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diff --git a/album/ancestral.txt b/album/ancestral.txt index c82ab9eb..0f7c07e9 100644 --- a/album/ancestral.txt +++ b/album/ancestral.txt @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Cover Art: Rangzhe Date: August 27, 2017 FG: #ff0300 Canon: Fanon +Groups: +- Unofficial MSPA Fans Art Tags: - The Signless - The Handmaid @@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Condesce URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/disc-one -- https://youtu.be/ZUckuE8Kzt8?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/ZUckuE8Kzt8 Commentary: <i>Corona Sanctus:</i> This track was written with fairytales and myths regarding the troll ancestors in mind. I tried to give it a fairytale-y feel. @@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Handmaid URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/reality-theatre -- https://youtu.be/wfJJW5x1zo0?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/wfJJW5x1zo0 Commentary: <i>Navochao:</i> Continuing my trend of using a flute in every single song I've written, I bring you Reality Theatre! @@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Summoner URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/w1th-w1ngs -- https://youtu.be/xmTBPsfjtY8?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/xmTBPsfjtY8 Commentary: <i>irl-porrim-maryam:</i> I was absolutely ecstatic when I was given the track of the Summoner! Though there's not much canon information on him, towards the end I was able to include an excerpt from <a href="https://www.homestuck.com/story/3758">Page 3758</a>, in which Midnfang journals about the Summoner. I also looked to [[Bronze Rebel]] from coloUrs and mayhem and [[♉ - Breathtak1ng]] from the Beforus Album to get a feel on what instruments I should be using. I gave the song a bit more of a minor key since the Summoner's life most likely wasn't the easiest or most fun life to lead. This track was definitely great fun to work on, and I'm definitely honoured to be a part of the Ancestral Album! @@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: body horror URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/propulsion -- https://youtu.be/QHlaCcFXXwY?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/QHlaCcFXXwY Commentary: <i>Sean William Calhoun:</i> When I was asked to fill in four the Psiioniic's track, I wanted to make a nod to First Turn Fold's [[Gold Pilot]], given my history with it. So, while I did not quote any full theme from Gold Pilot, several elements are a little bit like it. @@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/a-peace-worth-fighting-for -- https://youtu.be/sFhScGwOe00?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/sFhScGwOe00 Commentary: <i>Nate Tronerud:</i> Cursed with visions of a better Alternia, one of love and peace, the Signless walks ever forward. Visions of such a world may bring to Him great pain, but also great hope: it is a ÷orld worth striving for, one He could possibly see in His own lifetime, and so He continues walking. He spreads the message of such a world knowing it will fall on mostly deaf ears, even met with hostility. But for the chance to bring love and happiness to even a single troll, it fills Him; His suffering is worth it, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice in the name of peace... @@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-hunt-for-something-unknown -- https://youtu.be/rNxOZggKOIM?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/rNxOZggKOIM Commentary: <i>The One Music Maniac:</i> "On The Hunt For Something Unknown" is not about the events that took place within the Disciple's lifetime, but rather how these events allowed her to define who she became: a Warrior, a Lover, and a Survivor. The overall title is a play on her cat-like survival skills, while the definition of "unknown" can be led to open interpretation-- a love beyond quadrants, equality in a society that's built upon an oppression of hierarchy, etc. @@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: ♍Theotokos♍ Artist: SerialSymphony -Track Art: Shu +Track Art: shu Duration: 4:34 References: Crustacean Art Tags: @@ -152,12 +154,12 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/theotokos -- https://youtu.be/4X00kfRnmcc?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/4X00kfRnmcc Commentary: <i>SerialSymphony:</i> Theotokos is about how the Dolorosa saw the Signless growing up, his sermons and execution, and ends with a look forward to his descendant. Making this song was like making a premix brownie cake; I love brownie cakes. But you can't just make a brownie cake, you gotta eat it too. Thusly, this song is delicious. - <i>Shu:</i> + <i>shu:</i> I love how this track starts off so sweet, builds up steadily, then falls back again. There's so much happening; it was very difficult to pick a single snapshot// I just hope I was able to do this magnificently dynamic piece a little justice! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: ♎H3R HONOR4BL3 V3NG34NC3♎ @@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ Art Tags: - Redglare URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/h3r-honor4bl3-v3ng34nc3 -- https://youtu.be/IusAe6XHzws?