Zircon - Above Reason
There are beat downs. And there are serious beat downs. Let it be known that Zircon and tefnek in their remix of the song, “Under Logic (Stage 4-1 Theme)” by Yuzo Koshiro for the game Streets of Rage 2 has it all. Their remix is called, “Above Reason” and it is a triple entendre form of wordplay. To clarify, the obvious double meaning is how the title is Above Reason when the original song is Under Logic. So that is pretty obvious. But the triple entendre comes from how the song was programmed entirely in the music software program called, FL Studio. And FL Studio is a great program that many people use to make excellent music. But I believe the creator of this remix, Zircon, prefers to use FL Studio over another great computer program called Reason. What is even more funny is that Logic is a music creation program as well. So by naming the song, “Above Reason” there is a whole bunch of comedic wordplay happening at once.
…And we haven’t even gotten to discussing the actual song yet! The song swerves in with some juicy and rumbly bass sounds. Then the bass sound gets even louder while the more rhythmic bass keeps the pace. At 36 seconds the long really gets started and the true nature reveals itself.
The song is timed to the actual Genesis gameplay of, “Streets of Rage 2.” So there is some good combos being used and the occasional special effects keeps the tempo. I was extra impressed to see Skate doing his handywork!
As, Above Reason progresses, there are several breakdowns and even jam-like solos that add a tremendous amount of character to the work. The amount of instrumentation and automation involved must have taken forever. It is a true work of musical art that surprised me how it was all done on FL Studio.