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diff --git a/album/lofam5a2.yaml b/album/lofam5a2.yaml index ecec986d..58b75775 100644 --- a/album/lofam5a2.yaml +++ b/album/lofam5a2.yaml @@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ Album: Land of Fans and Music 5 Act 2 Directory: lofam5a2 Date: September 16, 2023 Date Added: September 16, 2023 +Additional Names: +- Name: >- + LOFAM 5 Act 2 + Annotation: >- + [YouTube playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkHKl1tLvgY_IAXBu82Qlx9nZI_cZ3fH2) URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/album/land-of-fans-and-music-5-act-2 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkHKl1tLvgY_IAXBu82Qlx9nZI_cZ3fH2 @@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ Additional Files: - bg.png Commentary: |- <i>Unofficial MSPA Fans:</i> - (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L_53bD1JeE">Album premiere stream w/ chat</a>) + ([Album premiere stream w/ chat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L_53bD1JeE)) <i>Grace Medley:</i> “This almost didn’t happen.” @@ -69,16 +74,21 @@ Commentary: |- I can ask for a better team, witness me: I want [[group:toby-fox|Toby Fox]] for LOFAM 6. I’m gonna make this happen, I swear it on [[Penumbra Phantasm|PP’s]] name. <i>tempest2k:</i> - hi I'm tempest2k! I organized the metadata for this album download! if you are reading this it means you care enough about this music that I will take advantage of your interest by plugging my own stuff. mwahahaha! <a href="http://inhospitable.net">check out my comic</a> + hi I'm tempest2k! I organized the metadata for this album download! if you are reading this it means you care enough about this music that I will take advantage of your interest by plugging my own stuff. mwahahaha! [check out my comic](http://inhospitable.net) thank to everyone reading for caring so much about homestuck music. everyone who worked on this album should be incredibly proud to have been a part of something so magical. --- Section: Disc 1 --- Track: '[S] DISC 1 ==>' +Additional Names: +- Name: >- + [S] DISC 1 + Annotation: >- + [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxTJ0EZhcL8) Artists: - Grace Medley -Duration: '0:24' +Duration: 0:24 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/s-disc-1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxTJ0EZhcL8 @@ -86,12 +96,12 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:intermission-lofam4 Commentary: |- <i>Grace Medley:</i> - That’s right, baby. Dis(c/k) jingles are fucking back. I want to give a huge shoutout to [[artist:lambda-bledsoe|Lambda]], who always championed the importance of the jingle when [[album:lofam4|LOFAM 4]] was in development, uh... \*checks calendar, screams for twenty solid seconds* years ago. I do this mainly because I stole her idea wholesale. LOFAM 4 took the melodies of its jingles from LOFAMs (LsOFAM?) [[album:lofam|1]], [[album:lofam2|2]], and [[album:lofam3|3]] respectively, and since this album also got to being absolutely bloody huge like that one did, it would be fun to do the same by quoting something from 4, then [[album:lofam5|5]], then 5 act 2 – and since you’re reading this alongside the very start of the album, that means maybe you haven’t even heard what the last one references yet. Exciting! + That’s right, baby. Dis(c/k) jingles are fucking back. I want to give a huge shoutout to [[artist:lambda-elise-merryberry|Lambda]], who always championed the importance of the jingle when [[album:lofam4|LOFAM 4]] was in development, uh... \*checks calendar, screams for twenty solid seconds* years ago. I do this mainly because I stole her idea wholesale. LOFAM 4 took the melodies of its jingles from LOFAMs (LsOFAM?) [[album:lofam|1]], [[album:lofam2|2]], and [[album:lofam3|3]] respectively, and since this album also got to being absolutely bloody huge like that one did, it would be fun to do the same by quoting something from 4, then [[album:lofam5|5]], then 5 act 2 – and since you’re reading this alongside the very start of the album, that means maybe you haven’t even heard what the last one references yet. Exciting! --- Track: LAND OF PULSE AND HAZE Artists: - METIANULL -Duration: '2:21' +Duration: 2:21 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/land-of-pulse-and-haze-2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=remsqvqdbhM @@ -113,7 +123,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Moonlight Riders Artists: - John Tay -Duration: '1:31' +Duration: 1:31 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/moonlight-riders - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUUusyhF1rs @@ -149,12 +159,12 @@ Commentary: |- the trackname + the chaotix cover made me wanna draw a night scene n with prospitian gold n dersite purple it landed me in a lovely CMYKish colourscheme - highly recommend listening 2 this track loopin for like a half hour + close ur eyes n imagine u suck at sonic levels. + highly recommend listening 2 this track loopin for like a half hour + close ur eyes n imagine u suck at sonic levels. --- Track: Sunslambo Artists: - nononimo -Duration: '3:05' +Duration: 3:05 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sunslambo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxySMW0dTds @@ -172,9 +182,9 @@ Commentary: |- "Breakbeat" and especially "Breakcore" sound like names of Homestuck fan-adventures after all the good names have been taken. That adventure would sadly never get past the introduction of the third kid, entering a hiatus after he captchalogues the hair gel used to maintain his 2000-style frosted tips. That guy might sound very unlike you and me, but I bet he would love this song, as you're about to. --- Track: Duet -Directory: duet-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:duet -Duration: '2:38' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:duet +Duration: 2:38 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/duet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n60BifD0Lc @@ -196,9 +206,14 @@ Commentary: |- I tried my best to replicate the Ghibli style whilst still keeping it Homestuck. Researching Ghibli backgrounds was quite fascinating, because until then I hadn’t realised Hayao Miyazaki liked to create a sense of openness with his scenes. The composition of them often involves a large open plain and then a small section for the focal point, so I tried doing the same thing with this piece. Keeping Rose and John to the right-hand side, while giving the sense of a much larger and calmer open space to the left. --- Track: Grave of the Fireflies +Additional Names: +- Name: Grave of the Fireflies (Firefly Remix) + Annotation: '[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=har3VS51HBY)' Artists: - Rainy -Duration: '2:38' +Contributors: +- ruby (mastering) +Duration: 2:38 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/grave-of-the-fireflies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEXpSE32PDg @@ -218,11 +233,11 @@ Commentary: |- I felt very strongly about making this watercolor, but also, was too lazy to actually get my paints out. It was fun trying to replicate my watercolor style digitally. --- Track: Dictator -Directory: dictator-lofam5a2 +Suffix Directory: true Always Reference By Directory: true Artists: - Thomas Ferkol -Duration: '3:44' +Duration: 3:44 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/dictator - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H05HNGKfACQ @@ -238,9 +253,9 @@ Commentary : |- Ultimate Dirk broods moodily over some epic matter of doubtlessly transcendent existential importance. The text in the background was transcribed directly from my well-thumbed physical copy of the epilogues. I kinda forgot what the interior of the Theseus looked like so I defaulted to a bunch of Galfany-esque tech. --- Track: vriskafic8ion -Artists: -- Ash Taylor -Duration: '2:34' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:vriskafic8ion +Duration: 2:34 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/vriskafic8ion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr5UUqGtjiw @@ -250,18 +265,16 @@ Art Tags: - June - John - Vriska -Referenced Tracks: -- Savior of the Waking World -- Doctor -- Killed by BR8K Spider!!!!!!!! Commentary: |- <i>Fender_Jess:</i> - So Vriskafic8ion is a track Ash wrote inspired by the fanfiction "<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/series/1475819">godfeels</a>", wherein John becomes June with an assist from her own personal brain ghost Vriska. Basically, June is all of John's power and free spirit, combined with Vriska's determination, neverending drive and penchant for (over-re)action. She's a chaotic whirlwind of violence and action and willpower and volatility, all with Vriska there, in spirit, hand on her shoulder. Godfeels is one of my all-time favorite fanworks (in fact I voice June in a fandub called podfeels, check it out!), and seeing this track appear on LOFAM was an absolute delight, so I wanted to give it a visual punch to go along with the energy of the music. The piece itself is just a few vignettes of important moments plus a Cool Action Shot of June to tie it all together. As simple as the concept is, I'm really happy with how it came out; this is definitely the most ambitious thing I've ever drawn, hahah + So Vriskafic8ion is a track Ash wrote inspired by the fanfiction "[godfeels](https://archiveofourown.org/series/1475819)", wherein John becomes June with an assist from her own personal brain ghost Vriska. Basically, June is all of John's power and free spirit, combined with Vriska's determination, neverending drive and penchant for (over-re)action. She's a chaotic whirlwind of violence and action and willpower and volatility, all with Vriska there, in spirit, hand on her shoulder. Godfeels is one of my all-time favorite fanworks (in fact I voice June in a fandub called podfeels, check it out!), and seeing this track appear on LOFAM was an absolute delight, so I wanted to give it a visual punch to go along with the energy of the music. The piece itself is just a few vignettes of important moments plus a Cool Action Shot of June to tie it all together. As simple as the concept is, I'm really happy with how it came out; this is definitely the most ambitious thing I've ever drawn, hahah --- Track: 'Flight of the Meteor: Year 1' +Additional Names: +- Flight of the Asteroid (production name) Artists: - Jebb -Duration: '4:24' +Duration: 4:24 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/flight-of-the-meteor-year-1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeAbVxdwssg @@ -269,7 +282,7 @@ Cover Artists: - Adrian "gravitygauntlet" Wahrer Art Tags: - Green Sun -- Meteor +- Trolls' Meteor - Skaia Lyrics: |- (.... . .... . / .... --- -- . ... - ..- -.-. -.-) (<i>HEHE HOMESTUCK</i>) @@ -280,27 +293,27 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Jebb:</i> Hoo boy, this one! - I had always had the idea of making some sort of ""epic trailer music"" kinda track, but every one of my attempts never passed the sketch phase. When I joined the LOFAM 5A2 team, I felt like it would be the perfect time to finally try and make that sort of thing, however when I actually tried to make it, nothing really stuck. + I had always had the idea of making some sort of "epic trailer music" kinda track, but every one of my attempts never passed the sketch phase. When I joined the LOFAM 5A2 team, I felt like it would be the perfect time to finally try and make that sort of thing, however when I actually tried to make it, nothing really stuck. Around that time, I went to see a live Hans Zimmer concert that was touring. I already like movie soundtracks, however, seeing them performed live was an entirely different feeling. It was so grand, so important, so majestic. In short, I adored it. And moreso, it was the final push that I needed. During an intermission, I came up with something and quickly recorded myself humming it, and that recording was the thing that finally gave me the inspiration to make this track. - Flight of the Meteor is supposed to be a series of tracks about the 3-year journey of the Meteor crew and the events that happened during it. The image that came up in my mind every time I brainstormed about ""The Epic LOFAM Track™"" was always the trolls' meteor, and frankly, I am not even too sure why. Possibly because at the time I thought that it was one of the only major events in Homestuck that didn't really have music associated with it (But then I remembered [[track:gold-pilot|Gold Pilot]] and the [[flash:4109|Cascade]] flash so yeah lol). Still, I really liked the idea, and the concept stuck. + Flight of the Meteor is supposed to be a series of tracks about the 3-year journey of the Meteor crew and the events that happened during it. The image that came up in my mind every time I brainstormed about "The Epic LOFAM Track™" was always the trolls' meteor, and frankly, I am not even too sure why. Possibly because at the time I thought that it was one of the only major events in Homestuck that didn't really have music associated with it (But then I remembered [[track:gold-pilot|Gold Pilot]] and the [[flash:4109|Cascade]] flash so yeah lol). Still, I really liked the idea, and the concept stuck. Now, hold on, a *series* of tracks? What do you mean, Jebb? Well, if you are reading this commentary in the future, then you probably know. If you aren't, well, you probably already figured it out. But still, a bit of an explanation. At first, this was supposed to be one single very long track. As I was making it, I very quickly reached 4 minutes in length, which was already a lot for my standards. However, the parts that I had finished were only supposed to be the middle, so that would mean that I would be going into the 7-8 minute territory. I wasn't really bothered by that, but by that point I was already getting pretty tired and the deadlines were creeping up, so I wasn't sure if I would be able to do it. On top of that, I had another WIP of an alternate version of this track which I had started earlier and slowly chipped away at in between the other LOFAM tracks since both others and I believed that it had potential. At that point I determined that all of this was a bit too much for me and decided to make the latter part of Flight of the Meteor its own track and save both it and the WIP for a later LOFAM. - It was at that moment that [[artist:makin|Makin]] said ""thematically it needs to take three years to finish"", which gave me a fantastic idea. Of course! I just make each track a different year of the journey! I mean, it was already like that, but I just somehow never thought to name them by their years. + It was at that moment that [[artist:makin|Makin]] said "thematically it needs to take three years to finish", which gave me a fantastic idea. Of course! I just make each track a different year of the journey! I mean, it was already like that, but I just somehow never thought to name them by their years. Now, enough backstory, time