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/IusAe6XHzws Commentary: <i>Seren Mist:</i> When I was assigned to write Redglare's main track for the album, my first thought was to make it a very orchestral track, with lots of strings. As it was forming, I decided that limiting myself to only orchestral instruments would hamper my exploration of her character, so I added in more synth sounds and heavier drums. The name of the track comes from a play on "His Honorable Tyrrany" and from a quote by Alexander Pope, "On wrongs swift vengeance waits." I think it's quite fitting for Redglare, who blindsides Mindfang but in the name of justice, of course. @@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ Art Tags: - Mindfang URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/spiders-eclipse -- https://youtu.be/LtLE_T53p_A?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/LtLE_T53p_A Lyrics: Walk the gangway, look right through me,<br>Take it my way, no one's duty.<br>Trust my dice cast, where the wind falls,<br>Fortune's eye glass, scattered light shoals. Fires burning 'cross the ocean,<br>Fate is turning, starboard motion.<br>Now an outcast, dreams of dying<br>Foretold at last, waking, flying. @@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Expatriate URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/broken-strings -- https://youtu.be/oje4ziyMcy0?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/oje4ziyMcy0 Commentary: <i>psithurist:</i> This track is about Darkleer and his fall from his position of E%ecutor. 'toe' were a big influence for me on this. They're a math rock band, so I wrote it in 15/8 because it sounds awkward, just like the Zahhaks. The title is a pun on bow and instrument strings. @@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Grand Highblood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/his-demented-mural -- https://youtu.be/8oNF8p_6Q84?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/8oNF8p_6Q84 Commentary: <i>Zan Beaver:</i> The Grand Highblood,<br>He is the enforcer,<br>He is the ruler,<br>He is the one they fear.<br>But why do they fear?<br>His unmatched tyranny?<br>His capricious pardons?<br>They do not know,<br>And they fear to know,<br>Because anyone who knows,<br>Becomes a part of His Demented Mural. @@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ Art Tags: - Dualscar URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/tumescent -- https://youtu.be/5VKSoP22sIg?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/5VKSoP22sIg Commentary: <i>Seijen:</i> So this is a re-hash of one of my first tracks from about 2 and a half years ago. The original title of the track was "Robot Pirate Island" and had a shift into a ravecore EDM as opposed to the constant high energy baroque sound we have here. This current edit is from april of 2016. I would create another, had it not been for the project crashing upon loading. It sounds incredibly rough in comparison to my current skill and I'm losing a little sleep over it. A damn shame since the amount of tools and knowledge I have now could make this sound night and day in quality, but what you hear is what you get. @@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Condesce URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/greatest-empress -- https://youtu.be/Y_pWa2CA2x0?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/Y_pWa2CA2x0 Commentary: <i>Mathias Ramalho:</i> She's the one, the one and only. The one I decided to make an outstanding track. From orchestra to electronic, it ended way too cool than I would ever expect. @@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Condesce URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/disc-two -- https://youtu.be/fad2nOKc-Js?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/fad2nOKc-Js Commentary: <i>Corona Sanctus:</i> With disc 2 I wanted a more violent, powerful feel to assimilate the feeling of terror all the battles the ancestors fought @@ -330,7 +332,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Condesce URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/ancestral-anthem -- https://youtu.be/t3GvIlY-Krw?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/t3GvIlY-Krw Commentary: <i>Ryhselinn:</i> Ancestral Anthem is a big huge medley of Homestuck tunes! It loosely tells the timeline of the ancestors and the shenanigans that they went through. @@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: blood (abstract) URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/batterwitc-asc-endant -- https://youtu.be/D8Fxv8MBdU4?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/D8Fxv8MBdU4 Commentary: <i>Seren Mist:</i> This track gave me room to explore, as the only thing we know about this event is that it had to have happened. I decided to make it a very absolute battle theme, with a tension-building lead up and a main body with lots of leading synth. The end with the brass is meant to end on a note of bittersweet, because the Batterwitch has won this battle, but what will that mean for the rest of the universe? @@ -374,7 +376,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Grand Highblood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/rampage -- https://youtu.be/z7y8pJdo5bk?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/z7y8pJdo5bk Commentary: <i>Mathias Ramalho:</i> This is a track made for the Grand Highblood, a short track reflecting his own traits and personality, just to tell you how good he is at his job. @@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ Art Tags: - Dualscar URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/orphaners-ocean -- https://youtu.be/vSluYX6xYl0?