I do not usually like music with vocals. There are exceptions. “Kindred”, a Super Metroid remix over at Overclocked Remix is truly a lovely, hauntingly atmospheric piece. The source music is the Maridia 1 theme and it suits the arrangement by remixers Pixietricks (vocals) and Zircon perfectly. I have a real soft spot for, well, pretty much anything related to the Metroid series but “Kindred” would have grabbed my attention even if it had been from something truly repugnant like Halo. I kid.
This particular track also has an interesting back story. Beloved remixer bLINd, an OCR veteran, has been stricken with a nasty medical condition called colitis. While I have never suffered from colitis myself, I certainly have a lot of first hand experience with it as a good friend of mine suffered from an extreme case of ulcerative colitis and, frankly, it nearly killed him. “Kindred” was created specially as part of a “Get Well Soon” project put together by the OCR community. Inspirational effort and heartfelt results. Stay strong bLINd.
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