to talk about the piece itself. This track, Year 1, is focused on the beginning of the journey, mainly the actual launch of the asteroid. The beginning shows us the Meteor, serenely flying through the open space. Starting from approximately the middle, we flashback to the events of [[flash:4109|Cascade]], and as the threats of a dying universe and Jack Noir loom, Sollux charges up (3:15) and, with the volume peaking, launches the Meteor with all of his power. The tension dies down and a melancholic yet triumphant piano plays to show that the danger has passed, and a new chapter of the trolls and kids' lives is beginning. Essentially, this could very well be an alternate track for Cascade's meteor launch part. - The morse code you hear after the peak is supposed to be Serenity, however I didn't really have anything deep or impactful for her to say, so I just had her beep out ""hehe Homestuck"" + The morse code you hear after the peak is supposed to be Serenity, however I didn't really have anything deep or impactful for her to say, so I just had her beep out "hehe Homestuck" On the more technical side of things, my computer absolutely HATED this track. - My pc was chugging HARD when I was working on this. (Funnily enough, I am pretty sure that the biggest issue was all the automation.) If not for [[artist:grace-medley|Grace]] teaching me about the ""switch smart disable for all plugins"" option in FL I would have really struggled. + My pc was chugging HARD when I was working on this. (Funnily enough, I am pretty sure that the biggest issue was all the automation.) If not for [[artist:grace-medley|Grace]] teaching me about the "switch smart disable for all plugins" option in FL I would have really struggled. Speaking of struggle. God, I absolutely DESPISE BBC Studio Orchestra. Their instruments sound so good, but it just absolutely \*refuses* to function. Every single time I reopened the project file, almost every single instance of it broke and I had to spend like 4 straight minutes relaunching every single one until they all worked properly again. I tried to google fixes for it, redownloading it, and all for nothing. I swear, after this I am switching to Kontakt, this was absolutely unbearable. Would not recommend. @@ -309,11 +322,53 @@ Commentary: |- Overall, FoTM:Y1 is almost definitely the most ambitious track I have attempted to date. Personally, the mixing is a bit off in some parts and the middle part is kinda repetitive, however, it's all just nitpicks that I often like to give myself. I really am very proud of this track, and I hope that the future entries in this little trilogy can live up to the hype of this one. See you in Year 2! + + <i>Jebb:</i> (LOFAM5A2 Discord liveblog commentary) + ...<br> + What?<br> + You want MORE commentary on this one?<br> + WERE THE ONE THOUSAND WORDS WRITTEN NOT ENOUGH? + + But yeah, my first track across this entire set of albums! Kinda wild liveblogging my own music<br> + Orchestral epic Hans Zimmer interstellar yada yada track<br> + Honestly, i feel like i handled this surprisingly well<br> + I kinda lied in the og commentary (but that's because i forgot), my first foray into orchestral music was technically the [trailer theme for Aleph Null](https://soundcloud.com/jebbjabroni/aleph-null-2021-comic-trailer-theme)<br> + But this was handled LEAGUES better i feel<br> + The bass works really well, not too much, not too little of it<br> + Maybe sliiightly too much? Not sure<br> + Also i feel like the sections between the horn hits sorta lack the urgency needed<br> + I tried to resolve that via numerous solutions but i feel like the end result is still not quite perfect<br> + But man, the initial koto melody from the beginning returning for the more actiony "charging" section... Very good choice<br> + Overall still pretty proud of this<br> + Well, "still", this was made a few months ago and not like 2 years or something lmao<br> + Also the koto part at the beginning teasing the ending piano section was another nice decision + + Btw, fun fact, i used 2 different piano vsts for the ending part<br> + The lowest note wasn't the labs grand piano<br> + I don't really remember why i did that? I think it was because the labs piano couldn't reach that low but surely not, that's not even that low of a note<br> + That's also why the lowest note sounds more impactful and different from the rest, because it actually is <img src="media/misc/howhigh.png" width="24" height="24"> + + I enjoyed working on the sound design in this track<br> + The charge and release section has like, 5 different explosion sfx layered i think?<br> + Or maybe that was another thing i did. Or maybe it was both.<br> + Post-explosion was supposed to be static and serenity like, trying to reach us through it, to give us some important message (which i couldn't really come up with so i just wrote "HEHE HOMESTUCK" lmao) + + Also, i am kinda surprised that i didn't add any references here<br> + I may have intended to but i just couldn't jam any in so it ended up not having any<br> + Though don't worry, i'll make up for that with FotM:Y2 + + But yeah, overall? Nice track. I had a lot of trouble with this one but it definitely paid off<br> + Surprised it was placed so early in the album too, feels like it would be something to be saved for a later point<br> + At least after [[track:eternal-pulse]] + + Oh btw i wanna thank Adrian for making the track cover<br> + Looks super good<br> + Really fits the vibe --- Track: Across Time -Directory: across-time-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:across-time -Duration: '2:38' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:across-time +Duration: 2:38 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/across-time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1U7RjpY1mo @@ -321,12 +376,12 @@ Cover Artists: - Nodls Commentary: |- <i>Makin:</i> (album management) - This art was originally used to score the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH65pNyM2Pw">[S] Mika: Souviens-toi</a> animation in the french fanventure <a href="https://discord.gg/hV3s6dXEuX">Heaven;Sent</a>. + This art was originally used to score the [\[S] Mika: Souviens-toi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH65pNyM2Pw) animation in the french fanventure [Heaven;Sent](https://discord.gg/hV3s6dXEuX). --- Track: Slow Dancing in the Clockwork Hall -Directory: slow-dancing-in-the-clockwork-hall-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:slow-dancing-in-the-clockwork-hall -Duration: '2:23' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:slow-dancing-in-the-clockwork-hall +Duration: 2:23 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/slow-dancing-in-the-clockwork-hall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4gvaw98w-I @@ -336,7 +391,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Dave - Damara -- Felt Manor +- Felt Mansion Commentary: |- <i>sunsprite:</i> A cute little orchestral Clockwork Melody arrangement about Dave's and Rose's journey. @@ -350,7 +405,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Fill 'em with Daylight (YD Club Mix) Artists: - yuuDii -Duration: '3:20' +Duration: 3:20 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/fill-em-with-daylight-yd-club-mix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-n-LXzoCns @@ -359,7 +414,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - DD Referenced Tracks: -- Carbon Nadsat / Cuestick Genius +- Carbon Nadsat/Cuestick Genius - Three in the Morning - Fill 'em with Daylight Commentary: |- @@ -370,9 +425,9 @@ Commentary: |- Diamonds Droog dubstep... Diamonds Drubstep? Dubmonds Droog? Is this anything???? --- Track: Ruined Singularity -Directory: ruined-singularity-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:ruined-singularity -Duration: '3:14' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:ruined-singularity +Duration: 3:14 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/ruined-singularity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctPV_croW-M @@ -387,12 +442,12 @@ Commentary: |- Hello John Muse, from Muse, if you're reading this I'm very sorry for stealing your awesome song for my Homestuck music. I hope you can forgive me someday. <i>Circlejourney:</i> - The art is an abstract rendering of an implosion shattering the mirror-face of the universe, which accurately represents how I felt listening to the track for the first time. + The art is an abstract rendering of an implosion shattering the mirror-face of the universe, which accurately represents how I felt listening to the track for the first time. --- Track: Virtua-Bounce Artists: - David Ko -Duration: '1:34' +Duration: 1:34 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/virtua-bounce - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pT-wa6iE8Y @@ -402,7 +457,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - WV Referenced Tracks: -- Vagabounce +- Vagabounce Remix Commentary: |- <i>David Ko:</i> It's always fun to come back to an old favorite. Adapting "Vagabounce" to the FamiTracker soundscape was a fun personal challenge. @@ -413,7 +468,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Sburban Keygen (WORKING 2009 NO VIRUS) Artists: - tbyt -Duration: '2:43' +Duration: 2:43 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-keygen-working-2009-no-virus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=142KlGePkew @@ -424,8 +479,8 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Sburban Countdown - Sburban Jungle -Sampled Tracks: -- Lil' Allen's Keygen sample pack +# Sampled Tracks: +# - Lil' Allen's Keygen sample pack Commentary: |- <i>tbyt:</i> Sburb is so expensive! @@ -434,9 +489,9 @@ Commentary: |- HEY EVERY !! WE'VE GOT SOME FRESH \[[Pixel Art]] OFF THE GRILLBY \[[In the truest Silly Crossover FashionTM]] --- Track: Everyone Here, Fine and Happy, Let's Eat Some Cake and Play a Song -Directory: everyone-here-fine-and-happy-lets-eat-some-cake-and-play-a-song-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:everyone-here-fine-and-happy-lets-eat-some-cake-and-play-a-song -Duration: '3:34' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:everyone-here-fine-and-happy-lets-eat-some-cake-and-play-a-song +Duration: 3:34 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/everyone-here-fine-and-happy-lets-eat-some-cake-and-play-a-song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOdDcJBpToI @@ -465,7 +520,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: The Final Spice is Cardamom for Apple Pie, Cloves for Pumpkins Artists: - subversiveasset -Duration: '3:53' +Duration: 3:53 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-final-spice-is-cardamom-for-apple-pie-cloves-for-pumpkins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdEbSepJbrs @@ -483,7 +538,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Spear of Justice Commentary: |- <i>Makin:</i> (album management) - As with all of subversiveasset’s covers, there’s a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APzFKEufjUw">pretty good music video on YouTube</a> + As with all of subversiveasset’s covers, there’s a [pretty good music video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APzFKEufjUw) <i>subversiveasset:</i> Wanted to play Alternate Recipe and Final Spice, and then along the way I quoted a lot of other Toby Fox pieces @@ -494,7 +549,7 @@ Commentary: |- I decided to take Final Spice and run with it, with a few references to other Toby Fox tracks. Will you get all the references? - Also, check out <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-201967720/final-spice-remake">this remake of Final Spice</a> by [[artist:dbnet18|dbnet18]] -- his transcription really reduced the work load for me! + Also, check out [this remake of Final Spice](https://soundcloud.com/user-201967720/final-spice-remake) by [[artist:dbnet18|dbnet18]] -- his transcription really reduced the work load for me! <i>METIANULL:</i> (& halstridergaming) This was an extremely fun piece to make, we wanted to recreate the feel of classic Touhou cover art; paying homage to the origin of "Final Spice". A LOOOT of assets and research were put into this piece, especially with desigining the dress and making the title... " \*toby fox voice* its a part of... important chinese orthography @@ -502,7 +557,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Ruination Artists: - Viceroy of Monte Cristo -Duration: '3:15' +Duration: 3:15 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/ruination - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05jbQufJLG4 @@ -515,7 +570,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:awakening-la-mulana Commentary: |- <i>Makin:</i> (album management) - This initially foreboding and soon rave-y track was used to score the fanventure <a href="https://mspfa.com/?s=1032">Hexane</a>, specifically <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9lVuJTuOkw">[S] Viy: Rise Up</a>, a climactic moment of the endgame. And yes, that motif is from La-Mulana (play it). + This initially foreboding and soon rave-y track was used to score the fanventure [Hexane](https://mspfa.com/?s=1032), specifically [\[S] Viy: Rise Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9lVuJTuOkw), a climactic moment of the endgame. And yes, that motif is from La-Mulana (play it). <i>Horizonseek Studios:</i> // DARK GOD AND FALLEN ANGELS<br> @@ -525,9 +580,11 @@ Commentary: |- \\\ SO THE DARK VISIONS SAY --- Track: Braiin Faiiliiure +Additional Names: +- Brain Failure (quirk-free) Artists: - yuuDii -Duration: '3:23' +Duration: 3:23 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/braiin-faiiliiure - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX7i8pBCaJk @@ -549,7 +606,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Shire Strife Artists: - Alex Rosetti -Duration: '1:44' +Duration: 1:44 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/shire-strife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Jn1x7ojqA @@ -561,14 +618,14 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:the-council-of-elrond Commentary: |- <i>Makin:</i> (album management) - This track came from a ten year old shitpost by Alex and <a href="https://walliard.tumblr.com/post/40310450692/electricwestern-s-bilbo-dont-go-on-any">electricwestern</a> simply titled *[S] Bilbo: Don't go on any adventures*, which I think sums it up, really. + This track came from a ten year old shitpost by Alex and [electricwestern](https://walliard.tumblr.com/post/40310450692/electricwestern-s-bilbo-dont-go-on-any) simply titled *[S] Bilbo: Don't go on any adventures*, which I think sums it up, really. <small>actually it references specific leitmotifs for the Shire and the Fellowship that first get fully developed in the tracks above. the LOTR soundtrack is a mess and we have not developed the crediting technology to properly address the problem pls help</small> --- Track: Fright Rush Artists: -- gh0stcr33p -Duration: '0:57' +- gr1mv4d3r +Duration: 0:57 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/fright-rush - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f43l7PCv8Y @@ -577,14 +634,14 @@ Cover Artists: Referenced Tracks: - Rex Duodecim Angelus Commentary: |- - <i>gh0stcr33p:</i> - this track was made for the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F41HZ9ZkzMM">COUNTDOWN</a> flash of the <a href="https://mspfa.com/?s=50076&p=1">Paradox Struck</a> fanventure. it is meant to envoke the urgency of the characters getting to the medium before their planets are obliterated by meteors + <i>gr1mv4d3r:</i> + this track was made for the [COUNTDOWN](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F41HZ9ZkzMM) flash of the [Paradox Struck](https://mspfa.com/?s=50076&p=1) fanventure. it is meant to envoke the urgency of the characters getting to the medium before their planets are obliterated by meteors --- Track: Make Them Pay -Directory: make-them-pay-lofam5a2 +Suffix Directory: true Artists: - Grace Medley -Duration: '3:06' +Duration: 3:06 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/make-them-pay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn_f5sdtxCg @@ -611,7 +668,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: PLEA AND JUDGEMENT Artists: - METIANULL -Duration: '2:09' +Duration: 2:09 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/plea-and-judgement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqovNAdFYzE @@ -627,7 +684,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Lunar Solace Artists: - Monckat -Duration: '2:57' +Duration: 2:57 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/lunar-solace - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x6kE-AL3FA @@ -658,39 +715,30 @@ Commentary: |- Rose at the Incipisphere's edge. The funky-looking stuff along the margins is partially my own creation and partially edited from some fractal art SolusLunes posted on his Newgrounds page. --- Track: Beckoning -Directory: beckoning-lofam5a2 -Always Reference By Directory: true -Artists: -- bb-panzu -Duration: '1:23' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:beckoning-colors-mayhem-vol-1 +Duration: 1:23 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/beckoning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS6d8DjY8nw Cover Artists: -- Doribun +- Aubbie Art Tags: - John -Lyrics: |- - SQUAWK LIKE AN IMBECILE AND SHIT ON YOUR DESK - S-S-S-SQUAWK LIKE AN IMBECILE AND SHIT ON YOUR DESK - SQUAWK LIKE AN IMBECILE AND SHIT ON YOUR DESK - S-S-S-SQUAWK LIKE AN IMBECILE AND SHIT ON YOUR DESK - - SQUAWK LIKE AN IMBECILE AND SHIT ON YOUR DESK - S-S-S-SQUAWK LIKE AN IMBECILE AND SHIT ON YOUR DESK - SQUAWK LIKE AN IMBECILE AND SHIT ON YOUR DESK - S-S-S-SQUAWK LIKE AN IMBECILE AND SHIT ON YOUR DE— (No!) Commentary: |- <i>Makin:</i> (album management) - You can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbtS8RiPkds">play this amazing and hilarious track</a> in more than one way. + You can [play this amazing and hilarious track](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbtS8RiPkds) in more than one way. - <i>Doribun:</i> - haha wahoo! beckoning as a concept is really fuckin funny and i the fact bb managed to make it work is nothin short of radicool to me. I wanted to try and do justice to the visuals of the song while still staying true to the Homestuck style. I took references from early Act panels and flashes to capture John's whole look, and I also took visual cues and inspirations from the lighting and stuff in the song. I felt like the BG was a lilll empty so i put in the repeating text, hehe. ColorsNMayhem as a mod is somethin thats super cool and honestly p special to me personally. I mean come on, It's a Homestuck FNF mod made by one of my fuckin buds, of course im delighted about it. The fact I've gotten to work on it and make even more art for it (the first piece I ever made being the main banner art) is just. ITS COOL, MAN!!! ITS FUCKING COOL!!! As of writing, I cant wait for ColorsNMayhem to come out, and for yall to see what bb cooked. Because I promise you he cooked GOOD. + <i>Aubbie:</i> + haha wahoo! beckoning as a concept is really fuckin funny and i the fact bb managed to make it work is nothin short of radicool to me. I wanted to try and do justice to the visuals of the song while still staying true to the Homestuck style. I took references from early Act panels and flashes to capture John's whole look, and I also took visual cues and inspirations from the lighting and stuff in the song. I felt like the BG was a lilll empty so i put in the repeating text, hehe. ColorsNMayhem as a mod is somethin thats super cool and honestly p special to me personally. I mean come on, It's a Homestuck FNF mod made by one of my fuckin buds, of course im delighted about it. The fact I've gotten to work on it and make even more art for it (the first piece I ever made being the main banner art) is just. ITS COOL, MAN!!! ITS FUCKING COOL!!! As of writing, I cant wait for [[album:fnf-colors-and-mayhem-vol-1|ColorsNMayhem]] to come out, and for yall to see what bb cooked. Because I promise you he cooked GOOD. --- Track: Yo Quiero la Homestuck +Additional Names: +- Name: I Want (the) Homestuck + Annotation: English Artists: -- gabe's shady music shack -Duration: '2:01' +- Archonic +Duration: 2:01 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/yo-quiero-la-homestuck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV0nl25a3PY @@ -706,7 +754,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Liquid Negrocity - Descend Commentary: |- - <i>gabe's shady music shack:</i> + <i>Archonic:</i> The homestuck melodies you know and love, now with a tangy salsa flavor! I made this after being inspired to write some latin jazz, and then accidentally adding the melody from Descend to it. "Hey, this sounds really good," I thought, as I proceeded to brainlessly structure the entire song around homestuck motifs. Anyways, I hope you enjoy, and try to recognize all the melodies! <i>Torrent 64:</i> @@ -715,7 +763,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Fugalanthequins Artists: - Shwan -Duration: '4:12' +Duration: 4:12 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/fugalanthequins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkrgFMsdQGA @@ -729,7 +777,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Terezi Owns - Crystamanthequins - English -- track:megalovania-halloween +- track:megalovania-ebhh Commentary: |- <i>Shwan:</i> Terezi found a copy of “Die Kunst der Fuge” in one of the ruin and decided to take a shot @@ -740,9 +788,9 @@ Commentary: |- <img src="media/misc/lofam5a2piano.gif" width="150"> --- Track: Cometfall -Directory: cometfall-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:cometfall -Duration: '3:07' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:cometfall +Duration: 3:07 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/cometfall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEy3c8Qq204 @@ -760,7 +808,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: The Deceased Friends And Family Artists: - Tee-vee -Duration: '7:36' +Duration: 7:36 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-deceased-friends-and-family - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDEdrFFZ66c @@ -774,8 +822,8 @@ Referenced Tracks: - In the coldest rooms, I burn a picture of you for warmth - Do You Remem8er Me - Terezi Owns -Sampled Tracks: -- terepy the movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtL1khras4 +# Sampled Tracks: +# - terepy the movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtL1khras4 Lyrics: |- (I'm still waiting for my girl, to come back from the war.) Commentary: |- @@ -786,12 +834,12 @@ Commentary: |- I wanted to give this drawing a melachonic, distant feeling between terezi and vriska. Definitely tried something experimental for this piece as i wanted to give this track justice. Like the track, I wanted to express a lot of feeling in this art. I seriously couldn't have accomplished that without the help of my very talented friend [[artist:metianull|Metianull]]! He helped with texturing this piece, along with filters and the text. I would like to believe this track art represents an interesting mix of emotions, but of course its completely up to interpetation... and I think thats the fun part! <i>Terepy Pipes:</i> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtL1khras4"><img src="media/misc/lofam5a2terepy.png" width="150"></a><br> + <img src="media/misc/lofam5a2terepy.png" width="150" link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtL1khras4" inline> --- Track: Maybe it'll turn out better this time Artists: - Circlejourney -Duration: '3:31' +Duration: 3:31 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/maybe-itll-turn-out-better-this-time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT0EPU41qi0 @@ -815,7 +863,7 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Circlejourney:</i> This one's about starting the universe over when the old one doesn't work out. It's also about the worlds that Homestuck has inspired and spawned, both within its multiverse and beyond it. - I'm dedicating this one to <a href="https://utopianparadoxist.tumblr.com">UtopianParadoxist</a>, who wrote the post that made this track appear in my mind in such blinding clarity I couldn't stop making until it was done. + I'm dedicating this one to [UtopianParadoxist](https://utopianparadoxist.tumblr.com), who wrote the post that made this track appear in my mind in such blinding clarity I couldn't stop making until it was done. I also have some extended commentary about this one--it's more important to me than I give it credit for. @@ -823,7 +871,7 @@ Commentary: |- I kept thinking that maybe, if I just read the comic again, it would turn out different. Maybe it'd be the story I'd once loved and it would fill me with breathless wonder again. Maybe it'd be better. - But earlier this year, a post by uP crossed my dash after he'd disappeared from my periphery for well over a year. He was outlining his plans surrounding <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/series/1433650">Pumpkin Path</a>, a story he's writing that runs adjacent to the Epilogues and (eventually though not yet?) gives these characters the futures they've earned. + But earlier this year, a post by uP crossed my dash after he'd disappeared from my periphery for well over a year. He was outlining his plans surrounding [Pumpkin Path](https://archiveofourown.org/series/1433650), a story he's writing that runs adjacent to the Epilogues and (eventually though not yet?) gives these characters the futures they've earned. And I realised...the way I'd been thinking about it, that's not how it works, y'know? It's not the story that has changed: it's my heart, my relationship with it. And the best thing I could do was take what this once-beloved story gave me and make something new with it. And that's what many people have done in the wake of Homestuck's end: we've all gone off and made new stories, for which this long-beloved comic was an undeniable progenitor. @@ -841,9 +889,9 @@ Commentary: |- maybe it’ll turn out better this time is a title that immediately reminded me of the retcon. in the cover art, i decided to highlight how the joy of the post retcon timeline almost completely overshadows the suffering of characters that we actually followed for years. idk, replacing these guys with slightly different versions of them always felt weird to me. --- Track: Lilith -Directory: lilith-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:lilith -Duration: '3:27' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:lilith +Duration: 3:27 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/lilith - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOw2XCVsATA @@ -862,7 +910,7 @@ Artists: - SplitSuns - WHATISLOSTINTHEMINES (prod., vocals, add. guitar) - Ucklin (lyrics, vocals) -Duration: '10:25' +Duration: 10:25 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/stuck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WICSGFc_Fqo @@ -888,9 +936,9 @@ Referenced Tracks: Sampled Tracks: - track:home - Dawn of Man -- Better by SAINT PEPSI -- When the Sun Hits by Slowdive -- Apollo 8 communications 069:52:40 Lovell +- track:better-saint-pepsi +- When the Sun Hits +# - Apollo 8 communications 069:52:40 Lovell Lyrics: |- You collapse on the fractured earth with a shovel in your grip Over your quivering chest you see there's another on the lip @@ -983,9 +1031,9 @@ Commentary: |- Anyway, about the actual lyrics: Grace gave me the suggestion to make the feelings real, but the imagery unreal, and that really guided my choices in creating the song. In the verses, I wanted to evoke the feeling of journeying through something man-made, but infinite in its repetition and growing with a life of its own. Something that you are experiencing in isolation and in a crowd of countless others. And something you can't re-create, even just in trying to explain it to someone else. I was a little stumped because the concept of the song seemed self-contradictory: How was I supposed to write imagery if its defining feature was supposed to be that it was inexplicable? The chorus idea came about as a way to reconcile that idea, by saying that the issue is in the listener receiving the meaning or feeling behind the imagery, not that the imagery itself can't be spoken. I'm proud of the way it turned out, and I hope you enjoy it too! --- Track: Prologue -Directory: prologue-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:prologue-friendsim-2 -Duration: '2:53' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:prologue-friendsim-2 +Duration: 2:53 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/prologue - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VljSeO6ZaE8 @@ -996,7 +1044,7 @@ Art Tags: - Alternia - Green Sun Commentary: |- - <i>FrostyMac:</i> + <i>Frost Carter:</i> I thought I'd go with some basic chords in the lydian scale to start with, with each chord panned in the opposite direction to make it feel floaty. Or voidy, if you will. Then, the percussion and bass come in. The percussion is a slowed and pitched-down LoFi drum, because I just think it sounds cool, and fits the overall tone. There's a short transition bar that introduces some strings and leads into the second half (give or take) of the track. It's the [[track:end-of-friendvangelion|main Friendsim motif]], but something is just slightly... off. Specifically, on the second repetition, the last couple bars are in a minor key rather than the usual major, with the exception of one background synth that plays the original chords, giving it a discordant, almost strained sound. As I'm sure you can guess, this is alluding to the whole "things aren't how you left them" thing. Another repetition, but this time the last two bars are a [[Penumbra Phantasm|certain recognizable motif]], leading into the outro, which quotes [[track:embittered-shore|Embittered Shore]] from [[album:lofam2|LOFAM2]], which is the track