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/vSluYX6xYl0 Commentary: <i>Acyl:</i> A variation of Eridan's Theme from AlterniaBound, written more sombre for his ancestor. I was originally going to add lyrics and make a shanty, but the instrumental alone sounded perfect. Dualscar is always portrayed loud and angry so I quieted the mood. @@ -405,7 +407,7 @@ Art Tags: - Mindfang URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/cerulean-seas-misery-machine -- https://youtu.be/A2U3gFZr748?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/A2U3gFZr748 Commentary: <i>smear:</i> this track started out as a rough ambient piece, with dissonant piano and beating drums. like each new page of mindfang's journal, more layers found their way in to complete the picture. much like her, this track is unsettling and restless. @@ -421,7 +423,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/nothing-will-ever-be-the-same -- https://youtu.be/eZV2dexbkC0?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/eZV2dexbkC0 Commentary: <i>Nate Tronerud:</i> The Dolorosa makes the fateful decision to abandon the mother grub and care for the mutant anomaly, the Signless, setting into motion events far beyond her understanding, ones that will have far reaching consequences, even beyond her own timeline. The music begins as the ramifications of her decision quickly begin to unfold, following not just her efforst to keep the Signless safe on the surface, but the broader implications that her choice set in motion. The gears begin to turn... @@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/protector -- https://youtu.be/PdWbdxzO6ig?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/PdWbdxzO6ig Commentary: <i>Sean William Calhoun:</i> "Protector" is about the Dolorosa - her stability of a caretaker of the Mother Grub, her agility and gentleness to flee with and care for the Signless with fractured, unfamiliar lullabies, and her fortitude to endure through being enslaved. @@ -450,7 +452,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Disciple URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-forest -- https://youtu.be/63IDW0iDdbQ?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/63IDW0iDdbQ Commentary: <i>WC:</i> This is a song about before the Disciple met the Signless. I'd imagine that she might have lived a life like Nepeta, far from society in the wild and carefree. @@ -466,7 +468,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Psiioniic URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/prii2m-break -- https://youtu.be/1A3-rn4FTys?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/1A3-rn4FTys Commentary: <i>David Burkee:</i> When I was composing PRII2M BREAK, what kept coming to mind were some songs I had been listening to a few months back while I was cramming for finals. It was pretty much elevator music on crack, so moderately calming at times but then some speed segments. That's what I tried to do here with the saws and NES drums for the energetic parts. I feel like I pulled off a very bipolar retelling of the Psiioniic's internal struggles. @@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-disciples-new-beginning -- https://youtu.be/_GYKJe_l5vI?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/_GYKJe_l5vI Commentary: <i>Nevaeh Drexler:</i> I wanted to have lots of flute, piano, and violin in this piece. Piano from [[Serenade]] from Vol. 8 and [[Requited]] from Vol. 9; both Leijon themed songs. Flute and violin from [[Olive Scribe]]; The Disciple's 'canon theme'. My main inspiration for the Disciple's New Beginning was Requited, since it's a song about the love between The Disciple and The Signless. Since The Disciple's New Extreme is about The Disciple meeting and falling in love with Signless, Requited was my go-to music fuel. @@ -506,7 +508,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Psiioniic URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/c9me-t9gether -- https://youtu.be/qsPG2Kwp-zw?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/qsPG2Kwp-zw Commentary: <i>TempiTunes:</i> Okay so this piece is about the Signless and co. I used inspiration from varying songs on the canon Homestuck soundtrack, mostly from coloUrs and mayhem: Universe A. You may recognize bits from [[Jade Mother]], [[Iron Infidel]], [[Gold Pilot]], [[Requited]] from Homestuck Vol. 8 and something like [[Nepeta's Theme]] from AlterniaBound. The narrative of the song follows the Dolorosa, Signless, Disciple, and Psiioniic as they get together and meet each other. @@ -522,7 +524,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sufferers-suite -- https://youtu.be/elQOhIKHWVw?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/elQOhIKHWVw Commentary: <i>Toris Crow:</i> I. Intro / Overture<br>This represents the struggles of the Signless in living as a pariah. @@ -544,7 +546,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Handmaid URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/black-heart-green-dress -- https://youtu.be/0A9JljvOJEI?