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diff --git a/album/lofam2.yaml b/album/lofam2.yaml index c3c82a4d..a97f31ca 100644 --- a/album/lofam2.yaml +++ b/album/lofam2.yaml @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Joe Ouellet:</i> (composer, booklet commentary) - Before making this song, I had wanted to do a remix of [[Doctor]] for a while. There are so many remixes and different versions of this song that I knew there were infinite possibilities when it came to remixing the song. When it finally came time to start, I wanted to go for the *spacey,* electronic, •hardcore* sounding style that I attempted a little bit with [[Electrocumulus]]. This song actually turned out much better than I expected. When confronted for a name for this piece, I wanted to name it something like [[track:planet-healer|"Planet Healer."]] I decided to just swap out a few synonyms and voila, Satellite Physician was done! + Before making this song, I had wanted to do a remix of [[Doctor]] for a while. There are so many remixes and different versions of this song that I knew there were infinite possibilities when it came to remixing the song. When it finally came time to start, I wanted to go for the *spacey,* electronic, •hardcore* sounding style that I attempted a little bit with [[Electrocumulus]]. This song actually turned out much better than I expected. When confronted for a name for this piece, I wanted to name it something like [["Planet Healer."]] I decided to just swap out a few synonyms and voila, Satellite Physician was done! <i>grayscaleOddysey:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary) @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Commentary: |- <i>David Ellis:</i> (composer, [Tumblr](https://ducksual.tumblr.com/post/19764454588/a-study-in-skaia-this-is-essentially-an)) - This is essentially an arrangement of [[artist:mark-j-hadley|Mark Hadley’s]] [[track:skies-of-skaia|‘Skies of Skaia’]] from the [[album:homestuck-vol-1|first Homestuck album]] with lots of acoustic guitars. + This is essentially an arrangement of Mark Hadley’s [[‘Skies of Skaia’]] from the first Homestuck album with lots of acoustic guitars. I found that with slight retuning and a capo it was possible to play the whole of the main theme with harmonics on guitar and so was messing around with an arrangement based on that and ended up doing this. Without retuning it’s not really possible to play the top note of the last repeat cleanly. It was originally just going to be acoustics but then distortion happened for the second part. @@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Rectify Suffix Directory: true Always Reference By Directory: true -Artists: -- Thomas Ibarra +Main Release: 'Shenanigans: MSPA' Duration: 2:52 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/rectify @@ -288,14 +287,10 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Jack Noir - Green Sun -Referenced Tracks: -- Liquid Negrocity -- Atomyk Ebonpyre -- Showtime (Piano Refrain) Commentary: |- <i>Thomas Ibarra:</i> (composer, booklet commentary) - My second entry to [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|the music contest]], Rectify, was a follow-up to [[track:irradiated-lofam2]] in that it presented the same goal of making something different with the [[Black]]/[[Liquid Negrocity]] leitmotif. In this composition, based on Cascade, the menacing tone of Black would be turned into a battle theme for the good, as if Jack had performed a heelturn in light of impressive character development. It was a fun, fulfilling project that taught me many new things. + My second entry to [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|the music contest]], Rectify, was a follow-up to [[track:irradiated-shenanigans-mspa|Irradiated]] in that it presented the same goal of making something different with the [[Black]]/[[Liquid Negrocity]] leitmotif. In this composition, based on Cascade, the menacing tone of Black would be turned into a battle theme for the good, as if Jack had performed a heelturn in light of impressive character development. It was a fun, fulfilling project that taught me many new things. --- Track: Rabbunctious! Additional Names: @@ -397,7 +392,7 @@ Commentary: |- <hr> - This song was nominated to be on the [[album:lofam|Land of Fans and Music]] album, an unofficial compilation of Homestuck fanmusic. However, I chose to submit [[track:beginnings-press-start-to-play|Beginnings]] and [[track:megadancevania|MeGaDanceVaNia]] over it. I'm actually really proud of this remix; I'm usually terrible at slow songs, but this one just works. It's suitably bittersweet, and a sombre take on an event otherwise presented in a light-hearted manner. + This song was nominated to be on the [[album:lofam|Land