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diff --git a/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1.yaml b/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1.yaml index 7bb65f8e..4b276f4f 100644 --- a/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1.yaml +++ b/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1.yaml @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ URLs: - https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-echo Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr pre-release preview](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/142447358778/heres-something-you-havent-heard-yet-this-is), excerpt) - Here’s something you haven’t heard yet! This is Sburban Echo, a Lord English track formerly from [[album:the-felt|The Felt]], then reworked for [[album:homestuck-vol-9|Volume 9]] to be more akin to, like, <i>yo, what if [[track:sburban-jungle|Sburban Jungle]] was written for the Dead Session?</i> but unfinished, then here now it’s not unfinished anymore, it’s done and fancy for an[ album I’m releasing on 4/13 for $13.43](https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1-years-in-the-past) that you can pre-order now for <i>$9.87</i>. + Here’s something you haven’t heard yet! This is Sburban Echo, a Lord English track formerly from [[album:the-felt|The Felt]], then reworked for [[album:homestuck-vol-9|Volume 9]] to be more akin to, like, <i>yo, what if [[Sburban Jungle]] was written for the Dead Session?</i> but unfinished, then here now it’s not unfinished anymore, it’s done and fancy for an[ album I’m releasing on 4/13 for $13.43](https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1-years-in-the-past) that you can pre-order now for <i>$9.87</i>. --- Track: Entangled With the Void Duration: 02:43 @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ URLs: - https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/track/listen-to-the-lovely-weather Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr pre-release preview](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/141959324318/its-a-new-day-and-that-new-day-contains-a-new), excerpt) - It’s a new day, and that new day contains a new song preview for [Stuckhome Syndrome P1V1](https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1-years-in-the-past); this is the first minute and a half of <i>Listen to the Lovely Weather</i>, one of the tracks I wrote and produced for <i>[[album:the-felt|The Felt]]</i>. There were a few more than the ones that made it on to that album and later ones (like [[track:afraid-of-the-darko|Afraid of the Darko]] and [[track:everything-is-something-to-somebody|Everything is Something to Somebody]]) and those are all on here (including a better version of Afraid of the Darko done for [[album:homestuck-vol-8|Volume 8]] that…didn’t get on, because it was finished too last-minute). + It’s a new day, and that new day contains a new song preview for [Stuckhome Syndrome P1V1](https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1-years-in-the-past); this is the first minute and a half of <i>Listen to the Lovely Weather</i>, one of the tracks I wrote and produced for <i>[[album:the-felt|The Felt]]</i>. There were a few more than the ones that made it on to that album and later ones (like [[Afraid of the Darko]] and [[Everything is Something to Somebody]]) and those are all on here (including a better version of Afraid of the Darko done for [[album:homestuck-vol-8|Volume 8]] that…didn’t get on, because it was finished too last-minute). This one was one I was always a little sad didn’t make it onto the album proper because it’s so jovial; <i>The Felt</i> doesn’t have a lot of major key work on it, and to capture that feel of a weird time concert I wanted to have some stuff that was a bit hopeful and tuneful, too, with acoustic guitar noodling and bright piano and stuff. This is probably the most upbeat track I wrote for <i>The Felt;</i> it’s also one of my favorites. Hope it’ll be one of yours, too! --- Track: It's Been a Long Time @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr pre-release preview](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/141865610108/homestuck-updated-today-for-the-first-time-in), excerpt) Homestuck updated today for the first time in MONTHS. Crazy, right? Celebrate with another preview track for [Stuckhome Syndrome Part 1 V1: Years in the Past!](https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1-years-in-the-past) (Still out 4/13, the day the comic ends forever. It’s been seven years, can you believe that?) - Thisn’s a redo I started a while back of <i>Heir Transparent</i>, without any of the material from [[track:doctor|Doctor]] (just the stuff I added for my mix). So it’s a rearrangement of a remix that’s 2x removed from the source, now? god this title is dumb but whatever i still love it + Thisn’s a redo I started a while back of <i>Heir Transparent</i>, without any of the material from [[Doctor]] (just the stuff I added for my mix). So it’s a rearrangement of a remix that’s 2x removed from the source, now? god this title is dumb but whatever i still love it I might add strings, <i>says me about every song now I guess</i>. This would sound <i>great</i> with strings, though, so I will most likely! do that --- Track: Battle Theme for the Lost at Heart @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ URLs: - https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/track/battle-theme-for-the-lost-at-heart Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/140421474563/pre-order-post-mortem), excerpt) - See the above [[track:instructions-on-how-to-fix-the-future|(Instructions on How to Fix the Future)]] for the context; a lot of themes of going against hopeless odds show up in Homestuck, anyway, and that’s one of my favorite themes to write for, in any guise (see also [[track:curb-stomp-the-finale-remotivate-yourself|Curb Stomp the