Chrono Cross - Another Termina / Home Marbule remix - "When Two Worlds Meet"
32Released on the OverClocked album "Chronopolis". Available for free direct download from http://chronopolis.ocremix.org
Arrangement, EDM production, vocals: Jorito
Harp, recorders, hammered dulcimer, bouzouki, vocals, mixing: Earth Kid (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhdqZa6K5TjIBESNVoDnUg)
At the very end of the Chrono Cross project, the album director hinted that he could use another track for the faster disc of the album. As it happened, Earth Kid and I had been brainstorming on Discord about a possible collab, where we could combine together her folk sounds with the electronic world. This seemed like an excellent excuse to give it a shot! After some discussion we settled on a rough workflow, with me focusing on arrangement, percussion and bass and electronic sounds in general, and her on live performances on her folk instruments and overall mixing, and both of us chipping in where needed.
The track started off with a bare bones piano arrangement from Earth Kid that I messed around with. There was a bit of Marbule in there in 4/4 that instantly inspired me to add some Drum & Bass vibes to it, but the other parts were in different time signatures that I struggled to get working in a good way with electronic stuff. After some discussion and experimentation, I finally settled on putting it all in 4/4, but with some swing applied as a nod to the original 6/8 and 2/2 time signatures. From there the arrangement got fleshed out rather quickly, and when Earth Kid replaced my scratch midi with her arsenal of instrumental and vocal performances, the track really came to life. With the swing applied to the track, it has some bouncy goodness to it that I really dig, and with the interesting contrast between the folk and electronic elements as well as an arrangement that keeps things moving, I am hoping you will be bobbing your head to the song as much as we did!
Lyrics:
I bring my world to you
You bring your world to me
(2x)