As you may have noticed, in addition to composer tributes via the remixes, I also have several stylistic tributes on the album via the styles I've written them in, towards various trackers and film scorers and so on. This remix is also a style tribute.
To 15 year old Mazedude.
Yep. Me. Back in my teen years, when I first discovered tracking, the only other tracks that I had for reference were crappy low quality MODs and S3Ms. Whatever was available from the local BBSs, basically. That's right, we're talking before the Internet, before e-mail was popular, and before this whole digital music revolution. Files were small back then because they weren't easy to transfer, and as a result the samples were also pretty low quality. Yet at the time they were all I had. I had kinda a batch of favorites that I used to write my first several compositions... which all sucked, by the way. But hey, it's how I learned.
So, years later, putting together this album, I wondered "hmm, I wonder if I go back to those old crappy samples that I loved as a kid, and now that I actually know what I'm doing, could I make a good remix with the same sounds?" And to compliment the craziness of the notion, I picked the whimsical and spooky soundtrack to the classic "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" soundtrack, by Joe McDermott and The Fat Man.
Honestly, I'm not too sure how I succeeded in my effort. The whole concept is really an inside joke to those select few who have followed my music since I was a beginner, and that's not too many people. I enjoy it though. It's fun to reminisce with your own music sometimes. Ah, how far I've come.
credits
from The American Album,
released November 14, 2005
Remix from the game Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Original composition by Joe McDermott
supported by 6 fans who also own “Zombies Ate My Tracker”
This soundtrack has pretty much made my entire childhood so I'm excited to hear the vinyl of it! Praying that one day we can hear the third album but no pressure, since everything surrounding it must've been super stressful to deal with. Always looking forward to hear your next work! imande
supported by 6 fans who also own “Zombies Ate My Tracker”
Une bande originale digne de Conan (pour ne citer que l'une des plus fameuses dans le genre), c'est dire si la qualité est au rendez-vous. Il ne me reste plus qu'à écouter la troisième symphonie de John Corigliano... J'en frémis d'avance. Poesy Rider
The soundtrack to indie game “Cottage Quest” is a marvel of pointillist synths and chiptune influence—charming and catchy all at once. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 6, 2023