Finale]], which is…not on this pre order). This kept more of the PSG/OPM Sega chip stuff in the current version, but I felt like the chorus needed more thump and less rump, so I gave it a dubstep bounce. This is not my area of expertise but it was <i>really fun</i> to put together even if I ended up having to export the chain through Maximus and import it back in as a sample to get the crushed dynamics without ruining the rest of the track. + See the above [[(Instructions on How to Fix the Future)]] for the context; a lot of themes of going against hopeless odds show up in Homestuck, anyway, and that’s one of my favorite themes to write for, in any guise (see also [[track:curb-stomp-the-finale-remotivate-yourself|Curb Stomp the Finale]], which is…not on this pre order). This kept more of the PSG/OPM Sega chip stuff in the current version, but I felt like the chorus needed more thump and less rump, so I gave it a dubstep bounce. This is not my area of expertise but it was <i>really fun</i> to put together even if I ended up having to export the chain through Maximus and import it back in as a sample to get the crushed dynamics without ruining the rest of the track. --- Track: Instructions on How to Fix the Future Duration: 02:59 @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ URLs: - https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/track/instructions-on-how-to-fix-the-future Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/140421474563/pre-order-post-mortem), excerpt) - Like [[track:crock-n-roll|Crock n’ Roll]], this is an Alpha kid thing; I think I wrote it right after the Scratch? The original, also like Crock n’ Roll, was all PSG and OPM before I touched it up. Quite successfully, I think, too; this is my second favorite of the ones here. The bassline was really fun to write; I haven’t really done much stuff this funky before! + Like [[Crock n’ Roll]], this is an Alpha kid thing; I think I wrote it right after the Scratch? The original, also like Crock n’ Roll, was all PSG and OPM before I touched it up. Quite successfully, I think, too; this is my second favorite of the ones here. The bassline was really fun to write; I haven’t really done much stuff this funky before! --- Track: Null/Void Duration: 03:32 @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr pre-release preview](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/142512923308/if-you-havent-recently-checked-or-somehow-dont), excerpt) If you haven’t recently checked or somehow don’t know about [my upcoming 4/13 album](https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1-years-in-the-past) of songs I wrote for Homestuck while I (and the rest of the music team, honestly) were way more active, you should do that! The album is $13.43 on release but only $9.87 now, so [pre order while you still can!](https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1-years-in-the-past) oh also that purchase will entitle you to <i><b>four hundred and thirteen</b></i> songs, no biggie - I updated it with a bunch of things people haven’t heard, including this, <i>Unsoftly</i>, which is a track that is not <i>[[track:softly|Softly]]</i>, and you’re pretty sure never quite sounded like <i>Softly</i>, but is probably related in some way, you think. And you’d be right, because that’s the point + I updated it with a bunch of things people haven’t heard, including this, <i>Unsoftly</i>, which is a track that is not <i>[[Softly]]</i>, and you’re pretty sure never quite sounded like <i>Softly</i>, but is probably related in some way, you think. And you’d be right, because that’s the point Jade was always probably my favorite character (Dave and John very close seconds) and though I tended to make songs that were super major key happy tunes, this was an attempt to explore her darker, weirder side. She’s all smiles most of the time but she’s also kind of fucked up if you think about it? --- Track: TEAM_HeIR_sburb_beta_v.01_fully_cracked.rar @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ URLs: - https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/track/team-heir-sburb-beta-v-01-fully-cracked-rar Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/140421474563/pre-order-post-mortem), excerpt) - The above [[track:team-heir-sburb-alpha-v06-fully-cracked-rar|(TEAM_HeIR_sburb_alpha_v.06_fully_cracked.rar)]] was actually a section of this track I could never quite figure out how to incorporate, so I just split them. The idea here was pretty dumb, but it’s just “what if sburb was pirated? what would the keygen music sound like?” That’s what this is, it’s Homestuck keygen music. Pitched it for [[album:homestuck-vol-5|volume 5]] to no avail. + The above [[(TEAM_HeIR_sburb_alpha_v.06_fully_cracked.rar)]] was actually a section of this track I could never quite figure out how to incorporate, so I just split them. The idea here was pretty dumb, but it’s just “what if sburb was pirated? what would the keygen music sound like?” That’s what this is, it’s Homestuck keygen music. Pitched it for [[album:homestuck-vol-5|volume 5]] to no avail. --- Track: Jadestep Duration: 03:24 @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ Directory: team-heir-sburb-alpha-v06-fully-cracked-rar Duration: 01:21 Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/140421474563/pre-order-post-mortem), excerpt) - This actually makes more sense if I talk about it with… [[track:team-heir-sburb-beta-v01-fully-cracked-rar|(TEAM_HeIR_sburb_beta_v.01_fully_cracked.rar)]] + This actually makes more sense if I talk about it with… [[(TEAM_HeIR_sburb_beta_v.01_fully_cracked.rar)]] --- Track: Stardust Speedcore Duration: 02:01 @@ -453,25 +453,25 @@ Track: P.S. Duration: 02:46 Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/140421474563/pre-order-post-mortem), excerpt) - Another [[album:the-wanderers|Wanderers]] castoff, this time about that one cute mail lady (hence the title). The production on it was fairly