ReMix:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time "I Can't Go On (I'll Goron)" 3:48

This is the final mixpost from the three mixes Zas sent back in 2012, from the seemingly still in progress Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Seven Years. Posting these has been like opening a time capsule, in a sense, since many of the judges who weighed in nine years ago aren't staff any more; the music itself is rather timeless in its eccentricity, mixed instrumentation, and blend of acoustic/sampled elements. For this third featured selection, Zas blends playful chromatic percussion, sound FX, plucked string elements, hand drums, woodwinds, and some lo-fi/retro brass (sounds like it's being run through a speaker simulation almost), for a quirky global jazz/folk meditation on "Goron City" - Vig was one of the more critical judges, back in the day, but he was feeling it:

"Wow. Excellent job at creating a space for your track to live in. Sounds very live but still clean. Very loose and gritty. Never gets boring, but it doesn't demand your attention either. I feel like this would be the Goron's equivalent of the Star Wars cantina band. Very well done."

Palpable adds:

"Wow, this is everything but the kitchen sink in one song, and yet it still ties together pretty nicely. Kudos. No real production problems either. I wouldn't have minded hearing more reverb, but there's nothing keeping this from passing."

I think the kitchen sink *might* actually be in there, too ;) I love the way Zas incorporates brass, and I love the retro/phonograph application to lend a certain 1920's style vibe. That's just one portion, though - most of the arrangement leans more on an eclectic mix of chromatic & non-chromatic percussion, and I love the myriad attack transients on display, along with the zany FX. Feels like it's a blend of African, South American, and New Orleans influences, but ultimately... it's "Zas," a genre unto itself which I've been pysched to finally feature more of in 2021. Enjoy!