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diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml index ba9e2c25..385741d6 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Section: Main album Track: Calamity Artists: - Michael Guy Bowman -Duration: '3:38' +Duration: 3:38 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/calamity-2 - https://youtu.be/oNeKbfEVi0g @@ -145,8 +145,10 @@ Lyrics: |- (War, hammer, of, Zillyhoo) (War, hammer, of, Zillyhoo) Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, [Tumblr](https://web.archive.org/web/20120118163148/http://iambowman.tumblr.com/), around 1/15/2012) + I figure now is as good of a time as any to make some posts with more extensive explanations of my tracks from Volume 8. I’ll start with “Calamity” and work my way to [[track:how-do-i-live-d8-night-version|a certain bonus track]] and then we’ll see what else people want me to post commentary on. + "Calamity" was inspired by the very same update that inspired the Pantskat craze - [the image of Gamzee returning, Warhammer of Zillyhoo in hand](https://www.homestuck.com/story/3847) is translated into two sonic elements, ie honks and chanting. What I've enjoyed really intensely about [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew's]] sense of humor in Homestuck and his other adventures is his gradual elevation of silly details onto the pedestals of utter drama, and with this track I tried to recreate that. You laughed at the honks and the chanting before - now your heart races (at least I hope). There was a certain difficulty in making "Calamity" really work for me. I had a couple of different sounds I was attempting all at once, each working on their own but sort of fighting for control when mashed together. The introduction and conclusion of the song using a theme from [[track:walk-stab-walk-r-and-e|"Walk-Stab-Walk"]] needed to be really punchy, while I really needed the middle of the song to glide, and the connecting bits with the chanting needed to build and build in tension. There are a lot of different sounds in the song's palette, the most difficult of which to utilize was the enormous saw synth that dominates the middle. Getting that thing to be grand without utterly overpowering the rest of the song was incredibly difficult. @@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Do You Remem8er Me Artists: - Malcolm Brown -Duration: '4:28' +Duration: 4:28 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/do-you-remem8er-me-2 - https://youtu.be/x8mLKTY5TWM @@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Flare Artists: - Clark Powell -Duration: '3:03' +Duration: 3:03 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/flare-2 - https://youtu.be/ktuDYYtbs2s @@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ Additional Names: - Nether (original name) Artists: - Thomas Ferkol -Duration: '3:36' +Duration: 3:36 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/galactic-cancer-2 - https://youtu.be/ByBpRkrg9SA @@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ Track: Serenade Suffix Directory: true Artists: - Clark Powell -Duration: '5:05' +Duration: 5:05 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/serenade-2 - https://youtu.be/iQyr0eYN7hI @@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Track: Frog Forager Artists: - Erik Scheele -Duration: '3:18' +Duration: 3:18 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/frog-forager-2 - https://youtu.be/5KihK9orAi0 @@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Track: Love You (Feferi's Theme) Artists: - Toby Fox -Duration: '1:58' +Duration: 1:58 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/love-you-feferis-theme-2 - https://youtu.be/cmXzwEixV4s @@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ Artists: - Michael Guy Bowman Contributors: - Tavia Morra -Duration: '3:12' +Duration: 3:12 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/ocean-stars-falling-2 - https://youtu.be/QmEZzp7o8i8 @@ -383,11 +385,13 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Ocean Stars Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, [Tumblr](https://web.archive.org/web/20120118163148/http://iambowman.tumblr.com/), around 1/16/2012) + + For those of you who don't know, [[artist:mark-j-hadley|Mark Hadley]], the man behind such great Homestuck tracks as [[Harlequin|"Harlequin"]], [[Skies of Skaia|"Skies of Skaia"]], and the single [[album:song-of-skaia|"Song of Skaia"]] is also the oldest member of the music team - in the last year he also became a father. Consider this track my baby shower gift to him. The [[album:squiddles|Squiddles]] album gets no love. There, I said it. I've mentioned before how awesome it is and how dramatically it has undersold compared to the rest of our material, but apparently everyone is too terrified of its My Little Pony meets Cthulu approach to give it a shot. Trust me, you'll like it more than you think you will. - Anyway, one of the most surprising tracks on that particular album is [[track:ocean-stars|"Ocean Stars"]], a peaceful, mysterious little ditty imagined by [[artist:mark-j-hadley|Mark]] with a nautical theme in mind. I thought it had a beautiful little structure, and I guess the song must have stuck with me because at some point I found myself playing its chords over and over on my keyboard faster and faster until I was sure it would make for a great little indie rock inspired track. So I did just that. + Anyway, one of the most surprising tracks on that particular album is [[track:ocean-stars|"Ocean Stars"]], a peaceful, mysterious little ditty imagined by Mark with a nautical theme in mind. I thought it had a beautiful little structure, and I guess the song must have stuck with me because at some point I found myself playing its chords over and over on my keyboard faster and faster until I was sure it would make for a great little indie rock inspired track. So I did just that. This song takes its cues most heavily from ["Regatta de Blanc"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN-nXWHkVpA) by the Police and [[track:life-in-technicolor|"Life in Technicolor"]] by Coldplay - the meditatively simple rock backup is accompanied by a huge chorus of wordless vocals provided by countless overdubs of [[artist:tavia-morra|Tavia]] and myself. These middle voices are bookended by the twinkling bell sounds in the high range and the rumbling drums and guitar in the low range to make for a very full mix that really surprised me with its depth. I threw in some slowed-down bubble sounds (the same samples from [[track:mister-bowman-tells-you-about-the-squiddles|"Mister Bowman Tells You About the Squiddles"]]) to create the ocean ambiance, something I'd really gotten the chance to hear on a scuba dive I'd done over the summer. @@ -404,7 +408,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Escape Pod Artists: - Michael Guy Bowman -Duration: '2:58' +Duration: 2:58 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/escape-pod-2 - https://youtu.be/GJo7ZH6p6wA @@ -415,7 +419,7 @@ Art Tags: - CD - Rabbit Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, [Tumblr](https://web.archive.org/web/20120118163148/http://iambowman.tumblr.com/), around 1/17/2012) Before going into a description of this track, I must make a long-overdue rebuttal to the factors that overshadowed its reception. Yes, I know this song and its track art pertain to the Wayward Vagabond. Yes, I know it's sad that Andrew [[flash:4109|"killed off"]] the Wayward Vagabond on the same day that this album was released. No, I had no idea that would happen nor do I care how incongruous the song's mood seems in relation to that particular plot point. @@ -432,7 +436,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Davesprite Artists: - Toby Fox -Duration: '1:41' +Duration: 1:41 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/davesprite-2 - https://youtu.be/Iy5fKp-aV4o @@ -462,7 +466,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Track: Airtime Artists: - Robert J! Lake -Duration: '4:50' +Duration: 4:50 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/airtime-2 - https://youtu.be/HXPviQw2n7Q @@ -496,7 +500,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Frog Hunt Artists: - Michael Guy Bowman -Duration: '4:15' +Duration: 4:15 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/frog-hunt-2 - https://youtu.be/VkYB3Fw4bLw @@ -508,7 +512,7 @@ Art Tags: - Frogs - LoFaF Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, [Tumblr](https://web.archive.org/web/20120118163148/http://iambowman.tumblr.com/), around 1/17/2012) Uh oh, [[artist:erik-scheele|Jit]] and I showed up to the album with the same song idea. That's like two girls showing up the party in the same dress. Awkward! Good thing for Jit and I that, like the two girls in that famous scenario, we each have our own swagga and wear those dresses like the hot young messes we are. Wow, don't quote me on that. (Too late - DPF) @@ -531,7 +535,7 @@ Artists: - Solatrus Contributors: - Thomas Ferkol (electric guitar) -Duration: '4:35' +Duration: 4:35 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/terraform-2 - https://youtu.be/bWp5uUxarAQ @@ -560,7 +564,7 @@ Additional Names: - Redshift (original name) Artists: - Malcolm Brown -Duration: '2:54' +Duration: 2:54 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/unite-synchronization-2 - https://youtu.be/uHmXe2eY6Kg @@ -674,7 +678,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Homefree Artists: - Hilary Troiano -Duration: '4:28' +Duration: 4:28 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/homefree-2 - https://youtu.be/7aYso7j8wsw @@ -712,7 +716,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Galaxy Hearts Artists: - Mark J. Hadley -Duration: '2:54' +Duration: 2:54 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/galaxy-hearts-2 - https://youtu.be/YQX0TWA_x6Q @@ -729,7 +733,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Scourge Sisters Artists: - Erik Scheele -Duration: '2:50' +Duration: 2:50 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/scourge-sisters-2 - https://youtu.be/srAkO5O1QaM @@ -742,7 +746,7 @@ Art Tags: Track: Arcade Thunder Artists: - Robert J! Lake -Duration: '2:56' +Duration: 2:56 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/arcade-thunder-2 - https://youtu.be/2JJJTSs_JeA @@ -765,7 +769,7 @@ Art Tags: Track: Pyrocumulus (Sicknasty) Artists: - Robert J! Lake -Duration: '2:50' +Duration: 2:50 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pyrocumulus-sicknasty-2 - https://youtu.be/4BqRC-ZPovM @@ -782,7 +786,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Track: Kingside Castle Artists: - Clark Powell -Duration: '2:44' +Duration: 2:44 