ReMix:Super Hexagon "Focused" 3:33

Today's June 6th, so there's no more "super hexagonal" day of the year (6/6) to roll this next ReMix out! :-D From their recent EP, Last One Out Turns Off the Light, Hungarian band Crashlander debuts with an amazing post-hardcore tribute to Chipzel and her music from indie smash hit Super Hexagon! Along with bandmate Sándor Berki sharing guitar duties, lead member Attila Géczy crafted this last year to celebrate more than a decade since the game's stress-inducing-yet-action-packed release:

"Happy 10th anniversary, SH, cheers for Niamh! As Super Hexagon is in its 10th anniversary, and Chipzel's banger ("Focus") screamed for this, we covered the song in style of our favourite post-hardcore bands with Crashlander (project modern rock band from Hungary).

Post-hardcore with vocals in style of Funeral for a Friend, Thrice, etc. "Focused" dwells further into lo-fi video game memories, as the song is a tribute to Super Hexagon from Terry Cavanagh, and the origin of the musical inspiration is "Focus".

As a local friend from the scene told, "It is more usual to do a chiptune cover from punk rock/post-hc songs, you guys did exactly the opposite".

We hope the chiptune/game OST remix audience likes it."

The audience here is *absolutely* liking it, with judge (and post-hardcore kindred spirit) Emunator extremely happy to be hexed:

"Hah! I literally had Artist in the Ambulance open in Spotify when I pulled up this thread, the Thrice influence is quite obvious! This is certainly unlike anything we've heard on OC ReMix before, save for perhaps some of Moiré Effect's alt-rock covers, and it checks all the boxes well. The vocals sound professional quality, and you nailed the genre conventions in terms of tone and performance across the board. [...] This rips unequivocally - thanks for bringing a severely-underrepresented genre to our catalog with style and polish!"

Easy co-sign on this being pro-grade execution and something Chipzel would no doubt enjoy as a faithful yet creative way to expand on her score. A strong arrangement with smart lyrics, intense vocals, and equally strong performances, kudos to Crashlander making impact on OCR with a fun, focused, and instrumentally expansive journey! With VVVVVV and Super Hexagon now represented here, we just need a Dicey Dungeons ReMix around here to complete Terry Cavanagh's trio of commercial mega-hits, so we're excited for that eventual event! One day... :-)