vol. 5 art anthology commentary

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@@ -79,6 +79,36 @@ Commentary: |-
 
     Today also marks the launch of MSPA's official record label, What Pumpkin?, so check it out!
 
+    <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor)
+
+    Track art on these tracks has been uploaded from the <a href="https://sollay-b.tumblr.com/post/188094230423/hello-a-couple-of-years-ago-allyssinian">Homestuck Vol. 5 Anthology</a>! The official release of Vol. 5 didn't come with track art; this collaborative project organized artists to submit their own original art for the album. The art was originally shared in a huge colection on tumblr on 4/13/17 and has now been collected here for viewing convenience and discoverability!
+
+    (Check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxgBfhPEG8">Vol. 5 Anthology Presentation</a> for an awesome animated showing of the anthology art and original tracks!)
+
+    <i>allyssinian:</i> (anthology announcement, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/154730733932/vol5anthology-homestuck-vol-5-track-fan-art), excerpt)
+
+    Homestuck Vol. 5 Track Fan Art: Call for Artists!
+
+    Hi everyone, @allyssinian here! Over the last few months, I came to the realization that out of all the albums for homestuck, Vol. 5 is the only numbered album to not have individual track art, which is a shame because Vol. 5 has some of the best music for the comic!
+
+    That’s where we come in: as a collaboration between [[artist:cityinthesea|@cityinthesea]] and I, we will be hosting a track fan art anthology! There will be one piece of art per track, for all 65 songs (above is an example of [[track:endless-climbing|039- Endless Climbing]], by @allyssinian).
+
+    The final deliverable will be a free downloadable file of all the images. Because of issues with copyright, this is an unpaid fan project, but we hope you enjoy participating all the same!
+
+    <i>Vol. 5 Track Art Anthology:</i> ([Tumblr set #2](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159528808107/hey-everyone-its-413-and-that-means-we-have), [set #3](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159531042667/hey-everyone-its-413-and-that-means-we-have), [set #4](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159533259415/hey-everyone-its-413-and-that-means-we-have), [set #5](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159535479078/hey-everyone-its-413-and-that-means-we-have), [set #6](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159537863827/hey-everyone-its-413-and-that-means-we-have), [set #7](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159540270055/hey-everyone-its-413-and-that-means-we-have), [set #8](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159542834944/hey-everyone-its-413-and-that-means-we-have))
+
+    Hey everyone! It’s 4/13, and that means we have the official release for the Vol. 5 Anthology Fan Anthology! Please enjoy the hard work of all the lovely artists who participated.
+
+    <i>Sollay:</i> (anthology team, [Tumblr](https://sollay-b.tumblr.com/post/188094230423/hello-a-couple-of-years-ago-allyssinian), excerpt)
+
+    Hello! A couple of years ago, [[artist:allyssinian|@allyssinian]], [[artist:cityinthesea|@cityinthesea]] and I (but first of all ally, lest we forget) gathered a large group of artists to draw the missing art of Volume 5, but the collective download link is no longer up and none of us has access to the official Tumblr account anymore, so I’m making this post now to share a new one!
+
+    <big><i>[&gt;&gt; Download Homestuck Vol 5 Anthology](http://www.mediafire.com/file/p60lh3ku3fzvj10/HS_Vol_5_Anthology.zip/file)</i></big>
+
+    We had a fantastic time and the results were absolutely amazing! I recommend checking out each of the aritsts that took part on this fan project, although time has passed and some of them may have changed their names and are probably going to be harder to find, unfortunately.
+
+    Unfortunately, for some reason, the first post has been deleted. Kind of an empty gesture to make up to that, but the credits for that one are, in this order: [[artist:linde-enge|linde-enge]], [[artist:seiii-tan|seiii-tan]], [[artist:cityinthesea|cityinthesea]], [[artist:fizzmouth|fizzmouth]] and [[artist:sollay|sollay-b]].
+
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp download blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615165450/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-5))
 
     Includes full album cover art and musician credits pages by the singularly talented Alexandra "Lexxy" Douglass.
@@ -107,12 +137,6 @@ Commentary: |-
     [[artist:perry-sullivan]]<br>
     [[artist:james-dever|Tyler "Seppuku" Dever]]<br>
     [[artist:gabe-nezovic]]
-
-    <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor)
-
-    Track art on these tracks has been uploaded from the <a href="https://sollay-b.tumblr.com/post/188094230423/hello-a-couple-of-years-ago-allyssinian">Homestuck Vol. 5 Anthology</a>! The official release of Vol. 5 didn't come with track art; this collaborative project organized artists to submit their own original art for the album. The art was originally shared in a huge colection on tumblr on 4/13/17 and has now been collected here for viewing convenience and discoverability!
-
-    (Check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxgBfhPEG8">Vol. 5 Anthology Presentation</a> for an awesome animated showing of the anthology art and original tracks!)
