various fixes from #issuefication-zone

1 files changed, 61 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml
index d8ede82..fae1b04 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml
@@ -559,11 +559,29 @@ MIDI Project Files:
   - 'Austin, Atlantis - silverseer (piano).mid'
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Clark Powell:</i>
+
     Nothing inspires me more than spaces, regardless of whether they are real or virtual. Examples include cities, mountains, buildings, individual rooms, even entire planets (see [[album:medium|Medium]]).
+
     Austin is currently my real world home, and to imagine it flooded and empty is a fascinating thing. Should Dirk ever decide to explore beyond Houston, what forgotten worlds would he find in the other lost Texan fortresses?
-    The whole song was written to musically explore this sunken Austin, and to deliver a strong atmosphere and sense of place. The parts I used to piece together this portrait are the constituent Homestuck tunes, each of which I chose because of thematic applicability; they include Beatdown, Explore, Flare, and even Atomyk Ebonpyre.
-    To capture the same essence visually in the track art, I knew I could trust Tynic. She is an incredible background artist with an uncanny sense for colors and composition! I am so proud of her work here; the song just wouldn't be the same without the accompanying artwork.
+
+    The whole song was written to musically explore this sunken Austin, and to deliver a strong atmosphere and sense of place. The parts I used to piece together this portrait are the constituent Homestuck tunes, each of which I chose because of thematic applicability; they include [[track:beatdown-strider-style|Beatdown]], [[Explore]], [[Flare]], and even [[Atomyk Ebonpyre]].
+
+    To capture the same essence visually in the track art, I knew I could trust [[artist:nic-carey|Tynic]]. She is an incredible background artist with an uncanny sense for colors and composition! I am so proud of her work here; the song just wouldn't be the same without the accompanying artwork.
+
     Additional fun fact: the entire song is played off key, detuned into the spaces between quartertones. The piano itself is significantly flat. This surprised me in how far it went toward making the song sound "sunken."
+
+    <i>Nic Carey:</i> ([Tumblr](https://tynic.tumblr.com/post/24964072895/full-version-of-the-track-art-i-did-for-clark))
+
+    Full version of the track art I did for Clark Powell’s track Austin, Atlantis, as seen on Homestuck Volume 9 (get it now go go go music music music)
+
+    <img src="media/misc/austin-atlantis-full.jpg" width="375">
+Review Points:
+- Date Recorded: January 21, 2024
+  Field: Commentary
+  Notes: >-
+    Possibly announcement commentary from [[artist:svix]] [here](https://www.facebook.com/Svixy/posts/400018786702633). This features both [[track:trepidation]] and [[track:negative-aperture]], but the commentary itself is more about the album release than these tracks.
+  Reference Discussions:
+  - "(January 18, 2024, #hsmusic-misc) https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/779895315750715422/1197653312795856939"
 ---
 Track: Despot
 Artists:
@@ -1069,6 +1087,12 @@ MIDI Project Files:
 - Title: MIDI by Unknown
   Files:
   - "Three's a Crowd - Unknown.mid"
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>ari:</i> ([Tumblr](https://arijandro.tumblr.com/post/24967175748))
+
+    Track art for [[artist:robert-j-lake|RJ's]] Three’s A Crowd on the new MSPA album.
+
+    It’s such a good song, dang.
 ---
 Track: Break Shot
 Artists:
@@ -1346,8 +1370,15 @@ URLs:
 - https://youtu.be/PLYF-Zlfd2c
 Cover Artists:
 - Lauren Ross
+Cover Art File Extension: jpg
 Art Tags:
 - Lord English
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Lauren Ross:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/luzerna/24965609113/track-art-for-cairo-overcoat-by-eidolon-orpheus-on))
+
+    Track art for Cairo Overcoat by [[artist:thomas-ferkol|Eidolon Orpheus]] on the new album!!
+
+    I was going to do something completely different and cool for this but Photoshop crashed hardcore and corrupted the file ): This one is probably ultimately better for a cover because it is a lot simpler but I miss what could have been... Tried to keep in the spirit of the first version w/ old jazz covers here because a lot of them are gritty black and white photographs of guys playing a saxophone with a simple colour wash. Think it looks ok for a plan B??
 ---
 Track: Battle Against an Unfathomable Enemy
 Artists:
@@ -1370,7 +1401,7 @@ URLs:
 - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/noirscape-2
 - https://youtu.be/dG5BjK4194A
 Cover Artists:
-- kendle bentley b!
+- Kendle Iulus
 Art Tags:
 - Jack Noir
 - 'cw: blood'
@@ -1390,17 +1421,38 @@ Sheet Music Files:
   - 'Noirscape - Ducksual (guitar).pdf'
 Commentary: |-
     <i>David Ellis:</i>
-    This tune got some pretty cool art from kendle bentley b! at electroluxx.tumblr.com. I don't really know anything other than 'wow, that's really cool'.
