Zone music suggestions

[Koleax]

I'm aware there's already a thread for music suggestions, but Zone deserves its own space, I think we can agree. The right music on the right Zone track can be an otherworldly experience. It seems to demand longer music, like trance or classical, that starts off slow and gradually builds, but with very distinct transitions that may coincide with the sweeping Zone change effect.

The progression of colors also seems to suggest music that has a change in mood as well as tempo. For example, if you race Mallovol to Happy Valley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB4kfCiCBDE) by Vanessa Mae, the brighter more yellow theme at Phantom class will coincide with the more playful mood of the music later on. You almost get the sense that you're racing through a celestial wheat field. The beats also match the frequency of the speed pads very well. By the time you get to Zen and the theme switches to a very different shade of black, the drums will have eased off, leaving a solo chorus, and eventually the end of the song, which you can follow with something more appropriate to Zen.

The swirly background elements to the Pure Four, which I don't particularly like, nonetheless seem more appropriate with string instruments. The echoey concert hall style sound seems to travel through the large spacious design of the Pure Four. Even better might be some music with nature sounds, so that it sounded like it was recorded outside, maybe while gazing up into space. You get a combination like that with some trance music and that seems to fit some other Wipeout tracks. Anulpha Pass Reverse and its seemingly contradictory interior spaces with an open sky seem to match BT's Firewater (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHe_kgeJhus), which sounds like it was recorded at the intersection of heaven and earth. Firewater has some annoying singing elements at the end, which are too moody and dramatic for Zen, so be sure to snip it.

I even have some straight up recordings of rain and thunderstorms without music and I find that that goes really, really well with some Zone Battles. You never know how long a Zone Battle will last, but you have this instinctual idea, like with an approaching storm. The cracks of thunder in the visualizer are awesome and seem to ominously foreshadow the rain of barriers, or your electrifying win over the competition, according to taste. Here's a great one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0gsduLrfSU) I just found. I had started by taking the first 50 seconds of African Rain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp0fOtHNrTc) by DJ Quicksilver and deleting the whole rest of the song. There's so much good stuff out there, it's just hard to sift through sometimes.

What do you recommend?

[MetaKraken]

Pro Tozo, Mallavol, Corridon 12 and Syncopia:

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2:

Destination Blackout:
Ghost In The Resonance:
Atheist On The Highway
Total Terror
Decoration Of The Dement
Blue Blazes

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3:

Black Pressure
Shrewd Critic

Sonic Adventure 2:

The Supernatural for Final Chase
Supporting Me for Biolizard

DEFINATELY reccomended for Zone with these music tracks.

[Kyonshi]

If i could ever get a hand on Rez soundtrack, that would be the perfect progressive techno tracks for Zone mode :D

[DawnFireDragoon]

anything with a slow start building up to a faster pace is obviously a good choice, i quite like fatboy slim - right here, right now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dRQrDYCbp0

or goldfrapp - train:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACf5fkIPcbw


quite like to try the sound effects idea's suggested above though!!!

*edit. rez is awesome, good idea!

rez soundtrack found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F7vEXFtOwY&feature=PlayList&p=56E8DBAFA721574A&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3

[Koleax]

I can't believe I didn't think of Rez. I think the reason I didn't is because hearing the 5.1 music in Rez HD is unreal and the only soundtrack available is stereo. I don't want to be distracted by the realization that I'm not getting the full surround version, which is why I don't have the original Wipeout HD music in my custom playlist either.

Definitely Fatboy Slim, especially Love Island, but some songs go together better with specific tracks, don't you think? Or at certain zone levels?

Any particular zone track and music combinations that stick out as memorable?

[Vartazian]

Helt Og Dyret - TDR FWD

[Koleax]

Jesus Christ.

See, that's what I'm talking about.

[Vartazian]

You liked it I presume?

