The Heights Of Zaphon- REMASTERED WITH JEFF EVANS- Producer extrordinaire.

Very cool Tim - great atmosphere you have created. It's dreamy and powerful at the same time (not an easy thing to achieve).
I am listening on some crappy computer speakers so I can't comment on the mix - I'll have a proper listen later. Good stuff mate 

Thanks Daryl! I appreciate you listening. Your mixes sound so good...what are you rubbing for good luck?
 
Thanks James. Hmmm a TV episode....mountaineering? You have my wheels turning now. Can we ask a few of the guys here? 80's... I can't seem to get away from it for some reason...probably because I play mainly synths I guess I dunno...Thanks!
I'll contact you when I get a cast together for the mountaineering show :)

Intense.
 
The mix sounds well balanced here.
 
Thanks for sharing.

Nice job here Tim! Everything sounds very full with lots of space in the mix. I like the instruments you chose as well.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Nice one, Tim!  Open and well balanced, the textures shine on this.  It sounds like this was fun to make because it is fun to listen to.  Encore!

Well done, Starise.  

Sounds like a cross between Enigma, Ace of Bass, Flock of Seagulls and The Pet Shop Boys. So definitely that 80s vibe. Nice stuff. The mix could use some more balance. Listen to it at barely audible levels and see what you hear and don't hear. Keep in mind, at low volumes you won't hear the bass or highs as well so don't mess with those at low volumes.
 
Nice!

i like that this is got a vibe to it that is new and old....
 
if it seems 'cluttered', then focusing on that, here are some suggestions i'd try:
the 'old' would be the synth pad on top, the swelling sweeping pad that goes across everything...
cool tone, don't change it, but here's what i'd do if it were mine:
i'd drop that pad (the synthetic string swells) by at least 50% of the volume...
and i'd bring the kick up, and make it deeper.....and take the verb off of the snare.
make the snare fatter...
 
the presence and high mids on all the music tracks is fine, but the low end does not match it....
so i'd find somewhere in the DEEP to let the bass line sit below the kick....
 
 
 

Nice work, Tim!   Great combination of elements, theme and direction. 
 
Mix-wise I think I'm with Gonzo on bringing down the pad a little, then making the kick and snare jump out a little more.
 

Very nice, Tim. I can almost smell the rarified air at 14,000 feet. And I get a sense of the euphoria one feels at that altitude, an odd mix of not much oxygen, vertigo, and the spectacular view of the world far below. This also reminds me of the work of our old friend Bill Davies(aka Tonecarver).
Take that as a high compliment.

I contacted Tim  right after he posted this track the first time. I told him I though it was OK but it could have gone much further.  I had some ideas about how to do it.  I asked him if he would mind me working on the track and very kindly supplied me the multitrack sessions. 
 
What I did was added in a new bass synth part and a new pad from a Roland JD800. The synth bass sound came from an Oberheim OPX II Pro.  I knew once I got my drums into it then I would want to hear some sort of punchy low bass part to click in with the drums. 
 
But apart from that I used all Tim's original tracks and I never altered the arrangement either.  It is exactly how he gave it to me which is very interesting because it means that Tim created a great arrangement right from the start.
 
I also did quite a lot of editing and dropped parts in and out here and there and tried to create a more spacious sound.  I was trying to see the black backdrop behind the music more so.  A track like this is pretty happening and there is quite a lot going on so that in itself was a challenge.  I made a little more of a deal of the starts to the various sections of it too rather than gliding over those sign posts.  That can be achieved in two ways.  One by adding things right at the start of each section and turning them up briefly and also dropping stuff out just prior to a new section start.
 
I don't have any outboard Pultecs! Wishing so but I did use some Pultec plugs to give some sounds more weight. I replayed the drums live and added in some sound effects.  The drum grooves change slightly from section to section as well emphasising those sections a little more too.  Overall I gave it quite a different mix to Tims original work. It is less ambient and more punchy now. Both approaches are good as well.
 
I pulled the tempo back of the entire session slightly from 120 to 118.  Something that is very painless in Studio One.  I also did this mix in Studio One.  I enjoyed working with Tim on this one.
 

Thanks Gus. I'm being told that a lot lol...I guess if my choices are techo/electronic then I'll take 80's as a compliment...not that I hate those but I tend to gravitate towards a more acoustic beat with synths and real instruments...so yeah..I guess that's 80's...however I have added things they didn't ever do in the 80's IMO . I think the sounds have gotten way better since then...so maybe this is 80's upgraded? That's how I like to look at it.
 
Hats off to Jeff. All the improvements he has made have combined here to  change the personality of the original mix. Jeff accentuated the ZT3A arpeggio more than the original. Brought out new elements in the mix and sharpened the old one! Thanks Jeff for all of your work on this!

This conjured up a lot of mental images. I think you nailed it with this one - really like this - very creative.

I have had an idea. I wonder what Tim might think of this. A real dreamy ambient version. Take out the drums and fast bass line, put in slow dreamy bass line and a drone sound, bring up all the pads, move the Z3ta arp track further back. Keep the melody and arrangement. Add in slow chill very sparse groove ie at half tempo. eg 59 BPM Put the music into slow motion.
 
Plus some dreamy Jeff synth parts.
 
I want to play the bass line. I have loaned my bass to someone but it is coming back to me tonight! I will be doing some slow deep notes.
 
Update
I have started an ambient edit and it sounds amazing. Like it is from a different planet! Once I get some dreamy bass lines and some very laid back grooves plus maybe some extra synth parts too, it will be cool for sure.
 

 
 

Here is a mix of the Ambient version.
https://soundcloud.com/jeff-evans