of Fans and Music]] album, an unofficial compilation of Homestuck fanmusic. However, I chose to submit [[track:beginnings-press-start-to-play|Beginnings]] and [[MeGaDanceVaNia]] over it. I'm actually really proud of this remix; I'm usually terrible at slow songs, but this one just works. It's suitably bittersweet, and a sombre take on an event otherwise presented in a light-hearted manner. --- Track: Unforgiving Terrain Additional Names: @@ -418,7 +413,7 @@ Art Tags: - Jack Noir - Frog Temple - Pumpkin -- +- Referenced Tracks: - Endless Expanse - Carapacian Dominion @@ -555,7 +550,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Riki Tsuji:</i> (composer, [Tumblr](https://dog-noise.tumblr.com/post/18814442802)) - New remix! This is “JackBot”, a remix of [[track:jackpot|“Jackpot”]] by [[artist:marcy-nabors|Shadolith]] (or Steamlord313, whatever) and [[artist:charles-neudorf|Crazy-8]], which they collaborated on for the [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|Homestuck music contest]]. Unfortunately the original submission didn’t get chosen, but it’s hella kickass so go check it out! Makes me wonder how damn good the other submissions must have been. + New remix! This is “JackBot”, a remix of [[“Jackpot”]] by [[artist:marcy-nabors|Shadolith]] (or Steamlord313, whatever) and [[artist:charles-neudorf|Crazy-8]], which they collaborated on for the [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|Homestuck music contest]]. Unfortunately the original submission didn’t get chosen, but it’s hella kickass so go check it out! Makes me wonder how damn good the other submissions must have been. <i>Brad Griffin:</i> (booklet editor) @@ -594,7 +589,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (composer, booklet commentary) - one day I found a guitar thing and messed around with [[track:crystalanthemums|crystalanthemums]] + one day I found a guitar thing and messed around with [[crystalanthemums]] that's it @@ -1046,7 +1041,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Charles Neudorf:</i> (composer, booklet commentary) - Soulb0t was conceived after I tried writing the familiar [[track:psych0ruins|Psych0ruins]] arpeggio to test out a new synth I downloaded. It sounded really cool to me, so I figured "why not just write an electronic remix of Psych0ruins all together." So I did just that. It took a while to get the melody just right, and if it wasn't for the various friends who helped me to decide what sounded good or bad, the song wouldn't have sounded nearly as good. + Soulb0t was conceived after I tried writing the familiar [[Psych0ruins]] arpeggio to test out a new synth I downloaded. It sounded really cool to me, so I figured "why not just write an electronic remix of Psych0ruins all together." So I did just that. It took a while to get the melody just right, and if it wasn't for the various friends who helped me to decide what sounded good or bad, the song wouldn't have sounded nearly as good. --- Track: Fighting Spirit Artists: @@ -1083,7 +1078,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Kevin Grant:</i> (composer, booklet commentary) - My goal was to mash up as many Gomestuck songs as I could. I ended up mixing 12 together. I really think the part at the end with [[Black]], [[track:showtime-original-mix|Showtime]] and [[track:beatdown-strider-style|Beatdown]] works well, and I discovered that Showtime is the Homestuck equivalent of [[track:guiles-theme|Guile's Theme]]: It goes with everything. + My goal was to mash up as many Gomestuck songs as I could. I ended up mixing 12 together. I really think the part at the end with [[Black]], [[track:showtime-original-mix|Showtime]] and [[track:beatdown-strider-style|Beatdown]] works well, and I discovered that Showtime is the Homestuck equivalent of [[Guile's Theme]]: It goes with everything. <i>AS:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary) @@ -1110,6 +1105,8 @@ Art Tags: - 'cw: blood' - Warhammer of Zillyhoo - Breath +Previous Productions: +- track:irradiated-thomas-ibarra Referenced Tracks: - Harlequin - Liquid Negrocity @@ -1181,7 +1178,9 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:ruins - Dawn of Man - the rose rap -- Cascade +Sampled Tracks: +- Upward Movement (Dave Owns) +- Savior of the Dreaming Dead (Cascade Cut) Commentary: |- <i>Domble:</i> (composer, booklet commentary) @@ -1226,6 +1225,14 @@ Commentary: |- **BONUS:** When I was starting work on this, instead of copying the texture layer, I accidentally copied Jack over from the layered version of the [[track:stalemate-play-the-rain]] track art. I couldn't bear to delete him from the file, so he got to stay on the condition that his layer stayed invisible. Sometimes I'd make it visible when I was bored! Poor guy just keeps getting chased by things - first an angry PM and now an angry sea denizen!) <small>#lune draws things once every blue moon #lune is still terrible at commentary but that's okay?