various commentary & artwork additions courtesy of Lilith

1 files changed, 54 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml
index 37cb511..9615a99 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ Cover Artists:
 Cover Art File Extension: jpg
 Art Tags:
 - Squarewave
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Kiko B.:</i> (track artist, [Tumblr](https://kingcheddarxvii.tumblr.com/post/24963011080/since-the-album-is-out-now-i-guess-its-okay-to))
+
+    Since the album is out now I guess it’s okay to post this!
+
+    Da-daaaaaan! Cheddar’s first album art, how adorable. Thanks for including me in this project, [[artist:toby-fox|Toby]]!
+
+    It’s not very good but it’s pretty neat to be involved. Now please excuse me as I listen to the whole album in one sitting. Multiple times.
 ---
 Track: Firefly
 Artists:
@@ -605,7 +613,7 @@ URLs:
 - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/expedition-2
 - https://youtu.be/UjUpiHOtjWs
 Cover Artists:
-- Kiddy
+- EsfiArt
 Art Tags:
 - Jake
 - Earth
@@ -613,8 +621,17 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - English
 - Explore
 Commentary: |-
-    <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i>
+    <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer)
+
     As I've mentioned before, I really like finding ways to combine themes. In this case, I combined 'Explore' and 'English' in a style inspired by the sailing theme from 'Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'. (It's easy to miss the theme from 'English', since it's a lot more upbeat and in a major key.) I don't use brass a lot when I write, but I think it came out well here.
+
+    <i>EsfiArt:</i> (track artist, [Tumblr](https://web.archive.org/web/20180407051347/http://kiddybro.tumblr.com/post/24963870530))
+
+    WELP GUESS IT’S TIME TO POST THIS NOW
+
+    I got to do album art for Expedition in the new Homestuck album!!!!!
+
+    GOLLY THIS WAS FUN TO DO
 ---
 Track: Elephant Gun
 Artists:
@@ -629,11 +646,33 @@ Art Tags:
 - Jake
 - Tavros' lusus
 Commentary: |-
-    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
+    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer)
+
     This is pure Jake strife music - I started this project with the definite goal in mind to make something that sounded purely like video game music for a battle. Jake English is sort of the archetypal Roosevelt-type swashbuckler with all the bravado of a turn-of-the-century primitivist. For him, the palette of sounds is instantaneous: heavy percussion rumbling at a breakneck pace. I threw in chimes, timpani, xylophone, glockenspiel, cymbal crashes, and an uncompromising drum machine to get the atmosphere I wanted.
+
     I had a nice, retro-sounding portamento synth as a lead, a quick little intro, and a couple of smart little themes going on right at the beginning, and I was all set for this to be one of those simple, memorable themes not unlike one of the previous Strife themes ("Beatdown", "Showtime"). Then, at 44 seconds in, something snapped - I suddenly decided that what I was writing was boring and that nothing could be normal from that point on. Inspired by a few listens to "Rollo Interior", I wrote a rhythmically unconventional breakdown followed by the whole song shifting into "Zappa chords" for a little while.
+
     What was excellent about working on this track is it's one of the first instances in a while where I had really freed myself from any preconceived goals for the song's form and just decided to write a track from start to finish and see what felt right. I ended up at sort of the golden length - the song begins to loop at 2:15, making it still functional as video game music, and fades out by 2:39. Tavia pointed out to me that pop songs that run a bit short of 3 minutes tend to be incredibly satisfying, especially for a first time listener, as they ask for your attention for an amount of time that doesn't wear you down. Out of all my tracks for Vol. 9, this is the one I find the easiest to listen to on a loop.
+
     The track art is by 8bitkitten.
+
+    <i>8bitkitten:</i> (track artist, [Tumblr](https://kitten-burrito.tumblr.com/post/25391031646))
+
+    I was thrilled to get the opportunity of illustrating your music. It’s always so gosh darn fun. =3
+
+    <i>8bitkitten:</i> ([Tumblr](https://kitten-burrito.tumblr.com/post/24979824333))
+
+    After listening to this energetic strife theme, I imagined Jake English is hunting down a pesky Tinkerbull. &gt;:3
+
+    <i>8bitkitten:</i> (alternate artwork, [Tumblr](https://kitten-burrito.tumblr.com/post/24979824333))
+
+    <img src="media/misc/elephant-gun-bonus.jpg" width="300">
+
+    <i>8bitkitten:</i> ([Tumblr](https://kitten-burrito.tumblr.com/post/24982629793))
+
+    So upon browsing Volume 9 on Bandcamp, I noticed my first version of “Elephant Gun” was used which is why I posted that one, but it turns out the edited version where I gave Tinkerbull a nose ring was the one included in the album download?
+
+    Sorry to those of you who have already reblogged the first version, although I appreciate it either way!  ^__^’
 ---
 Track: Miasmajesty
 Artists:
@@ -717,6 +756,10 @@ Art Tags:
 - John
 - Jade
 - Davesprite
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>8bitkitten:</i> (track artist, [Tumblr](https://kitten-burrito.tumblr.com/post/24980972616))
+
+    This soothing track sets the atmosphere for Davesprite, Jade Harley, and John Egbert as they cross the Yellow Yard.  UuU
 ---
 Track: Cumulating Dreams
 Artists:
@@ -806,10 +849,17 @@ Art Tags:
 - Tavros
 - Vriska
 Commentary: |-
-    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
+    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer)
+
     Before there was 20+ hours of music in the Homestuck catalog, the music team's task was to create new themes at a moment's notice for new elements of the story. When Tavrisprite appeared in the comic, I challenged myself to make a suitable theme at the same pace I might once have cobbled something together back in 2009. I posted the resulting demo track on my Soundcloud the same day as the character made its debut.
+
     My demo fused the Spanish sounds associated with Tavros and the electric lead guitar associated with Vriska. The result was just over a minute of power-flamenco silliness which I planned to expand upon heavily until suddenly Tavrisprite exploded less than an hour after I uploaded the demo. I decided the song aught to be short and sweet as well, so I asked Thomas Ferkol to play some additional metal guitar at the end before dropping in an explosion effect and a distantly echoing "honk" from a certain codpiece-wearing merchant.
+
     The track art is by 8bitkitten.
+
+    <i>8bitkitten:</i> (track artist, [Tumblr](https://kitten-burrito.tumblr.com/post/24981766963))
+
+    I wanted to compliment Bowman’s rockin’ Tavrisprite theme. }::::)
 ---
 Track: I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Post-Punk Version)
 Artists: