Silent Hill 2 'There Was a Hole Here' OC ReMix

by The Wingless

Weekend Remix: Seriously, Watch The Fog!

Song: There Was A Hole Here
By: The Wingless
Based On: True From Silent Hill 2
Original Composer: Akira Yamaoka

Jack-O-Lanterns are being lit; store shelves are selling loads of candy and costumes; and there’s some 30-year-old dad crying because he’s lost in a corn field. (Darn kids got out before him ya know.) It’s safe to say that Halloween has managed to creep its way here like a detached zombie hand seeking its former owner.

Music can of course make or break a particular mood. So I decided to once again pull a remix from one of the creepiest game series in existence: Silent Hill. The last time we visited this audio realm, we wound up with a pretty nifty electronica piece. But thanks to The Wingless, we’re going for a different vibe.

The song begins with a sparse, spooky piano sound that has a brooding build before the keys decide to fall in a rainy melody. It’s like a thunderstorm plucked from the pages of Dracula. The light drumming is also a nice addition, playing back-up support to the keyboards, which, again take center stage in this mix.

I can already feel the Nurses just walking towards me in their jagged dance.

If you’d like to hear more Silent Hill-related remixes, check here.

Until next weekend… Happy Halloween and GO party!

Donkey Kong Country 'Depth of the Deep' OC ReMix

by nintendude794
album http://ocremix.org

Weekend Remix: Deep Water Thinking

Song: Depth Of The Deep
By: Nintendude794 
Based On: Aquatic Ambiance from Donkey Kong Country
Original Composers: David Wise, Eveline Fischer, Robin Beanland

We seem to be swimming in a sea of emotions!

I’m kidding, as this week’s remix isn’t at all melodramatic. It’s just very darn good.

When Rare released Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo, it was as if 2D platforming received another shot of adrenaline. The game savagely ran with the torch handed down from Mario and Sonic with its powerful delivery of fun gameplay, 3D-ish visuals and incredible soundtrack. Is it possible to make the undersea bound Aquatic Ambiance even more chill than it initially is? According to nintendude794, the answer is a soft yes.

Nintendude794 decided to approach the tune with nothing but a keyboard. And with such simplicity, you wind up with a remix that shows just how beautiful and well composed Aquatic is at its core.

This is great mood music, perfect for either contemplating your life, or figuring what truly makes Cranky Kong such a grump.

If you’d like to hear more from Nintendude794, you can check out his page here.

Until next weekend…GO Party!

Depth Perception

by Insert Rupee
album Pilotwings: Take Flight

Weekend Remix: The First Rule About Flight Club

Song: Depth Perception
By: Insert Rupee
Original Song: Hang Glider from Pilotwings Resort
Original Composer: Asuka Ito

Friends, please join me as we prepare to take flight for this week’s Weekend Remix.

Ocremix and halc have just released a new EP titled Take Flight, a seven-song tribute to the music of the Pilotwings series. The work features the efforts of mostly halc, but Benjamin Briggs and halc do team up a bit forming the duo Insert Rupee. The featured remix Depth Perception is one of the results of their collaboration.

Using the breezy Hang Glider tune from Pilotwings Resort, Insert Rupee manage to give the song a fun groove while maintaining its gliding calm.

The start-stop intro of the remix is clever, and reminds you of an old propeller plane struggling to start up. It takes a few revs as the music yanks about as if attached to some ripcord. But it’s not long before the song starts up and takes flight. If the familiar melody or hook are the wings that give this audio plane its ability to glide, then the additional energetic beats are definitely the engine that keeps the propeller spinning.

The EP is a great tribute to the soundtrack of Pilotwings, but its Depth Perception that truly serves as the exclamation point in this homage statement.

You can download the ep here.

Until next weekend…GO Party!

Put Ya Guns On (MMX5 - Zero Stage 2)

by Diggi Dis
album Mega Man X: Maverick Rising

Weekend Remix: X Marks The Spot Part 2

Song: Put Ya Gunns On
By: Diggi Dis
Based On: Zero Stage 2 from Mega Man X5
Original Composers: Naota Tanaka, Naoya Kamisaka, Takuya Miyawaki

This week we continue our spotlight on OC Remix’s latest album: Mega Man X: Maverick Rising.

This time, we’re pulling a remix based on everyone’s favorite blond-hair, Z-Saber wielding Hunter: Zero. From Mega Man X5, Diggi Dis has decided to take a stab at the music from Zero Stage 2 Cyber Maze Core. What we end up with is a completely fun funked take on what was originally a hard techno song.

It’s not long before the song sheds its jazzy intro to become an audio dedication to some early Stevie Wonder. Listeners are treated with the acrobatic organs, flutes and electric guitars, which land on a safety net of cool groove of bass and drums. By the time the rhythm claps kick in you’re left wondering if Zero should consider adding giant platform shoes with goldfish in them.

Remember you can download Rising here. And if you’re fan of either Mega Man X or excellent remix music in general, you owe to yourself to give this a virtual spin.

Until next weekend…GO Party.

Towering Revolution (MMX - Boomer Kuwanger Stage)

by Washudoll
album Mega Man X: Maverick Rising

Weekend Remix: X Marks The Spot Part 1

Song: Towering Revolution
By: Washudoll
Based On: Boomer Kuwanger Stage From Mega Man X
Original Composers: Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama

Fellow Maverick Hunters, it’s time to charge up the X-Buster for this week’s Weekend Remix. OC Remix just released Maverick Rising, a special album dedicated to the music of Mega Man X.