[Darkdrium777]

Beseitigen, Messij New Science and Onyx Dark Side of the Moon all by CoLD SToRAGE, in any order.
Though I recommend Beseitigen first, as it's quite happy/trancy, and it ends perfectly well when you enter Zen class.
His music is so awesome :o

[billychanxtr33m]

what makes zone mode so great is you can go almost any direction with your soundtrack choices. spending a lot of time trying to get past zone 100 on syncopia, i found that just having songs you like is good to keep you from being bored and losing focus on those early zones.

one track that really helped was iron maiden's invaders- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63gdZAsl62E
a nice up tempo song is good at keeping your rhythm up to speed and that opening riff is a huge moral booster :+

[AG-wolf]

Definitely Fatboy Slim, especially Love Island

Interesting note - Love Island is a song in Rollcage :P


a few of my favorite zone songs for zone:
Remember - BT
Albino 2: The Red Eye Mix - CoLD SToRAGE (Free download, too :) (http://coldstorage.bandcamp.com/track/albino-2-the-red-eye-mix)
Messij XTND - CoLD SToRAGE
Messij 2005: New Science Mix - CoLD SToRAGE
White Vale - CoLD SToRAGE
Cowgirl - Underworld
Drippy - Banco de Gaia
Breath - André Meyer (gooooood luck finding this)
P.E.T.R.O.L. - Orbital
No Man's Land - David Holmes
SineWaves - Maher Al-Samkari (from G.A.M.E. 3.0 for WOHD)
Woop Dee Doop - SupraDarky (from G.A.M.E. 3.0 for WOHD both are free downloads (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=336451))
Rush 2 Title Screen - Barry Leitch
Garage - Barry Leitch
Bassy - Barry Leitch
Mind's Eye - Imagitech Design Inc. (aka IDI)
Peel - Quanosway (free download, forgot where)
Pandemonium - Yaz (download link here somewhere (http://www.plopbox.net/index.php?id=7)

some of these are rips from games with non-commercial soundtracks, some simple google-fu should turn up most of them

[QjonPL]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsPiXYZnhkQ

Get-a-good-subwoofer.

[Sel The Don]

I normally start off with a bit of either Coldplay/Unkle/Hiphop/Orbital and then work my way up to drum and bass/some fast rock!

[DawnFireDragoon]

speaking of fast rock, qotsa - go with the flow, is one of the best for driving games like burnout, never tried it in wipeout, might be a bit too mental:

also, this is my favourite music video of all time, i like all sorts of music and video's, but this is just amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nz6Rq1Pvh0



speaking of all sorts of music, this is from the matrix reloaded. mona lisa overdrive. awesome for zone. turn it up and wait for it to kick in!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ8Gcmvvltk&feature=related

[Reezy]

Wip3out soundtrack is good.
I also race to a couple of death in vegas albums.

[jimsin]

I posted this on the other thread - but this is a more appropriate one, and I still think it's the best music for Zone Mode by miles.

Philip Glass: 'The Grid' - it's very long, which you need when you're aiming for lvl 100 - and it starts nice and slowly and builds up gradualy to a frantic pace - it's also full of revolving rhythms which kinda fits in with what you're doing.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvZ3DBI1tO8

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me04BWqr_Xo&feature=related

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwPDFeXEMs4&feature=related

Edit: Oh - and it also fits in really nicely with the divine geometry of the new Fury Zone specific tracks.

[yeldar2097]

My zone playlist is loaded with my fave zone-worthy tunes from Logistics, High Contrast, more Logistics, you get the picture.
I've tried to pick songs that will fit regardless of which zone i'm at since i always have my playlist on shuffle and can't be arsed to arrange them properly...
I have a couple "A State of Trance" podcasts tunes that go pretty well with zone mode.

It's all about chilled liquid goodness in zone mode....for me at least. Classical works nicely too, although i find symbols quite distracting at times so it has to be the right stuff :D

One of my zone faves atm: Logistics - Follow that star (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdtcoYd_XOc)


I wonder if PS still used the G.A.M.E 3.0 album when going for 150 :P

[Koleax]

So many good suggestions. I'm going to try them all. Yeah, I do wonder what the higher level players are listening to past Zone Zeus.

@Var, yeah, I was experimenting with some classical before listening to it, so the transition was that much cooler. At the beginning the light piano solo blends easily with the blue and green, you almost picture flowers growing. Then later on in the higher classes, you think, this is Tech De Ra -- no flowers here!. The clever thing about TDR is how it fools you into thinking it's an easy track, so that music fits well. It's even better when it starts 50 seconds to a couple minutes later, so the major transition is closer to Phantom and its rusty almost blood red color scheme, past the pinks of rapier. I started with that African Rain selection I linked to earlier, which was cool, and a selection from Bach's Air on a G string (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MYzkBiJn5Y) was okay, but starting with the first minute and 20 seconds of Grieg's Morning Mood (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbwMGZtIsY) would probably be even better. There are many versions, including a solo piano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbOGq85jS5M).

@Kyonshi and the rest who want to try Rez, the commercial CD (aka, "The Gamer's Guide"), although decent, had shorter edited versions of the music and did not have the longer buildup and many transitions of the in-game music. Luckily, someone out there actually ripped the game's sound data. Here it is.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QX28T020

I stayed up late, very late playing zone with all the tracks and I couldn't believe how good it was. The rhythm and length, atmosphere, it's all so right. Even the boss music starts near Zen. The transitions don't always match of course, since there are so many, but sometimes they do and while that happens, you have to redefine your limits as to what kinds of beauty are possible in this world.

[blackwiggle]

You could always experiment with making your own zone specific extended mixes of suitable music using Virtual DJ.

I did some a while back based from the CD soundtrack from American Beauty but have yet bothered to transfer to the PS3 [slack I know :redface: ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okaWTEnU4j0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhVRYv4y4PE&feature=related

[Kyonshi]

AFAIK, Rez soundtrack has only been released in Japan under the name "Rez - Gamer's Guide To ..."

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Rez-Gamers-Guide-To-/release/178746

Edit: Im dumb Koleax, i didnt even read your post about the download of ripped Rez tracks... xD Thx for that hot link :D:+

[Jguesty94]

Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx) is probably my favourite for Zone, but I also like The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar and Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400.

Also, as a bit of a change, try Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. I only use it because of the whole Zone mode and the lyrics say "highway to the danger zone..."

[Koleax]

Ha, "Danger Zone." I bet that one's real fun.

Ladies and Gentlemen, you must try Corridon 12 with the version of Adam Freeland's "Fear" I linked to earlier in the Rez game data. It's known as "Area 5" in that selection. You know, it's the song that says, "Fear is a mindkiller!" every so often. Corridon 12 with its reflective hemispheres and folding shape, looks more like an abstraction of the brain, when listening to this song. You can get the sense that you're taking a journey through the brain/mind, all the while being reminded that fear will destroy you/it. It has great transitions through the zones all the way to Super-Zen. Please do it!

I just got to zone 74 on Syncopia last night with The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World... Ever! (http://www.amazon.com/Most-Relaxing-Classical-Album-World-Ever/dp/B00000I93Z) Very surprised how nice it felt at Super-Zen. I wish I remembered the exact playlist, but I had it on random and some were actually appropriate for Mach 1, certainly not Grieg's "Morning" though. I almost need the slow classical on Syncopia now, because it takes so long for it to be challenging. You need something to keep you calm until it does.

[Lance]

How many music suggestion threads do we need? Shall there be a separate one for 'Music To Watch The 2.10 Commercials By"?

[Koleax]

Well, there's still Detonator, which goes well with blippier music, like Symbion Project and Freezepop. For Time Trial it'd be nice to have music that's the right length at least. Don't get us off topic, Lance, or we really will have to start new threads for those. :P

[Lance]

I certainly hope that you're being sarcastic, 'cos I sure was. :D

[IH8YOU]

Papua New Guinea - Mello Magic Maze Mix. Best. Zone. Song. Ever. :g

[skuddington]

http://bioxeed.org/sounds/sets/bioxeed%20-%20live%20at%20Broken%20Noises%2020080315.mp3

Bioxeed is great for wipeout, but the live set he put up is particularly good for zone. Nice and long.

[Nadia Elenova]

You guys try Jetstream by Doves, it's so 80's! There's also an instrumental version.
And maybe some Goa tracks for its slow development, it works for me!

[BlackStar]

Psygone - Tasmania

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uocb43vYeeo

This song is made for zone. Even the "Sub-venom" computer voices seem to belong to it. Made it to 90 on Syncopia with this one and Psygone - The Outer Limits.

[Koleax]

Foregone Destruction (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EDw9oIeiF8)

Keep it for beyond Zen and tell me it's not so beautiful. :)

[Jambo]

I hit Zeus with Papau New Guinea by FSOL tune!

[yusik]

trance music (if you're into it) is amazing in ZONE mode.. the epicness of the music goes well with the speed and colors..

i got into djing as a hobby specifically for wipeout zone mode lol, got pretty srsly into it, check out my mixes.. try them out in zone mode its awesome

http://mix.jaysikyu.com/

[ONlock]

Infected mushroom with "Vicous Delicious (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtDHqWmSnc)"

Best zone track I have, and I can warmly recommend it. The buildup is good and long, and when it finally reaches climax, it's well worth the wait!

Listen from about 4:00 into the vid, and you'll understand. Reaches it's peak at 5:50.

[AspenExcel]

BT - The Light in Things (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh46emRPqic)

Also if you want great psytrance with epic climaxes check out Protoculture. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fAdKRwGzMo

[yusik]

BT - The Light in Things = 8)

[Challenger #001]

'Danger Zone' by Kenny Loggins. Yes, it's not very cool, but it seems to work. Maybe better in single race though.

[jeegee]

For me the following helped me hit zone 75+ --> 1. Albatross by Fleetwood Mac, 2. Magnetic fields by Jean Michelle Jarre, 3. Oxygene by JMJ, 4. Something in the air by Thunderclap Newman, 5. Rollercoaster by The Grid, 6. Rez/Cowgirl by Underworld. Fleetwood mac is the one that i broke supersonic for the first time with. I find instead of having a tune that builds, you need one that stays calm, so once you hit subsonic you dont feel like the speed increases in a larger increment than it does (which is what happens when listening to prod or pendulum). Imho.

[ProblemSolver]

ZONE + trance music has made a dream come true, for me.

Up until this date, I'm incapable to express in words what the ZONE
mode means to me. The passion for trance music is rooted inside me
since I was a child. Combining your finest flavor of trance music with
ZONE can take you to the highest heights. For me, ZONE + trance
music is the one and only experience I ever felt satisfied with. Ever!
And it's the one and only experience I ever want to improve on ... for
the passion it creates inside me, a passion I can't let go of.

Guys 'n gals, I don't know if you can follow me on this....

[AspenExcel]

ProblemSolver I know exactly what you mean! The feeling is indescribable, but it's absolutely magical.

[Ally]

Always found the Epworth Phones remix of Capital G by Nine Inch Nails utterly mindblowing in Zone - kicks in big style just as you hit Zone 30 if I remember rightly.

[Jav]

You're totally right PS, I have this huge passion for (uplifting) trance and it's just magnificent for zone. The best marriage, ever.

[yeldar2097]

Pretty much right on the money there PS, I love trance and Zone together, it's so...mmmmm

That said, I also really really love one of my Zone playlists which is full of my favourite Liquid DnB tracks. Proper, atmoshperic, moody rollers like Together (Logistics) and the like. It's brought me close to tears before. So heroic, motivating, heartbreaking, sorrowful, intensemmm*drools*
Trance + Zone is pretty much universal awesome :rock but this other playlist is my own personal special place, get's me every time :g

[yusik]

You are so correct and put it so poetically PS :nod

[Handmadelion]

I don't know if anyone else has said this or not, but the Tron: Legacy Soundtrack. Holy -- if that noise was not made for Zoning.

[Chemynova]

Surripere - Autechre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTfJuv-_s50

[yusik]

"Autechre - Surripere"

That is one trippy song.. is this IDM? I have songs similar to this but this one is very unique haha. It would deft work well with zone

[Chemynova]

"Autechre - Surripere"

That is one trippy song.. is this IDM? I have songs similar to this but this one is very unique haha. It would deft work well with zone

Yes it is IDM. Maybe I can also recommend two other songs from Autechre that fits the bill?

777 - album LP5
pce freeze 2.8i - Move of Ten

[yusik]

Finding good IDM is always nice.. the genre seems to go very well with Zone, its just so trippy'ing :nod

I'm going to borrow their album from a friend and see if I like the rest of their stuff and I'll check out those recommendations, thanks!

BTW, unnecessary quoting is against the forum guidelines, just FYI :+

[Solid]

Make a good playlist, personally I like- Kanye West, lil wayne, Queen, Coldplay, Red hot chilli peppers, linkin park, the naked and famous