 Banner Artists:
 - Lexxy
 - Niklink (edits for wiki)
@@ -202,6 +226,16 @@ MIDI Project Files:
 - Title: MIDI by min min (piano)
   Files:
   - 'Savior of the Waking World - min min (piano).mid'
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>cityinthesea:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/160163184436/cityinthesea-saviour-of-the-waking-world-my))
+
+    *saviour of the waking world*
+
+    my one of two pieces for the vol 5 anthology project! aka my favourite track maybe of all of HS (or at least, favourite leitmotif)
+
+    there’s a bunch of really rad pieces made for the project, [treat your eyes here](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/)
+
+    this was really neat to see come together by all the artists, please check them all out if you can!!
 ---
 Track: Clockwork Melody
 Artists:
@@ -250,7 +284,12 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Harlequin
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Alex Rosetti:</i>
+
     This piece is one of the strongest examples of how much better my old music could have been if I had used better samples. But I had nothing but cheap stuff at the time, so I think this one suffers a lot. Personal regret aside, I composed this as an ode to John, so it features the themes from Showtime and Harlequin. I wanted something big and dramatic, so I went the semi-orchestral route, and completely transformed the context of the two melodies I used to suit the mood of the piece. In particular, Harlequin seems almost unrecognizable unless you're paying attention or have a good ear. I think its attempt to come off as big and noble is a little heavy-handed at times, but it would definitely be a fun one to come back to and update.
+
+    <i>Sollay:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159969890431/sol-lay-my-second-piece-for-the-vol-5-anthology))
+
+    My second piece for the Vol 5 Anthology project!!
 ---
 Track: Jade's Lullaby
 Artists:
@@ -282,7 +321,12 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Aggrieve
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i>
+
     Since Aggrieve was the first song I wrote for Homestuck, I also imagined it would be the first thing I would remix. That turned out not to be the case (I remixed Harlequin first), but I went ahead with it anyway. I also figured it might come in handy in case there was ever another strife scene with Rose post-entry, but those became rare after a while, except for special situations.
+
+    <i>rose-ebottles:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/160188427695/rose-ebottles-heres-my-piece-for-the-vol5))
+
+    Here’s my piece for the vol5 anthology I did for the song aggrievance! It was really fun to do and everyone’s pieces are fantastic
 ---
 Track: Happy Cat Song!
 Artists:
@@ -346,6 +390,14 @@ MIDI Project Files:
 - Title: MIDI by Unknown
   Files:
   - 'An Unbreakable Union - Unknown.mid'
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>cityinthesea:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159956686110/cityinthesea-an-unbreakable-union-my-second))
+
+    *an unbreakable union*
+
+    my second piece for the volume five anthology! i tried to capture sinister vibes and big…ness? of this track, rather than base it on [[flash:980|the flash it went with]] ^^; imagine a camera shake in here or something
+
+    [other pieces can be seen here!](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/)
 ---
 Track: Skaian Ride
 Artists:
@@ -368,6 +420,16 @@ Art Tags:
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Aggrieve
 - Showtime (Original Mix)
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>awildcale:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://the-cale.tumblr.com/post/159561376331/skaian-ride-heres-my-piece-for-the-vol-5-anthology))
+
+    [skaian ride](https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/skaian-ride-2)
+
+    heres my piece for the vol 5 anthology project! the song is super peaceful and calming to listen to, i highly recommend it. also, the alpha kids! remember [[flash-act:a6i1|act 6 intermission 1]]? i thought, why couldnt this have happened during more peaceful times? maybe with the kids doing stuff they liked to do instead
+
+    [check out the other artists and works here!](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com)
+
+    <small>#jane crocker #roxy lalonde #jake english #dirk strider #guns #man if i forget a tag im sorry im kinda sick lol</small>
 ---
 Track: White
 Artists:
@@ -391,6 +453,28 @@ MIDI Project Files:
 - Title: MIDI by silverseer (piano)
   Files:
   - 'White - silverseer (piano).mid'
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>RainbowCookiz:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/rainbowcookiz/159075789231/here-is-the-finished-piece-for-my-album-cover))
+
+    Here is the finished piece for my album cover work!
+
+    If you don't know what I'm talking about, there was a big [Homestuck Vol. 5 Album Cover thing](https://rainahkretva.tumblr.com/post/154740296473) made by two people who wanted other artists to make art for Vol. 5 songs, since they didn't have any.
+
+    I was assigned to draw for the song [White](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jwNE8kdLRA)
+
+    Hope yall like itt
+
+    <i>RainbowCookiz:</i> (original anthology artwork)
+
+    <img src="media/misc/white-bonus.jpg" width="300">
+
+    <i>RainbowCookiz:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/rainbowcookiz/159142773116/rainbowcookiz-here-is-the-finished-piece-for-my))
+
+    made cooler
+
+    <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor)
+
+    The "made cooler" post has the cover that's literally cooler (in blue tones), and the artwork anthology download includes that version, so it's the main artwork on this track page. The original version is in the commentary above!