What you essentially get for free are two albums worth of excellent music. With hardly a weak track in sight, this made choosing a track to feature for this week extremely hard. So for a Weekend Remix first, we’re doing a two-parter.

Part one’s choice is coming straight from a tune influenced by the first game in the series. Washudoll decided to give Boomer Kuwanger’s stage quite an excitable update. Midi keyboards are replaced in favor of fuller instrumentation, essentially making this song sound like it’s getting a high-def makeover. 

There’s really no way to define Towering Revolution other than cinematic. This song is like a giant firecracker; slowly building up like a lit fuse until it sheds it dramatic piano opening. It’s then that we’re hit with a powerful techno-rock take on a hook already implanted in the minds of many gamers. Towering Revolution doesn’t shoot and pop. It simply jets and brilliantly explodes into a supernova of awesome sounds.

If you’d like to download Maverick Rising, you can find it here.

Until next weekend, remember your passcode and…GO Party!

Cobra (G.I. Joe) - Real American Hero

by Nutritious
album BadAss: Boss Themes

Weekend Remix: Another Espionage Snake

Song: Cobra (G.I. Joe)-Real American Hero
By: Nutritious
Based On: Music from G.I. Joe-Real American Hero for the NES
Original Composers: Nobuyuki Shioda and Yusuke Takahama

Your mission, should you choose to accept is—whoops! Wrong intro. But considering just how stealthy this week’s remix is, could you really blame me?

The good folks over at OCRemix have been extremely busy, producing new albums nearly every month. The collective unit has decided to enter the holiday season by paying a tribute to some of the most Bad Azz villains known to fans worldwide with the appropriately titled BadAss: Boss Themes. The album contains a multitude of talented remixed cuts, including this number from G.I. Joe-Real American Hero for the Nintendo. Nutritous’s remix sound less like the villain theme for an action figure line and more like the opening for the next Metal Gear Solid.

As if smoking a cigarette, the song exhales an air of double agent mystery with its brazen James Bond synth horns suavely blasting. The song slithers around the constant drums before dipping into full stealth mode at the 1:30 mark. Past that point, it sounds as dramatic as escaping a self-destruct countdown.

Sgt. Slaughter forgive me, but if this is the theme, then show me where I can enlist to join Cobra.

For more on Nutritious, check out his page here. And to download BadAss, check it out here.

Until next weekend…GO Party.

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Ninth Fight [Title]

by Cyril the Wolf
album Mega Man 9: Back in Blue

Weekend Remix: Super Metal Robot!

Song: Ninth Fight [Title] 
By: Cyril The Wolf 
Based On: Title from Mega Man 9 
Original Composers: Hiroki Isogai, Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami, Yu Shimoda

Charge up the Mega Buster, as we’re Rushing into the world of Mega Man for this week’s Weekend Remix.

2011 hasn’t exactly been the best year for the little Blue Bomber or any of his various flavors. I mean, people are still reeling from the loss of Mega Man Legends 3. Still, there were a couple of shining moment for Megs. Archie Comics put out a hell of a decent comic series earlier this year, staring Rock and Company. And the gracious and ridiculously talented bunch from OCRemix just released one of the best remix albums this year.

Say what you will about Capcom’s actions, but one can’t deny that their record with soundtracks is actually pretty stellar, especially concerning Mega Man. So if you’re gonna attempt to remix a tune from any of the titles, you’re going to have to make sure you bring your A-game. With Mega Man 9: Back In Blue, not only has the A-game been brought, but extra credit is spilling from the fingertips.

Choosing a track to feature from the album was extremely hard. It’s just that good of an album. Yet seeing as how I’m a sucker for metal remixes of GO related tunes, I couldn’t help but feel that Cyril The Wolf’s remix deserved the spotlight. While the chunky rhythm guitars chugga chugga along the track, the lead completely busters through with a soaring take on the original tune’s familiar hook. And of course, the robotic chorus of “Mega Man” brings all together.

As a whole, the album is truly this awesome brew of power rock, electro funk, downtempo techno, subsonic groove and of course metal. Please download it here.

As for more from Cyril, you can check out his page here.

Until next weekend…GO Party!

Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike Jungle Jazz OC ReMix

by McVaffe
album http://www.ocremix.org

Weekend Remix: Jazzy Strike

Song: Jungle Jazz 
By: McVaffe 
Based On: Spunky From Street Fighter III: Third Strike 
Original Composer: Hideki Okugawa

This week, in recognition of the release  of Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition, we’re putting on the gloves and hitting the back allies once again for a Street Fighter-related remix.

Many regard Third Strike as one of the best 2D fighting games ever created, and with its deep gameplay, lush graphics and unique characters, you could form a strong argument that that’s simply the case. But it’s a horrid mistake if you don’t at least mention the music.

Game composer Hideki Okugawa went for broke with the SFIII soundtracks, choosing to play around with house, drum n bass, jazz, jungle and hip-hop. But what’s really impressive is how each character’s theme really fits.

For example, Makoto’s theme, Spunky, is an in-your-face techno jungle affair that’s also strangely as precise and striking as the Karate master herself. McVAffe’s remix of Spunky reaffirms this notion, only because he manages to make the mood turn a complete 180. His jazzy take feels less like a direct heart-striking punch, and more of a weightless open palm. Yet, you’d get the sense that the palm would never miss its intended target.

The remix is carefully loose. It’s a strike guided by a calm intensity that climaxes with an amazing beat breakdown.

For more on McVaffe, you can visit his ocremix page here.

Until next weekend…GO Party!