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/0A9JljvOJEI Lyrics: i'd like to introduce myself<br>although i'm sure you know me well<br>i am the shadow<br>of tomorrow<br>and it's time for my next spell with only seconds to spare you're dead<br>wiped out with nothing to be said<br>for your existence<br>before resistance<br>can find a thread @@ -569,7 +571,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: blood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/expatri8s-march -- https://youtu.be/Kj8v_FnFOl4?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/Kj8v_FnFOl4 Commentary: <i>Nymelord:</i> When I was tasked with creating a song about Darkleer becoming the expatriate, I thought to myself; "What if the opening of this song sounded kind of eerie because it would be Darkleer walking to execute the Sufferer?" And after that I just let the plot take me to Signless dying, and the whole "Executioner-to-Expatriate" thing. @@ -584,7 +586,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Disciple URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/release-me -- https://youtu.be/O6VS7yWl1C4?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/O6VS7yWl1C4 Lyrics: I'm not a god--I never said so<br>I'm not a fool--I never lied<br>I am not a king--I don't decide<br>No<br>I'm not wrong, I'm not wrong I'm not a shame--I shouldn't hide<br>We are not weak--we live inside<br>We are your hands<br>Without the low you would not survive<br>You would not survive @@ -612,7 +614,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Expatriate URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/e-ile -- https://youtu.be/r_wqTbLDEAE?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/r_wqTbLDEAE Commentary: <i>ndvidiedbyzero:</i> Like a few other tracks on this album, this was a last-minute emergency song made for a track that was dropped. The very title of this track is also lifted from the original submission. Though it was in a roundabout way, I'm glad I got to contribute to the album with a brand new piece! @@ -628,7 +630,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Disciple URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/legacy -- https://youtu.be/e-A2mSbNl9o?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/e-A2mSbNl9o Lyrics: I wrote once in a book, ancient record I kept<br>Of a Hero whose story they wish you'd furget<br>A legacy I fought to purrtect<br>Of a signless seer burdened by Blood and dreams of an impawsible past And so it is known, in a world enslaved by Rage,<br>He alone defied her throne, he had faith in a better way @@ -648,7 +650,7 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Terminal Aeon Artist: WC -Track Art: Gelasticat +Track Art: gelasticat Duration: 2:02 References: Gold Pilot Art Tags: @@ -656,11 +658,11 @@ Art Tags: - cw: body horror URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/terminal-aeon -- https://youtu.be/7ceSHgCuJHk?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/7ceSHgCuJHk Commentary: <i>WC:</i> The idea I wanted to convey with this piece is the subtle melancholy in the Psiioniic who becomes a living battery, but not overly sad or regretful. This was achieved through use of chimes and snare drums which are usually associated with mituna or the Psiioniic. It's a bit more full of energy at the beginning, but loses said energy over time. I'd imagine that gaining unwanted immortality from the Condesce would eventually cause his job to lose the dramatics and emotions over a period of decades or maybe even centuries. - <i>Gelasticat:</i> + <i>gelasticat:</i> I based the composition of the picture on the adjacent notes on the opposite ears with the two most prominent figures in the Psiioniic's life. I also used what the musician said about him losing his emotions over time to decide on the colours, bright and lively and warm for the main figure then darker an dcolder in the background. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Vwigor8us @@ -673,7 +675,7 @@ Art Tags: - Dualscar URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/vwigor8us -- https://youtu.be/6S7k6zZcjls?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/6S7k6zZcjls Commentary: <i>Llyona Fang:</i> A deep and lively dancing tune in 6/8 and 5/4 time, containing excerpts of [[Wind-up Storm]] by Llyona Fang (me) and [[Doctor]] by Buzinkai. @@ -688,7 +690,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Dolorosa URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/lady-of-sorrows -- https://youtu.be/UeUGGehexC0?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/UeUGGehexC0 Commentary: <i>Dallas Ross Hicks:</i> Of all the Homestuck pieces I've done, this was one of the most challenging! Not because of the technical difficulty but because of the subject matter: Dolorosa is a tragic figure and her sad fate was entirely undeserved. @@ -705,7 +707,7 @@ Art Tags: - Dualscar URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/dualscars-lament -- https://youtu.be/YmOr_qLr_hQ?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/YmOr_qLr_hQ Lyrics: First things first she says your name<br>You gotta hear it to believe it and it gets in your grain<br>You think "uh oh, she's the one"<br>There's hate in her eye and it's turning you on You haven't really met her, you don't know her<br>She's a black box<br>One controlling mind, when she talks it's<br>Hopeless, helpless, hate cascades<br>Before you even know it you've been taken up in spades @@ -735,7 +737,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Grand Highblood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/court-of-miracles -- https://youtu.be/tx5xxC2y4xk?