that plays during the PesterQuest finale. Presumably, the track would then loop. @@ -1007,9 +1055,14 @@ Commentary: |- Section: Disc 2 --- Track: '[S] DISC 2 ==>' +Additional Names: +- Name: >- + [S] DISC 2 + Annotation: >- + [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27NkGH8WcNs) Artists: - Grace Medley -Duration: '0:20' +Duration: 0:20 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/s-disc-2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27NkGH8WcNs @@ -1026,12 +1079,12 @@ Commentary: |- i liked the idea of it being used for the disc trax so i kinda traced it in my own style used a similar palette n added more lofamy stuff - it was fun n simpler 2 make than [[track:moonlight-riders|moonlight riders]] n since ppl liked it it ended up in front of ur eyes in its current form + it was fun n simpler 2 make than [[track:moonlight-riders|moonlight riders]] n since ppl liked it it ended up in front of ur eyes in its current form --- Track: Symphony of Skaia Artists: - JulianMOCs -Duration: '2:02' +Duration: 2:02 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/symphony-of-skaia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRgwQPAVhkM @@ -1049,12 +1102,12 @@ Art Tags: - LoMaX Commentary: |- <i>JulianMOCs:</i> - This track was created as my love letter to [[group:toby-fox|Toby Fox's]] music style. The song "[[track:savior-of-the-waking-world|Savior of the Waking World]]" stuck with me as I read through Homestuck for the first time after initially being drawn to the webcomic because of Toby Fox's involvement with the soundtrack, so I decided to make a song that gives off a similar energy to the moment portrayed in the story. Recently, I pitched the song to be made into an S flash for <a href="https://mspfa.com/?s=32996">Paradox Swapped</a>, and will be featured in the fanventure very soon! + This track was created as my love letter to [[group:toby-fox|Toby Fox's]] music style. The song "[[track:savior-of-the-waking-world|Savior of the Waking World]]" stuck with me as I read through Homestuck for the first time after initially being drawn to the webcomic because of Toby Fox's involvement with the soundtrack, so I decided to make a song that gives off a similar energy to the moment portrayed in the story. Recently, I pitched the song to be made into an S flash for [Paradox Swapped](https://mspfa.com/?s=32996), and will be featured in the fanventure very soon! --- Track: When the Curtains Part -Directory: when-the-curtains-part-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:when-the-curtains-part -Duration: '3:53' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:when-the-curtains-part +Duration: 3:53 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/when-the-curtains-part - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m3J51g8MN0 @@ -1068,72 +1121,6 @@ MIDI Project Files: - Title: MIDI by Circlejourney (original composer) Files: - 'When_the_Curtains_Part - Circlejourney.mid' -Lyrics: |- - Don't be afraid - For no more will you be lonely and friendless - Don't be afraid - We'll share this space, dark and endless - - Too long you've stayed - And though your fate anchors down your spirit - Too long you've stayed, my friend - Let's talk a minute - - We've met before, I know your voice - But from which dream, I'm not sure - This is the pause in between the applause - And the overture - - Friend, we'll face tomorrow - On the seams of space, we'll sew the past and future - Here's where we start, when the curtains part - To reveal the conductor - - The light and darkness dovetail - As the needle threads the tale from past to future - Here we part, fortune guide your heart - Can you hear the orchestra stir? - - I recall, I see it all - A thousand deaths by fire - And you've waited here, but it's time that you go - Now the time draws near - - Friend, we'll face tomorrow - On the seams of space, we'll sew the past and future - Here's where we start, when the curtains part - To reveal the conductor - - The light and darkness dovetail - As the needle threads the tale from past to future - Here we part, fortune guide your heart - Can you hear the thunder? - - My friend, we'll face tomorrow - (Wǒ mén yī qǐ xiàng qián fēi, bù pà hán lěng bù pà hēi) - <i>(We'll fly forth together, unafraid of the cold and dark)</i> - Don't you be afraid, a new story starts - (Jìn rù xīn yǔ zhòu guāng huī, shí kōng yuè tuán de zhǐ huī) - <i>(Enter the brilliance of the new universe, conductor of the spacetime orchestra)</i> - (Wǒ mén yī qǐ xiàng qián fēi) <i>(We'll fly forth together)</i> - When the curtains part - (Bù pà hán lěng bù pà hēi) <i>(Unafraid of the cold and dark)</i> - To reveal the conductor - (Jìn rù xīn yǔ zhòu guāng huī, shí kōng yuè tuán de zhǐ huī) - <i>(Enter the brilliance of the new universe, conductor of the spacetime orchestra)</i> - - The light and darkness dovetail - (Wǒ mén yī qǐ xiàng qián fēi, bù pà hán lěng bù pà hēi) - <i>(We'll fly forth together, unafraid of the cold and dark)</i> - The scorelines burn and - (Jìn rù xīn yǔ zhòu guāng huī, shí kōng yuè tuán de zhǐ huī) - <i>(Enter the brilliance of the new universe, conductor of the spacetime orchestra)</i> - (Wǒ mén yī qǐ xiàng qián fēi) <i>(We'll fly forth together)</i> - They'll return - (Bù pà hán lěng bù pà hēi) <i>(Unafraid of the cold and dark)</i> - Can you hear the page start to turn? - (Jìn rù xīn yǔ zhòu guāng huī, shí kōng yuè tuán de zhǐ huī) - <i>(Enter the brilliance of the new universe, conductor of the spacetime orchestra)</i> Commentary: |- <i>Circlejourney:</i> *“This is my last Homestuck track. (Well, it's intended to be...)”* — my past self, who didn’t know any better. @@ -1141,12 +1128,12 @@ Commentary: |- Jade talks to Calliope on the floating stage before great events are set into motion. The backing lyrics at the end roughly translate to “We'll fly forth together, unafraid of the cold and dark. Enter the brilliance of the new universe, conductor of the spacetime orchestra.” <i>ricemilk:</i> - I was floored hearing this song. I very much love the epic part of the shitpost epic that Homestuck is. I also love songs including vocals in this fandom. (that means I can sing it and I very much did while drawing) I wish I could make something resembling chinese artwork to honor the song's concept. I tried but ultimately failed to. I took a pretty literal route with the track art instead, drawing from the lyrics. + I was floored hearing this song. I very much love the epic part of the shitpost epic that Homestuck is. I also love songs including vocals in this fandom. (that means I can sing it and I very much did while drawing) I wish I could make something resembling chinese artwork to honor the song's concept. I tried but ultimately failed to. I took a pretty literal route with the track art instead, drawing from the lyrics. --- Track: Grimnarc Voodoo -Directory: grimnarc-voodoo-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:grimnarc-voodoo -Duration: '5:00' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:grimnarc-voodoo +Duration: 5:00 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/grimnarc-voodoo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLCt6n5Czww @@ -1165,7 +1152,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Karkat Loses His Mind And Learns Holy C Artists: - Gryotharian -Duration: '2:47' +Duration: 2:47 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/karkat-loses-his-mind-and-learns-holy-c - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXgBVRgdxKg @@ -1187,7 +1174,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Acid Hive Artists: - Torrent 64 -Duration: '2:25' +Duration: 2:25 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/acid-hive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXv_7nvRX1I @@ -1201,13 +1188,13 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Electromechanism - Jade's Lullaby - ASSAULT -Sampled Tracks: -- Quartz Quadrant “B” Mix -- Stardust Speedway “P” Mix +# Sampled Tracks: +# - Quartz Quadrant “B” Mix +# - Stardust Speedway “P” Mix - Think (About It) -- Bayou Boogie -- Work That Sucker To Death -- TARDIS Take-Off +# - Bayou Boogie +# - Work That Sucker To Death +# - TARDIS Take-Off Lyrics: |- Work that sucker to death, come on now, work that sucker to death! Work that sucker to death, come on now, work that sucker to death! @@ -1222,7 +1209,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: MnSttR Artists: - nononimo -Duration: '2:15' +Duration: 2:15 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/mnsttr - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7yMpfW8zxM @@ -1238,17 +1225,17 @@ Commentary: |- <i>nononimo:</i> ive always wanted to remix moonsetter, accidentally spedrun it today - inspired by: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/funkybits/with-you-edit">Four80East - With You (Funkybits' Edit)</a> + inspired by: [Four80East - With You (Funkybits' Edit)](https://soundcloud.com/funkybits/with-you-edit) <i>DAV:</i> I inspired myself of the Moonsetter arttrack which had Dirk and was like... It feels more upbeat, I have to add some dirkjake endgame. So I referenced this one scene in [[flash:8130|[S]Credits]] with Robot Lord English and gave Jake the Lara Croft outfit because he looks stunning in it --- Track: Puppeteer -Directory: puppeteer-lofam5a2 +Suffix Directory: true Always Reference By Directory: true Artists: - Thomas Ferkol -Duration: '4:55' +Duration: 4:55 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/puppeteer-2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCpyARuu3i4 @@ -1260,12 +1247,12 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Makin:</i> (album management) You didn’t like Ferkol’s [[track:dictator-lofam5a2|previous Dirk track in this album]]? Well, deal with it, here’s another one. That guy just won’t stop showing up in unexpected sequels. - By the way, yes, this is a visual reference to the cover of “[[track:sweet-dreams-timaeus|Sweet Dreams, Timaeus]]” from [[album:homestuck-vol-9|Homestuck Vol. 9]]. + By the way, yes, this is a visual reference to the cover of “[[track:sweet-dreams-timaeus|Sweet Dreams, Timaeus]]” from [[album:homestuck-vol-9|Homestuck Vol. 9]]. --- Track: Grubheap Artists: - Spiny -Duration: '2:32' +Duration: 2:32 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/grubheap - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbL-xmLxdP4 @@ -1275,7 +1262,7 @@ Art Tags: - Alternia Commentary: |- <i>Spiny:</i> - This was a city in an <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/RPGStuck/">RPGStuck game</a> I played in years ago. I made this theme for it. Below is the description i used from the GM: + This was a city in an [RPGStuck game](https://www.reddit.com/r/RPGStuck/) I played in years ago. I made this theme for it. Below is the description i used from the GM: Strikingly similar to Hiveswap’s Outglut, Grubheap is a series of the most basic, barely passable hives. If the caste of their tenants weren’t so laughable, one might note that Grubheap’s population by volume rivals that of the other larger settlements. @@ -1285,9 +1272,13 @@ Commentary: |- I listened to "Grubheap" before I read Spiny's commentary for it, and immediately imagined the shittiest possible place in Alternia. Looks like we were both on the same wavelength! The word "Grubheap" reminded me of a trash heap. This translated to, in the composition of the piece at least, to a dirty, wet, garbage filled back alleyway, and an average guy just doing his best to survive. I've also been playing quite a lot of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk recently, and was itching to draw some graffitti. This rustblood tagging his own city as a "grubheap" shows, in my mind, how the only thing he really wants is to just get the hell outta here someday. Me and Spiny decided that he takes a hit by taking off his mask and then putting it back on, and that he's an Heir of Mind. Special thanks to my good friend Vapor (@vapor_spams) for the guidance on the red and blue lighting! --- Track: Eternal Pulse +Additional Names: +- FalmeaLand (original name) +- Bloodmeatthing (production name) +- PillarsOfFlesh (production name) Artists: - Jebb -Duration: '2:59' +Duration: 2:59 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/eternal-pulse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aQrj2fQpNs @@ -1303,16 +1294,62 @@ Sampled Tracks: - Showdown Commentary: |- <i>Jebb:</i> - This track was initially made for fun and inspired by a land for a character from the <a href="https://mspfa.com/?s=37159">Aleph Null MSPFA</a>. I had it stashed for a while until this LOFAM came and I remembered about this piece. After browsing the wiki for a bit, I realised that it fits Karkat's land perfectly, and after a few adjustments it became this. - - The heavy piano idea came from the intro to DCEU Lex Luthor's theme. - - If I were to characterize this, I would say that while Phaze and Blood shows us the more aggressive and violent nature of the land, this track represents the more sombre and tragic nature of it. "(Karkat) thinks he was put on this planet covered in an ocean of his own blood to be taunted. Punished for something. Saddest story you ever heard." + This track was initially made for fun and inspired by a [[track:land-of-resent-and-destruction|land]] for a character from the [Aleph Null MSPFA](https://mspfa.com/?s=37159). I had it stashed for a while until this LOFAM came and I remembered about this piece. After browsing the wiki for a bit, I realised that it fits Karkat's land perfectly, and after a few adjustments it became this. + + The heavy piano idea came from the intro to [DCEU Lex Luthor's theme](https://youtu.be/GBUxlYM1B-Q). + + If I were to characterize this, I would say that while [[track:phaze-and-blood]] shows us the more aggressive and violent nature of the land, this track represents the more sombre and tragic nature of it. "(Karkat) thinks he was put on this planet covered in an ocean of his own blood to be taunted. Punished for something. Saddest story you ever heard." + + <i>Jebb:</i> (LOFAM5A2 Discord liveblog commentary) + Jebb track number TWO!!! + + Ok so fun fact, this track was initially based on this land + <img src="media/misc/land-of-resent-and-destruction.png" width="387" height="300"> + + Which is a hypothetical land of a character from Aleph Null made by its creator<br> + Initially i wanted to make the track for it, but [[artist:clockworkreapers]] (the creator and artist) said that the music for it was already being worked on<br> + Despite that i was still influenced so much that i said "screw it, i'll still make a track for fun"<br> + And i did<br> + And this was that + + The Showdown melody was initially the [theme of the character pictured in the drawing](https://youtu.be/IIZIrwbMo4M) but replaced it later on<br> + You can still hear the initial whisperings and meat squelches from the og idea of the above land<br> + That's because i forgot to replace the squelches with blood sea wave sounds <img src="media/misc/howhigh.png" width="24" height="24"><br> + Whoops<br> + But oh well, it still works + + <i>Kanishka:</i> + <i>[OFF OST: -09- Rainy Day (and meat)](https://youtu.be/67YUVlH4Nfg)</i> + + <i>Jebb:</i> + Oh damn yeah that's surprisingly similar<br> + I used mud sounds for the meat squelches personally<br> + When doing sound design you don't necessarily have to find an accurate sound, you just have to find what you are picturing it sounding like in your mind<br> + + <i>Kanishka:</i> + sound designers make do 🙏 + + <code style="color: #fcfcfc">I used a central-vacuum and some super-sized un-inflated balloons to make the suction sound for the vents in Xen. Also, and even more interestingly, the footstep sound for the flesh surfaces contains the light open-handed slap of a wet ass cheek. I'll let your imaginations fill in the rest of the blanks, but will add a hearty 'thank you' to my wife Kala, who has helped with so many aspects of this project.</code> + + <i>Jebb:</i> + <img inline src="media/misc/howhigh.png" width="32" height="32"> + + Though in the end i'd say that this track actually fits Karkat's land more because the name of this land turned out to be "Land of Resent and Destruction" and i feel like it probably wouldn't have this tragic of a melody<br> + Also Showdown worked surprisingly well for the ending part, i didn't even need to change any of the notes like how i thought i would + + As for the track itself, i love when tracks use piano as a bassline instrument<br> + I remember wanting to make another more extensive part but i ended up not doing it<br> + Because i was lazy probably + + Man is that ending piano chord good<br> + Overall, less impressive track compared to my others on the album but still a very nice one<br> + Oh btw, thanks to Gryo for the cover art! The end choice of dot eyes works really well for Karkat here --- Track: "RE:TCON (Act 2 RE:DUX)" +Directory: retcon-act-2-redux Artists: - Tee-vee -Duration: '4:14' +Duration: 4:14 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/re-tcon-act-2-re-dux - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kna7WqAeMA @@ -1366,12 +1403,12 @@ Lyrics: |- I'll change our fate and see you back in time Commentary: |- <i>Tee-vee:</i> - "A song about the events post-[[flash:6901|GAME OVER]], for the most part". This track was originally made for the [[album:skaias-the-limit|SAHCon 2022 album, "SKAIA'S THE LIMIT"]], I was very happy with the composition and arrangement but not satisfied with the vocal performance and the final mix I sent in, so I took the opportunity of this new LOFAM being worked on to make a second improved version! I retracked the main vocal part as best as I could and replaced most of the fry screams with false chord (I believe) which I couldn't do well at the time; still not 100% happy with my vocals but still an improvement over the first version in my opinion. If you want lyrics or a more complete commentary on this song feel free to check out [[track:retcon|the original release on bandcamp]] for the full original description, and there's also <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-OrQ7GfXs">a guitar playthrough</a> on my youtube! >:3 + "A song about the events post-[[flash:6901|GAME OVER]], for the most part". This track was originally made for the [[album:skaias-the-limit|SAHCon 2022 album, "SKAIA'S THE LIMIT"]], I was very happy with the composition and arrangement but not satisfied with the vocal performance and the final mix I sent in, so I took the opportunity of this new LOFAM being worked on to make a second improved version! I retracked the main vocal part as best as I could and replaced most of the fry screams with false chord (I believe) which I couldn't do well at the time; still not 100% happy with my vocals but still an improvement over the first version in my opinion. If you want lyrics or a more complete commentary on this song feel free to check out [[track:retcon|the original release on bandcamp]] for the full original description, and there's also [a guitar playthrough](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-OrQ7GfXs) on my youtube! >:3 --- Track: '"Shred them to pieces"' Artists: - Eternal Wonder -Duration: '2:21' +Duration: 2:21 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/shred-them-to-pieces - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq9rE7mFkR0 @@ -1390,7 +1427,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Crystalanachronysms Artists: - SolusLunes -Duration: '5:18' +Duration: 5:18 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/crystalanachronysms - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpheWWtzWOY @@ -1413,9 +1450,9 @@ Commentary: |- Aradia floating above a crystalline plane loosely inspired vibeswise by the Land of Quartz and Melody. It was a treat to get to do art for this one! --- Track: The Oligarch -Directory: the-oligarch-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:the-oligarch -Duration: '3:02' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:the-oligarch +Duration: 3:02 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-oligarch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAuXvgNm4-s @@ -1430,7 +1467,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Requiem for a Daybreaker Artists: - artist:kobacat -Duration: '4:36' +Duration: 4:36 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/requiem-for-a-daybreaker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usP54Ob4idk @@ -1440,21 +1477,21 @@ Art Tags: - Kanaya - 'cw: blood (abstract)' Referenced Tracks: -- Requiem of Sunshine and Rainbows +- Requiem Of Sunshine And Rainbows Commentary: |- - <i>Koba:</i> + <i>artist:kobacat:</i> before making this track, I never made an original song for a LoFaM album (my [[track:past-funk-is-worse-than-future-funk|previous one]] was taken from a [[album:9|CaNMT album]]), so my idea for this song was to remix a Homestuck song that didn't get much attention in the scene. one of my favorite songs from [[album:alterniabound|Alternabound]] was 'Requiem of Sunshine and Rainbows'. so my plan for this track was to create a remix more slow-paced but also felt more consistently intense compared to the original song. there's multiple melodies from the original song heard in this track, though it might be hard to hear them at first listen since some notes are changed slighly and the melodies are slowed, but i swear they're in there somewhere pls trust me Also I found out after composing the track is that this song was the first time anyone has referenced Requiem of Sunshine and Rainbows apparently?? i want that to change so this song is going to be a message to everyone to also remix the original song because it is great and i love it<br> - thank you very much + thank you very much <i>DDP:</i> An underrated track, i hope i could represent the feelings it conveys well. It reminds me of Kanaya's statuesque poise and her active fierceness, with a deep sense of repressed anger, finally let loose, and the following exhaustion from over-extersion. She is crowned in the dotted line of her impromputations and surrounded by a ring of rainbow blood. I know technically she shouldn't have both the lipstick, the chainsaw and an unperforated stomach at the same time, but i did it anyway for the sake of iconography. The lack of a symbol of her shirt is deliberate and a callback to her ancestor. --- Track: Slick Tricks -Directory: slick-tricks-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:slick-tricks -Duration: '2:49' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:slick-tricks +Duration: 2:49 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/slick-tricks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlFXNQAJB10 @@ -1471,9 +1508,9 @@ Commentary: |- I picked up a copy of Spades Slick's Pro Skater at the secondhand game store and boy, I was NOT disappointed! --- Track: Stepping Stones -Artists: -- Tycoon -Duration: '3:42' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:stepping-stones +Duration: 3:42 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/stepping-stones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTwgZGBBoio @@ -1481,7 +1518,7 @@ Cover Artists: - Kett Commentary: |- <i>Tycoon:</i> - This song is the first one off my debut album, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqNDXbj3O3g&list=OLAK5uy_nXdzPcZceh-A7VSZhZAsHkj5acC_nSt_A">Agents of Reality</a>. The album name was inspired by what the songs originally were; theme songs for characters in a sadly defunct fancomic. Stepping Stones was meant to evoke a sense of innocence in the beginning, in relation to the dancestor it represented. The "drop" so-to-speak is to be the final mental break of the character that had been mistreated by royalty her entire life. The feeling of the middle is to emulate a "marching" energy, The rebelling, you could say. + This song is the first one off my debut album, [[album:agents-of-reality|Agents of Reality]]. The album name was inspired by what the songs originally were; theme songs for characters in a sadly defunct fancomic. Stepping Stones was meant to evoke a sense of innocence in the beginning, in relation to the dancestor it represented. The "drop" so-to-speak is to be the final mental break of the character that had been mistreated by royalty her entire life. The feeling of the middle is to emulate a "marching" energy, The rebelling, you could say. <i>Kett:</i> I loved the idea of a Bronze Troll stepping up to her oppressors after years of being mistreated by royalty. So upon hearing the song and reading the information, I immediately had this vision of the Bronze Troll giving a saddened smile. Something she is used to putting on on a daily basis despite the pain. Meanwhile in the background her shadow shows a more sinister smile as leads an army of Trolls towards freedom. @@ -1491,7 +1528,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: 'Waltz in A Minor "Homestuck" (Op. 9)' Artists: - casualclassical -Duration: '3:26' +Duration: 3:26 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/waltz-in-a-minor-homestuck-op-9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLd75QpRhOA @@ -1521,7 +1558,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Terminal Loop Artists: - Pax Probliscum -Duration: '2:22' +Duration: 2:22 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/terminal-loop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zsu9QvMBjw @@ -1544,7 +1581,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Switched-On Showtime Artists: - Not Eno -Duration: '2:23' +Duration: 2:23 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/switched-on-showtime - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No5P4PYencY @@ -1565,9 +1602,9 @@ Commentary: |- This is transparently based on the cover of the original Switched-On Bach, it was a fun style mix-up to build something on top of a photo. --- Track: Chroma -Directory: chroma-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:chroma-heaven-sent -Duration: '3:02' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:chroma-heaven-sent +Duration: 3:02 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/chroma - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrnX2PoJT5s @@ -1585,7 +1622,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Rage Against Existence Artists: - Cerulean -Duration: '2:37' +Duration: 2:37 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/rage-against-existence - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9YqaHvfiNM @@ -1600,7 +1637,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Caffeinated Jittering Artists: - Kanishka -Duration: '2:45' +Duration: 2:45 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/caffeinated-jittering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaZnpRCztjo @@ -1626,7 +1663,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Lost in the Dream Bubbles Artists: - Swagazaki -Duration: '1:39' +Duration: 1:39 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/lost-in-the-dream-bubbles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-iHJh8yvY4 @@ -1645,9 +1682,9 @@ Commentary: |- The track’s vibe immediately made me think of Jade, not sure why though. The image of her floating in space, looking down at a bunch of different dream bubbles, unsure of which she should go to or not, was immediately beamed into my head. Pretty simple, but it’s nice. Oh, also, this artwork features the only Nepeta in the whole album. Go ahead. Check. --- Track: Flushing Pale -Directory: flushing-pale-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:flushing-pale -Duration: '3:08' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:flushing-pale +Duration: 3:08 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/flushing-pale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvm-v5_W2FM @@ -1669,7 +1706,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Under A Starry Night Sky Artists: - monofe -Duration: '4:55' +Duration: 4:55 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/under-a-starry-night-sky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATtTy6diqbU @@ -1678,7 +1715,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Becquerel - Frog Temple -- Meteor +- Reckoning Referenced Tracks: - Penumbra Phantasm - Courser @@ -1691,9 +1728,9 @@ Commentary: |- As soon as that bit of Penumbra Phantasm kicked in my mind drifted to [[flash:2927|[S] Jade: Enter]] - mainly how Bec's final act on Earth was to protect Jade before. Honestly? This song was a hard one to draw for. I can't even pinpoint the feelings and thoughts it evokes. The closest thing I can sum it up as is a reluctant goodbye. --- Track: Light in the Darkness -Directory: light-in-the-darkness-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:light-in-the-darkness -Duration: '7:52' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:light-in-the-darkness +Duration: 7:52 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/light-in-the-darkness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYW1JPJ59BQ @@ -1719,7 +1756,7 @@ Track: Derse Dreamers II Artists: - horizon (Rose) - LO,ON (Dave) -Duration: '4:04' +Duration: 4:04 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/derse-dreamers-ii - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIwIgeWH_aU @@ -1814,11 +1851,11 @@ Lyrics: |- From then and now it's one for all Commentary: |- <i>horizon:</i> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTX9w8inmEY">[Lyric video]</a> + [\[Lyric video]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTX9w8inmEY) - nothing much to say except thank you for listening, and consider supporting the artists below. + nothing much to say except thank you for listening, and consider supporting the artists below. - some background: LO,ON and i came up with this idea when i went through old comments on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9SQjvPLAWs">lyricover for derse dreamers</a> i did back in the day, and someone said it would be better with dave rapping. + some background: LO,ON and i came up with this idea when i went through old comments on the [lyricover for derse dreamers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9SQjvPLAWs) i did back in the day, and someone said it would be better with dave rapping. so we decided to do that. but instead of redoing derse dreamers with a rap, we decided to take a tip from mother mother on their hayloft i and ii songs. i flipped the riff around a bit and we worked through from there. @@ -1832,7 +1869,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Shattered Twilight Artists: - Elisa Flore -Duration: '5:52' +Duration: 5:52 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/shattered-twilight - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awYhjH3I_0c @@ -1861,7 +1898,7 @@ Artists: - Rainy Contributors: - Tee-vee (guitars) -Duration: '2:33' +Duration: 2:33 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/dreams-of-a-better-future - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxaA6zZhshc @@ -1873,25 +1910,31 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Iron Knight Sampled Tracks: -- Mischief Makers -- 'Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World' +- Through fire, justice is served! +# - Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Freefall Lyrics: |- (THROUGH FIRE, JUSTICE IS SERVED!) (Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality.) Commentary: |- - <i>Rainy:</i> - This track was bit of a last minute addition to [DistantQuest's] soundtrack for signless's route. Without getting into the details, the track that was originally going to be used for the route had to be removed. I was more than happy to fill in and it gave me excuse to write a rock track. I took a lot of influence from the track "Burn" by Deep Purple, especially in the organ solo parts. I hope you enjoy the music and take time to enjoy <a href="https://distantpast.itch.io/distantquest">the game</a> as well. + <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS9lSSRirSE), excerpt) + + This track was bit of a last minute addition to [DistantQuest's] soundtrack for signless's route. Without getting into the details, the track that was originally going to be used for the route had to be removed. I was more than happy to fill in and it gave me excuse to write a rock track. I took a lot of influence from the track "Burn" by Deep Purple, especially in the organ solo parts. I hope you enjoy the music and take time to enjoy [the game](https://distantpast.itch.io/distantquest) as well. Biggest shout out to Tee-vee, who performed all the guitars for this --- Track: deadkidsGodhood +Additional Names: +- Name: >- + deadkidsGodhood (Even in Death Remix) + Annotation: >- + [Newgrounds](https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1207752) Artists: - Pixels & Paradiddles - pixelseph - paradiddlesjosh -Duration: '2:42' +Duration: 2:42 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/deadkidsgodhood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmn4Cxh9oEI @@ -1908,17 +1951,42 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Savior of the Dreaming Dead Commentary: |- <i>pixelseph:</i> - This one and the recent [[track:clockstopper-new-game-all-clocks|Clockstopper (New Game+ All Clocks%)]] were incepted during 2020, because there was finally enough time. Conceptually, it's like Tool meets Homestuck composer [[group:tensei|Joren "Tensei" de Bruin]] (particularly from his [[album:strife|Strife]] record). + This one and the recent [[track:clockstopper-new-game-plus-all-clocks-percent|Clockstopper (New Game+ All Clocks%)]] were incepted during 2020, because there was finally enough time. Conceptually, it's like Tool meets Homestuck composer [[group:tensei|Joren "Tensei" de Bruin]] (particularly from his [[album:strife|Strife]] record). <i>Monckat:</i> While her buddy revivifies in the backline, Rose prepares to give a very bad dog an exclusive sneak preview eldritch sommelier taste test of the Furthest Ring. Or she would be, if her ghost-white eyes weren’t betraying her ultimate fate. This track is probably my fave on the album, so glad I got to do art for it! + + <i>pixelseph:</i> ([Newgrounds short description](https://www.newgrounds.com/playlist/275797/pixels-paradiddles-homestuck-ep)) + + A heavier take on [[track:even-in-death|Even in Death]], from Homestuck Vol. 7 + + <i>pixelseph, paradiddlesjosh:</i> ([Newgrounds description](https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1207752), excerpt, 4/14/2023) + + Every single needs a B-side. + + This one and the recent <b>[[Clockstopper (New Game+ All Clocks%)]]</b> were incepted during 2020, because [[media:misc/there-was-time-now.gif|there was finally enough time]]. Conceptually, it's like <b>Tool</b> meets Homestuck composer [[artist:tensei|Joren "Tensei" de Bruin]] (particularly from [[album:strife|his Strife record]]). + + <b>Time/Tempo:</b> 2'42" / 120bpm (4/4)<br> + <b>KEY:</b> D Minor + + <b>ORIGINAL THEMES:</b> [[track:even-in-death|"Even in Death"]] by [[artist:clark-powell]], [[track:upward-movement-dave-owns|"Upward Movement"]] by [[artist:kalibration]], motifs from [[track:savior-of-the-dreaming-dead|"Savior of the Dreaming Dead"]] by [[artist:malcolm-brown]] (which quotes [[track:savior-of-the-waking-world|"Savior of the Waking World"]] by [[artist:toby-fox]]). + + <b>SAMPLES USED:</b> "Boom - Cavernous B" from Flame Sound's Inferno SFX pack. + + <b>VSTi USED:</b> Adam Szapo Viper v1.0.8, Decidedly Decent Sampler (Clockscape), NI Kontakt 6 (Embertone Arcane v1.01 "Seance"), Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra Core, Spitfire Audio LABS (Autograph Grand, Percussion), Spitfire Audio Originals - Media Toolkit, Spitfire Audio Original - Cinematic Percussion, Toontrack Superior Drummer 2 + + <b>VST Effects:</b> Arturia Pre 1973, Arturia Delay TAPE-201, Arturia Rev PLATE-140, iZotope Vinyl, iZotope Trash 2, NI Supercharger, Slate TH-U Overloud, Plugin Alliance Black Box Analog Design HG-2, Plugin Alliance Brainworx Subfilter, Plugin Alliance Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, Presonus Binaural Pan, Presonus Bitcrusher, Presonus Fat Channel, Presonus Flanger, Presonus Gate, Presonus Pro EQ, Presonus RedLightDist, Presonus X-Trem, Tokyo Dawn Labs TDR Nova + + Guitars recorded using a Line 6 JTV-59 Variax through a Line 6 Helix LT into an SSL-2 interface. Basses recorded using a Hackenbacker through a Line 6 Helix into an SSL-2 interface. Arranged, recorded, engineered, and mixed in Presonus Studio One 4. + + Like, review, subscribe, all that jazz. Enjoy! --- Track: GALACTIC INCOHERENCE ~ Cosmic NaN Propagation Artists: - Cosmoptera -Duration: '9:46' +Duration: 9:46 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/galactic-incoherence-cosmic-nan-propagation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTyqhhdEAl4 @@ -1939,6 +2007,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Beatdown (Strider Style) - Doctor - Penumbra Phantasm +- Umbral Ultimatum - Homestuck Title Screen - Sburban Jungle Commentary: |- @@ -1954,8 +2023,8 @@ Track: Yellow Yard Artists: - Soapstone Contributors: -- Jordan Sunlight -Duration: '2:56' +- Jordan Sunlight (guitar solo) +Duration: 2:56 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/yellow-yard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzJtS0jAl4w @@ -1971,7 +2040,7 @@ Art Tags: - WV - Dave - Karkat -- Meteor +- Trolls' Meteor Referenced Tracks: - Sburban Jungle - Homestuck @@ -2025,15 +2094,20 @@ Lyrics: |- Commentary: |- <i>Soapstone:</i> A couple weeks before LOFAM submissions opened I had a sudden thought of "being stuck on a ship flying through space for 3 whole years with just 2 other people would really kind of suck even if those people were Jade Homestuck and Dave Sprite Homestuck. that would be a cool thing to write a song about." I made a rough draft of what that song could be, so then when LOFAM submissions opened I had a head start :D - + Also a real big shoutout to my good friend Jordan Sunlight for doing the guitar solo!! --- Section: Disc 3 --- Track: '[S] DISC 3 ==>' +Additional Names: +- Name: >- + [S] DISC 3 + Annotation: >- + [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1BM_PQL5NE) Artists: - Grace Medley -Duration: '0:31' +Duration: 0:31 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/s-disc-3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1BM_PQL5NE @@ -2054,12 +2128,14 @@ Commentary: |- glad many worlds theory is scientifically proven n not just so popular it feels like a fact /s - the stars n sky colour were [[artist:jebb|jebbs]] input n the piece looks all the better 4 it + the stars n sky colour were [[artist:jebb|jebbs]] input n the piece looks all the better 4 it --- Track: Ace-celerando +Additional Names: +- Musty Mafia (original name) Artists: - Jebb -Duration: '4:13' +Duration: 4:13 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/ace-celerando - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8FFAxDUkY @@ -2071,21 +2147,46 @@ Referenced Tracks: - The Ballad of Jack Noir Commentary: |- <i>Jebb:</i> - I got the idea for this track after watching S2E3 of Helluva Boss and thinking that making a track with a mafia aesthetic would be a cool idea. Also, around that time I heard Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit and was amazed at how many different parts and elements it had working perfectly in unison, and making a chaotic jazz-ish track was a great opportunity to try and replicate something like that. + I got the idea for this track after watching [S2E3 of Helluva Boss](https://youtu.be/j1BfO7VlIw4) and thinking that making a track with a mafia aesthetic would be a cool idea. Also, around that time I heard [Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit](https://youtu.be/Paw4n5xmqxQ) and was amazed at how many different parts and elements it had working perfectly in unison, and making a chaotic jazz-ish track was a great opportunity to try and replicate something like that. - This track was initially called Musty Mafia, however, when LOFAM came around, I realised that it would be a perfect track for the Midnight Crew/Spades Slick and decided to expand it from a small sketch to a full track (always save your music sketches lol). I decided to make the new title a pun, like most titles in [[album:midnight-crew-drawing-dead|Midnight Crew: Drawing Dead]] are, and so the title ""Ace-celerando"" came to be, coming from the words Ace and Accelerando (Although I had to go through variations such as Acelerando, Ace-lerando etc). + This track was initially called Musty Mafia, however, when LOFAM came around, I realised that it would be a perfect track for the Midnight Crew/Spades Slick and decided to expand it from a small sketch to a full track (always save your music sketches lol). I decided to make the new title a pun, like most titles in [[album:midnight-crew-drawing-dead|Midnight Crew: Drawing Dead]] are, and so the title "Ace-celerando" came to be, coming from the words Ace and Accelerando (Although I had to go through variations such as Acelerando, Ace-lerando etc). The scene that I imagine for this track is someone listening to an old record in a bar, the Midnight Crew sitting there, playing cards, drinking, when suddenly a violent gunfight breaks out. Four out of three members are defeated, and only Slick is left, however he gathers the strength he needs, reloads, and finally comes out on top in the end. - Also, 4:13, hehe. Gotta love when that happens. + Also, 4:13, hehe. Gotta love when that happens. <i>lemonzestdoodle:</i> As soon as I heard the gun sound effects I knew that Slick had to be wielding one. + + <i>Jebb:</i> (LOFAM5A2 Discord liveblog commentary) + You know what's the single worst thing about this track<br> + IT NOT ONCE ACTUALLY FEATURES ACCELERANDO<br> + IT ONLY FEATURES DECELERANDO IN THE INTRO AND THE REST ARE SIMPLE BPM CHANGES<br> + I AM A FRAUD<br> + Oh well, the pun was too good to pass up on<br> + Also, idk why this is the first track of Disc 3 but hey i'm not complaining lmao. Kinda honored, actually! + + I still feel like the drums could have been mixed better, there always was some kinda problem with them<br> + Mixing is the work of the devil<br> + The drums kinda overblow the actual melody + + Anyways, i myself am super surprised by how varied i managed to make this track<br> + As i mentioned in the prior commentary, i really like how "messy" (in a good way) Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit sounds and the fact that the track managed to do the same sorta thing is really nice<br> + Though if you actually wanted to play this live 1 to 1 you would need 3 saxes and 2 pianos lmao<br> + I remember wanting to make the drumline more varied but in the end i didn't do it, mostly because i didn't really have anything more to add<br> + Idk if people noticed but the piano at 1:44 is playing the melody the violin played earlier because the violin is busy doing another thing... Cool..! + + Btw, later i noticed just how similar the vives at the 1:54 are to that one part of [[track:ticket-to-ride-rusty|Ticket to Ride]]<br> + My brain probably accidentally referenced that + + And one more miscellaneous fact - the vinyl starting and ending sounds are 2 separate sounds. I tried to EQ them to sound roughly the same but i didn't really manage to accomplish that<br> + But you would only notice that if you played the track on loop so yeah<br> + Anyways, that's all of my LOFAM 5.2 tracks! Very cool --- Track: Delta Version Artists: - Rom M -Duration: '3:42' +Duration: 3:42 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/delta-version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkXXj3lUU98 @@ -2099,7 +2200,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Michael Bowman Remix Sampled Tracks: - Michael Bowman Remix -- some window sfx at the very end +# - some window sfx at the very end Lyrics: |- Michael Bow-bow, Michael Bow, Michael Bow, Michael Bow Michael Bow-bow, Michael Bow, Michael Bow, Michael Bow @@ -2129,7 +2230,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Sunbumper Artists: - yuuDii -Duration: '3:15' +Duration: 3:15 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sunbumper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEIjQQpcrgg @@ -2140,8 +2241,8 @@ Art Tags: - Becquerel Referenced Tracks: - Sunsetter -Sampled Tracks: -- unknown sample tbh +# Sampled Tracks: +# - unknown sample tbh Lyrics: |- (Somebody say OH YEAH! Oh yeah!) (Somebody say OH YEAH! Oh yeah!) @@ -2160,12 +2261,13 @@ Commentary: |- Track: The Imminently Deceased Artists: - dron3canon -Duration: '3:42' +Duration: 3:42 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-imminently-deceased - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvpsk1he6rE Cover Artists: - lemonzestdoodle +Cover Art Dimensions: 1889x1826 Art Tags: - Karkat - LoPaH @@ -2178,15 +2280,15 @@ Commentary: |- <i>lemonzestdoodle:</i> That part 40 seconds in when it turns into...breakcore, I think? It made me want to draw something with some real crunch to it. Originally I wanted to do Karkat sitting on the ground with one eye hidden by blood, but the pose I had in mind just couldn't work how I wanted it to. But then I saw this picture that someone captioned "eclipsickle" - + <img src="media/misc/lofam5a2sickle.png" width="150"> and thought "hold on what if Karkat's sickle was overlayed with a moon?" It was a good call. Also I'd like to thank the Google Image results for communism for giving me a pretty decent reference of how to hold a scythe. --- Track: Dusksetter Artists: -- Morris -Duration: '4:43' +- ruby +Duration: 4:43 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/dusksetter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amkd4Ax__6E @@ -2201,12 +2303,13 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Spider's Claw - Liquid Negrocity - track:megalovania-undertale +- track:MeGaLoVania - track:sunslammer - Explore -Sampled Tracks: -- didnt find the undertale sound effect from the commentary unless its the soundfont +# Sampled Tracks: +# - didnt find the undertale sound effect from the commentary unless its the soundfont Commentary: |- - <i>Morris:</i> + <i>ruby:</i> This arrangement of Sunsetter is obviously based on the vocal "Sunsetter (Ska)", which is one of my favorite versions of the song. I mainly used classic Toby instrumentation, including stuff Toby used in his original version, and I replaced the vocals with good old DVS Sax (though I would have loved to keep the lyrics). I extended the song by adding a break/trumpet solo section (where I snuck in references to other Homestuck songs), and ended the song by incorporating the ending of Sunslammer. Oh yeah, I also snuck in an Undertale sound effect. I see this song as a sort-of homage to Sunsetter. Also, it was originally titled "Dawnsetter", but I felt "Dusksetter" sounded nicer lol @@ -2217,7 +2320,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Sburban Juxtaposition Artists: - horizon -Duration: '5:19' +Duration: 5:19 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-juxtaposition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YVTaIX7xAs @@ -2225,7 +2328,7 @@ Cover Artists: - yoyoYolo Art Tags: - Rose -- Meteor +- Reckoning Referenced Tracks: - Sburban Jungle Lyrics: |- @@ -2292,15 +2395,15 @@ Lyrics: |- Us young adventurers Commentary: |- <i>horizon:</i> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDzPBbKvQlY">[Lyric video]</a> + [\[Lyric video]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDzPBbKvQlY) - my love letter to homestuck is finally complete!!!! it isn't as perfect as i wanted it to be, but it has my heart in it, and that's really all i could ask for. i've never animated before so this was a really interesting challenge. + my love letter to homestuck is finally complete!!!! it isn't as perfect as i wanted it to be, but it has my heart in it, and that's really all i could ask for. i've never animated before so this was a really interesting challenge. i'm going to write something more flowery soon(tm) after i've slept (ur friend horizon has been running leslie knope sleeping hours lately) but i really have to say a huge thank you to every single listener, every person who posted in the homestuck tags over the years, every team member, every professional classpector, and The Huss himself -- thank you. you showed me the path to my future and gave me a hell of a lot of hope and heartbreak with it. i wouldn't have it any other way. - special thanks to Ymi, who created the skaianet ARG that inspired me to make something for the anniversary. where would we even be without <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV3sis_x25E">ollywood showdown</a>? + special thanks to Ymi, who created the skaianet ARG that inspired me to make something for the anniversary. where would we even be without [ollywood showdown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV3sis_x25E)? <i>yoyoYolo:</i> probably my favorite cover art for what might be my favorite song: sburban juxtaposition. the track is so good i basically drew the whole cover while listening to it on loop. coloring the meteors was a lot of fun too. rose’s pose is actually inspired by miles’ leap of faith from spider-man: into the spiderverse (the spiderverse movies have consumed me ever since i saw atsv in theatres, it can’t be helped). @@ -2308,7 +2411,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Special Soapstone Version) Artists: - Soapstone -Duration: '3:18' +Duration: 3:18 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew-special-soapstone-version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A661Y4OaKyI @@ -2319,10 +2422,9 @@ Art Tags: - DD - CD - HB -- The Felt +- Clover Referenced Tracks: -- track:im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew -- I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Post-Punk Version) +- track:im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew-soapstone Lyrics: |- I hate a moral coward, one who lacks a manly spark I just detest a man afraid to go home in the dark @@ -2372,7 +2474,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Liquid Noir Artists: - yuuDii -Duration: '3:29' +Duration: 3:29 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/liquid-noir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ1FhN8g2-Y @@ -2407,7 +2509,7 @@ Lyrics: |- Make her a member of the midnight crew! Make her a member of the midnight crew! Make her a member of the midnight crew! - + Make her a member of the Make her a member of the Make her, make her, make her, make her @@ -2421,7 +2523,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Four Boys Blues Artists: - Funk McLovin -Duration: '2:57' +Duration: 2:57 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/four-boys-blues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6tFZFfhOGs @@ -2496,7 +2598,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Celestial Company Artists: - corvidc0rvus -Duration: '2:58' +Duration: 2:58 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/celestial-company - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Il-X2_DU8 @@ -2515,9 +2617,9 @@ Commentary: |- the track is very relaxing, i figured it would make sense to replicate that feeling in the art itself through adding pleasant shades of blue to skaia and john’s hood. i also added a yellow spirograph for contrast. i think it worked out pretty well! --- Track: Moonslayer -Artists: -- Raid -Duration: '5:04' +Directory: moonslayer-lofam5a2 +Main Release: track:moonslayer +Duration: 5:04 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/moonslayer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CYTdD4SVQY @@ -2526,21 +2628,20 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Dirk - Earth -Referenced Tracks: -- track:moonsetter Commentary: |- - <i>Raid:</i> + <i>Raid:</i> (booklet commentary, originally [[album:moonslayer|for YouTube]]) + Why'd I call it Moonslayer? Well, I was looking for a cool edgy yet catchy little name to title this track while riffing off the Homestuck Music Team’s theme of titling tracks Moon/Sun + word that starts with S. Moonsetter is the name of the original track. [[track:moonshatter|Moonshatter]] and [[track:sunsetter|Sunsetter]] are the names of a couple of Toby Fox’s other Homestuck music contributions. [[track:moonsweater|Moonsweater]] is the name of a track on [[album:homestuck-vol-10|Homestuck Volume 10]] by [[artist:david-ellis|A Lunatic's Daydream]]. So you see what I mean. I considered Moonslammer, like [[track:sunslammer|Sunslammer]] by [[artist:seth-peelle|Beatfox]], but that wasn't edgy enough for me. So I settled on Moonslayer. Yeah. "Moonslayer" brings up catastrophic, apocalyptic images of destroying the moon, but not just destroying the moon—slaying it, as though the moon were a living entity capable of being conquered. A spirit. A god or goddess, maybe. A constant observer of mankind. Something personified, and then killed. Very edgy. Absolutely perfect. --- Track: Frost and Frogs Artists: - autumnalEquinox -Duration: '4:52' +Duration: 4:52 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/frost-and-frogs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEi3Z2QQeKE Cover Artists: -- Kara Roas +- celestialKarakul Art Tags: - Jade - Frogs @@ -2551,14 +2652,14 @@ Commentary: |- <i>autumnalEquinox:</i> This track was inspired by an orchestral piece that we had to play in band and its most primarily heard in the call and response between the flutes and the horns! - <i>Kara Roas:</i> + <i>celestialKarakul:</i> The moment I heard the intro to this track, I immediately fell in love with it and had a visual in my head. Given the "back and forth" mentioned for the composition of the song, it made me think of the Jade out collecting frogs on her planet... so that's what I went with! ♥ --- Track: dog Artists: - Gryotharian - Hart -Duration: '2:21' +Duration: 2:21 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/dog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alBCs7PAn1Q @@ -2567,8 +2668,8 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Becquerel - Green Sun -Sampled Tracks: -- dogs. probably not a lot we can do here +# Sampled Tracks: +# - dogs. probably not a lot we can do here Commentary: |- <i>Gryotharian:</i> (& Hart) "Dogs. You love dogs, don’t you? Everybody loves a good dog. And this is the story of the best dog."—an excerpt from 'Hotel of the Butcherbird', by Gryotharian and Hart. @@ -2579,7 +2680,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Arf! Artists: - yoyoYolo -Duration: '2:41' +Duration: 2:41 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/arf - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkUNff5D-4g @@ -2597,9 +2698,9 @@ Commentary: |- I designed this album’s track order. Mostly I based it on secret subliminal messages I received from the lyrics of “[[track:im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew|I’m a Member of the Midnight Crew]]” (long story). For this span of four tracks, though, there’s actually some ludoaudionarratively harmonic environmental storytelling going on. “Frost and Frogs” -> <span style="font-family: comic sans ms, courier, courier new">“dog”</span> -> “Arf!” -> ... --- Track: Frog Eater -Directory: frog-eater-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:frog-eater -Duration: '4:00' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:frog-eater +Duration: 4:00 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/frog-eater - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxGQClPJrNs @@ -2608,6 +2709,8 @@ Cover Artists: - swanfire Art Tags: - Genesis Frog +- 'cw: corpse' +- 'cw: blood (abstract)' Commentary: |- <i>Swagazaki:</i> A track composed for some douchebag who ate the up-and-coming Genesis Frog of his session and thus doomed everyone in the process. @@ -2616,11 +2719,11 @@ Commentary: |- Come on, kid, eat up. You’ve barely even touched your mutant god-frog. --- Track: Movement -Directory: movement-lofam5a2 +Suffix Directory: true Always Reference By Directory: true Artists: -- Morris -Duration: '2:46' +- ruby +Duration: 2:46 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/movement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHnv4Bar9I0 @@ -2631,7 +2734,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Dawn of Man - Cascade (Beta) Commentary: |- - <i>Morris:</i> + <i>ruby:</i> I got the idea for this song when submissions for LOFAM 5 Act 2 opened up. Something cinematic, related to a land or something idk. After finishing the song, [[artist:ucklin|Ucklin]] gave some feedback in regards to adding a lead melody. Though, any lead melody I tried adding felt out of place, so in the end I left it as-is. I'm really glad that I was able to get in 3 submissions that were all in completely different styles, and also, as this was my first time submitting anything for lofam, genuinely surprised all of my submissions made it in! I got into Homestuck in late-2020/early-2021, so I'm glad the fandom's still doing awesome things like this and it's an honor to be involved :) @@ -2646,7 +2749,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: THE LAST HOUR Artists: - Ray Mike -Duration: '1:36' +Duration: 1:36 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-last-hour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0SvwNTSq_g @@ -2661,7 +2764,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: All Work and No Play Artists: - Kanishka -Duration: '4:38' +Duration: 4:38 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/all-work-and-no-play - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9Fek-wTJI @@ -2683,7 +2786,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: '[S] Emerge' Artists: - Wr3ck0rdz -Duration: '3:22' +Duration: 3:22 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/s-emerge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSUABMHfP_g @@ -2708,7 +2811,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Adventurous Ascent Artists: - LudicrousFalcon -Duration: '4:04' +Duration: 4:04 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/adventurous-ascent - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpfvFe5HasU @@ -2725,6 +2828,7 @@ Art Tags: - LoFaF - Battlefield Referenced Tracks: +- track:adventurous-ascent-single-version - Sburban Jungle - Showtime (Piano Refrain) Commentary: |- @@ -2738,9 +2842,9 @@ Commentary: |- <small>You’re welcome for that <span style="color: magenta; font-family: comic sans ms, courier, courier new">UNREAL AIR......