 ---
 Track: Octoroon Rangoon
 Artists:
@@ -448,6 +532,12 @@ Art Tags:
 - Derse
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Sburban Jungle
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Xagave:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://freckledoctopus.tumblr.com/post/159662103553/forgot-to-post-this-individually-but-this-was-my))
+
+    forgot to post this individually, but this was my contribution to the HS album [volume 5 Anthology](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159528808107/hey-everyone-its-413-and-that-means-we-have)! the song I was given was Pumpkin Cravings which was described as representing both Homestuck and MSPA as a whole —so to try and fit the song I thought combining both Problem Sleuth and HS was the way to go ^_^
+
+    <small>#i had fun contributing to this though i admittedly rushed at the end because of my school projects taking up most of my time</small>
 ---
 Track: Crystalanthemums
 Artists:
@@ -467,7 +557,36 @@ Sheet Music Files:
   - 'Crystalanthemums - Purple1222119 (piano score).pdf'
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Alex Rosetti:</i>
+
     I composed this one intending it to be the theme of Jade's land. This is the reason Jit has gone on the record as saying Crystamenthequins was intended to accompany Jade's island being destroyed/her entering her land (I'm pretty sure that's how he described it) was because of this song. It's actually a really simple tune, and I've wanted to expand on it for ages but never got around to it. The entire piece consists of the same simple chord progression, but it's a good, if played out, progression. That and the beautiful harmonies one is guaranteed to find with it is why I think this is one of my more popular songs. It's not as well-composed as I'd like it to be, but it is definitely catchy. And Radiation was responsible for the name, jokingly calling it "crystalanthemums" after I described it sound like a crystalline flower. I decided that was as good a name as any, and I've had the pleasure of infecting its two remixes with such silly-sounding titles.
+
+    <i>Chumi:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://chuchumi.tumblr.com/post/159546207889/heres-my-entry-for-the-volume-5-anthology-i-was))
+
+    here’s my entry for the [volume 5 anthology](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/)! i was lucky enough to be able to draw for [crystalanthemums](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GVlwRrXC8)! (do yourself a favor and check out everyone else’s AMAZING art and the video pls…)
+
+    i owe a HUGE thank you to the organizers, [[artist:sollay|sollay]], [[artist:cityinthesea|city]], and [[artist:allyssinian|ally]], for inviting me to join and organizing the whole thing in the first place!!! i was so honored to be a part of this project! as a fan since 2012, it’s sort of been one of my dreams to draw art for a song!! i really can’t thank them enough for this amazing opportunity :’)
+
+    my thought process is below the cut!
+
+    crystalanthemums is my favorite song of volume 5, and one of my favorite hs songs in general. I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I GOT THE EMAIL SAYING I WAS DRAWING FOR CRYSTALANTHEMUMS IASFNNFM,FGD
+
+    as one of the most reoccurring motifs in newer songs, it serves as sort of a base that was built upon! the song itself is calming and a little bit melancholy, but it is also the beginning of many things that are truly excellent!
+
+    it was a mishmosh of ideas but i tried my best! i decided to draw jade falling from sky the after events of [[flash:2927|[s] jade: enter]]. in the flash, we see her entering lofaf with calm music as she looks up at the snow after a hell of a lot of explosions.
+
+    crystalanthemums’ melody sort of reminded to me the peace that comes after something exciting. you miss the adrenaline rush, but you don’t hate the quiet either. her entering the medium also marks the beginning of her journey through sburb, from island child to god!
+
+    her looking up at the dark sky, surrounded by a glowing aurora and snow that she’s never seen before… that sort of mystifying emotion!
+
+    not gonna lie, i felt a lot of pressure whilst making this! i was drawing for a song that had nearly 80,000 views on youtube… served as a building block for many amazing songs in the future… MY FAVORITE SONG THAT I’VE BEEN LISTENING TO SINCE 2012…. but i’m pretty happy with my result, and i hope you guys think it’s great too!!
+
+    <i>Chumi:</i> (art anthology WIPs, [Tumblr](https://chuchumi.tumblr.com/post/159546207889/heres-my-entry-for-the-volume-5-anthology-i-was))
+
+    <img src="media/misc/crystalanthemums-wip1.png" width="300">
+
+    <img src="media/misc/crystalanthemums-wip2.jpg" width="300">
+
+    <img src="media/misc/crystalanthemums-wip3.jpg" width="300">
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 Track: Skaia (Incipisphere Mix)
 Artists:
@@ -496,14 +615,13 @@ MIDI Project Files:
   Files:
   - 'Skaia (Incipisphere Mix) - Unknown (piano).mid'
 Commentary: |-
-    <i>Solatrus:</i>
-    <i>(original commentary)</i>
+    <i>Solatrus:</i> (original commentary)
     My Skaia remix was actually done before I joined the music team.  I had first made a remix of Doctor (which you can hear <a href="https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-deep-breeze-mix">here</a>), which apparently really caught the attention of the team, in part thanks to Blueberry.
     Anyway, just as I do now, I streamed music pretty regularly back then, and I'd often times do some improvisational piano over the rest of the mix I made for Incipisphere. Of course, one of those improv sessions (though not a live one) is what made it into the final mix.
     Ultimately, Radiation told me it would probably be a good idea to not release Incipisphere Mix anywhere, and then eventually I got a private message from Andrew saying he wanted a .wav of it.
     And the rest, I guess, is history?
     Oh, and one more thing: AndrewNeo, the guy who runs skaia.net, named both my Doctor remix and my Skaia remix.
-    <i>(commentary redux)</i>
+    <i>Solatrus:</i> (commentary redux)
     Let's have a bit of history before we jump into things with this song.