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/tx5xxC2y4xk Commentary: <i>irl-porrim-maryam:</i> Court of Miracles was such an amazing track to be able to work on! Admittedly, it was more piecing bits and portions of songs together that I thought would fit GHB's character. I used excerpts from The Court of Miracles from the Hunchback of Notre Dame as well as [[Purple Tyrant]] from coloUrs and mayhem; Hall of the Mountain King was also referenced. I do hope to have captured the mood correctly, and it was great fun to work on! @@ -753,7 +755,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: blood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/violet-means-to-a-violent-end -- https://youtu.be/OgQ2ywrV5c4?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/OgQ2ywrV5c4 Commentary: <i>Acyl:</i> I was originally going to make the song more dynamic and pompous but I realized that the furious, almost frantic section in the strings better represented Dualscar in his last moments. True, he may not have shown that on the outside, but his inner turmoil and betral by Mindfang is more important. @@ -770,7 +772,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: blood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/paint-the-walls -- https://youtu.be/8AH5dxKeTvk?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/8AH5dxKeTvk Commentary: <i>The One Music Maniac:</i> "Paint The Walls" is a composition that reflects on the faith-driven andviolent nature of The Grand Highblood. Its instrumentation and distortion is meant to represent the iconic image of The Grand highblood in his throne where the walls surrounding him are painted in troll blood (hence the title of the piece). The ambient break is meant to portray the idealisms that the Makara family holds-- that there is a Mirthful Messiah, guiding them to cause their violent tendencies. @@ -785,7 +787,7 @@ Art Tags: - Redglare URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-pursuit-of-justice -- https://youtu.be/45EtHqNfhBQ?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/45EtHqNfhBQ Commentary: <i>SerialSymphony:</i> Erryday I'm Justicing<br>-Skip @@ -802,7 +804,7 @@ Art Tags: - Mindfang URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-confront8ion -- https://youtu.be/r6VjBsFuqzA?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/r6VjBsFuqzA Commentary: <i>Circlejourney:</i> This track is a musical depiction of the showdown between Marquise Spinneret Mindfang and Neophyte Redglare. The piece begins with a driving electric guitar riff representing Mindfang as she sets out on the oceans to meet her foe. Mindfang's motif is interrupted by Redglare's harpsichord as she approaches. As the two clash, both instruments and motifs do battle, fighting to gain the upper hand in the arrangement. @@ -819,7 +821,7 @@ Art Tags: - Pyralspite URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/just1c3-r41ns-from-4bov3 -- https://youtu.be/jMkLXQf-Vvo?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/jMkLXQf-Vvo Commentary: <i>Circlejourney:</i> This track is about Redglare and her lusus Pyralspite, apprehending the enemies of justice, preserving order in the empress' name. We wanted the track to evoke an image of the pair flying over a battlefield, laying waste to foes. We decided an epic orchestral sound would be most fitting. @@ -839,7 +841,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: body horror URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-demise-of-neophyte-redglare-at-the-hands-of-the-unruly-mob -- https://youtu.be/6R1O1zfaKfU?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/6R1O1zfaKfU Commentary: <i>SerialSymphony:</i> The demise follows a slowed down piano arrangement of [[Terezi's Theme]], it cresecendos hard, and then almost peters out, which is the style I wanted to show the abrupt end of the Neophyte. I chose the name to mimic a sort of Victorian headline, I'm not sure why, but it fits so well.<br>-Skip @@ -855,7 +857,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Expatriate URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-mechanism -- https://youtu.be/7eX_Q4cmAow?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/7eX_Q4cmAow Lyrics: Leave me be<br>This is what I deserve<br>Broken hallways<br>And empty words I had a purpose<br>I had a design<br>When your puppet doesn't work right<br>You set it aside @@ -882,7 +884,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Summoner URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/summon-the-cavalreapers -- https://youtu.be/b9wOdfuPo_8?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/b9wOdfuPo_8 Commentary: <i>The One Music Maniac:</i> "Summon the Cavalreapers" captures and invokes not only the strength of the Cavalreapers as an army, but also of the loyalty that regined between them and their leader, The Summoner. Because of their devout loyalty and trust, not only did they come together to become the most powerful army, but they became the most powerful rebellious movement that ever lived up to the Signless' name. @@ -898,7 +900,7 @@ Art Tags: - Mindfang URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/last-lovers -- https://youtu.be/YTY-YLx8SH8?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/YTY-YLx8SH8 Commentary: <i>Mathias Ramalho:</i> This is a track I made for the Summoner and Mindfang, about their loved and tragic relationship. Some sad feelings along with fast movements to give more emotion. @@ -913,7 +915,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Handmaid URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/pyrrhic-rust -- https://youtu.be/J_WjzbKvcAE?