</small> +Referencing Sources: |- + <i>Makin:</i> ([HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/935007764042874931/1343707380411662457), 2/24/2025) + + definitely samples [[track:upward-movement-dave-owns|UW]] and not just references + + <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor, 6/16/2025) + + See discussion in the HSMusic Discord ([#references-roundup](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/1353743089164095548/1384246673856790569)). Our original source for references across LOFAM2 was [NSND](https://homestuck.net/music/references.html), which lists this track as referencing [[Cascade]]. This is basically correct, since NSND didn't distinguish between references and samples, and the unique sampled material is the vinyl scratch effect which actually was introduced in the Cascade medley. We're including it as a sample of [[Savior of the Dreaming Dead (Cascade Cut)]] because that's how the wiki represents the segment of Cascade which includes that sample. --- Track: Sburban Genesis Suffix Directory: true @@ -1304,6 +1311,10 @@ Commentary: |- <center><i><big>BNORKEL</big></i></center> + <i>Thomas Ferkol:</i> ([Tumblr](https://eidolonorpheus.tumblr.com/post/15542861701/a-track-that-was-on-the-rose-album-a-section-of), 1/8/2012) + + A track that was on the Rose album. A section of the album centered around her traveling across each world, and this was LOHAC's sort of theme. Couldn't see a use in the comic at this point, so now it is here. I am happy with it, even with the use of a stock drum sample from GarageBand. + <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor, 10/3/2023) The consort designs pictured here are based on those from Homestuck pages 3626 and 3642, [Be teenage girl from another universe.](https://www.homestuck.com/story/3626) and [Rose: Go dark.](https://www.homestuck.com/story/3642) @@ -1367,7 +1378,7 @@ URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/o-disk-2-o - https://youtu.be/vSVpByKsjwA Cover Artists: -- melodiousDiscord +- Cadalyst Art Tags: - LoFaM - Fans @@ -1617,12 +1628,12 @@ Commentary: |- - 1:11 - [[track:olive-rogue]] - [[artist:eston-schweickart|Eston "silence" Schweickart]] - 1:26 - [[track:ruins]] - [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]] - 1:38 - [[track:lotus]] - [[artist:seth-peelle|Seth "Beatfox" Peelle]] - - 1:49 - [[track:bl1nd-just1c3-1nv3st1g4t1on|BL1ND JUST1C3 : 1NV3ST1G4T1ON!!]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] + - 1:49 - [[BL1ND JUST1C3 : 1NV3ST1G4T1ON!!]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] - 2:07 - [[track:chorale-for-jaspers]] - [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]] - 2:24 - [[track:another-jungle]] - [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]] - 2:30 - [[track:lets-all-rock-the-heist]] - [[artist:rj-lake|Robert J! Lake]] - 2:47 - [[track:derse-dreamers]] - [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri]] - - 2:57 - [[track:carbon-nadsat-cuestick-genius|Carbon Nadsat/Cuestick Genius]] - [[artist:rj-lake|Robert J! Lake]] + - 2:57 - [[Carbon Nadsat/Cuestick Genius]] - [[artist:rj-lake|Robert J! Lake]] - 3:10 - [[track:three-in-the-morning]] - [[artist:clark-powell|Clark "Plazmataz" Powell]] - 3:22 - [[track:black]] - [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]] - 3:33 - [[track:trollcops]] - [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]] @@ -1643,8 +1654,8 @@ Commentary: |- - 8:57 - [[track:cascade-beta]] - [[artist:tensei|Joren "Tensei" de Bruin]] - 9:20 - [[track:flare]] - [[artist:clark-powell|Clark "Plazmataz" Powell]] - 9:44 - [[track:savior-of-the-dreaming-dead]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] - - 10:07 - [[track:black-hole-green-sun|Black Hole/Green Sun]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] - - 10:53 - [[track:at-the-price-of-oblivion|At the Price of Oblivion]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] + - 10:07 - [[Black Hole/Green Sun]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] + - 10:53 - [[At the Price of Oblivion]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] --- Track: Trapped Suffix Directory: true @@ -2107,7 +2118,7 @@ Commentary: |- <b>Homestuck Music Contest Entry #2 - Embittered Shore</b> <i>(MT&HK)</i> - This second entry is one for Mobius Trip and/or Hadron Kaleido - it's a bit more serious than my first. The idea behind this is, I suppose, what I believed the story behind MT&HK is from the [[album:mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido|album]], in particular [[No Release]] and [[track:lies-with-the-sea|Lies with the Sea]]. I see the entire concept as highly Romantic, with metaphorical emphasis on the feminine Nature (Hadron) vs. masculine Science (Mobius) development that was a popular topic of creative exploration in the 19th century. + This second entry is one for Mobius Trip and/or Hadron Kaleido - it's a bit more serious than my first. The idea behind this is, I suppose, what I believed the story behind MT&HK is from the [[album:mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido|album]], in particular [[No Release]] and [[Lies with the Sea]]. I see the entire concept as highly Romantic, with metaphorical emphasis on the feminine Nature (Hadron) vs. masculine Science (Mobius) development that was a popular topic of creative exploration in the 19th century. Artwork has been used with permission by the awesome [[artist:tavia-morra|Tavia]]. I would also like to point out that this song is in no way officially endorsed by either [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Bowman]], Tavia or What Pumpkin. @@ -2175,7 +2186,7 @@ Art Tags: Commentary: |- <i>Willow Ascenzo:</i> (composer, booklet commentary) - I began "Finale Strife" as a long, slow-burning build-up song for the final battle with Lord English, in a similar vein to ["Finale Toccata"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKiQ8m4C_CY) from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. That, however, didn't pan out, and it ended up turning into a fast-paced, high-energy strife theme more in the vein of ["The Curse of Sorrow"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJhva1jvWw) from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (the only Castlevania game I've actually come close to beating), especially the organ, electric guitar, and snappy drum kit. The main melody has some resemblance to the Black King's theme from [[track:rex-duodecim-angelus|"Rex Duodecim Angelus"]] by [[artist:malcolm-brown]], but not enough to qualify as a remix or arrangement. + I began "Finale Strife" as a long, slow-burning build-up song for the final battle with Lord English, in a similar vein to ["Finale Toccata"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKiQ8m4C_CY) from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. That, however, didn't pan out, and it ended up turning into a fast-paced, high-energy strife theme more in the vein of ["The Curse of Sorrow"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJhva1jvWw) from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (the only Castlevania game I've actually come close to beating), especially the organ, electric guitar, and snappy drum kit. The main melody has some resemblance to the Black King's theme from [["Rex Duodecim Angelus"]] by [[artist:malcolm-brown]], but not enough to qualify as a remix or arrangement. <i>Ducky Senpai:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary) @@ -2451,7 +2462,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Willow Ascenzo:</i> (composer, booklet commentary) - When I started "Ave Dei Novi" (a song made just for Land of Fans and Music 2), I fully intended that it would be the biggest, strongest, most well-composed, best Homestuck fan composition I've worked on to date, a sort of capstone of Homestuck fan music. The first [[album:lofam|Land of Fans and Music]] had two of my early songs on it, and I felt it was appropriate that I do my best and show how far I'd come in a year for the second album. "Ave Dei Novi" takes its cue, partially, from the bombastic and incredible Gundam Unicorn soundtrack by Sawano Hiroyuki, especially in the orchestra and percussion grooves, which I worked very hard on. I think I'm most proud of the bongo groove breakdown in the middle and the [[track:atomyk-ebonpyre|"Atomyk Ebonpyre"]] section near the end. Those two parts ended up especially fantastic. + When I started "Ave Dei Novi" (a song made just for Land of Fans and Music 2), I fully intended that it would be the biggest, strongest, most well-composed, best Homestuck fan composition I've worked on to date, a sort of capstone of Homestuck fan music. The first [[album:lofam|Land of Fans and Music]] had two of my early songs on it, and I felt it was appropriate that I do my best and show how far I'd come in a year for the second album. "Ave Dei Novi" takes its cue, partially, from the bombastic and incredible Gundam Unicorn soundtrack by Sawano Hiroyuki, especially in the orchestra and percussion grooves, which I worked very hard on. I think I'm most proud of the bongo groove breakdown in the middle and the [["Atomyk Ebonpyre"]] section near the end. Those two parts ended up especially fantastic. <i>xkoraxayomex:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary) |