nibiru YT commentary from rainy + general YT commentary from levc

5 files changed, 243 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/album/anthology-i.yaml b/album/anthology-i.yaml
index ab782d28..d7ea3ed9 100644
--- a/album/anthology-i.yaml
+++ b/album/anthology-i.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ Artists:
 URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/disc-1-life-liberated
 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-jk3cVnL3Y
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Levc:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-jk3cVnL3Y), excerpt)
+
+    A NEW DESYNCED TRACK? WOWIE ZOWIE!
+
+    My new track made for the new desynced album, Antology I! it's filled with more music done by yours truly and many more talented artist! so go check it out, it's some of our best work!
 ---
 Track: Forever's Plaything
 Duration: 2:46
@@ -88,6 +94,17 @@ Artists:
 - Levc
 URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/anything-and-everything
+- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuInnImw-A4
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Levc:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuInnImw-A4), excerpt)
+
+    HEY I LIKE DESYNCED AND MADE MUSIC FOR IT, REMEMBER THAT?
+
+    Originally made back in 2021, one of my favorite tracks made for the comic was finally used on the most recent SAHcon trailer for the comic (wich you can see [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jie8P_OG4pM)).
+
+    Despite being quite some time I still love how this track sounds and everything. If you're familiar with my Desynced work, you'll notice the use of a certain motif that relates to what the track was originally intended to.
+
+    So, does a new track signifies that a new Desynced album is "in the works"? WELL, YEAH! LONG LIVE DESYNCED!!!
 ---
 Section: Disc 2
 ---
diff --git a/album/desynced-vol-1.yaml b/album/desynced-vol-1.yaml
index 7b4e16e8..7ca2fd88 100644
--- a/album/desynced-vol-1.yaml
+++ b/album/desynced-vol-1.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - track:cooldown-desynced
 ---
 Track: A Very Forgiving Kind of Guy
+Additional Names:
+- A Very Forgiving Kind Of Guy ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbB83Qc1cxg))
 Artists:
 - Levc
 Duration: '2:12'
@@ -101,6 +103,62 @@ Cover Artists:
 Art Tags:
 - Evan (Desynced)
 - Earth
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Levc:</i> ([YouTube in-video commentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbB83Qc1cxg))
+
+    (0:00–0:12)
+
+    This was the first track i made for the album!
+
+    i made a piano sketch wich, as you can  hear became Evan's theme (the tittle its a reference to his introduction i think)
+
+    as a trivia fact, i made the whole song the same day  i joinded the DESYNCED music team.
+
+    (0:16–0:28)
+
+    I read his introduction like 3 times to get a good feel of his personality.
+
+    what i got out of it was that, its a good guy! kinda lighhearted? and a little bit of a nerd that writes a lot...
+
+    so, i made this lighhearted theme for this really "kind of forgiving guy."
+
+    (0:30–0:42)
+
+    Now, with the introduction of one of many(?) motifs for this character, we heard for the first time my new favorite instrument to use in this album for some reason. a vibraphone.
+
+    i like the melody of this, its easy to remember, at least for me. and easy to sing, at least for me again.
+
+    (0:44–0:56)
+
+    HELL YEAH, i love this transition to the next section. i feel so smart for a doing this like you all have no idea LOL.
+
+    it was easy to do, basically compress all the instruments with the bitcrusher and then match with NES waves to continue the song. its easy to coprehend if you hear the piano in the transition.
+
+    (0:57–1:04)
+
+    <center style="transform: rotate(-8deg)">SASSY PIANO</center>
+
+    (1:06–1:33)
+
+    Now its time for some sweet repetition so its even mroe easy to remember in general.
+
+    now there is no 8 bit part, being replaced with an acoustic/organic instrumentation instead
+
+    (1:35–1:52)
+
+    i need to say that im not sure how to feel about this... anticlimax?? im not sure how to describe it...
+
+    i just put it here to transition to the end if im being honest
+
+    (1:53–2:12)
+
+    And to finish this commentary some sweet TRIANGLE WAVE SOLO to end in a really happy note.
+
+    because i love using triangle waves as leads instead of a cliche bass.
+
+    thats all for this song folks!
+
+    <big>Levc: <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive">Have a good day!</span></big>
 ---
 Track: Cooldown
 Directory: cooldown-desynced
@@ -133,6 +191,44 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Temporal Guardian
 - track:daughter-desynced
 - Desynced Anthem
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Levc:</i> ([YouTube in-video commentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_9wFHaomgc))
+
+    (0:00–0:22)
+
+    The history behind this song its interesting...
+
+    I got the idea from reading the update where Kate's Dad tries to Talk to her behind a door (as you can read by the title itself).
+
+    So , i needed to make a cute and kinda inspiring song to reflect the good nature in his words.
+
+    how? well, starting with a shy aproach using a slow intro that resolves into the speach itself (the rest of the song.
+
+    (0:23–0:41)
+
+    The original piano sketch, was good, a little too good, the team told me that it fits better for the [[track:desynced-anthem|"DESYNCES Anthem"]]. wich for me was an honor to make.
+
+    the problem was, that practicly i needed to start from scratch in a new melody that fits the scene better.
+
+    so i did one of the most fun parts of making a full soundtrack...
+
+    *Play with leitmotifs!*
+
+    (0:43–1:03)
+
+    I added [[track:cooldown-desynced]] because its related to Kate's dad and kate herself. turning a fight theme into a emotional theme its poetic in a way. like, it adds more meaning to the motif in a special way.
+
+    i need ot say im a really big fan of cooldown and [[artist:rainy|rainy]]. he makes really good strife themes.
+
+    (also the piano its a emotional ver of [[track:temporal-guardian]] because dad)
+
+    (1:04–1:32)
+
+    And to end a good foreshadowing of future events and music. telling story trough music its GOOD.
