On the arrangement side, 1:50-onward was an unrealized chance to throw some more ideas and variation into the equation, which was mainly done with very subtle some organ doubling. Maybe it's part of the aesthetic, who knows. On the production side, there was background hiss that awkwardly cut out at 1:15 and again at 2:50, which were seemingly outside of the purposeful lo fi sounds/effects it seems like it was attached to the bass as it faded to 0, but whatever it was, make sure to fade out the noise/hiss earlier. ) I'll leave it to djp to summarize the strengths (especially since he's had his eye on arranging this classic theme. The adapatation to some funky jazz with other influences and a cool, comping-style middle section are easy winners here, and I'll just say "I see what you did there" regarding the mix title. " Cool approach to the source, a VGM arrangement community favorite for sure. Great rhythm guitar, clavinet, and especially organ, which gets an extended, delicious solo. He's upped his game in the many years since, and I think his own description does this blend justice - a little bit of lofi, most noticeably with the warbly acoustic piano prevalent on the intro, a little bit of hip-hop on the beat, and a whole lotta funk, everywhere. Zach had our first featured ReMix of Jet Set/Grind Radio back in 2004 under the name HappyBivouac, and that makes him a VIP in our book. I had an absolute blast working on this, and I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed making it! Thanks for listening!" The solo section in the middle was especially fun to work on.
The initial inspiration was to do a remix faithful to the original but in the style of Naganuma's work on Jet Set Radio, but as I was working on it the vibe sort of shifted towards this gritty fusion of old 70's funk anthems and 90's hip hop, with maybe a smidge of what people call lo-fi nowadays. " I wanted to do something upbeat and funky as a callback to the old Jet Set Radio remix I submitted years ago as a young lad, and for some reason, " Tal Tal Heights + Jet Set Radio" immediately came to mind. No matter who you are & where you are, you can *always* use some lo-fi Zelda funk in your life, and Spaceroast (Zach Schumacher) returns to OCR after a 17 (!) year hiatus to bring us just that:
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