     <b>A Bit of History</b>
     I've been writing music among the longest out of all of the team members (9 and a half years now), but definitely not the longest. However, I definitely have to say I've improved more over the past two years than the seven years before that just from working with so many talented people.
@@ -529,6 +647,7 @@ Cover Artists:
 Art Tags:
 - Rose
 - LoLaR
+- 'cw: alcohol'
 Sheet Music Files:
 - Title: Sheet music by Erik Scheele (original composer)
   Files:
@@ -543,10 +662,22 @@ Sheet Music Files:
   - 'Sarabande - MarimbaMaestoso (bass).pdf'
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Erik Scheele:</i>
+
     I'll never really know what happened to produce this. Not really, never. I wish I could remember if there was some thought process behind it, some sort of inspiration, but I really can't remember any. Most likely, that was for the better.
+
     What I mean is, I used to do a lot of improvisation after theater classes, instead of practicing, while my mother would clean up the various classrooms that were used. There was never really any inspiration for things that I can remember, and they were just a lot of off-the-cuff experiments of a sort, I guess. Some probably turned out great, and there were probably more than a couple days where nothing happened. I can remember trying to emulate different video game soundtracks or bits from them, but that was never really a norm. The only thing I'd ever think regularly was how no one would ever actually hear the improvisation I was playing, and I was okay with that. This was before college, anyway.
+
     My point is, improvisation rarely had a point, so it's really impossible to nail down if there was any reason for playing Sarabande that night. The way it went about, I just played the piece, exactly how it was recorded, aside from one little mistake. Then I stopped, went "Okay yeah, that was good", packed up, and left. A while later, I needed to play things for the composer concert, so I performed it from memory, and that's where the recording came from.
+
     It's kind of gained a status among the fandom for being music for when John reads Jade's letter, which I think is a rather good place for it to go. Although, I think I actually called it "Rooftop Waltz" at one point, for Rose/Dave shipping stuff, buuuuut I'm rather glad that the "purpose" and title is changed now. "Rooftop Waltz", that's such an awful cheesy love title, plus, the piece really is a sarabande. I mean literally, it fits the genre fairly well, plus my composition prof called it "a perfect sarabande", so there we go.
+
+    <i>Sollay:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/160081839912/sol-lay-my-first-piece-for-the-vol-5-anthology))
+
+    My first piece for the Vol 5 Anthology project, plus desktop version :)
+
+    <i>Sollay:</i> (alternate artwork)
+
+    <img src="media/misc/sarabande-bonus.jpg" width="375">
 ---
 Track: Clockwork Sorrow
 Artists:
@@ -561,6 +692,12 @@ Art Tags:
 - Dave
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Clockwork Melody
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Prince:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://catprinx.tumblr.com/post/159545290361/heres-what-i-did-for-the-song-clockwork-sorrow))
+
+    Here’s what I did for the song Clockwork Sorrow for the @vol5anthology!!!
+
+    Thanks so much for letting me participate in this!
 ---
 Track: Phantasmagoric Waltz
 Artists:
@@ -580,11 +717,22 @@ Art Tags:
 - Derse
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Alex Rosetti:</i>
+
     This is exactly what it sounds like. I went for a whimsical, dreamy feel with this one, expressed through the 3/4 meter, waltz patterns, Lydian mode, and ringing, bell-like timbres. There's not a lot going on in this one, though I think it's charming in a childlike way. It was the first piece I made upon my return to the music team (I was in it since the beginning, but never made anything worthwhile and left for a few months since I was starting my first year of college)
+
     <i>(extra comments in reply to a Tumblr question)</i>
+
     For some reason waltzes, Lydian mode, harps, and bell-like timbres seemed like the most appropriate ways to evoke dreams for me. I was inspired to make it ever since seeing Jade's dream self, and how appropriate that it was included in Dave's dream in Derse!
+
     For those not around since the beginning of that page or who don't know the history, it was originally full of Bill Bolin tunes (a former music team member who left on very bad terms) and we had to replace them with existing material. One of the things Andrew put in there was Phantasmagoric Waltz, and now that page has the additional comedy of Dave and Rose jamming out to...a sweet, slow-paced romantic dance? I can dig it.
+
     For the record, that's not a cell phone vibration, whatever you are hearing is there just by chance.
+
+    <i>Dzu:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://dzueni.tumblr.com/post/159588803092/20-phantasmagoric-waltz-heres-the-piece-i), excerpt)
+
+    Here’s the piece I did for the [Homestuck Volume 5 Fan Anthology](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/)! Go check the rest out if you haven’t already they’re so goddamn cool u guys
+
+    <small>#rotate this drawing to the beat of the song for maximum effect</small>
 ---
 Track: Sunslammer
 Artists:
@@ -626,6 +774,15 @@ MIDI Project Files:
 - Title: MIDI by lugiaa (piano)
   Files:
   - 'Sunslammer - lugiaa (piano).mid'
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Aeritus:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://aeritus.tumblr.com/post/159537850591/oh-hey-i-can-finally-upload-this-d-this-is-my))
+
+    oh hey i can finally upload this! =D<br>
+    This is my piece for @vol5anthology, my song was Sunslammer
+
+    It has been a lovely experience work togheter with such amazing artist, really inspiring!!!