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/kingside-castle-2 - https://youtu.be/qYKxzWbrZ0c @@ -795,7 +799,7 @@ Art Tags: Track: Temporary Artists: - Robert J! Lake -Duration: '3:37' +Duration: 3:37 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/temporary-2 - https://youtu.be/CYh1OlRWzp4 @@ -814,7 +818,7 @@ Artists: - Michael Guy Bowman Contributors: - Clark Powell (additional sequencing) -Duration: '4:17' +Duration: 4:17 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/gust-of-heir-2 - https://youtu.be/pGlTekY3qZI @@ -842,7 +846,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Afraid of the Darko Artists: - Robert J! Lake -Duration: '3:00' +Duration: 3:00 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/afraid-of-the-darko-2 - https://youtu.be/PSbPXcKGYto @@ -856,7 +860,7 @@ Track: Even in Death (T'Morra's Belly Mix) Artists: - Clark Powell - Tavia Morra -Duration: '4:08' +Duration: 4:08 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/even-in-death-tmorras-belly-mix-2 - https://youtu.be/9MdltybiL00 @@ -885,7 +889,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Bargaining with the Beast Artists: - Thomas Ferkol -Duration: '4:13' +Duration: 4:13 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/bargaining-with-the-beast-2 - https://youtu.be/2HT5FcjHt1s @@ -909,7 +913,7 @@ Artists: - Toby Fox Contributors: - Marcy Nabors (flute) -Duration: '3:51' +Duration: 3:51 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/frostbite-2 - https://youtu.be/Gdb_nZs6plw @@ -928,7 +932,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Track: The Lost Child Artists: - Toby Fox -Duration: '2:54' +Duration: 2:54 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-lost-child-2 - https://youtu.be/-OFQHEy5TDw @@ -946,7 +950,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Track: Questant's Lament Artists: - Thomas Ferkol -Duration: '3:13' +Duration: 3:13 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/questants-lament-2 - https://youtu.be/ILt6Qyxc1bw @@ -963,7 +967,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Hussie Hunt Artists: - Malcolm Brown -Duration: '2:46' +Duration: 2:46 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/hussie-hunt-2 - https://youtu.be/oz4UOqdFQEA @@ -990,7 +994,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Havoc Artists: - Svix -Duration: '2:35' +Duration: 2:35 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/havoc-2 - https://youtu.be/Wq0SjupReyA @@ -1015,7 +1019,7 @@ Artists: Contributors: - Clark Powell (some production) - Toby Fox (climax drum programming) -Duration: '3:22' +Duration: 3:22 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/drift-into-the-sun-2 - https://youtu.be/f5BP2W9a93U @@ -1040,7 +1044,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Infinity Mechanism Artists: - Thomas Ferkol -Duration: '3:20' +Duration: 3:20 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/infinity-mechanism-2 - https://youtu.be/I3S8LNG4aNo @@ -1068,7 +1072,7 @@ Track: Revered Return Artists: - Nick Smalley - Michael Guy Bowman -Duration: '2:33' +Duration: 2:33 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/revered-return-2 - https://youtu.be/x3ruWSdc1Vo @@ -1103,7 +1107,7 @@ Artists: - Toby Fox Contributors: - Noel Sadwin (violin) -Duration: '2:00' +Duration: 2:00 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/judgment-day-2 - https://youtu.be/MD2TLTtyfDE @@ -1118,7 +1122,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Track: Lotus (Bloom) Artists: - Seth Peelle -Duration: '4:05' +Duration: 4:05 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/lotus-bloom-2 - https://youtu.be/RrIofwv86HM @@ -1137,7 +1141,7 @@ Artists: - Malcolm Brown Contributors: - Toby Fox (editing) -Duration: '13:14' +Duration: 13:14 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/cascade-2 - https://youtu.be/Ckr6KyZoS58 @@ -1172,7 +1176,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Track: I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Acapella) Artists: - David Ko -Duration: '2:50' +Duration: 2:50 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew-acapella-2 - https://youtu.be/Br294PLbHBA @@ -1250,7 +1254,7 @@ Artists: Contributors: - Thomas Ferkol (electric guitar) - David Ko (backup vocals) -Duration: '3:23' +Duration: 3:23 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/how-do-i-live-d8-night-version-2 - https://youtu.be/tJWO4WaQh_Y @@ -1316,7 +1320,7 @@ Additional Names: - Descend2 (original name) Artists: - Tensei -Duration: '4:06' +Duration: 4:06 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/cascade-beta-2 - https://youtu.be/Svy9DBBZKpk @@ -1342,7 +1346,7 @@ Artists: Contributors: - Tensei (electric guitar) - Noel Sadwin (violin) -Duration: '2:30' +Duration: 2:30 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/black-hole-green-sun-2 - https://youtu.be/B6e2XacZSIs @@ -1361,7 +1365,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Carefree Action Artists: - Mark J. Hadley -Duration: '2:08' +Duration: 2:08 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/carefree-action-2 - https://youtu.be/saFRtTDSVKQ @@ -1396,7 +1400,7 @@ Cover Art File Extension: png Referenced Tracks: - Penumbra Phantasm Commentary: |- - <i>Niklink:</i> (wiki editor) + <i>Niklink:</i> (wiki editor, 12/7/2022) ([[media:misc/null-reversed-amplified.mp3|Reversed and amplified.]]) |