCH FRIES! Deep fried cookies, monster cherries , french-fried onions from the can Only veggies if they're soaked in oil and even then I'd rather eat raw cream cheese Deep dish pizza, shrimp tempura, crispy flat bread drenched in lard I don't care if I'm to big to transport, roll me to the foods I'll clear out all the buffets in every city in no time Most grocery stores have posted "no pink marshmallow" entry signs But let's disregard these warnings and digest every last bit From frozen food and the bakery to snacks, sodas and chips So let's hit up all the drive-thrus and convenience stores near here My jaw ain't chewing something now, starvation is to be feared Why hold back all you inner cravings, restraining for today When you could eat up the whole world, this ain't no &@#$#$ gourmet! This ain't no gourmet This ain't no gourmet No *$&^@!#()$ gourmet This is a buffet! ------------------ And so that's about all I have to say for this track. Nearly the entire song is based on or around source. Enjoy and look forward to more from the group in the future! And make sure to check out the dirty version on the upcoming Milkyway Wishes project! ~Stevo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 Bad stuff out of the way first: Some minor timing issues that are inherent with having a live horn section recording separately, and the gang vocals are crazy buried. Now the good! This arrangement and specifically the lyrics are amazing, the performances are pretty solid, with some nice solos, and a vocal performance with some real attitude. Luiza sounds like she could kick anyone's ass who got in the way of her plate. Production is solid, and the song is awesome. Awesome work Plaid Muffins! Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Bad stuff out of the way first:Some minor timing issues that are inherent with having a live horn section recording separately, and the gang vocals are crazy buried. Now the good! This arrangement and specifically the lyrics are amazing, the performances are pretty solid, with some nice solos, and a vocal performance with some real attitude. Luiza sounds like she could kick anyone's ass who got in the way of her plate. Production is solid, and the song is awesome. Awesome work Plaid Muffins! Yes YES (10 chars) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 It's hard not to admire the effort involved in making a song like this. In fact, it's hard to look at this from any angle besides THIS SONG IS FUN AS HELL. But since that's my job, I guess I should. There's some mixing problems with this. The backing vocals and the electric guitar are totally buried, the soundscape is generally crowded. I think more EQ work could been done for sure. There's some timing problems too - the most noticeable is when Luiza falls behind the beat, which might be more a problem with lining things up in the production stage. I also think at moments there's too much going on, like when multiple instruments are playing melody-like passages. It gets overwhelming. In spite of all this, I'd say this is still a pass. This is not an easy song to make and though this isn't a live recording, I think it compares in playing and production to other live recordings we have. Avaris did a good job getting instruments to show up when they needed to, and you still get the sense that a band is playing this song. Plus, Luiza pwned the vocals. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 There was some call-and-answer stuff that I couldn't hear in the left channel, so maybe something's brokededs. I'll check into that, but otherwise it's awesome. Nice job with OCR's new biggest super collab EVER. Suck it down? YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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