minimal; the spacious drums are new. I might fiddle with it a bit more but this one might get shoved past track 43 on the final, as with… [[track:lovetred|(Lovetred)]] + Another [[album:the-wanderers|Wanderers]] castoff, this time about that one cute mail lady (hence the title). The production on it was fairly minimal; the spacious drums are new. I might fiddle with it a bit more but this one might get shoved past track 43 on the final, as with… [[(Lovetred)]] --- Track: Lovetred Duration: 02:29 Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/140421474563/pre-order-post-mortem), excerpt) - Embarassingly, I don’t actually totally remember the context for this one (I think it’s a troll romance thing; there are a lot of incidents though where my themes got pretty loose, even in tracks that made it onto albums. I’ll be the first to admit, for instance, that [[track:whistling-jackhammer|Whistling Jackhammer]] is almost more inspired by Hussie’s earlier comic Whistles (hence the title) than Homestuck), but I do know that I reused the title for a game concept I had a few years later I never really went public with. Either way, it’s probably getting moved past track 43 as well; it’s good, and I’m proud of it, (the melodies are very inspired by George & Jonathan, which is a favorite group of mine) but it doesn’t quite feel right where it is. It’s finished, though, as is. A weirdo, for sure. + Embarassingly, I don’t actually totally remember the context for this one (I think it’s a troll romance thing; there are a lot of incidents though where my themes got pretty loose, even in tracks that made it onto albums. I’ll be the first to admit, for instance, that [[Whistling Jackhammer]] is almost more inspired by Hussie’s earlier comic Whistles (hence the title) than Homestuck), but I do know that I reused the title for a game concept I had a few years later I never really went public with. Either way, it’s probably getting moved past track 43 as well; it’s good, and I’m proud of it, (the melodies are very inspired by George & Jonathan, which is a favorite group of mine) but it doesn’t quite feel right where it is. It’s finished, though, as is. A weirdo, for sure. --- Track: Pleasant/Pressure Duration: 03:02 Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/140421474563/pre-order-post-mortem), excerpt) - This grew out of a [[album:cherubim|Cherubim]] draft; it’s much expanded upon here since that file, which is mostly just the main melody and bassline. I abandoned it in favor of [[track:stellarum-salve|Stellarum Salve]] early on, but I like how it turned out at this point. + This grew out of a [[album:cherubim|Cherubim]] draft; it’s much expanded upon here since that file, which is mostly just the main melody and bassline. I abandoned it in favor of [[Stellarum Salve]] early on, but I like how it turned out at this point. --- Track: Of Magic Towers, Swords, and Sorcery Duration: 03:09 Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/140421474563/pre-order-post-mortem), excerpt) - Aaaaah! I consider this kind of a pair with [[track:biophosphoradelecrystalluminescence|Biophosphoradelecrystalluminescence]] in terms of aural space, but this was a Jade album castoff, as are three others here. That was me trying to make a Jade album with [[group:clark-powell|Clark Powell]]; it fell through when the solo albums stopped happening, but we dreamed big. [[track:jane-dargason|Jane Dargason]] is probably the only real collaborative survivor of that in the end; the two of us should work together more. Anyway, this track is light and bouncy and features a lot of vocal samples. It’s exactly the same as it was when I pitched it to [[album:homestuck-vol-9|Volume 9]] (after touching it up more); reusing tracks I did for other Homestuck albums ended up being a trend (so many [[album:the-felt|Felt]] tracks got reused for later albums, like [[track:afraid-of-the-darko|Afraid of the Darko]]). + Aaaaah! I consider this kind of a pair with [[Biophosphoradelecrystalluminescence]] in terms of aural space, but this was a Jade album castoff, as are three others here. That was me trying to make a Jade album with [[group:clark-powell|Clark Powell]]; it fell through when the solo albums stopped happening, but we dreamed big. [[Jane Dargason]] is probably the only real collaborative survivor of that in the end; the two of us should work together more. Anyway, this track is light and bouncy and features a lot of vocal samples. It’s exactly the same as it was when I pitched it to [[album:homestuck-vol-9|Volume 9]] (after touching it up more); reusing tracks I did for other Homestuck albums ended up being a trend (so many [[album:the-felt|Felt]] tracks got reused for later albums, like [[Afraid of the Darko]]). --- Track: Allidile Duration: 00:15 @@ -1760,4 +1760,4 @@ Sampled Tracks: - Years in the Past... Commentary: |- <i>rj lake:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/spellmynamewithabang/140421474563/pre-order-post-mortem), excerpt) - I was honestly blown away when I found this on my hard drive; a Wayward Vagabond track (from [[album:the-wanderers|the Wanderer]]’s folder, which has a few other tracks in it, including the next one [[track:ps|(P.S.)]]) that uses a clip of my voice as the lead. Cute as heck, with a phenomenal lead melody and chorus. It was very spare when I found it, but aside from doing new production (drums, bass, etc) and writing a new bridge, it’s basically the same as it was in early 2011. + I was honestly blown away when I found this on my hard drive; a Wayward Vagabond track (from [[album:the-wanderers|the Wanderer]]’s folder, which has a few other tracks in it, including the next one [[(P.S.)]]) that uses a clip of my voice as the lead. Cute as heck, with a phenomenal lead melody and chorus. It was very spare when I found it, but aside from doing new production (drums, bass, etc) and writing a new bridge, it’s basically the same as it was in early 2011. |