Golden Sun "That Night, 40 Years Ago" 5:15

Our Golden Sun 1-2 punch concludes with another album contribution, this time tibonev's synthy dalliance with the Pixel Mixers from their Golden Sun album Djinnstrumentals, with a piece that wouldn't feel wrong being called "Gunfight at the ElectrO.K. Corral". ;-) tibone explained his aim to ride a wave of nostalgic sounds:

"My choice was to remix "On That Night, 3 Years Ago", which is a track I really like.

For my remix, I wanted to make something like "synthwave prog" because a lot of sound choices and design are very synthwave-ish, but most of the track feels more like a prog track, with odd meters and never really "settling" on a 4/4 groove for long periods of time, and that is not very much synthwave.

Added lots of synth layers, to add movement to a source that is very centered around the bass, added guitars, and new parts, and solos.

Inspired by early 80s soft-prog such as Asia (the band, not the continent) and Styx, the final result is something that I think can stand on its own, but of course, that is for the judges to decide. :)"

Decide they did, with our first notable quotable coming from one half of our twin magic denizens, pixelseph:

"Another big vibe track from tibonev! The first 40 seconds of washy phaser build, followed by the next 20 seconds of clean guitar and panning synth, really sell the synthwave style without getting too mired in the genre's specifics. Changing the 6/4 to feel more like 4/4 in triplets (or 12/8 if one prefers) @ 1:07 for the source bassline is a swagger move! The clean guitar and the synth bass are a great team in this soundscape."

Not to be outdone, especially in odd time sig appreciation, was paradiddlesjosh:

"There's a lot to like about this track: the proggy meter shifts, the vibe, and the tasteful use of the washy phaser, for a start. You've struck a good balance between original content and overt source usage. The phaser-y snare build into the 5/8 segment at 2:35 is a highlight moment for me, along with the bookend intro and outro."

The twins both affirmed tibone's approach was vibin', with Rexy's reaction sealing the deal:

"The sound selection is fun and reflective of the 80s/90s Yamaha softsynth tones [...] The sweeps and envelopes on the pad at the tail ends sounded great, the guitar is clear, and this soundscape feels very fulfilling despite its moments of minimalism [...] Great prog energy, fun arrangement, solid production values - let's get this on board."

As Hemophiliac pointed out in his vote, "this feels very similar to your previous Octopath Traveler 2 submission. Dark, ominous, 80s-feeling synths and toms fit in perfectly." In other words, there's no fountain of doubt that tibone's struck it again with throwback gold! :-)