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Matt (SuperiorX)

Stardust Speedway JP is easily my favorite source across the Sonic CD OST, so I knew whoever ended up claiming the source was going to have to blow me away with an idea for their remix. Early on in the project, DiGi Valentine, Kary Brown (begoma), and BrothaDom each individually contacted me with ideas for remixing Stardust Speedway in a funky hip-hop or R&B style. I immediately noticed the potential there for something great. The entire Sonic CD OST (particularly the JP/EU version) just oozes 90’s musical influences and already incorporated a lot of vocal elements into many of the sources, so I thought how awesome it would be to make a truly old-school collaborative hip-hop mix that sounded like it came right out of the early 90s. I really wanted someone who could nail that funky hip-hop sound to arrange the mix, so I contacted Sir Jordanius and laid out the details for the song and the interested parties. Much to my delight, he was fully on board. During the process we brought in metaphist and The Auracle to round out our lead vocalists (alongside DiGi Valentine and Kary Brown), who each contributed truly amazing verses for the song. BrothaDom and Jordan then both contributed some additional background vocals to fill out the mix. We also brought in Adam (C7), whom I had the pleasure of working with in the past, to lay down some trumpet parts which I think really added a whole other level of realism and awesomeness to the mix. Jordan also laid down the guitar and backing trumpet parts and I wrote the piano parts for the instrumental breakdown towards the end, to make this truly an epic collaborative effort.

I could not be happier with how this turned out and I can’t wait to work with these fine gentlemen again sometime in the future! So turn it up and get down! OVERCLOCKED ASSEMBELED!!!

Jordan (Sir Jordanius)

When Matt first contacted me about a proposed mega-collab for Stardust Speedway, I actually went through every internal excuse I could think of to try and shy away from it: I have a preference for not arranging songs that are already phenomenal imo, due to past experience with band-mates I'm a bit cautious about huge team efforts, I've recently been on a looooong-ass personal hiatus from rap so I was unsure about my hip hop Killer Studio Chops, etc.

But I've been talking to BrothaDom and a few other forum members about getting something like this set up, and when Matt showed me selected works from each member I was blown away. This opportunity was bound to happen, and I couldn't just pass the chance to make something so catalytic with such a group as this.

Besides the obvious title, there are several allusions to Hip Hop historical influences mixed in with the Sonic metaphors of coming together regardless of differences. So, since I'm not a copy-paste kind of beatsmith, I wanted to make sure that everybody's section had a slightly unique flavor that would smoothly lead into the next section (basically like a timeline or traveling expedition). Getting Adam on board for that extra, yet much-needed "hell yeah" feeling was pretty much a no-brainer after hearing his and Matt's sick SZRC collab, and the rest of the track is history; so if you've enjoyed this collaborative effort, I believe we can assure you that this is just the tip of the iceberg of some very interesting things happening on "Temporal Duality," as well as the rest of OCR in general! We're makin a Good Future up in this bizzzznitch!!

Niyazi (DiGi Valentine)

It seemed an entire bunch of us wanted to remix Stardust Speedway, though eerily we all had a similar vision for making the track a rap song in some shape or form. When Matt told me who else was interested I immediately felt this needed to be a collaborative effort on a grand scale, to which Matt agreed. The team was assembled. Through this, one thing I personally wanted to play upon was incorporating the "Turn it up, Get down!" line from the original song, but instead use it as a call-out for the next rapper in line to jump in and start their verse. I wanted this element to give off the vibe that each rapper was working with the next respectfully, and while we were all our own individual personalities we were united under this one banner.

Jordan and myself smashed some idea's together for the lyrics used in the chorus, followed by Matt who helped me iron out the flow of them so it rolled nicely, and in turn it became this neat little shout out to the rest of world, inviting them to turn the music up and get down with us! My own verse was focused around expressing the nature of moving up above beyond the mundane and elevating towards the stars, in spirit of some of Sonic Team's older vocal tracks from back in the day.

Dom (BrothaDom)

Seeing that there was going to be a Sonic CD project, I knew I wanted to help in some way. Additionally, I had been kicking around an idea for a Stardust Speedway Hip-Hop track, so this felt like a great place to try for my first contribution. I figured that a collaboration would be the best way for me to jump in, but I had no idea that there was this much interest in a similar idea. I got a lot of support and got the chance to learn a lot during the process.

As far as the track goes, I feel it was a perfect fit for a vocal track as there was already a firm vocal base in the source. Also, the scratches gave it a strong Hip-Hop vibe. The resulting remix was something really funky that spanned a few different vocal styles just as in Sonic CD how the different time zones span styles. The end of the song ends in an instrumental-heavy "Good Future" session; to close the song with a mellow vibe that feels great after the hyped sections proceeding it.

Really, I feel this remix keeps with the spirit of not only the remix album, but the source game as well. Really a pleasure to be a part of all around.

Joseph (The Auracle)

"Time Traveller's Delight" is my first OCR collaboration and what a first impression it's made on me. I was expecting to collaborate with fellow emcee & friend Niyazi (aka DiGi Valentine) but I have to say that the actual scale of the project wasn't something I was anticipating. This track is a very special experience, one that I will cherish for years to come. I'm indebted to Niyazi for asking me to come aboard and to Paul, Kary, Adam, Matt, Dom, and Jordan for welcoming me with open arms. I certainly hope this isn\t the last collaborative effort for OverClocked Assembled. Each of these gentlemen are extraordinary and I hope to work with them again very, very soon.

I hope everyone that listens to this track enjoys it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Paul (metaphist)

There's probably not much I can say that hasn't already been touched on by the rest of the group. Like some of the crew, this was also my first collab, and I really had no idea it would turn out this epic. I think I was the last of the emcees to be reached out to, but I ended up starting us off with the first verse on the track, so that's very cool. Big ups to everyone, especially SuperiorX for getting me involved!

Adam (C7)

It was a lot of fun to have such a sweet trumpet line to work with and also the freedom to improvise around it. They put it to good use, and I'm proud to be a part of such a great track.