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diff --git a/album/beforus.yaml b/album/beforus.yaml index 65c39c9..0688c6d 100644 --- a/album/beforus.yaml +++ b/album/beforus.yaml @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Art Tags: - Kurloz - Cronus - Meenah +- Beforus Commentary: |- <i>Blackhole:</i> The music here is one of three short bookend pieces I wrote for the start of each Disc, each a section of a longer piece, "Preludes to Beforus". They are not particularly exciting in and of themselves, so instead I'll speak a little about Disc 1 itself. Disc 1 is the part of the album initially designed to contain the twelve "principal tracks", invisaged as the main theme for each of the twelve Beforan trolls. At the start of the project, musicians could actually reserve these spots, but a lot of shuffling happened towards the end. Eventually, each troll ended up having multiple themes on the album, but Disc 1 still contains what can probably be considered their "main" theme, due to its location at the start of the album. With only twelve tracks and the short bookend piece, Disc 1 is far smaller than the longer Disc 2 section. @@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ Art Tags: - Cronus - Meenah - Horrorterrors +- Dream Bubbles Commentary: |- <i>Blackhole:</i> Disc 2 is the longest Disc in Beforus. Unlike Disc 1, which consists of individual themes for each of the trolls, Disc 2 is a narrative depiction of their story. Each song, be it a theme for a particular aspect of a character, a soundtrack for a particular event, or else a scene-setting piece, has been arranged so that Disc 2 roughly forms a narrative story in chronological order, which can hopefully be seen in the music and artwork. @@ -383,6 +385,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Disciple - The Dolorosa - The Condesce +- Beforus Commentary: |- <i>Elanor Pam:</i> This was my first ever track, composed for the coloUrs and mayhem contest back before we knew anything of Dancestors and Beforus. All we had been told so far was that the Sufferer had been inspired to rebel by his memories of a peaceful world-- so that was what I set out to convey: the idyllic memories of a paradise planet, as well as the sadness of its loss and the tense hostility of the present. It's actually a fairly simple track, made in Sibelius with nothing but built-in instruments and ambient sounds, but I've grown to like it a lot. (People who are into brazilian folk songs can probably feel the influence here.) @@ -559,6 +562,7 @@ Art Tags: - Meulin - Latula - Aranea +- LoQaM Commentary: |- <i>Nate Tronerud:</i> The Beforans' session on Skaia was doomed before it began. Beforus looms in front of us as we slowly zoom in on the planet itself, when, at the critical moment, we cut to Meenah and the gang. As they desperately avoid getting killed in the Cataclysm, their path to the Medium is laid bare. Once there, they go through their trials, from locating their denizens, to frog breeding, and to the required ectoplasmic shenanigans. @@ -578,6 +582,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Kankri - Karkat +- LoPaH - 'cw: blood (abstract)' Commentary: |- <i>Puala Vieira:</i> @@ -714,6 +719,11 @@ Art Tags: - Kurloz - Cronus - Meenah +- Gate +- Skaia +- Veil +- Prospit +- Derse Commentary: |- <i>Seijen:</i> 3 days before the finalization of my track marked one year since I took on to music production. I formed a soundcloud with a friend and we went from there. To this day I have no real definitive style (neither of us do really), but I wanted to work on Hardstyle to get my foot in the door. I wasn't all too successful, and I often don't ever finish projects. Once I saw news of the fan album, it gave me reason to create a track. This track was a twice failed and shelved project. It finally bloomed into what it is now. Really I just want to thank the Beforus team for having me here. THis endeavor really gave me hope and reason behind my production. This is my first major step into the realm of music production. Shout out to Xavier, you're like a brother to me. @@ -791,6 +801,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Porrim - Aranea +- Beforus Commentary: |- <i>Dallas Ross Hicks:</i> A song for a romance between a confident lover and someone not used to being loved. Written in 6/8 time (Maryams are 6th on the hemospectrum, Serkets the 8th), this piece reflects the affairs between the jade and ceruleanbloods of the Homestuck story: short but passionate. The song suggests an invitation to dance; the initial hesitation of the cymbals show, in this case, Aranea's feelings of uncertainty in the presence of an experienced byt ukind red romancer in Porrim but, over time, she learns to trust the jadeblood and allows herself to be led into a brief but intense concupiscent relationship. @@ -809,6 +820,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Porrim - Aranea +- Beforus