Last year, I got a request from one of my friends for a good long trance track inspired by the movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"... so I went about making this 18 and a half minute long beast called Brain Cocktail.

I submitted a very low-Q demo around then... but only now have I finally gotten around to breaking up and submitting the whole chunk.

For your downloading convenience, I have split it into three movements.

Brain Cocktail M-1

Brain Cocktail M-2

Brain Cocktail M-3

(Full track linked here soon)

So yeah, post any comments or whatever below, and I'll try to take any advice in mind when I get to working on more parts, if I ever get back around to it.

Well, it's the first thing I've ever won on the site, so that's pretty cool.

(lol CAC.. MAC)

I was pretty surprised though, the one I thought would win got 3rd.. (ID's TrippiChrunched Christmas)

But there were a lot of other good entries too.

Anyway though, I can't wait to run around in my NG t-shirt, because that will be teh awesome.

I've got all the parts in line for my new computer. All I need to do is order them.. and soon, I'll be receiving an upgrade times... like 10..

256mb 133mhz ram ---> 2x 1GB 800mhz ram
crapass old Celeron processor ---> AM2 Socket Processor, dual-core, 2.2ghz
20GB HD ---> 160GB HD (for starters... lol)

I'm also going to put in a decent video card, and I'm not too sure what I will end up with, audio-wise.. I might go with what I get in the kit for a bit, because it isn't that bad.. but I will probably plan for something much nicer in the future.

Upgradability is a good thing.

I'm trying to figure out a way to upload a 20min song to Newgrounds....

Only one problem... it is like 21MB.

The limit is 8.

I will screw about with the bit rate and see if I can get it within the limit while retaining decent quality... that will be interesting to say the least.

In the meantime, go check out the reload of Skyscraper, I fixed the old problem, so it sounds good now.

I also uploaded my reworking of Orbital Reflections, it's pretty sweet.

Other than that, I'm looking into getting a stronger, faster machine... so I can work harder (LOL) with my music... because I don't like my creativity being restrained my my computer.

So, sometime in the (relatively) near future, expect to see greatness.. and a rebirth of Echoz Aurora.