+
+    You should totally check out the other artist’s work they’re all amazing and everybody put a lot of effort in every piece!
 ---
 Track: Lotus Land Story
 Artists:
@@ -642,6 +799,10 @@ Art Tags:
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Lotus
 - Doctor
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>fenkko:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://fenkko.tumblr.com/post/159538809157/i-made-a-fan-cover-of-lotus-land-story-piece-for))
+
+    i made a fan cover of lotus land story piece for @vol5anthology! please check out the rest of the art, everyone has done [such amazing work](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159528808107/hey-everyone-its-413-and-that-means-we-have)
 ---
 Track: Chorale for War
 Additional Names:
@@ -712,7 +873,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - LoHaC
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Alex Rosetti:</i>
+
     I based this off a short tune I wrote as a composition exercise. It turns out the tune was really short, since this song clocked in at a little under a minute. I had intended it to be associated with Dave, hence the style and Hip-Hop sounding lead. Not much to say about this one either other than I should definitely use this theme in the future for something more worthwhile.
+
+    <i>egosweetheart:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://egosweetheart.tumblr.com/post/159532007962/ok-yall-i-havent-had-any-time-for-art-recently))
+
+    ok y’all, i haven’t had any time for art recently, but here’s my piece for the [volume 5 anthology](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/)!! it’s unsheath’d, the euphimism song. happy 413 you nerds
+
+    <small>#dave strider #dave sprite #various other daves</small>
 ---
 Track: Versus
 Artists:
@@ -752,6 +920,16 @@ Art Tags:
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Doctor
 - Penumbra Phantasm
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Meruz:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://meruz.tumblr.com/post/159541441776))
+
+    Planet Healer piece for @vol5anthology !!! i submitted this a month ago and im still changing my mind on the colors ugh!!!
+
+    John doing the windy thing to put out the fire on the sea of oil felt really climatic when I first read it. That entire sequence on that rock actually.. I especially loved his conversation with Rose and then the troll convos with “the one that hates you and the one that likes you” lmao. GOOD STUFF
+
+    <i>Meruz:</i> (alternate artwork)
+
+    <img src="media/misc/planet-healer-bonus.jpg" width="300">
 ---
 Track: Bed of Rose's / Dreams of Derse
 Additional Names:
@@ -771,7 +949,20 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Aggrieve
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i>
+
     John had a "sleep and recover hp/mp" type theme, so I wrote one for Rose as well. Naturally it uses part of the theme from Aggrieve. When it came time to put it on the album, I didn't really want to leave it as short as it was, so I added the Dreams of Derse section to lengthen it, imagining what the cold, far orbit of Derse might be like.
+
+    <i>Seagrot:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/dumbbitche/159551398865/my-bed-of-rosesdreams-of-derse-piece-for-the-vol))
+
+    my [bed of rose’s/dreams of derse](https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/bed-of-roses-dreams-of-derse-2) piece for the [vol 5 anthology project](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/)..! w a bit of flair. happy 413 yall
+
+    <small>#this project turned out soooooo well thanks everyone. vol 5 is hands down best album</small>
+
+    <i>Seagrot:</i> (alternate artworks)
+
+    <img src="media/misc/bed-of-roses-dreams-of-derse-bonus1.gif" width="300">
+
+    <img src="media/misc/bed-of-roses-dreams-of-derse-bonus2.gif" width="300">
 ---
 Track: Skaian Flight
 Artists:
@@ -788,6 +979,12 @@ Art Tags:
 - Gate
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Skaian Ride
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Aryll:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://aryll.tumblr.com/post/159548324165/oh-hey-i-can-finally-post-this-i-had-the-honour))
+
+    Oh hey, I can finally post this! I had the honour of doing track art for the amazing [Volume 5 Anthology](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/). It’s a simple piece since I was super tight for time, but I like it. I hope you do too!
+
+    And a happy 413, everyone!
 ---
 Track: How Do I Live (Bunny Back in the Box Version)
 Additional Names:
@@ -891,6 +1088,12 @@ Lyrics: |-
     Drop it like it's hot<br>Drop it like it's hot
     Drop it like it's hot<br>Drop it like it's hot<br>Drop it like it's hot<br>Drop it like it's hot<br>Drop it like it's hot<br>Drop it like it's hot<br>Drop it like it's hot<br>Drop it like it's hot
     Drop it like it's hot<br>Drop it like it's hot
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Shoutloaf:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://shoutloaf.tumblr.com/post/159555360401))
+
+    my piece for the [homestuck vol. 5 anthology](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/)! vol. 5 is the only album without individual track art; until now ; ) the song i drew for is dupiblaze COMAGMA!
+
+    make sure to check out everyone’s contributions, it was so fun to be part of this!
 ---
 Track: Moonshatter
 Artists:
@@ -906,6 +1109,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - Dave
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Harlequin
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>madragingven:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159979498444/madragingven-since-its-413-and-all-of-the))
+
+    Since it’s 4/13 and all of the entries for the [Homestuck Vol. 5 Track Art Fan Anthology](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/) are posted, I thought I’d put my piece up here.
