Posted 2010-04-09, evaluated by djpretzel

WAT!? TF2 MIX ON OCR? We certainly know a lot of folks in the community play it, but I'm proud to say that we've finally got a ReMix to accompany the addiction, courtesy the one and only zircon, who writes:

"I don't normally do full-on, 'hard' electronica in my remixes but this is probably as close as I've come. At first, I wanted to do an electro house remix, but then I remembered that electro house is boring so it ended up being some twisted fusion of dance genres. "Playing With Danger" is a rather minimal source but the bassline is so awesome that I spent most of my time on that part, with "Right Behind You" showing up as a cameo a bit later. To any other ReMixers; virtually every synth is either Zebra or Massive, and most of the fun processing comes from dBlue Glitch (automated). Enjoy!"

For some reason, many of the mixes we receive from TF/TF2 and other FPS sources like Counter-Strike often fall into the "not much more than loops & sound effects" category, but this is Andy, so we're safe from that particular fate. Things intro with a gnarly, snarled synth and solid thud kick, then a downright obese synth bass ("heavy," you might say...) comes in with a seriously thick beat. Nice triplet saw motif and running pads, then a synth bass-driven segue into bongo/ethnic percussion land for the second half. The variety of aggressive, twisted textures here is impressive - like the different classes in the game itself, each synth seems to have its own personality & specialty, and they all work together (c'mon, you knew it was coming...) as a TEAM.

It's taken awhile, but TF2 finally has some representation on OCR, and I have to think that this mix would be fun as hell to play the game to. It's zircon, so you shouldn't really have to be reassured, but this is some damn fine electronica I think even those who've never played the game, or suck at it like me, should enjoy - along with the hardcore players and law-abiding engineers of the world. Great stuff.