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/J_WjzbKvcAE Commentary: <i>smear:</i> This track started out as an attempt at another theme, but it slowly grew into something on its own. Ultimately, the track decided it wanted to be for the Demoness. With low synths, pulsing bass, and ambient samples, hopefully you'll feel her precess upon you. Then, death. :D @@ -930,7 +932,7 @@ Art Tags: - Pyralspite URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/mutiny -- https://youtu.be/N5cgR8KXbZA?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/N5cgR8KXbZA Commentary: <i>Zan Beaver:</i> A worldwide mutiny is a notable feat, even if it is destroyed completely, so I wanted to orchestrate a piece that represents the strength, the suffering, and the endurance, even if it were in vain, of a rebellion as life-changing as this one. @@ -946,7 +948,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: blood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/black-flag-stained-8lue -- https://youtu.be/Fe7rCwyB04E?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/Fe7rCwyB04E Commentary: <i>Navochao:</i> Mindfang wouldn't want a funeral march, she'd want something much more epic. @@ -962,7 +964,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Summoner URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/a-rebels-requiem -- https://youtu.be/cgwBrV0AzSQ?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/cgwBrV0AzSQ Commentary: <i>Seren Mist:</i> Since the Summoner's death isn't described in canon, I had a lot of free reign in this piece. I took the veiw that after the Summoner's rebellion was crushed, he was captured and executed by the Condesce. This piece chronciles his last speech (given bravely on his execution platform), his death, and the Condesce's attempt to suppress the rebellion. The low harp at the end is meant to signify how the story of the Summoner and his army survived in hushed stories. @@ -977,7 +979,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Condesce URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/in-condescent-darkness -- https://youtu.be/S8Xi-oe3R0A?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/S8Xi-oe3R0A Commentary: <i>Nate Tronerud:</i> Condi's had a bad day and decides to just banish these traitorous mofos once and for all... At least until she gets bored. Glub.<br>-Nate @@ -986,7 +988,7 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Die For Me Artist: Ducky Senpai -Track Art: Shu +Track Art: shu Duration: 2:30 Art Tags: - The Psiioniic @@ -994,11 +996,11 @@ Art Tags: - cw: eye horror URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/die-for-me -- https://youtu.be/hPkPJx7Jnno?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/hPkPJx7Jnno Commentary: <i>Ducky Senpai:</i> This song is meant to depict the Helmsman's demise as he pushes himself to death powering the Condesce's ship. Of course, lots of electronic sounds for a thematic Helmsman track. Sorta tried to vaguely emulate old console noise percussion like on the Commodore 64. SOmehow old tech sound always gives a more "techy" vibe when applied to this kind of music in my opinion. - <i>Shu:</i> + <i>shu:</i> This track is busy and fast-paced so I tried to capture that with this piece and, in keeping with the "techy" vibe, threw on some static texture. Hopefully the effects distract from the lack of shading because I was worried that it'd be too cluttered! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: The Doom of the Planets @@ -1012,7 +1014,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: body horror URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-doom-of-the-planets -- https://youtu.be/SkLVln1KnRc?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/SkLVln1KnRc Commentary: <i>Circlejourney:</i> The Doom of the Planets is about Her Imperious Condescension's relationship with the Helmsman throughout her interplanetary conquest. Grandiose orchestral snippets are interspersed with intimate, sometimes dissonant contrapuntal segments featuring motifs from [[Gold Pilot]] and [[Fuchsia Ruler]]. Eventually the various disparate moods of the piece unite at the climax of the piece, signifying the ship's final leap through the cosmos, which ends in theHelmsman's death, the music fading way as his life does. @@ -1021,16 +1023,16 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Rusted Wench Artist: miraculouslollipop -Track Art: Shu +Track Art: shu Duration: 1:25 Art Tags: - The Handmaid - Doc Scratch URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/rusted-wench -- https://youtu.be/uXJjB9JkQ1Y?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/uXJjB9JkQ1Y Commentary: - <i>Shu:</i> + <i>shu:</i> I thought that the flat tones of this track really brought out the hopelessness of the young Handmaid's struggle in the bleak situation that she was in. In correlation, I guess I tried to paly into the "already there" presence of Lord English with this piece. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Handmaiden's F(l)ight @@ -1043,7 +1045,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Handmaid URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/handmaidens-f-l-ight -- https://youtu.be/dYSvDkTSrRk?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/dYSvDkTSrRk Commentary: <i>SerialSymphony:</i> Handmaiden's F(l)ight is really two songs, or maybe a song inside a song? What I'm saying is that there's a very deep meaning behind whatever it is I did and you should be impressed. Also, I entirely made this track so people would stop complaining about there being no Sburban Jungle remixes. @@ -1060,7 +1062,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Condesce URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/of-rust-and-royalty -- https://youtu.be/wZMCe6jy7xs?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/wZMCe6jy7xs Commentary: <i>Grace Medley:</i> Shortly before finishing the album, this project's coordinator approached us managers at unofficialmspafans about it, and at some point mentioned that a few pieces of track art weren't attached to any song any more, and that it was too late to have the songs replaced. Which is a shame, because the piece of track art I saw (this one, in fact) was very good! So, I spent the next week or so making a song in the style of a certain French nu disco duo (no prizes for guessing who) out of elements from [[Rust Servant]] and [[Fuchsia Ruler]], a subtle nod to [[Eternity Served Cold]], and an even subtler nod to WMM's unofficial remake of Rust Servant, [[Rust Apocalypse]]. For how quickly I made this track, I think it turned out rather well! @@ -1075,7 +1077,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Handmaid URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-handmaids-lament -- https://youtu.be/9-6r_T_3poQ?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/9-6r_T_3poQ Commentary: <i>Sara Stebbins:</i> This piece is written about the Handmaid's struggle against the Condesce, her ultimate defeat, and a sort of butter-tinged relief she feels from it. I wrote parts of this piece in twelve-tone, alluding to the twelve zodiac signs and the twelve numbers on a clock. I tried to keep this piece as simple as I could because I feel that the Handmaid has this silent, brooding austerity with a sense of anger within, which I tried to bring out in occasional dissonance. @@ -1091,7 +1093,7 @@ Art Tags: - Lord English URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/her-imperial-ascension -- https://youtu.be/rRLr17RZmYg?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/rRLr17RZmYg Commentary: <i>SerialSymphony:</i> Every bad bitch needs a badass song, and Condy is the biggest, baddest bitch of 'em all. Warning: listening may induce urge to conquer, lay waste, and generally subjugate all. @@ -1108,7 +1110,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: blood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/crockercorpse -- https://youtu.be/VU-vPcs2HY0?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/VU-vPcs2HY0 Commentary: <i>Sean William Calhoun:</i> The final boss from )(er Imperious Condescension's perspective - a boss fight cut off abruptly by a katana to the bladder-based aquatic vascular system. @@ -1137,7 +1139,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Condesce URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/disc-three -- https://youtu.be/hiu2h-gCLkA?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/hiu2h-gCLkA Commentary: <i>Corona Sanctus:</i> My general thoughts regarding this track is "In between the large, sad and violent times the ancestors faced, they must've had some fun, joy and laughter." So I thought about that. @@ -1153,7 +1155,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-mother-a-child -- https://youtu.be/NNlqFwRmMRo?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/NNlqFwRmMRo Commentary: <i>smear:</i> this track is composed of many layers, with bells and chimes. though a low bass warns us of later tragedies, the gentle feel of this tune reminds us that even the dolorosa was once a carefree soul. a mother, and a child. @@ -1169,7 +1171,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/space-serenade-a-lullaby-for-a-restless-sleeper -- https://youtu.be/WzbUdnxSZvk?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/WzbUdnxSZvk Commentary: <i>Navochao:</i> Named for my art blog, Space Serenade (A Lullaby For A Restless Sleeper) is meant to be a lullaby sung by Dolorsa to Signless. It's also a really darn long lullaby but who cares. @@ -1181,17 +1183,17 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Sweet Baby Tr9ll Jegus Artist: potato-sollux -Track Art: Gelasticat +Track Art: gelasticat Duration: 2:31 Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-baby-tr9ll-jegus -- https://youtu.be/NlX7MkeuJUE?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/NlX7MkeuJUE Commentary: <i>potato-sollux:</i> dammit i can picture him running around in a cloak thats wayyyyyyy too big for him and im dying - <i>Gelasticat:</i> + <i>gelasticat:</i> The track sounded very happy and bouncy to me so I kinda wibbled the Alternian sunlight problem because I thought a lighter, more airy palette would be more suitable for the overall feeling of the piece. I chose green accents on most of his clothes instead of red because I thought it was cute that he'd want to match is mumlusus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Tomorrow There'll Be More Of Us @@ -1206,7 +1208,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Disciple URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/tomorrow-therell-be-more-of-us -- https://youtu.be/sCRu0qZOiMA?