+
+    My track was [Moonshatter](https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/moonshatter-2)!
+
+    Mack sure you check out the other entries and happy 4/13!
 ---
 Track: Sunsetter
 Artists:
@@ -978,6 +1189,7 @@ MIDI Project Files:
   - 'Ruins (With Strings) - Kieros (piano).mid'
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Erik Scheele:</i>
+
     This one is really hardly me, honest, it's all Bowman. Ruins was this piano recording I'd put up back when I still hardly knew how to record anything, and then Bowman just went and added magic to it. And the piano track, that's just another one of those "improvisations out of nowhere", no real purpose or theory-thinking beforehand to delegate anything to it. Especially the descending-thirds, no way I could have just thought about that and been like "Yes that is a good thing to be doing", it was just spur of the moment thinking.
 
     (Ruins was one of the first things I contributed to the music forum after getting on the team, a small improvisation based around descending seconds which was made back when I still had no idea how to record things properly. Since Earth was kind of a gigantic wasteland planet at that point (and it still is, today), I conceptually tied my recording in with that, and called it Ruins.
@@ -987,6 +1199,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     I know I've got a better recording of Ruins kicking around here somewhere, I'll have to see if something can be done with it.)
 
     <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
+
     Really it's the "(With Strings)" part that is my doing. When Jit was first inducted to the team, he did not have access at the time to a proper recording environment or midi controller that he could apply a high-quality piano sound to, so he had recorded his piano demo for "Ruins" on what I'm guessing is an on-board laptop microphone. I thought the composition was really great but knew that it would sound too unpolished to make the cut onto a Homestuck album, so I resolved to write a string accompaniment around his composition.
 
     By applying an incredibly enormous amount of reverb to the piano part, I hid the low fidelity of the original recording and made it sound as though it was hauntingly played to the listener from the other end of a cave. Given my lack of any truly convincing string samples, I chose instead to use deliberately mechanical strings, gently de-tuning them to sound a bit reminiscent of early string synthesizers, somewhat inspired by "Crystal Japan", a creepy instrumental by David Bowie.
@@ -994,6 +1207,18 @@ Commentary: |-
     Some of the other elements of the ambiance (the wind, the really high notes that echo for a long time) I drew from the soundtrack to World of Goo, specifically the track "Jelly" which I noticed bore a strong resemblance tonally to Jit's composition. To seal the melancholy, I doubled the piano melody on guitar using a very cool, muted sound with a lot of echoes and pitch bends. I signed the tune by adding a cadence from "Sburban Jungle" at the very end.
 
     Really, the track should probably be listed simply as "Ruins" if not for the fact that there is not official piano rendition of the piece. I think it would be really cool to hear such a version of the tune if Jit ever found himself recording material in a studio again (as he did for [[artist:james-dever|James's]] piano suite [[album:sburb|Sburb]]).
+
+    <i>ghostpressure:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://ghostpressure.tumblr.com/post/159560433261/my-contribution-for-the-volume-5-anthology-ruins))
+
+    my contribution for the volume 5 anthology, ruins with strings, plus sketches for Drama. this was fun and everyones stuff turned out so great its a really good collection!!
+
+    <small>#that i cant @ bc mobile!! #i don't plan shit so this was like.. ok!!</small>
+
+    <i>ghostpressure:</i> (art anthology WIPs)
+
+    <img src="media/misc/ruins-with-strings-wip1.png" width="300">
+
+    <img src="media/misc/ruins-with-strings-wip2.png" width="300">
 ---
 Track: Ectobiology
 Artists:
@@ -1018,6 +1243,10 @@ MIDI Project Files:
 - Title: MIDI by Putnam (piano)
   Files:
   - 'Ectobiology - Putnam (piano).mid'
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Kirvia:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/160134003103/kirvia-this-was-my-piece-for-vol5anthology-my))
+
+    this was my piece for @vol5anthology; my song was Ectobiology. please consider checking it out as it has 64 more wonderful pieces by talented artists! happy 413!
 ---
 Track: Upholding the Law
 Artists:
@@ -1034,7 +1263,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - Ruined Earth
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Alex Rosetti:</i>
+
     I consider this an important piece to myself, but not to Homestuck music in general. Actually, it's probably the lowest quality thing I have ever released as Homestuck music. It's just sloppy. But there's a bit more to it than that, and that lies in its instrumentation. This was the first piece I ever composed where I explored colorful and playful orchestration. The xylophone and pizzicato strings that I was playing around with would become my bread and butter a couple years later. I'm not currently known among the Homestuck musicians as being an orchestral composer, but I've reached the point where there's nothing I like composing more than fully orchestrated pieces. At least as far as soundtrack music goes. And not just fully orchestrated either, there's a certain sense of color I love exploring and I like making lighter sounds despite using a bigger and more imposing ensemble. I haven't released anything that showcases that yet, but I definitely will be in the future, so I think that's something to be excited about.
+
+    <i>vorpos:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vorpos.tumblr.com/post/159546278177/i-finally-get-to-upload-this-now-heres-my-piece))
+
+    i finally get to upload this now! here’s my piece for Upholding the Law, which can be found in the @vol5anthology!!