+
+    also, the door sound effect at the end was originally sample for a spooky theme i made for a challenge long time ago, it was a perfect oportunity to use it again... and well...
+
+    <center>to end the song,<br>it was necessary to<br>open the door...</center>
 ---
 Track: Eclipse
 Directory: eclipse-desynced
@@ -159,6 +255,40 @@ Cover Artists:
 - artist:dizzims
 Art Tags:
 - Earth
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Levc:</i> ([YouTube in-video commentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOKRLIsX37U))
+
+    (0:00–0:15)
+
+    I got the idea of what exactly to do with this song the moment i read the intruduction of this Funny antagonists that showed up out of nowhere in the comic.
+
+    I KNEW i had to do a a fun villian song... but how??
+
+    that was the real challenge with this one.
+
+    (0:17–0:42)
+
+    I took inspiration from [[track:nyeh-heh-heh|payrus theme]] from Undertale,and [[track:frogs-theme|Frog's theme]] From Chrono Trigger, even tho its not obvius at first.
+
+    and you will say, "oh levc i get Papyrus as a inspiration, i mean, goofy villian goofy song but, how did Frog's theme inspired this at all???"
+
+    (0:45–1:24)
+
+    Well, i took the point of view of the goofy villians! they kinda see themselfs as heroes? or at least they dont see themselves as really bad guys.
+
+    So i tried to do one of the most ironic songs i ever composed by making a Heroic theme for one of the groups of antagonists.
+
+    i send the piano sketch to the team and the idea was aproved, so i just orchestrated the song.
+
+    (1:26–2:10)
+
+    AFter that i didnt know what else to put to end the song...
+
+    so i did this little improv in piano. yes, this is me playing.
+
+    im sorry for being bad at it haha.
+
+    (ALSO SECRET MOTIF IN THE END AND THE MAIN MELODY ITSELF)
 ---
 Track: Alpha Admission
 Artists:
@@ -235,6 +365,32 @@ Cover Artists:
 - artist:dizzims
 Art Tags:
 - '"Her" (Desynced)'
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Levc:</i> ([YouTube in-video commentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrgnVV2p8KM))
+
+    (0:00–0:22)
+
+    When i made this theme i didn't know alot about Jes...
+
+    [[artist:dizzims|Dizzy]] told me (after i said i didn't more ideas for songs) that i could do this theme for a mysterious lady and show me an early drawing of her.
+
+    i inmediately say JAZZ and did a jazzy song. with a misterius intro.
+
+    (0:23–0:45)
+
+    I think that i most like about this theme its the use of the bass itself.
+
+    basically the bass its the melody of the song, with all the other instruments being accompaniment.
+
+    i Use 2 Basses to make it more... realistic? at least i tried.
+
+    (0:46–2:02)
+
+    I really don't have anything else to say about it.
+
+    other than the use of my vibraphone, there is no more trivia commentary to say about i.
+
+    just enjoy the music :3
 ---
 Track: Mother Dearest
 Artists:
@@ -339,6 +495,42 @@ Art Tags:
 - Josh (Desynced)
 - Enid (Desynced)
 - Earth
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Levc:</i> ([YouTube in-video commentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdy4-1zAtmw))
+
+    (0:00–0:26)
+
+    The First thing i send to the theme was this intro. And to me, its the most iconic part of the whole song.
+
+    also it has all the instruments all the song will use. i tried to do a BIG cinematic introduction that, resembles like.. entering this new universe!
+
+    (0:28–1:22)
+
+    Using a Chromatic progression i tried to go full on nostalgic for the theme.
+
+    like, you can take it like its in a really poetic way? of, seeing how beutifull the universe is. but its more nostalgic to fit the feel of the story.
+
+    how? whell, with a electric guitar and a flute its a good combo to get that feel. at least for me it does get that feel
+
+    (1:24–1:58)
+
+    This melody was originally intended for [[track:behind-the-door|"Behind The Door"]]
+
+    i Named the piano improv file "anthem" because it had a really antehm-ish rythnm. but then they liked it and had the idea to make it the anthem of the comic.
+
+    im really glad they say that, this is one of my favorite melodies i have composed.
+
+    (2:00–2:28)
+
+    AND NOW, THE OBLIGATORY ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO!!!!
+
+    The epic nature that we associate with that sound makes it have a more strong emotional power. like its a solo with a lot of soul you know?
+
+    (2:30–3:00)
+
+    And now, a mysterious outro that doesn't resolve.
+
+    [[track:the-beginning-of-something-really-excellent|Because it's just the beginning of something of something really excellent.]]
 ---
 Section: Bonus tracks
 ---
diff --git a/album/fighting-further.yaml b/album/fighting-further.yaml
index 70939128..1876c1d7 100644
--- a/album/fighting-further.yaml
+++ b/album/fighting-further.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Sampled Tracks:
 - Various Audio from Zero-G
 ---
 Track: Atomsplitter / Destroyer Of Worlds (Ft. votl)
+Directory: atomsplitter-destroyer-of-worlds
 Contributors:
 - Alex Votl (guitars)
 Cover Artists:
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Strobelite Striker (Ft. Levc)
 ---
 Track: Strobelite Striker (Ft. Levc)
+Directory: strobelite-striker
 Contributors:
 - Levc
 Cover Artists:
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Could I Be A Hero Too? (Arcjec Voorat Vs. The End Of The World)
 ---
 Track: Go Beyond And Fight Further (Ft. Tee-Vee and NezumiVA)
+Directory: go-beyond-and-fight-further
 Contributors:
 - Tee-Vee (guitars)
 - Marcie Hobbs (Mimesis Narration)
diff --git a/album/nibiru.yaml b/album/nibiru.yaml
index 1e838066..4912a9b0 100644
--- a/album/nibiru.yaml
+++ b/album/nibiru.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Art Tags:
 - Nibiru (Desynced)
 URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/nibiru
+- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuH9Ul07rQ4
 ---
 Track: Redeye (feat. Kasane Teto)
 Directory: redeye-nibiru
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - track:absolution-desynced
 URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/redeye-feat-kasane-teto
+- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-5xKX8SkC4
 Lyrics: |-
     (One-two-three-four)
 
