Into Oblivion
by (M)Rated
Lyrics by Tan*
5th July 1998
Zola Megamix
made by Zola
August 3, 1998
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I have retained (M)Rated's original comments and Tan's lyrics, although I
have replaced (M)Rated's vocals with my own, and replaced the organ sample
with a strings sample.
I would also like to add that if you or someone you know is a victim of
child abuse, past or present, help IS available. One resource is located
at http://pages.prodigy.com/faulkner/help1.htm, which I found by doing a
search with the words "child abuse help". There are many more.
No matter what you have been told, you are worth it, and things can get
better!
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All vocal samples by Zola, strings sample a mix of three strings samples
taken from my Radio Shack Concertmate 990, musicbox samples from the same.
For reasons of space, most samples are of course 8 bit. For the full, 3.5
meg monster, visit my home page!
Thanks to MP Productions who has patiently listened to every stage of this
remix and provided helpful comments every step of the way
Thanks also to (M)Rated, who, upon submitting this tune to Trax In Space,
was greeted by an ICQ message saying "Can I remix it? Can I please? Can
I?" and who gave his permission.=)
To Steve, always
Hello to
Ari
Nemesis
Mysterium
Lorez
Ashura X
Cloakboy
Big Bad Boo
D-Raven
TranZistor
And all the rest of my friends at TiS, who are too numerous to list. If I
missed you on this one, I'll catch you on the next!
Visit my homepage http://www.center-nebula.com/Zola
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Original Song Info
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Hiding in the Shadows is a girl;
Who hates the world.
Scared and abused.
She hides her smile;
And wants to slip into oblivion
Whose eyes are empty and stare;
coldly at the world.
Who Hurt You;
Who Hurt You;
Who Hurt You;
Little Girl?
She hides her smile;
And wants to slip into Oblivion
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COMMENTS:
Well here's something you probably haven't heard before... me singing!
The samples sound a bit strange when played through Impulse Tracker so
you might want to use MikIT for a cleaner sound. I started this track
with the bass & drums and it just didn't sound right... so I 'kicked' the
bassline forward to the off beat and Into Oblivion was born! The
official release date is actually the date on which we held our
engagement party! Anyway I feel like I'm going out on a limb with this
one so I hope you like it!
(M)Rated
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The lyrics are about child abuse and how, even as an adult, the pain
still remains.
Tan*
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SAMPLES:
The bass guitar samples were borrowed from the Chemical Brother's "Block
Rockin' Beats" (if you didn't already pick it!)
The snare was taken from a track by one of Australia's best bands "The
Cruel Sea".
The piano and organ samples were taken from my Korg 01/W synth.
I have no idea where the hi-hats and kick drum came from (they were in my
sample library) so if they're yours, thanks!
And finally the vocals were all done by me while I was sitting in my
study. Not the best of recording environments but we get by with what we
have.
All except the kick etc. were recorded by me.
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HIYAs:
ASH
Pauly W
Dan W
A.A.
Mysterium
Zola
M.P
Solo
...and the rest of the guys at Trax In Space! (too many of you!)
WingMan
and of course... Pulse!
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CONTACT (M)RATED:
E-Mail : soutarm_ocean.com.au
Work E-Mail : msoutar_nag.national.com.au
G-Net E-Mail : michael_greatcircle.net.au
ICQ : 808675
(M)Rated's MOD Site : http://mrated.home.ml.org
Michael's HomePage : http://members.ocean.com.au/soutarm/
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CONTACT TAN*:
E-Mail : Tanya_Washington_nag.national.com.au
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LEGAL STUFF:
(C)Copyright Michael Soutar & Tanya Washington 1998
All Rights Reserved
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Into Oblivion
by (M)Rated
Lyrics by Tan*
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(C)Copyright M.Soutar and
T.Washington
1998
All Rights Reserved
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Zola Megamix
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Into Oblivion
by (M)Rated
Lyrics by Tan*
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(C)Copyright M.Soutar and
T.Washington
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Wow... If you've ever wanted to know what perfection in .mods can sound like, this approaches it very closely. Opening with with a drumline and a funky bassline on the upbeats, you would almost start grooving, until the piano comes in and sobers it up immensely... The strings wash in over the bass, and the mood takes a sharp turn for the frighteningly somber. Then, the vocals... "She hides her face from the world, and wants to slip into oblivion." The full lyrics are available from the Impulse Tracker info sheet, and they're enough to take anyone by the hand and shake them awake. The original version of this song was a masterpiece in its own right, but Zola has taken it and smoothed out every single rough edge, polished anything that could possibly have detracted. She pitched the whole thing up a notch to remove the 'swallowed' quality it had in the original, and replaced the tinny organ sample with an amazing string sample. And she's re-recorded the vocals with her own voice. This voice will haunt you for nights after you hear the song... It's just... Perfect for the lyrics. Listen at your own risk, but you WILL regret missing this download if you pass it by. This is brilliant on the technical side as well as the musical. Every one of the samples is tuned and timed without a single flaw, and Zola spent such amazing effort on the vocals... I, for one, would love to hear her on more of her creations. Each of these samples is 8-bit, but you would never believe it by listening to the piece, nor to the samples. She's brought out each sound with stereo soundscaping as well as panning, and even the music-box at the end plays an integral part in this piece. Even with 8-bit samples, I still don't know how in the world she managed to keep this below one megabyte, with all her vocals, but she's produced a real work of magic here... Working from an amazing original song, she amazes even more by perfecting it. Download this. Now. Put it on your regular rotation. Keep it for years to come. Feed it to your cat. Just get this, and listen to it.