+
+    happy 413, everyone, and make sure to check out the other amazing track art by all the wonderful fantastic artists!!
 ---
 Track: Underworld
 Artists:
@@ -1052,6 +1288,12 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Steve Everson:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/tenebrais/19896197965/could-you-do-some-commentary-on-your-homestuck), excerpt)
 
     My other favourite from Volume 5. It started life as a theme for the Aimless Renegade, inspired by a [[track:desperado|"Desperado"]] theme which I believe was written by [[artist:bill-bolin|Bolin]] back when he was still part of the team. I wasn't really running on any particular goal of contributing so much as liking the style and wanting to make something similar. Imagine the piece as it is now played by some sort of mariachi band and you might have the right idea of what it originally sounded like. Naturally, it didn't quite fit. I liked the melody but it just wasn't working for the whole desert hero thing. So I flipped through my library of voices (small though it was back then) and came across the more electronic one that plays the melody now. I re-tooled the accompaniment to fit, and it became a piece that I always considered a theme for Derse. Hence its title.
+
+    <i>Koukouvayia:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://koukouvayia.tumblr.com/post/159549489998/happy-413-heres-the-full-version-of-the-thing-i))
+
+    Happy 4/13, here’s the full version of the thing I did for the Volume 5 anthology project! I was assigned the song Underworld.
+
+    <small>#this was tricky because the song has no leitmotifs so i had to figure out what underworld might have meant #i thought the closest thing would be when john travels to the center of the skaian battlefield to retrieve The Tumor</small>
 ---
 Track: Crystamanthequins
 Artists:
@@ -1123,6 +1365,10 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Dissension (Remix)
 - Aggrieve
 - Vagabounce
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Kisbys:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://clock-heart.tumblr.com/post/159537592103/kisbys-heres-the-piece-i-made-for))
+
+    here’s the piece i made for @vol5anthology !! my song was [land of the salamanders](https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/land-of-the-salamanders-2)! all the other artists did a wonderful job with their track art and i recommend checking out the blog to see the other fantastic pieces!
 ---
 Track: Medical Emergency
 Artists:
@@ -1140,7 +1386,16 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Savior of the Waking World
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Alex Rosetti:</i>
+
     Radiation gave me a MIDI of Savior of the Waking World to remix shortly before he figured out how to do it himself. It's based on a prototype of that song and goes in a completely different direction, complete with a cheesy electric guitar synth. I think the opening ended up sounding really cool, but the rest of it just sounds kind of dumb in its execution, not that the material itself isn't good.
+
+    <i>Nolvini:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://nolvini.tumblr.com/post/159613597019/my-piece-created-for-the-vol5anthology-the-song))
+
+    My piece created for the @vol5anthology!<br>
+    The song I had was [Medical Emergency](https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/medical-emergency-2)<br>
+    [Everyone did such an amazing job, I’m glad to have been able to participate in this!!](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/participants)
+
+    <small>#holy shit!!! #everyone was so good #i felt embarassed hah #i'm glad i got chosen even tho i was a runner up #i felt honored ;u; #props to everyone #please check them out ahhhhhhh</small>
 ---
 Track: Shatterface
 Artists:
@@ -1276,6 +1531,10 @@ Art Tags:
 - LoLaR
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Endless Climb
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>inariijane:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/159913568451/inariijane-this-was-my-piece-for-the-volume-5-fan))
+
+    This was my piece for the volume 5 fan anthology for the rad song vertical motion! Happy 413!!
 ---
 Track: The Beginning of Something Really Excellent
 Artists:
@@ -1312,7 +1571,7 @@ URLs:
 - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/skaian-skuffle-2
 - https://youtu.be/P0Es-6hSihA
 Cover Artists:
-- innocoussketches
+- innocuoussketches
 Art Tags:
 - WV
 - Jack Noir
@@ -1322,7 +1581,12 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Skies of Skaia
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Andrew Huo:</i>
+
     Skaian Skuffle was made with the intent of turning Skies of Skaia into a battle theme. The bass progression matches Skies of Skaia's, with more bounce to it, and the melody of Skies of Skaia was quantified/simplified into a repeating motif. It was mostly composed by feel the rest of the way. I actually had writer's block for a while after I reached about 1:02, and it never really got resolved, which is why 1:21 onwards feels kinda awkward and not so great. I kinda wish I could go back and redo it so it sounds better. But what Radiation did with it turning it into Skaian Skirmish worked really well. There was some vague artistic direction from the Big Man that helped with this a little bit. If I remember correctly, it was something along the lines of "okay, maybe you can bring it down a bit in the middle, then ramp it up for the big finish." So I tried to do that using a new bassline, using wandering skips of third and fourth rather than downwise step in an attempt to mirror Skies of Skaia's original melody, as well as scrambling the repeating sixteenth note motif based on the original melody. Like I said, though, I would say it worked out awkwardly rather than well. It does create a certain mood, which, like I said, Radiation capitalized on. Whoops, I just repeated myself, but in more detail the second time. What's that called in literary device terms? Amplification? Yeah, let's go with that.
+
+    <i>innocuoussketches:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://innocuoussketches.tumblr.com/post/159539323467/heres-my-piece-from-the-vol-5-anthology-fan))
+
+    Here’s my piece from the [Vol. 5 Anthology fan project](http://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/) and illustrated art for the track [Skaian Skuffle](https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/skaian-skuffle-2).  You should check out all of the art from the project because it’s really gorgeous!
 ---
 Track: Throwdown
 Artists:
@@ -1344,6 +1608,10 @@ Commentary: |-
     Man, this track goes way back. I'm talking years. One of my really early midi compositions. It sounded like the coolest shit when I was 14. It's practically unchanged besides being synthesised with non-midi voices. Same instruments and all.
 
     It's got a bit more of an... ironic appeal to it now. Still sounds pretty cool though
+
+    <i>Gene:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://trainwreckgenerator.tumblr.com/post/159539420619))
+
+    the piece i did for Throwdown for the @vol5anthology hell yeah hell yeah
 ---
 Track: Darkened
 Artists:
@@ -1452,9 +1720,18 @@ Art Tags:
 - Earth
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
+
     Greenhouse ended up being an exercise in what I could do with a handful of new pieces of equipment. Having acquired [[artist:tavia-morra|Tavia's]] old, barely used electric guitar and keyboard, this is the first composition I've really gotten to do a lot of recording for instead of just point and click sequencing. When I listen to this song, I imagine this is what Jade hears every time she starts her computer. Which would be a good song to write!
 
     "Greenhouse", of course, is the easy winner amongst the tracks I contributed. I think the spontaneity is what makes it really work - I just wrote it as I recorded each little piece.
+
+    <i>creepyknees:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://creepyknees.tumblr.com/post/159546453749/a-testament-to-jades-living-space-my-piece-in))
+
+    > *“a testament to jade’s living space”*
+
+    my piece in the [homestuck vol. 5 fan anthology](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/), for the song [greenhouse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyH3RkQFpk)!
+
+    <small>#my daughter jade harley whom keeps loaded pistols lying around next to her tricked out tamagotchis #her carpet is full of crumbs of pure uranium</small>
 ---
 Track: Space Prankster
 Artists:
@@ -1467,6 +1744,10 @@ Cover Artists:
 - kindergraph
 Art Tags:
 - John
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>kindergraph:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/kindergraph/159546407960/here-is-my-contribution-for-the-vol5anthology))
+
+    here is my contribution for the @vol5anthology homestuck fan project!! i did track 52, [space prankster](https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/space-prankster-2)! i had SO much fun drawing this and there were so many incredibly talented artists working on the anthology and everything came out looking so good ;___; HAPPY 4/13 EVERYBODY I LOVE HOMESTUCK
 ---
 Track: Ecstasy
 Artists:
@@ -1556,6 +1837,12 @@ Art Tags:
 - WV
 - Serenity
 - Can Town
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>taqibun:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/160078120033/taqibun-my-contribution-to-vol5anthology-i))
+
+    My contribution to @vol5anthology !
+
+    I am glad to participate in it and everyones pieces there turned out amazing
 ---
 Track: Plague Doctor
 Artists:
@@ -1604,7 +1891,7 @@ URLs:
 - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-remix-2
 - https://youtu.be/EhVwra6X4B0
 Cover Artists:
-- microwavedsoap
+- imflare
 Art Tags:
 - John
 - Horrorterrors
@@ -1613,6 +1900,10 @@ Art Tags:
 - 'cw: corpse'
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Doctor
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>imflare:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/imflare/159914301809/i-had-the-honour-of-participating-in-the))
+
+    I had the honour of participating in the @vol5anthology fan project, and i got to illustrate the track ‘Doctor Remix’!! here is my piece, and please check out everyone else’s contributions too!
 ---
 Track: Biophosphoradelecrystalluminescence
 Artists:
@@ -1625,6 +1916,14 @@ Cover Artists:
 - the-nothing-maker
 Art Tags:
 - Jade
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>the-nothing-maker:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/160030220119/the-nothing-maker-this-is-the-drawing-i-did-for))
+
+    This is the drawing I did for the track Biophosphoradelcrystalluminescence of HS Album 5 !! I’m still so proud to have been selected ahah ^^ Check the wonderful covers that people made on @vol5anthology !! Happy 4/13 !
+
+    <i>the-nothing-maker:</i> (full-size anthology artwork)
+
+    <img src="media/misc/biophosphoradelecrystalluminescence-bonus.jpg" width="275">
 ---
 Track: Switchback
 Artists:
@@ -1675,6 +1974,10 @@ Cover Artists:
 - arosoup
 Art Tags:
 - Jade
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>arosoup:</i> (anthology artist, [Tumblr](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com/post/160150012524/arosoup-this-is-my-art-for-the-vol-5-anthology))
+
+    This is my art for the [Vol 5 anthology](https://vol5anthology.tumblr.com)!! This art is specifically for [Song of Life.](https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/song-of-life-2) Everyone was super nice and it was real fun animating some art for the video!! Have a happy rest of the week everybody I’ve been too lazy to post this on 4/13.
 ---
 Track: Cathedral of the End
 Artists: