Archive for the 'Song of the Week' Category
4th Official Tournament – ROUND 1!
Check the official thread for everything you need to know about the 1st round. Round 1 ends next Tuesday night, 11:59pm EST. You have a little over a week.
Songs:
Beginner – The Rhythm of Life by Freedom Call, stepped by SulferDragon (6)
Intermediate – Hyperactivity by Stargroup100 vs Tim Halbert, stepped by Stargroup100 (7)
Advanced – Indulgence by KaW, stepped by Eastsideman09 (8)
Expert – I am Maid by Jea, stepped by .dot (9)
Master – The Lunatic Princess by dBu, stepped by Behanjc (10)
All 5 songs are public and can all be found in Hip Hop. Each new round will bring 5 new songs… all will be placed in Hip Hop. Older round songs will be moved out of HH when the new songs are added.
Any questions, post them in the official thread. Or PM Sprite.
-Tass
Cinco de Mayo!
So, any excuse to clear the queue up a bit, right? Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a song that related to Mexico or the number 5 or May. So, I decided to go with Endless Altercation. We’ll say that Cinco de Mayo ended that altercation. Whatever… it’s a stretch, and you guys don’t care anyway.
Currently located in the top of page 1 of Dance2, Endless Altercation is a song by our own KgZ. The stepfile is a lot of 16th jump-triplets and jumpstream. Not too fast though, so it’s rated a 9. It is also the first file in-game by smartdude1212!
Songs that came out this week: Metal Gear Solid Piano Mix by RaustBlackDragon. Stepfile by hi19hi19. Easy and melodic 4-footer, currently in Funk… will soon be in Arcade. Say It Right (Sanxion7 mix) by Sanxion7 (original song by Nelly Furtado). Stepfile by Eastsideman09. Straight-forward 8-footer, also currently in Funk, likely move soon to Dance2.
-Tass
The Mirrors! And New Songs.
We wanted to let everyone know that profiles and the game should now be working across all mirrors. Synth lost a lot of hair figuring out what the problem was… and he doesn’t have that much to lose!
Also, has everyone gotten Rick Roll’d this weekend? You should have… if not, you haven’t been playing enough FFR. ReRicked was released on Friday, and is a techno remix of Never Gonna Give You Up done by KgZ. Stepfile is by SulferDragon. Released today is Xeno-Flow by beatMARIO. Steps by bmah.
Finally, if you notice some songs being moved around a bit over the next few days… don’t worry. That is just jimerax doing some house-cleaning after the avmiss fix. I’ll make sure to let everyone know when he’s finished so you can thank him for his hard work.
-Tass
No Possible Way I’m Making A Creative Title Out Of The Songs I Just Added – So Take This Really Long Title Instead. Ha Ha Ha. Long.
So after a bit of mostly unnoticed bug fixes, we’ve released 6 new subscriber songs today. These songs will trickle to the public over the next 20 days, one every Friday and Sunday.
In order of release, from this Friday thru 20 days from now:
00.01 is a 12th note full piece (I guess that would be 3/4 time?) by Nejino Hito and is stepped by SulferDragon. It’s very video game sounding (It may be from a video game… I don’t know. Let me know if it is!)
Garyo starts off slow, like a gentle Japanese tea party, then quickly builds up into a firestorm of Far-Eastern Fury. It will have you wanting to do Kung Fu immediately. Song is by Xi and steps are by behanjc.
Metal Gear Solid Piano Remix is our token (not actually a token) “easy” song of this grouping, being rated a 4. It’s very melodic. Anyone who is a fan of piano pieces will enjoy this one. Remix is by RaustBlackDragon and stepfile by hi19hi19.
Say It Right -Sanxion7 Remix- is a very creative name, right? The song is initially by Nelly Furtado (no, we do not have her permission currently) and is remixed by my good friend Sanxion7. He takes a surprisingly catchy song and makes it even catchier. Steps are by Eastsideman09.
Szerencsetlen is a song name that is way too difficult to spell. Of course, it is courtesy of Venetian Snares. I expect by now you all know what to expect from a VSnares song in FFR. Lots of crazy drum beats leading to fast rolls/bursts. This song is no exception, although it is a bit light compared to other VSnares songs in FFR. Szerencsetlen will also be a Secret song, so you’ll need 80,000 credits to access it. Stepfile is by ~Zero~.
Finally, our good friends Zajac and Gorlock are back with another big time hit as Underground Concept. The song is Brain Dot Wave, with big time nerdcore lyrics and a tetris backbeat. Stepfile is by UC-approved simfiler jimerax. Make sure to check these guys out double.
-Tass
PS – The Key Is Watching YOU!
More quick song update news stories.
So after a long day of driving and chilling with FFRers in Ann Arbor, we finally got into the hotel around 1:30am and I was able to add songs.
Big Blue is a remix of one of the levels from F-Zero…. my favorite level, as a matter of fact. Big Blue is an awesome song, and this remix is as well. It’s done by S.S.H. Stepfile is by jimerax, so you know it’s real deal. 4 Chord Touhou was originally submitted by cetaka about 6 months ago, and we really liked it, but felt it was overjacked for the current FFR. But with avmiss fix coming soon, we felt it would be perfect for this event. So we dusted it off and bring it to you now. The song is the best touhou song i’ve ever heard. It’s by Kil, so you wouldn’t expect anything less.
We had a great evening in Ann Arbor and look forward to seeing all of you in Bowling Green tomorrow! And if you can’t be with us in person, stay with us via the live broadcast… it will be on the front page of the site all day, complete with chatrooms and audio commentary by yours truly.
2 really long and complicated song names!
I’m pretty tired, so this will be quick:
Setsujou! Hyakka Ryouran! is by MOSAIC.WAV and is stepped by Rebirth0. Ketsarku Mozgalom is by Venetian Snares and is stepped by jimerax. Both are in hip-hop and are really hard. Both are pretty typical sounding songs for the artists.
-Tass
Caught in a Blue Rose, no escape from Reality
For today, we have yet another epic OSTER Project song. Blue Rose is 6 minutes long and a shade over 3600 notes, with jacks and hands galore. Stepfile is by stargroup100, and fits with his theme of stepping jazzy songs. I listed it as a FGO, but I am still considering it FMO, possibly. I think the megatrill combined with the length and number of hands and minijacks and jumpstream is enough for it to be a low FGO.
Secondly is our new fastest stream song in FFR, passing yesterday’s Electro Rush x8 v2. Many of you are familiar with The Berzerker from SM or FFR R2, but until today, there had not been any in R1. Reality joins an elite group of songs that are in both R1 and R2. It is short, at 1:17, but is jam packed with 921 notes (and the 1st 10 seconds are blank!). It is 77 seconds of 259bpm 8th jumps and 16th stream, so enjoy. Be thankful that hi19hi19 used fairly straightforward patterns!
As a quick FYI: A group of us are leaving from LA for Chicago tomorrow en route to the convention on Saturday. So updates will be whenever I can get them done. We look forward to seeing all of you on Friday in Ann Arbor and on Saturday in Bowling Green! We’ve got laptops, rock band, SSBB, pizza, and who knows what else! Even if you can’t be there, we’ll be broadcasting the entire thing live onto the front page of the site…. with plenty of interaction in the chats!
-Tass
Etude of the Piano Gymnastics Are Rushing Electrically (twice)!
OK… so the title is quite contrived. Sue me. Today’s 2 FMO/FGO event songs are Piano Etude (Gymnastics), which compliments the popular classical piece Piano Etude (Demon Fire). Stepfile is by Behanjc… and has been given a “platinum” rating by many respected FFRers. I highly recommend you check this file out, found on Page 2 of Hip-Hop.
In addition is a Skill Token, which gives everyone TWO reasons to like it! Not only is it a FGO with 250+ bpm stream, but it’s a SKILL TOKEN! The song is Electro Rush x8 v2. Both of today’s songs are by highly touted OSTER Project. V2 is by Rebirth0. To unlock, you have to play Electro Rush x8, found on page2 of dance2. In addition, you have to FC it, have 0 boos, and 2 or less goods. A difficult task, but an excellent reward!
Enjoy!
Eradicate the Club on the 2nd day of FMO/FGO Event!
Still no public beta release, which we apologize for…Â but we’re working hard to make it happen, believe me.
Today’s 2 songs are a bit harder than yesterdays. If you played StepMania back in 2002 or 2003, you should be familiar with the song Club. Well, it’s by Patt.22, who also goes by The Fat’s Sabobah or jewpinthethird. It’s about time that Club finally hits FFR, as it’s a great song. Unfortunately, if you don’t have the beta, this song is going to cause you serious problems. It’s similar to AIM Anthem…. only 10% faster. Stepfile is by Rebirth0 and is full of 120bpm 16th jacks.
The 2nd song will also appear on the widgets. Eradication is a hardcore metal song by All Shall Perish, and tips the charts at over 11.5 notes/second. We feel that it is a very low FGO, but I’m willing to hear arguments as to why it is a really high FMO. Stepfile is a collab between ElectricWerewolf and bluguerrilla.
I’m sure some of you will complain that these songs are still not hard enough. Trust me… these 2 are harder than yesterday’s two. Tomorrow’s two will be even harder. It will only get harder.
-Tass and his hardness.