@@ -107,6 +109,10 @@ Lyrics: |-
     A little while more
     A little while more
     A little while more
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-5xKX8SkC4), excerpt)
+
+    iirc Redeye was the first new Desynced song I’ve written in nearly 3ish years. I remember feeling invigorated by the release of [[album:anthology-i|Anthology I]] and I had a fresh demo for this song the evening after it came out. I’ve had concepts for this song sitting around since around 2021 and it was exciting to finally get a chance to execute it. I knew even back then that I wanted to combine elements of EDM and Rock/Metal but I didn’t really know how to pull it off. It was only after I started listening to Nine Inch Nails in 2023 that I found myself able to complete the song. The song leans in heavily on that distinct Reznor brand of industrial Rock while combing aspects of VGM and EDM. It might not be entirely evident, but the song was influenced by Toby Fox’s approach to [[track:vriskas-theme|“Vriska’s Theme.”]] In his commentary for Alterniabound, he talked about how he wrote that song to depict Vriska’s depression and angst. Layssah, much like Vriska, experiences a lot of self-loathing and I wanted to convey that in Redeye. To do that, I decided to do something I’ve never done before: putting vocals in a track. I am by no means a lyricist, but I figured it would help convey my intentions for the song as well as give me a reason to bust out SynthV. It’s not the best tuning or vSynth programing in the world but I think it does an okay enough job. It’s the best produced song I’ve ever made, I’ll give it that.
 ---
 Track: Unforgettable Face
 Duration: 3:05
@@ -120,6 +126,8 @@ URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/unforgettable-face
 ---
 Track: Little Shop Of Horrors
+Additional Names:
+- Little Shop of Horrors ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS2T5DO8Dhk))
 Duration: 3:29
 Artists:
 - Rainy
@@ -129,6 +137,11 @@ Art Tags:
 - Romelia (Desynced)
 URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/little-shop-of-horrors
+- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS2T5DO8Dhk
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS2T5DO8Dhk), excerpt)
+
+    Now going from the newest song on the album to one of the oldest. I did a decent amount of composition for this track in 2020/2021 iirc. Unlike [[track:redeye-nibiru|Redeye]], LSoH was a fully formed piano draft that was left to sit for 3ish years. I knew when Niberu was coming together that I’d finally get my chance to finish the song. Compositionally, the song is pretty much identical to the original draft I wrote in 2020/2021. Production-wise however, it’s an entirely new song. Romelia’s kinda spooky and I wanted her song to ooze “B-Horror Movie” energy. I took a lot of influence from the expected Halloween esque songs but also took cues from Hip Hip and Glitch pop production. [“Pac-Man”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-7U-FDql1A&pp=ygUQcGFjLW1hbiBnb3JpbGxheg%3D%3D) by Gorillaz and [“After Third Heaven”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqJfkS3LFXA&pp=ygUSYWZ0ZXIgdGhpcmQgaGVhdmVu) by Death’s dynamic Shroud were major influences. It's just a very normal song where nothing bad ever happens :^)
 ---
 Track: Crazy Phrog
 Duration: 4:06
@@ -414,10 +427,13 @@ Lyrics: |-
     Let this ephemeral countdown finally start
 ---
 Track: Nibiru Cataclysm
+Additional Names:
+- Name: Nibiru (Cataclysm)
+  Annotation: '[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEOxHLrWOQg)'
 Duration: 4:25
 Artists:
-- Rainy
-- Levc
+- Rainy (composition, arrangement, mixing)
+- Levc (composition, arrangement, production)
 Cover Artists:
 - artist:dizzims
 Art Tags:
@@ -431,8 +447,15 @@ Art Tags:
 - Maragi (Desynced)
 - Baltro (Desynced)
 - Auranue (Desynced)
+Referenced Tracks:
+- Nibiru
 URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/nibiru-cataclysm
+- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEOxHLrWOQg
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEOxHLrWOQg), excerpt)
+
+    Here’s the big one. [[artist:dizzims|Dizzims]] asked for two versions of Niberu’s main theme to bookend the album and given that I was already doing [[track:nibiru|the opener]], I decided to do the closer as well. The process from there saw the song evolve in ways that I didn't expect. I managed to get a decent melody that I wound up using for the opener and an ostinato figure, but I couldn’t figure out how to put them together into a full song. Given that [[artist:levc|Levc]] wrote the main theme of Desynced, I decided to reach out for his help on this track. Much like our other collabs we tossed a project file back and forth adding and tweaking stuff until we got a finished product. I think the big difference from those other times we’ve worked together is how much better we play off against each other here. This track is the [[track:flying-witch|second]] collab between me and Levc ([[track:strobelite-striker|third]] if you count VE) and it shows. The track’s a sprawling epic, spanning multiple phases over its 4-minute run time. The song was influenced by [[track:another-medium|“Another Medium”]] by Toby Fox but I think it goes above and beyond that initial influence imo. The track has 2 recurring melodic motifs meant to represent the opposing forces that make up Niberu: mechanism and naturalism. The idea came from [[album:undertale-soundtrack|Undertale]] and how that game’s main theme has the “hopes” and “dreams” motifs I really like the way we managed to arrange the two melodies in such a way as to embody the meaning of those themes. The ostinato figure unifies it all together in a way that is so satisfying. It’s probably the most ambitious song either of us have done for Desynced. There’s a familiar motif at the end but that’s a story for another day.
 ---
 Section: Bonus tracks
 ---
diff --git a/album/sburban-neighborhood.yaml b/album/sburban-neighborhood.yaml
index e1b9acae..82824269 100644
--- a/album/sburban-neighborhood.yaml
+++ b/album/sburban-neighborhood.yaml
@@ -220,10 +220,12 @@ Duration: '4:39'
 URLs:

 - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/nostalgia-paradox

 - https://soundcloud.com/levc-egm/nostalgia-paradox-sburban-neighborhood

+- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ZVN211W-M

 Referenced Tracks:

 - Showtime (Piano Refrain)

 Commentary: |-

-    <i>Levc:</i>

+    <i>Levc:</i> ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ZVN211W-M) / [SoundCloud descriptions](https://soundcloud.com/levc-egm/nostalgia-paradox-sburban-neighborhood), excerpt)

+

     It started as a sequel to [[October]] (By [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]]) but i gave up and basically came up with something more weird and original to celebrate this great virtual convention where im too shy to talk!

 ---

 Track: Pumpkin Tide (TV's I Can Barely Sleep I Have To Quickly Finish This Rock Cover)

@@ -511,6 +513,8 @@ Duration: '3:03'
 URLs:

 - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-one-last-strife

 - https://soundcloud.com/levc-egm/bonus-one-last-strife-sburban-neighborhood

+- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6ud4CrnG0A

 Commentary: |-

-    <i>Levc:</i>

+    <i>Levc:</i> ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6ud4CrnG0A) / [SoundCloud descriptions](https://soundcloud.com/levc-egm/bonus-one-last-strife-sburban-neighborhood), excerpt)

+

     Wanted to do a quick chiptune track for the album. Honestly I'm really proud of it despite how simple it is.