Friday, July 24, 2009
Show Notes World 1 Level 8
Thanks to everyone who tuned in! We were joined (via the chat room and Skype) by remixers who worked on OCR's latest project: Final Fantasy 4 Echoes of Betrayal Light of Redemption! Audio Fidelity, Cyril the Wolf, and Rozovian hopped on the mic via Skype to talk about their roles in the project, and a lot of fun was had in the chatroon (check out a record of the chat here). Here's what was played, with links to download everything:

Background tracks during talking breaks were from Remix.Kwed.Org's Q1 2009 compilation:
load error - Scumball
moog - Grillette
available here

Germania Monte Mario:
Robo's Theme
Wind Scene
Bloody Tears
The Decisive Battle
All That We Needed (Was Paradise)
Bein' Friends 2
Elecman Stage
Bard meets Bird
Egg Planet
available here

OCRemix's Final Fantasy 4 Project - Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption:
Nutritious - Full of Courage
Level 99, Audio Fidelity - The Skies Hold No Angels for Us
Cyril the Wolf - Emerald Beauty
Wiesty - Audio Fidelity, OA - Goodbye Cid...
ilp0 - Almost Fell for the Trojan
Pot Hocket - Theme of Love for Guitar Duet
Rozovian - Lacrima
ilp0 - In the Land of Dwarves
Nutritious, OA, Moonlapse, nonsensicalexis, audio fidelity - Until the Tower Falls
BogusRed - Evoking the Dawn
Fishy - Facing
all available via torrent or as individual track downloads here

Vurez - Mega Man 6 International Contenders:
Amazonian Flower
Flaming Desert Sand
Flurry of Frozen Fury
Odysses Beyond the Falls
all available here

Enjoy!


Tuesday, July 21, 2009
RFG Preview - World 1 Level 8
Hey all! This week on RFG we will feature the latest project from OCRemix, Final Fantasy 4: Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption! I've listened through the album (4.5 hours!) and picked out some of my favorite tracks to share with you guys. Not only that, but I've invited the artists who worked on the project to join us in the chat or live via Skype!

I'll also have a summary of what went down at Otakon (hint: it was a lot) so be sure to tune in for that as well! Check it out live at 7PM EST on 8bitx.com, or via the podcast (updated Friday). See you then!


Thursday, July 16, 2009
Show Notes World 1 Level 7
Thanks for tuning in live or downloading the podcast! This week Bahamut and Geoffrey Taucer joined us to discuss OCRemix's Donkey Kong Country 2 project "Serious Monkey Business." We talked about how it got started, the remixers involved, and about Taucer's mix of a song from "Trolls." We also played two preview tracks from the project which you can't get anywhere else! Here's what was played:

Background tracks during talking breaks were from OCRemix:
Ailsean - Nikki Learns a Song
Starblaze - Dreamer
Destiny, zyko - Dragon's Prayer: The Blackened Desire
Chronosis - Time Voyager
Diggi Dis - Who Stole My Stars
Scott Peeples - Another Inspiration
all available here

Bad Enough by just64helpin:
Intro
My Way Or. . . (night version)
Furious Fists
Bad Enough (night version)
all available here

The Sounds of Scene Sat Volume 1:
PsychNerD - Voyager 1
Malmen - Water Puddles
J Krafft - Fist 2 (Four Degrees Dub RMX)
Firestorm - Commando
Cordis - Solace (Chillout Edit)
all available here

Dwelling of Duels Street Fighter Contest:
Harjawalder - Embracing Death
vertexguy - Frets of Fury
Sparky, Zangderak - Please Select Your Character
ROCKtendo - Get Back Up and Jam
all available here

Ragnarok Online remixes by Joshua Morse:
Ancient Groover
Jumping Dragon
Watery Grave
Samurai Discotheque
all available here

OCRemix Donkey Kong Country 2 Interview:
Interview Part 1
Protricity - Brambles in the Breeze
Darangen - From Within
Interview Part 2
Fishy - Beneath the Canopy (exclusive preview track)
Audix - Castle Crescendo (exclusive preview track)
Protricity and Darangen tracks available here

Hope you enjoyed the show! Join me next week for more free video game music!


Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Listen live at 7PM EST!
Hey all! Excuse me for my lack of a preview update, but this show is going to be excellent! Join us at 7PM EST to hear the show, which will feature an interview with the directors of OCRemix's upcoming DKC2 project! Not only that, but we have TWO EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW TRACKS! Listen live here at 7PM!


Friday, July 10, 2009
RFG Show Notes - World 1 Level 6
Thanks to all who tuned in! The podcast is now up, so definitely subscribe if you haven't already. Jeriaska stopped by to discuss his work on Nobuooo, GameSetWatch, and Gamasutra.com. We discuss his series of interviews with video game composers and musicians, as well as his video series on Nobuooo.com. We heard music from the following:

Background checks during talking breaks were by McVaffe of OCRemix.org:
Vega's Ballad
Gemini Salsa
Crystalline Caverns
Panzer Groove
Jungle Jazz
Celestial Winds from the East
all available here

Sim City 3000 by Jerry Martin:
Magic City
Building
Window Washer's Dream
New Terrain
Central Park Sunday
all available here

Neotokyo by Ed Harrison:
Annul
Nimbus
Scrap I/O
Welcome
all available here

Remix.Kwed.Org Q1 Collection:
dokmatik - Space Harrier
Hazel - Savage (A Kingdom Will Fall)
Metal - Advanced (JazzAzz Remix)
Peacemaker - The Suicide Commando of a Green Baret
Steven Diemer - Smooth Evening
all available via torrent here

Enjoy! Please help spread the word. I'll see you next week.


Monday, July 6, 2009
RFG Preview - World 1 Level 6
This week on RFG, Jeriaska (of Nobuooo, Gamasutra, and GameSetWatch) joins us to discuss a roundtable he held with four independent game composers. This leads to an interesting conversation about music in independent games. Also discussed is his monthly series of video interviews with VGM artists.

Also, a very special Win of the Week for all you Valve fans and a preview of Otakon 2009 (or in other words, I tell you how I plan to distribute the 2,000 business cards I just ordered!).

Listen live Wednesday July 8th at 7PM EST only on 8bitx.com! The podcast will be updated Friday, or thereabouts. See you then!


Saturday, July 4, 2009
RFG Show Notes - World 1 Level 5
This show got interrupted by a brief power outage, with the first half being lost forever to all except those who were there to hear it live. Rather than trying to reproduce the excellence that was the first half of the show, including the most epic Fail of the Weak that this show may ever see, I will simply post the surviving half of the show. I will list all the tracks that were played and denote those which were aired in the first half of the show, just in case anyone wants to find those as well. Anyway, here it is:

The Lost First Half of the show:
Background Tracks During Talking Breaks from "Thai Guy":
Mazedude - Sagat's Moonbike
The OneUps - Live Thai Guy
Mustin - Sexxy Thai Guy
all available here

Minibosses:
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Mega Man 2
Castlevania
Kid Icarus
all available here

Low-Tech Son:
Contrast
EsperDream2
FEVER
Bomberman
The Three in the Galaxy
all available here (site is in Japanese, no I don't read it but if you download the songs most of them will have English tagging)

The Second Half of the Show as Posted to the Podcast:
Background Tracks During Talking Breaks from "Thai Guy":
Tim Sheehy - Sly Thai Guy
Zyko - Maita'i Roa
all available here

Dwelling of Duels November 2008 - Sonic Contest:
MusicallyInspired - Blue Blur in the Green Fields
Dr. Manhattan - Diamond Crush
Prince of Darkness, Guitar Bizarre - Sonic Gargles with Green Marbles
Eponymized, Vanilla Money - Swing Yard Zone
all available here

OA Interview and Preview Tracks:
Interview
Blind - Path of Deception
OA, Nutritious, Fabul Men's Choir - Fighting for Tomorrow
album not released yet! will be on ocremix.org soon!

Kong in Concert:
Godiva in the Desert
Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain
Beneath the Surface
all available here

Enjoy! Look out for next week's episode on Wednesday, and join the facebook group if you haven't already!


Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Listen live at 7PM EST!


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