</span></small> --- Track: Ultramagnetoparakineticrystalphotogrammetry -Directory: ultramagnetoparakineticrystalphotogrammetry-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:ultramagnetoparakineticrystalphotogrammetry -Duration: '4:08' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:ultramagnetoparakineticrystalphotogrammetry +Duration: 4:08 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/ultramagnetoparakineticrystalphotogrammetry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqCiyGsEc-c @@ -2767,7 +2871,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Serendipitous Strife Artists: - Cecily Renns -Duration: '2:23' +Duration: 2:23 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/serendipitous-strife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-PzzMT3fjU @@ -2785,7 +2889,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Strident Sburban Serenata Artists: - Adrian "gravitygauntlet" Wahrer -Duration: '3:24' +Duration: 3:24 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/strident-sburban-serenata - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saWkoP-WM_Q @@ -2812,7 +2916,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Versus Oblivion Artists: - yuuDii -Duration: '3:41' +Duration: 3:41 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/versus-oblivion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPbYcF-p5CY @@ -2849,9 +2953,9 @@ Commentary: |- Since Dave is the subject matter of the track, I thought it would be kind of a no-brainer to feature him in LOHAC. After a lot of deliberating on what to do for the track art, I decided to draw a cool side profile of Dave, lit up from both sides by the lava surrounding him. I also thought it would be kinda lame just to have him staring into the distance without actively looking at something, so I added a reflection of Jack Noir in his sunglasses. For flavor. --- Track: "'Til Death, We Grieve" -Directory: til-death-we-grieve-lofam5a2 -Originally Released As: track:til-death-we-grieve -Duration: '6:48' +Suffix Directory: true +Main Release: track:til-death-we-grieve +Duration: 6:48 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/til-death-we-grieve - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPrSdsitoF4 @@ -2866,7 +2970,7 @@ Art Tags: - Alternia Commentary: |- <i>Tee-vee:</i> - Woah hey I didn't submit that! :o Anyway this is more than three years old now, so now I see a lot of things I could have done better or entirely differently but overall I'm still very happy with this section, there are lots of ideas I'm glad I came up with. Check out [[album:theres-no-place-like-home|the full album/medley]] on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh0YkQn_zLU">Youtube</a> or <a href="https://teeveemusic.bandcamp.com/album/theres-no-place-like-home-a-homestuck-prog-rock-medley">Bandcamp</a> if you enjoyed this! + Woah hey I didn't submit that! :o Anyway this is more than three years old now, so now I see a lot of things I could have done better or entirely differently but overall I'm still very happy with this section, there are lots of ideas I'm glad I came up with. Check out [[album:theres-no-place-like-home|the full album/medley]] on [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh0YkQn_zLU) or [Bandcamp](https://teeveemusic.bandcamp.com/album/theres-no-place-like-home-a-homestuck-prog-rock-medley) if you enjoyed this! <i>Makin:</i> (album management) Unfortunately this album was already 6 hours long, so I nominated only this small part of it. Do check out the full medley! @@ -2877,7 +2981,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Lost Memories Artists: - ascendantDreamweaver -Duration: '7:20' +Duration: 7:20 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/lost-memories - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFF_K0EQOQo @@ -2889,7 +2993,7 @@ Cover Artists: - Horizonseek Studios - d0gtier - ricemilk -Art Tags: +Art Tags: - Terezi - Vriska - Jack Noir @@ -2919,7 +3023,7 @@ Commentary: |- The second half rearranges Do You Remem8er Me through a reharmonization of Terezi's theme. Although the virtuosic ending is the Ruins quote that plays on their reunion, the emotional climax lies immediately prior, as Terezi dashes through a final intertwining of all previous themes into a dense 8-voice counterpoint. - There are several other programmatic inspirations, most notably Grace’s <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/21008963">A Hive 8n’t A Home<</a> for the first half, manifesting in both the harmonic and rhythmic conflict of Vriska’s motives, and harukatenoh’s <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/48691303">does not heal</a> for the depiction of memories in the second half. + There are several other programmatic inspirations, most notably Grace’s [A Hive 8n’t A Home<](https://archiveofourown.org/works/21008963) for the first half, manifesting in both the harmonic and rhythmic conflict of Vriska’s motives, and harukatenoh’s [does not heal](https://archiveofourown.org/works/48691303) for the depiction of memories in the second half. Special thanks to [[artist:grace-medley|Grace]] and [[artist:ucklin|Ucklin]] for motivating me to turn a simple arrangement into a full poem! @@ -2949,7 +3053,7 @@ Artists: - Pixels & Paradiddles - pixelseph - paradiddlesjosh -Duration: '5:48' +Duration: 5:48 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/clockstopper-new-game-all-clocks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA2vOCXlknM @@ -2963,17 +3067,52 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Atomyk Ebonpyre - Upward Movement (Dave Owns) Commentary: |- - <i>pixelseph:</i> (& paradiddlesjosh) + <i>pixelseph, paradiddlesjosh:</i> “Clockstopper” from [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b|coloUrs & mayhem Universe B]], but it's from 2023 and Dave needed to destroy every single clock in Sburb. No one asked for more Castlevania/Megaman/Otacore vibes on this track, but we brought it anyway. Enjoy your New Game+. <i>Awkward:</i> That's the last time I'm drawing Dave five times in the same piece, suffice to say (those timetables were absolutely evil trying to line). Loved working with the colours though, imposing reds with fiery overblown glow dodges will always be one of my favourite combos. + + <i>pixelseph:</i> ([Newgrounds short description](https://www.newgrounds.com/playlist/275797/pixels-paradiddles-homestuck-ep)) + + [[Clockstopper]], but if it were made in 2023 + + <i>pixelseph, paradiddlesjosh:</i> ([Newgrounds description](https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1207576), excerpt, 4/13/2023) + + Hi, it's been a while. Noses to the grindstone, and all that hustle. Y'all know how it goes. Don't need to belabor the point. + + Happy 413, have a remix Josh and I have been cooking up for a while and found the time/space to release it. + + <b>EDIT:</b> it's the A-side to [[track:deadkidsgodhood|this track]], 'cause you know singles always come in pairs. + + Details below. + + <b>TIME/TEMPO:</b> 5'48” / 138bpm, 69bpm (nice), 128bpm, 118bpm, 160bpm, 106bpm (4/4, 6/4, and 11/8 time)<br> + <b>KEY:</b> C Minor + + <b>ORIGINAL THEMES:</b> [[track:beatdown-strider-style|"Beatdown (Strider Style)"]] and [[track:beatdown-round-2|"Beatdown Round 2"]] by [[artist:curt-blakeslee]], [[track:atomyk-ebonpyre|"Atomyk Ebonpyre"]] by [[artist:toby-fox]] and [[track:upward-movement-dave-owns|"Upward Movement (Dave Owns)"]] by [[artist:kalibration]]. Some melodic work in the breakdown of "Beatdown" by Joseph Brown (chocosoda/pixelseph). + + <b>MIDI TRANSCRIPTIONS:</b> "Beatdown (Strider Style)" and "Atomyk Ebonpyre" by [[artist:mrcheeze|MrCheese]] on the MSPA forum. "Upward Movement" was transcribed for piano by BRPXQZME on the MSPA forum. + + <b>SAMPLES USED:</b> "Computer Glitching, Digital Data Corruption, 02 04, Loop" by Jonathan Shaw (InspectorJ of Freesound.org), "Smashing Wooden Fence A, Wav" by Jonathan Shaw (InspectorJ of Freesound.org), "Factory Ambience Loop 1" from the Ancient Game Iron Forge pack + + <b>VSTi USED:</b> Adam Szapo Viper v1.0.8, Arturia Analog Lab V Intro, Decidedly Decent Sampler (Clockscape), NI Battery 4, NI Kontakt 6 (Twenty Five), Presonus Mai Tai, Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra Core, Spitfire Audio LABS (Autograph Grand, Percussion), Spitfire Audio Originals - Media Toolkit, Spitfire Audio Original - Cinematic Percussion, Toontrack Superior Drummer 2, YCMK Magical8BitPlug 2 + + <b>VST Effects:</b> Arturia Pre 1973, Arturia Delay TAPE-201, Arturia Rev PLATE-140, Arturia Chorus JUN-6, iZotope Neutron 3 Elements, iZotope Vinyl, iZotope Trash 2, NI Guitar Rig 6, NI Supercharger, Slate TH-U Overloud, Plugin Alliance Black Box Analog Design HG-2, Plugin Alliance Brainworx Subfilter, Plugin Alliance Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, Presonus Binaural Pan, Presonus Bitcrusher, Presonus Fat Channel, Presonus Flanger, Presonus Gate, Presonus Pro EQ, Presonus RedLightDist, Tokyo Dawn Labs TDR Nova + + Guitars recorded using a Line 6 JTV-59 Variax through a Line 6 Helix LT into an SSL-2 interface. Basses recorded using a Schecter C-4 through a Line 6 Helix into an SSL-2 interface. Arranged, recorded, engineered, and mixed in Presonus Studio One 4. + + No one asked for more Castlevania/Megaman/Otacore vibes on this track, but we brought it anyway. Enjoy your New Game+. + + Like, comment, subscribe, review, all the fun stuff! + + ~Pixels and Paradiddles --- Track: The Ballad of Moro and San Artists: - Grace Medley - Kal-la-kal-la -Duration: '4:12' +Duration: 4:12 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-ballad-of-moro-and-san - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqeKUaqVhgY @@ -3006,8 +3145,8 @@ Commentary: |- --- Track: Penumbral Awakening Artists: -- Morris -Duration: '3:33' +- ruby +Duration: 3:33 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/penumbral-awakening - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umSWLAfjUmc @@ -3016,14 +3155,13 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - John Referenced Tracks: -- track:penumbra-phantasm-morris +- track:penumbra-phantasm-ruby - Penumbra Phantasm -- Pseudumbra Phauxtasm - Doctor Sampled Tracks: -- Typheus +- track:penumbra-phantasm-ruby Commentary: |- - <i>Morris:</i> + <i>ruby:</i> Back in March of last year, I made a remix of Penumbra Phantasm of which I was, at the time, very proud of. Looking back at it, it is extremely barebones and I've definitely improved a lot since then. So when lofam5a2 got announced, I went back to my remix and overhauled it completely. I kept the core of the original remix and added a lot of new stuff onto it, as well as making everything sound way nicer than before. I'm very proud of how it turned out :) @@ -3031,7 +3169,7 @@ Commentary: |- Track: Dance of Storms Artists: - Tensei -Duration: '4:34' +Duration: 4:34 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/dance-of-storms - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QySY3FmWHss @@ -3060,7 +3198,7 @@ Artists: - Grace Medley Contributors: - Veritas Unae (vocals) -Duration: '4:30' +Duration: 4:30 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/caliborns-lament - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDLkIhkXWvk @@ -3072,22 +3210,22 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Homosuck Anthem - Eternity Served Cold -- track:carne-vale - Oh Hi There, Lil Cal - Constant Conquest - The Broken Clock - HOMOSUCK. DIRECTOR'S CUT, OF THE YEAR EDITION. -- THE RAREST. AND MOST INTERPRETIVE. DANCE MEATCABRE. - Green Lolly -- Sburban Echo -- track:ophiuchus-full-suite +- Spirals (Including Illusions of Freedom) - Maibasojen +- Sburban Echo +- THE RAREST. AND MOST INTERPRETIVE. DANCE MEATCABRE. - Shattered Twilight - Chronology - Black Heart, Green Dress +- track:carne-vale Sampled Tracks: - Homosuck Anthem -- Welcome to Hell by Black Midi +- Welcome to Hell - MY SONG 2. Lyrics: |- (Thank you! Oh my, everyone, thank you! Alright, that's enough now. I SAID THAT'S ENOU—) @@ -3124,7 +3262,7 @@ Lyrics: |- All camera angles at ninety degrees! Lower the curtain! Bring the lights down! Somebody make sure the orchestra sees, that - Every chorus has the strings + [[track:black-heart-green-dress|Every chorus has the strings]] I've a new stage to conquer! Now fetch me my tattered cape, eyeballs and ring Soon they'll all see that no longer do @@ -3158,7 +3296,7 @@ Commentary: |- W- wait. Why are you leaving <s>so much blank space below</s> *a few pages* after the commentary block. Who is that for. - <i><b style="color: #2ed73a">CALIBORN:</b></i> + <i>Grace Medley|<b style="color: #2ed73a">CALIBORN</b>:</i> <span style="color: #2ed73a">HI AGAIN, IDIOTS. MISS ME?</span> <span style="color: #2ed73a">IT HAS BEEN ALTOGETHER TOO LONG SINCE YOU WERE LAST GRACED/DOOMED BY MY PRESENCE. AND I THOUGHT IT ALTOGETHER RE MISS TO NOT DRESS YOU DOWN. WITH ANOTHER GRANDILOQUENT EXPOSÉ. ABOUT HOW UNFIT YOU ALL ARE TO UNDERSTAND THE BEAUTY OF MY MAGNUM OPUS.</span> @@ -3186,11 +3324,36 @@ Commentary: |- <span style="color: #2ed73a">SO I HOPE THAT YOU ULTIMATELY COME TO ENJOY CALIBORN’S LAMENT. NOW THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN ENRICHED. BY THE CONCURRENT WITNESSING OF MY PROGRAM NOTES. AND IF YOU DON’T, TOO BAD! THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGES IS YOUR LIFE. BEING FREE OF ANY ARTISTIC MERIT. DOES NOT IMPROVE BETWEEN NOW AND ME DESTROYING YOU UTTERLY. <span style="color: #2ed73a">SO BYE FOREVER. AGAIN. I GUESS?</span> + + <i>Grace Medley:</i> (via Discord) + + jebb was asking after time stamps for the references in caliborns lament so here you go + + - 0:00 - 0:41 / [[Homosuck Anthem]] (main melody + applause) + - 0:16 - 0:27 / [[Eternity Served Cold]] (staccato strings) + - 0:45 - 1:19 / [[track:oh-hi-there-lil-cal|Oh Hi There, Li'l Cal]] (strings), [[Constant Conquest]] (harpsi) + - 1:02 - 1:19 / [[The Broken Clock]] (organ) + - 1:19 - 1:36 / [[track:homosuck-directors-cut-of-the-year-edition|HOMOSUCK. DIRECTOR'S CUT, OF THE YEAR EDITION]] (harpsi) + - 1:23 - 1:27 / [[Green Lolly]] (organ) + - 1:36 - 1:53 / [[track:spirals-including-illusions-of-freedom|Spirals]], from [[album:ophiuchus-full-suite|Ophiuchus]] + - 1:36 - 2:09 / [[Maibasojen]] (woodwind) + - 1:53 - 2:09 / [[Constant Conquest]] (harpsi), [[Sburban Echo]] (organ) + - 2:02 - 2:09 / [[track:the-rarest-and-most-interpretive-dance-meatcabre|THE RAREST. AND MOST INTERPRETIVE. DANCE MEATCABRE]] (charango) + - 2:09 - 2:27 / [[track:homosuck-directors-cut-of-the-year-edition|HOMOSUCK. DIRECTOR'S CUT, OF THE YEAR EDITION]] (harpsi) + - 2:14 - 2:18 / [[Green Lolly]] (organ) + - 2:27 - 2:33 / sampled from [[artist:black-midi|Black Midi's]] [[Welcome to Hell]] + - 2:36 - 3:11 / [[Shattered Twilight]] (synth ostinato) + - 2:38 - 3:11 / [[Chronology]] (synth lead) + - 2:54 - 2:59 / [[track:black-heart-green-dress|Black Heart Green Dress]] (lyrics) + - 3:11 - 3:45 / [[Eternity Served Cold]] (staccato strings) + - 3:28 - 4:02 / [[Carne Vale]] (synth solo + strings) + - 4:03 - 4:06 / [[track:my-song-2|My Song 2]] + - 4:07 - 4:24 / [[track:homosuck-directors-cut-of-the-year-edition|HOMOSUCK. DIRECTOR'S CUT, OF THE YEAR EDITION]] (shitty casio keyboard) --- Track: Stargazing with Gods Artists: - Joshua Gray -Duration: '9:45' +Duration: 9:45 URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/stargazing-with-gods - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg1nK2fev_M @@ -3200,7 +3363,7 @@ Art Tags: - Becquerel - Jade - Earth -- Meteor +- Reckoning Referenced Tracks: - track:carefree-action - Courser @@ -3225,7 +3388,7 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Torrent 64:</i> I'm not even sure where to begin. The track gives a very nice sense of both calmness, and the sense of impending doom. I wanted a lot of the art itself to be influencing that serene feeling: The starry night sky, a peaceful Jade sleeping, and Bec watching over her. It's only when you follow his gaze past the bright moon you can see the bright meteorites approaching, adding a sense of unease to an otherwise calm picture. --- -Section: Bonus tracks +Section: Bonus track --- Track: Home / Stuck Artists: @@ -3233,12 +3396,15 @@ Artists: - SplitSuns - WHATISLOSTINTHEMINES - Ucklin -Duration: '20:09' +Duration: 20:09 URLs: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khh1d83wOig Referenced Tracks: - track:home - Stuck +Sampled Tracks: +- track:home +- Stuck Lyrics: |- (VGY was zero, VGZ was plus 0.2, delta-VC was minus 20.2, orbit 169.1 by 60.5.) |