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/sCRu0qZOiMA Commentary: <i>Navochao:</i> Random spurs of inspiration can get you places, and most of the time it's angsty places. @@ -1223,7 +1225,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Signless URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/signless-protection-squad -- https://youtu.be/JRvsco-mVB8?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/JRvsco-mVB8 Commentary: <i>Navochao:</i> To make this quick: once upon a time I had a roleplay with a Psiioniic and they called themselves the Signless Protection Squad so now everything I make for these two is named that because I have nothing better to call it. @@ -1239,7 +1241,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Grand Highblood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/purple-and-purple -- https://youtu.be/GPjMY-lZgP0?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/GPjMY-lZgP0 Commentary: <i>WC:</i> I made this once and then realized it sort of sounded like a song for clowns, and then I didn't sleep well the next few nights because at the time I was scared of clowns and thought they were influencing me subliminally. @@ -1256,7 +1258,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Summoner URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sandswept-schismatic -- https://youtu.be/BOf4YnCcm9k?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/BOf4YnCcm9k Commentary: <i>Acyl:</i> So I was working on music for an askblog, and it came out particularly Summoner-y! I'm pretty sure the guitar that comes in around 2:05 was something from a Legend of Zelda song I heard once but it seemed to fit a young Mr. Nitram. @@ -1273,7 +1275,7 @@ Art Tags: - cw: asphyxiation URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/lazutrix -- https://youtu.be/tIxmOUQnz08?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/tIxmOUQnz08 Lyrics: Blue, blue, blue<br>Im seein blue, blue blue<br>A couple hundred years, waiting to run into you<br>Seldom thoughts can hurt me<br>I cant even find my self<br>In the void i wish to linger,<br>Not that i have a choice Something here seems to be<br>Always eating at my health<br>Something i cant quite figure<br>Not that i have a voice @@ -1296,7 +1298,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Disciple URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/leftovers -- https://youtu.be/fQsujVTQ3e8?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/fQsujVTQ3e8 Lyrics: Every word you say,<br>Every piece you give.<br>Every night and day,<br>Every life you save.<br>For them,<br>For us. Every shot they take,<br>Every drop they spill.<br>Every heart they break,<br>Every one they kill.<br>For what?<br>For her? @@ -1316,7 +1318,7 @@ Art Tags: - Pyralspite URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/cardinal-fyre -- https://youtu.be/yZHBHz5n88A?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/yZHBHz5n88A Commentary: <i>Zan Beaver:</i> The minute I saw that I was to make a track for Redglare and Pyralspite, it screamed for harpsichord in a weird key (I honestly don't know the key I wrote this song in). After getting the main instrument to work the song around, I had to imagine their relationship. I described it as trusting, solid, slightly playful yet harsh. So I created a melody to fit this description, and it blossomed from there. @@ -1332,7 +1334,7 @@ Art Tags: - Pyralspite URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/preach -- https://youtu.be/78VVxNx51Xg?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/78VVxNx51Xg Commentary: <i>Seijen:</i> Them: "we need a dubstep track for our project"<br>Me: "I gotchu fam" @@ -1342,19 +1344,19 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Swan Song Artist: Navochao -Track Art: Gelasticat +Track Art: gelasticat Duration: 2:38 References: The Cave You Fear, Swan Song:swan-song-set-it-off Art Tags: - The Grand Highblood URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/swan-song -- https://youtu.be/MGOoXJMvZNU?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/MGOoXJMvZNU Commentary: <i>Navochao:</i> "You cut to the bone, pick up the phone, to hear my swan song" The phrase [Swan Song] refers to an ancient belief that swans sing a beautiful song in the moment just before death, having been silent during most of their lifetime. - <i>Gelasticat:</i> + <i>gelasticat:</i> I wanted something dramatic because that just seemed right for a swan song but somewhat subdued at the same time since that's how the track came across. I went with a stained glass aesthetic because they've always encompassed that kind of feeling for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: The Doom of the Planets (Reprise) @@ -1366,7 +1368,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Condesce URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-doom-of-the-planets-reprise -- https://youtu.be/WG81465YQf4?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +- https://youtu.be/WG81465YQf4 Commentary: <i>Circlejourney:</i> This is a piano arrangement on [[The Doom of the Planets]], an earlier track on the album. Instead of building to a grand orchestral climax, this version dwells more on a sense of foreboding and finality that surrounds the latter part of the Condesce's journey, with the Vast Glub and the extinction of the troll race soon to come. |