+
+    This tune got some pretty cool art from [[artist:kendle-iulus]]. I don't really know anything other than 'wow, that's really cool'.
+
     So let's talk about the track. I said a little bit about it when I posted it but I thought I'd expand a little.
+
     The piece is written for the Alpha kids' version of Jack Noir, in particular his attempted jailbreak. Unsurprisingly then every guitar stab is supposed to represent Jack stabbing something. In the original version there were actually more stabs at the start that got cut fairly late in the process because while more stabbing probably suits the character it made the intro feel too long.
-    As the tune is for a Jack I thought his piece should be based on the Black theme. I'd been thinking about doing a take on it for a while but hadn't figured out how I would do it until the jailbreak scene started. At the same time I'd been struggling to write the verse for the Jane song (I have that bit now but I'm still working on the song) so taking a break from that to play a lot of angry distorted guitars also seemed like a good idea.
+
+    As the tune is for a Jack I thought his piece should be based on the [[Black]] theme. I'd been thinking about doing a take on it for a while but hadn't figured out how I would do it until the jailbreak scene started. At the same time I'd been struggling to write the verse for the Jane song (I have that bit now but I'm still working on the song) so taking a break from that to play a lot of angry distorted guitars also seemed like a good idea.
+
     The guitar solo is really hard to play.
-    Originally it was just going to be a fairly loose guitar jam over the chords from Upward Movement but while that was a lot of fun for me to play it turned out it wasn't that much fun to listen to so I figured it was going to need some more backings. This led to the inclusion of a number of themes from Descend building up and then a little interplay in the strings at the end. Unfortunately this meant a loose jam style solo wasn't going to cut it anymore so I sat and wrote out the solo you hear now. I threw in a quintuplet and a 5:6 tuplet because apparently I hate writing things I can play.
-    When it was all done I uploaded it, blogged it and then tried to sleep while my phone kept going off until I turned off alerts. I didn't really expect anyone to pick it up but it surprised me by being the most popular thing I've ever posted by a long way (thanks Radiation!).
+
+    Originally it was just going to be a fairly loose guitar jam over the chords from [[track:upward-movement-dave-owns|Upward Movement]] but while that was a lot of fun for me to play it turned out it wasn't that much fun to listen to so I figured it was going to need some more backings. This led to the inclusion of a number of themes from [[Descend]] building up and then a little interplay in the strings at the end. Unfortunately this meant a loose jam style solo wasn't going to cut it anymore so I sat and wrote out the solo you hear now. I threw in a quintuplet and a 5:6 tuplet because apparently I hate writing things I can play.
+
+    When it was all done I uploaded it, blogged it and then tried to sleep while my phone kept going off until I turned off alerts. I didn't really expect anyone to pick it up but it surprised me by being the most popular thing I've ever posted by a long way (thanks [[artist:toby-fox|Radiation]]!).
+
     The next day I got a message from Radiation saying he'd like to include it on the album (which turned out to be volume 9). So I went back and tweaked the mix a bit (mainly turning down the gain on the guitars and bringing out the strings in the descend section) and sent him the final wav which is what's on the album. I'm really grateful to be included on the album and I'm glad people seem to like the track.
+
     Fun if somewhat nerdy fact: The power down sound that leads into the guitar solo section is actually the sound made when the Hammond organ is switched off while holding down the last chord. The tonewheels inside the organ that generate the pitches start to slow down before the amplifier cuts out so you can hear the pitch lower before the sound stops.
-    After I posted Noirscape it got added to the tracklist for LOFAM2 and straightfacedgriff had actually started doing art for it before I had the chance to quietly let them know that it wasn't going to be on the album. The art pretty much sums up the scene the music was meant to be describing at the start though (assuming jack has a few more knives up his sleeve for the other guards) so I thought I'd include it here.
-    <img src="media/misc/noirscape.png" width="350">
+
+    After I posted Noirscape it got added to the tracklist for [[album:lofam2|LOFAM2]] and [[artist:straightfacedgriff|straightfacedgriff]] had actually started doing art for it before I had the chance to quietly let them know that it wasn't going to be on the album. The art pretty much sums up the scene the music was meant to be describing at the start though (assuming jack has a few more knives up his sleeve for the other guards) so I thought I'd include it here.
+
+    <i>straightfacedgriff:</i> (alternate artwork, for [[album:lofam2]])
+
+    <img src="media/misc/noirscape.png" width="300">
+
+    <i>Kendle Iulus:</i> ([Tumblr](https://tzepesh.tumblr.com/post/24963148538/album-art-for-noirscape-which-you-can-listen-to))
+
+    album art for noirscape, which you can listen to [here](https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/noirscape-2)
+
+    here is the reversed side
+
+    <img src="media/misc/noirscape-reverse.png" width="300">
 ---
 Track: Dogfight
 Artists: