INFECTIOUS - OWN WAY

And that's it.

I suppose I should start with our final guest from the Zeta Protocol. She's... genuinely the most normal person we have here. No supernatural anything, no experience with a fucked up school, no status, no title, just... a girl who likes future funk. It's a new perspective, and one we may just need. She's been lovely around Second Heaven so far, very curious and very easy to work with. I look forward to seeing more of her around.

And then, the Protocol itself. That's it now. We've gotten everyone we need. Now we're planning to help them adjust, give them the time to put out their best stuff, but after that? Right to the competition. I'll admit, I'm a little nervous, especially after all that's gone on here lately. The Ion Division, everything with the subjects, the whole 2022 connection, it's all a blur.

But it's the last chance we have to save us. All I can do is hope for the best. Signing off for now.

-Dr. Scarlett Jones

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Hailing from her home city of Tokyo, it's OWN WAY! A budding future funk producer with big dreams, she's here to prove herself while doing her best for Second Heaven in the process. She may be new to the world of music, but this funky breath of fresh air may just be the one to take it all. So buckle in: you're now listening to OWN WAY.

Sources
- Songs by (or sampled by) MACROSS 82-99 and collaborators
  (『82.99 F.M』, A Million Miles Away, It's Own Way)
  (Yung Bae, Neon Vectors, Kero Kero Bonito)
- Songs in the city pop/future funk and J-Funk genres
  (Plastic Love, Cherry Pepsi, BABYBABYの夢)
- Songs with a notable (modern) chiptune style
  (Prom Night, Lullaby, Giddy)

Track: Rinaten (@yaysmile)
Render: Aeiouko (@keep-smyling)

Songs used:
City Nightlife - MACROSS 82-99 (MACROSS 82-99)
Secret Love - Mariya Takeuchi (City Pop)
Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi (City Pop)
Ride on time - Tatsuro Yamashita (City Pop)
Crystal Dolphin - Engelwood (Future Funk)
Mayonaka No Door - Miki Matsubara (City Pop)
Fun Tonight - MACROSS 82-99 (MACROSS 82-99)
September - Mariya Takeuchi (City Pop)
Prom Night (2k14 Radio Edit) - Anamanaguchi feat. Bianca Raquel (Modern Chiptune)
Loretta - Ginger Root (City Pop/Future Funk)

Future is Now ☆

WATCH ON YOUTUBE FOR VISUALS: https://youtu.be/4BE0j1GHujI

It all starts here. Phase 2 of the Zeta Protocol Initiative has now begun.

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Track: MoonageDream (@moonagedream)
Editing: Yosh
Art: XQuizzie, Juniper, Aeiouko, SushiBetta, appo777yon, CherryStar, CinnamonSpiders, Etroup, Rose Shrimp, Teleportato, Altali, DiamondBrickZ
Characters Represented: All

Songs used:
Intro (Infected) - Sickick (Dr. Jones - Disease)
The Blacker The Berry - Kendrick Lamar (good kid - Kendrick Lamar)
Unus Annus Intro - Markiplier, CrankGameplays (Unus Annus - All)
Point And Plunder - Emm Bee Sea (Nagito Komaeda - Danganronpa)
Traveller - Chris Stapleton (The Outlaw - Blues Country)
Love Taste - Moe Shop (OWN WAY - J-Funk, Modeus - Suggestive)
Hidden In The Sand - Tally Hall (DJ SANGO - Water)
Out Of Time - The Weeknd (AFTER HOURS - The Weeknd, The Doctor - Time, OWN WAY - City Pop)
TEST PASSED! - Toru Minegishi (DJ SANGO - Splatoon)
Lifetime Achievement Award - Lemon Demon (No-Eyed Girl - Lemon Demon, Smooth Criminal - Heavily References Michael Jackson)
New Day, New Way - The New Day (Doombox - Dangerous Sports)
Ultra Instinct Theme - Norihito Sumitomo (Sengoku Nadeko - Soundclown)
E.G.G.M.A.N. - Paul Shortino, Jun Senoue (Whisper - Sonic, Technologic Royalty - Technology)
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (AFTER HOURS - The Weeknd)
Reach For The Stars - Tomoya Ohtani (Whisper - Sonic)
Scream - Bignic (Doombox - Lethal League)
Ain't No Sunshine - Michael Jackson (Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson)
The Revolving Star Is A Planet - Hirokazu Ando (Technologic Royalty - Kirby, Sengoku Nadeko - Soundclown)
What's Up Danger - Blackway, Black Caviar (Across The Spiderverse - Spider-Man, Alternate Universes)
LUST. - Kendrick Lamar (good kid. - Kendrick Lamar, Modeus - Suggestive)
Moonage Daydream - David Bowie (The Doctor - Space, Across The Spiderverse - Marvel)
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone (The Outlaw - Cowboys/Wild West)
As The World Caves In - Matt Maltese (Unus Annus - Death, No-Eyed Girl - Cataclysm, Nagito Komaeda - Despair)

To everyone that has helped us get this far, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

SAVE SECOND HEAVEN [BRACKET START]

READ OWN WAY'S OPENING INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R94FkpwAD6r3bhCyJkqGshJAZXTOncH3iiE4Z-22lFs/edit?usp=sharing

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Hailing from her home city of Tokyo, it's OWN WAY! A budding future funk producer with big dreams, she's here to prove herself while doing her best for Second Heaven in the process. She may be new to the world of music, but this funky breath of fresh air may just be the one to take it all. So buckle in: you're now listening to OWN WAY.

Sources
- Songs by (or sampled by) MACROSS 82-99 and collaborators
  (『82.99 F.M』, A Million Miles Away, It's Own Way)
(Yung Bae, Neon Vectors, Kero Kero Bonito)
- Songs in the city pop/future funk and J-Funk genres
  (Plastic Love, Cherry Pepsi, BABYBABYの夢)
- Songs with a notable (modern) chiptune style
  (Prom Night, Lullaby, Giddy)

Track: Sword (@swordsadventure)
Render: Aeiouko (@keep-smyling-2)
Writing: MoonageDream

Songs used:
High Above The Land [James Landino Remix] - Shovel Knight (Modern Chiptune)
An Underlying Problem - Shovel Knight (Modern Chiptune)
Potential For Anything - VVVVVV (Modern Chiptune)
Prom Night - Anamanaguchi Ft. Bianca Raquel (Modern Chiptune)
Network Dance - Fujifire Ft. Next Access (Future Funk)
Neoncity Racing Team - MACROSS 82-99 ()
The Princess & The Clock - Kero Kero Bonito (Collaborators)
Whispy Woods/Game Over - MACROSS 82-99 Ft. Strider-Kun ()
Funky Party People, Everybody Put Your Hands Up! - BRADIO-Flyer (J-Funk)
Break - Kero Kero Bonito (Collaborators)
Fun Tonight - MACROSS 82-99 ()
Penguins of the Apocalypse - fearofdark (Modern Chiptune)
Dress Down - Kaoru Akimoto (City Pop)

High Above The Outcast Ocean

VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/cNXULwJFHf9ASTVc9

OWN WAY: You and I aren't so different! I'm sure I could make something of these totally retro samples...
DOOMBOX: YOUR "FUTURE" IS NOTHING BUT OLD RECORDS TO SCRATCH.

From one future to another, the second match of Round 1 has begun! Will OWN WAY take the future into her own hands, or will Doombox remix the odds into something unbeatable? The choice, again, is yours. Second Heaven is in your hands.

Read the story post for this match: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r6I8COAHbSu52JinyRMRu7hY-LzgFRgZbN5cJ9QRBQE/edit?usp=sharing

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Track: Bulnosaur40 (@bulnosaur40)
Renders: Aeiouko (@keep-smyling-2), etroup (@e-twoup)
Writing: MoonageDream (@moonagedream)

OWN WAY
- Songs by (or sampled by) MACROSS 82-99 and collaborators
  (『82.99 F.M』, A Million Miles Away, It's Own Way)
  (Yung Bae, Neon Vectors, Kero Kero Bonito)
- Songs in the city pop/future funk and J-Funk genres
  (Plastic Love, Cherry Pepsi, BABYBABYの夢)
- Songs with a notable (modern) chiptune style
  (Prom Night, Lullaby, Giddy)

DOOMBOX
- Songs featured in games by Team Reptile, and their composers
  (Scream, Ordinary Days, GET ENUF)
- Songs in the plunderphonics and turntablism genres
  (Frontier Psychiatrist, She, Anon)
- Songs related to extreme and contact sports
  (Gonna Fly Now, Cult Of Personality, Skate)

Songs used:
Virtual World - FIBRE (Future Funk)
Here I Go - 2 Mello (Plunderphonics/Extreme Sports)
Scream - Lethal League Blaze, Bignic (Team Reptile)
Armageddon - Alkaline Trio (Extreme Sports [Tony Hawk’s Underground])
Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi (City Pop)
Born Survivor - Shirobon (Modern Chiptune)
Delta - C2C (Turntablism)
DIVE - Hitomotoi (City Pop)
Overworld’s Theme - AVGN Adventures Deluxe (Modern Chiptune)
Gonna Fly Now - Bill Conti (Contact Sports)

[R1M2]「THE END OF THE WORLD」のための私達の党

As the sun sets on another match, one question remains. Which contender will walk towards their future?

