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diff --git a/album/lofam.yaml b/album/lofam.yaml index 7040e26e..1b6f35d2 100644 --- a/album/lofam.yaml +++ b/album/lofam.yaml @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/album/land-of-fans-and-music-unofficial-album - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVrrmdafwD4-cD2-ZeRtfnzvRpl2IsrQ0 Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Wallpaper Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst - Niklink (edits for wiki) Wallpaper Style: |- opacity: 0.6; @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Commentary: |- *~ Forward by Elaine Wang (electronic orange juice/orngjce223)* - <i>Catboss, melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary, back) + <i>Catboss, Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary, back) <b>CREDITS</b> @@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ Commentary: |- [[artist:brenna-curran|Brenna "Random Encounter" Curran]]<br> [[artist:chase]]<br> [[artist:d-crystal]]<br> + [[artist:domble]]<br> [[artist:elaine-wang|Elaine Wang (electronic orange juice/orngjce223)]]<br> [[artist:ennuiking]]<br> [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]]<br> @@ -118,7 +119,6 @@ Commentary: |- [[artist:kalibration|Robert "Kali" Blaker]]<br> [[artist:thomas-ibarra|SparksD2145]]<br> [[artist:steve-everson]]<br> - [[artist:the-lovable-tramp]]<br> [[artist:thomas-ferkol|Thomas "EidolonOrpheus" Ferkol]]<br> [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]]<br> [[artist:traikan]]<br> @@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ Commentary: |- [[artist:august]]<br> [[artist:brad-griffin|Brad "Avinoch" Griffin]]<br> [[artist:catastrophicgenesis]]<br> + [[artist:cadalyst]]<br> [[artist:cheers]]<br> [[artist:crepusculardissembler|crepuscular "seedy" Dissembler]]<br> [[artist:dalmationer]]<br> @@ -142,7 +143,6 @@ Commentary: |- [[artist:jnj]]<br> [[artist:kayak]]<br> [[artist:mal-mcgannon|Mal "Nocturne" McGannon]]<br> - [[artist:melodiousdiscord]]<br> [[artist:miff]]<br> [[artist:motorizedbootlegger]]<br> [[artist:pancake-fairy]]<br> @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Commentary: |- <img src="media/misc/lofam-bonus-quirk.jpg" width="300"> - <i>Catboss, melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary, back) + <i>Catboss, Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary, back) *Thanks to everyone who nominated tracks for this album!* @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Commentary: |- To [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri]], for his magnificent work in mastering the album. - To [[artist:catboss|Mai Yishan (konec0)]] and [[artist:melodiousdiscord|melodiousDiscord]], for pushing the project forward, and crafting the commentary booklet. + To [[artist:catboss|Mai Yishan (konec0)]] and [[artist:cadalyst]], for pushing the project forward, and crafting the commentary booklet. To [[artist:rj-lake|Robert J! Lake]], for giving us a spot on [[group:homestuck-gaiden|Homestuck Gaiden]]. @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Commentary: |- Various fan musicians (see individual songs for who did what) - Album cover and page header by [[artist:melodiousdiscord]] + Album cover and page header by [[artist:cadalyst]] Banner Artists: - Lunise - Niklink (edits for wiki) @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ Commentary: |- This is not one of those songs. - Near the start of this fanmusic album project [[artist:elaine-wang|orngjce223]] asked for someone to remix [[artist:mk-97|MK_97's]] [[track:homestuck-title-screen|"Homestuck Title Theme"]], while incorporating more motifs from Homestuck's music. I decided sure why not? And then this song was born. So Beginnings is a remix of a remix, really. The original was a remix of [[track:skies-of-skaia|"Skies of Skaia"]] - I added the motifs from [[track:homestuck|"Homestuck"]] and [[track:theme|"Alternia"]] because I felt they were representative of the kids' and the trolls' journeys respectively. I mean come on, the title is RIGHT THERE. So yeah. + Near the start of this fanmusic album project [[artist:elaine-wang|orngjce223]] asked for someone to remix [[artist:mk-97|MK_97's]] [[track:homestuck-title-screen|"Homestuck Title Theme"]], while incorporating more motifs from Homestuck's music. I decided sure why not? And then this song was born. So Beginnings is a remix of a remix, really. The original was a remix of [["Skies of Skaia"]] - I added the motifs from [["Homestuck"]] and [[track:theme|"Alternia"]] because I felt they were representative of the kids' and the trolls' journeys respectively. I mean come on, the title is RIGHT THERE. So yeah. Since it was a title screen tune, I pretty much drew on what I remembered from game title screens to make it. Really, the only specific influence I can recall is that the piano part at the end was inspired by Kingdom Hearts' title screen tune (["Dearly Beloved"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25QXnhVijQ)). I love that song. @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ Commentary: |- One of my two submissions to the Land of Fans and Music album, an unofficial compilation of fanmusic created within the Homestuck fandom. The other submission was [[MeGaDanceVaNia]]. - This was not only the first track on the album, but really the only track that was specifically composed for the album. Or remixed, rather. The initiator of the project, [[artist:elaine-wang|OJ]], requested for a remix to be done of MK_97's [[track:homestuck-title-screen|"Homestuck Title Screen,"]] while incorporating more motifs from the comic. I took up that request, and churned this out. + This was not only the first track on the album, but really the only track that was specifically composed for the album. Or remixed, rather. The initiator of the project, [[artist:elaine-wang|OJ]], requested for a remix to be done of MK_97's [["Homestuck Title Screen,"]] while incorporating more motifs from the comic. I took up that request, and churned this out. This song was basically a nostalgia bomb for me; I just had to think back to the days of playing SNES-era RPGs, and what I thought a title screen tune should sound like. Chrono Trigger's [title screen tune](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU1rM8UYpus), in particular, was a big influence, as was the simple ["Dearly Beloved"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25QXnhVijQ) from Kingdom Hearts. The chiptune aesthetic certainly helped! --- @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/the-land-of-wind-and-shade - https://youtu.be/nFAMTC_I-Ns Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - John - LoWaS @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ Commentary: |- ([Live recording video!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Wjb6PrRqg)) - <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary) There, uh, isn't that much to tell about this piece. I had originally envisioned John sitting with his legs hanging over the edge or something and I have a clearer idea now of what I could have done! But this was back at the start of the project and my art skills were rusty so yeah. Very simple piece. Just the land based off of what we see in the comic, and John. --- @@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/first-guardian-last-stand - https://youtu.be/kVbmMiXPbC8 Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - Doc Scratch - LoWaS @@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ Commentary: |- ...uh, never mind. - <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary) This one was a bit of an oops moment haha! The way it was originally posted, I had thought the song title was "Chasing Fireflies" but as it turns out, that is Chase's full username. I had already made this up though. Doc Scratch standing on John's planet for some reason. With fireflies in the background. --- @@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/land-of-wrath-and-angels - https://youtu.be/qiPWW6m3QUQ Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - Eridan - Angels @@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ Commentary: |- Mud Fact: I wrote the second part of the melody when I was 12 and trying to play the Castlevania 4 theme by ear. I was kind of dumb when I was 12. - <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary) LoWaA was the first piece where I started to get creative. I saw a really cool looking LoWaA on DevArt and wanted to replicate the gothic atmosphere it created with the same color scheme. So I came up with this. A cathedralesque building in the foreground with Eridan sneaking around and a collection of other buildings in the back with Angels looking for him. --- @@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/vigilante-cornered - https://youtu.be/5Yb4SeK7-Mw Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - Mindfang - Redglare @@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ Commentary: |- <code style="color: #008b8b">1 COULD N3V3R S33 TH4T S1D3 OF TH3 CO1N.</code> - <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary) After a fierce battle with the Marquise Mindfang, Redglare flees the battle feeling content that she has dealt a blow to her arch-nemesis. Mindfang looks down focusing her powers and concentrating on her foe, but to no avail. The Neophyte has already guarded her mind against the invasion. And so with a cackle from one, and a curse from the other the two combatants go their separate ways until their next encounter. --- @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/a-fashionable-escape - https://youtu.be/WEdZedw0Fno Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - Kanaya # Sampled Tracks: @@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ Commentary: |- Ah this is one of those songs I'm particularly proud of for making. It was for this AU thing I was doing, in which Kanaya Maryam was a super secret spy having to break into the Big Boss Sollux's base with Karkat as an informer. That didn't pan out though, but I still managed to make this beauty. It's heavily, heavily inspired by Yoko Kanno, my favorite composer. The idea is that the first half is when she's sneaking about going through, knowing that this is important, THIS IS SERIOUS, and she can't risk it here. She stumbles upon a computer, with a typewriter as a keyboard for whatever reason, and then the alarm goes off she gets caught and the big bad chase action scene starts. I had worked on it for about a month, and I kept losing progress because of crashes, but [[artist:eston-schweickart|Silence]] convinced me to finish it, and boy am I glad he did. - <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary) A nice, simple piece. Fashion in Homestuck is associated with Kanaya in my mind so I came up with the idea of Kanaya seeking to escape something, and then halfway through the song the klaxon alarm kicks in. Thus we get this piece of art. --- @@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Mal McGannon:</i> (booklet commentary) - I've always liked the Midnight Crew album, [[album:midnight-crew-drawing-dead|Drawing Dead]]; it's got this delicious synergy between jazz and techno with a dark overtone that is super sexy. (I'm a big fan.) Another thing I'm a big fan of is [[artist:erik-scheele|Jit]] and his music, because Jit's mad talented. So when I was in the shower one morning (where I do my best thinking) and I had the idea for a Midnight Crew cover of Jit's song from [[album:the-felt]], [[track:the-broken-clock|"The Broken Clock"]], I filed it away under "future stuff to do", because it's rare I have what I consider a good idea with regards to composition. + I've always liked the Midnight Crew album, [[album:midnight-crew-drawing-dead|Drawing Dead]]; it's got this delicious synergy between jazz and techno with a dark overtone that is super sexy. (I'm a big fan.) Another thing I'm a big fan of is [[artist:erik-scheele|Jit]] and his music, because Jit's mad talented. So when I was in the shower one morning (where I do my best thinking) and I had the idea for a Midnight Crew cover of Jit's song from [[album:the-felt]], [["The Broken Clock"]], I filed it away under "future stuff to do", because it's rare I have what I consider a good idea with regards to composition. So I worked for quite a while on this: improvising on piano, listening to Drawing Dead over and over and analyzing the different styles of each instrument, writing things down, plugging them into my computer, hating it, writing new parts, adding material, cutting material, hating it more, et cetera, ad infinitum. The final result is still something I'm not completely happy with, but I think I can declare it as done as it'll ever be. So, I hope you enjoy it, and the rest of the first ever Homestuck Fan Album! @@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ Commentary: |- Fun fact: the music box meldoy was originally one octave lower, and an entirely different instrument. The music box ended up sounding terrible in that octave, so I raised it. - Another fun fact: I completely forgot that [[track:jades-lullaby|"Jade's Lullaby"]] was a track from [[album:homestuck-vol-5|Volume 5]]. This song is unrelated. + Another fun fact: I completely forgot that [["Jade's Lullaby"]] was a track from [[album:homestuck-vol-5|Volume 5]]. This song is unrelated. <i>kayak:</i> (booklet commentary) @@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-rush - https://youtu.be/LiewiuFbFJo Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - John - Breath @@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ Commentary: |- I basically condensed the beginning events of Homestuck into a 20 second flash animation, so I decided to play on that same idea for the bgm. I came up with a remix that was a 20 second 8-bit loop track based on [[Sburban Jungle]]. I added the bridge and fadeout at a later time to make it nicer to listen to on its own. - <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary) I have always liked silhouette pieces. I knew that I wanted to draw John running. I briefly considered doing all four kids but decided against it, Sburban Jungle is John's theme after all, and the color scheme would look better with just him. From there it was a simple matter of posing him and arranging the rest of the piece. I think that this is one of the ones I am most proud of, even if it's very simple. --- @@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ Commentary: |- This is a commentary! Just saying this in case you accidentally clicked on this pdf and got lost. - But anyway, I guess I should talk about my track 'Jackie Treats'. The initial creation, or rather, remixing, of this track started - as far as I can remember - when I began messing around with one of the melodies of from [[track:liquid-negrocity|'Liquid Negrocity']], which is probably one of my favourite pieces off [[album:midnight-crew-drawing-dead|the Midnight Crew album]]. + But anyway, I guess I should talk about my track 'Jackie Treats'. The initial creation, or rather, remixing, of this track started - as far as I can remember - when I began messing around with one of the melodies of from [['Liquid Negrocity']], which is probably one of my favourite pieces off [[album:midnight-crew-drawing-dead|the Midnight Crew album]]. I created quite a neat little piano piece, which is heard at around 0:59 to 1:10. This is pretty much what helped me get into a rhythm for the song, and before I kenw it I began composing around it. It was probably towards the very end of the song, when I added the jazz organ into the piece that made me think of 'Bec Noir' having horrible thoughts concerning dog treats. So I decided to name the WIP track 'Jackie Treats' (The name kinda stuck). @@ -946,14 +946,17 @@ Commentary: |- Originally this picture didn't have Rose in it at all. It was just a generic silhouette standing, holding a star on a specibus card. That was kinda lame, and didn't really fit the feel of the song. I think I improved it. --- Track: Maibasojen -Artists: -- Isoraķatheð Zorethan F. +Suffix Directory: true +Always Reference By Directory: true +Main Release: Maibasojen Duration: 3:13 URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/maibasojen - https://youtu.be/-P9FdBPpY04 Cover Artists: - Isoraķatheð Zorethan F. +Referenced Artworks: +- Maibasojen Commentary: |- <i>Isoraķatheð Zorethan F.:</i> (booklet commentary) @@ -971,7 +974,7 @@ Commentary: |- [1] Sometimes the B, S and J are flopped around each other because the name has never really been fixed; pronunciation is IPA except that <j> is /ʔ/. - [2] The entire album is called Palokrai and is cut into two parts. The reference to the alphabet was not planned out at first; instead the first few pieces I wrote just happened to avoid each other by first letter and I thought to continue that down that road until it ends. Letters are picked without decision. As described later, M is picked 3rd from the end. Looking at the album art of the others, it appears that the box at the bottom is to ensure that the presence of the box and the colour together uniquely determine which song in the album it is. + [2] The entire album is called Palokrai and is cut into [[album:palokrai-i|two]] [[album:palokrai-ii|parts]]. The reference to the alphabet was not planned out at first; instead the first few pieces I wrote just happened to avoid each other by first letter and I thought to continue that down that road until it ends. Letters are picked without decision. As described later, M is picked 3rd from the end. Looking at the album art of the others, it appears that the box at the bottom is to ensure that the presence of the box and the colour together uniquely determine which song in the album it is. I *believe* that every piece has a four-syllable name, and if it won't fit on one line in the default font then it's split into two visually. There is however never a space in the name. @@ -1127,10 +1130,8 @@ Cover Artists: - TheifofTruth Art Tags: - John -MIDI Project Files: -- Title: MIDI by Twix Stix (from Sburbmon) - Files: - - 'Under the Hat - Twix Stix.mid' +Referenced Tracks: +- Under the Hat battle mix Commentary: |- <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (booklet commentary) @@ -1624,7 +1625,7 @@ Commentary: |- --- Track: Salamander Fiesta Artists: -- The Lovable Tramp +- Domble Duration: 3:14 URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/salamander-fiesta @@ -1637,7 +1638,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Doctor Commentary: |- - <i>The Lovable Tramp:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Domble:</i> (booklet commentary) This is what happens when someone is obsessed with Homestuck and afro-cuban grooves at the same time. @@ -1655,7 +1656,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/megalovaniac - https://youtu.be/a9URB9XKhH4 Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - Vriska Referenced Tracks: @@ -1667,7 +1668,7 @@ Commentary: |- Strangely, the guitar used to record this broke shortly after doing so, followed by a massive string of equipment failures with my studio setup, so I wasn't capable of redoing the track for this release. I blame using a seven-string for is now apparently an eight-string's song and somehow getting cursed with horrible luck. Alas, you can't blame fictional children on an insurance claim. - <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary) [[track:MeGaLoVania]] + Rock. A potent combination when mixed! A similar yet more complex piece when compared to [[track:a-fashionable-escape|Fashionable Escape]]. Both had characters that I cut out of the panel and edited to fit my purposes. I really do like how this one turned out though. My original draft had curtains on each side of her. I went back and cut them out though. I thought "okay, it's metal, there should be smoke". The lights were already in place so when I added the smoke effect I was awed by the effect it had. From there I touched things up and added Vriska's background lights. ::::) --- @@ -1679,7 +1680,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/shame-and-doubt - https://youtu.be/ar5r6MQJJMc Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - Dave - Terezi @@ -1690,7 +1691,7 @@ Commentary: |- you know, just in case you're deaf but still want to enjoy this song. - <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary) For this one I was at a loss on what to do. I turned and asked Trogg what he thought it was about and he said the bond between Bro and Dave. And so this became a piece about Dave. I thought it fit with the song title to where it be post-Bro's death and it being Dave unsure about what to do from there. Dave is doubting his own abilities and giving Davesprite and Bro a send-off while Terezi watches through her monitor ashamed of what she has partially caused. --- @@ -1876,7 +1877,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/farewell - https://youtu.be/SHzmF_sSCi0 Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - John - Karkat @@ -1890,7 +1891,7 @@ Commentary: |- My approach to music is very dramatic. When I create music I tend to visualise very specific scenes which take place when it plays. Farewell was originally intended to accompany the scene where John discovered Mom and Dad were dead. At this point in the story it could have gone any way, so I started playing around and doing improvisations based around the [[track:showtime-piano-refrain|Showtime]] theme, being a theme central to John. After messing around some more for a while I realised that a more bittersweet touch worked better though, and that instead of being used for lamenting, in my minds eye the piece seemed to fit something more akin to a goodbye, such as a scene displaying the kids and trolls parting ways. - <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> (booklet commentary) + <i>Cadalyst:</i> (booklet commentary) This piece is based on what I hope will happen (still). After joining forces to defeat Jack, the kids' ultimate reward is unlocked and the trolls either go back to their own world, or accompany the kids. John is the last to leave and you can see the shadows of Terezi and Karkat. John gives a final wave before stepping through the door, Karkat gives a last farewell gesture in response. A bittersweet ending indeed. --- @@ -1901,6 +1902,7 @@ Duration: 7:59 URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/heir-seer-knight-witch - https://youtu.be/YT2a2jI8_Yo +- https://soundcloud.com/joe-griffith/heriseerknightwitch Cover Artists: - kayak Art Tags: @@ -1927,6 +1929,16 @@ Commentary: |- However, as Christmas approached, I made the decision to inform all my clients that I would be taking time off writing music for a few weeks to "celebrate the holidays", which in actual fact resulted in the creation of this arrangement! Hope you enjoy! + + <i>Joe Griffith:</i> ([SoundCloud comments](https://soundcloud.com/joe-griffith/heriseerknightwitch), 2/19/2011-2/25/2011) + + > (2:03) wow what chord change is that - great stuff! u working in sibelius? + + That should be a fairly simple G#m -> Bb change. Currently I do all of my work in Logic Pro 9! + + > cheers ah simple but so effective because of the previous...ok pro logic - i actually wondered whether you scored the stuff but nevermind! i'm following you - i've started do some orchestral stuff! wonder what you think of my friends orch. arrangement of my song "Smithfield" + + I score when I need to - which is to say, not very often! I use Finale for that though, rather than Sibelius (just what got me first I guess) I had a listen - nice stuff! Great voice :) --- Track: Cutscene at the End of the Hallway Artists: |