Commentary: |- <i>rest✩taurus:</i> The track is named after how Aranea spoke about her fling with Porrim. That a Sylph of Light could have "looked into the future" and decided getting comfy with our dear Maid of Space was the right course of action for a time... it caught my interest, and fanned my love for this pairing. I was originally considering writing something more lively, like an instruental sea shanty, but I decided that solace fit the two best. I imagine it wasn't a loud or busy relationship, and so neither is the track. My concurrent goal was the ncourage listeners to look into the future themselves. Just a track to take a breath to, look at the sky to, contemplate. At the very least, to imagine this pair doing so, in their time together. I wonder what pulled them apart? @@ -826,6 +838,7 @@ Cover Artists: - Gilwing Art Tags: - Kankri +- Meteor - 'cw: corpse (abstract)' Commentary: |- <i>Ducky Senpai:</i> @@ -844,6 +857,7 @@ Cover Artists: - Rebecca Peason Art Tags: - Kurloz +- Prospit Commentary: |- <i>Nate Tronerud:</i> Kurloz awakens, but cannot sleep. He dreams, but cannot wake. @@ -1113,6 +1127,7 @@ Art Tags: - Kurloz - Cronus - Meenah +- Dream Bubbles Commentary: |- <i>Cyclostome:</i> The majority of the Beforus trolls are introduced inside the dream bubbles, a construct of paradox space. In my track, I used deep thrumming tones and a mournful temor melody to simulate the feeling of being alone in space and of being alone in the universe. The ghosts of the Beforus trolls who we meet in-game live widely in the past. I strove to create a melancholy atmosphere that would be reflective and ambient, just as the dream bubbles create a reflective space for characters to dwell in memories. @@ -1131,6 +1146,11 @@ Cover Artists: - enjistier Art Tags: - Meenah +- Dream Bubbles +- Prospit +- Derse +- LoTaF +- Meteor Commentary: |- <i>Laurent Désautels-Séguin:</i> This song is about the famous Openbound walkaround. I tried to do some automatic writing to represent the mood of the draem bubbles. I think that the soundtrack of Tekkon Kinkreet influenced me for the vibe of the song. Now is a good time to talk about the programs that I use. I'm using Massive for my sounds, Reaper to compose and I use the Replika delay and Decimort bitcrusher> The song ends with Lord English's theme because why not! @@ -1203,6 +1223,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Meulin - Kurloz +- Dark Carnival Referenced Tracks: - Homestuck Anthem - track:harlequin @@ -1243,6 +1264,7 @@ Cover Artists: - Sam Garcia Art Tags: - Kankri +- Beforus Commentary: |- <i>TempiTunes:</i> This song is meant to represent the relationship Kankri has with his friends. Due to what we've seen in comic, I picture Kankri to have a strained relationship with the other trolls, leaving him feeling left out more often than not. This piece starts out bravado with a crunchy organ, representing Kankri's own bravado and righteous outlook, transitioning into a sad and lonely bit of chimes and violin. The piece ends with warm strings (they are his friends after all), leaving with a callback to the lonely chimes. @@ -1410,6 +1432,7 @@ Cover Artists: - Fayghost Art Tags: - Meenah +- Dream Bubbles Commentary: |- <i>SerialSymphony:</i> Someone needs to take my violins away from me, I love them too much.<br>-'Skip'/SerialSymphony @@ -1457,6 +1480,7 @@ Art Tags: - Kurloz - Cronus - Meenah +- Beforus Referenced Tracks: - Featherlight - Theme @@ -1510,6 +1534,7 @@ Cover Artists: - Yellowstockings Art Tags: - Meenah +- Beforus Commentary: |- <i>Circlejourney:</i> This track was inspired by the fact that, because the corruption represented by the Green Moon was not present in the Beforus timeline, their nights would have been lit by the Pink Moon alone. Pink is a decidedly strange colour to associate with nighttime, but I do enjoy the imagery immensely. This track is meant to evoke the image of a mysterious pink night. It combines ethereal piano accents with a square lead riff that one might associate with Meenah Peixes, who lived on the moon for a period of time. @@ -1617,6 +1642,7 @@ Cover Artists: - Txesare Art Tags: - Meenah +- Tumor - 'cw: blood' Commentary: |- <i>rest✩taurus:</i> @@ -1681,6 +1707,7 @@ Cover Artists: - shu Art Tags: - Mituna +- Bees Referenced Tracks: - 7UN3 Commentary: |- @@ -1750,6 +1777,7 @@ Art Tags: - Kurloz - Cronus - Meenah +- Skaia Referenced Tracks: - Rex Duodecim Angelus - ♋ - Civil Discussi9n @@ -1798,6 +1826,8 @@ Art Tags: - Dualscar - The Condesce - Horrorterrors +- Gate +- Tumor Commentary: |- <i>Toris Crow:</i> This song can be interpreted as being about the Scratch from the Beforus trolls' point of view. I wanted to write a song that had a suspenseful single-note intro, similar to in the song [[English]] from the Homestuck album The Felt. I wrote the song to be dramatic because the Scratch, for them, signifies the end of their roles as players in their session. |