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OWN WAY: We all shape our own future views, you know? It might not be your tune of choice, but it's certainly mine!

OWN WAY: 105 votes
Doombox: 57 votes

With a dominating performance, OWN WAY takes Match 2 with a shocking 64.8% of the vote. Stay tuned for the next match.

Songs used:
INFECTIOUS ~ Results Leadup
Chase Me - Danger Mouse ft. Run the Jewels (Doombox - Plunderphonics)
Blatant Plagiarism - GHOST DATA (OWN WAY - Future Funk)
Wandering - A_rival (OWN WAY - Modern Chiptune)
Ruiner - Bignic (Doombox - Lethal League)
Chiptune SFX
Lethal League SFX

RESULTS ~ ROUND 1 MATCH 2

Hailing from her home city of Tokyo, it's OWN WAY! A budding future funk producer with big dreams, she's here to prove herself while doing her best for Second Heaven in the process. She may be new to the world of music, but this funky breath of fresh air may just be the one to take it all. So buckle in: you're now listening to OWN WAY.

Sources
- Songs by (or sampled by) MACROSS 82-99 and collaborators
(『82.99 F.M』, A Million Miles Away, It's Own Way)
(Yung Bae, Neon Vectors, Kero Kero Bonito)
- Songs in the city pop/future funk and J-Funk genres
(Plastic Love, Cherry Pepsi, BABYBABYの夢)
- Songs with a notable (modern) chiptune style
(Prom Night, Lullaby, Giddy)

Track: Rinaten (@yaysmile)
Render: Aeiouko (@keep-smyling)

Songs used:
It's Own Way - MACROSS 82-99

Victory ~ OWN WAY

Hailing from her home city of Tokyo, it's OWN WAY! A budding future funk producer with big dreams, she's here to prove herself while doing her best for Second Heaven in the process. She may be new to the world of music, but this funky breath of fresh air may just be the one to take it all. So buckle in: you're now listening to OWN WAY.

Sources
- Songs by (or sampled by) MACROSS 82-99 and collaborators
(『82.99 F.M』, A Million Miles Away, It's Own Way)
(Yung Bae, Neon Vectors, Kero Kero Bonito)
- Songs in the city pop/future funk and J-Funk genres
(Plastic Love, Cherry Pepsi, BABYBABYの夢)
- Songs with a notable (modern) chiptune style
(Prom Night, Lullaby, Giddy)

Track: Rinaten (@yaysmile)
Render: Aeiouko (@keep-smyling)

Songs used:
Shiki no Real - CHANCE デラソウル (Future Funk)
FaceTime Tonite - Neon Vectors (Future Funk)
POCKY - MACROSS 82-99 (MACROSS 82-99)

Results ~ OWN WAY

[notice: this project is cancelled.]

Welcome to Second Heaven. Infectious is a mashup/arrangement tournament by Spark Records, inspired by projects such as King For Another Day and Mashup Week, with a heavy emphasis on a dark storyline. This project is best enjoyed on YouTube, but we will be uploading tracks here as well.

If you are interested in the storyline as it develops, please join our Discord as well. Both are found in the links section.

Please note that Infectious contains potentially triggering themes, such as disease, civil unrest, death, blood and gore (gore will not be visualized, only mentioned if it comes up), and more. We understand that this isn't for everyone, and we would like to ask that you know your limits. If you are not comfortable with any of these, it may be in your best interest to not follow this tournament for your own comfort.

Thank you.

ROSTER:
1. AFTER HOURS
2. DJ SANGO
3. Unus Annus
4. Sengoku Nadeko
5. Smooth Criminal
6. Across The Spiderverse
7. Modeus
8. Doombox
9. good kid.
10. No-Eyed Girl
11. Whisper the Wolf
12. The Outlaw
13. Technologic Royalty
14. The Doctor
15. Nagito Komaeda
16. OWN WAY

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